Paramount Pictures has announced that James Cameron‘s next directorial project will be getting early access screenings ahead of its scheduled theatrical release on May 8, 2026. Titled Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), it is the award-winning filmmaker’s first time directing a concert film. For nearly five decades, he has only directed blockbuster sci-fi and drama movies, including The Terminator, Aliens, Titanic, and the Avatar franchise.

“Captured during her sold-out world tour, the movie brings an innovative new concert experience to the big screen from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation,” reads the synopsis.

How can you see James Cameron’s new movie a week early?

In celebration of the concert movie’s highly anticipated theatrical opening, the studio is allowing Billie Eilish‘s fans to watch the film a week earlier through a special screening event. On April 29 at 7 PM, Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) will be exclusively screened in Dolby 3D and RealD 3D at participating theatres nationwide. Tickets for the Early Access movie event are now on sale. To find participating theatre listings in your area, you can visit www.hitmehardandsoftmovie.com/earlyaccess.

Fans attending the Early Access screenings will also be treated to special bonus content. Each ticketholder will also receive a limited-edition collector’s ticket given away at their local theatre on the date of the event, while supplies last.

“Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) was made for the fans — and these Early Access screenings put them front and center,” Paramount Pictures executive Shaun Barber said in a statement. “From the moment the lights go down, it’s clear this is more than a film; it’s a shared concert experience that brings audiences closer than ever before, only in theatres.”

The concert film is co-directed by Cameron and Eilish. It features performances from her seventh headlining tour, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, which consisted of 106 shows in different parts of the world, including North America, Tokyo, Paris, and London. The upcoming concert movie was filmed during her tour’s Manchester stop. The Grammy and Oscar-winning singer will also be joined by her brother and long-time collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, in the movie. It is a production by Paramount Pictures, Lightstorm Earth, Darkroom Records, and Interscope Films.