This Week in Pop-Culture: ‘Fresh’, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, ‘Umma’, and More
There have been a bunch of pop culture announcements, trailers, and news this week – let’s catch up, shall we?
News
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds costumes close up
- Peacemaker season one VFX reel
- Indiana Jones 5 is done filming
- Renfield is set to release spring of 2022 – previously
- Lumiere Awards winners announced – include Dune, No Way Home, more
- Sebastian Stan’s Fresh audition includes dancing with a knife – watch out Oscar Isaac and Sonoya Mizuno, the weirdest dance sequence in a movie throne may not be yours anymore
via Hulu
Trailers:
Umma – Theaters March 18
Umma, which is the Korean word for “mother,” follows Amanda and her daughter. They live a quiet life on an American farm. When the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
Master – Amazon & Select Theaters on March 18
In writer-director Mariama Diallo’s debut feature, Master, three women strive to find their place at a prestigious New England university whose frosty elitism may disguise something more sinister. Professor Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has recently been promoted to “Master” of a residence hall, the first time at storied Ancaster College that a Black woman has held the post. Determined to breathe new life into a centuries-old tradition, Gail soon finds herself wrapped up in the trials and tribulations of the place.
Movies & Shows Out in April 1st
Slow Horses – Apple+ April 1st
Slow Horses follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Jackson Lamb is the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up there due to their career-ending mistakes. Joining Oldman is a decorated ensemble cast including Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Cooke.
You Won’t Be Alone – Theaters April 1st
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia. A young girl is kidnapped and transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the young witch accidentally kills a peasant in the nearby village. Then takes her victim’s shape to live life in her skin. Her curiosity ignited, she continues to wield this horrific power in order to understand what it means to be human.
The Outlaws – Amazon April 1st
A contemporary British comedy thriller about a disparate group of lawbreakers thrown together to complete a Community Service sentence. Seven strangers from different walks of life must work together to renovate a derelict community center. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organized crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible.
Movies & Shows Out Later in April
All the Old Knives – Amazon & Select Theaters on April 8th
A modern-day espionage thriller that follows Henry as he investigates Celia, a past flame from their days as CIA intelligence officers in Vienna. She is now under suspicion of having been a double agent. Using flashbacks to weave together multiple timelines, All the Old Knives peels back the layers of their past romance and exposes the truth behind a devastating terrorist attack they were unable to stop.
The Bubble – Netflix April 1st
The Bubble is a comedy about a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel. And their adventures while attempting to complete a sequel to an action franchise film about flying dinosaurs.
