NEW MOVIES: June 19-25, 2025, “Bride Hard,” “Elio,” “28 Years Later,” “Animal.”

BRIDE HARD

BRIDE HARD

Bride Hard is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Simon West and written by Shaina Steinberg, from a story by Steinberg and CeCe Pleasants. It stars Rebel Wilson as a secret agent who serves as the maid of honor at her childhood best friend’s lavish wedding, which is taken hostage by mercenaries. The film also stars Anna CampAnna ChlumskyDa’Vine Joy RandolphGigi ZumbadoStephen Dorff, and Justin Hartley.

Cast

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ELIO

ELIO

Elio is an upcoming American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Madeline SharafianDomee Shi, and Adrian Molina, it was written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones.[2] The film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly, Brad GarrettJameela Jamil, and Shirley Henderson. It follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis (Kibreab) who accidentally becomes the intergalactic ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. He must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions.

Elio is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on June 20, 2025.[3] The film has received positive reviews from critics.

Premise

For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film Elio, the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be.[4]

— Pixar

Voice cast

  • Yonas Kibreab as Elio Solis, an eleven-year-old boy who is mistakenly identified by the aliens as Earth’s ambassador[5]
  • Zoe Saldaña as Olga Solis, Elio’s aunt.[5] Solis was originally written as Elio’s mother and set to be voiced by America Ferrera.[6] However, because the directors wanted to “deepen Elio’s motivation for wanting to be abducted by aliens”, the character was rewritten with Ferrera leaving the project due to scheduling conflicts in August 2024.[7] Sharafian stated that “it felt like a relationship with a mother and son was a bit too much.”[8]
  • Remy Edgerly as Glordon, a worm-like alien whom Elio befriends.[9] His design was influenced by studies of larval insects and microbiotic creatures, including the tardigrade. Animation supervisor Jude Brownbill described Glordon as “sort of mysterious, creepy, off-putting, a work with a bunch of teeth”.[8]
  • Brad Garrett as Lord Grigon, a bulky, worm-like alien warlord and ambassador who is Glordon’s father[5]
  • Jameela Jamil as Questa, a radiodont-like alien ambassador[5]
  • Shirley Henderson as OOOOO, a blue gelatinous liquid supercomputer.[5] Described as “a Swiss Army knife made of droplets”, Travis Hathaway stated that “she can become a screen, she can become a vinyl player, she can become a projector, she can manifest as a pen for Elio to write with”.[8]
  • Brendan Hunt as Gunther Melmac[10]
  • Matthias Schweighöfer as Tegmen, an alien ambassador.[11] Schweighöfer will also voice Tegmen in the film’s German dub.[citation needed]
  • Brandon Moon as Helix, an alien ambassador[citation needed]
  • Naomi Watanabe as Auva, an alien ambassador.[12] Watanabe will also voice Auva in the film’s Japanese dub.[citation needed]
  • Ana de la Reguera as Turais, an alien ambassador[citation needed]
  • Anissa Borrego as Mira, an alien ambassador[citation needed]

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28 YEARS LATER

28 YEARS LATER

28 Years Later is an upcoming post-apocalyptic horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third installment in the 28 Days Later film series, following 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), it stars Jodie ComerAaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes. The film marks the return of Boyle, Garland, and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to the series, all of whom worked on the original movie, with Cillian Murphy also serving as executive producer.

Columbia Pictures is scheduled to release it in the United Kingdom and the United States through Sony Pictures Releasing on June 20, 2025. It was shot back-to-back with its sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple which was directed by Nia DaCosta, written by Garland, and produced by Boyle and Garland.[4]

Premise

Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus escaped a medical research laboratory, survivors have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When a father and his son leave the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, they discover the secrets, wonders, and horrors of the outside world.[5]

Cast

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ANIMAL.

ANIMAL.

Premise

Animal unmasks a century-long conspiracy of political, economic, and religious forces that have twisted our natural bond with meat, enslaving us to ill health and Big Pharma dependency. Through bold interviews, historical revelations, and groundbreaking science, it shatters nutritional myths and dares us to reclaim the ancestral diet that fueled our evolution.

Dr. Shawn Baker
Sally Norton
Judy Cho

https://youtu.be/5eeDCoD5q74

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6/17/2025 #BrideHard #Elio #28YearsLater #Animal.