Death of a Unicorn, Opus, & More Set Max Release Dates

Max has finally announced the release dates for the upcoming streaming debut of A24‘s Death of a Unicorn, Opus, and On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. Out of the three films, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is the only one that received a Certified Fresh rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 92 reviews. Meanwhile, the Jenna Ortega-led and Ayo Edebiri-led movies only garnered mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike.

When is the Max release dates for Death of a Unicorn, Opus, & On Becoming a Guinea Fowl?

Death of a Unicorn will start streaming on Max on Friday, July 25. It will then be followed by its broadcast premiere on HBO on July 26. The dark fantasy horror comedy movie was written and directed by Alex Scharfman. The cast includes Paul Rudd, Ortega, Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, and Jessica Hynes, with Téa Leoni and Richard E. Grant.

“A father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties,” reads the official synopsis.

As for Opus, the thriller movie will be available for streaming on Friday, July 11, on Max, followed by its HBO release on Saturday, July 12. It stars Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino, and Tatanka Means. The film was written and directed by Mark Anthony Green, who also served as a producer alongside Collin Creighton, Brad Weston, Poppy Hanks, Jelani Johnson, and Josh Bachove.

“In the film, a young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star’s cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan,” reads the synopsis.

Lastly, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is scheduled to make its streaming debut on Friday, July 4, on Max, followed by its HBO premiere on Monday, July 7. The movie features Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, and Henry B.J. Phiri. It was written and directed by Rungano Nyoni, with Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, and Tim Cole set as producers.

“On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle,” reads the official synopsis. “As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.”

Source: Comingsoon.net