Pop Culture News & Trailers: ‘Colonials’, ‘Blade Runner 2099’, ‘Gattaca’, and More
Catch up with all the big pop culture news, announcements, and new trailers you may have missed this week.
Pop Culture News
- Actor Lance Reddick has died
- Despite reports, Willow isn’t canceled
- Blade Runner 2099 TV series updates
- Bruce Campbell is up for more Evil Dead
- The Penguin adds new cast members
- There’s a Gattaca TV series in the works
- Director Chris Miller talks Into the Spider-Verse
New Movie & TV Trailers
Kill Boksoon – Netflix March 31
“Hired by the killing agency MK Ent., Gil Boksoon is both a killer with a 100% success rate and a mother of a teenage daughter. While Boksoon might be a seasoned assassin, she struggles with parenting. When it is about time to renew her contract with her agency, she makes up her mind to retire to repair the relationship with her daughter. While on her final assignment, before notifying the company of her decision regarding the contract, Boksoon discovers a secret about the mission and breaks the rule that killers must try to execute all assignments regardless of the circumstances. Now she becomes the target of her agency and the entire hitman industry.”
Beef – Netflix April 6
“A road rage incident between two strangers — a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur — sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses.”
Colonials – Theaters April 7 / Digital April 11
“On his mission from Mars, a space colonist’s ship is attacked by a Moon-based civilization and crash lands on Earth. Having lost his memory, he joins forces with the Resistance to save the galaxy from human extinction.”
Renfield – Theaters April 14
“Renfield, the tortured aide to his narcissistic boss, Dracula, is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding. However, after centuries of servitude, he’s ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of the Prince of Darkness.”
Coming Out Later This Year
Mrs. Davis – Peacock April 20
“Mrs. Davis” is the world’s most powerful Artificial Intelligence. Simone is the nun devoted to destroying Her. Who ya got?” From Tara Hernandez (Big Bang Theory) and Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen).
Dead Ringers – Amazon April 21
“A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers stars Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead roles of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics—in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront.”
Joy Ride – Theaters July 7
“The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are. “
