New in Theaters: “Coyote vs Acme” and “The Dog Stars”

New in Theaters: "Coyote vs Acme" and "The Dog Stars"

1.  “Coyote vs Acme”  (PG)  Trailer

Will Forte is a personal injury lawyer Wile E. Coyote hires to help him sue Acme Corporation for selling him so many defective products.  Lana Condor plays his niece, who pushes him to act like a real attorney instead of settling the case.  And John Cena is his courtroom rival working for Acme exec Foghorn Leghorn.

2.  “The Dog Stars”  (R)  Trailer

Jacob Elordi is a pilot living an isolated life with survivalist Josh Brolin in a post-apocalyptic world where it’s kill or be killed.  Margaret Qualley plays his love interest after he decides to fly off to investigate an old radio transmission.

3.  And now, some limited releases you may or may not care about:

—“Just Play Dead” a thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green as a couple trying to escape an embezzlement conviction by framing some idiot for murdering him so they can collect his $30 million life insurance.  (Trailer)

—“The Sun Never Sets” starring Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson as a couple who take time apart to reassess their relationship, and she ends up reconnecting with her ex-boyfriend (“Gotham’s” Cory Michael Smith).  (Trailer)

—“Idiots” starring Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as two buddies who get in over their heads after they take a job driving rich kids to rehab.  Profanity Warning:  There’s an S-word in the trailer.