J.J. Abrams’ Glen Powell-Led Warner Bros. Movie Sets Fall Release; Keanu Reeves Film Dated for 2027

Published: Jan 19 2026

J.J. Abrams' upcoming film, starring Glen Powell, is among the titles set to receive a release date from Warner Bros. The studio announced its plans for several upcoming films on Friday, officially confirming that the title of Abrams' movie is **The Great Beyond**. The movie hits theaters on November 13 and features an ensemble cast including Powell, Jenna Ortega, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Merritt Wever, and Samuel L. Jackson.

**The Great Beyond** marks Abrams' first directorial effort since **Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker** in 2019. Abrams and Tommy Gormley serve as producers on this project, which has yet to reveal plot details.

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Writer-director Sam Esmail's **Panic Carefully**, previously described by **The Hollywood Reporter** as a paranoid thriller, is now set to hit theaters on February 26, 2027. The cast includes Julia Roberts, Eddie Redmayne, Brian Tyree Henry, Ben Chaplin, Aidan Gillen, Joe Alwyn, Naledi Murray, and Elizabeth Olsen. Esmail and Roberts produce alongside Scott Stuber, Chad Hamilton, Marisa Yeres Gill, and Lisa Gillon.

Slated to hit theaters that summer is director Tim Miller's untitled feature starring Keanu Reeves. **THR** previously reported on the sci-fi movie that Miller (Deadpool) is helming from a script by Ian Shorr. Matthew Vaughn, Aaron Ryder, Andrew Swett, and John Zaozirny serve as producers on the feature that has been dated for August 13, 2027.

Additionally, the studio announced it will release **The Conjuring: First Communion** in theaters on September 10, 2027. Rodrigue Huart is directing from a script by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg. A cast has not yet been revealed for the latest installment in the New Line Cinema horror franchise from producers James Wan and Peter Safran.

The most recent film from the **Conjuring** universe was **The Conjuring: Last Rites**, which was released in September and became the series' highest-grossing entry.


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