Overview
- Cinemas roll out a mixed slate this week anchored by Shelter, Blue Moon, Pillion, and the German comedy Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück.
- Shelter casts Jason Statham as a former contract killer living on a remote Scottish island who is targeted by MI6’s so‑called Alpha Team, with Ric Roman Waugh directing and Bill Nighy and Naomie Ackie in support.
- Blue Moon from Richard Linklater follows Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, stars Ethan Hawke, and has earned multiple festival prizes along with two Oscar nominations for Hawke and screenwriter Robert Kaplow.
- Pillion, the debut feature by Harry Lighton, centers on shy Colin and biker Ray, features Harry Melling opposite Alexander Skarsgård, and won Best Screenplay at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
- Hape Kerkeling revives his cult reporter in Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück under director Sven Unterwaldt Jr., with appearances by Tahnee Schaffarczyk, Laura Thomas and Meltem Kaptan.