This the Minions are filmmakers, the Mandalorian is working for the good guys, Matt Damon tries to find his way home (again), Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Tom Holland are everywhere and . Well, at least in the movie. The hope is that audiences not only remember but want to know what comes next for Spider-Man.
Hollywood鈥檚 summer movie season kicks off the first weekend in May not with a superhero movie but with 鈥淭he Devil Wears Prada 2,鈥� though one might argue that Miranda Priestly might be the Iron Man of fashion. May also brings a Billie Eilish concert film, and a D-Day drama with Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower.
June kicks off with a live-action He-Man, a John Carney musical (with Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd!), an original Steven Spielberg sci-fi spectacle, and Woody and Buzz as well.
July brings a dose of Minions in 1920s Hollywood, Moana and a back-to-back dose of Holland and Zendaya, first in 鈥淪pider-Man: Brand New Day鈥� and then in Christopher Nolan鈥檚 adaptation of 鈥淭he Odyssey鈥� where Holland plays Odysseus鈥� son Telemachus and Zendaya is the goddess Athena.
August ends the season with some comedy (鈥淪uper Troopers 3鈥�), a supernatural horror (鈥淭he End of Oak Street鈥�), a new Jane Schoenbrun film and two very different dog movies for two very different audiences. One is 鈥淧AW Patrol.鈥� The other is a Ridley Scott-directed postapocalyptic survival movie.
And that鈥檚 not even counting the myriad streaming options, including a Ben Stiller pickleball movie, the return of Enola Holmes and a John Krasinski Jack Ryan movie.
Here鈥檚 The Associated Press鈥� guide to help make sense of the many, many options in theaters and at home.
May 2026 Movie Releases
May 1
(20th Century Studios, theaters): A sequel to one of the most rewatchable movies of the century? Groundbreaking. But it鈥檚 not just replaying the hits. Filmmaker David Frankel told the AP that 鈥渙ne of the reasons we were motivated to even attempt a sequel was to explore how the world of journalism and media at large had changed so dramatically over the 20 years since we made the first movie.鈥�
(Angel Studios, theaters): Andy Serkis directs an animated adaptation of George Orwell鈥檚 classic political allegory, featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson, Glenn Close and Laverne Cox.
(Magenta Light Studios, theaters): Gene Simmons (yes, that Gene Simmons) produced this Renny Harlin survival pic about an airplane crash in shark-filled waters, starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley.
(Neon, theaters): Adam Scott visits a haunted Irish hotel in this supernatural thriller.
(Netflix, streaming): Michael B. Jordan lends his voice to this animated body swap film about a tiny woodland creature who switches places with a bird.
(Strand Releasing, theaters): Argentine filmmaker first foray into nonfiction storytelling centers on Chuschagasta leader and Indigenous activist Javier Chocobar, who was murdered in 2009.
(Kino Lorber, theaters): This French melodrama from Arnaud Desplechin is about a gifted concert pianist (Fran莽ois Civil), lured back into performing by his former mentor (Charlotte Rampling).
(Music Box Films, theaters): This Italian comedy follows two penniless, and perpetually buzzed, 50-somethings on a road trip.
(Blue Harbor Entertainment, theaters): The summer before college is full of romance, sunsets and lazy days on the lake for a few friends.
May 7
(Netflix, streaming): This Thai action film is about a girl with a rare and hunted blood type and her adopted assassin family.
May 8
鈥� (Paramount, theaters): James Cameron shares co-directing credits with Eilish for this unique concert film, constructed from her Manchester performances last summer. 鈥淚t is totally spectacular,鈥� Cameron told the AP. 鈥淪eeing it in 3D is astonishing. You really feel an intimacy with her and yet you feel the scale of the spectacle.鈥�
(Warner Bros., theaters): Karl Urban reprises his role as Johnny Cage in this video game-inspired film.
(Amazon MGM Studios, theaters): Hugh Jackman plays a loving farmer who reads detective stories to his sheep at night. When he ends up dead, the animals (voices include Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bryan Cranston) set out to help the town鈥檚 dim-witted police officer (Nicholas Braun, with an English accent) in this star-studded comedy. Writer Craig Mazin told the AP that, 鈥淪eeing this movie is a purely positive experience. There is no downside. There is just sort of a delight and a joy and emotions but all of them, I think, in the end, quite positive and beautiful.鈥�
(Netflix, streaming): Sally Field and Lewis Pullman star in this adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt鈥檚 bestseller about a widow and an octopus (voiced by Alfred Molina) who team up (yes, her and the octopus) to solve the mystery of her missing son.
(1-2 Special, theaters): Tony Leung and L茅a Seydoux lead this centuries-spanning film about a ginkgo tree in a German town. It picked up several prizes at the Venice Film Festival.
May 15
(Black Bear, theaters): Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza Gonz谩lez star in this Guy Ritchie action pic about elite operatives on an impossible heist.
(Amazon MGM Studios, theaters): Twin sisters are out for revenge in of her Obie-winning play. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an epic road trip, it鈥檚 a Greek tragedy. It鈥檚 a love story between two sisters,鈥� Young told the AP.
(Focus Features, theaters): Horror master Jason Blum produced this movie about a crush and the sinister downsides of a wish that comes too true.
(Vertical, theaters): Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin in charting the Russian president鈥檚 rise to power alongside a character inspired by the real political strategist Vladislav Surkov. Paul Dano plays the fictionalized adviser.
(Bandai Namco Filmworks, theaters): Gundam fans will finally get to see the latest installment, which has been out in Japan for months.
(GKIDS, theaters): Not many animated movies reference 鈥淭he Truman Show鈥� and 鈥淪cenes from a Marriage鈥� as inspirations, but it鈥檚 fitting for this Spanish-language drama about a mouse in the throes of an existential crisis.
鈥淟ifeHack鈥� (Iconic Events Releasing, theaters): Inspired by true events, a group of good-hearted hackers try to take down a crypto billionaire from their bedrooms.
(Greenwich Entertainment, theaters): Katie Aselton directs herself and Daveed Diggs in this drama about a couple navigating relationship challenges in a new desert home.
(Netflix, streaming): This documentary looks at the suspicious circumstances surrounding a crash in Ohio that killed two of three young adults in the car.
(Vertical, theaters and VOD): Sam Nivola and a group of teens steal a driver鈥檚 ed car (from Kumail Nanjiani) to visit his girlfriend in college.
May 20
John Krasinski鈥檚 Jack Ryan finally gets a movie of his own.
May 22
(Walt Disney Studios, theaters): Pedro Pascal鈥檚 bounty hunter makes his big-screen debut, alongside his adorable green counterpart. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a bit different from when we first met him, but he鈥檚 still, at his heart, a gunfighter and a warrior,鈥� filmmaker Jon Favreau told the AP.
(Black Bear, theaters): Leo Woodall plays a gifted piano tuner who finds out he also has a knack for cracking safes in this character-driven thriller (with romance! Drama! Heists!) from Daniel Roher (who won an Oscar for his documentary 鈥淣avalny鈥�). Woodall, Roher told the AP, 鈥渉as this boyish charm, this absolute hunkish, dreamy quality, but there鈥檚 also the melancholy there 鈥� that he deputizes to great effect.鈥�
(Neon, theaters): Keke Palmer stars in Boots Riley鈥檚 new comedy about a group of professional shoplifters who call themselves the Velvet Gang. Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle, Taylour Paige, Eiza Gonz谩lez and Will Poulter also star.
(Paramount Pictures, theaters): A van life adventure turns terrifying in this horror, with Melissa Leo.
(Netflix, streaming): Sacha Baron Cohen plays a chauvinist who turns up in an alternate world where the gender dynamics are reversed. It鈥檚 based on a French film, and Rosamund Pike co-stars.
鈥淐orporate Retreat鈥� (Western Film Service, theaters): A company getaway goes very wrong in a bloody horror, with Odeya Rush, Alan Ruck and Rosanna Arquette.
(Independent Film Company and Shudder, theaters): A medical student takes part in a wild weight-loss experiment. Side effects may include terror at the hands of a sinister force.
May 29
(Sony Pictures, theaters): Nate Bargatze is in over his head as a stay-at-home dad to three daughters while mom (Mandy Moore) is away in this family comedy.
鈥� (A24, theaters): YouTube phenomenon Kane Parsons adapts his popular horror shorts into a feature starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. The concept, Parsons told the AP, is 鈥渓ike the exaggerated idea of being stuck in an atomizing monospace for the rest of your life … like the back space of a Sears or something.鈥�
(Focus Features, theaters): Brendan Fraser plays Dwight D. Eisenhower in the tense 72 hours before D-Day in this historical drama, with Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis.
鈥淧ropeller One-Way Night Coach鈥� (Apple TV, streaming): John Travolta is director, writer and narrator for this ode to the golden age of aviation, about a young boy and his mother鈥檚 cross-country flight.
鈥淢iss You, Love You鈥� (HBO Original Films, streaming): Jim Rash wrote and directed this drama about a grieving widow (Allison Janney) who plans her husband鈥檚 funeral with her estranged son鈥檚 assistant (Andrew Rannells).
May 31
(Maverick Film and Complex Corp, VOD): The demon Asmodeus follows Katie Cassidy and William H. Macy onto a New York bound train.
JUNE MOVIE RELEASES
June 4
鈥淭oxic鈥� (Prime Media, theaters): Indian star Yash plays two roles in this period gangster film, reportedly the most expensive Indian film ever made.
鈥淭he Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act鈥� (Fathom Entertainment, theaters): A series finale to the animated web phenomenon, combining the eighth and new ninth episode.
June 5
(Amazon MGM Studios, theaters): By the power of Grayskull, will a new generation embrace the 1980s toy in movie form? Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man.
(Lionsgate, theaters): Paul Rudd plays Rick, a washed-up wedding singer who bonds with fading boy band star Danny (Nick Jonas) 鈥� but things get a little tricky when Danny finds new success with one of Rick鈥檚 songs in this film from writer-director John Carney (鈥淥nce鈥�).
鈥淪cary Movie鈥� (Paramount, theaters): Everything from 鈥淢3GAN鈥� to 鈥淕et Out鈥� and 鈥淪inners鈥� is on the table in the first 鈥淪cary Movie鈥� movie since 2013. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been away from it for a while, and it was fun to get back together with the guys and get in the room and study horror films and kick ideas around on how to make a funny parody,鈥� said Shawn Wayans. 鈥淐heck your computers at the door … come to laugh.鈥�
鈥淥ffice Romance鈥� (Netflix, streaming): Jennifer Lopez stars opposite Brett Goldstein in a (raunchy) romantic comedy about a couple of workaholics.
(Magnolia, theaters): Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner go 鈥淏onnie and Clyde鈥� in this romantic crime thriller.
(Greenwich Entertainment, theaters): Ryuya Suzuki directs this animated Japanese drama about a hero鈥檚 extraordinary life, as a J-pop idol, outcast and oracle, over 100 years.
(Netflix, streaming): Diego Luna stars in this satiric comedy about Mexico鈥檚 bid to host the 1986 World Cup.
鈥淭he Birthday Party鈥� (Quiver Distribution, VOD): A Greek business tycoon (Willem Dafoe) hosts a 25th birthday celebration for his daughter on a private island in the Mediterranean in the 1970s.
June 12
(Universal Pictures, theaters): Fifty years after he made 鈥淐lose Encounters of the Third Kind,鈥� Steven Spielberg returns with another film that will have audiences Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O鈥機onnor and Colman Domingo, Spielberg has kept the plot quite secret. 鈥淎ll I can say is it鈥檚 an experience,鈥� at CinemaCon. 鈥淎nd all you need to get from the beginning to the end is a seat belt.鈥�
鈥� (Bleecker Street, theaters): RuPaul plays the U.S. president in this colorful action comedy about a runaway train (the Glamazonian Express), featuring 鈥淒rag Race鈥� alums Ginger Minj and Jujubee as well as Matt Rogers, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bloom, Lisa Rinna and Nicole Richie.
(Lionsgate, theaters): An ordinary man must save his daughter from a violent criminal empire in this English-language action pic hailing from Hong Kong. It鈥檚 directed by Japanese stuntman and action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki and produced by Bill Kong (鈥淐rouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon鈥�).
鈥淔ind Your Friends鈥� (Shudder, streaming): A girls鈥� trip to Joshua Tree turns into a nightmare.
June 19
(Walt Disney, theaters): Woody comes back to Bonnie鈥檚 room to help Jessie and Buzz deal with the arrival of a new threat: screentime. Filmmaker Andrew Stanton said the trick is which he told the AP was 鈥渏uicy material.鈥�
(A24, theaters): Hugh Jackman plays a very different kind of Robin Hood in this dark and bloody tale inspired by a ballad from the 17th century and directed by 鈥淎 Quiet Place: Day One鈥� filmmaker Michael Sarnoski.
(Neon, theaters): This 鈥渃onversion therapy鈥� horror about two teen boys trying to escape a violent entity, from Australian filmmaker Adrian Chiarella, was a breakout at the Sundance Film Festival. 鈥淚t is about growing up queer and how the fear of growing up queer can block someone mentally from acting on their desires, and physically,鈥� actor Stacy Clausen told the AP. 鈥淏ut I think that there is something in it for everyone.鈥�
(1-2 Special, theaters): Callum Turner and George MacKay take a mysterious fishing vessel out and return from the voyage to find everything has changed in this mesmerizing film, shot entirely on 16mm.
(Focus Features, theaters): Hayley Kiyoko adapts her hit song-turned-novel into a feature film, a coming-of-age summer love story starring Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy.
(Netflix, streaming): In this romantic comedy, Jill (Zoey Deutch) leaves voicemails for her dead sister, not knowing that they鈥檙e going to another person, Austin (Nick Robinson).
鈥淢addie鈥檚 Secret鈥� (Magnolia Pictures, theaters): John Early directs, writes and stars in this movie about a food influencer with an eating disorder. He鈥檚 said he wanted to play an ingenue in a 鈥渓urid, tawdry, melodrama.鈥�
鈥淔innegan鈥檚 Foursome鈥� (Republic Pictures, VOD): Edward Burns wrote, directed and stars in this family drama about brothers, and their adult children, going to Ireland to scatter their father鈥檚 ashes.
June 26
(Warner Bros., theaters): Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) has more of an antihero edge than her straightlaced cousin, Superman. 鈥淚t鈥檚 kind of an interstellar odyssey,鈥� DC Studios co-chair and co-CEO Peter Safran told the AP. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just a great movie for audiences. It鈥檚 not just for superhero fans.鈥�
(A24, theaters): play a couple on the edge who host their more uninhibited upstairs neighbors (Pen茅lope Cruz and Edward Norton) in their apartment for dinner. The truths start to come out in this shrewd adult dramedy. Olivia Wilde told the AP that, 鈥渢he whole project for me is really tipping my hat to Mike Nichols.鈥�
(Paramount, theaters): Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and Wee Man return for more pain. But this is the last time. Really.
鈥淟ucky Strike鈥� (Roadside Attractions, theaters): This World War II film starring Scott Eastwood, Colin Hanks and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is set in the aftermath of the Battle of the Bulge.
(Janus Films, theaters): Newcomer Ll煤cia Garcia plays a young, orphaned woman searching for her paternal grandparents in this semi-autobiographical film from Spanish filmmaker Carla Sim贸n.
鈥淐outure鈥� (Vertical, theaters): Angelina Jolie plays an American filmmaker in Paris during fashion week.
(Film Movement, theaters): The coyote wears Prada in this animated movie for adults about a queer Moroccan animal in Manhattan.
鈥淟ittle Brother鈥� (Netflix, streaming): John Cena plays a top real estate agent whose world is made a little chaotic when his 鈥渓ittle brother鈥� (Eric Andr茅) comes back into his life.
鈥淐hris & Martina: The Final Set鈥� (Netflix, streaming): A documentary about tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.
JULY MOVIE RELEASES
July 1
(Universal Pictures, theaters): This time, the yellow creatures are making a monster movie in 1920s Hollywood, as sound starts to enter the picture. Think 鈥淪ingin鈥� in the Rain,鈥� but with Minions.
(Netflix, streaming): Sherlock鈥檚 little sister (Millie Bobby Brown) is back, solving mysteries and debating marriage.
July 3
(Angel Studios, theaters): That鈥檚 young George Washington, who is played by William Franklyn-Miller, in a cast that includes Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, Kelsey Grammer and Mary-Louise Parker.
July 10
(Disney, theaters): Catherine Laga鈥檃ia makes her film debut as Moana, alongside Dwayne Johnson as Maui, in this live-action adaptation of Disney Animation鈥檚 2016 hit. 鈥淚t isn鈥檛 just watching the animated with real faces,鈥� Laga鈥檃ia told the AP. 鈥淏ut I think all the stuff that people wanna see and people loved about the 2016 are all definitely still there.鈥�
(Sony Pictures Classics, theaters): A small-town woman (Zoey Deutch) travels to Hollywood before her wedding to try to use her free pass on Jon Hamm in this raunchy but sweet but also violent Wizard of Oz-esque comedy from David Wain.
鈥淏arrio Triste鈥� (Film Movement, theaters): Bad Bunny music video director Stillz directs this youth-focused film set in Medell铆n, 1987.
July 17
(Universal Pictures, theaters): Neither Christopher Nolan nor Homer鈥檚 3,000-year-old epic need any sort of introduction. But it was a gap the Oscar-winner spotted in modern cinematic culture. 鈥淭o see Greek mythology brought to the big screen with all of the resources that Hollywood has bringing that to bear on the story, it feels like something that is long overdue. And I鈥檓 really excited to be able to do it,鈥� Nolan told the AP.
July 24
鈥淓vil Dead Burn鈥� (Warner Bros., theaters): Sam Raimi produces this sixth 鈥淓vil Dead鈥� film, directed by S茅bastien Vani膷ek.
鈥淭he Dink鈥� (Apple TV, streaming): Ben Stiller takes on pickleball in a new sports comedy with Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman and Patton Oswalt. It worked for dodgeball!
(MUBI, theaters): An outsider (Elle Fanning) comes into a wealthy family living in hedonistic isolation in this wild satire directed by Karim A茂nouz and co-starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough and Jamie Bell.
鈥淢otor City鈥� (Independent Film Company, theaters): Alan Ritchson is out for revenge in 1970s Detroit after being framed by a local gangster (Ben Foster).
(Netflix, streaming): Kevin Hart and Marcello Hern谩ndez star in this comedy about a 40-something who joins his 20-something colleagues at a bachelor party weekend.
鈥淗adestown: The Musical鈥� (Crosswalk/LD Entertainment): A West End production of the Tony-winning musical featuring some of the original Broadway cast.
July 31
(Sony, theaters): Four years after Tom Holland鈥檚 Peter Parker erased himself from everyone鈥檚 memory in 鈥淣o Way Home,鈥� he continues the fight for good in New York City, completely alone.
鈥淚 Want Your Sex鈥� (Magnolia, theaters): Filmmaker Gregg Araki cast Olivia Wilde as a renowned art world provocateur who begins an affair with a 20-something intern (Cooper Hoffman) in this sex-positive comedy. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun, it鈥檚 colorful, it鈥檚 sexy. And it鈥檚 a ride,鈥� he said at the .
AUGUST MOVIE RELEASES
Aug. 7
鈥淥ne Night Only鈥� (Universal Pictures, theaters): Premarital sex is only legal once a year in this script, which got a place on The Black List. Will two beautiful people, Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, make it work in the comedy directed by Will Gluck (鈥淎nyone But You鈥�)?
(Mubi, theaters): 鈥淚 Saw the TV Glow鈥� filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun returns with their third feature, about a queer filmmaker and her 鈥渇inal girl鈥� star, with Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.
(Searchlight Pictures, theaters): Jay Chandrasekhar and the Vermont State Troopers are back in a new comedy.
鈥淚ce Cream Man鈥� (The Horror Section, theaters): Eli Roth writes and directs a new horror about, yes, an ice cream man whose products send an idyllic town into chaos.
鈥淟ate Fame鈥� (Magnolia Pictures, theaters): In this Manhattan-set film, Willem Dafoe plays a poet who is 鈥渞ediscovered鈥� by a group of downtown 20-somethings. Greta Lee also stars.
鈥淔all 2鈥� (Lionsgate, theaters): Two women are stranded on a plank 3,000 feet in the air in this survival thriller.
鈥淭he Last House鈥� (Netflix, streaming): Greta Lee and Wagner Moura star in this thriller about a family of four who find themselves trapped in their house with no way out.
Aug. 14
(Warner Bros., theaters): Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star in this supernatural thriller in which a cosmic event transports their sleepy suburban street 鈥� elsewhere.
(Paramount, theaters): It鈥檚 rumored that Chase is on the case.
(Angel Studios, theaters): Jeff Daniels plays U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Jared Harris is Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev in this retelling of the tense Reykjavik Summit in 1986.
(Black Bear, theaters): Matthew McConaughey stars as a bluegrass-playing Oklahoma honey maker whose empire is under threat in this crime thriller, co-starring Kurt Russell and Cole Sprouse.
鈥淒on鈥檛 Say Good Luck鈥� (Netflix, streaming): A coming-of-age film about a teen preparing to lead her high school musical while dealing with drama at home. Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield and Sunny Sandler star.
Aug. 21
(Sony Pictures, theaters): The 鈥渇urther鈥� is the 鈥減urgatorial realm of lost souls.鈥�
(Lionsgate, theaters): Jason Statham tries to clear his name and avenge his dead billionaire boss.
鈥淪pa Weekend鈥� (Black Bear, theaters): Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris star in this comedy about a girls鈥� weekend.
鈥淗ot Spot鈥� (Focus Features, theaters): A sentient AI rules a near future society in this thriller with Noomi Rapace.
Aug. 28
(Ketchup Entertainment, theaters): Three years after it was unceremoniously shelved by Warner Bros., the Looney Tunes movie about Wile E. Coyote鈥檚 lawsuit against the Acme Corporation (inspired by a 1990 New Yorker article) is finally making its way to theaters.
(20th Century Studios, theaters): Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin lead Ridley Scott鈥檚 adaptation of Peter Heller鈥檚 鈥淭he Dog Stars,鈥� a thriller set in the aftermath of a devastating flu that wipes out most of humanity.
(Focus Features, theaters): This British rom-com is about an American psychology student (Angourie Rice) who decides to help a lonely musician (Spike Fearn) find the girl of his dreams after he鈥檚 given the wrong number at the club.
(Independent Film Company, theaters): Dave Franco and O鈥橲hea Jackson Jr. must transport a mischievous teen (Mason Thames) to rehab in this wild road trip comedy that got a more .
鈥淐olony鈥� (Well Go USA, theaters): Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho (鈥淭rain to Busan鈥�) made a zombie thriller.
鈥淟egend of the White Dragon鈥� (Well Go USA Entertainment, theaters): Originally planned for a 2020 release, this Kickstarter-funded superhero movie starring the late actor Jason David Frank was delayed by COVID-19, the Hollywood strikes and other reasons, but is finally coming out.
鈥淭he Whisper Man鈥� (Netflix, streaming): Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott star in this adaptation of a New York Times bestseller about a crime writer whose young son goes missing, and who turns to his estranged police detective father for help.
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