Movie fans got a packed batch of new trailers this week, ranging from Robert Eggers’ medieval werewolf nightmare and DC’s body-horror take on Clayface to Nicolas Cage transforming into football legend John Madden. Brandon Sklenar goes on a desperate rescue mission, U.S. President Samuel L. Jackson gets behind the wheel of the Ai-powered presidential limo, and Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth — this time under the direction of David Fincher.
Here’s a breakdown of this week’s notable new movie trailers and what you need to know.
WERWULF
Robert Eggers returns to period horror after Nosferatu with Werwulf, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a man who becomes the very beast he sets out to hunt.
Synopsis: Set in 13th-century England, Werwulf is a dark tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within. The new trailer offers a more revealing look at Taylor-Johnson’s terrifying transformation. Eggers co-wrote the screenplay with Sjón.
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson and Bodhi Rae Breathnach Director: Robert Eggers Release Date: December 25, 2026, exclusively in theaters
CLAYFACE
DC Studios goes full body horror with Clayface, chronicling Matt Hagen’s transformation from Hollywood leading man into one of Gotham’s most recognizable villains.
Synopsis: Tom Rhys Harries stars as Hagen, whose rise from a Gotham street kid to movie star comes to an abrupt end when a crime boss leaves him horribly disfigured. Desperate to restore his face, Hagen undergoes an experimental treatment that initially appears successful — until the procedure begins affecting his body and his grip on reality, sending him down a path of revenge.
Cast: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James Director: James Watkins Writers: Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, from a story by Flanagan Release Date: October 23, 2026, exclusively in theaters
MADDEN
Nicolas Cage transforms into NFL legend John Madden, while Christian Bale takes on longtime Raiders owner Al Davis in the first full trailer for Madden.
Synopsis: The biographical sports drama follows Madden’s extraordinary career alongside Davis, from his Super Bowl-winning years with the Oakland Raiders to becoming one of football’s most recognizable broadcasters and eventually helping create the Madden NFL video game phenomenon.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney and Shane Gillis
Director: David O. Russell
Release Date: November 11, 2026, in select theaters; November 18 globally on Prime Video
THE RESCUE
1923 star Brandon Sklenar trades the Yellowstone ranch for another rugged setting in The Rescue, a modern Western action thriller about a father searching for his kidnapped daughter.
Synopsis: Sklenar plays former rodeo cowboy Jamie Lee, whose daughter is abducted and held for ransom. When her dog manages to pick up her scent, Jamie heads into the wilderness with the animal as his guide, taking matters into his own hands to track down the kidnappers.
Cast: Brandon Sklenar, Hassie Harrison, Josh Lucas, Josh Duhamel, Spencer Treat Clark, Tim Blake Nelson, Austin Amelio, Nick Searcy and Lorelei Olivia Mote
Director: Potsy Ponciroli
Writer: John Fusco
Release Date: January 29, 2027, exclusively in theaters
THE BEAST
Samuel L. Jackson plays the President of the United States in The Beast, an action thriller that turns the heavily armored presidential limousine into a high-tech weapon.
Synopsis: A coordinated attack against the United States puts the president inside the vehicle nicknamed “The Beast.” With Secret Service agent Taft injured, the president discovers that the limo has highly classified offensive capabilities and must learn how to use them while fighting to survive an attempted coup.
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Joel Kinnaman and Guy Burnet
Director: Renny Harlin Writer: Umair Aleem
Release Date: October 9, 2026, in theaters
PAPER TIGER
Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson get tangled up with the Russian mafia in writer-director James Gray’s Paper Tiger.
Synopsis: Driver and Teller play brothers Gary and Irwin Pearl, whose pursuit of the American Dream takes a dangerous turn when they become entangled in a scheme involving the Russian mafia. What initially looks like an opportunity begins threatening their family, including Irwin’s wife, played by Johansson.
Cast: Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson
Writer/Director: James Gray
Release Date: November 13, 2026, in limited theaters, followed by a nationwide expansion November 20
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, but this time Quentin Tarantino hands the director’s chair to David Fincher for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.
Synopsis: Set in 1977, eight years after Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, the film finds Cliff working as a bartender and projectionist while also making money as a Hollywood fixer. His latest assignment brings him into the orbit of TV star Charlie Peters and a collection of Hollywood characters, gangsters, blackmail and theft. Fincher directs from a screenplay written by Tarantino.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Corey Fogelmanis and Karren Karagulian
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Quentin Tarantino
Release Date: November 25, 2026, for an exclusive two-week IMAX theatrical run; December 23 on Netflix