【Movies to Watch】This Week’s New Releases: Fast & Furious Spin-Off

By / ScenicSpot.com Editorial Team
 
This week’s new releases include *Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw* starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, as well as the horror anthology *The ABCs of Death 2½*, dubbed as Avengers-level spooky. Get ready for your post-work and weekend movie marathons to look forward to！

Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
 
 
 
Since the burly law enforcer Hobbs (played by Dwayne Johnson), a loyal elite agent from the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), and the unruly outlaw Shaw (played by Jason Statham), a former elite British SAS operative, first clashed in 2015’s *Furious 7*, the two rivals have been trading verbal jabs and physical blows, each trying to take the other down. But when an anarchist named Brixton (played by Idris Elba), who has been bio-genetically enhanced and possesses superhuman strength, unleashes a sinister biochemical threat that could cause irreversible changes to humanity—and defeats a brilliant, fearless MI6 defector (played by Vanessa Kirby from *The Crown*), who also happens to be Shaw’s sister, Hailey Shaw—the once bitter enemies must join forces to take on a villain even more ruthless than themselves.
 
Release Date: July 31, 2019
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Eddie Marsan
 
 
 
The ABCs of Death 2½
 
 
 
In the Bavarian woods, a young brother and sister struggle against a parasitic demon possessing human bodies. In a remote Polish countryside, a female ghost tells a gravedigger that consuming the hearts of three recently deceased individuals will grant him omniscience. Amidst a drunken gathering, Greek men accidentally capture an ugly creature stealing their wine, whose blood is said to bring ultimate pleasure. A greedy British businessman travels across the ocean to India to buy exotic creatures, ignoring his guide’s warnings and venturing into the darkest depths of a cellar to uncover its most secret horrors...
 
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Distributor: Darklight Bird
Directors: Ashim Ahluwalia, Ken Eaton, Severin Fiala, Veronica Franz, Katelyn Gifford, Kevin Reid, Ognjen Svilicic, Yannis Veslemes
Cast: Bertrand Migeat-Mel, Sarah Nagler

Miracle of the Elevator Boy
 
 
 
A 24-year-old science and engineering student temporarily takes over his father’s job as an elevator operator in a luxury residential building. Tasked daily with pressing floor buttons for residents, the mundane work leaves him feeling disillusioned and indifferent—often doing the bare minimum. His attitude begins to catch the attention of the residents’ families, injecting joy and humor into the confined space of the elevator. Through this, he comes to understand his father’s deep devotion to the job and gains invaluable life lessons...
 
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Distributor: Lianying / Lianying Pictures
Director: Jonathan Augustine
Cast: Mohan Khan, Nyla Masood, Sagar Kale, Annasha

King’s Letters
 
 
 
“Writing should belong to the people!” During the Joseon Dynasty, literacy and knowledge were tightly controlled. King Sejong (played by Song Kang-ho) deeply felt the inconvenience of using Chinese characters for cultural dissemination and urgently sought a script that could fully express the sounds of his own language. Defying all his ministers, he created *Hunminjeongeum* for the common people. By chance, the man at the pinnacle of power encountered the lowliest monk, Shinmi (played by Park Hae-il). United in focus and unwavering belief, they began creating Hangul, unveiling a little-known historical secret of script creation…
 
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Distributor: Chaechang
Director: Cho Jung-rae
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Park Hae-il, Jeon Mi-seon

Pain and Glory
 
 
 
What is it that sustains your vast and desolate life?
The aging film director Marlo (played by Antonio Banderas) is on the brink of a creative drought, tormented by illness and forced to rely on medication to dull the pain. Reflecting on his current plight, Marlo recalls how his family emigrated from their hometown to a small Spanish town in 1960, where his mother (played by Penélope Cruz) lit up his hopes for the future in their cramped home; in 1980, he met his first love in Madrid, only to part ways later—writing became his way of coping with heartbreak, unexpectedly opening the door to the world of cinema. This is a story Almodóvar has made for himself, and for everyone struggling through life.
 
Release date: August 2, 2019
Distributor: ifilm (ChuanYing Interactive)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz