Here are the movies and shows to watch in May 2023

>>> IT IS MAY 1st, WHICH MEANS A

>>> IT IS MAY 1st, WHICH MEANS A

WHOLE SLATE OF NEW MOVIES AND

SHOWS DROPPING, AND THERE ARE

SOME BIG ONES.

SO LET'S JUST TO IT.

HERE TO GET US READY WE HAVE

CHRIS WITHERSPOON, THE FOUNDER

AND CEO OF THE ENTERTAINMENT APP

POP VIEWERS.

GOOD MORNING!

>> A LOT TO WATCH HERE.

LET'S START WITH ONE OF THE MOST

ANTICIPATED FILMS OF THE YEAR.

HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO

WAIT FOR THE LIVE ACTION

ADAPTATION OF "THE LITTLE

MERMAID".

>> IT IS A LIVE ACTION REIMAGING

OF THE FILM THAT CAME OUT BACK

IN 1989.

IT WAS ABOUT THIS YOUNG WOMAN

UNDER THE SEA, A MERMAID, WHO

WANTED TO LIVE HER BEST LIFE

ABOVE THE SEA.

HALLE BERRY IS IN THIS ONE.

IT REALLY IS A LOVE STORY FOR

THE AGES AND REALLY GREAT

CINEMATOGRAPHY.

THERE WILL BE NEW SONGS FOR

THOSE WONDERING, TEAMING UP WITH

THE ORIGINAL COMPOSER.

NEW SONGS.

IT WILL BE FIERCE, YES.

>> I CAN'T WAIT.

WELL, ANOTHER SHOW THAT PEOPLE

ARE LOOKING FOR, THIS

"BRIDGERTON" PREQUELL.

>> I'VE WATCHED IT.

>> LISTEN --

>> I DIDN'T SEE THE ORIGINAL.

>> LET ME SAY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE.

I'M WATCHING IT, TOO, BECAUSE

I'M INTERVIEWING THE CAST. IT IS

PHENOMENAL.

PHENOMENAL.

THIS YOUNG GIRL, QUEEN

CHARLOTTE, PHENOMENAL.

>> SHE'S DONE IT AGAIN.

IT IS REALLY THE STORY OF QUEEN

CHARLOTTE.

WE SEE HER AT 17 YEARS OLD

RELUCTANTLY FALLING IN LOVE WITH

KING GEORGE.

THERE IS ALSO THE STORY OF QUEEN

DANBERY.

>> STILL HANDSOME PEOPLE.

>> THE SCANDAL, THE ROMANCE.

LOTS OF STEAMY SCENES AND ALL

THE WIGS.

TO BE QUEEN CHARLOTTE IS

AMAZING.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST

ROMANTIC SCENES.

>> THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

HER NAME IS INDIA.

SHE'S PHENOMENAL.

SHE PLAYS YOUNG QUEEN CHARLOTTE.

>> WHEN DOES IT COME OUT?

>> MAY 4th, THIS FRIDAY, YES.

>> GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY --

>> I'M BACK.

>> IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE

SAW THE LAST ONE.

TELL US ABOUT THIS.

>> THIS IS THE FINAL FILM IN THE

TRILOGY.

IT STARS CHRIS PRATT, THE WHOLE

CAST.

THEY'RE IN FOR ANOTHER OUT OF

THIS WORLD ADVENTURE, LITERALLY.

ON A NEW PLANET CALLED PLANET

NOWHERE.

THEY'RE FIGHTING AGAINST THIS

VILLAIN CALLED THE HIGH

REVOLUTIONARY WHO WANTS TO TAKE

THE RACCOON --

>> ROCKET.

>> BRADLEY COOPER'S CHARACTER.

IT IS EMOTIONAL, ACTION PACKED.

BUT IT GETS SAD AT THE END.

IT IS THE FINALE.

IT IS THE FINAL ONE IN THE

TRILOGY, YES.

>> SPEAKING OF FRANCHISES AND

POSSIBLE FINALEs "FAST AND THE

FURIOUS".

>> BUCKLE UP.

YOU HAVE VIN DIESEL BACK AGAIN,

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ AND THE

LEGENDARY RITA MORENO, THE

GRANDMOTHER.

THEY ARE FACING OFF AGAINST A

WHOLE NEW BAD GUY.

IT'S JASON MAMOA WHO IS OFF TO

REVENGE HIS FATHER'S DEATH.

HIS CHARACTER DANTE IS PSYCHOTIC

AND SCARY.

HE STEALS EVERY SINGLE SCENE

THAT HE'S IN.

AND IT TAKES YOU PLACES.

IT IS FILMED IN PORTUGAL, ITALY,

LOS ANGELES.

$40 MILLION.

GET THIS.

THUS FAR, THE FRANCHISE BROUGHT

IN $6.5 BILLION.

>> OH, JASON STATHAM IS BACK.

>> I HAVE ONE MORE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT J-LO, GETTING

BACK INTO HER ACTION SHOES.

>> REMEMBER VENG IS AEANCE IS A

MOTHER.

SHE PLAYS A FORMER ASSASSIN.

>> IS THAT EDIE FALCO?

>> PEOPLE THINK SHE'S IN THIS

FILM.

>> THAT'S HER!

>> IT'S NOT HER, BUT SHE LOOKS A

LOT LIKE HER.

CAN WE GET EDIE BACK TO ASK HER.

>> WE JUST SAW HER.

>> SHE PLAYS A FORMER ASSASSIN

THAT COMES OUT OF HIDING TO

PROTECT HER DAUGHTER.

LOTS OF GREAT FIGHTING HAPPENS

IN THIS FILM.

NOT PLAYING A VICTIM, BUT

PLAYING A MOTHER THAT IS ALSO A

KILLER.

>> AS MOST MOMS ARE.