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In this edition of ODEON Magazine we enjoy the sight of Nick Frost in his dancing shoes in Cuban Fury and travel through time with Mr Peabody & Sherman. Plus all the usual news and previews! 04 coming soon!

All the news on filmic treats heading our way, including Need For Speed, 300: Rise Of An Empire and Noah. Our crossword star is Kate Winslet.

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A cartoon dog and his human friend travel through time in this fun family adventure.

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We visit the set of Nick Frost’s salsa-dancing comedy and find out how he became a dance master!

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This month’s biggest films, including The Monuments Men, The LEGO Movie and The Invisible Woman.

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34 moment in time Keira Knightley dazzles the crowd during a Pirates Of The Caribbean premiere!

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THIS IS SPARTA... AGAIN!

This epic sequel to 300 follows the Rise Of An Empire...

hen 300 hit cinema screens in 2006, audiences were blown away by its stylised visuals, gory battle scenes and its depiction of the warrior race known as the Spartans, led by their king Leonidas (Gerard Butler). Sadly, 300 didn't end too well for Leonidas and his men, as they were hopelessly outnumbered by the forces of Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). Now we finally get to find out what happens next... Based on Xerxes, the followup book by author Frank Miller, 300: Rise Of An Empire picks up with the Persian army marching south to threaten some of Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major cities, including Athens. Another battle is inevitable, and this time it looks as though it will take place on the sea.

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Santoro reprises his role as the flamboyant and deadly Xerxes, with Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton the new thorn in his side as admiral Themistocles, the man in charge of the fleet sent to stop him. To do this he must unite with Sparta â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but can these two usually opposed forces really defeat the massive Persian force? Featuring many members of the original 300 cast including Lena Headey and David Wenham, as well as a screenplay by original director Zack Snyder, 300: Rise Of An Empire contains just as much style as its predecessor and looks set to be equally as thrilling.

Fight Clubs The 300 films are loosely based on real-life battles. Here are a few more that have ended up on cinema screens... ZULU (1964)

Did You Know? Zack Snyder was originally slated to write and direct 300: Rise Of An Empire, but had to sidestep directing it so that he could work on Man Of Steel. He still produced the film.

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Event: The Battle Of Rorke’s Drift (1879)

Faced with 4,000 Zulu warriors, 150 British soldiers fought them off in a desperate battle that went down in history. Michael Caine kept a stiff upper lip in the film version, which spawned a prequel, Zulu Dawn.

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) Event: The Battle Of Aqaba (1917) The port of Aqaba, filled with Turkish forces, was a threat to British shipping during WWI until TE Lawrence helped to lead an Arab attack to neutralise it. The film depicts the battle in one sweeping shot, although the real battle was much smaller.

PEARL HARBOUR (2001) Event: The Bombing Of Pearl Harbour (1941) The Japanese bombing of a US base on Hawaii was the catalyst for America to enter WWII. In this blockbuster, however, the bombings are a backdrop to a love story between Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale. Ouch...

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Event: The D-Day Landings (1944)

Steven Spielberg’s mighty war film opens with a sequence few will forget: a reconstruction of the Normandy landings. Gritty and disturbing, it’s one of cinema’s finest moments.

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Much Ado About Nothing Terry Gilliam’s puzzler The Zero Theorem poses a “noughty” problem... erry Gilliam is having a good year: not only is he due to reunite with his Monty Python pals in a series of gigs at London’s O2 Arena, he’s also releasing his first film since 2009’s The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. The Zero Theorem opens on 14 March and stars Christoph Waltz as a hacker wracked with existential questions about the number zero. Think Gilliam’s Brazil crossed with Inception, perhaps. Gilliam only took on the project after some bad luck: “I was working on Don Quixote for a year until everything fell apart,” he explains. “Suddenly I didn’t have any work and I hadn’t done a film in three years. I said, ‘I’ve got to go to work!’” The Zero Theorem came along just in time. After this, Gilliam is hoping to get his infamously delayed Don Quixote off the ground after endless complications – it’ll be his seventh attempt. Good luck...

Middle-earth Master The Hobbit author JRR Tolkien is to be the subject of a new biopic...

he films based on his books have earned a whopping $4 billion over the last decade, and that’s not including the tally from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. Add to this countless copies of his novels on bookshelves across the world and it’s clear that Professor JRR Tolkien has made a huge impact on our lives by creating Middleearth and all its citizens. With this in mind, Fox Searchlight are now developing a film based on Tolkien’s life. Written by David Gleeson and set during his time as a soldier in WWI and his life at Oxford University, the film will also feature Tolkien’s friend CS Lewis (author of the Narnia books). There’s no release date as yet, but in the meantime the third Hobbit film, There And Back Again, is released on 19 December.

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KING’S book... MIA WASIKOWSKA (pictured) will return for ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2, along with JOHNNY DEPP... STAR WARS VII has been pushed back from summer 2015 to 18 December 2015...

A sequel to IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE has been announced, but rights issues may prevent it... MAD MAX: FURY ROAD will be released in summer 2015... TOM CRUISE and SIMON PEGG are reuniting for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5...

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Professor JRR Tolkien: hitting the screen.

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Park Life

The fourth Jurassic Park film shoots next year. Hands up who can’t wait!

urassic World is a go! After 12 years in dinosaur limbo and more failed attempts to revive it than we can count, the next film in the massively successful franchise is scheduled for release on 12 June 2015. To be directed by Safety Not Guaranteed’s Colin Trevorrow, rumour has it that its leads have

been cast: Chris Pratt, star of the forthcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy, is said to be signing up for the lead role alongside Bryce Dallas Howard and Jake Johnson. Most importantly, though, this won’t be a brandnew reboot of the original 1993 film, a fear that had been niggling fans around the world. “Reboot is a strong word,”

Trevorrow told his Twitter followers. “This is a new sci-fi terror adventure set 22 years after the horrific events of Jurassic Park.” Interesting words, those: “terror adventure”. Does this mean the T-rex will be back, or will there be an even scarier dinosaur this time? Hurry up and make it, guys, so we can find out!

One man and his boat Russell Crowe gets his umbrella out in biblical biopic Noah... ou certainly can’t pigeonhole filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, with his career taking in subjects as diverse as ballet (Black Swan) and the life of a washed-up fighter (The Wrestler). His latest project is possibly the oddest one of all: the story of the biblical Noah, delivered in action-packed blockbuster form! Played by

Russell Crowe, Noah follows what happens when he starts having visions of a great flood and starts building a huge ark, much to the scorn of the local community. But as the warning signs grow, they realise Noah might be their only chance for survival... Noah co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins and Emma Watson and opens on 28 March. fanatical about film 9

Scott Mescudi and Aaron Paul in Need For Speed.

Superhero round-up The latest news on the comic-book heroes heading our way...

The Amazing SpiderMan 2 will be released on 18 April and it’s looking as though it will feature three villains: Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Paul Giamatti’s Rhino and – rumour has it – the Green Goblin...

Director James Gunn has wrapped shooting on Guardians Of The Galaxy (which stars Chris Pratt and Doctor Who’s Karen Gillen, who shaved her head for her role of Nebula) and the film, which features a group of aliens joining together to fight evil, will be in cinemas on 1 August...

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Need For Speed gets set to roar onto our screens... Racing is an art,” says Michael Keaton’s character sagely during one scene in Need For Speed. “But racing with passion... that’s high art.” He makes a good point. Since the Fast And Furious franchise turned car racing into a hyperreal sport beloved of cinema audiences around the world, every new film featuring a car chase has had to raise its game. Now you can’t race a car down a street in a film unless you’re willing to throw in jawdropping stunts and even the odd helicopter: Need For Speed’s best moment, in fact, comes at the hands of a ’copter, 10 odeon.co.uk

a car and the Grand Canyon. You won’t forget it... The film stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul as an ex-con named Tobey who is released from jail with a score to settle with the man who set him up. He’s a driver like no other, willing to risk his life in a cross-country race despite having a bounty of millions of dollars on his head. As the races pile up, tragedies mingle with victories and Tobey must decide whether winning really is worth his life. Co-starring Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots and Dakota Johnson, Need For Speed opens on 14 March.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are now working on a film based on the DC Comics title Sleeper, about a man who can absorb pain and pass it onto others... Henry Cavill has reacted to the casting of Affleck to play Batman opposite his Superman with delight: “I’m sure he’ll be fantastic,” says the actor. Gal Gadot has also been cast as Wonder Woman in their forthcoming team-up, Batman Vs Superman. The film opens on 17 July 2015... It looks as though 2015 will be an amazing year for superhero films in general, with big-name titles including The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, The Fantastic Four (a new reboot) and Ant-Man, starring Michael Douglas, all on the way.

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British film Starred Up offers a moving tale of prison life... Mendelsohn). Nev has spent most of his life in jail and takes it upon himself, rather belatedly, to school his son to ensure this doesn’t happen to him as well. But Eric isn’t impressed. The two men must try to sort out their differences while Eric handles the difficult life in prison, with its many rules of survival and important allegiances. Gritty, compelling and beautifully acted, Starred Up opens on 21 March.

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Nicole Kidman stars as the Hollywood actress-turned-real-life Princess, Grace Kelly, during a tumultuous time in her life.

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lready a hit at film festivals around the world, Starred Up is the story of Eric (Skins star Jack O’Connell), a young man who has lived his life expressing himself through violence and trouble-making because it’s the only thing he knows. The law finally catches up with him and he is thrown into the dark world of an adult prison... where, much to his surprise, he meets his absent father, Nev (Ben

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The wit and wisdom of the writer/director of next month’s Grand Budapest Hotel... “Sometimes I stick leaves on my hair. It helps cool your head down.” Moonrise Kingdom

“Honey, I am seven fox years old. My father died at seven and a half. I don't want to live in a hole any more, and I'm going to do something about it.” Fantastic Mr Fox

“Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in ten days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it.” The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

“Anybody interested in grabbing a couple of burgers and hittin' the cemetery?”

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“Maybe I'm spending too much of my time starting up clubs and putting on plays. I should probably be trying harder to score chicks.”

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Kate Winslet provides the puzzles this month... On 7 February Kate Winslet will be starring in Labor Day, in which she plays a mum who befriends an

Clues Across 4. Winslet appeared on Ricky Gervais’s show __. (6) 5. __ Dench co-starred in Iris. (4) 7. Sense And Sensibility director Ang __. (3) 9. __ Pierce. (7) 10. __ Thompson, co-star in Sense And Sensibility. (4) 11. 5 down appeared in Earth Girls __ Easy. (3) 12. __ Damon, co-star in Contagion. (4) 14. Winslet’s Titanic character. (4) 19. She co-starred in Hamlet with Kenneth __. (7) 21. “What __?”, the single

escaped convict who changes her life. How much do you know about her career? Try our crossword!

released by Winslet in 2001. (2) 22. Revolutionary __. (4) 24. Carnage co-star Jodie __. (6) 26. Young Winslet danced with the __ Monster in a TV ad. (5) 27. 19 across also directed __ You Like It. (2) 28. Billy __, co-star in Titanic. (4) 29. Sense And Sensibility co-star __ Rickman. (4) Down 1. Johnny __, Winslet’s co-star in Finding Neverland. (4) 2. Winslet was in this British medical series in 1993. (8) 3. She won an Oscar for her role in The __. (6) 5. __ Carrey, co-star in Eternal Sunshine Of The

Spotless Mind. (3) 6. Holy Smoke was set in which country? (5) 8. _ Barrie, subject of 1 down. (2) 13. Comedy The __. (7) 15. The Queen gave her this. (3) 16. Heavenly Creatures was directed by Peter __. (7) 17. Quills’ Geoffrey Rush was in Elizabeth: The Golden __. (3) 18. Winslet saved Richard __’s mother during a fire! (7) 20. The star of 4 across also appeared in Ghost __. (4) 23. __ Ifans, co-star in Christmas Carol: The Movie. (4) 25. What did she voice in Flushed Away? (3) Answers on page 32!

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For their next ’toon trick, DreamWorks Animation are bringing Mr Peabody & Sherman to the big screen. Can the heroic duo fix the past and save the future? hough they were at the height of their popularity in America in the ’60s and ’70s, and UK audiences might only know them through pop culture references (they’ve been spoofed on such shows as The Simpsons), DreamWorks Animation are betting that we’re still ready to be charmed by a whistle-stop trip through time with Mr Peabody and Sherman. Created by Jay Ward in the late ’50s as small cartoon shorts, they’re now hitting cinemas in a huge animated adventure in 3D! In the film we’re introduced to Mr Peabody, the world’s smartest canine – a cultured hero of the science world with many high-powered friends – who lives in a posh high-rise 14 odeon.co.uk

with adopted son Sherman. So great is Peabody’s genius that he’s even cracked time travel, something that leads to wild adventures when Sherman accidentally misuses the device (known as the WABAC machine) to impress a classmate named Penny. Cue a mad dash across the timespace continuum in which we meet such historical figures as Marie Antoinette and Leonardo Da Vinci – all the while proving that though Peabody might boast a massive intellect, he still has something to learn about being a parent! Other characters from Ward’s shows, including superhero duo Rocky and

Bullwinkle and dim but dashing Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right, have been brought to life either as pure live-action or with a combo of human actors and CG. But Peabody director Rob Minkoff, no stranger to blending techniques after making two Stuart Little films, decided to go purely animated this time, albeit with the best 3D work that the DreamWorks team could muster. “It was actually my idea to do an animated film,” he told Crave Online. “I’m not sure why they would’ve shied away. It was just sort of the fashion. When it first came to me, actually, I think there was some presumption that it might be done in live-action, and then I said I didn’t really want to do it that way because they

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An encounter with Marie Antoinette – will she let them eat cake?

were such characters grounded in animation and I really felt like that would be the best way to bring them back to life.” One of the reasons Minkoff really wanted to tackle the characters was the chance to play with time travel, in which he sees endless opportunities for an entertaining film. “I think from the very earliest conversation about the movie, we had the idea of going to more than one location,” Minkoff says. “We’re looking at different kinds of time travel movies. Obviously, Back To The Future sort of goes to one place and a lot of them do, but we really wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to do a bit of a tour, travelogue, to various different times and places.” 16 odeon.co.uk

The duo prepare to travel!

And finding the right destinations – including Ancient Egypt and the French Revolution – was the key. “I think we were always just trying to figure out what would be the right places, how to tell the story. There are obviously two things going on. There’s the travel and the adventure of all of that, but really the primary story is between the characters, between Peabody and Sherman and their developing relationship.” As anyone who has ever watched Back To The Future or Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure can tell you, time travel brings with it a particular set of challenges: if you tinker with history, bad things can happen. Despite Peabody & Sherman being pitched

as a film the whole family can enjoy without suffering a headache trying to figure all the time paradoxes out, Minkoff explains that the film

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Penny (Ariel Winter) and Sherman (Max Charles) try out Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machine.

there are very specific rules about time travel and if you do things inappropriately it can lead to complications...”

will explore some of those ideas. “We do have some of that in the film, without giving too much away. We have a bit of the idea that

Modern Family star Ty Burrell was picked to bring Peabody’s voice to life, and he admits it was a challenge. “I don’t think I’ve ever even played a genius human,” he laughs. “This is the greatest stretch of my career, and it has nothing to do with playing a dog. I’m so used to trying to make stupid jokes. But the jokes are around this character. We did make Peabody less aware that his frequent puns are terrible. That’s his Achilles heel. Mr Peabody does everything well... except be funny!”

Introducing the time-travelling duo... Television audiences got their first look at time-travelling genius dog Mr Peabody and his adopted son Sherman in 1959, when they appeared as a featured segment on animator Jay Ward’s Rocky And His Friends (better known as The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show). The short cartoons – then called Peabody’s Improbable History – were designed to teach kids about historical events while making them entertaining (think a blend of Bill & Ted and Horrible Histories). Each week, the duo would journey through time via their WABAC machine and meet people such as Sir Walter Raleigh, Lord Nelson, Christopher Columbus and even fictional characters such as Robinson Crusoe. An amazing 91 segments were eventually produced, with Bill Scott providing Mr Peabody’s vocals and Walter Tetley as the voice of Sherman.

Original co-stars Rocky & Bullwinkle!

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allas Buyers Club is the inspirational true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a hard-partying rodeo cowboy diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1985 and given 30 days to live. A hustler and a fighter who won’t accept a death sentence, Woodroof is shocked by the lack of treatment available and begins importing unapproved drugs, setting up the “Dallas Buyers Club” to provide unapproved medication to paying members. Together with an unlikely partner – transsexual Rayon

(Jared Leto), who shares his entrepreneurial spirit - Ron becomes a formidable foe to the US government, fighting the system in the courts and outside, paving the way for change and becoming a hero to all those afflicted by the illness. To accompany the release of Dallas Buyers Club, out in cinemas on 7 February, we’re offering one reader the chance to win an Asus Google Nexus tablet with a special bundle of acclaimed films on DVD and Blu-ray. Just answer the question on the right to be in with a chance!

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DANCE Nick Frost plays an unlikely salsa king in new British comedy Cuban Fury. ODEON Magazine went on set to watch him shake his stuff...

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ugust 2012: after the wettest summer in donkey’s years, the sun is finally shining when ODEON Magazine visits the set of new comedy Cuban Fury. Not that this matters to the cast and crew, mind you; they’re filming a huge dance sequence in a dark, claustrophobic nightclub underneath some railway arches in Battersea. The call sheet we’re given as we walk into the club tells us that there are 120 extras crammed into the building this day, many of them professional salsa dancers. They wander around between takes wearing glittery costumes, chatting and drinking coffee, but the minute director James Griffiths yells “Action!” they became a perfectly choreographed crowd showing off the kind of moves most of us can only imagine being able to do. It’s impressive, although perhaps not as impressive as the sight of Nick Frost joining in... a man who only started salsa-dancing a few months

beforehand, but who’s already mastered the moves. “Nick was afraid of dancing!” laughs Griffiths. “What a challenge to set himself! That’s another film in itself – the journey for him, where we got him to the point of going on screen for the first time, dancing in front of 400 people. It was a huge challenge.”

Learning to salsa

Frost plays Bruce Garrett, who as a child was a potential world champion dancer before a terrible incident turned him off dance floors forever. “We meet him 24 years later working as a draughtsman,” says Frost, sitting down to chat with us between takes. “He’s downtrodden by Chris O’Dowd’s character, Drew, who’s essentially a bully. The spark has gone from his life.” But Bruce’s world is shaken up by the arrival of a new boss. “Once he meets Rashida Jones’s character, Julia, it ignites him again. He follows her into this pub and as he walks through the door and she’s dancing salsa and that’s fanatical about film 21

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it.” He clicks his fingers. “That’s the catalyst.” Bruce finds himself entering the cut-throat world of salsadancing again, this time accompanied by friend Bejan (Kayvan Novak) and teased by dance master Ron (Ian McShane). But Frost is the first to admit that throwing shapes on the dance floor was a struggle for him... “I don’t like dancing. I’ve never really been a dancer, although secretly I always enjoyed it. I think people are watching me clump around the dance floor, so this was essentially like aversion therapy.” He chuckles. “Really expensive aversion therapy!” Once he’d come up with the idea and committed to the project, Frost practised dancing for six hours a day, seven days a week for months. He also went on a special diet. “A lot of steak, which is a dream for me,” he grins. “I’ve been prescribed sirloin, taken with water twice a day. Despite my heavy weight, they’re treating me like an athlete.” 22 odeon.co.uk

Dance-off

The result is impressive: we watch as Frost performs some moves with partner Gloria, played by professional dancer/ teacher Susana Montero from Spain. Later, McShane comes over and insults Frost’s character so forcefully that our ears burn. It’s hard to keep a straight face – but then again, that’s the point. Cuban Fury is determined to bring on the chuckles, not least in the film’s funniest setpiece: an epic dancestyle fight in a car park between Bruce and O’Dowd’s Drew. “We had a real laugh doing it,” remembers Griffiths. “In terms of what they deliver, what they bring to it in terms of comedy when it’s essentially an action sequence, is delightful. We worked with Chad Allen, who is Jackie Chan’s fight choreographer.” The biggest group dance scenes, however, were filmed in a nightclub in Camden – and it was hard work. “When we were in Koko, that was seven days

Rashida Jones as Julia, Bruce’s salsa-dancing boss.

doing 12 hours a day, dancing,” says Frost, wincing. “We had six days to get three massive dance sequences with a 400-odd crowd,” adds Griffiths. “It was tricky!” The action was helped, however, by the dancing talent assembled for the film. “We’ve got a lot of dancers from Cuba, obviously. All over Europe. Madrid, Italy… The people who actually brought salsa to the UK in the ’70s and ’80s are here. If you’re a salsa fan, you’ll appreciate that we’ve pulled those people together. You’ll recognise those faces!” Frost is quick to sum up why salsa is so important. “It’s a mating ritual. It’s a man showing off to a woman: ‘Look what I can do.’” He’s also happy to have learnt how to do it himself; all the hard work was worth it. “It will never leave me, this thing that has been awoken,” he laughs. “I have awoken a sleeping salsa giant!”

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ruce (Nick Frost) loves to dance. Once upon a time he was even a child prodigy, dancing in competitions, blazing a trail on the dance floors of the country. This all ended after a traumatic childhood experience and he hasn’t done it for years, settling into an ordinary life working in an office. But this is about to change. Discovering that his new American boss Julia (Rashida Jones) is a salsa dancer, he decides to take up his old hobby

to impress her… much to the disdain of his co-worker Drew (Chris O’Dowd) and his former dance teacher Ron (Ian McShane). Will Bruce dance up another storm? Find out in this salsa-filled comedy! To celebrate the release of this hilarious British film on Valentine’s Day, we’re offering two people a trip to London to stay in a four-star hotel – as well as a meal at a leading Cuban restaurant! To enter, answer the question. Good luck!

JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION Which type of dance heavily influenced salsa? A. Rumba B. Breakdancing C. The Robot Go to futurecomps.co.uk/fury and answer by midday on 26 February. Or text FURY to 87474 followed by A, B or C and your name and address. Texts cost £1.00 per entry plus standard network rates. Prize package for 2 people includes: • Travel from mainland UK rail station • 1 night’s luxury hotel accommodation (4-star minimum) • Breakfast • Three-course dinner at a Cuban restaurant in the West End

Terms and conditions: Closing date is 26 February. The competition is open to UK residents only and excludes employees or agents of ODEON, StudioCanal or anyone professionally connected with the promotion and their immediate families. The winner will be drawn at random from all correct entries received. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. One entry per household only. There is no cash alternative. Please allow 28 days prize fulfilment from the date of claim. By entering this competition, you agree to be bound by Future’s competition rules and to receive details of future offers and promotions from Future Publishing Limited and related third parties. If you do not want to receive this information, include “no info” at the end of your text message/email. Late or incomplete entries will be disqualified. Entries must be submitted by an individual (not via any agency or similar) and are limited to one per household. Texts cost £1.00 per entry plus standard network rates. For full terms and conditions go to www.futurenet.com/futureonline/competitionrules.asp

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the monuments men TBC RELEASED 14 FEBRUARY DIRECTOR George Clooney STARRING George Clooney, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett

n 2009 an art expert by the name of Robert M Edsel published a book called The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves And The Greatest Treasure Hunt In History. It was a tribute to the men and women who took part in this real-life “treasure hunt” during World War Two: a determined operation to prevent the Nazis from wiping some of the world’s 24 odeon.co.uk

most wonderful artworks off the face of the planet. Intrigued by the story, George Clooney and his producing partner Grant Heslov have adapted the book into this stunning new film, with Clooney directing and starring along with some of the best names working in the business today. The Monuments Men tells the story of a select group of museum curators, directors and art historians

who were determined to avoid the destruction of 1,000 years of culture as the Third Reich fell. They travelled across Europe saving precious masterpieces at great risk to their own lives. Co-starring everybody from The Artist’s Jean Dujardin to Bill Murray, The Monuments Men is not only a testament to their bravery – it’s also a fascinating escapade which will thrill audiences everywhere!

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Meet Emmet: an unlikely hero!

THE LEGO MOVIE 3D TBC RELEASED 14 FEBRUARY DIRECTORS Phil Lord, Chris Miller VOICES OF Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Jonah Hill

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Around 400 people worked in the Monuments, Fine Arts And Archives programme during WWII. Sadly, two lost their lives while trying to recover artworks.

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Bringing to life the LEGO worlds that kids have been playing with since they first went on sale back in 1949 (and, let’s face it, adults too), this daft comedy looks set to be one of the most bonkers films of 2014! The LEGO Movie is the story of the apparently ordinary Emmet (voiced by Parks & Recreation star Chris Pratt) as he discovers that he has a destiny as the “Chosen One”. To fulfill an important prophecy, he must save his LEGO pals from the ruthless plans of President Business (Will Ferrell), who wants to destroy their world. Joined on his mission by the intriguing Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and given guidance by the Gandalf-like wizard Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), Emmet soon finds he’s in over his head – and hilarity ensues! Brought to us by the directors of Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street, you know you’re in good hands with this colourful family tale. Look out for the funniest Batman you’ve ever met... fanatical about film 25

Chris Pine in action as Jack Ryan.

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT 12A RELEASED 24 JANUARY

DIRECTOR Kenneth Branagh STARRING Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kiera Knightley, Kenneth Branagh

This is the fifth film to hit cinemas featuring author Tom Clancy’s action hero Jack Ryan, with his first outing being 1990’s The Hunt For Red October. Back then he was played by Alec Baldwin; Harrison Ford then played him two times, followed by Ben Affleck in The Sum Of All Fears, in 2002. Now it’s the turn of Star Trek’s Chris Pine, although note that if you’re not familiar with the others it doesn’t matter: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit stands alone! Ryan is a covert CIA analyst who always seems to find

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himself in the middle of a whole heap of trouble, although thankfully he’s got the skills to handle it. This time Ryan uncovers a massive conspiracy to attack the economy of the United States and bring the country to its knees – can he manage to

Mr Peabody, Cleopatra and Sherman hang out!

MR PEABODY & SHERMAN 3D TBC RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR Rob Minkoff VOICES OF Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Allison Janney, Stanley Tucci

Directed by Rob Minkoff – who knows his cartoon critters, seeing as he also directed The Lion King – Mr Peabody & Sherman is 26 odeon.co.uk

thwart the evil plans of Russian Viktor Cherevin (Kenneth Branagh, who also directs) while keeping his wife Cathy (Keira Knightley) safe from harm? One plot twist follows another as the action rattles along. You can bet that this gets explosive!

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the story of a hugely intelligent dog (Mr Peabody, voiced by Modern Family star Ty Burrell) who is in charge of a device known as the WABAC machine that allows people to travel through time. Things get complicated when a little boy named Sherman (Max Charles) decides to use the device to try to impress his

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bossy pal Penny (Ariel Winter). They’re thrown through the ages to have all sorts of incredible adventures, but the chaos they cause in the past needs to be fixed and it’s up to Mr Peabody to sort things out! Mr Peabody & Sherman is an educational experience as well as jolly good fun!

Nick Frost shows us his moves!

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A moving Dickensian tale.

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CUBAN FURY 15 RELEASED 14 FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR James Griffiths STARRING Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Ian McShane, Chris O’Dowd

When Bruce Garrett was a boy, he was a dancing prodigy. But after an unfortunate incident, the magic died and Bruce tucked away his dancing shoes. Now grown up and played by Nick Frost, Bruce works in an

office and lives an ordinary life, but the arrival of his new American boss (Rashida Jones), who loves to salsa, stirs up the flames again. Can Bruce recapture his past glories in a salsa competition, or will his attempt be in vain? Based on an idea by Frost and filled with memorable moments, Cuban Fury will have you tapping your feet in no time!

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Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof.

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB 15 RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR Jean-Marc Vallée STARRING Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto

Based on a true story, Dallas Buyers Club stars Matthew McConaughey as rodeo cowboy Ron Woodroof, who in 1985 was diagnosed with AIDS and given only 30 days 28 odeon.co.uk

to live. Horrified by the diagnosis, he starts a quest to get hold of life-saving drugs after his condition isn’t helped by AZT, the only drug legally available to him in the United States. McConaughey gives a glowing performance in this fascinating document of one man’s struggle to live. Also starring Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto.

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THE INVISIBLE WOMAN 12A RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY DIRECTOR Ralph Fiennes STARRING Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Michelle Fairley, Kristin Scott Thomas

Don’t be fooled by the title: this isn’t a fantasy adventure riffing on HG Wells’ classic story The Invisible Man. Instead it focuses on another hugely famous 19th-century author, Charles Dickens. Played by Ralph Fiennes, who also directs, Dickens was so popular during his career that he makes the fuss around JK Rowling today look like a storm in a teacup; he truly was a superstar of his time. Ironically, however, despite writing morality tales that have seeped into our consciousness over the centuries, he wasn’t quite as moral himself: he had a mistress, Nelly (Felicity Jones) and his secret affair with her lasted a lifetime. The Invisible Woman – a name you could use for Nelly herself, given her position – tells her story and offers fresh insight into the mind of Dickens, portrayed by Fiennes to critical acclaim. The result is a fascinating tale of a forbidden, yet allconsuming, love.

Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet get close in Labor Day. Book tickets

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LABOR DAY 12A RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR Jason Reitman STARRING Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire

Young Henry (Gattlin Griffith) lives with his struggling mother Adele (Kate Winslet) as she tries to cope with life without her cheating husband. Their troubles intensify when Henry meets escaped convict

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The future of law enforcement.

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Frank (Josh Brolin) and he takes them hostage while he hides out at their house. There’s more to Frank than meets the eye, though, and soon they realise that he’s not as evil as the authorities would have them believe. Can Adele find a new life with their visitor, or will his past catch up with them? Winslet shines in this moving drama.

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Sophie Nélisse really loves her books...

THE BOOK THIEF 12A RELEASED 26 February

DIRECTOR Brian Percival STARRING Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Ben Schnetzer

Set during the dark times of the Second World War, The Book Thief is the story of young Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), who loves reading. When she is sent to live with foster parents Hans (Geoffrey Rush) 30 odeon.co.uk

and Rosa (Emily Watson) in a quiet German street, she’s horrified when she sees Nazi soldiers holding huge bookburning rallies to celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday. After an injured Jewish refugee comes to hide out in her house, Liesel reads to him and they forge a bond... but the outside world doesn’t understand. A beautiful story of loyalty.

ROBOCOP TBC RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR José Padilha STARRING Joel Kinnaman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman

Joel Kinnaman stars in this action-packed sci-fi drama inspired by the classic 1987 film of the same name. Set in a hugely violent 2028 Detroit, RoboCop introduces us to police officer Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman), who gets a whole new lease of life – possibly not a good one, mind you – after he’s critically injured in an explosion. As he hovers between life and death, giant corporation OmniCorp makes the decision to turn him into a cyborg: half-human, half-machine. By doing so, they’ve created an almost invincible police officer who can patrol the streets under a new name... RoboCop. But what of the man inside the armour? Is Alex Murphy still Alex Murphy, or is he nothing more than a machine now? Does he have free will? What does he want? And who are the good guys in this peculiar situation? With explosive action, tough drama and a vein of dark humour, RoboCop is a rattling science-fiction thriller for fans of the original franchise and anyone fresh to the concept.

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JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT 12A RELEASED 24 JANUARY

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Kit Harington faces off with a volcano in Pompeii.

RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY

POMPEII 3D TBC RELEASED 21 FEBRUARY DIRECTOR Paul WS Anderson STARRING Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland

The world’s most famous volcanic eruption is given the Hollywood treatment in this action-filled drama from Resident Evil director Paul WS Anderson. Game Of Thrones star Kit Harington plays Milo, a slave-turned-gladiator who

finds himself caught up in the terrifying eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. As the city of Pompeii falls under the onslaught of one of the worst disasters to hit ancient times, he must not only save himself but also his true love Cassia (Emily Browning). Will they escape the city in time? With Anderson’s sure hand on the tiller, you can be certain that this will be a disaster to remember!

Fly hard: Liam Neeson deals with a terrorist.

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN 12A RELEASED 7 FEBRUARY

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POMPEII 3D TBC RELEASED 21 FEBRUARY THE BOOK THIEF 12A RELEASED 26 february Watch the trailer

non-stop TBC RELEASED 28 FEBRUARY

NON-STOP TBC RELEASED 28 FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR Jaume Collet-Serra STARRING Liam Neeson, Anson Mount, Julianne Moore

Air marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) takes a flight from New York to London. To his horror, a terrifying situation breaks out at 40,000 feet: a criminal targets the plane, texting Bill to say that 32 odeon.co.uk

a passenger will die every 20 minutes unless ransom money reaches his bank account. As Bill tries to figure out who among the passengers and crew could be the terrorist, the authorities on the ground start to think that Bill himself is the one asking for the ransom... With claustrophobic tension, Non-Stop promises to be a high-flying thriller!

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Kate Winslet crossword answers: Across: 4 Extras, 5 Judi, 7 Lee, 9 Mildred, 10 Emma, 11 Are, 12 Matt, 14 Rose, 19 Branagh, 21 If, 22 Road, 24 Foster, 26 Honey, 27 As, 28 Zane, 29 Alan. Down: 1 Depp, 2 Casualty, 3 Reader, 5 Jim, 6 India, 8 JM, 13 Holiday, 15 CBE, 16 Jackson, 17 Age, 18 Branson, 20 Town, 23 Rhys, 25 Rat

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moment in time

Golden girl! Keira Knightley shines at the premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest... ou can always count on Keira Knightley to look fabulous on a red carpet, and the premiere of the second Pirates Of The Caribbean film was no exception. The star-studded event took place at the ODEON Leicester Square on 3 July 2006, and Knightley made the most of the warm summer evening by wearing this pretty backless dress – much better than attending a premiere in the middle of a freezing winter, eh? This month you can catch her alongside Chris Pine in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (out 24 January).

COMING next issue!

Captain America: The Winter Soldier – find out more in the next issue of ODEON Magazine, in cinemas from 26 February!

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