Summer box office season is here, and thus the promotional outfits maybe get a little bolder. A little more airy. Or not.
This post continues to feature a lot of leg, men being boring in comparison, and heavy promo of May movies.
[CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO WATCH]THUNDERBOLTS*
IN THEATERS
Summary: After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.
Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis Dreyfus in Michael Kors, Florence Pugh in Loewe, Wyatt Russell, and director Jake Schrier at a NY screening
Florence Pugh for the press junket
Florence Pugh in Thierry Mugler for Good Morning America, Altuzarra for The View, and Karen Wazen with Marc Jacobs boots for Seth Meyers
Julia Louis Dreyfus in Sergio Hudson for Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel
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ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR
PRIME VIDEO
Summary: Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson reunite on the island of Capri, Italy for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman, which is interrupted by murder and betrayal.
Anna Kendrick in Carolina Herrera for Jimmy Fallon, Markarian for Kelly Clarkson and Good Morning America
Blake Lively in Chanel, Forza, and LaQuan Smith
Anna Kendrick in Giambattista, Henry Golding, Blake Lively in Rahul Mishra, and director Paul Feig for a Capri-inspired food event
Blake Lively in Christopher John Rogers and Carolina Herrera for Seth Meyers
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[UPCOMING MOVIES]SHADOW FORCE
May 9
Summary: An estranged couple with a bounty on their heads must go on the run with their son to avoid their former employer, a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to kill them.
Kerry Washington in Christopher John Rodgers at an Atlanta screening
Kerry Washington at Spelman College
Da’Vine Joy Randolph on Kimmel
Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Kerry Washington in PRada at the NY premiere
Omar Sy in Louis Vuitton at the NY premiere
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MAGIC FARM
May 16
Summary: A media crew mistakenly ends up in the wrong country while trying to profile a musician. As they collaborate with locals to create a viral trend, relationships form amid an unfolding health crisis.
Chloë Sevigny in Louis Vuitton at a NY screening/doing press
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HALLOW ROAD
May 16
Summary: Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
Rosamund Pike in Simone Rocha for a UK screening
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THE MATERIALISTS
June 13
Summary: A matchmaker’s lucrative business is complicated when she falls into a toxic love triangle that threatens her clients.
Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal chillin’ on a couch holdin’ hands
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NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T
November 14
Summary: A third installment of the ‘Now You See Me’ franchise. Plot undisclosed.
Justice Smith, Ariana Greenblatt, and Dominic Sessa in Times Square
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[RETURNING SHOWS]ANDOR
Disney+
Summary: In an era filled with danger, deception, and intrigue, Cassian Andor embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a Rebel hero.
Genevieve O’Reilly and Diego Luna at a Mexico event
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THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY
AMC May 4
Summary: Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. The city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world.
Kim Coates, Dascha Polanco, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Gaius Charles on the Empire State Building
Kim Coates, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, showrunner Scott Gimple, Dascha Polanco, and Gaius Charles at The Paley Museum
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POKER FACE
S2 PEACOCK MAY 8
Summary: Charlie has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but investigate and solve.
Natasha Lyonne in Valentino at the season two premiere
Sherry Cola at the season two premiere
Awkwafina at the season two premiere
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[NEW SHOWS]DOPE THIEF
AppleTV+
Summary: Follows long-time friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a house in the countryside, but end up unintentionally revealing and unraveling the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern seaboard.
Brian Tyree Henry in Valentino at a FYC event
Nesta Cooper in Et Ochs at a FYC event
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The Motherhood
Hallmark May 5
Summary: Britton, herself a single mother, helps another mom balance work, parenting, and self-care. With expert coaches, they transform the mom’s living space, parenting approach, and wardrobe over a week, fostering a supportive community.
Connie Britton at a premiere luncheon
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[THEATER]My Master Builder
17 April – 12 July 2025 Wyndham’s Theatre (UK)
Summary: On the eve of July 4th in the Hamptons, Elena Solness, a publishing magnate, is preparing to throw a party to celebrate her architect husband as he unveils his latest masterpiece. Their already vulnerable union is shattered by the unexpected arrival of a former student of her husband’s, with whom he previously shared an intimate connection.
Elizabeth Debicki in Lanvin at press night