Three notable new movies are hitting the big screen this week, in addition to limited screenings, from 26 June of K-Pop concert recording Ateez World Tour [Towards The Light : Will To Power] In Cinemas. Continuing through the coming week, meanwhile, the 27th edition of the Encounters Documentary Festival is rolling out its packed schedule at the V&A in Cape Town and The Zone at Rosebank, and there’s Bollywood comedy Sitaare Zameen Par. Finally, if you need some game-changing classic horror in your life, you can check out Hitchcock’s Psycho as part of Ster Kinekor’s Throwback rerelease programme.
Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland are back with 28 Years Later, the third film in the harrowing post-apocalyptic horror franchise – and the first since 2007’s 28 Weeks Later. It’s been almost 30 years since the rage virus decimated the UK, turning people into vicious zombies. One community managed to survive on their cut-off island, but when a few of their number venture out to the mainland, they discover fresh horrors, secrets and an unexpected mutation. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes head up the cast.
Something to note: 28 Years Later was shot back-to-back with upcoming follow-up 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which is out in January 2026.
Pixar’s latest, Elio, is a sci-fi animated adventure about mistaken identity, and finding where you belong in the universe. Lonely 11-year-old space fanatic Elio finds his dream come true when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from across the galaxy. There he’s accidentally identified as Earth’s ambassador, at the same time he makes his first friend – fellow outcast Glordon the alien. The likes of Zoe Saldaña, Brad Garrett and Jameela Jamil contribute voices.
Action comedy Bride Hard is pretty much exactly what its title suggests. Sam (Rebel Wilson) is a secret agent out of her depth as a bridesmaid for her childhood best friend (Anna Camp). But when a team of mercenaries, led by Stephen Dorff’s Kurt, takes the uber-wealthy guests at the destination wedding hostage, Sam’s brutally efficient combat skills may just save the day. Directed by Con Air, Expendables 2 and The Mechanic’s Simon West.