Blonde

Blonde is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly) who also wrote the screenplay, and is based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates.

Blurring the lines of fact and fiction while boldly reimagining the complicated life of icon Marilyn Monroe, the film artfully explores the tension between her public and private life.

The cast includes Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out). Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man), Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Sage: Eclipse), and Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown).

Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Brad Pitt, and Scott Robertson serve as producers on the film, which, after a lengthy period of development that began in 2010, began production in Los Angeles in August 2019. Production wrapped in July 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Blonde is set to debut on Netflix September 23rd. It is rated NC-17 for its graphic sexual content and will be the first of its kind to be released through a streaming service. Watch the official trailers below.

Lou

Lou is a 2022 action thriller film directed by Anna Foerster, from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley. Foerster is far from a big name in the directing world, but she is listed as the director of the sequel to the 2011 sci-fi thriller Source Code, which was recently announced.

A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother (Jurnee Smollett) teams up with the mysterious woman next door (Allison Janney) to pursue the kidnapper – a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.

The full cast includes Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Andres Collantes, Daniel Bernhardt, Greyston Holt, Jaycie Dotin, Logan Marshall-Green, Marci T. House, Matt Craven, Ridely Asha Bateman, RJ Fetherstonhaugh, Roman Mitichyan, and Toby Levins.

Lou is scheduled to debut on September 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.

Don't Worry Darling

Don't Worry Darling is a 2022 psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde. The screenplay was written by Katie Silberman, based on a story by Carey van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman. The film is produced by New Line Cinema and Vertigo Entertainment.

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. Life is perfect, with every resident's needs met by the company. All they ask in return is unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can't help questioning what they're doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what's really going on in paradise?

The cast includes Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine.

Don't Worry Darling is scheduled to be released in theaters on September 23rd, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

On the Come Up

On the Come Up is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film from actress turned director Sanaa Lathan, in her directorial debut. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name from Angie Thomas, from a screenplay by Kaye Oyegun. The film is set in the same universe (Garden Heights) as Thomas' first book, The Hate U Give.

Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father—a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.

The cast includes Jamila C. Gray, Sanaa Lathan, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Mike Epps, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Justin Martin, Titus Makin, Michael Cooper Jr., GaTa, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.

On the Come Up is set to debut on Paramount+ September 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.