John Latchem

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Lionsgate will release the psychological thriller The Surfer, starring Nicolas Cage, through digital retailers starting June 6. It is being offered as a premium VOD rental for $9.99, or digital purchase for $14.99. The VOD price will drop to $5.99 starting July 15. In the film, directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man (Cage) returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son — only to be thwarted by the locals’ hardcore “don’t live here, don’t surf here” rule.

2 days ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

In addition to being one of Hollywood’s top indie studios the past few years, A24 has more recently set its sights on becoming a notable boutique home entertainment label for its own catalog. Since the end of its home entertainment distribution deal with Lionsgate in 2024, A24 has been focused not only on self-distributing Blu-ray and 4K discs of its titles in the home entertainment market, but growing its brand with tie-in products such as books, shirts and soundtrack albums.

3 days ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

A Minecraft Movie John Latchem June 4, 2025 Warner’s A Minecraft Movie was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended May 25. The first-ever big screen, live-action adaptation of Minecraft, the bestselling video game of all time, stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black.

3 days ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

Disney-owned 20th Century Studios will release the spy thriller The Amateur through digital retailers starting June 10, followed by a Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc release July 8. The film stars Rami Malek as CIA codebreaker Charlie Heller, who channels his intellect into a relentless pursuit of justice after his wife (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed in a terrorist attack. Under the tactical guidance of seasoned CIA operative Henderson (Laurence Fishburne), Heller evolves from analyst to avenger.

3 days ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

Hurry Up Tomorrow. (Photo by Andrew Cooper) Lionsgate June 6 will release the thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow for premium digital purchase or rental. The film serves as a companion to the album of the same name by musician Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, who plays a fictionalized version of himself who is struggling with depression and insomnia while on tour and gets drawn into a dark relationship by obsessed fan (Jenna Ortega).