Bella Thorne: New Movies and TV Shows in 2025 and 2026

Brought up by a struggling single mom, Bella Thorne started working as a child model and actress from a young age. The money she made would help support her family, which comprised of her mother, and her three elder siblings (two sisters and a brother). Their father died in 2007 when Bella was just 10 years old. In 2008, she won a Young Artist Award for her performance as Ruthy Spivey in ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ a drama series. But her breakthrough role is CeCe Jones in the Disney Channel series ‘Shake It Up,’ which ran from 2010 to 2013. The 25 years-old Thorne has been a part of movies and shows like ‘Blended,’ ‘The Babysitter,’ ‘Assassination Nation,’ ‘Amityville: The Awakening,’ ‘You Get Me,’ ‘Girl,’ ‘American Horror Stories,’ etc. Here are her upcoming projects!

1. The Tower (TBA)

‘The Tower’ is an independent fantasy movie written and directed by Adam Sigal (‘Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose’). It tells the rather dark story of a mermaid who is trapped in a water tower of a small Southern town and forgotten for years. As per Sigal, as reported by Deadline, the isolation of the mermaid symbolizes his own isolation that came with growing up in a small Southern town as well. The movie began production before the SAG-AFTRA strike and received a SAG waiver that allows independent movies to continue production.

The cast of ‘The Tower’ includes Thorne, who is likely to be the mermaid along with Jack Kilmer, Cam Gigandet, Marc Senter, Chris Mullinax, Dani Druz, Daniel Backman, Gerard Catus, and Brian S. White. The movie is currently in its post-production stage and a release date is awaited.

2. Find Your Friends (TBA)

Bella Thorne will star in Izabel Pakzad’s thriller film ‘Find Your Friends.’ Written by Pakzad, the plot follows Amber and friends who visit Joshua Tree for a fun getaway but face hostility from locals. As the tension escalates, they uncover Amber’s past trauma, igniting their rebellion against toxic masculinity, which turns their trip into one of revenge. The cast also includes Sophia Ali, Chris Bauer, Jake Manley, Helena Howard, and Chloe Cherry. The film is in its post-production stage, and a release date is awaited.

3. Bunny-Man (TBA)

‘Bunny-man’ is a thriller film directed by Bunny-man based on a story by Daniel H. Friedman, and Andrea Iervolino, Alessandra Starr Ward. The plot centers on the Bunny-Man, an anonymous multimillionaire who is a superhero hunting the culprits whose actions led to his sister’s suicide, the images of which wound up on the internet. The cast also includes Michele Morrone, James Franco, Franco Nero, Mike Tyson, and Débora Nascimento. The project is currently being filmed it is being set up as the first installment in a trilogy. A music single will be released alongside the film. More details about the intriguing project are awaited.

4. The Trainer (TBA)

Thorne is set to star in another comedy movie, not horror but dark, that’s titled ‘The Trainer.’ The movie is set in Los Angeles and tells the story of Jack, a fitness expert, who lives with his mother. With the urge to realize his own American Dream, he takes a huge swing at fame and fortune. The event of movie unfolds over 8 days with Jack sleep-deprived the whole time.

‘The Trainer’ is directed by Tony Kaye and written by Vito Schnabel and Jeff Solomon. The cast includes Vito Schnabel as Jack and Beverly D’Angelo as Jack’s mother, along with Thorne, as Elektra. Additional cast members include Steven Van Zandt, Julia Fox, Taylour Paige, Stephen Dorff, and Gina Gershon. ‘The Trainer’ premiered at the Rome Film Festival on October 20, 2024. A US release date is awaited.

5. Saint Clare (TBA)

Thorne is stepping into the shoes of an intricate character in more ways than one. She will play a catholic student cum serial killer in ‘Saint Clare,’ a horror comedy movie written by ‘American Psycho’ co-writer Guinevere Turner, along with Mitzi Peirone, who also serves as the director. The movie is based on the 2021 novel ‘Clare at Sixteen’ by Don Roff.

‘Saint Clare’ tells the story of Clare Bleecker, who is a sixteen-year-old Catholic college student who lives with her grandparents in the picturesque town of Pickman Flats in Washington. But there’s more to the town than meets the eye, something evil that only Clare can sense and see. This correlates with her apparently divine calling for killing that comes when she feels the need to protect her loved ones. This is when the murderous “Other Clare” takes over and does the deed. One of her heroes is the real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. But she also has friends and is against animal cruelty. Does something really take over Clare or does she just pretend so in order to fulfill her desire to kill? Is there really something evil that exists in Pickman Flats?

The cast of ‘Saint Clare’ includes Thorne, Rebecca De Mornay, Ryan Phillippe, Frank Whaley, Bart Johnson, Joel Michaely, Erica Dasher, Jan Luis Castellanos, and Dylan Flashner. The movie was released in Italy on July 12, 2024 and awaits a US release date.

6. Color Your Hurt (TBA)

Written and directed by Thorne in her directorial debut, ‘Color Your Hurt’ tells the true story of a young gay man growing up in the Bible belt. The film is based on the short film she made, titled ‘Unsettled.’ Production was supposed to begin in spring this year. No cast members have been revealed yet. More details are awaited.

Bella Thorne: Every Upcoming Movie and TV Show in 2025 and 2026