Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy film directed and co-written by George Miller, the visionary director who brought us the Mad Max films. It is an adaptation of the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022.

A scholar, content with life, encounters a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Their conversation, in a hotel room in Istanbul, leads to consequences neither would have expected.

The film stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, Aamito Lagum, Nicolas Mouawad, and Matteo Bocelli.

Three Thousand Years of Longing is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 26th, courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Watch the official trailer below.

The Invitation

The Invitation is a 2022 supernatural horror film written and directed by Jessica M. Thompson, co-written by Blair Butler, and produced by Emile Gladstone. Inspired by the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, the film follows a young woman who, after her mother's death, meets her family for the first time, only to discover the dark secrets behind them.

After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she's at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family's history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.

The film stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden, and Sean Pertwee.

The Invitation is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 26th, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

Samaritan

Samaritan is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun, Overlord), written by Bragi F. Schut, and starring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, First Blood) in the title role, Javon Walton (Euphoria), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Dascha Polanco (In the Heights), and Moises Arias (The King of Staten Island).

Described as a dark, new take on superhero movies, the story follows a young boy who comes to the realization that a famed superhero, who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty-five years ago, may in fact still be around. It was previously adapted into the Mythos Comics graphic novels by Schut, Marc Olivent, and Renzo Podesta. It is a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Balboa Productions.

Samaritan is scheduled to be released on August 26, 2022, by United Artists Releasing and Amazon Studios via streaming on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.