What to Watch This Week in Theatres: Twisters, Immaculate, Bad Newz, and more

English: Twisters - July 18 A standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster film of the same name, Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Kiernan Shipka, among others. Lee Isaac Chung directed the film from a Mark L Smith screenplay. Twisters follows storm chasers—former and present—as they fight for their lives in the face of a potential natural calamity. Twisters cast

Immaculate - July 19 The horror film stars Sydney Sweeney as an American nun who goes to a scenic Italian countryside. It turns out that her new domicile has a sinister and horrific secret. Michael Mohan directed the film from an Andrew Lobel screenplay. It also stars Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, and Simona Tabasco, among others. A still from the Sydney Sweeney starrer

Treasure - June 19 A music journalist (Lena Dunham) and her father (Stephen Fry) set off on a trip to his homeland in writer-director Julia Von Heinz’s film. Heinz directed the film she co-wrote with John Quester. Treasure stars Lena Dunham (L) and Stephen Fry (R)

Hindi Bad Newz - July 19 Vicky Kaushal and Triptii Dimri star in the sequel to Good Newwz , the 2019 film featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, Diljit Dosanjh, and Kiara Advani. Anand Tiwari directed the film from an Ishita Moitra and Tarun Dudeja screenplay.

Telugu Darling - July 19 Priyadarshi and Nabha Natesh star in director Aswin Ram’s film. It follows a man who strives to cope with his wife’s split-personality disorder as best as he can. The film also stars Ananya Nagalla, Brahmanandam, Vishnu, and Krishna Tej. Darling stars Nabha Natesh (L) and Priyadarshi (R)

Pekamedalu - July 19 Writer-director Neelagiri Mamilla’s film stars Anoosha Krishna and Vinoth Kishan as the leads, as well as Ritika Srinivas, Jagan Yogi Raj, and Anusha Nuthala in supporting roles. It marks the second production venture of actor Rakesh Varre. The lead actors play a married couple, whose ideologies clash as they try to cope with a financial situation. Pekamedalu stars Anoosha Krishna (L) and Vinoth Kishan (R)

The Birthday Boy - July 19 Ravi Krishna, Sameer Malla, and Rajeev Kanakala star in prominent roles in this tale of a birthday bash that goes horribly wrong. Whisky makes his debut as a writer and director with The Birthday Boy , which is billed as a film based on a true story. The Birthday Boy

Kannada Vidyarthi Vidyarthiniyare - July 19 Rapper Chandan Shetty makes his big-screen debut with director Arun Amukta’s film, which explores the impact of technology on children. A Shivalingegowda production, the film’s ensemble cast includes the likes of Bhavya, Sunil Puranik, and Raaghu Raamanakoppa, besides newcomers such as Amar, Bhavana, Manasvi, Vivan. Vidyarthi Vidyarthiniyare

Hejjaru - July 19 Writer-director Harshapriya’s Hejjaru is billed as the first Kannada film to explore the premise of parallel lives. It has two timelines: one in the 1960s and the other in the 2020s. The film stars Gopal Krishna Deshpande, Shwetha D'Souza, and Naveen Krishna, among others.

Back Benchers - July 19 Director BR Rajshekar’s film explores how relationships shape the lives of college students. It stars Suchendra Prasad in a new role, as well as fresh faces such as Jatin Aryan, Akash, Shashank Singh, Manya Gouda, Kunkum, Anusha Suresh, Manoj Shetty, Namitha Gouda, along with Aravind Kuplikar and Ranjan Narasimha Murthy. Team Back Benchers in a non-film still

Hiranya - July 19 Short filmmaker Prawin Avyukth makes his debut directorial with the film, starring Bicchugatti star Rajavardan as a contract killer. The cast also includes Rihana, Bigg Boss fame Divya Suresh, Huli Karthik, Arvind Rao, and Dilip Shetty in pivotal roles.