New in Theaters: “The Wild Robot” and “Megalopolis”

1.  “The Wild Robot”  (PG)  Trailer

An animated movie from Dreamworks starring Lupita Nyong’o as a robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island.  It then learns to adapt to its surroundings by observing and forming relationships with the animals.

The rest of the voice cast includes Pedro PascalBill NighyMark HamillVing Rhames, and Stephanie Hsu from “Everything Everwhere All At Once”.

2.  “Megalopolis”  (R)  Trailer

Francis Ford Coppola wrote and directed this sci-fi drama starring Adam Driver as an idealistic architect who wants to recreate the city of New Rome using a futuristic material that gives him the power to manipulate time and space.

Laurence Fishburne is the narrator and also plays his assistant.  Nathalie Emmanuel from “Game of Thrones” is Adam’s love interest, and Giancarlo Esposito is the villain.  Aubrey PlazaShia LaBeoufJon Voight, and Dustin Hoffman are also in it.

3.  “Azrael”  (R)  Trailer

A survival horror movie starring Samara Weaving from “Scream VI” as a woman being hunted by a cult of mute zealots in a post-apocalyptic future.

4.  “Empire Waist”  (PG-13)  Trailer

Mia Kaplan plays a plus size, insecure teen who is forced into the spotlight when her new classmate (Jemima Yevu) encourages her talent for fashion, and starts wearing her creations at school.  Rainn Wilson and Missi Pyle play her parents.

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

“Saturday Night” is a true story about what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” in October of 1975.  PROFANITY WARNING:  The trailer starts off with an F-bomb.

“Lee” starring Kate Winslet as American war correspondent Lee Miller, a model turned photographer, who covered World War II for “Vogue” magazine.  Andy Samberg is also in it as her friend, “Life” magazine photojournalist David Scherman.  (Trailer)

“Bagman”, a horror movie about creature that steals children and stuffs them into a rotting bag.  Sam Claflin narrowly escaped being captured as a kid, and is now worried that his son is being targeted when the creature returns.  (Trailer)

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