New in Theaters: “Despicable Me 4” and “MaXXXine”

1.  “Despicable Me 4”  (PG)  Trailer  (Opens Today)

Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig return as Gru and Lucy.  They welcome a new member to the family (Gru Jr.) and are forced to take the family on the run when a new pair of villains (voiced by Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara) go after them.

2.  “MaXXXine”  (R)  Trailer  (Opens Friday)

The sequel to “X” and “Pearl”, starring Mia Goth as Maxxxine Minx, the survivor of the Texas massacre, who’s now trying to become a famous actress while being hunted by the Night Stalker in 1985 L.A.

3.  And now, some limited releases you may or may not care about:

. . . On Amazon and in select theaters on Thursday:  “Space Cadet” a comedy starring Emma Roberts as a party girl who gets into NASA’s astronaut training program after doctoring her application.  (Trailer)

. . . Opens Friday:  “Boneyard”, a crime drama starring Mel Gibson and 50 Cent as part of a multi-agency task force trying to catch a serial killer targeting women in the New Mexico desert.  (Trailer)

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