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Mufasa: The Lion King poster

2025
Disney+
Nationwide
VOD / Digital

Mufasa: The Lion King PG

Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
Completed Adventure Drama Fantasy Prequel
Release Date:
April 3, 2025
Disney+
In Theaters
VOD / Digital
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga poster

2024
HBO Max
Nationwide

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga R

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Completed Action Prequel Sci-Fi Sequel
Release Date:
August 16, 2024
HBO Max
In Theaters
Maleficent poster

2014
Nationwide

Maleficent PG

“Maleficent” is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.
Location: UK - Unknown
Completed Adventure Family Fantasy Prequel Remake
Release Date:
May 30, 2014
In Theaters
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster

2024
Nationwide

Star Wars: Episode I - ... PG

The Trade Federation begins an embargo around the planet Naboo. The Galactic Senate sends Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi to settle the issue, but events don't go according to the plan.
Completed 3D Action Adventure Fantasy Prequel Sci-Fi
Release Date:
May 3, 2024
In Theaters
Angels & Demons poster

2009
Nationwide

Angels & Demons PG-13

The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley.

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
Completed Drama Prequel Suspense Thriller
Release Date:
May 15, 2009
In Theaters
Gremlins: The Wild Batch poster

2024
HBO Max

Gremlins: The Wild Batch

Gremlins: The Wild Batch follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic, mystery and Mogwai mayhem. Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way.
Completed Adventure Animated Prequel
Release Date:
October 3, 2024
HBO Max

Summer Lovin'

Based on the song “Summer Nights” and focuses on the summer romantic fling between high schoolers Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson.
Development Drama Musical Prequel Romance
Alien: Covenant poster

2017
Nationwide

Alien: Covenant R

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with Alien: Covenant, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus -- and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world -- whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Completed 3D Action Adventure Prequel Sci-Fi Sequel Thriller
Release Date:
May 19, 2017
In Theaters
Solo: A Star Wars Story poster

2018
Nationwide

Solo: A Star Wars Story PG-13

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
Completed Action Adventure Prequel Sci-Fi Spin-off
Release Date:
May 25, 2018
In Theaters
The King's Man poster

2022
Hulu
Nationwide

The King's Man R

The King’s Man follows one man who must race against time to stop a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gathering to plot a war to wipe out millions. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King’s Man.
Completed Action Comedy Prequel
Release Date:
February 18, 2022
Hulu
In Theaters
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) poster

2023
HBO Max

Gremlins: Secrets of th...

Steeped in China’s rich culture and mythology, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai takes viewers back to 1920s Shanghai where the Wing family first discovers the mysterious creature. Sam Wing, the youngest in the family, accepts the dangerous task to take Gizmo home and embarks on a journey through the Chinese countryside. Sam and Gizmo are joined by a teenage street thief named Elle, and together, they encounter—and sometimes battle—colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. Along their quest, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.
Completed Comedy Horror Prequel Reboot
Release Date:
May 23, 2023
HBO Max
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes poster

2023
Nationwide

The Hunger Games: The B... PG-13

Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.
Completed Action Adaptation Adventure Prequel
Release Date:
November 17, 2023
In Theaters
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For poster

2014
Nationwide

Sin City: A Dame to Kil...

In Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Dwight (Josh Brolin) is hunted down by the only woman he ever loved, Ava Lord, and then watches his life go straight to hell. Chronologically, this story takes place prior to “The Big Fat Kill” (featured in the film Frank Miller's Sin City) and explains how Dwight came to have a dramatically different face.
Location: US - Texas
Completed Action Adventure Crime Gangster Prequel Sequel
Release Date:
August 22, 2014
In Theaters
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins poster

2021
Nationwide

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Or... PG-13

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for: a home. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes’ honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him. Based on the iconic G.I. Joe character, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins also stars Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Úrsula Corberó as The Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Tahehiro Hira as Kenta and Iko Uwais as Hard Master.
Locations: CA - British Columbia; Japan
Completed Action Adventure Prequel Reboot
Release Date:
July 23, 2021
In Theaters
Star Trek poster

2009
Nationwide

Star Trek PG-13

From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). A Romulan, Nero (Eric Bana), and a much older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are influences, as well as Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Completed Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Prequel Sci-Fi
Release Date:
May 8, 2009
In Theaters
Monsters University poster

2013
Nationwide

Monsters University G

Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met at University of Fear they couldn't stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
Completed 3D Adventure Animated CG College Comedy Family Kids Prequel Shot-In-3D
Release Date:
June 21, 2013
In Theaters
Puss in Boots poster

2011
Nationwide
Netflix Blu-ray
Netflix DVD

Puss in Boots

"Puss in Boots" will star Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots and Salma Hayek as Kitty, Puss' love interest. Swords will cross and hearts will be broken in this adventure starring one of the most beloved characters of the Shrek universe - Puss In Boots. It's a swashbuckling ride through Puss's early years as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs.
Completed 3D Action Adventure Animated Family Kids Prequel
Release Date:
October 28, 2011
In Theaters
Netflix Blu-ray
Netflix DVD

The Untouchables: Capon...

An Irish cop, who is as crooked as every other Chicago cop on the take, has a moral awakening after seeing the level of violence and criminality that Al Capone, the king of the underworld, brings to the city.
Action Adventure Crime Drama Gangster Prequel