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directive that would send six men behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target . A mixed unit of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne was joined by a lone member of the French Resistance . Their mission has never been officially acknowledged , and there is no record the unit ever existed . But those who were there gave it a name of its own : Murder Company . Geoff Stults , Kelsey Grammer , Pooch Hall , and William Moseley star in this story based on true events .
Longlegs
Directed by Osgood Perkins Rated R • July 12 - In Theaters
In pursuit of a serial killer ( Nicholas Cage ), an FBI agent ( Maika Monroe ) uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree . Blair Underwood , Alicia Witt , and Kiernan Shipka are also stars .
Fly Me to the Moon
Directed by Greg Berlanti Rated PG-13 • July 12 - In Theaters A sharp , stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA ’ s historic Apollo 11 moon landing . Brought in to fix NASA ’ s public image , sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones ( Scarlett Johansson ) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis ’ s ( Channing Tatum ) already difficult task . When the White House deems the mission too important to fail , Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup , and the countdown truly begins .
Twisters
Twisters
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung Rated PG-13 • July 19 - In Theaters
Kate Cooper ( Daisy Edgar-Jones ), a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado , now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City . She is lured back to the open plains by her friend , Javi ( Anthony Ramos ), to test a groundbreaking new tracking system . There , she crosses paths with Tyler Owens ( Glen Powell ), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew . As storm season intensifies , terrifying phenomena are unleashed . Kate , Tyler , and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives .
Deadpool & Wolverine
Directed by Shawn Levy Rated R • July 26 - In Theaters
Full plot details haven ’ t been released , but six years after the events of Deadpool 2 , Wade Wilson ( Ryan Reynolds ) lives a quiet life , having left his time as the mercenary Deadpool behind him until the Time Variance Authority ( TVA )— a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline — pulls him into a new mission . With his home universe facing an existential threat , Wilson reluctantly joins an even more reluctant Wolverine ( Hugh Jackman ) on a mission that will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ). july 2024 illinoisentertainer . com 13