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Our First “Hocus Pocus 2” Trailer, Cameron Diaz Coming Out Of Retirement, And 13 Other Pieces Of Movie News From This Week
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Our First “Hocus Pocus 2” Trailer, Cameron Diaz Coming Out Of Retirement, And 13 Other Pieces Of Movie News From This Week

Let’s start off with all of the new trailers we’ve received this week, shall we:

1. First, we got a look at Ron Howard’s newest film, Thirteen Lives.



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Resurrection is slated to hit in theaters July 29!

3. Switching gears, we got a new trailer for Paramount+’s upcoming comedy, Honor Society. (Also, semi-related, but I’m so old that I’ve now seen Christopher Mintz-Plasse go from playing a high school student to high school guidance counselor in movies.)


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Honor Society is slated to hit theaters July 29!

4. And, in a movie that I can only describe as “someone’s been reading my diary,” The Invitation got a trailer this week!


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The Invitation is slated to hit theaters August 26!

5. What’s that? You wanted another trailer for a horror/thriller? Well, look no further than Barbarian, which we got a first look at this week, as well!


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Barbarian is slated to hit theaters August 31!

6. Pivoting from “scary” into “spooky,” we also got our very first look the highly anticipated Hocus Pocus 2, which means it’s officially Halloween season (don’t question me)!



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Ticket to Paradise is slated to hit theaters Oct. 21!

8. And last but certainly no least for trailers, we received our first trailer for the upcoming mystery/comedy See How They Run!


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See How They Run is slated to hit theaters Oct. 21!

That’s all for trailers this week! Next up, let’s take a look at some fun making-of/behind-the-scenes stories:

9. First, some exciting news: Cameron Diaz is coming out of retirement from acting to star in an upcoming Netflix film opposite Jamie Foxx!

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And apparently, Jamie had to call in a favor to help get Cameron ~back in the game~, sharing an audio clip on Twitter that revealed he enlisted the king of un-retirement, Tom Brady, to have a little chat with her:

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10. And remember earlier when I noted that a specific trailer was “my shit”? Well, meet a movie pitch that is also very much my shit:

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The film is penned by Juno writer Diablo Cody, and is the feature-length directorial debut of Zelda Williams!

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11. We also got an update on a possible Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion sequel from Mira Sorvino herself!

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CBS Mornings asked Mira about a possible sequel during the celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary this week, and Mira noted: “I can’t say anything, but we are closer now than we’ve ever been to that being a reality.”

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“The wheels are starting to move, and I am so excited,” she concluded. Yes! Make! It! Happen!!!

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12. Ending this section on a couple of fun behind-the-scenes things, we got to see an alternate ending for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!

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Writer Michael Waldron noted that the original plan was that, in the third act, our good Doctor Strange would get “trapped” in the incursion universe, leading to a twist ending that shows “Sinister Strange” (the one our good Doctor Strange fought and ultimately killed) “turns around, and the third eye opens.”

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So, while in the canon ending our good Doctor Strange’s third eye opens as a result of the Darkhold, in the alternate ending, it was Agatha — I mean, “Sinister Strange” — all along!

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13. And, of course, we got a ridiculous amount of new on-set photos for the Barbie movie. Here I was thinking these two promotional images were enough:

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But no! Y’all, we got so many more.

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Each new one is, truly, a gift.

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I can’t post ’em all, so check out even more here!

Finally, let’s end this post on a couple of the new films coming to theaters this weekend:

14. Mr. Malcolm’s List

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Starring: Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Park, Zawe Ashton, Gemma Chan, and Theo James

When it premieres: July 1 in theaters

After being humiliated by Mr. Malcolm — a man who keeps a list of all of the qualities he demands of a wife — a young woman in 19th-century England sets out to embarrass him by hiring a woman to meet all of his requirements, only to turn around and reveal he meets none of hers.

You can watch the trailer here:


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Starring: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, and Alan Arkin

When it premieres: July 1 in theaters

Everybody loves a prequel, and, in this one, we get to see what makes Gru so Gru-y! When a young Gru tries to join a team of supervillains, things go awry quickly, and it gets even worse after he steals a precious stone with the help of his minions. YES, MINIONS. Also, this cast, though? Star-studded!

You can watch the trailer here:


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What movie news excited you the most this week? Share in the comments below!

Oh, and if you missed last week’s installment of movie news, it’s never too late to catch up here!