Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 12

Opening Friday

True Story (R): Jonah Hill stars as a disgraced journalist interviewing a murder suspect (James Franco) for the purpose of a book in this fact-based drama.

Child 44 (R): Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Noomi Rapace star in this adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s best-selling novel about a series of child murders in 1950s Russia. Despite its impressive pedigree (Richard Price wrote the screenplay), the movie is not being screened in advance for critics. Be afraid.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG-13): Anticipation is sky-high for this sequel to the hit comedy about the misadventures of the rotund mall cop (played by Kevin James). OK, not really. Just kidding.

Rene Rodriguez

This story was originally published April 11, 2015 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 12."