From home entertainment release announcements, to gaming news, and a slew of trailers, here’s everything you may have missed this week.
‘Lilo & Stitch’ (2025) Gets Disney+ Streaming Date
This reimagination of a Disney animated classic brings new energy into the hilarious and heart-warming tale of Lilo and her unconventional adopted “pet” Stitch. Lush tropical settings provide welcoming visuals as warm as the “found family” that Lilo and Stitch create together, while also authentically honoring the culture and beauty of Hawai’i. Lilo & Stitch is directed by Oscar®-nominated Dean Fleischer Camp and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, while introducing Maia Kealoha.
Lilo & Stitch will be available to watch on Disney+ starting on September 3rd.
First Trailer for James L. Brooks’ ‘Ella McCay’
An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. “Ella McCay” features an all-star cast including Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Fearn, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Becky Ann Baker, Joey Brooks with Albert Brooks and Woody Harrelson.
Ella McCay hits theaters on December 12th.
Details on NBA 2K26’s New Visual Enhancements
2K announced the latest presentation enhancements coming to NBA 2K26 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2, designed to authentically reflect the energy of the NBA for a fully immersive experience. From heightened player fidelity to palpable arena atmosphere, energetic commentary and captivating pageantry, NBA 2K26 pushes the limits of realism in-game.
New and updated presentation enhancements in NBA 2K26 include:
Player Fidelity: In NBA 2K26, the evolution of player fidelity is more noticeable thanks to a new shader that brings out the subtleties of each player’s skin. This latest shading technology makes every detail of the game more vivid and dynamic – highlighting elements like the curvature of embroidered names on the backs of jerseys, ultra-fine stitching, and even improved muscle definition after a thunderous dunk.
Arena Visuals: In addition to the new skin shader, lighting has been redesigned to improve light intensity and color correction ensuring players shine and reflect under the bright lights of basketball’s biggest stage. New floor shaders have also been introduced to add more life and sheen to every court, representing even the distinct contrast in wood grain color.
Arena Atmosphere: Crowd variety has been significantly expanded, featuring twice as many unique character models – including a wider range of body types, heads, and age groups – to better represent the NBA’s diverse fanbase. Fans in the crowd have also been given rally towels, foam fingers and even rubber chickens to show their team spirit in key moments of special games. In certain arenas, fans will also wear an arena provided LED wristband that’s used to create light shows for player introductions, after big plays, and more.
Team-Specific Features: From the shape of each arena’s overhead spotlights to the Clippers’ towering “Wall,” or the Pistons’ courtside lounge, all 30 arenas in NBA 2K26 have been designed to closely match their real-world counterparts. Authenticity extends to pre-game rituals across the league down to the specific patterns of light shows, how they illuminate the court with team colors, and even capturing the thin haze that fills the arena after pyrotechnics.
Broadcast Voices & Late-Game Commentary: Tim Legler joins the broadcast booth this year, accompanied by 2K vets Kevin Harlan, Greg Anthony, Stan Van Gundy, Shams Charania, and more. NBA 2K26 will also feature new PA announcers and international correspondents. Additionally, when the clock ticks down and the game is on the line, there will be a noticeable shift in tone from the commentators to match the intensity in the arena.
Big NBA Moments: Capture the magnitude of NBA awards and moments, including a full integration of the NBA Cup. Now all seven NBA regular season trophies from MVP to Rookie of the Year will be presented to players at their first home game after winning the award. Adding to the pageantry, as players win titles, banners will be raised in the rafters to celebrate their achievements and championships. Throughout their career, these dynamic banners will update to reflect and commemorate their legacy and place in NBA history.
NBA 2K26 comes to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 5th.
New Trailer for Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’
From Academy Award®–winning director Ron Howard, Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned outsiders (Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney) who abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other. What follows is a chilling descent into chaos where tensions spiral, desperation takes hold, and a twisted power struggle leads to betrayal, violence, and the deaths of half the colony.
Eden hits theaters on August 22nd.
Get Familiar with Amon the Forgeknight in Borderlands 4
2K and Gearbox Software shared the Gameplay Overview for Amon the Forgeknight, the third in a series of introductions to the four all-new Vault Hunters who are wreaking havoc on Kairos in Borderlands 4! If you love running headfirst into battle, soaking up damage and dishing it out in equal measure, you’d do well to check out Amon. In addition to being a resilient frontliner, Amon has a mechanically complex set of Action Skills with primary and secondary functions that’ll leave room for experimentation, even with the most experienced players.
In the Amon Gameplay Overview, you can watch Amon tear his enemies asunder with an arsenal of Forgeweapons, which take form via the Forgedrones stored within Amon’s cybernetic-enhanced beefcake body. Amon can attack or defend as needed, ready to pulverize enemies with a Forgehammer, slice them in twain with Forgeaxes, soak up damage with a Forgeshield, and much, much more.
Borderlands 4 launches worldwide on September 12, 2025 via PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. It will also be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, 2025.
First Trailer for ‘Rental Family’
Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.
Rental Family hits theaters on November 21st.
First Trailer for ‘Regretting You’
Based on the bestselling book, REGRETTING YOU introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) as they explore what’s left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other. REGRETTING YOU is a story of growth, resilience, and self-discovery in the aftermath of tragedy, also starring Dave Franco and Mason Thames with Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald, in theatres this October.
Regretting You hits theaters on October 24th.
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Trailer Revealed
With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You hits theaters on October 10th.
Full Trailer for ‘The Paper’
The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.
The Paper premieres on Peacock with four episodes on September 4th, followed by two new episodes every Thursday through September 25th.
First trailer for Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.
Highest 2 Lowest hits theaters on August 15th, and streaming on Apple TV+ September 5th.
