Turn Me On Trailer #1 (2025)

Turn Me On Trailer #1 (2025)

US Release Date: January 10, 2025
Starring: Bel Powley, Justin H. Min, Nick Robinson
Director: Michael Tyburski
Synopsis: Under the control of a pill that eradicates human emotion, a young couple skip doses and discover new feelings, but realize that comes with emotional baggage to deal with.

"With my help you'll achieve greatness." Marvel has revealed an official trailer for their next new animated Spidey series called Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man arriving for streaming this January on Disney+. "Every neighborhood needs a hero." Parker! This is a brand new take on a Spider-Man animated cartoon for kids created by animation writer Jeff Trammell. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (so YFNSM for short?) follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we've seen and a style that celebrates the character's early comic book roots. It's set in an alternate timeline where Norman Osborn becomes Parker's mentor instead of Tony Stark. The voice cast includes Hudson Thames as Peter, Colman Domingo as Osborn, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Zeno Robinson, Hugh Dancy as Octavius, and Charlie Cox as Daredevil. They've modernized it and Spidey also has his own livestream, to connect with the app-addicted youth nowadays. It seems like a fun time - though I still prefer Morales' Spider-Verse.

First trailer for Marvel Animation's series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, from YouTube:

Marvel Animation's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Series

Marvel Animation's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Poster

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an animated series that follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we've ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a new animated series created by writer Jeff Trammell, a writer on the "Craig of the Creek" series & many other animated projects before this. It's also written by Jeff Trammell; based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Mel Zwyer is the supervising director. Made by Marvel Studios Animation. Featuring music by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson. Executive produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, and Jeff Trammell. Disney will debut Marvel Animation's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man series streaming on Disney+ starting January 29th, 2025 coming soon. How does this look so far?
US Release Date: January 10, 2025
Starring: Bel Powley, Justin H. Min, Nick Robinson
Director: Michael Tyburski
Synopsis: Under the control of a pill that eradicates human emotion, a young couple skip doses and discover new feelings, but realize that comes with emotional baggage to deal with.
A new year means fresh movies on Netflix, which always shakes up the top 10 as viewers rush to check out the latest releases. After dominating the charts for weeks, the holiday thriller “Carry-On” has just been bumped from the top 10, making room for some other gems to take the spotlight on the streaming service.

But not every movie in the rankings is worth your time. That’s why we’ve chosen the top three must-watch movies currently in Netflix's top 10. These picks include an underrated action-adventure starring Chris Hemsworth, a “Mad Max” prequel (also featuring Hemsworth) that didn’t get enough love at the box office and a classic buddy cop comedy you won’t want to miss.

This article is based on the Netflix top 10 movies chart as of 9 a.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Best movies in the Netflix top 10
‘In the Heart of the Sea’
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I recently rewatched “In the Heart of the Sea” to jog my memory, and I can confidently say it’s an underrated movie. This action-packed adventure claimed the No. 1 spot on Netflix earlier this week (though it’s since been knocked off), and I’m thrilled to see it gaining some well-deserved recognition. It’s a harrowing sea experience with stunning cinematography and a gripping story.

“In the Heart of the Sea” recounts the harrowing journey of the whaling ship Essex in 1820. Led by Captain George Pollard Jr. (Benjamin Walker) and first mate Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), the crew sets sail from Nantucket in search of whale oil, a valuable commodity at the time. However, their expedition takes a catastrophic turn when they encounter a massive sperm whale with an almost human-like intelligence and an apparent vendetta. The whale attacks the ship, leaving the crew stranded thousands of miles from land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
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You’d expect a prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road” to crush it at the box office, but that wasn’t the case for “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” Despite being a badass action flick with plenty of positive reviews, it underperformed during its 2024 release. Its lackluster marketing and the challenges of being labeled a “prequel” likely played a big role in its disappointing turnout. I personally loved this movie, and I’m glad to see it find a new audience on Netflix.

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“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” delves into the origin story of Imperator Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy). The narrative follows young Furiosa, who is abducted from the Green Place of Many Mothers by a biker horde led by the warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). She is subsequently sold to Immortan Joe, under whose command she trains as a soldier and mechanic, all while plotting her revenge against Dementus for her mother's death. This prequel shows Furiosa's transformation from a captive to a formidable warrior.

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‘Despicable Me’
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Sometimes all you need is a fun animated movie to watch one evening. Thankfully Netflix is home to several popular animations, including “Despicable Me.” However, this popular flick is sadly leaving the platform at the end of the month (January 31), so now’s your chance to stream it. Plus, “Despicable Me 2” has just taken the No.1 spot on Netflix, so you can watch both this weekend.

“Despicable Me” tells the story of Gru, a supervillain with grand ambitions to become the greatest villain of all time. Gru's latest evil plan involves stealing the moon with the help of his army of small, yellow, mischievous Minions and his high-tech gadgets. Gru's life takes an unexpected turn when he adopts three orphaned girls — Margo, Edith, and Agnes — as part of his plan to infiltrate a rival villain's base. While initially using them as pawns, Gru gradually develops a genuine bond with the girls.

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Netflix top 10 movies right now
1. "Despicable Me 2" (2013)
2. "Despicable Me" (2010)
3. "Rush Hour" (1998)
4. "Due Date" (2010)
5. "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" (2024)
6. "Rush Hour 2" (2001)
7. "In the Heart of the Sea" (2015)
8. "Hotel Transylvania 2" (2015)
9. "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (2024)
10. "The Watchers" (2024)
"We have to tell the others..." Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled an official trailer for an indie sci-fi romantic thriller called Turn Me On, set in an emotionless dystopian future. This just premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival and is already set for a UK debut next week on VOD, while still playing at film festivals without any US release date set yet. In a lifeless world, one couple will find their spark again in this dystopian romcom. In a world where the inconvenience of human emotion has been eradicated by a government-imposed daily vitamin, one young couple skips their dose and discovers love, joy, sex and all the baggage that comes with it. A young couple (named Joy and William) discover many new feelings, but realize they come with more challenges as well. Starring Bel Powley, Nick Robinson, Justin H. Min, Griffin Newman, Nesta Cooper, Patti Harrison, and D'Arcy Carden. This is the same concept as the sci-fi romance film Equals (2015) with Kristen Stewart, literally the exact same thing, which is a bit strange to see it all over again. But why not? I guess people still can't handle their emotions. I do really like this cast.

Here's the official UK trailer (+ poster) for Michael Tyburski's film Turn Me On, direct from YouTube:

Turn Me On Film

Turn Me On Poster

"Are you content?" What if you could take a pill that could eradicate all human emotion and bring peace to you and those around you? The only sacrifice is... yourself. "Feel something. Change everything." One young woman named Joy (Bel Powley) living in a dystopian future finds herself forced to stop taking her meds which results in a brand-new world laid out before her, one with happiness, sadness, anger and joy. Experiencing sex, love and contentment for the first time, they grapple with these new emotions, and all of the baggage that comes along with it... Turn Me On is directed by American indie filmmaker Michael Tyburski, making his second feature film after directing The Sound of Silence previously, plus a few other short films. The screenplay is written by Angela Bourassa (If You Were the Last). Produced by Sean Bradley, Toby Nalbandian, Zareh Nalbandian, Gregory Schmidt. This initially premiered at the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival this fall. Signature Ent. will debut Tyburski's Turn Me On direct-to-VOD in the UK starting November 4th, 2024 this fall. No US release has been set yet - stay tuned for updates. Anyone interested?
There have been a number of different kinds of movie time machines — from phone booths, to ancient Japanese scepters, to a cocaine trafficker’s wacky sports car. But it wasn’t until 2010 that a character broke the time barrier using a magical jacuzzi.

Hot Tub Time Machine was a goofy, but mostly enjoyable comedy that found John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke traveling back in time to the 1980s. At least it nailed the complex nature of meddling with the timeline in a way that few other time-travel films do.

Because it was a modest success, Hot Tub Time Machine spawned a sequel. And it’s not great. In fact, it’s quite bad. Even John Cusack didn’t want to return for Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and that guy once made a movie in which cell phone signals turn people into telepathic zombies.

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But Hot Tub Time Machine 2 is worth re-examining, not for its humor, but for its futurism. That’s because a not insignificant portion of it is set in the very year that we just entered: 2025.

The movie finds the gang (minus Cusack’s character) traveling through time to solve a murder. The inciting incident of the story is Rob Corddry being fatally shot in the dick. And it’s only downhill from there.

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Once they stumble into the future, they encounter a world filled with translucent holo-TVs, where Neil Patrick Harris is the President, and Jessica Williams has taken over hosting The Daily Show. Of course, one could argue that Williams starring in a TV show with Harrison Ford that’s made by a computer company, while The Daily Show is hosted by an increasingly haggard Jon Stewart, sounds more like a parody.

The characters do remark that not that much has changed in the world of 2025 — except for the dogs riding hoverboards. Meanwhile, self-driving cars are very much a thing, but they’re intelligent and sometimes suffer from road rage. Corddry’s character Lou even gets in a fight with one, which is able to detect that he has a “low sperm count.”

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In the real 2025, self-driving cars do exist, and while they don’t get angry at each other, there have been a number crashes. They don’t detect sperm counts, but it was reported last year that “sexual activity” is one of the data points that Nissan collects about drivers, so Hot Tub Time Machine 2 wasn’t too far off.

And the TV landscape of “2025” includes a terrible reality show in which Christian Slater forces celebrities to have VR gay sex, which is probably why GLAAD called out Hot Tub Time Machine 2 for its gay panic and “significant defamatory content” at the time.

Incidentally, according to IMDb, the movie was originally set in 2024, because it took place 10 years in the future and was supposed to come out in 2014, not 2015. And so, they had to dub over all references to 2014 and 2024 to accommodate the move.

If that wasn’t bad enough, the rescheduling was reportedly because the studio didn’t want to compete with Seth Rogen’s The Interview, but it famously ended up being pulled from theaters following threats by the North Korean government.

You blew it, Hot Tub Time Machine 2. In so many ways.
Turn Me On
Directed by Michael Tyburski
Written by Angela Bourassa
Produced by
Zareh Nalbandian
Toby Nalbandian
Gregory Schmidt
Sean Bradley
Starring
Bel Powley
Nick Robinson
Cinematography Matt Mitchell
Edited by Matthew C. Hart
Production
company
Truant Pictures
Distributed by Vertical
Release date
September 24, 2024 (Zinemaldia)
Country United States
Language English
Turn Me On is a 2024 American dystopian romantic comedy film directed by Michael Tyburski and written by Angela Bourassa. It stars Bel Powley and Nick Robinson.

Synopsis
In the near future human emotion has been eradicated by a government-imposed daily vitamin but two young lovers skip their daily dose.[1]

Cast
Bel Powley[2]
Nick Robinson[2]
Justin H. Min[2]
D'Arcy Carden[2]
Nesta Cooper[2]
Griffin Newman[2]
Production
Turn Me On was produced by Sean Bradley with Zareh Nalbandian, Toby Nalbandian and Gregory Schmidt of Truant Pictures.[2] Bel Powley and Nick Robinson were cast in the lead roles in February 2022.[3] Principal photography was scheduled to begin in November 2022,[4] and had wrapped by mid-May 2023.[2]

Release
At the 2022 Cannes Film Festival it was reported that IFC Films had acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[5] However, in September 2024, it was announced that Vertical had taken over North American rights instead, planning to release it sometime in early 2025.[6] The film made it to the 'New Directors' lineup of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 24, 2024.[7]

References
Moore, Tom (June 28, 2022). "10 Upcoming Movies From IFC Films Indie Fans Should Be Excited For". Collider. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
Goodfellow, Melanie (May 15, 2023). "Bel Powley & Nick Robinson Dystopian Rom-Com Turn Me On Wraps Principal Photography; Film Constellation Unveils First Image". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
Wiseman, Andreas (February 10, 2022). "Nick Robinson & Bel Powley To Star In Sci-Fi Rom-Com 'Turn Me On'; Film Constellation Launches Sales — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
Marc, Christopher (May 20, 2022). "Turn Me On': IFC Nabs Michael Tyburski's Sci-Fi Comedy Starring Bel Powley & Nick Robinson". The Playlist. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
Galuppo, Mia (May 20, 2022). "Cannes: IFC Films Takes Sci-Fi Comedy Turn Me On Starring Bel Powley, Nick Robinson (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
Dams, Tim (September 27, 2024). "Michael Tyburski's romantic comedy 'Turn Me On' sells to North America". Screen International. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
Calnan, Ellie (July 17, 2024). "San Sebastian festival unveils 2024 New Directors selection". ScreenDaily.
External links
Turn Me On at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
Categories: 2024 filmsAmerican dystopian filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsVertical Entertainment films2020s English-language films
Film
Titel Turn Me On
Produktionsland USA
Originalsprache Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
Länge 99 Minuten
Stab
Regie Michael Tyburski
Drehbuch Angela Bourassa
Produktion Sean Bradley,
Toby Nalbandian,
Zareh Nalbandian,
Gregory Schmidt
Musik Nate Heller
Kamera Matt Mitchell
Schnitt Matthew C. Hart
Besetzung
Justin H. Min: Christopher
Nick Robinson: William
Bel Powley: Joy
Luke Kirby: Founder
Patti Harrison: Morgan
D’Arcy Carden
Griffin Newman: Frank
Nesta Cooper: Samantha
Julia Shiplett: Michelle
Turn Me On ist eine romantische Science-Fiction-Komödie von Michael Tyburski. Der Film mit Justin H. Min, Nick Robinson und Bel Powley in den Hauptrollen feierte im September 2024 beim San Sebastian International Film Festival seine Premiere. Der US-Kinostart ist im Januar 2025 geplant.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Handlung
2 Produktion
2.1 Filmstab
2.2 Besetzung
2.3 Dreharbeiten
2.4 Filmmusik und Veröffentlichung
3 Rezeption
3.1 Kritiken
3.2 Auszeichnungen
4 Weblinks
5 Einzelnachweise
Handlung
In der Zukunft erlaubt es eine Pille, dass bei Menschen alle Gefühle ausgelöscht werden. Als ein junges Paar die Einnahme des Medikaments aussetzt, entdecken die beiden eine für sie völlig neue Gefühlswelt. Nicht immer sind diese Emotionen positiv. Manchmal geht mit den Gefühlen auch ein Ballast einher, den es zu bewältigen gilt.

Produktion
Filmstab

Regisseur Michael Tyburski
Regie führte Michael Tyburski. Es handelt sich bei Turn Me On nach The Sound of Silence von 2019 um den zweiten Spielfilm des US-Amerikaners. Das Drehbuch schrieb Angela Bourassa, die zuletzt für die Science-Fiction-Rom-Com If You Were the Last von Kristian Mercado tätig war. Tyburski hatte die darin beschriebene, stark strukturierte Gesellschaft gefallen, ein System, das den Menschen alle Entscheidungen abnimmt und was geschieht, wenn man aus diesem ausbricht. Zudem sei das Drehbuch trotz aller dystopischen Elemente mit Humor geschrieben.[1] Mit Filmeditor Matthew C. Hart arbeitete Tyburski bereits für The Sound of Silence zusammen.

Besetzung
Der US-Amerikaner Nick Robinson und die Britin Bel Powley spielen in den Hauptrollen William und Joy, die auf die Einnahme der „Pille“ verzichten.[2] Justin H. Min, zuletzt zu sehen in den Filmen After Yang, Shortcomings, The Greatest Hits und Detained, spielt Christopher. Weitere Rollen wurden mit den Kanadiern Luke Kirby und Nesta Cooper, den US-Amerikanern D’Arcy Carden und Griffin Newman und Patti Harrison besetzt.

Dreharbeiten
Die Dreharbeiten fanden von November 2022 bis Mitte März 2023 in der Nähe zum Ontariosee statt.[3][2][1] Als Kameramann fungierte Matt Mitchell, der in der Vergangenheit für eine Reihe von Kurz- und Dokumentarfilme, für Nia DaCostas Regiedebüt Little Woods und zuletzt für das Mysterydrama Das Andere von Dan Berk und Robert Olsen und für den Thriller South of Heaven von Aharon Keshales tätig war.

Filmmusik und Veröffentlichung
Die Filmmusik komponierte Nate Heller, zu dessen bekanntesten früheren Arbeiten The Diary of a Teenage Girl und Can You Ever Forgive Me? seiner Schwester Marielle Heller gehören.[4]

Die Premiere des Films fand am 24. September 2024 beim San Sebastian International Film Festival statt.[5] Im November 2024 wird er beim Internationalen Filmfestival von Stockholm gezeigt.[6] Vertical Entertainment sicherte sich die Vertriebsrechte für Nordamerika.[7] Am 10. Januar 2025 soll der Film in ausgewählte US-Kinos kommen.

Rezeption
Kritiken
Nick Robinson und Bel Powley spielen William und Joy
Nick Robinson und Bel Powley spielen William und Joy
Nick Robinson und Bel Powley spielen William und Joy
Martha Medina schreibt in ihrer Kritik bei mundocine.es, weil in Turn Me On ein junges Paar in einer sicheren und komfortablen Umgebung lebt, aber der Versuchung erliegt, die Regeln zu brechen und verbotene Freuden zu erleben, wirke der Film wie eine moderne und dystopische Parabel von Adam und Eva. Der Film rege auch zum Nachdenken an, zum Beispiel, ob man bereit wäre, negative Gefühle loszuwerden, wenn das gleichzeitig bedeutet, auch die positiven aufzugeben.[8]

Auszeichnungen
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2024

Nominierung im New Directors Competition (Michael Tyburski)
Auszeichnung mit dem Dama Youth Award (Michael Tyburski)[5][9]
Weblinks
Turn Me On bei IMDb
Turn Me On im Programm des San Sebastian International Film Festivals (englisch)
Einzelnachweise
„Turn Me On“, interview with the director Michael Tyburski. In: fred.fm, 2. Oktober 2024. (Video)
Melanie Goodfellow: Bel Powley & Nick Robinson Dystopian Rom-Com 'Turn Me On' Wraps Principal Photography; Film Constellation Unveils First Image. In: deadline.com, 15. Mai 2023.
Christopher Marc: 'Turn Me On': IFC Nabs Michael Tyburski’s Sci-Fi Comedy Starring Bel Powley & Nick Robinson. In: theplaylist.net, 20. Mai 2022.
Nate Heller Scoring Michael Tyburski’s 'Turn Me On'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, 23. September 2024.
Cristóbal Soage: San Sebastián gears up to premiere twelve films in its New Directors section. In: cineuropa.org, 20. August 2024.
https://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/turn-me-on
https://www.screendaily.com/news/michael-tyburskis-romantic-comedy-turn-me-on-sells-to-north-america/5197613.article
https://mundocine.es/critica-72ssiff-turn-me-on
Natalie Oganesyan: 'The Last Showgirl' Wins Special Jury Prize At San Sebastián Film Festival. In: deadline.com, 26. September 2024.
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