MOVIES WITH BIG AL: Spider-Man Far From Home, Midsommar

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (Superhero)

WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Spider-Man takes on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

WHO'S IN IT? Tom Holland,Angourie Rice,Zendaya,Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson

TRIVIA:

• This is the 23rd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Jake Gyllenhaal was supposed to replace an injured Tobey Maguire as the web-slinger inSpider-Man 2(2004), but Tobey healed in time to return to the franchise.
• Matt Damon reportedly turned down the bad guy role inFar From Home.

MIDSOMMAR (Horror)

WHAT'S IT ABOUT? A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival, but what begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

WHO'S IN IT? Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter

TRIVIA:

• Directed by Ari Aster (Hereditary).
• The film was shot in Budapest, Hungary.
• Jack Reynor was up for the part of the young Han Solo.