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 on genre films.
Premiering This Week:
There are no major genre movies hitting theaters this week, but several films with limited release will be of interest. That includes the time-traveling The Infinite Husk, Luc Besson’s Dracula, the sci f thriller The Dresden Sun, and the horror entry Whistle. Available on Friday On Demand are the sci fi film OBEX, the horror entry The Arborist and the supernatural drama The Morrigan. Below are some highlights, and you can read more about these and see all the upcoming sci fi and fantasy films at this link.
The Infinite Husk (In Theaters-Limited, Feb 6): Forced to occupy the human body of a young Black woman on Earth, she is sent on a treacherous mission to spy on one of her own kind to uncover the potential threat of a new and dangerous type of science.
Directed by: Aaron Silverstein
Starring: Geena Alexandra, Circus-Szalewski, Gary Lee Reed, Peace Ikediuba, Jyl Haruye Kineshiro
Dracula (In Theaters-Limited, Feb 6): When a 15th-century prince witnesses the brutal murder of his wife, he renounces God and damns heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death, no matter the cost. On the verge of reuniting, Dracula is hunted by a relentless priest, sworn to end his immortal reign.
Directed by: Luc Besson
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, Matilda De Angelis, Zoë Bleu, Ewens Abid, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Raphael Luce
Sci Fi Movie News
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has been pulled from theaters after experiencing a notable drop in ticket sales in its third week (you can see the Box Office results at this link). It is unclear if it is getting yanked from all theaters, or if it will just have less of presence there in the coming weeks. A third film was planned to cap off the 28 Years Later trilogy, but that may be in doubt now seeing as The Bone Temple stands to lose money.
Ian McKellen will be taking up the wizard staff and donning the robes again to return as Gandalf for the upcoming Lord of the Rings film The Hunt for Gollum. Andy Serkis will be directing that and reprising his role as Gollum, and there is word that Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen could be making appearances as well. Filming is set to begin in July which would have it on track for a 2027 premiere.
We previously covered the news that Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere universe is getting an adaptation at Apple TV, and that he will be closely involved with that. Sanderson himself has now revealed that he will be writing the script for the Mistborn film:
I will be writing the Mistborn screenplay myself over the next 5 months, as my full time work. Goal is for a theatrical Mistborn, then Stormlight show after. Focus on doing it carefully and right.
He also explained why he went with Apple TV after a bidding war for the property:
The decision to pick Apple was due to two factors. First, the level of approvals and control. Apple wants to be a true partner with me, and they feel like they really get what I want to do. Second, their track record. Apple does fewer things, but with higher quality, than some other studios. I find virtually every thing of theirs I watch is excellent and creator driven.
This adaptation will take a while to get going, but it’s possible the film could premiere at some point in 2027.
In casting news, Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) will be joining Mike Flanagan’s reboot of The Exorcist. Already set for that film are Scarlet Johansson (Black Widow), Jacobi Jupe (Britannia), Diane Lane (Y: The Last Man), and Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Man Who Fell to Earth). In addition, Isabela Merced (Superman) has been pegged as the lead for the movie adaptation of the hit Sega videogame franchise The House Of The Dead.
Recent Trailers
undertone (In Theaters, March 13, 2026): Follows the host of an ‘all-things-creepy’ podcast who moves into her dying mother’s house to be her primary caregiver. When she receives audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing paranormal noises, she realizes the woman’s story mirrors her own. Each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape.
Directed by: Ian Tuason
Starring: Nina Kiri, Kris Holden-Ried, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Seled Calderon
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