Memorial Day At The Movies: 'Furiosa,' 'Atlas' 'Hit Man' & 'Garfield'

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Wondering about the new movie releases coming to theaters this Memorial Day weekend? Action thrillers dominate the cinematic landscape for the unofficial start of the summer.

"Mad Max" fans, you're wait is over! The compelling origin story of Imperator Furiosa lights up the big screen this weekend, starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez fans can check out the triple threat's latest movie, "Atlas," in which she plays the title character, a data analyst with deep concerns over the use of artificial intelligence.

Glen Powell also dazzles in the action-adventure "Hit Man" as a strait-laced academic who leads a double life.

Finally, Garfield fans can make plans to see the famous lasagna-loving cat in "The Garfield Movie," in which Chris Pratt lends his voice to the title character.

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Movies Out This Memorial Day Weekend

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”

Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth; directed by George Miller

Forty-five years after the original “Mad Max” movie took the cinematic world by storm, the latest installment in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic epic saga is making a big splash this summer with an origin story of Imperator Furiosa, a role Charlize Theron played with verve in 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Anya Taylor-Joy plays a young Furiosa, along with co-star Chris Hemsworth as the villainous Warlord Dementus.

“Atlas”

Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown; directed by Brad Peyton

Brad Peyton’s “Atlas” takes aim at the plausibility of artificial intelligence within the context of a sci-fi action thriller. Jennifer Lopez plays the title role of a brilliant data analyst named Atlas Shepherd, whose next mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry. In the end, her only hope is AI. But will she ever trust it, given her deep sense of dubiety on simulated human intelligence?

"Atlas" is also available on Netflix.

“Hit Man”

Glen Powell, Adria Arjona; directed by Richard Linklater

Academia meets the underworld in Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” an action-crime comedy about a Pecksniffian professor (Glen Powell) who moonlights as an undercover cop posing as a hitman. But love gets in the way when he falls for a woman (Adria Arjona) stuck in an abusive marriage.

“The Garfield Movie”

Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham; directed by Mark Dindal

In the animated comedy adventure, Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt) is unexpectedly reunited with his long-lost dad, street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson). What ensues is a high-stakes, lasagna-filled exploit!