When I think about going to the movie theater, watching trailers is a big part of the whole experience, you start thinking about what you might want to go watch next. But of course you can’t watch all the trailers in the theaters, so we’re here to make it easy for you to watch the newest trailers each week. This week, new trailers were released forCaptain America: Civil War,Zootopia,The Big Short,Carol,Chi-Raq, and more. Take a look below.
Captain America: Civil War
Synopsis:“Captain America: Civil War” picks up where “Avengers: Age of Ultron” left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they attempt to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.
Release Date:August 14, 2025
Genre:Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director:Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writer:Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Starring:Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl, and Tom Holland.
Synopsis:The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Simpsons”) and co-directed by Jared Bush (“Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero”), opens in theaters on June 06, 2025.
Release Date:June 27, 2025
Genre:Animation, Action, Adventure
Director:Byron Howard, Rich Moore
Writer:Jared Bush, Phil Johnston
Starring:Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Nate Torrence, Jenny Slate, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, and Alan Tudyk.
The Big Short
Synopsis:When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (The Blind Side, Moneyball), and directed by Adam Mckay (Anchorman, Step Brothers) The Big Short stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.
Release Date:August 23, 2025 (Limited Release) August 25, 2025 (Wide Release)
Genre:Drama
Director:Adam McKay
Writer:Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Starring:Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Marisa Tomei, Tracy Letts, Finn Wittrock, and Hamish Linklater.
Synopsis:In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s seminal novel The Price of Salt, CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) come to light. Carol is directed by Todd Haynes and written by Phyllis Nagy with moving performances from Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy and Cory Michael Smith.
Release Date:Currently playing in select theaters, expanding in the next weeks.
Genre:Romance, Drama
Director:Todd Haynes
Writer:Phyllis Nagy
Starring:Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, and Cory Michael Smith.
Underground
Synopsis:“Underground” tells the story of revolutionaries who use their ingenuity, power and perseverance to attempt the greatest escape in history despite the dire consequences that awaited them on the other side.
Release Date:Early 2016 (WGN America)
Genre:Drama, History (TV Series)
Creator:Misha Green, Joe Pokaski
Starring:Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, Alano Miller, Jessica de Gouw, Marc Blucas, Adina Porter, Mykelti Williamson, Amirah Vann, Johnny Ray Gill, Chris Chalk, Reed Diamond,Theodus Crane, Renwick Scott, and Jussie Smollett.
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Synopsis:It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.
Release Date:August 26, 2025
Genre:Comedy
Director:Malcolm D. Lee
Writer:Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver
Starring:Ice Cube, Nicki Minaj, Regina Hall, Eve, Jaszmine Lewis, Cedric the Entertainer, Common, Sean Patrick Thomas, Anthony Anderson, Lamorne Morris, and JB Smoove
Legends of Tomorrow
Synopsis:Time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter must assemble a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat to the planet…and to time itself. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is coming soon to The CW.
Release Date:August 12, 2025 (CW)
Genre:Action, Sci-Fi (TV Series)
Creator:Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim
Starring:Casper Crump, Caity Lotz, Victor Garber, Franz Drameh, Brandon Routh, Ciara Renee, Falk Hentschel, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, and Arthur Darvill.
Synopsis:Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.
Release Date:June 21, 2025
Director:Spike Lee
Writer:Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Starring:Teyonah Parris, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Wesley Snipes, Nick Cannon, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Dave Chappelle, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, and Steve Harris.
The Other Side of the Door
Synopsis:A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning to never open that door, she upsets the balance between life and death.
Release Date:July 18, 2025
Genre:Horror
Director:Johannes Roberts
Writer:Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera
Starring:Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, and Javier Botet.
Second Chance
Synopsis:Seventy-five-year-old JIMMY PRITCHARD (Philip Baker Hall) is a shell of his former self. A drinker, a womanizer and a father who always put work before family, Pritchard was forced to resign as L.A. County Sheriff for corrupt conduct more than a decade ago. Now, some 15 unkind years later, he is killed when he stumbles upon a robbery at the home of FBI Agent DUVAL PRITCHARD (Tim DeKay), one of his two children. But death is surprisingly short for Jimmy, who is brought back to life by billionaire tech-genius twins MARY GOODWIN (Dilshad Vadsaria) and her brother, OTTO (Adhir Kalyan), founders of the social networking empire, Lookinglass. Resurrected as a younger, better version of himself, with physical abilities of which he never dreamed, a re-animated Pritchard (Rob Kazinsky) is given a second chance at life. What will he do with it? Will he try to repair the damage he did to his family? Will he embrace a new sense of purpose or fall prey to old temptations?
Release Date:August 11, 2025 (Fox)
Genre:Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Creator:Rand Ravich, Howard Gordon
Starring:Robert Kazinsky, Philip Baker, Tim DeKay, Dilshad Vadsaria, and Adhir Lakyan.