Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller The Predator directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown and Yvonne Strahovski. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from the composer’s score today and will release a full soundtrack album later this month. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the thriller A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart and Rupert Friend. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Marcelo Zarvos is reuniting with director Nicole Holofcener on the upcoming comedy drama The Land of Steady Habits. The film is written and directed by Holofcener and stars Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Connie Britton and Thomas Mann. The movie is based on the novel by Ted Thompson and centers on a man in his fifties who implodes in the middle of affluent Connecticut life by leaving his wife. When he realizes he’s made a mistake, he tries to redeem his personal and professional missteps. Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Foxcatcher, Begin Again) and Stefanie Azpiazu are producing the project for Likely Story.