{"id":18041,"date":"2021-08-01T23:52:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=18041"},"modified":"2021-08-30T22:41:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T05:41:10","slug":"august-2021-movie-releases-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/august-2021-movie-releases-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2021 Movie Releases: Everything Coming To Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>August has arrived, signaling summer winding down and a new school year coming just around the corner. That doesn&#8217;t mean there aren&#8217;t plenty of great movies to close out the summer with, though. James Gunn leads the way (and an all-star cast) with his take on the Suicide Squad. Ryan Reynolds is right behind him with an original tentpole video game action-comedy. Four different horror movies are here to deliver chills in the heat of August, along with one musical biopic, an action-packed thriller, and Hugh Jackman back at it in a sci-fi mystery. Summer&#8217;s going out with a bang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are all the wide-release movies coming to theaters in August 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Suicide Squad \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:\u00a0Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Idris Elba, John Cena, Peter Capaldi, Flula Borg, Daniela Melchior, Michael Rooker, David Dastmalchian, Mayling Ng, Nathan Fillion, Alica Braga, Pete Davidson, Sean Gunn, Joaqu\u00edn Cos\u00edo, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Jennifer Holland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: James Gunn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE SUICIDE SQUAD \u2013 Official \u201cRain\u201d Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eg5ciqQzmK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to hell\u2014a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst supervillains are kept and where they will do anything to get out\u2014even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today\u2019s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone\u2019s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/the-suicide-squad\/287184\">The Suicide Squad<\/a><\/em> is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave\u2026and Amanda Waller\u2019s government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they\u2019re dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone\u2019s laying down bets, the smart money is against them\u2014all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Guy \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:\u00a0Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aaron Reed, Britne Oldford, Anabel Graetz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Shawn Levy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Free Guy | New Trailer | 20th Century Studios\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cttnRmcr_ME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This December, one man will save us from no new tentpole boredom. One movie will give us the romance and spectacle we\u2019ve been missing. That man\u2026is Ryan Reynolds. That movie\u2026is\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/free-guy\/288483\">Free Guy<\/a><\/em>. <em>Free Guy<\/em>\u00a0follows the life of Guy, a bank teller who lives a mundane life in an anything-but-mundane world where explosions, carjackings, murder and mayhem are the norm. As Guy goes through the monotonous motions of his days, he\u2019s suddenly shaken out of his stupor when he passes the beautiful, strong Molotov Girlvon the street and a crush blossoms. Determined to change his life, Guy learns that he\u2019s actually an NPC in a video game \u2013\u00a0and because of his unpredictable actions causing in-game chaos, the game developer led by the egomaniacal Antoine wants to shut it down. Can Guy go from an ordinary dude to a hero who saves the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t Breathe 2 \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast: Stephen Lang, Rocci Williams,\u00a0Stephanie Arcila, Bobby Schofield, Diaana Babnicova, Adam Young, Christian Zagia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Rodo Sayagues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DON\u2019T BREATHE 2 - Official Trailer (HD) | Exclusively In Movie Theaters August 13\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gRbG2tjHYCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all this summer\u2019s horror movies,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/dont-breathe-2\/313988\">Don\u2019t Breathe 2<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is the one that may end up being the sneaky sleeper hit. Filming wrapped last year and Stephen Lang will be back as the Blind Man, the antagonist of the first film. This time he\u2019ll be stepping into the protagonist role. He\u2019s been hiding out for years in an isolated cabin after having taken in a young girl orphaned by a house fire. When a group of kidnappers take her, the Blind Man is forced to leave the safety of his home in order to get her back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Respect \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:\u00a0Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Tate Donovan, Heather Headley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Liesl Tommy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RESPECT | Official Trailer | MGM Studios\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTtxoz3OIlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Musicals and musical biopics are all the rage in Hollywood right now and the Queen of Soul is the next to get the biopic treatment with a talented songstress stepping into her shoes. Following the rise of Aretha Franklin&#8217;s career from a child singing in her father&#8217;s church&#8217;s choir to her international superstardom,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/respect\/301653\">Respect<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is the remarkable true story of the music icon&#8217;s journey to find her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Night House \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast: Rebecca Hall, Stacy Martin, Sarah Goldberg, Evan Jonigkeit, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Allie McCulloch, Samantha Buck, Amy Zubieta, Michael Flores, Amber Anne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: David Bruckner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE NIGHT HOUSE | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Tshycci2ZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/the-night-house\/305557\">The Night House<\/a><\/em>\u00a0offers a change of pace for those who are fonder of psychological thrillers than straight horror. Rebecca Hall\u2019s Beth finds herself reeling from the unexpected death of her husband and left alone in the beautiful lakeside home they were supposed to grow old in together. As Beth tries to keep it together, she\u2019s increasingly disturbed by visions of a specter that comes to her when she sleeps and seems to be trying to send her a message. Beth begins digging through her husband\u2019s belongings and soon discovers he\u2019d kept secrets from her, strange and terrible revelations that threaten to destroy her forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:\u00a0Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Patrick, Patrick Malahide, Lili Rich, Madalina Anea, Jack Derges, Ori Pfeffer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Martin Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 (2021 Movie) Official Trailer - Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, and Samuel L. Jackson\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fSqa0a3mGk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world&#8217;s most skilled contract killer. But when Moody &#8211; the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival &#8211; is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/the-protege\/309914\">The Prot\u00e9g\u00e9<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demonic \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast: Carly Pope, Chris William Martin, Nathalie Boltt, Michael J. Rogers, Andrea Agur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Neill Blomkamp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demonic - Official Trailer | HD | IFC Midnight\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dUUtdDnxRuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Neill Blomkamp returns for the first time since 2015\u2019s Chappie with\u00a0<em>Demonic<\/em>. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/demonic\/317650\"><em>Demonic<\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0a young woman inadvertently unleashes horrifying supernatural forces in the form of demons as the uneasy and often dark relationship she shares with her mother becomes unraveled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PAW Patrol: The Movie \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice Cast:\u00a0Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian West, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Jimmy Kimmel, Will Brisbin, Ron Pardo, Tyler Perry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Cal Brunker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRMTr2VZcr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0PAW\u00a0Patrol\u00a0is on a roll!\u00a0 When their biggest rival, Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone\u2019s favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head on.\u00a0 While one pup must face his past in Adventure City, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty.\u00a0Together, armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the\u00a0PAW\u00a0Patrol\u00a0fights to save the citizens of Adventure City in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/paw-patrol-the-movie\/310237\">PAW Patrol: The Movie<\/a><\/em>, their thrilling first big screen adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reminiscence \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:\u00a0Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandie Newton, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira, Daniel Wu, Mojean Aria, Brett Cullen, Natalie Martinez, Angela Sarafyan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Lisa Joy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reminiscence - Official Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_BggT--yxf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/reminiscence\/309856\">Reminiscence<\/a><\/em>, Nick Bannister is a private investigator of the mind, navigating the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae. A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae&#8217;s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Candyman \u2013 Release Date: Friday, August 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Brian King, Miriam Moss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: Nia DaCosta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Candyman - Official Trailer 2\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPBH3XO8YEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nia DaCosta\u2019s\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/candyman\/284430\">Candyman<\/a><\/em>, a rebootquel of the 1992 original, will bring to life for a new generation the haunting story of Daniel Robitaille, a.k.a. the Candyman. The hook-handed boogeyman was the stuff of nightmares, appearing to those who took his name in vain and didn\u2019t believe in his existence in the Cabrini Green neighborhood of Chicago. Decades later, struggling visual artist Anthony McCoy is desperate to get his career back on track. When he hears of the legend of Candyman, he starts to unravel the mystery to use in his art, accidentally unleashing the horror all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/\">Get tickets to these movies and more.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August has arrived, signaling summer winding down and a new school year coming just around the corner. That doesn&#8217;t mean there aren&#8217;t plenty of great movies to close out the summer with, though. James Gunn leads the way (and an all-star cast) with his take on the Suicide Squad. 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