Summer movie preview: Exclusive looks at the films we can't wait to see

'Solo: A Star Wars Story,' 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,' 'Incredibles 2,' and more

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Overboard

OverboardAnna Faris as Kate and Eugenio Derbez
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Pantelion Films

STARRING: Anna Faris, Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez

DIRECTED BY: Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg

RELEASE DATE: May 4

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Tully

Tully
Kimberly French/Focus Features

STARRING: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass

DIRECTED BY: Jason Reitman

RELEASE DATE: May 4

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Bad Samaritan

Bad Samaritan
Electric Entertainment

STARRING: David Tennant, Kerry Condon, Robert Sheehan

DIRECTED BY: Dean Devlin

RELEASE DATE: May 4

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Terminal

TerminalMargot Robbie
RLJE Films

STARRING: Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, Mike Myers

DIRECTED BY: Vaughn Stein

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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Life of the Party

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Hopper Stone/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan

DIRECTED BY: Ben Falcone

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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The Seagull

The SeagullAnnette Bening and Brian Dennehy
Abbott Genser/Sony Pictures Classics

STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss, Annette Bening

DIRECTED BY: Michael Mayer

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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Beast

Beast
30WEST/Roadside Attractions

STARRING: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James

DIRECTED BY: Michael Pearce

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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Anything

AnythingMatt Bomer and Margot Bingham
Paladin

STARRING: Matt Bomer, Maura Tierney, John Carroll Lynch

DIRECTED BY: Timothy McNeil

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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Breaking In

Breaking In
Paul Sarkis/Universal

STARRING: Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke, Richard Cabral

DIRECTED BY: James McTeigue

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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Sollers Point

Sollers PointMcCaul Lombardi
Oscilloscope Laboratories

STARRING: McCaul Lombardi, Jim Belushi, Tom Guiry

DIRECTED BY: Matthew Porterfield

RELEASE DATE: May 11

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Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2Zazie Beets and Ryan Reynolds
Twentieth Century Fox

STARRING: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz

DIRECTED BY: David Leitch

RELEASE DATE: May 18

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Book Club

BOOK CLUB
Melinda Sue Gordon/Paramount

STARRING: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen

DIRECTED BY: Bill Holderman

RELEASE DATE: May 18

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Show Dogs

Show DogsWill Arnett
Adrian Rogers/Open Road

STARRING: Alan Cumming, Stanley Tucci, Natasha Lyonne

DIRECTED BY: Raja Gosnell

RELEASE DATE: May 18

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties

How to Talk to Girls at PartiesNicole Kidman
Dean Rogers/A24

STARRING: Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Alex Sharp

DIRECTED BY: John Cameron Mitchell

RELEASE DATE: May 18

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Jonathan Olley/© 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd.

STARRING: Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson

DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard

RELEASE DATE: May 25

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A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake
Jon Pack

STARRING: Claire Danes, Priyanka Chopra, Octavia Spencer

DIRECTED BY: Silas Howard

RELEASE DATE: June 1

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American Animals

American AnimalsEvan Peters
The Orchard

STARRING: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner

DIRECTED BY: Bart Layton

RELEASE DATE: June 1

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Adrift

AdriftSam Claflin and Shailene Woodley star in Adrift
Kirsty Griffin/STXfilms

STARRING: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas

DIRECTED BY: Baltasar Kormákur

RELEASE DATE: June 1

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Action Point

ACTION POINT
Coco Van Oppens/Paramount

STARRING: Johnny Knoxville, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Susan Yeagley

DIRECTED BY: Tim Kirkby

RELEASE DATE: June 1

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Upgrade

Stem
Ben King/BH TILT

STARRING: Logan Marshall-Green, Rosco Campbell, Richard Cawthorne

DIRECTED BY: Leigh Whannell

RELEASE DATE: June 1

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Ocean's 8

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Barry Wetcher/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway

DIRECTED BY: Gary Ross

RELEASE DATE: June 8

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Hereditary

HereditaryToni Collette
Reid Chavis/A24

STARRING: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff

DIRECTED BY: Ari Aster

RELEASE DATE: June 8

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?

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Lynn Johnson/Focus Features

DIRECTED BY: Morgan Neville

RELEASE DATE: June 8

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Hearts Beat Loud

Heart Beats Loud
Anna Kooris

STARRING: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson

DIRECTED BY: Brett Haley

RELEASE DATE: June 8

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Hotel Artemis

Hotel ArtemisSterling K. Brown
Matt Kennedy/Global Road Entertainment

STARRING: Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Jeff Goldblum

DIRECTED BY: Drew Pearce

RELEASE DATE: June 8

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Incredibles 2

INCREDIBLES 2
Disney/Pixar

STARRING: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson

DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird

RELEASE DATE: June 15

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Tag

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Kyle Kaplan/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher

DIRECTED BY: Jeff Tomsic

RELEASE DATE: June 15

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SuperFly

SUPERFLY Trevor Jackson and Jason Mitchell
Bob Mahoney/Sony

STARRING: Jason Mitchell, Trevor Jackson, Lex Scott Davis

DIRECTED BY: Director X.

RELEASE DATE: June 15

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Set It Up

Set It UpTaye Diggs and Lucy Liu
K.C. Bailey/Netfilx

STARRING: Zoey Deutch, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Glen Powell

DIRECTED BY: Claire Scanlon

RELEASE DATE: June 15

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Gotti

GottiJohn Travolta and Spencer Lofranco
Brian Douglas

STARRING: John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Spencer Rocco Lofranco

DIRECTED BY: Kevin Connolly

RELEASE DATE: June 15

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment; Inc. and Legendary Pictures Productions; LLC.

STARRING: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum

DIRECTED BY: J.A. Bayona

RELEASE DATE: June 22

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Under the Silver Lake

Under the Silver LakeGrace Van Patten and Andrew Garfield
A24

STARRING: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Jimmi Simpson

DIRECTED BY: David Robert Mitchell

RELEASE DATE: June 22

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Boundaries

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Sony Pictures Classics

STARRING: Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall

DIRECTED BY: Shana Feste

RELEASE DATE: June 22

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Damsel

DamselRobert Pattinson
Magnolia Pictures

STARRING: Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, David Zellner

DIRECTED BY: David Zellner and Nathan Zellner

RELEASE DATE: June 22

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Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town

Izzy Gets The F*ck Across TownMackenzie Davis and Lakeith Stanfield
Shout Studios

STARRING: Mackenzie Davis, Haley Joel Osment, Annie Potts

DIRECTED BY: Christian Papierniak

RELEASE DATE: June 22

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the SoldadoBenicio Del Toro and Isabela Moner
Richard Foreman, Jr. SMPSP/Lionsgate

STARRING: Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Keener

DIRECTED BY: Stefano Sollima

RELEASE DATE: June 29

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Leave No Trace

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Scott Green/Bleecker Street

STARRING: Ben Foster, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey

DIRECTED BY: Debra Granik

RELEASE DATE: June 29

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Uncle Drew

Uncle DrewShaquille O’Neal stars as “Big Fella”
Quantrell D. Colbert/Lionsgate

STARRING: Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll, Shaquille O'Neal

DIRECTED BY: Charles Stone III

RELEASE DATE: June 29

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The First Purge

The First Purge
Annette Brown/Universal

STARRING: Marisa Tomei, Lex Scott Davis, Melonie Diaz

DIRECTED BY: Gerard McMurray

RELEASE DATE: July 4

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Ant-Man and the Wasp

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Ben Rothstein/© Marvel Studios

STARRING: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer

DIRECTED BY: Peyton Reed

RELEASE DATE: July 6

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Sorry to Bother You

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Peter Prato/Annapurna Pictures

STARRING: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer

DIRECTED BY: Boots Riley

RELEASE DATE: July 6

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Whitney

WHITNEYWhitney Houston
Courtesy of The Estate of Whitney Houston

DIRECTED BY: Kevin Macdonald

RELEASE DATE: July 6

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Gauguin - Voyage To Tahiti

Gauguin: Voyage To Tahiti Vincent Cassell
Cohen Media Group

STARRING: Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi

DIRECTED BY: Edouard Deluc

RELEASE DATE: July 11

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Skyscraper

SkyscraperDwayne Johnson as Will Sawyer
Universal Pictures and Legendary

STARRING: Dwayne Johnson, Pablo Schreiber, Neve Campbell

DIRECTED BY: Rawson Marshall Thurber

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

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Sony Pictures Animation

STARRING: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg

DIRECTED BY: Genndy Tartakovsky

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOTJonah Hill as Donnie
Scott Patrick Green/Amazon Studios

STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara

DIRECTED BY: Gus Van Sant

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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Eighth Grade

Eighth GradeElsie Fisher
A24

STARRING: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson

DIRECTED BY: Bo Burnham

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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Puzzle

PuzzleKelly Macdonald and Irrfan Khan
Linda Kallerus/Sony Pictures Classics

STARRING: Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman, Austin Abrams, Mandela Bellamy, Myrna Cabello

DIRECTED BY: Marc Turtletaub

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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How It Ends

How It Ends
Eric Zachanowich/Netflix

STARRING: Theo James, Forest Whitaker, Kat Graham

DIRECTED BY: David M. Rosenthal

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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Shock and Awe

Shock and AweJames Marsden
Vertical Entertainment/ DIRECTV

STARRING: Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Woody Harrelson

DIRECTED BY: Rob Reiner

RELEASE DATE: July 13

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures

STARRING: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep

DIRECTED BY: Ol Parker

RELEASE DATE: July 20

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Equalizer 2

Denzel Washington
Glen Wilson/Columbia

STARRING: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman

DIRECTED BY: Antoine Fuqua

RELEASE DATE: July 20

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Blindspotting

BlindspottingRafael Casal as “Miles” and Daveed Diggs as “Collin”
Lionsgate

STARRING: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar

DIRECTED BY: Carlos López Estrada

RELEASE DATE: July 20

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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

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Warner Bros. Pictures

STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Tara Strong

DIRECTED BY: Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail

RELEASE DATE: July 27

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT
Chiabella James/Paramount

STARRING: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill

DIRECTED BY: Christopher McQuarrie

RELEASE DATE: July 27

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The Spy Who Dumped Me

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Hopper Stone SMPSP/Lionsgate

STARRING: Mila Kunis, Sam Heughan, Kate McKinnon

DIRECTED BY: Susanna Fogel

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3

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Christopher Robin

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Laurie Sparham/Disney

STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Chris O'Dowd

DIRECTED BY: Marc Forster

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3

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The Darkest Minds

The Darkest MindsMANDY MOORE AND AMANDLA STENBERG
Daniel McFadden/Fox

STARRING: Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie, Amandla Stenberg

DIRECTED BY: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3

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Like Father

Like FatherKelsey Grammer and Kirsten Bell
Emily Aragones/Netflix

STARRING: Seth Rogen, Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer

DIRECTED BY: Lauren Miller

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3

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The Wife

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Graeme Hunter/Sony Pictures Classics

STARRING: Glenn Close, Max Irons, Elizabeth McGovern

DIRECTED BY: Björn Runge

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3

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Searching

Searching
Elizabeth Kitchens/Sony Pictures

STARRING: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee

DIRECTED BY: Aneesh Chaganty

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3

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The Meg

The Meg
Warner Bros. Pictures

STARRING: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson

DIRECTED BY: Jon Turteltaub

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 10

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Dog Days

Dog DaysAdam Pally as “Dax” and Charlie the dog
Jacob Yakob/LD Entertainment

STARRING: Nina Dobrev, Adam Pally, Vanessa Hudgens

DIRECTED BY: Ken Marino

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 10

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Crazy Rich Asians

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Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding

DIRECTED BY: Jon M. Chu

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 17

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Juliet, Naked

Juliet, NakedRose Byrne and Ethan Hawke
Alex Bailey/Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

STARRING: Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Dowd

DIRECTED BY: Jesse Peretz

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 17

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The Bookshop

THE BOOKSHOPEmily Mortimer
Greenwich Entertainment

STARRING: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson

DIRECTED BY: Isabel Coixet

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 24

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Papillon

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Jose Haro/Bleecker Street

STARRING: Charlie Hunnam, Tommy Flanagan, Rami Malek

DIRECTED BY: Michael Noer

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 24

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Kin

KinZoe Kravitz as ‘Milly’
Alan Markfield/Lionsgate

STARRING: James Franco, Dennis Quaid, Zoë Kravitz

DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker

RELEASE DATE: Aug. 31

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Woman Walks Ahea

Woman Walks Ahead (2018)Jessica ChastainCR: Richard Foreman, Jr. SMPSP/A24
Richard Foreman, Jr. SMPSP/A24

STARRING: Jessica Chastain, Ciarán Hinds, Sam Rockwell

DIRECTED BY: Susanna White

RELEASE DATE: June 29

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