A Look at the 8 New Movies Coming Out This Week: ‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’ and More!

With 8 new movies coming out this week, there’s a little something for everyone on the big screen and on streaming!

First up, Zack Snyder brings us his second film in the Netflix Rebel Moon series, Rebel Moon—Part Two: The Scargiver. Next, on the big screen, we have The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, where Henry Cavill plays a man given the task of leading a suicide mission to destroy a U-boat base during WWII.

To round out the week of new releases, we get a film about a 12-year-old ballerina vampire locked in a mansion with a bunch of kidnappers in Abigail. 

Below is the full list of all the new movies coming out this week in theaters and streaming!

New Movies Coming Out This Week: April 15, 2024 – April 21, 2024

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver   (2024)

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Premiering on Netflix on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver is the saga of Kora (Sofia Boutella) and her surviving warriors, as they prepare to fight alongside the brave people of Veldt to defend their village against the invaders of the Motherworld. In this rebellion, bonds will be forged, heroes will emerge, and legends will be made.

What to Watch For: This is the sequel to Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023), one of the most-watched Netflix movie titles in 2023. 

Word on the Street: Expect the robot Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), briefly seen in Part One, to have a much more significant role in this film.

My Take: I hear that Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Justice League) wants to do more of this series, creating a entire universe of stories. 

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare   (2024)

Rating:  PG-13

Release Date: In theaters on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed by Britain during WWII. Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill), a man with a bad reputation, is given the job of recruiting a rag-tag group of misfits, whose job will be destroying as much of the German U-boat forces as possible. And we do mean any means necessary.

What to Watch For: The movie is inspired by true events that the British War Department recently declassified.

Word on the Street: The movie is from Guy Ritchie, who previously worked with Henry Cavill on the 2015 film The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

My Take: The cast includes Cary Elwes, Henry Golding, Alan Ritchson, Eiza González, Alex Pettyfer, and Babs Olusanmokum. 

Abigail   (2024)

Rating: R

Release Date: In theaters on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: In Abigail, a group of kidnappers abduct a 12-year-old girl named Abigail (Alisha Weir) and are instructed to hold her hostage overnight in an old, luxurious manor until her father pays the ransom of 50 million dollars. Watch a little girl overnight for such a big payday? No problem, right? The kidnappers think they have trapped Abigail in the manor; instead, they are trapped with Abigail, who turns out to be a vampire. 

What to Watch For: The cast includes Kathryn Newton, Dan Stevens, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Durand, Melissa Barrera, and William Catlett.

Word on the Street: Abigail was co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, known for their work on V/H/S (2012), the most recent Scream films in the series, and Ready or Not (2019).

My Take: This is the final performance of the late Angus Cloud, who became a star on the HBO drama series Euphoria. Angus Cloud plays one of the kidnappers and died shortly after completing the filming of the movie. 

Blood for Dust   (2023)

Rating: R

Release Date: In theaters and Video on Demand on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: Blood for Dust is about Cliff (Scoot McNairy), a traveling salesman who is down on his luck and needs a quick way to make some money. Just his luck, he meets Ricky (Kit Harrington), who convinces Cliff he would be the perfect person to be a drug runner because who would think a traveling salesman would be doing anything wrong? Unfortunately, Ricky has bigger plans than just running drugs, and Cliff is about to go down a path he may never get out of. 

What to Watch For: The film won the Best Feature Film at the 2023 San Diego International Film Festival.

Word on the Street: Kit Harrington is best known for his role as Jon Snow on the HBO series Game of Thrones.

My Take:  Director Rob Blackhurst is known for his Emmy award-winning 2016 documentary Amanda Knox and the 2016 drama Here Alone. 

The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady   (2023)

Rating:  N/A

Release Date: In theaters and Video on Demand on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary:  In The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady, D’Artagnan is forced to join forces with one of his enemies, Milady when Constance is kidnapped. As war breaks out, the three musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, take up the battle and join the front, but soon, a secret from the past shatters old alliances, threatening to destroy everything they hold dear.

What to Watch For: This is a sequel to the French film The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (2023).

Word on the Street: The two films were filmed back to back for a total of 78 million dollars.

My Take: The film has been a hit in Europe and was nominated for six awards at the 2024 Cesar Awards.

Hard Miles   (2023)

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: In theaters on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: Hard Miles is about a prison social worker (Matthew Modine) who believes that the teens he oversees can be turned around. He assembles a cycling team of his teenage convicts and takes them on a journey of a thousand-mile ride that will change their lives.

What to Watch For: The film is based on the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy cycling team.

Word on the Street: The film was a winner on the film festival circuit, winning the Audience Award at the 2023 Breckenridge Festival of Film.

My Take: I have been a fan of Mathew Modine since his title role in the 1984 film Birdy.

Sasquatch Sunset   (2024)

Rating: R

Release Date: In theaters on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: Sasquatch Sunset is a year in the life of a unique family that captures the daily trials and tribulations of a group of Sasquatch.

What to Watch For: This is a comedy with the actors Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner in full Sasquatch makeup.

Word on the Street: There isn’t any dialogue, and the film has been given an R rating for some sexual content, full nudity, and bloody images.

My Take: To say that the screenings at film festivals at Sundance and Berlin were controversial is being mild. 

Stress Positions   (2024)

Rating: N/A

Release Date: In theaters on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Summary: In Stress Positions, Terry (John Early) is in the midst of the strict quarantine during COVID, stuck in his ex-husband’s Brooklyn home. He has a new houseguest, his injured nephew, a model named Bahlul (Qaher Harhash). Terry’s life is about to be really complicated as his new houseguest is drawing attention from everyone in his life.

What to Watch for: The film won the Amazon Studios Fiction Producers Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Word on the Street: The film is the feature directorial debut of trans filmmaker Theda Hammel, who also appears in the movie.

My Take: John Early is best known for his role as Elliot on the TV series Search Party and was Chris in the 2017 film The Disaster Artist.

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