Apple Movies Include Ryan Reynolds, Jonah Hill Titles for 2026

Though Apple is still on an award season run with “F1,” the tech monolith popped the hood on quite a few new films it should release in 2026.

At a blowout media event in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Apple Studios took over Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar to unveil footage and conversations from its forthcoming slate. Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, Chris Pratt, Amy Adams, Colin Farrell and more confirmed to create buzz with global press and influencers.

While heavy on collection, 5 feature titles had been launched, beginning with Jonah Hill’s “Outcome.” The movie will mark Hill’s third directorial effort, after 2018’s “Mid90s” and the 2022 therapy documentary “Stutz.”

Led by Reeves, Diaz and Matt Bomer, “Outcome” tells a story of sobriety and redemption by way of a Hollywood lens. Reeves performs Reef Hawk, a film star who spends 5 years off the grid recovering from heroin dependancy. As Hawk’s handlers, Bomer and Diaz be taught that a mysterious and incriminating video that includes the actor might come to light. The team struggles to seek out out what may very well be on the tape, sparking an amends spree for the main man that helps him confront outdated ghosts and ask for forgiveness.

It’s attention-grabbing to see Hill explore themes of isolation and public publicity. The actor-director himself has saved a low profile since 2023, when his ex-girlfriend and professional surfer Sarah Brady printed personal textual content messages that many considered as controlling and abusive on Hill’s half.

“Outcome,” which Hill co-wrote with Ezra Woods, asks what an apology actually means and who it serves. An early trailer was performed for the crowd, the highlight of which was a cameo from cleaning soap queen Susan Lucci (she performs Reeves’ expletive-spewing mom). It has a “Jay Kelly” vibe, left bleaching in the Malibu solar (the place a lot of the film appears to be set). The movie hits Apple TV globally on April 10.

Next got here the briefest of seems at “The Dink,” a pickleball comedy starring Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen and Ed Harris. Johnson, of the beloved “New Girl” ensemble, performs a tennis prodigy minimize quick after a run-in with Andy Roddick. To the chagrin of his dad (Harris), Johnson’s character takes up pickleball with Steenburgen as a accomplice. He finds a new ardour and confronts outdated demons while having fun with, presumably, very low-impact cardio. Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”) directs, and the movie hits the platform on July 24.

Third up was “Matchbox The Movie,” what might be Mattel Films’ second important outing since the unit relaunched in 2023 with box workplace phenomenon “Barbie.”  A trailer performed for the room confirmed off what appears to be a squeaky-clean tackle “Fast and Furious.” The cutesy ensemble contains John Cena and Jessica Biel (who’ve stunning chemistry, and it’s so good to see Biel again on a film display screen), Sam Richardson (“Veep”), Teyonah Parris (“The Marvels”) and Arturo Castro (“Broad City”). Skydance co-produced the project, which hits Oct. 9.

Chris Pratt touched right down to reveal “The Way of the Warrior Kid,” an adaptation of Navy SEAL Jocko Willink’s nonfiction work that teaches children about valor. Pratt performs uncle to the oft-bullied Marc (“Belfast” star Jude Hill) and helps prepare him in the methods of self-defense and integrity. Linda Cardellini co-stars, and McG (“Charlie’s Angels”) directs for a Nov. 20 release.

The day wrapped with a digital message from Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, talking from the set of Apple and Skydance’s “Mayday.”  

This Cold War-era action comedy is a first for Reynolds, who might be blissful to be preventing a different sort of battle. The actor said he lastly “gets to play the character in need of saving” in the pre-recorded greeting. As a Navy pilot who crashes on Russian territory, Reynolds depends on Branagh’s ex-KGB agent to assist him survive and defend American pursuits. That hits Apple TV+ on Sept. 4.