Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star in the upcoming action-packed sci-fi thriller The End of Oak Street, set to hit theatres in August 2026. The film centres around dinosaurs running wild in an ordinary neighbourhood after a mysterious cosmic event occurs. But this isn’t just an unofficial Jurassic Park reboot. At its core, this is a film about a family fighting to survive a phenomenon nobody can explain.
Not all sci-fi inspirations come from grand scientific breakthroughs — some emerge from the most ordinary of moments. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director David Robert Mitchell recalled walking through his neighbourhood in Michigan and passing a garage with a chain-link fence and garbage cans.
He said, “And I was struck by the image of, like, ‘It’d be really interesting if there was a dinosaur right there.'” The simple yet striking idea of blending something fantastical with an ordinary, middle-class suburb became the seed for the story.
But the dinosaurs roaming the neighbourhood and tearing its inhabitants apart aren’t the only concern for our film’s protagonists. Cut off from the outside world, they are trapped in the very suburbia they once called a haven. Where did the dinosaurs come from? And is the neighbourhood trapped in some bizarre, prehistoric twilight zone, with no way back home?
As its release date inches closer, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming action-packed sci-fi thriller, including its plot, cast, release date and trailer.
The End of Oak Street turns a quiet suburb into a T-rex-sized nightmare
What is the plot of The End of Oak Street?
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As its name suggests, the upcoming movie is set on Oak Street, a quiet suburban neighbourhood that is torn apart when a mysterious cosmic event transports it to an unknown place. The story follows the Platt family as they discover that deadly prehistoric creatures are now roaming the streets they once called home. To make it out alive, they must stick together and unravel the mystery behind the catastrophic event that has changed everything.
Who is the cast of The End of Oak Street?
- Anne Hathaway as Denise
- Ewan McGregor as Greg
- Maisy Stella as Audrey
- Christian Convery as Brian
What is the release date of The End of Oak Street?
The Odyssey star Anne Hathaway’s upcoming movie will roar in theatres and IMAX across North America on 14 August 2026. Internationally, it’ll start releasing from 12 August.
Is there a trailer for the upcoming sci-fi movie?
Yes. You can watch the official trailer for The End of Oak Street below:
(Hero image: Courtesy of @endofoakstreet via Instagram/Featured image: Courtesy of The End of Oak Street via IMDb)
Note : The information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.
