Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Tomb Raider directed by Roar Uthaug and starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins and Daniel Wu. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent, Black Mass). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit the composer’s official website to learn more about his score for the project.
Also opening wide is the coming-of-age drama Love, Simon directed by Greg Berlanti and starring Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Miles Heizer, Keiynan Lonsdale, Logan Miller, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel and Tony Hale. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information). Lakeshore Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, The Way, Way Back). Click here for the full score album details.
Also opening nationwide is the faith-based drama I Can Only Imagine directed by Andrew Erwin & Jon Erwin and starring Dennis Quaid, Cloris Leachman, J. Michael Finley, Brody Rose, Madeline Carroll, Tanya Clarke and Trace Adkins. The film’s original score is composed by Brent McCorkle (Unconditional, Steve McQueen: American Icon). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score was released digitally today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Roadside Attractions release.
Opening semi-wide in around 800 theaters is the dramatic thriller 7 Days in Entebbe directed by José Padilha and starring Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Lior Ashkenazi and Denis Ménochet. Rodrigo Amarante has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the Focus Feature release, which is inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, visit the official movie website.
Opening in limited release is the indie comedy drama Flower directed by Max Winkler and starring Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Tim Heidecker, Joey Morgan, Dylan Gelula and Maya Eshet. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, Shut Eye). The Orchard has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
Also opening in limited release is the thriller Josie directed by Eric England and starring Sophie Turner, Dylan McDermott and Jack Kilmer. Raney Shockne (The To Do List, Anger Management, The Assignment, Kevin Can Wait) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the movie, which follows a solitary man in a Florida town who develops a questionable relationship with a recently transplanted high school student, and is being released in theaters and on VOD by Screen Media Films, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD is the comedy Dear Dictator written and directed by Lisa Addario & Joe Syracuse and starring Michael Caine, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Seth Green and Jason Biggs. The film’s original music is composed by Sebastian Kauderer (The Secret in Their Eyes, Underdogs, A Place in the World, Conversations with God). Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Cinedigm release.
Opening in limited release before premiering on Netflix on March 31 is the horror thriller Family Blood directed by Sonny Mallhi and starring Vinessa Shaw, James Ransone, Colin Ford, Ajiona Alexus and Eloise Lushina. The Newton Brothers (Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus, Detachment, Life of Crime, The Bye Bye Man) have composed the film’s original music. The Blumhouse production follows a recovering drug addict who has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children, where she meets Christopher – a different kind of addict.
Another limited release this week is the war drama Journey’s End directed by Saul Dibb and starring Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Toby Jones, Tom Sturridge, Stephen Graham and Paul Bettany. The film’s original music is composed by Hildur Guonadottir (Strong Island, Soldado) and Natalie Holt. No word yet on a soundtrack release for the movie, which follows a group of British soldiers awaiting a massive German offensive during the First World War. The historical drama is being released by Good Deed Entertainment. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Also opening in limited release is the indie drama Furlough directed by Laurie Collyer and starring Tessa Thompson, Melissa Leo, Whoopi Goldberg, Anna Paquin, Édgar Ramírez and La La Anthony. Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, Silicon Valley, Young Sheldon) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack has been released. For more information about the IFC release, which follows a young woman who works part time at a prisonand gets a chance to prove her mettle when she’s tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother, visit the official movie website.
Also opening in select cities is the documentary Demon House written, produced and directed by Zak Bagans. Mimi Page has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Freestyle Digital Media release.
