Next Attraction: Movies, series showing this June 2024

MANILA, Philippines — Just like that, the first half of 2024 is coming to an end and the weather is beginning to shift.

Crazy as the forecast is, what's certain is the arrival of exciting movies and television shows to watch.

There are even a number of worthwhile documentaries and the first live-action "Stars Wars" project in quite a while.

Here is a list of films and series premiering this month in local theaters and on streaming platforms:

"1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom" (June 5)
Directed by Michael Barder
Starring Michael Copon, Bea Alonzo, Danny Trejo, Hector David Jr. and Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan

Synopsis: The delayed retelling of the Battle of Mactan, where a young native falls in love with a Spanish soldier in Ferdinand Magellan's army.

"Bad Boys: Ride or Die" (June 5)
Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio and Joe Pantoliano

Synopsis: Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett investigate corruption within the Miami PD when their late captain is posthumously accused of being involved with the Romanian Mafia, but a set-up turns them into fugitives, forcing them to work outside the law in order to solve the case.

"The Watchers" (June 5)
Directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan
Starring Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan

Synopsis: An artist is stranded in a western Ireland forest and upon finding shelter becomes trapped with three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

"Glitter & Doom" (June 5)
Directed by Tom Gustafson
Starring Alex Diaz, Alan Cammish, Ming-Na Wen, Missy Pyle and Tig Notaro

Synopsis: A musician and a circus kid start a budding summer relationship filled with camping trips, late-night conversations and plenty of song and dance, set to the music of Grammy winners the Indigo Girls.

"Inside Out 2" (June 12)
Directed by Kelsey Mann
Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Maye Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Paul Walter Hauser

Synopsis: A sequel to the Oscar-winning 2015 Pixar film that sees teenage Riley deal with a