After an actress walks off a movie set, the movie’s producer brings in her replacement – a digitally created woman whom the public adores and believes to be a real person. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol (“Gattaca”). With Al Pacino (“Insomnia”), Catherine Keener (“Death to Smoochy,” “Lovely and Amazing,” “Full Frontal”), Jay Mohr (“Pay It Forward,” “The Adventures of Pluto Nash”), Pruitt Taylor Vince (“Nurse Betty”), Stanley Anderson (“The Kid”), Winona Ryder (“Mr. Deeds”), Evan Rachel Wood (“Practical Magic,” “Little Secrets”), Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (“Rollerball”) and Jason Schwartzman (“Slackers,” “C.Q.”). Scope. PG-13: Some sensuality. Aug. 16. New Line.

Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a band that for 14 years provided the music for almost every hit single Detroit-based Motown Records released. Directed by Paul Justman. Featuring archival footage and interviews with the band, as well as performances of classic Motown hits fronted by Chaka Kahn, Joan Osborne, Ben Harper, Me’Shell NdegéOcello, Gerard Levert, Bootsey Collins and Montel Jordan. 108 min. August. Artisan.

Action thriller about a surly extreme-sports competitor recruited by a secret government agency to crack a ring of evildoers. Rob Cohen (“Dragonheart,” “The Skulls,” “The Fast and the Furious”) directs from a screenplay by Richard Wilkes (“Airheads,” “Glory Daze,” “The Jerky Boys”). With Vin Diesel (“The Fast and the Furious”), Samuel L. Jackson (“Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones”), Asia Argento (“B. Monkey”), Michael Roof (“Black Hawk Down”), Marton Csokas (“Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones”), Joe Bucaro III (“Coyote Ugly”) and rap star Eve Jihan Jeffers. Also known as “Triple X.” Scope. Aug. 9. Sony.

Dark comedy, set in the Hollywood Hills, about four self-destructive showbiz neophytes – including a model and an aspiring film director– whose day of relaxation takes a disastrous turn for the worse. Based on the play “Magic Afternoon” by Wolfgang Bauer. Catherine Jelski makes her feature directoial debut from her own screenplay. With Devon Gummersall (“Dick”), Eion Bailey (“Almost Famous”), Arly Jover (“Impostor”) and Leslie Bibb (“See Spot Run”). 87 min. July. Indican.

Drama about two Lakota Sioux native Americans – a police officer and his brother, a recovering alcoholic – trying to cope with civilian life following their tours in Vietman War. Based on the novel by Adrian C. Louis (“Ancient Acid Flashes Back: Poems “). Directed by Chris Eyre (“Smoke Signals”) from a screenplay by Jennifer Lyne. With Graham Greene (“Snow Dogs”), Eric Schweig (“Tom and Huck”), Nathaniel Arcand (“American Outlaws”), Michelle Thrush (“Dead Man”), and Gary Farmer (“The Score”). 87 min. R: Language; violence. Aug. 9 in New York; Aug. 16 in Los Angeles. First Look.

Carmen and Juni Cortez, now full-fledged spies like their parents, encounter pint-sized rivals when they set off after a supervillian geneticist known as “the island man.” A sequel to the 2001 action-comedy blockbuster. Returnees from part one include writer-director Robert Rodriguez (“From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Faculty”) as well as actors Alexa Vega (“The Deep End of the Ocean”), Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas (“Original Sin”), Carla Gugino (“The One”), Cheech Marin (“Spy Kids”), Mike Judge (“Office Space”) and Danny Trejo (“The Salton Sea”). Newcomers to the series include Steve Buscemi (“Domestic Disturbance,” “Mr. Deeds”), Christopher McDonald (“The Perfect Storm”), Matthew O’Leary (“Frailty”), Ricardo Montalban (“The Naked Gun”), and Emily Osment (TV’s “Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter’s End”). Aug. 7. Miramax.

Thriller about a graduate psychology student who, after witnessing a horrible accident, begins to wonder if there was a reason behind her childhood fear of the dark. Robert Harmon (“Nowhere to Run”) directs from a screenplay by Brendan Hood (TV’s “The Darklings”). With Laura Regan (“Someone Like You”), Marc Blucas (“We Were Soldiers,” “Sunshine State”), Dagmara Dominczyk (“The Count of Monte Cristo”), Ethan Embry (“The Independent”), and Jon Abrahams (“Texas Rangers”). Aug. 23. Miramax.

Comedy about a pair of magic shoes that so dramatically enhance an 11-year-old’s basketball skills, the youngster is soon signed to play for the NBA. Directed by John Schultz (“Drive Me Crazy”) from a screenplay by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet (“Whispers: An Elephant’s Tale”). With hip hop star Lil Bow Wow (“All About the Benjamins”), Morris Chestnut (“Two Can Play That Game”), Jonathan Lipnicki (“The Little Vampire,” “Stuart Little 2”), Brenda Strong (“The Deep End of the Ocean”), Jesse Plemons (“All the Pretty Horses”), Julius Ritter (“TV movie “Sharing the Secret”), Crispin Glover (“Bartleby”), Anne Meara (“The Independent”), Robert Forster (“Human Nature”), Julie Brown (“Shadow Hours”), and Matt Geiger. Flat. PG: Brief mild language. July 3. Fox.

Spanish-language drama about a young woman who flees to a Mediterranean island following the end of a long-term relationship, and comes to learn of the dark secrets surrounding that relationship. Written and directed by Julio Medem (“The Lovers of the Arctic Circle”). With Paz Vega (“I Will Survive,” “Talk to Her”), Tristan Ulloa (“Open Your Eyes”), Najwa Nimri (“The Lovers of the Arctic Circle,” “Before Night Falls”), Silvia Llanos, Daniel Freire, Javier Camara and Elena Anaya. Also known as “Lucia y el sexo.” July. Palm.

Episodic drama, set around Greater London in the ‘70s and ‘80s, about a friendship shared by two very different Englishwomen over nearly two decades. Written and directed by Sandra Goldbacher (“The Governess”). With Anna Friel (“An Everlasting Piece”), Michelle Williams (“But I’m a Cheerleader”), Kyle McLachlan (“Hamlet”) and Anna Popplewell (“The Little Vampire”). 108 min. July 5 in New York and Los Angeles. IDP.

Comedy about an unlucky escaped convict who unkowingly assumes the identity of a man marked for murder. Chris Ver Wiel makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Christian Slater (“3,000 Miles to Graceland,” “Windtalkers”), Tim Allen (“Big Trouble”), Portia de Rossi (“Stigmata”), Billy Connolly (“An Everlasting Piece”), Richard Dreyfuss (“The Crew”), and RuPaul (“But I’m a Cheerleader”). R: Language; some violence; sexuality. July 26 limited. Paramount Classics.