June is here and brings with it more big films to spend your time with. Will they all be good? Perhaps. You’ll have to hit the theater and find out for yourselves!
Coming out the gate shooting, we have From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. Taking place between John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4 (I mean, wow, these titles are too long), this film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas, Knives Out), an assassin who begins her training to exact revenge for her father’s death. Several actors from the John Wick franchise will make appearances, including Anjelica Huston (The Addams Family), The Wire’s Lance Reddick (in his final and posthumous performance), and Keanu Reeves. De Armas is no stranger to action, having turned in a scene-stealing role in the James Bond film No Time to Die, so I imagine this will have her pulling some excellent stunts. The world of John Wick has likely expanded a bit too far, but this should still be an adrenaline-pumping time when it lands in theaters on June 6.
If you’re looking for a violent animated film, check out Predator: Killer of Killers. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey), the film appears to take place in three distinct timelines – one with Vikings, one with Samurai, and one during World War II. Each of them involves the Predator sneaking around and, presumably, having a lengthy and bloody battle with the poor souls of each era. The trailer shows off some slick and unique looking animation punctuated with stomach-turning brutality. It’s nice to see animation made for adults and hopefully this one will be a fun time. It hits Hulu on June 6.
For a romantic comedy, don’t miss Materialists. Written and directed by Celine Song, whose directorial debut was the critically acclaimed Past Lives, this film follows a matchmaker played by Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) whose business runs into trouble when she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle. Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame) and Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) also star in what looks to be another wonderful and emotional film for Song. It releases on June 13.
If you’re searching for a sequel eighteen years in the making, look no further than 28 Years Later. Following 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, this new entry will also contain a fresh set of characters dealing with the fallout of a virus that caused infected people to become erratic and violent. Starring Jodi Comer (Killing Eve), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), the movie boasts a masterclass in trailer etiquette: clips presented out of context with nothing given away. Hopefully this long-awaited sequel can live up to the hype when it releases on June 20.
Lastly, don’t miss the racing film F1. Starring Brad Pitt as a man coming out of retirement to mentor an up-and-coming racing prodigy, the film looks to have some beautiful cinematography and tightly wound racing scenes to make anyone’s blood start pumping. Joseph Kosinski directs, and if his action scenes from Top Gun: Maverick are any indication, we should be in for a high-octane racing story. It release June 27.
