Release schedule for sci fi, fantasy, and horror movies for the upcoming months coming to theaters, VOD, streaming, and home video. Be sure to check back on a regular basis for updates. If we have missed something, let us know in the comments below or at axiomsedgescifi@gmail.com.
July to September 2026
Primary Source: MovieInsider.com
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July
Pinocchio: Unstrung
In Theaters-Limited, July 9
When young James visits his grandfather Geppetto, he discovers a secret that should have stayed hidden: Pinocchio – a living wooden puppet with one obsession. To become a real boy, Pinocchio will tear, carve, and kill his way through anyone who stands in his path. Guided by a sinister Cricket voiced by horror legend Robert Englund, this puppet has no conscience, no limits, and no intention of stopping.
Directed by: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Starring: Richard Brake, Robert Englund, Cameron Bell
Evil Dead Burn
In Theaters, July 10
After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life… live on even in death.
Directed by: Sébastien Vanicek
Starring: Sébastien Vanicek, Souheila Yacoub, Luciane Buchanan, Maude Davey
The Outer Threat
In Theaters-Limited, July 10
After making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery, astrophysicists Daniel and Michelle are forced to flee from home with their family — pursued through the countryside by a relentless and anonymous assailant. As their flight unfolds, the line between cosmic revelation and human paranoia blurs, leading to a tense and emotional confrontation that challenges the boundaries of understanding, science, and survival.
Directed by: William Woods
Starring: Mark O’Brien, Constance Wu, William Fichtner
The Odyssey
In Theaters, July 17
A mythic action epic that follows Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan war.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson
Her Private Hell
In Theaters-Limited, July 24
When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Havana Rose Liu, Charles Melton, Dougray Scott, Nicolas Winding Refn, Kristine Froseth, Sophie Thatcher
Sheep in the Box
In Theaters-Limited, July 24
Two years after losing their son Kakeru, Otone and her husband Kensuke take into their lives a humanoid from a company that rents humanoids to bereaved families as replacements for lost loved ones. The robot looks and behaves exactly like Kakeru, with Otone embracing its arrival as Kensuke struggles to accept it. Living with “him” seems to restore the flow of time within the family, yet gradually exposes the unspoken wounds and lingering regrets each parent carries after the loss. All the while, he begins to slip away to meet other humanoid children, unnoticed by the parents.
Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring: Daigo, Rimu Kuwaki, Megumi Bans, Kaoru Matsuzaki, Haruka Ayase
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Streaming-Paramount+, July 25
This new story in the Avatar universe sees Aang learn of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: Eric Nam, Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Dionne Quan, Taika Waititi, Ronny Chieng, Ken Jeong
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
In Theaters, July 31
After the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks an entirely new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Mark Ruffalo
August
The Ice Cream Man
In Theaters, August 7
Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
Directed by: Eli Roth
Starring: Ari Millen, Charlie Storey, Karen Cliche, Charlie Zeltzer, Sarah Abbott, Dylan Hawco, Noah Belson, Benjamin Byron Davis
The Last House
Streaming-Netflix, August 7
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
The End of Oak Street
In Theaters, August 14
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
Directed by: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery
The Magic Faraway Tree
In Theaters, August 21
Based on the worldwide best-selling novel, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly, Tim, and their three children as they begin a new life in the remote countryside. When the kids discover a magical tree hidden near their home, they are welcomed by its extraordinary residents and swept into spectacular, fantastical lands beyond their wildest imagination. With every adventure, the family discovers the magic that helps them reconnect with what matters most – each other.
Directed by: Ben Gregor
Starring: Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Ferguson, Matthew Chausse, Nonso Anozie, Joe Simpson, Simon Farnaby, Michael Cornelius, Sam Mendes
Insidious: Out of the Further
In Theaters, August 21
Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the Insidious universe. When something evil comes after her, Gemma discovers an ability that changes everything: she doesn’t just enter The Further, she can bring what lives there back to the real world. Once the demons realize her power, our world becomes their playground.
Directed by: Jacob Chase
Starring: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Lin Shaye
It Ends
In Theaters-Limited, August 21
Four recent college grads on a nighttime drive find themselves stuck on a road that sprawls on forever, with seemingly no end in sight. They are occasionally attacked by stragglers and have to find a routine to plan their rest stops, but after a few thousand miles, it all feels the same. Still, they keep on driving, only in the belief that something better will come eventually.
Directed by: Alex Ullom
Starring: Akira Jackson, Phinehas Yoon, Mitchell Cole, Noah Toth
The Dog Stars
In Theaters, August 28
The film tells the story of Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. But when Hig receives a mysterious radio transmission, he ventures into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exist.
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce
Coyote vs. ACME
In Theaters, August 28
After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets, backstabbed by bat suits, rocked by rocket skates, upended by unicycles, quaked by quake pills, rubberized by rogue bands, and hurled headlong off every cliff in the Southwest, Wile E. Coyote (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes.
Directed by: Dave Green
Starring: John Cena, Will Forte, James Gunn, Lana Condor, Chris McKay, P.J. Byrne, Chris deFaria, Jon Silberman
Colony
In Theaters-Limited, August 28
Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
Starring: Go Soo, Gianna Jun, Ji Chang-Wook, Yeon Sang-ho, Koo Kyo-hwan, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, Choi Gyu-seok
Legend of the White Dragon
In Theaters-Limited, August 28
Jason David Frank is the White Dragon. Forced to hide in the shadows, fugitive hero Erik Reed must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain obsessed with destroying the White Dragon for good.
Directed by: Aaron Schoenke
Starring: Jason David Frank, Andrew Bachelor, David Ramsey, Michael Madsen, Mark Dacascos, Ciara Hanna, Mayling Ng
September
Onslaught
In Theaters, September 4
When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Adria Arjona, Michael Biehn, Drew Starkey, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Alex Pereira
Practical Magic 2
In Theaters, September 11
Set 25 years after the events of the first movie, the story follows the Owens family as they face a new crisis when a discovery regarding the family’s history & the origins of their magic comes to light. When Sally’s daughter (Joey King) begins to uncover hidden family secrets & develops her own dark abilities, they are plunged into a multi-generational struggle to finally break the curse that has haunted their lineage for centuries. The Owens women (Sally, Gillian, and their aunts) must once again unite, traveling from their home in Massachusetts to the UK to confront the source of their magic and save the next generation of their family.
Directed by: Susanne Bier
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Lee Pace, Akiva Goldsman, Xolo Maridueña, Joey King, Denise Di Novi, Dianne Wiest
Resident Evil
In Theaters, September 18
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
Directed by: Zach Cregger
Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Austin Abrams, Robert Kulzer, Shay Hatten, Kali Reis, Zach Cherry
Never After Dark
In Theaters-Limited, September 25
This film focuses on a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.
Directed by: Dave Boyle
Starring: Bokuzo Masana, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Kento Kaku, Tae Kimura, Kurumi Inagaki, Moeka Hoshi
Later in 2026
Clayface
In Theaters, October
This DCU entry unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.
Directed by: James Watkins
Starring: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan
Godzilla Minus Zero
In Theaters, November 6
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of Godzilla Minus One, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. Additionally confirmed out of CinemaCon, Ryunosuke Kamiki, the hero who faced Godzilla’s terror in Godzilla Minus One, returns as Koichi Shikishima, and is joined by Minami Hamabe as Noriko Oishi, who miraculously survived Godzilla’s first attack on Tokyo.
Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki
Starring: TBA
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
In Theaters, November 20
THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Mckenna Grace, Ben Wang
Dune Part Three
In Theaters, December 18
Dune: Part Three is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with Chani at the heart of its unfolding mystery. As rebellion brews and enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most.
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach de Bankolé
Avengers: Doomsday
In Theaters, December 18
Avengers: Doomsday follows beloved heroes from three distinct universes as they’re set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.
Directed by: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan
Werwulf
In Theaters, December 25
In medieval Britain, a mysterious creature stalks the foggy countryside, transforming local folklore into terrifying reality as villagers face an ancient supernatural threat.
Directed by: Robert Eggers
Starring: Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp
Hope
In Theaters-Limited, Fall 2026
In the remote village of Hope Harbor, near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the community is thrown into chaos when a tiger is suspected to have appeared and local police chief Bum-seok is alerted. But what begins as a local emergency soon spirals into a deeper, more terrifying mystery, one that forces the town’s residents to confront the unknown.
Directed by: Na Hong-jin
Starring: Taylor Russell, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Cameron Britton, Jung Ho-yeon, Zo In-sung, Hwang Jung-min
