Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the shark thriller The Meg directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor and Sophia Shuya Cai. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the supernatural horror thriller Slender Man directed by Sylvain White and starring Joey King, Julia Goldani-Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso and Javier Botet. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and Brandon Campbell (The Thinning) have composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Craig Wedren is reteaming with Ken Marino on the upcoming comedy drama Dog Days. The film marks Marino’s second movie as a director and stars Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Jon Bass, Finn Wolfhard, Tone Bell, Adam Pally, Eva Longoria, Tig Notaro, Rob Corddry, Michael Cassidy, Jasmine & Ron Cephas Jones, John Gemberling, Ryan Hansen, Thomas Lennon, Lauren Lapkus, Jessica Lowe, Toks Olagundoye, Jessica St. Clair and David Wain. The movie follows a group of interconnected people in Los Angeles who are brought together by their loveable canine counterparts. Elissa Matsueda (The Miracle Season) has written the screenplay, with revisions by Erica Oyama. 