This Week in Pop Culture: ‘Moon Knight’, ‘Ahsoka’, Nic Cage, More
There have been a bunch of pop culture announcements, trailers, and news this week – let’s catch up, shall we?
News
- SFX legend Douglas Trumbull passed away
- Ray Stevenson joins the Ahsoka Cast
- Denis Villeneuve talks about his Oscars Best Director snub
- Bruce Willis has made Razzies history
- First look a Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon is here
- Moon Knight alt Mr. Knight makes his first appearance
via Empire
Trailers:
Cat Burglar – Netflix February 22nd
In this Tex Avery inspired toon from the creators of BLACK MIRROR, the viewer helps Rowdy Cat vex Peanut the Security Pup and break into a museum with the goal of making off with a priceless prize. With an average runtime of ten minutes, and over an hour and a half of animation to choose from, the viewer could play CAT BURGLAR a hundred times and never view the same cartoon twice!
Dark Glasses – Limited Theaters February 24
A young blind woman and her guide track down a sadistic killer terrorizing Rome. Directed by Dario Argento.
Coming This Spring:
The Adam Project – Netflix March 11th
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
The Spine of Night – Shudder March 24th
This epic fantasy tale, about the history of a land that never was, begins when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant. He falls to its darker temptations and in so doing, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – Theaters April 22nd
Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nicolas Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan’s birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an unusual mission.
celebrate #globalmovieday with a movie star beloved around the world. nicolas cage stars in a one-of-a-kind multi-lingual trailer for unbearable weight of massive talent. pic.twitter.com/1KPjwKWuYC
— Lionsgate (@Lionsgate) February 12, 2022
Firestarter – Theaters & Peacock May 13
In a new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller from the producers of The Invisible Man, a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her.
Men – Theaters May 20
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
