/ AUGUST 2024
This summer’s all about getting together for some truly unforgettable cinema!
Get ready to get a little more despicable as Gru’s back in action – with a newborn family member and some freshly super-powered Minions in tow – to stop Will Ferrell’s wacky, new supervillain in Despicable Me 4.
The mayhem continues with the superhero team-up everyone’s been waiting for. Deadpool & Wolverine buddy up and finally get their claws into the MCU!
Imaginations run wild as Zachary Levi’s storybook character comes to life for a magical adventure in Harold And The Purple Crayon, while Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson find love while faking a moon landing in space race romcom Fly Me To The Moon. And space is still a place to make you scream! See a new, young crew fall prey to the universe’s deadliest killer in Alien: Romulus and launch into a chaotic cosmic adventure with an all-star cast in Borderlands.
There’s thrills on Earth, too, with M. Night Shyamalan bringing his trademark twists and turns in Trap, an island paradise with sinister secrets awaiting you in Blink Twice, and Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones facing a ferocious forecast as the disaster epic returns in Twisters.
Grab your cinema buddies and brace yourselves for a storming summer of cinema.
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IN CINEMAS 2 AUGUST
Director Carlos Saldanha / Starring Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Zooey Deschanel, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Alfred Molina / Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Inside of his book, playful and adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off of the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he’s got a a lot to learn about real life – and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he ever thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Zooey Deschanel, Jemaine Clement, and children’s classic that’s captivated young readers for decades.
IN CINEMAS 25 JULY
Director Shawn Levy / Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen / Genre Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, a listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When faced with a new existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suitup again and team up with an even more reluctant ally to save it. Wolverine is still recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. Together, the unlikely friends set out to defeat a common enemy in the film that's fated to change the MCU forever.
Director Kevin Costner / Starring Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington / Genre Drama, History, Western
The concluding chapter of Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner’s multi-faceted, two-part chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won – and lost – through the blood, sweat, and tears of many.
Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends, and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America. This true cinematic event also stars Costner, who leads an impressive ensemble cast that includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Abbey Lee, Will Patton, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Jeff Fahey, and many more.
Director Zoë Kravitz / Starring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Kyle MacLachlan, Adria Arjona, Geena Davis / Genre Mystery, Thriller
When handsome and charismatic tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his glitzy fundraising gala, sparks fly. He whisks her off of her feet and away on the adventure of a lifetime when he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream holiday on his private island. It’s paradise... where wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There’s something wrong with this place. Now, she must find a way to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive. Zoë Kravitz makes her feature directorial debut with a wild new psychological thriller that stars BAFTA-winner Naomi Ackie as Frida and Channing Tatum as Slater King. They lead an ensemble cast that includes Golden Globe-winner Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Alia Shawkat, Levon Hawke, and Oscar-winning legend Geena Davis. This summer, let’s make some memories you won’t ever forget.
Director Ti West / Starring Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Bacon / Genre Crime, Horror
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. The new chapter in the slasher series from the writer-director of X and Pearl stars Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon.
Director Rupert Sanders / Starring Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston / Genre Action, Crime, Horror, Romance
Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of The Crow in this modern reimagining of James O’Barr’s graphic novel. Soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his one true love by sacrificing himself, Eric seeks merciless revenge on their killers. Traversing the worlds of the living and the dead, he sets out to put the wrong things right.
IN CINEMAS 12 JULY
Directors Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage / Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Steve Coogan, Will Ferrell, Sofía Vergara, Joey King, Pierre Coffin / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Gru’s back! The world’s favourite supervillain, dad, and AntiVillain League agent all rolled into one returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in the first Despicable Me movie in seven years. Following the summer phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru, the beloved and biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru, Lucy, and their girls – Margo, Edith, and Agnes – welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr. While Gru wrestles with a newborn who’s intent on tormenting his dad, he also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend, who force the whole family to go on the run.
Director Fede Álvarez / Starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, Archie Renaux / Genre Horror, Sci-Fi
The acclaimed director of Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe takes the hugely successful Alien franchise back to its roots with a nerve-shredding and visceral sci-fi horror-thriller. While scavenging a derelict space station, an unsuspecting group of young space colonisers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe and find they're locked in the ultimate fight for their survival.
IN CINEMAS 8 AUGUST
Director Eli Roth / Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Florian Munteanu / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Lilith, an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. On a mission to find the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful S.O.B., Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits. Together, these unlikely heroes battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other. Based on one of the most beloved and bestselling videogame franchises of all time, welcome to Borderlands.
IN CINEMAS 6 SEPTEMBER
Director Tim Burton / Starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega / Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says “Beetlejuice” three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
Singular creative visionary Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton reunite for the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice. Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz and Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe completing the exciting ensemble cast.
TrapIN CINEMAS 9 AUGUST
A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert where they realise they’re at the centre of a dark and sinister event in the new experience in the world of M. Night Shyamalan, featuring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Allison Pill, and rising music star Saleka Shyamalan.
IN CINEMAS 30 AUGUST
Katherine Waterston, John Cho, Riki Lindhome, Lukita Maxwell, and Keith Carradine star in the terrifying new horror from Blumhouse and filmmaker Chris Weitz; the Oscar-nominated writer-director of About A Boy and writer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Creator.
Director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat / Starring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala / Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
When army commando Amrit finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of ruthless thieves begin to terrorise the innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying fight to save those around him – turning what should’ve been a typical commute into a non-stop adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride.
Director Tilman Singer / Starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csokas / Genre Horror, Mystery
Reluctantly, teenage Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father at a resort in the German Alps with his new family. On arrival, they’re greeted by her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister, Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.
IN CINEMAS 17 JULY
Director Lee Isaac Chung / Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous – and destructive – forces. Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser who’s haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, is reluctantly lured back to the open plains by her friend to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with charming and reckless social media superstar Tyler Owens. As storm season intensifies, terrifying never-beforeseen weather phenomena are unleashed. Now, Kate, Tyler, and their competing teams find themselves in the fight of their lives in a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, Twister.
Director Greg Berlanti / Starring Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum / Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a sharp and stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 mission. With the mission deemed too important to fail, marketing guru Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task when the White House directs her to stage a fake moon landing as back-up.
IN CINEMAS 9 AUGUST
Director Justin Baldoni / Starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar / Genre Drama, Romance
It Ends With Us, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom, a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance encounter with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ troubling relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan, suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realises she must learn to rely on her own strength as she faces making an impossible choice for her future.
If you feel it, chase it! Gear up storm chasers, you’re about to swept up by heart-pumping thrills with a stellar ensemble. The modern disaster epic is back!
WORDS CHARLOTTE BLACKLOCKDirector Lee Isaac Chung / Starring
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Daryl McCormack / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
A standalone sequel to the 1996 cult classic Twister is set to serve up a familiar whirlwind of thrilling, immersive big-screen action that’s not been seen for some time, but with a gust of fresh air in a brand-new story with a talented new cast.
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell head up the cast fighting for their lives in this new disaster epic.
After a traumatic experience with a tornado, former storm chaser Kate Cooper is safe in the comfort of her desk job in New York City until she’s lured back
to the open plains of Oklahoma to test cutting-edge storm-tracking tech. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens, a social media star with an appetite for more followers, no matter the danger. The pair and their competing teams soon find themselves up against terrifying weather phenomena and in the path of multiple deadly storms.
With Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, David Corenswet, Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack, and more also in the exciting ensemble, Minari director Lee Isaac Chung at the helm, and a script from The Revenant co-writer Mark L Smith, this legacy sequel isn’t just in safe hands, it’s sure to blow you away.
Whether it’s tsunamis, asteroids, or sinking ships, disaster epics make for some of the most thrilling, ambitious, and terrifying cinema.
The staple disaster film balances tearjerking melodrama with astonishing visuals. A devastating love story that’s stood the test of time is what makes this so compelling.
With an unbelievable true story at its core, J. A. Bayona’s powerful retelling of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is one of the most heartbreaking and authentic disaster films of recent times.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star as two astronomers who discover an asteroid is due to hit Earth in six months and attempt to warn the world with varying success. Nothing says “disaster” more than the end of the world.
Crude, meta, and violently R-Rated, the “Merc with a Mouth” finally crash-lands into the MCU. Realising the galactic scale threats humanity faces, he calls out a retired hero for help. WORDS CHRIS WASEY
Director Shawn Levy / Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin / Genre Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Back in 2014, a leaked test sequence broke the internet. When the first Deadpool film dropped two years later, the hype proved real and superhero cinema was never the same again.
Fourth wall breaking, hilarious, gloriously off the wall, and drenched in the blood of his victims, Deadpool has done his thing on the sidelines so far. Back in the red and black spandex, he’s finally unleashed into the MCU.
Apprehended by the TVA – the Time Variance Authority as seen in Loki – Wade Wilson is given a glimpse at the scale and madness of the cinematic universe around him where
super-soldiers befriend billionaire playboy philanthropists as well as alien creatures and literal gods from other planets. He wants a part of the action.
Tasked with a special mission that will change the face of the MCU forever, he has no hope of victory alone. Amid the sprawling mass of timeliness, Wade sees a dark and terrible reality where a foul-mouthed hero reigns supreme. Wade seeks him out as the unlikeliest of allies: Wolverine.
As their verbal and physical sparring pushes the limits of their patience and respective regeneration abilities, it’s going to take maximum effort to avoid killing each other before they save the world.
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, together at last!
It’s all about making friends in the next phases of the MCU with many more team-upsMarvel on the way.
After taking the shield at the start of Phase 4, Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson gets his big screen debut in the role. Expect a little help from a very big Avenger.
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn is the recently confirmed team lineup for the all-new take on the classic Marvel heroes.
An all-star cast of antagonists and antiheroes from Marvel’s past and present are brought together to complete secret missions of the US government under the control of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross.
Gru discovers something much harder than being an Anti-Villain League agent as he enters a whole new world of parenthood.
WORDS ADAM MATULEWICZ
He’s got all the gear, but no idea… Vector aspires to be the greatest supervillain of all time but his arrogance proves to be his downfall.
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Directors Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage / Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Sofía Vergara / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
A wife, three “gorls,” and a legion of Minions is already a lot to take care of when you’re getting tangled up with the world’s most fearsome supervillains. So, the mayhem really jumps up a notch when Gru and Lucy’s newborn son comes along. Like father, like son, Gru Jr has some villainous traits. He may not be quite ready to steal the moon, but junior will be putting senior to the ultimate parenting test just as Gru faces his toughest adversary yet. As he tries to settle down for a quieter life, Gru’s forced to take the whole family on the run when Maxime Le Mal, a nemesis from his past, comes seeking revenge. Get ready for another fun-filled ride which takes Gru, his growing Despicable Me 4
family, and all of your favourite Minions on their latest thrilling adventure filled with new baddies and evil plots.
Steve Carell returns as Gru’s iconic voice with Kristen Wiig back as his wife, Lucy. Plus, of course, there’s Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Madison Skyy Polan in support as the “gorls,” Margo, Edith, and Agnes. Will Ferrell joins the cast as the menacing Maxime Le Mal alongside Sofía Vergara as his glamorous wife, Valentina.
Expect crazier gadgets, hair-raising supervillainy, and more Minion madness as the world’s most successful animated series from Illumination returns to the big screen.
$1.000REWARDARMED AND VERY DANGEROUS DRU GRU Gru’slonglosttwin brotherpriesGruout of retirement for a diamond heist as he familywishestokeepthetraditionalive.
On first impressions, he’s a charmingseemingly guy called Eduardo. Underneath the façade, he’s a mastermindruthless who succeeds in turning Gru’s yellow henchmen into evil purple minions.
A mysterious villain from Gru’s past breaks out of prison, with evil girlfriend in tow, to swear revenge on Gru and his family. AVL’S MOST WANTED!
When Giselle is banished from her fairytale land by Prince Charming’s evil stepmother and arrives in New York City, she enlists the help of a lawyer to get her back to her happily ever after.
Brendan Fraser stars as a father who can bring any storybook character to life. One day, he accidentally summons a villain and now must stop him from causing chaos in the real world.
After befriending a famous author’s daughter, teenage Zach unwittingly unleashes all of the monsters from her father’s books. Now, he must join his new friend and R. L. Stine himself to get them back to the pages where they belong.
Discover a different side of the space race as the director of Love, Simon launches a romance-driven comedy-drama that sparks out-of-this-world chemistry between Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson. WORDS AARON POTTER
IN CINEMAS 11 JULY
Director Greg Berlanti / Starring Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson / Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
America’s attempt to reach the moon first is easily one of the most exciting eras of scientific ambition and one that’s well documented in cinema. One aspect that we don’t often see explored, though, is the country’s lack of faith that it could ever happen.
That’s the laugh-filled launch pad for a new romantic comedy-drama where Channing Tatum’s NASA director and Scarlett Johansson’s marketing guru are tasked with filming a fake moon landing – just in case the real one doesn’t take off.
Fly Me To The Moon pulls out all the stops in terms of capturing the mood and vibe of the swinging sixties. This means bold fashion and even bolder hairstyles, both of which are sure to help ground viewers in this tale, very loosely based on a true story, where America may or may not find itself shooting for the moon… twice. Despite sharing the silver screen together in Don Jon and Hail, Caesar!, this film marks the first time the Hollywood stars are paired properly and their onscreen relationship is sure to see sparks fly now there’s no space between them at all.
Part-man, part-wolf, Channing Tatum is the far-off space warrior who visits Earth to inform Mila Kunis’ intergalactic princess about her true destiny. It’s definitely one of the cheesier romance action stories that’s story is unabashedly camp.
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence are stranded together on a spaceship as the only two humans to have awoken from their hibernation early. This forms the basis for a sci-fi thriller that gives them the freedom to play off each other expertly.
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NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing was thoughtfully told in Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong biopic. Space might be flashy, but the astronaut’s home life with onscreen wife Claire Foy steals the show.
An all-star group of intergalactic scoundrels come together in pursuit of a treasure-filled vault that puts them in the path of all manner of dangers on the chaotic planet of Pandora.
WORDS AARON POTTERIN CINEMAS 8 AUGUST
Director Eli Roth / Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt, Jamie Lee Curtis / Genre Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Based on the hugely-successful cell-shaded loot-shooter video game series, the unmistakeable gunbased shootouts, chaotic sights, and irreverent humour of Borderlands finally hits the big screen. Headed up by a legendary genre director and self-confessed gamer, Eli Roth trades horror for sci-fi in an anarchic adaptation that features an eclectic cast of Hollywood A-listers.
At the centre of it all is Lilith, played by Cate Blanchett, who returns to her home world of Pandora to try and plunder a mysterious vault believed to contain the ultimate treasure. Pulling off the biggest heist the galaxy has ever seen will need the best crew its ever seen. Sadly, all she’s got is a who’s who of misfits, including Kevin Hart’s short-fused mercenary, Roland; Ariana Greenblatt’s young explosives addict, Tiny Tina; Florian Munteanu’s masked and muscular Krieg; and Jamie Lee Curtis’ strange scientist, Tannis.
Hot on the heels of his now infamous performance as Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Jack Black pipes up, too, as the voice of the purposefully annoying motormouth robot, Claptrap. Can this unlikely team survive each other as well as the hazardous and hilarious dangers that lie on the road ahead?
A reluctant return to her hateful home planet sees this flame-haired bounty hunter’s already dangerous mission to find a bad guy’s missing daughter turn into a deadlier hunt for treasure.
This no-nonsense former soldier’s experience is invaluable in surviving the Borderlands, if only his new comrades would listen to him.
The bunny ear bandana and childlike innocence are all for show, this gal’s all about blowin’ stuff up. She’s kept safe by her protector, the Psycho-masked guardian, Krieg.
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Lily Bloom’s is open for business, but don’t expect a flowery romcom. Blake Lively stars in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s tearjerking phenomenon.
WORDS LEE CURTISIN CINEMAS 9 AUGUST
Director Justin Baldoni / Starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar
A must-read becomes a mustwatch as It Ends With Us, the BookTok sensation that saw selfpublished writer Colleen Hoover blossom into a bestselling author, comes to the big screen.
While her real-life husband plays dress up with Hugh Jackman for the summer’s big bromance Deadpool & Wolverine, Blake Lively takes the lead of this authentic and emotional romance-driven drama. She stars as Lily Bloom, an ambitious yet wistful woman looking to make a fresh start in a new city where she can fulfil her dream of opening a business. And it’s in her flower shop where she encounters Justin Baldoni’s tall, dark, and handsome neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid and the two make an instant connection.
But just as quickly as their meet-cute flowers into a passionate romance, love suddenly withers when Ryle reveals a side of himself that triggers trauma from Lily’s past. Now locked in the last sort of relationship she ever wanted, Lily finds a ray of light as Atlas Corrigan – her childhood sweetheart played by Brandon Sklenar – comes back into her life to give her a way out.
But the strength Lily needs must come from within as she faces a decision that will define her future in an adaptation of the book everybody was reading and nobody could put down.
Word of mouth has always worked wonders in the world of book sales and social media cultivates this marketing to all-new levels. Though originally published in 2016, it was at the height of the pandemic where It Ends With Us and Colleen Hoover rose to an incredible popularity that nobody predicted. The somewhat overnight success is owed largely to the subcommunity on TikTok known as BookTok, where book lovers passionately share, discuss, and recommend their favourite reads. It’s here where #CoHo became a trending phenomenon which led to It Ends With Us rising to #1 on both The New York Times and The Sunday Times bestsellers lists with over a million copies sold all over the world.
/ Genre Drama, RomanceThe infamous xenomorph returns in a new Alien sequel full of face-hugging fear, vacuum-sealed suspense, and a brand-new crew locked in a fight for their lives. WORDS CHARLOTTE BLACKLOCK
IN CINEMAS 16 AUGUST
Director Fede Álvarez / Starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Aileen Wu / Genre Horror, Sci-Fi
In the year that celebrates the forty-fifth anniversary of the original Alien, the latest instalment in the world-renowned sci-fi horror franchise launches audiences back into the airtight tension that glued them to their seats all those years ago.
Helming the sequel is Fede Álvarez, a veteran of suspense and bloody horror with Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe under his belt. He teams with Alien creator Ridley Scott as producer and the Aliens effects crew, who remain heralded for their exemplary practical creature design, to deliver the same nerve-shredding claustrophobia and visceral cinematography of the earlier films as an all-new acid-blooded xenomorph hunts down new prey.
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face to face with the most terrifying predator in the universe.
Fresh out of Alex Garland’s Civil War, Cailee Spaeny heads up the young crew as Rain Carradine, who’s got a fighting spirit reminiscent of Sigourney Weaver’s iconic Ripley. Rye Lane’s David Jonsson, Madame Web’s Isabela Merced, and Archie Renaux from Netflix’s Shadow And Bone complete the doomed crew alongside newcomers Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu.
We can’t wait to see this young cast make an impact with this terrifying new Alien chapter mastercrafted for fans old and new.
WOMAN VS ALIEN
Cailee Spaeny’s Rain isn’t the first woman to look a xenomorph in the twin jaw. Throughout the sci-fi series, other strong women have been pitted against terrifying space creatures.
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Sigourney Weaver’s legendary final girl is the original protagonist of the Alien franchise, who remains notable for challenging gender roles within cinema. She doesn’t just survive, she destroys a xenomorph by blowing it up with the ship!
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Another strong female character from the Alien franchise is the no-nonsense hard-muscled woman who shows up all of her male colleagues when it comes to shooting xenomorphs.
IN CINEMAS 4 OCTOBER
Director Todd Phillips / Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson / Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
Joaquin Phoenix returns to his Oscar-winning role as failed comedian Arthur Fleck and his criminal alter-ego: The Joker. Following the events of the 2019 smash-hit, Arthur is behind bars and receiving psychiatric treatment in Arkham Asylum where he inexplicably meets the love of his life. Acclaimed director Todd Phillips continues the iconic Batman villain’s standalone story with a bold new chapter in the life of – and according to – Arthur Fleck with a highly-anticipated sequel that depicts his romance with fellow inmate Harley Quinn, played by Oscar and Grammy-winning pop icon, Lady Gaga.
IN CINEMAS 11 OCTOBER
Director Josh Cooley / Starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Hamm / Genre Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry voice two of the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, in the long-awaited, untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Better known as sworn enemies, the two bots were once friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. Transformers One, the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers film, features a star-studded voice cast that also includes Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
IN CINEMAS 13 SEPTEMBER
Director James Watkins / Starring James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy / Genre Thriller
When an American couple and their young daughter are invited to the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriend on holiday, what begins as a dream weekend away soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare. From Blumhouse, comes an intense suspense thriller starring James McAvoy in a riveting performance as the charismatic, alpha-male estate owner whose untrammelled hospitality masks an unspeakable darkness.
IN CINEMAS 25 OCTOBER
Director Kelly Marcel / Starring Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Eddie Brock and Venom are on the run in the third and final film in the trilogy. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into making a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance. In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns to star as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham.
DreamWorks Animation’s new adaptation of Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning bestseller follows the epic adventure of a robot, ROZZUM unit 7134 or “Roz” for short. Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, Roz must adapt to the harsh surroundings as she builds relationships with the animals and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphan gosling. The Wild Robot features a voice cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Hsu, and more.
Director Alexandre Aja / Starring Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B. Jenkins, Stephanie Lavigne / Genre Horror, Thriller
With evil on their doorstep, a mother and her sons must stay connected to each other at all times in their terrifying fight for survival in the new horror from the visionary director of Crawl.
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Director Nora Fingscheidt / Starring Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane / Genre Drama
After a decade in London, a recovering alcoholic returns home to Orkney in search of hope and strength in a searingly honest drama about addiction, survival, and the true power of nature.
IN CINEMAS 20 SEPTEMBER
Director Jon Watts / Starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan / Genre Action, Crime, Comedy
George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up as two “lone wolf” fixers who discover they’ve been hired to the same job and must now work together as their night spirals out of control.
The superhero team-up the world’s been waiting for is finally here. Are you ready for the MCU’s must-see match-up?
The “Merc with a Mouth” is back in action and making a surprising friend in the new, highly-anticipated instalment in the MCU. Ryan Reynolds returns as Wade Wilson aka Deadpool who’s finally getting the chance to become a hero among heroes when he’s recruited by the TVA – the Time Variance Authority – for a special mission that sets him on a collision course with a true Marvel legend. Hugh Jackman reprises his role as Logan aka Wolverine in an epic film that promises to change the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever.
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