Sci Fi Movies This Week: Weekly column tracking what is coming in the current week in the way of sci fi, fantasy, and horror releases as well as news and updates on genre films, streaming and theatrical.
Sci Fi Movie Premieres This Week:
The next entry in the Summer 2026 Blockbuster Sweepstakes queues up this weekend as Supergirl hopes to deliver a punch to the Box Office (with an assist from Lobo) and perform better than the other blockbusters have so far this season (more on that at this link). That arrives on Friday in wide release, and in limited release, the horror entry Camp will be hitting theaters the same day as well. Also in limited release, the final chapter of the anime series BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War hits theaters starting today and will run through June 29th. Arriving on streaming this week is Avatar: Fire and Ash which became available on Disney+ yesterday. You can see highlights for this week below, and you can read more about that one and all the current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy movies at this link.
Supergirl (In Theaters, June 26th): When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, Jason Momoa
Camp (In Theaters-Limited, June 26th): Haunted by a traumatic past, Emily finds solace as a camp counselor while navigating grief, witchcraft, and the power of female friendship.
Directed by: Avalon Fast
Starring: Ella Reece, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Zola Grimmer, Cherry Moore, Alice Wordsworth
Sci Fi Movie News of Note:
Musician/director Glen Danzig will be returning to the big screen and directing an adaptation of his own Hellmask. That brutal sword-and-sorcery comic book series is set against a medieval backdrop filled with dark magic, armored warriors and massive bloody battle scenes and it has put out three stand alone issues so far. Danzig’s previous films include 2019’s Verotika (also based on one of his comics) and 2021’s the vampire spaghetti-western Death Rider in the House of Vampires. Horror veteran James Cullen Bressack (Blood Craft) will be onboard as producer, and this will likely be targeting a late 2027 or early 2028 release in theaters.
Jemaine Clement mentioned in an interview that he is working on a sequel to the 2014 horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows, ostensibly with co-writer and co-director Taika Waititi also involved. That movie produced an FX spin-off series that ran for six seasons as well as Wellington Paranormal which ran for four. No further details on the sequel film are available at this point, but fans of the franchise will likely be eagerly looking forward to this one.
The sci Fi animated film Not Alone is in the works from Illumination starring Timothée Chalamet as an introverted rocket mechanic named Joe and Selena Gomez as Fran, a brilliant astro-botanist who is developing the world’s first-ever plant-fueled rocket. Following is the official synopsis:
When Joe and Fran are brought together to prepare for the inaugural launch of this revolutionary rocket, there are immediate sparks, but neither is particularly adept at romance. Life becomes more complicated when three aliens—tiny, unruly and adorable—take refuge in Joe’s home. Dunk, Welly and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro. The aliens determine that Fran’s rocket could provide their means of getting back home to safety.
Eric Guillon (Despicable Me 3) is directing and the film is set to hit theaters April 2027.
Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are headed back into action again… possibly. A big screen Powerpuff Girls movie is in the works at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation as announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, though no official deal is currently in place. Whether this one goes forward may depend on if new WB owner Paramount gives it the greenlight after reviewing all the current projects. Not much information is available on the film, but the assumption is that it will be based on the original series and not the poorly-received 2016 reboot.
Recent Trailers
The Last House (Streaming-Netflix, August 7th): A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Greta Lee, Wagner Moura
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