Epic adventure, all sorts of creatures, and a new band of heroes await as the fantasy world of Dungeons & Dragons roars to life! Elsewhere, the intergalactic crew you know and love get ready for one final ride in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3.
DC bring the out-of-our-world shenanigans crashing to Earth as Shazam! faces the Fury Of The Gods. That’s just one of the must-see matchups coming to cinemas with Keanu Reeves back in action in John Wick: Chapter 4, Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors going glove to glove in Creed III, and Adam Driver facing peril on prehistoric Earth in 65.
Two of the year’s horror highlights bring big scares to the big city as the survivors from last year’s slasher smash-hit come face to (Ghost)face with a new killer in New York in Scream VI, while a family summons the mother of all evil in Evil Dead Rise. If you’ve got a thirst for horror with a comedic bite, then be sure to see Renfield, starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula. If that all sounds too frightening, be sure to brighten things up by jumping into the Mushroom Kingdom in a powered-up animated adventure as the makers of Minions and an all-star cast bring Nintendo favourites to the big screen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
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Director Juan Jesús García Galocha / Starring Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Celia Imrie, Hugh Bonneville, Shakka, Sean Bean / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Past and present collide in a fun animated adventure for all the family that follows three ancient Egyptian mummies who accidentally enter the modern world.
Beneath the world of the living, lies the land of living dead. In this underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt, Princess Nefer, the daughter of the Pharaoh, is due to marry champion charioteer Thut, who’s entrusted with a sacred ring he must keep safe for seven days. With the help of his younger brother Sacerdote, he hides the ring where it can’t be found. But, it is... and it’s gone missing.
Through a series of unfortunate events, the trio of mummies, as well as Sacerdote’s pet crocodile, end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey to find an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
Mummies features an impressive voice cast that includes Joe Thomas; Eleanor Tomlinson; Santiago Winder; Celia Imrie; Dan Starkey; Hugh Bonneville; singer, songwriter, and record producer Shakka; and Sean Bean. It’s also the feature film debut for Spanish director Juan Jesús García Galocha, the art director on Tad: The Lost Explorer and Tad The Lost Explorer And The Secret Of King Midas.
Director Chad Stahelski / Starring Keanu Reeves, Bill Skarsgård, Donnie Yen / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
Keanu Reeves returns to his iconic role as John Wick for an action-packed globe-trotting fourth instalment of the franchise. With the price on his head ever-increasing, John Wick finally uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, he must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. From director Chad Stahelski, John Wick: Chapter 4 features an ensemble cast including Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Clancy
Directors Scott Beck, Bryan Woods / Starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth… sixty-five million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa, must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures in an epic fight to survive. Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt star in a new sci-fi thriller from the writers of A Quiet Place and producer Sam Raimi.
From award-winning director Ben Affleck, Air reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionised the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. Featuring an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, and more, the film tells the moving story of the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom.
Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, and Sam Neill star in an action-thriller set in the world of international spies and elite assassins. In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When he’s hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers that all of the targets are also assassins who’ve unknowingly been hired to kill each other. Under the guidance of his mentor, Morgan must defeat the other assassins to keep himself alive.
Director Michael B. Jordan / Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson / Genre Drama, Sport
After dominating the world of boxing, Adonis Creed is thriving in both his career and family life. When childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long prison sentence and hungry to prove he deserves his shot in the ring, the two former friends face-off. But it’s more than just a fight, to settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Director Ti West / Starring Mia Goth, Matthew Sunderland, David Corenswet, Emma Jenkins-Purro / Genre Horror
Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl finds her ambitions, temptations, and repressions all colliding in this astonishing, technicolor-inspired, origin story of X’s unforgettable villain. HERE
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Directors Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic / Starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
From Nintendo and the creators of Despicable Me, Minions, Sing, and The Secret Life Of Pets comes an all-new animated adventure that brings the world and characters of Super Mario Bros. to the big screen like never before. Illumination’s new film features an all-star cast that includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike. Jump down a big green pipe and discover the Mushroom Kingdom where an unforgettable adventure awaits, let’s-a-go!
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett / Starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega / Genre Horror, Thriller
After the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City. The sixth film in the Scream saga brings Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, and Courteney Cox back to their franchise roles to face a new, more brutal Ghostface killer the likes of which has never been seen before.
IN CINEMAS 5 MAY
Director James Gunn / Starring Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, and more fan-favourites return to their roles, while Chukwudi Iwuji and Will Poulter join the cosmic chaos as The High Evolutionary and Adam Warlock make their MCU debuts.
IN CINEMAS 28 APRIL
Director Hettie Macdonald / Starring Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Monika Gossmann / Genre Drama
Based on the best-selling book by award-winning author Rachel Joyce, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry tells the story of a man who leaves his seaside town in South Devon to deliver a message to an old friend. Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. He’s an unremarkable man who has failed at all the important things: being a husband, a father, and a friend. Now, well into his sixties, he’s content to fade quietly into the background of life. But when Harold learns his friend is dying, he’s moved to act. He leaves home, walking to the post box to send her a letter, until he realises a letter is not enough. In that moment Harold decides to keep walking, all the way to her hospice, some five-hundred miles away in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Surprising himself as much as his wife Maureen, Harold embarks on a walk of hope, determined to travel the length of England to save his friend in this uplifting tale of self-discovery, redemption, and learning to seize the moment. Starring Academy Awardwinner Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.
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Russell Crowe stars as Father Gabriele Amorth in a new horror inspired by the memoirs of a real-life exorcist. Amorth was a legendary Italian priest who performed over one hundred thousand exorcisms for the Vatican.
IN CINEMAS 7 APRIL
Friends become unlikely heroes in an epic tale of friendship, family, and adventure. When Mic Mac and Oscar find themselves in charge of a baby bear whose delivery by stork did not go to plan, they set out on an epic journey over land and sea to reunite the cub with its parents in this animated adventure for all the family.
IN CINEMAS 28 APRIL
Nida Manzoor’s merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action follows London schoolgirl and martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister from her marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Director Richard Eyre / Starring Jennifer Saunders, Judi Dench, Russell Tovey, Bally Gill, Derek Jacobi / Genre Drama
Based on the Alan Bennett play and featuring a powerhouse ensemble cast, Allelujah is a warm, humorous, and deeply moving story about surviving old age. When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital faces closure, the hospital decides to fight back. Allelujah celebrates the spirit of the elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing demand.
IN CINEMAS 28 APRIL
Director George Tillman Jr / Starring Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker, Sullivan Jones / Genre Biography, Drama, Sport
Fuelled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channels his anger to become an Olympic Gold medallist and World Heavyweight Champion, but a near-death experience takes him from boxing ring to the pulpit. When he sees his community struggling, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title in a film based on the remarkable true story of one of sports' greatest comebacks of all time.
Director Lee Cronin / Starring Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies / Genre Horror
Moving the terrifying action out of the woods and into the city, the wicked new entry in the Evil Dead series tells the twisted tale of two estranged sisters, Alyssa Sutherland’s Ellie and Lily Sullivan’s Beth, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
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Director Chris McKay / Starring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz / Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help. In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula. Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency. Renfield is directed by Chris McKay from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley, based on an original idea by The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman. The film co-stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, and Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage as Dracula.
IN CINEMAS 17 MARCH
Director David F. Sandberg / Starring Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult superhero alter egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy – aka Shazam – and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world. Shazam! Fury Of The Gods sees Zachary Levi and Asher Angel return alongside the rest of Billy’s foster family and their respective super-selves for a supercharged sequel that adds Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and Rachel Zegler to the cast as the Daughters of Atlas.
Director Raine Allen Miller / Starring David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah / Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
From breakout director Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane is a romantic comedy that stars Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson, as Yas and Dom, two twenty-somethings who are both reeling from bad breakups and connect over the course of an eventful day in South London –helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.
Director Bobby Farrelly / Starring Woody Harrelson, Ernie Hudson, Kaitlin Olson, Matt Cook / Genre Comedy, Drama, Sport
Woody Harrelson stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a minorleague basketball coach, Marcus Aldridge, who, after a series of losses and missteps, is fired and ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. Initially uninterested and unenthused, Marcus soon realises that, despite his doubts and demons, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
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Director Kyle Marvin / Starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady / Genre Comedy, Sport
80 For Brady is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play. Starring Academy Award-nominee Lily Tomlin, Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda, Academy Award-winner Rita Moreno, and Academy Award-winner Sally Field, with seven-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady, who also serves as producer.
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Directors John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein / Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant all star in this epic, hilarious, actionpacked fantasy adventure that brings the rich world and playful spirit of Hasbro’s legendary table-top roleplaying game, the iconic Dungeons & Dragons, to the big screen.
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Director Kelly Fremon Craig / Starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Isol Young / Genre Comedy, Drama
For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic, groundbreaking novel has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humour, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. In the big-screen adaptation, eleven-yearold Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, who’s also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her grandmother, who isn’t happy they moved away.
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Ready yourself for a spellbinding cinematic spectacle set in a fantastical medieval world where heroes come in all shapes and sizes, but don’t always wear capes.
WORDS JIM ROBERTSDirectors John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein / Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Bringing beloved D&D fantasies from game board to the big screen, the film tells the tale of Edgin the Bard, a charming rogue, master planner, and occasional lute player – played by Chris Pine – who assembles a ragtag group of fellow misfits for a heist of epic proportions.
The party of thieves he picks includes Michelle Rodriguez’ Holga, Regé-Jean Page’s Xenk, and Justice Smith’s Simon – Barbarian, Paladin, and Sorcerer respectively. Sophia Lillis’ Doric, a shapeshifting Druid, also makes the cut, and they’re very glad to have her Owlbear on their
side. Unfortunately, in the process of retrieving a powerful lost relic from the clutches of evil, they help the wrong person steal the wrong thing and unleash a far greater peril onto the Forgotten Realms.
To make things right, they must face dragons, red and black alike; deal with Hugh Grant’s enigmatic Forge, who can’t be trusted as far as he’s thrown; and fight powerful, villainous Red Wizards, who seek deadly revenge.
With a wicked tongue-and-cheek comedic tone, the film promises to be lots of fun, too, whether through the terrific camaraderie our party share or the assortment of weird and wonderful mythical beings they meet on their adventure.
In an expansive world where the only limit is your imagination, each character begins their own individual,
often hilarious campaign to explore the Forgotten Realms and discover the hero within. Can there be honour among these thieves?
Find out in this fresh and fun adventure full of laugh-out-loud scenarios, epic encounters, and unforgettable moments that will appeal to all and must be seen on the biggest screen possible.
Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein conjure a film that appeals to both die-hard D&D fans and those who’ve never rolled a die in anger. Previous knowledge isn’t required, but a little know-how won’t hurt…so as you assemble your party for this comic fantasy adventure, we’ll give you a quick guide to some of the monsters and magical creatures you’ll encounter.
A fantasy adventure staple. Here, different coloured dragons have unique traits of their own, though the risk of game over is high with them all.
Amorphous predators adept at hiding in plain sight as chairs, chests, and other common objects ready to attack unsuspecting parties. Nothing in this world can be trusted.
A semi-transparent monster provides the perfect cover for all sorts of schemes, but be sure you don’t linger – their ooze digests organic matter!
Fantastic cat-like beasts, but you’ll have little chance of spotting one due to their remarkable powers of spatial illusion. Their name derives from their unique ability to displace light and appear somewhere they are not.
Part-owl, part-bear, this feathered weapon of mass destruction is among the most feared predators in all of the Forgotten Realms.
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Directors Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt / Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller
After crashlanding on an uncharted planet and losing all but one of his human cargo, Adam Driver’s spaceman, Mills, strives to survive on a strangely familiar planet. He soon founds out the hard way that this isn’t an alien world, but a prehistoric Earth that makes Jurassic Park look like a playground.
65 is born from the brains of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the writers of smash-hit sci-fi horror A Quiet Place, so you can count on some serious jump scares and the sort of tension you can cut with a T-Rex tooth. 65 is also produced by Sam Raimi, of The Evil Dead and Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness fame, a cinema legend who knows horror like the back of his hand.
It’s sure to be a blast to see Adam Driver go back to a long time ago, but in a galaxy not too far away as the Star Wars saga’s star now faces prehistoric predators on a more familiar patch. Starring alongside him as the only other survivor from the wreckage is Ariana Greenblatt, who previously played young Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War, and her performance looks set to catapult the young star into the stratosphere. Get ready as past and future collide in a sci-fi spectacle millions of years in the making.
The 1968 sci-fi classic delivers the “this is Earth” plottwist like a punch to the gut, just when astronaut George Taylor thought he had the upper hand over those damn, dirty apes.
Long before David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa, The Trial Of A Time Lord saw Colin Baker’s Doctor facing punishment lightyears from home. He quickly discovers that he’s on Earth, but the planet has been shunted across the galaxy.
Spaceboys Will and Jaden Smith crash on a dangerous planet, only to discover that it’s Earth, one-thousand years after being abandoned by humanity. Unusually, M. Night Shyamalan favoured spectacle over secrecy, revealing the twist in the trailer, but not lessening its impact onscreen.
Searching for a new world and the survival of the human race, one astronaut finds himself somehow stranded on an Earth millions of years in the past.▲ SCAN ME ▲ ▼ CLICK ME ▼
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Director James Gunn / Starring Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldaña, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Will Poulter / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Star-Lord, Rocket, Drax, Groot, Nebula, and Mantis are back, but everything is about to change for Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy.
The third volume of their spacebased misadventures shakes-up the established line-up we’ve grown to love and also marks director James Gunn’s final film before he skirts off to head up all things DC. How or why the team will disband remains a mystery, but we do know that the stakes have been exponentially raised as Peter Quill searches the stars for his lost love Gamora and Rocket’s past comes back to haunt him.
The disparate headspace of the team is undoubtedly not helped by the emergence of The High Evolutionary, a different type of villain whose genetic experimentation is questionable to say the least. Quill and crew must complete one last mission in order to try and prevent his grand masterplan, all whilst fending off artificially-bred warrior Adam Warlock, played by MCU newcomer Will Poulter.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 features more characters than ever, is even greater in scope, and will test the strength of the team like never before. As such, it’ll be well worth getting hooked on the feeling generated by this current roster of galactic oddballs for one thrilling final time.
Borat 2’s breakout star Maria Bakalova lends her voice to bring the beloved comic character to the big screen. Though already introduced in the Guardians’ Holiday Special, Vol. 3 will mark the psychokinetic canine’s first full appearance after cameos in the MCU.
Another fan-favourite from the comics debuts as Adam Warlock, an almighty golden warrior created by the Sovereign and teased at the end of the of Vol. 2, enters the cosmic chaos and is sure to be a good foil for the Guardians.
Portrayed by Chukwudi Iwuji, evolutionary scientist and Rocket Raccoon’s creator, the High Evolutionary, arrives in Vol. 3 with intentions of enhancing all living beings into one, singular “special race.”
Still reeling from Gamora’s death, Marvel’s band of galactic misfits launch into one last dangerous mission when a team member comes under threat from an old enemy. WORDS AARON POTTER
twenty-somethings navigate nightmare exes, brutal breakups, and healing broken hearts in a brand-new British romcom set on the streets of South London.
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Rye Lane
Director Raine Allen-Miller / Starring
Vivian Oparah, David Jonsson / Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
David Jonsson is Dom, he’s just broken up with his girlfriend who’s been cheating on him with his best friend. Vivian Oparah is Yas, she’s also on the back of a bad breakup, with ex-boyfriend baggage and unhealed wounds of her own.
The story of their connection is classic romcom territory, but this is a modern boy meets girl story that centres on a peculiar meet-cute in
is a surprisingly perfect icebreaker and excuse they need to spend the rest of the day together. Their chance encounter blossoms into a beautiful friendship over the course of an eventful day in South London that involves stealing back Yas’s favourite record from her ex, double-dating with Dom’s ex and her new man, and experiencing a meet the parents moment to make anyone cringe. As they open their hearts to each other, there’s potential for new romance and compelling viewing as these two twenty-somethings figure out if they will or if they won’t.
This modern fairytale comes from debut director Raine Allen-Miller, who made her name on the advert and music video scene before announcing herself to the world of filmmaking with her BFI London Film Festival hit short, Jerk. Now, she cements herself as one of the most exciting new voices in British cinema with a vibrant, full of life, and comic celebration of meeting the right person at the wrong time.
Richard Curtis and the late Roger Michell mastermind one of cinema’s most unlikely, yet mostloved meet-cutes when Julia Roberts walks into Hugh Grant’s bookshop on Notting Hill.
Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, and London itself star in a more recent Richard Curtis classic that tells the story of a man who travels through time to woo the woman of his dreams.
A case of mistaken identity at Waterloo Station leads to unexpected romance for Lake Bell’s cynical Nancy and Simon Pegg’s romantic Jack who strike authentic chemistry in a hilarious and heartwarming romcom.
The sequel to the superhero smash-hit brings the bodyswapping, powered-up teenager back for more and attempting to prove he’s in the same league as DC’s heaviest hitters as he and his super-powered foster family face the Daughters of Atlas.
WORDS ROBB SHEPPARDDirector David F. Sandberg / Starring
Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler / Genre Action, Sci-Fi
Shazam! gave audiences plenty to shout about, but the eagerly-awaited sequel sees Billy Batson’s superhero alter ego struggling with a severe case of imposter syndrome in a world where he’s surrounded by superspeedy, super-strong, super-cool Justice Leaguers. However, the arrival of ancient, all-powerful enemies does for our hero what no psychiatrist could as he’s forced to find his feet and fight for his family.
Joining the original returning cast, led by Zachary Levi as “The World’s Mightiest Mortal,” real-life goddesses Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu star as Hespera and Kalypso, the daughters of Greek God Atlas who are more than miffed that Billy and his brood have made off with God-like abilities that don’t belong to them.
The sinister sisters make a refreshing change for the two screen legends as the main antagonists of an epic encounter that not only puts the lives of Master Batson et al on the line, but the entire world, too. West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler is also along for the ride as the youngest of Atlas’ daughters, though it’s still to be seen which side she’ll take when the battle lines are drawn.
This “fate of the world” stuff sounds serious, but there’s still plenty to laugh about in the side-splitting, smack-talking Shazam! sequel that, much like the first, proves it’s best to embrace the silliness, especially when you’re battling a dragon with a truck as your only weapon.
The fair may well be fun, but be careful what you wish for otherwise you might wind up as a young boy trapped in a grown man’s body like in this classic that launched Tom Hanks’ career and made floor pianos infamous.
A teenager body-swapping with her mom? Far from fun for the characters, but plenty for us as Jamie Lee Curtis is in her element turning back the clock while Lindsay Lohan squirms in disapproval at every turn.
Marvel’s newest addition has taken the small screen by storm. With her expandable outfit and fourth wall smashing, be sure you don’t make her angry when she eventually breaks onto the big screen.
The new Scream sequel says bye bye to Woodsboro for the very first time, but a move to New York only means new rules and a new playground for the Ghostface killer. WORDS AARON POTTER
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett / Starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Hayden Panettiere / Genre Horror
Last year’s Scream revival was a real surprise hit, gloriously skewering the modern “legacyquel” and “re-quel” trends without dulling its satirical sharpness, slashing self-awareness, and classic Scream scares. Bringing past and present together, a new generation of Woodsboro teens team up with franchise favourites to solve a new mystery and Melissa Barrera’s Sam Carpenter confronts her family history to save her sister, Jenna Ortega’s Tara, from Ghostface’s blade. Fast forward one year later and the sisters have travelled to New York City in search of sanctuary. It isn’t long, however, until this fresh chapter of their lives is disrupted by a new streak of familiar-looking, but even more brutal murders.
Fortunately, the siblings will have help from Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding’s returning MeeksMartin twins Mindy and Chad, Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers, and Hayden Panettiere’s Kirby Reed from Scream 4. Everyone will need to work together to learn the new rules of survival and unmask New York’s version of the infamous killer. Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott may be sitting this grisly adventure out, but last year’s success means there’s faith that the new generation can deliver a nightmare in the city that never sleeps.
Now the one and only original cast member to appear in all six films, the Friends legend returns as feisty reporter Gale Weathers where she’ll continue to help the new generation of survivors in honour of her late ex-husband Dewey.
Hayden Panettiere
Returning to the series for the first time since Scream 4, Kirby Reed is back. Where has she been since the 2011 Woodsboro killings? We’ll find out when old friends meet new.
Jenna Ortega
Fresh from tearing up the Netflix streaming records in the titular role as Wednesday, Jenna Ortega’s Tara returns alongside her sister and switch cities to seek peace, but you can never run nor hide from Ghostface.
Director James Mangold / Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen / Genre Action, Adventure
After years of anticipation, Lucasfilm is bringing another Indiana Jones adventure to the big screen. Harrison Ford reprises his iconic role for the fifth instalment of the franchise where the legendary hero archaeologist is thrust on one final whip-cracking adventure. Ford is joined by a rich cast, including Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Oliver Richters, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen.
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny is just as exciting behind the lens too, with 3:10 To Yuma, Logan, and Le Mans ’66 director James Mangold at the helm; Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Simon Emanuel producing; and Steven Spielberg and George Lucas serving as executive producers. John Williams, who has scored each Indy adventure since the original Raiders Of The Lost Ark in 1981, is once again composing the score.
Directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson / Starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac / Genre Animation, Adventure
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of SpiderPeople charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
IN CINEMAS 12 MAY
Director Bill Holderman / Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen / Genre Comedy
The legendary quartet reunites as our four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Returning icons Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen star alongside Craig T. Nelson, Giancarlo Giannini, Andy Garcia, and Don Johnson in the highly-anticipated sequel.
Director Peter Sohn / Starring Mamoudou Athie, Leah Lewis / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman, Ember, and a go-with-the-flow guy, Wade, are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common. Elemental is the new Disney Pixar animation from The Good Dinosaur director Peter Sohn, who has been working with Pixar since 2003 – with credits on Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, and Up –and most recently voiced Lightyear’s fan-favourite feline, Sox.
Director Louis Leterrier / Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Momoa, Brie Larson / Genre Action, Thriller
After twenty-two years and nine NOS-fuelled films, the Fast franchise reaches its epic conclusion as Dom Toretto and his crew encounter a new villain in the first part of the final chapter.
IN CINEMAS 26 MAY
Director Rob Marshall / Starring Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy / Genre Adventure, Fantasy
Disney’s live-action reimagining of their animated musical classic tells the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, but mermaids are forbidden from visiting the surface. After falling for the dashing Prince Eric, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
IN CINEMAS 9 JUNE
Director Josh Greenbaum / Starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, Randall Park / Genre Animation, Comedy
The new live-action/CGI hybrid comedy from the minds behind the Jump Street, LEGO, and Spider-Verse films follows an abandoned dog who seeks to get revenge on his former owner.
IN CINEMA 16 JUNE
Director Andy Muschietti / Starring Ezra Miller, Maribel Verdú, Ron Livingston, Michael Keaton / Genre Action, Adventure
Barry Allen aka The Flash travels back in time to prevent his mother’s death but winds up travelling through alternate realities on his quest to return home and restore the timeline.
Directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K Thompson / Starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Oscar Isaac / Genre Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As a young adult, it’s tough working out where you belong in the world, let alone the expansive multiverse. And that’s right where we find our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man in one of the most must-see superhero films of the year, back in Brooklyn and contemplating his role before being whisked back into the Spider-Verse. While the arachnid adventurers from all over the Spider-Verse got on like a house on fire first time around, things are less acrimonious on this occasion as Shameik Moore’s Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld’s Gwen Stacy receive a less than warm reception from a slew of new Spideys. Let’s hope they can come together before they get taken out for good by a villain with unprecedented power.
Into The Spider-Verse was as Amazing and Spectacular as any Spider-Man film should be and won the whole world over, picking up the Best Animated Feature Film at the Academy Awards on the way to being recognised by many as the finest Spider-Man film to date.
With creators Phil Lord and Chris Miller picking up the pen again, Oscar Isaac and Daniel Kaluuya adding their voices to an already enticing cast, and the promise of more innovative animation styles, Spidey senses are suggesting that this sequel is filling its successor’s sizeable shoes, and then some.
Alongside Miles Morales, Jake Johnson’s middle-aged Peter B. Parker returns and is joined by Oscar Isaac’s snarky Spider-Man 2099, a self-made mutant Spidey who appears in the credit sting of the last adventure. Add Daniel Kaluuya’s Spider-Punk, complete with electric guitar, and this sequel is going to get loud!
The motorbike-riding SpiderWoman makes her big onscreen debut and is voiced by Issa Rae. Also, Hailee Steinfeld’s fan-fave Ghost Spider makes her return as she helps Miles in the multiverse.
The first film introduces Spider-Ham, but things gets much weirder the further you venture Across The SpiderVerse. Look out, here comes Werewolf Spider-Man, SpiderCop, and Bombastic Bagman (Spidey with a paper bag on his head).
Kingpin is defeated, but an even bigger evil has emerged. Stakes are high and the expectation even more so as we swing back into Miles Morales’ world for an adventure Across The Spider-Verse.
WORDS ROBB SHEPPARD
Star Lord, Rocket, Drax, Nebula, Mantis, and Groot return to cinemas as your favourite cosmic crew face the music in the third and final chapter in the story of the MCU’s Guardians Of The Galaxy.
In Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. The third and final adventure brings back Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Dave Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, and Karen Gillan as Nebula, with Zoe Saldaña returning as Gamora and Will Poulter joining the cast as Adam Warlock.
5th! As they prepare to launch on one last cosmic adventure, we’re giving you the chance to win merchandise from your favourite band of misfits. Just answer the following question to enter:
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