New Trailers: BIRDS OF PREY, A DOG'S JOURNEY, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The upcoming DC comic book movie "Birds of Prey", starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. The film also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez and Chris Messina. Don't expect too much from this first teaser as it's more of a 20-second costume test video.
• The canine-centric family film "A Dog's Journey", the sequel to "A Dog's Purpose", both based on W. Bruce Cameron's bestselling books. Directed by TV helmer Gail Mancuso ("Modern Family"), the film stars Dennis Quaid, Betty Gilpin, and Marg Helgenberger, and it features Josh Gad's voice.
• Tyler Perry's "A Madea Family Funeral", the eleventh and reportedly final installment in the Madea film franchise.
• The action thriller "We Die Young" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
• The inspirational high-school foobtall drama "Run the Race" starring Tanner Stine ("Impulse") and Evan Hover ("Kickin' It").
• French-Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan's upcoming drama "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan" starring Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Ben Schnetzer, Natalie Portman, Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon and Thandie Newton.
• Netflix's fact-based inspirational drama "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind", the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
• The second season of HBO's hit comedy series "Barry" co-created by and starring SNL alum Bill Hader.
• The new coming-of-age drama series "David Makes Man" from executive producers Michael B. Jordan and Oprah Winfrey, created by "Moonlight" scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney.
• The documentary "Apollo 11", which will be released by NEON and CNN Films to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing, and features never-before-seen 70mm footage.

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.

Natalie Portman and Nicholas Hoult Join THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN

Natalie Portman ("Black Swan") and Nicholas Hoult ("Mad Max: Fury Road") have joined the already impressive cast of writer/director Xavier Dolan's drama "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan".

The film stars Kit Harington as the titular character, a television actor whose correspondence with an 11-year-old fan and child-actor from England is publicly exposed by a gossip columnist (Jessica Chastain) in the early 2000s, and his life and career are destroyed due to ill founded assumptions. The young actor recollects his relationship with his past idol ten years later in an interview.

The film also stars Susan Sarandon as Donovan's mother and Kathy Bates as his manager. There are no other details regarding who Portman and Hoult will play, although the latter could possibly play the older version of the 11-year-old boy. The cast also includes Thandie Newton, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire. There is no official release date, but it's expected to open in theaters this year.

"The Death and Life of John F. Donovan" is Dolan's english-language debut, but the critically acclaimed filmmaker already has a solid track record. Apart from directing Adele's hit video "Hello", he's also made five other feature films that have earned him five nominations and six awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Jury Prize with "Mommy" (which also earned him a Palme d'Or nod), the Queer Palm with "Laurence Anyways" and Regards Jeunes Prize with "Les amours imaginaires" and "J'ai tué ma mère". Dolan's next film will be the drama "It's Only the End of the World" starring Léa Seydoux, Marion Cotillard and Vincent Cassel.

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