ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
One Battle After Another is a 2025 American epic action thriller film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.[3][4] It is inspired by the 1990 novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon.[5] The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti in her film debut.
One Battle After Another had its world premiere in Los Angeles on September 8, 2025, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 26.
Plot
When an enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.[6]
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson, a washed-up ex-revolutionary
- Sean Penn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw, Bob’s nemesis
- Benicio del Toro as Sergio St. Carlos, Bob’s accomplice
- Regina Hall as Deandra
- Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills, Willa’s mother and Bob’s wife
- Chase Infiniti as Willa Ferguson, Bob’s daughter
- Alana Haim as Mae West
- Wood Harris as Laredo
- Tony Goldwyn as Virgil Throckmorton
- Shayna McHayle as Junglepussy
- Starletta DuPois as Grandma Jennie
- D. W. Moffett as Bill Desmond
- Paul Grimstad as Howard Sommerville
- Kevin Tighe as Roy More
- Jim Downey as Sandy Irvine
- John Hoogenakker as Tim Smith
- Eric Schweig as Avanti
- Jena Malone as the voice of the greeting code
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GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie is a 2025 American musical fantasy comedy film based on the Netflix series “Gabby’s Dollhouse,” created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, both of whom serve as executive producers. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film was directed by Ryan Crego and written by Crego, Adam Wilson, and Melanie Wilson LaBracio. Combining live-action and animation, it stars Laila Lockhart Kraner, who reprises her role from the series with Thomas Lennon, Jason Mantzoukas, Ego Nwodim, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villaseñor, Fortune Feimster, Gloria Estefan, and Kristen Wiig joining the cast. The plot follows Gabby as she embarks on a road trip with her grandmother to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco and sets out on an adventure to save her dollhouse and the Gabby Cats from a cat lady.
DreamWorks Animation announced a feature-length film based on Gabby’s Dollhouse in April 2024, with Crego and Steven Schweickart attached as director and producer, respectively. It was also announced that same month that Kraner set to reprise her role as Gabby. Filming began in July 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, with further casting running from February to May 2025. It will be the second live-action DreamWorks Animation film, following the 2025 remake of How to Train Your Dragon (2010), as well as DreamWorks Animation’s first live-action film that is not a remake.
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie premiered in Melbourne on September 13, 2025, and is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures in the United States on September 26, 2025.
Premise
Gabby goes on a road trip with her grandma GiGi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby’s dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world and works together to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it’s too late.[5]
Cast
Live-action
- Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby,[5] a young girl who is a kitty enthusiast
- Gloria Estefan as Grandma Gigi, the grandmother of Gabby
- Kristen Wiig as Vera, an eccentric cat lady
Additionally, Kyle Mooney and Fortune Feimster were cast in undisclosed roles.[6]
Voices
- Logan Bailey as Pandy Paws
- Jason Mantzoukas as Chumsley[7]
- Thomas Lennon as Matthew[7]
- Melissa Villaseñor as Sunflower
- Matty Matheson as Cookie Bobby[7]
- Ego Nwodim as Twiggy
- Juliet Donenfeld as Cakey
- Eduardo Franco as DJ Catnip
- Maggie Lowe as Baby Box
- Sainty Nelsen as Pillow Cat
- Donovan Patton as CatRat
- Tara Strong as Kitty Fairy
- Carla Tassara as Carlita
- Secunda Wood as MerCat
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THE LOST BUS
The Lost Bus is a 2025 American survival drama film directed by Paul Greengrass, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brad Ingelsby. It is based on the non-fiction 2021 book Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson about the 2018 Camp Fire. It stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, and Ashlie Atkinson.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025, in the Special Presentations section, which was then followed by a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 19, 2025, and will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on October 3, 2025.[2]
Premise
A bus driver has to navigate a bus carrying children and their teacher to safety through the 2018 Camp Fire, which became the deadliest fire in California history.[3]
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Kevin McKay, the bus driver
- America Ferrera as Mary Ludwig, the school teacher
- Yul Vazquez as Ray Martinez, Cal Fire battalion chief
- Ashlie Atkinson as Ruby, the bus depot dispatcher
- Levi McConaughey as Shaun McKay, Kevin’s son
- Kay McCabe McConaughey as Sherry McKay, Kevin’s disabled mother
- Kate Wharton as Jen Kissoon, Cal Fire battalion chief
- Danny McCarthy as McKenzie
- Spencer Watson as Hopkins
- Nathan Gariety
- Gary Kraus as Sheriff Thomas
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ELEANOR THE GREAT
Eleanor the Great is a 2025 American drama film directed by Scarlett Johansson and written by Tory Kamen. It stars June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2025. It is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2025, by Sony Pictures Classics in North America and TriStar Pictures internationally.
Premise
Eleanor Morgenstein, a 94-year-old Floridian woman, strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old student in New York City.[2]
Cast
- June Squibb as Eleanor Morgenstein
- Erin Kellyman as Nina
- Jessica Hecht as Lisa
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Roger
- Rita Zohar as Bessie
- Will Price as Max
- Greg Kaston
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