‘Ahsoka’, ‘Babylon 5’, ‘Metalocalypse’, & More: Every New Movie and Show Out This August
Escape the summer heat with August’s big movies and shows. This month is packed with action, drama, and scares.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Theaters Today
The TMNT are back on the big screen in a new animated adventure that has them taking on a mysterious crime syndicate, an army of mutants, and being awkward teens.
Zom 100 – Netflix August 3rd
“Akira Tendo (Eiji Akaso) works at an exploitative company where he suffers endless hours and harassment from his boss. Spending more days feeling dead than alive, he awakes to discover his town has been devastated and overtaken by zombies and suddenly feels excited at the prospect of not needing to go to the office anymore. Coming to the realization that he’d rather be eaten by zombies if he can’t do what he wants, Akira comes up with a bucket list of 100 things he wants to do before becoming a zombie. What will become of him as he joyfully lives his life amid a zombie apocalypse?! Get ready for this zombie comedy for anyone stressed out by modern society!“
The Meg 2: The Trench – Theaters August 4th
Do you like sharks? Do you like constantly saying “what the f*ck” while watching a movie? You need to watch MEG 2: The Trench.
The sequel has gone bigger – way bigger. A mining operation unleashes a new huge pre-historic creature under the waves, and it comes with friends that also enjoy humans as snacks. Since he survived the first giant killer fish, Jonas Taylor is called in to deal with all of the new threats. More monsters mean more ridiculous action, characters making bad choices, and goofy/satisfying kills.
Zombieverse S1 – Netflix August 8th
The reality show is set in Seoul, where a zombie virus outbreak has run amok. Who will outwit the undead in the face of challenging quests and come out alive?
Elevator Game – Shudder
“The story follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who ingratiates himself into a group of recent high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends to find his sister, who disappeared months earlier, probably while taking the dangerous challenge. Playing the game involves riding the elevator in a specific sequence to invoke a supernatural creature called ‘The 5th Floor Woman.’”
Last Voyage of the Demeter – Theaters August 11th
The movie uses the chapter “The Captain’s Log” of Bram Stoker’s Dracula as a jumping-off point. It tells the story of the Russian schooner, Demeter, chartered to carry private cargo from Carpathia to London–twenty-four wooden crates filled with experimental earth.
Plus, something much more sinister. It follows the doomed crew as they attempt to survive a mysterious and terrifying creature stalking the ship every night. When the Demeter finally arrives at Whity Harbour, the crew is nowhere to be found.
King on Screen – Theaters August 11th
“1,976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.”
Heart of Stone – Netflix August 11th
An action thriller from Tom Harper (Peaky Blinders) about intelligence agent Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot), who works for a powerful peacekeeping organization. She’s the only one in the organization that can protect a dangerous and valuable asset. It also stars Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt that looks to have plenty of heart-pounding action.
Babylon 5: The Road Home – Digital/Blu-ray August 15th
It seems enough time has passed between the end of the live-action show and the animated movie that humanity sees the creation as the beginning – and continues to progress. But that next step doesn’t go as planned. After an accident, John Sheridan is whipped through multiple timelines and alternate realities. He must find his way back to Babylon 5.
Oldboy – Theaters August 16th
Oldboy returns to theaters for the first time in over a decade. It tells the story of a man that finds himself held captive after a night of drinking. He spends 15 monotonous years in a single room. He’s suddenly released – waking up in a suitcase in a random field. His sadistic captor has given him five days to figure out why he was imprisoned. The journey to truth and revenge is filled with perverse twists and shocking violence.
Blue Beetle – Theaters August 18th
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.“
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar – Digital/Blu-ray August 22nd
It’s been a decade since fans got anything new from Metalocalypse and Dethklok. Good news – the wait is almost over. The heaviest heavy metal band ever is back together again for an action-packed adventure that has them saving the planet from evil with metal.
Ahsoka – Disney+ August 23rd
Asoka has seen her master turn to the dark side, aided the rebellion, joined the crew of the Ghost, and traveled in the World Between Worlds. In her first solo series, she journeys back to Sabine Wren to make things right – to find Ezra Bridger.
Slotherhouse – Theaters August 30th
“When she adopts an adorable sloth, she realizes the animal can serve as the house’s new mascot and help her win votes, dubbing the animal Alpha. The new pet is a beloved addition to the sorority house until a series of deaths point toward the sloth as the prime murder suspect. The film becomes a survival story of sisters versus sloth as the girls wonder if they can make it out of Sigma Lambda Theta alive (sloths, of course, are not known for being fleet of foot).”
One Piece – Netflix August 31st
“With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure in this live-action adaptation of the popular manga.”
