New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters

New this week

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all. R. Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer.

Love & Friendship | Beautiful young widow Lady Susan Vernon visits to the estate of her in-laws to wait out the colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and a future for her eligible but reluctant daughter, Frederica. PG. Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, and Xavier Samuel.

Warcraft | The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. PG-13. Starring: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, and Ben Foster.

Now You See Me 2 | The Four Horsemen return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing... PG-13. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, and Jessie Eisenberg

The Conjuring 2 | Lorraine and Ed Warren, in one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. R. Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Ron Livingston.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | When the evil Shredder develops his own mutants, Bebop and Rocksteady, the Turtles must team up with April, news reporter Vern Fenwick, and their new vigilante friend Casey Jones to defend New York City from destruction. PG-13. Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, and Laura Linney.

Me Before You | A wealthy London man’s life is turned upside down when he is paralyzed in a car accident. When a young woman from a small town is hired to be his caregiver, the two form an unlikely bond. PG-13. Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, and Jenna Coleman.

Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland. PG. Starring: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, and Anne Hathaway.

X-Men: Apocalypse | Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. PG-13. Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence.

The Nice Guys | In 1970s Los Angeles a down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March and hired enforcer Jackson Healy must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. R. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, and Matt Bomer.

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Now that Mac and Kelly Radner have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. R. Starring: Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Zac Efron.

The Angry Birds Movie | An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds - or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and Bomb the volatile have always been outsiders. PG. Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, and Danny McBride.

Money Monster | Lee Gates is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. R. Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O’Connell.

The Darkness | As a family returns home from vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences. PG-13. Starring | Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, and David Mazouz.

Captain America: Civil War | We find Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. PG-13. Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson.

The Jungle Book | An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger ShereKhan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. PG. Starring: Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, and Idris Elba.

Compiled by Lisa Urban, lurban@thesunnews

This story was originally published June 9, 2016 at 10:16 AM with the headline "New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters."