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.
April to June 2026
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April
The Blue Trail
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 3
In a not-so-distant dystopian future where the government sends seniors to isolated colonies under the guise of boosting the economy, 77-year-old Tereza (Denise Weinberg) decides her story is far from over. Refusing to surrender her independence, she embarks on a journey to pursue the dreams she is not yet ready to abandon. Along the way, she discovers freedom, companionship, and the joys of going wherever the river takes her.
Directed by: Gabriel Mascaro
Starring: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras, Adanilo, Rosa Malagueta
Winter: Battleground
On Demand, Apr 7
In a near-future USA ruled by artificial intelligence, one man refuses to submit. Winter, a former soldier turned renegade, hides deep in the forest guarding a stolen virus capable of destroying the corrupt AIs controlling the military. When his former brother-in-arms leads an elite team of cybernetically enhanced assassins to hunt him down, Winter launches a deadly guerrilla war of traps, ambushes & raw survival. As combat satellites enforce outlawed human speech & more soldiers fall under the influence of corrupted machine code, allegiances fracture and the true madness of the ruling AI is revealed. Joined by a fellow rebel and a tech expert who turns against the system, Winter races toward a final confrontation that will decide the future of human freedom.
Directed by: David Christopher Pitt
Starring: Johnny Messner, Kayleigh Gilbert, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Mermaid
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 8
An addict named Doug (Pemberton) discovers a wounded mermaid. As he nurses the mysterious creature back to health in his rundown home, Doug finds a new purpose — but as rumors of his secret begin to swirl, he’ll go to huge lengths to keep her safe.
Directed by: Tyler Cornack
Starring: Robert Patrick, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Nealon, Avery Potemri, Johnny Pemberton
Exit 8
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 10
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?
Directed by: Genki Kawamura
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana Komatsu
The Whistler
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 10
Reeling from the loss of their daughter, a couple unexpectedly inherit a secluded farm. Hoping to start fresh, they instead encounter a cult claiming it can summon spirits from beyond, forcing them to deal with dark forces and their own inner demons.
Directed by: Diego Velasco
Starring: Diane Guerrero, Indhira Serrano, Juan Pablo Raba, Laureano Olivarez
The Yeti
On Demand, Apr 10
Renowned adventurer Hollis Bannister and Oil tycoon Merriell Sunday Sr. have disappeared without a trace in the windswept wilds of northern Alaska. As Ellie Bannister and Merriell Sunday Jr., set out to search for their missing fathers, danger mounts. Something has taken notice of their trespassing expedition…and that prehistoric something is now stalking them… hunting them… THE YETI.
Directed by: Gene Gallerano, William Pisciotta
Starring: Brittany Allen, Corbin Bernsen, William Sadler, Eric Nelsen, Jim Cummings, Heather Lind
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
In Theaters, Apr 17
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Directed by: Lee Cronin
Starring: Veronica Falcón, Natalie Grace, Hayat Kamille, Shylo Molina, Jack Reynor, Billie Roy, Laia Costa, May Elghety
Hive
Tubi, Apr 17
When a strict, anxious teen loses the child she’s babysitting, she’s forced to confront a sinister presence hiding among playground children as her grip on reality slips.
Directed by: Felipe Vargas
Starring: Xochitl Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Zenobia Kloppers, Victoria Firsova, Tanya van Graan, Jenny le Roux, Thulani Nzonzo
May
Animal Farm
In Theaters, May 1
A satirical allegory of revolution and power, Animal Farm traces how a movement for equality is systematically corrupted. As the pigs consolidate control, truth is erased, dissent is crushed, and the farm descends into a ruthless dictatorship—fulfilling Orwell’s warning about the dangers of communism.
Directed by: Andy Serkis
Starring: Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Andy Serkis, Kathleen Turner, Iman Vellani
Hokum
In Theaters, May 1
When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Directed by: Damian McCarthy
Starring: Will O’Connell, Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Austin Amelio, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, Michael Patric
Mortal Combat II
In Theaters, May 8
This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Directed by: Simon McQuoid
Starring: Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks
Affection
In Theaters-Limited, May 8
Afflicted by a mysterious condition that resets her memory, Ellie becomes trapped in a cyclical nightmare with a man who claims to be her husband. She soon must uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all again.
Directed by: BT Meza
Starring: Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, Julianna Layne
The Mandalorian and Grogu
In Theaters, May 22
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu.
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White
Backrooms
In Theaters-Limited, May 29
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. After a therapist’s patient goes missing into a dimension beyond reality, she has to enter the unknown to save him. Based on the web series of the same name which was inspired by the creepypasta.
Directed by: Kane Parsons
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell
June
Masters of the Universe
In Theaters, June 6
In Masters of the Universe, an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.
Directed by: Travis Knight
Starring: Noah Centineo, Morena Baccarin, Jared Leto, Steve Tisch, Kristen Wiig, James Purefoy
Disclosure Day
In Theaters, June 12
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people.
We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo
Stop! That! Train!
In Theaters, June 12
This film follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Los Angeles, the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first class attendants (Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia) and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Starring: Ginger Minj, Jujubee, RuPaul Charles, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Chris Parnell, Latrice Royale, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Supergirl
In Theaters, June 26
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
Later in 2026
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
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
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
Insidious: Out of the Further
In Theaters, August
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
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
