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WELCOME Pack your bags, and let the cinema sort your summer holiday! Spider-Man is back and taking you on a trip to Europe before Dora leads you on a jungle exploration to find The Lost City Of Gold. Let your imagination run wild in the make-believe-world of Playmobil, then get real as Disney brings the African Savannah to life like never before in The Lion King.

Action awaits as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham put differences aside to form superteam Hobbs & Shaw in the Fast & Furious spin-off, while Quentin Tarantino assembles an incredible cast to pay tribute to Hollywood with his ninth film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

Fancy something scarier? The Conjuring’s creepy doll makes a chilling return in Annabelle Comes Home, director Ari Aster follows up Hereditary with a festival of frights in Midsommar, and producer Guillermo Del Toro sits you down for some Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark. : R-MAN Whatever you’re after, SPIDEOM HOME R ah-wima-way yourself to FAR F OODIES G the cinema this summer! to ge 26 See pa t more Until next time! u

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DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD

The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in July and August.

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We look at all the forthcoming films to get excited about in September and October.

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Spider-Man is back! Having dusted himself off in Avengers: Endgame to help save the world, he’s ready for an all-new adventure that takes him all the way to Europe. But before you join our friendly neighbourhood superhero on his summer holiday, we want to test your knowledge of the web-slinger, his films, and the MCU. 1. Who stars as Peter Parker?

2. Far From Home catches up with Peter Parker in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame where he’s mourning the death of which Avenger?

3. The new film marks the end of Marvel’s Phase 3, but how many movies are in the MCU’s third chapter?

4. Which high-flying Spider-Man: Homecoming star returns as Peter’s crush MJ?

7. What is the collective name of the four new entities terrorising Europe?

5. Who hijacks Peter’s holiday with an urgent mission?

8. Far From Home reveals that the snap to destroy Thanos, undo his actions, and save Earth had what worrying side effect?

6. Jake Gyllenhaal joins the cast as the enigmatic Quentin Beck who goes by which alter ego?

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

ANGEL HAS FALLEN

RELEASE DATE 2 JULY / Director Jon Watts / Starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, SpiderMan must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Thanos is defeated, and Earth is saved, but Iron Man is gone. Still mourning the loss of his mentor, Peter Parker decides to join best friend Ned and crush MJ on a European getaway.

However, his hopes of leaving superheroics behind are dashed when Nick Fury hijacks the holiday demanding his help stopping several elemental creatures that are creating havoc across the continent. Tom Holland is back from dust as Peter Parker, starring alongside his Spider-Man: Homecoming co-stars Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, and Jon Favreau. Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders are new MCU additions, but the most exciting newcomer is Jake Gyllenhaal who brings the enigmatic Quentin Beck aka Mysterio to the big screen for the first time.

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RELEASE DATE 5 JULY Beneath Anna Poliatova’s striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world’s most feared government assassins. Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ director Luc Besson returns with an electrifying thrill ride unfolding with propulsive energy, startling twists, and breathtaking action.

RELEASE DATE 23 AUGUST When Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is framed for an assassination attempt on the U.S. President (Morgan Freeman), he must go on the run and evade his own agency to find the real threat. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm, and save the country from imminent danger.

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THE ROAD TO SURVIVAL COULD BE A DEAD END

THE DEAD DON’T DIE RELEASE DATE 12 JULY / Director Jim Jarmusch / Starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton / Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

In the sleepy small town of Centreville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviours. No one quite knows why. News reports are scary and scientists are concerned. But no one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: The Dead Don’t Die… they rise from their graves and savagely attack and feast on the living - and the citizens of the town must battle for their survival.

From writer-director Jim Jarmusch comes a raucous horror comedy featuring the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, and Tom Waits.

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SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

Film Shorts SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK RELEASE DATE 23 AUGUST In the small town of Mill Valley, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large for generations.

In their mansion on the edge of town, Sarah Bellows, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories - stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah’s terrifying tome.

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THE INFORMER RELEASE DATE 30 AUGUST Imprisoned Special Ops soldier Pete Koslow (Joel Kinnaman) is given a chance for early release by two FBI agents (Rosamund Pike and Clive Owen) who recruit him as an informant. But when the operation to take down the most powerful crime boss in New York goes wrong, Koslow finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI.

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The Current War RELEASE DATE 26 JULY / Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon / Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult / Genre Biography, Drama, History

Fuelled by the rivalry between American inventor Thomas Edison and entrepreneur George Westinghouse, The Current War tells the story of the late 19th-century race to light up America and power the world. Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon star as the rival electricity titans and lead a cast including Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton, and Nicholas Hoult.

Annabelle Comes Home RELEASE DATE 10 JULY / Director Gary Dauberman / Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace / Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren lock the possessed doll behind sacred glass in their artefacts room. But a night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target - the Warren’s ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.

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THE LION KING RELEASE DATE 19 JULY / Director Jon Favreau / Starring Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Chiwetel Ejiofor / Genre Adventure, Family, Musical

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an all-new take on Disney’s The Lion King that brings treasured characters to life in a whole new way. Simba idolises his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his royal destiny. But Scar, Mufasa’s brother and former heir, plots an evil betrayal. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba must figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

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TARANTINO IN TINSEL TOWN

Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

RELEASE DATE 1 AUGUST / Director David Leitch / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller

RELEASE DATE 14 AUGUST / Director Quentin Tarantino / Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie / Genre Comedy, Drama

Hulking lawman Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw have swapped smack talk and body blows ever since they first faced off in Furious 7. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton gains control of an insidious bio-threat, these two sworn enemies must partner up to bring down the only guy badder than themselves. Hobbs & Shaw blast open a new door in the Fast universe as they hurtle across the globe, from Los Angeles to London and from the toxic wasteland of Chernobyl to the lush beauty of Samoa.

The ninth film from writer-director Quentin Tarantino features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood takes audiences back to 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing and Hollywood is rocked by the Charles Manson family murders, as fading TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) strive to achieve fame and success in an industry they hardly recognise anymore.

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HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE - ROTTEN ROMANS RELEASE DATE 26 JULY / Director Dominic Brigstocke / Starring Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost / Genre Comedy, Family, History

The world’s bestselling children’s history brand brings its timeless irreverent humour to cinemas and transports audiences back to Roman Britain.

Atti is a Roman teenager with brains but very little brawn. When one of his schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero, Atti is forced to join the army and sent to miserable, cold, wet Britain. Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt warrior. As the Romans prepare for a historic showdown with the Celts at the Battle of Watling Street the two new friends find themselves lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield.

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THE QUEEN’S CORGI

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MY SPY

RELEASE DATE 5 JULY Featuring an all-star British voice cast, The Queen’s Corgi is a fun animated adventure based on Her Majesty’s beloved canine companions. Rex (Jack Whitehall) is a spoilt little corgi who lives a life of luxury in Buckingham Palace. But when Rex winds up in a London Dog’s Home, surrounded by tough strays, he must learn that to become a true Top Dog; you have to earn it!

RELEASE DATE 30 AUGUST From director Peter Segal, My Spy follows hardened CIA operative JJ (Dave Bautista) who finds himself at the mercy of a precocious nineyear-old girl, Sophie (Chloe Coleman), when she discovers he’s been sent undercover to surveil her family. In exchange for not blowing JJ’s cover, Sophie convinces him to teach her to be a spy.

Despite his reluctance, JJ soon finds that while he’s a pro, Sophie is a natural.

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The Angry Birds Movie 2 RELEASE DATE 2 AUGUST / Director Thurop Van Orman / Starring Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Awkwafina / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy

The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level in The Angry Birds Movie 2. When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red and pig leader Leonard must put aside their differences, forge an unsteady truce, and assemble an unlikely superteam to save their homes.

UglyDolls RELEASE DATE 16 AUGUST / Director Kelly Asbury / Starring Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Pitbull / Genre Animation, Comedy, Musical

Unconventionality rules in the new animated family adventure based on the beloved UglyDolls toy brand.

In the adorably different town of Uglyville, the free-spirited Moxy and her friends confront what it means to be different, struggle with their desire to be loved, and ultimately discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing because who you truly are is what matters most.

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DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD RELEASE DATE 16 AUGUST / Director James Bobin / Starring Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Wahlberg, Eugenio Derbez / Genre Adventure, Family

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Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure ever: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.

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UNIVERSAL LOVE

Playmobil: The Movie

The Sun Is Also A Star

RELEASE DATE 9 AUGUST / Director Lino DiSalvo / Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Daniel Radcliffe / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

RELEASE DATE 9 AUGUST / Director Ry Russo-Young / Starring Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, John Leguizamo / Genre Drama, Romance

When her younger brother Charlie unexpectedly disappears into the magical animated universe of Playmobil, unprepared Marla must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home.

As she sets off on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds, Marla teams up with some unlikely new friends: the smooth-talking truck driver Del, the dashing secret agent Rex Dasher, a wholehearted misfit robot, an extravagant fairygodmother, and many more. Marla and Charlie realise that you can achieve anything when you believe in yourself!

College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley fall for each other over one magical day amidst the fervour and flurry of New York City.

Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, but will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? A modern-day story about finding love against all the odds, The Sun Is Also A Star explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe.

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ONE BAD DECISION LEADS TO ANOTHER

GOOD BOYS RELEASE DATE 16 AUGUST / Director Gene Stupnitsky / Starring Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon, Keith L. Williams / Genre Comedy

Just how bad can one day get?

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the creative minds behind Superbad, Pineapple Express, and Sausage Party, take on sixth grade hard in the outrageous comedy, Good Boys.

After being invited to his first kissing party, twelve-year-old Max (Jacob Tremblay) is panicking because he doesn’t know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends Thor (Brady Noon) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams) decide to use Max’s dad’s drone - which Max is forbidden to touch - to spy (they think) on a teenage couple making out next door. But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is destroyed.

Desperate to replace it before Max’s dad (Will Forte) gets home, the boys skip school and set off on an odyssey of bad decisions involving some accidentally stolen drugs, frat-house paintball, and running from both the cops and terrifying teenage girls.

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PAIN AND GLORY

RELEASE DATE 23 AUGUST When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, Haley (Kaya Scodelario) ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father (Barry Pepper). Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by quickly encroaching floodwaters. As time to escape the strengthening storm runs out, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their fears.

RELEASE DATE 23 AUGUST Antonio Banderas stars in Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar’s twenty-first feature film.

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THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN RELEASE DATE 9 AUGUST Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, The Art Of Racing In The Rain is a heartfelt tale narrated by a witty and philosophical dog named Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner).

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Teen Spirit

RELEASE DATE 12 JULY / Director Director Michael Dowse / Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais / Genre Action, Comedy

RELEASE DATE 26 JULY / Director Max Minghella / Starring Elle Fanning, Rebecca Hall, Zlatko Buric / Genre Drama, Music

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a passenger who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he’s thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista lead this action comedy that also stars Iko Uwais, Betty Gilpin, and Karen Gillan.

Elle Fanning stars as Violet, a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition. Driven by a pop-fuelled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.

Set in 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, Blinded By The Light is a joyous coming-of-age story about a teenager who learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen.

Blinded By The Light is inspired by British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor’s memoir Greetings From Bury Park.

RELEASE DATE 9 AUGUST / Director Gurinder Chadha / Starring Viveik Kalra, Aaron Phagura, Nell Williams / Genre Biography, Comedy, Musical

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THE MAN BEHIND THE VOICE

Midsommar

Pavarotti

RELEASE DATE 5 JULY / Director Ari Aster / Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Will Poulter / Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller

RELEASE DATE 13 JULY / Director Ron Howard / Starring Luciano Pavarotti, Stevie Wonder, Princess Diana / Genre Documentary, Biography, Music

Dani and Christian are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing.

From the team behind the worldwide success The Beatles: Eight Days A Week comes two-time Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard’s documentary celebrating the life of opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who sold over one-hundred-million records in his lifetime and brought opera to the mainstream.

With unique access to the Pavarotti family archive, home video, behind the scenes, and live music footage, Ron Howard takes an intimate approach in telling Pavarotti’s story, going beyond the iconic public figure to reveal the man himself.

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THE FIGHT FOR POWER Sparks fly as Benedict Cumberbatch's Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon's George Westinghouse lock horns in an electrifying period drama depicting the fierce battle to power the world.

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RELEASE DATE 26 JULY / Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon / Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult / Genre Biography, Drama, History

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irector Alfonso GomezRejon (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl) transports us to late 19th century America, where iconic inventor Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) attempts to dazzle Manhattan with his large scale, low voltage, direct current technology. He’s supported by his wife Mary Edison, played by Tuppence Middleton – reuniting the pair following 2014’s The Imitation Game - and pushed on his ethics by his forthright assistant (Tom Holland).

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However, it’s the mutton-chopped George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) who feels he’s seen fatal flaws in Edison's plan. Backed by J.P. Morgan and his wife Marguerite, they bet everything on the riskier high voltage alternating current, so igniting the famous “War of the Currents.”

The script from playwright Michael Mitnick will strike the delicate balance between scientific theory and human interest in a bid to fully light up our screens this summer. It’ll also trace the early journey of enigmatic electrical engineer Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult) and his own part in the ensuing “war.”

The action is as much about ego as it is ingenuity, and after being held back due to the Weinstein scandal, it’s only now that this long-delayed film will finally see the light.

AC DC Plug in and let battle commence...

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GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE As portrayed by Michael Shannon (8 Mile, Revolutionary Road), an American who’s struck it rich but stayed modest, driven by strong family values and a desire to help create a technology that would better serve the world.

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Although not the film’s main player, Nicholas Hoult (recently starring in Tolkien) offers us a fascinating glimpse into the maverick Serbian/ American inventor and his involvement in AC technology.

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THOMAS EDISON Cumberbatch strives to showcase the visionary and pioneering inventor’s pricklier nature, thirst for fame, and unwillingness to cooperate for the greater good, framing AC as an executioner with its links with the electric chair in order to increase the voltage of resistance against his rivals.

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FEATURE

THE KING HAS RETURNED Can the live-action remake of Disney’s The Lion King hold a torch to the 1994 original animated classic?

Hakuna Matata. It means no worries.

WORDS ROBB SHEPPARD RELEASE DATE 19 JULY / Director Jon Favreau / Starring Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Chiwetel Ejiofor / Genre Adventure, Family, Musical

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Speaking of dreams, let’s talk about the cast. The ultra-talented Donald Glover

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takes over the role of Simba, while the unmistakeable tones of James Earl Jones return as Mufasa. Add to that Chiwetel Ejiofor as the nefarious Scar, Seth Rogen, John Oliver, Beyoncé (yes, the Beyoncé), and Amy Sedaris, and the cast could well be the king of the jungle.

You already know the story, especially if you’ve seen the childhood-defining original (or are familiar with Shakespeare’s Hamlet), and you’ll find no spoilers here. Breathing new life into the original is Disney’s very own superhero, Jon Favreau, who not only handled directorial duties on 2016’s The Jungle Book rejuvenation, but kicked off the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 with Iron Man. All in all, we just can’t wait to see the King.

Characters Then & Now SIMBA In 1994, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off main man Matthew Broderick voiced the fully-grown Simba, but has since passed that torch to Donald Glover, who was most recently seen sporting a spiffing selection of capes as Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

ZAZU Comedy icon Rowan Atkinson added the role of Zazu to his already incredible CV for the original movie. Community star and political satirist John Oliver seems the perfect progression to play the uptight, agitated advisor to the King.

TIMON AND PUMBAA If you’ve ever sung “Hakuna Matata” at the top of your lungs, Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane are no doubt the reason why. This time around, the honour befalls Seth Rogen and Parks And Recreation’s Billy Eichner.

WHERE PLAY BECOMES Get ready to abandon what you know as you enter the vast world of imaginative play to pull off a rescue of a lifetime.

WORDS HARRY FAINT RELEASE DATE 9 AUGUST / Director Lino DiSalvo / Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Daniel Radcliffe / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

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eet Marla, a prim and proper girl with a preference for having her life in order. At least, until she has to voyage the road less travelled when her playful, unreserved brother Charlie ends up disappearing unexpectedly inside the bright and vibrant world of Playmobil.

She makes a plan: first step, become three inches tall. And plastic.

Once miniature, she meets a variety of oddballs from each of the stunning worlds of play, from charming and friendly food truck driver Del (Jim Gaffigan), confident spy Rex Dasher (Daniel Radcliffe), and even a fairy godmother in the form of a robot (Meghan Trainor). With their assistance, she hopes to get to the

bottom of her brother’s mysterious disappearance, though it would seem there is more than one enigma at hand to crack - countless others besides her brother have also disappeared.

This film marks the directorial debut of American animator Lino DiSalvo, who boasts some stellar credits for working on Disney animated hits Tangled and Frozen. Playmobil: The Movie is set to take audiences on Marla’s wacky quest of rescue and selfdiscovery through the worlds of the bestselling toy, full of laughs, animated thrills, and heart-warming moments.

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Playmobil: The Movie is based on the bestselling German toy of the same name that started production in 1974. Playmobil is the latest toy franchise to get the film treatment. Here are some of our other favourites:

THE LEGO MOVIE (2014) From brick to film universe.

One ordinary LEGO construction worker attempts to prevent an evil tyrant from glueing the LEGO world into passivity.

TROLLS (2016)

Poppy, the happiest troll to ever breathe, sets out to save her friends from being eaten by the Bergens.

TRANSFORMERS (2007) Robots in disguise, this toy franchise has become a big deal. In this first live-action film, two races of robots threaten humanity’s survival as they bring their ancient war to Earth.

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

THE PRICE OF FAME

One of cinema’s most infamous, celebrated, and acclaimed directors is back with an all-star ensemble for a rollercoaster ride through the final tumultuous years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. WORDS BRODY ROSSITER

RELEASE DATE 14 AUGUST / Director Quentin Tarantino / Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie / Genre Comedy, Drama

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uentin Tarantino returns to the silver screen with his ninth major motion picture, following 2015’s bloodthirsty western, The Hateful Eight. This time the auteur’s gaze is fixed upon the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a characteristically star-studded ensemble cast. We join fading TV star, Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) as they seek to reclaim the spotlight of yesteryear by any means possible.

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seedy, and hyper-stylish tour of La La Land’s brightest stages and darkest passages, expect a typically Tarantinoesque approach to storytelling. The director has hinted at an interweaving series of plotlines, mirroring the narrative juggling of his iconic 1994 release, Pulp Fiction.

Despite both its leads previously working with Tarantino, the picture marks the first time that DiCaprio and Pitt have shared the screen. They’re joined by a stellar lineup of A-listers including Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, James Marsden, Tim Roth, and Kurt Russell.

With a jaw-dropping cast and one of the world’s most iconic locations and evocative eras to draw upon, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood has all the wonderfully bewildering and chaotic ingredients to become an instant classic.

Historical Icons It’s not only fictional characters starring in Tarantino’s ode to Hollywood’s chequered past.

MARGOT ROBBIE - SHARON TATE The promising actress and model’s life was tragically cut short by the heinous actions of the Manson Family cult, a shocking chapter in Hollywood’s history that will no doubt be touched upon.

DAMIAN LEWIS - STEVE MCQUEEN Homeland’s Damian Lewis takes on the role of one of Hollywood's greatest and coolest leading men.

MIKE MOH - BRUCE LEE A man whose hands were registered as lethal weapons, Bruce has managed to punch and kick his way into another action-packed role.

DAKOTA FANNING SQUEAKY FROMME Fanning takes on one of the Manson Family’s most notorious faces, who had an alleged role in their murders and attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford.

BORN TO EXPLORE Having grown up to become a confident high school student, Dora is suddenly led back into the jungle to rescue her parents and discover the Lost City Of Gold.

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WORDS AARON POTTER RELEASE DATE 16 AUGUST / Director James Bobin / Starring Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Wahlberg, Eugenio Derbez / Genre Adventure, Family

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ora The Explorer might seem like an odd choice of children’s show to get the live-action treatment, but director James Bobin has already proven his affinity for giving old franchises new life with both big-screen Muppets

movies and 2016 sequel Alice Through The Looking Glass. This time he uses his whimsical touch to realise an older take on television’s favourite educational archaeologist, who soon finds herself swept up in another ancient mystery.

Transformers: The Last Knight’s Isabela Moner steps into the titular role of Dora, joining such Hollywood heavyweights as Benicio Del Toro and Danny Trejo who lend their voices to Swiper the fox and Boots the monkey respectively. This cements the movie as

a more family-orientated adventure as opposed to the younger-skewing fare of the classic TV show, following Dora on her journey to rescue her parents and uncover the Lost City Of Gold.

Expect familiar call-backs to fanfavourite characters and lines from the original Nickelodeon show, but for the most part, Dora And The Lost City Of Gold represents a stark leap forward for the series’ future. Strap on your red boots and purple backpack. It’s time for an adventure!

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BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER

FAST & FURIOUS LOGIC

In the hotly anticipated spin-off from the $4 billion franchise, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham give a new, explosion-heavy meaning to “the odd couple.”

WORDS CHRIS WASEY

RELEASE DATE 1 AUGUST / Director David Leitch / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller

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n the beginning, it was all street racing, boosted DVD players, and nitrous oxide. But Fast Five changed everything - The Rock brought ludicrous heists, near super-human abilities, and wonderfully insane action.

A turbo-boosted, brilliantly bonkers box-office monster was born.

Inspired by the pair’s scenes in 2017’s Fast & Furious 8, producers conceived the idea on the day of shooting after seeing their chemistry. Hobbs: Adonislike, former DEA agent, and actual man-tank. Deckard Shaw: a cunning former MI6 operative turned criminal

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mastermind. They hate each other. A lot.

Taking on this pair requires a special kind of villain. Idris Elba is Brixton Lore, a cyber-genetically enhanced terrorist who plans to release a virus that would decimate the global population - strong enough to crush Hobbs, and even more brutal than Shaw. The two must work together if they have any hope of stopping him.

Directed by David Leitch, best known for Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde, this pairing has the pedigree for both wisecracks and skull crushing action. After eight movies, the cars don’t matter. Family matters.

Explosions matter. Escapism matters.

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A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON RELEASE DATE 18 OCTOBER / Directors Will Becher, Richard Phelan / Starring Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family

Strange lights over the town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy.

When an intergalactic visitor - an impish and adorable alien called Lu-La - crashlands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure and sets off on a mission to shepherd Lu-La home.

Her magical alien powers, irrepressible mischief, and galactic-sized burps soon have the flock enchanted. Shaun takes his new extra-terrestrial friend on the road to Mossingham Forest to find her lost spaceship, unaware that a sinister alien-hunting agency is on their trail.

Can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm before it’s too late?

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Downton Abbey RELEASE DATE 13 SEPTEMBER / Director Michael Engler / Starring Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith / Genre Drama

Reuniting the beloved cast from the acclaimed television series, Downton

Abbey continues the story of life inside the Edwardian English country house at the turn of the 20th century. Set in 1927, two years after the show’s finale, the Crawley family and their servants are preparing for a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary, which will include a luncheon, a parade, and dinner.

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Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil RELEASE DATE 18 OCTOBER / Director Joachim Rønning / Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In Maleficent, we learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora.

Now, several years later, her story continues as the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the Moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

IT: Chapter Two RELEASE DATE 6 SEPTEMBER / Director Andy Muschietti / Starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård / Genre Horror, Thriller

Twenty-seven years after their terrifying encounter with Pennywise in the summer of 1989, the Losers’ Club have grown up and gone their separate ways.

But when they hear that evil has returned to Derry, Bill, Beverly, Richie, Mike, Ben, and Eddie fulfil their promises and return to their hometown to put an end to the evil being once and for all. But little do they know; It has returned, stronger and crueller than ever.

IT: CHAPTER TWO human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.

The Addams Family RELEASE DATE 25 OCTOBER / Directors Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon / Starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Nick Kroll / Genre Animation, Comedy, Horror

Think your family is weird? Think again. Get ready to snap your fingers, The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the spookiest, kookiest, and altogether ookiest family on the block.

Funny, outlandish, and completely iconic, the Addams Family redefine what it means to be a good neighbour.

Zombieland 2: Double Tap RELEASE DATE 18 OCTOBER / Director Ruben Fleischer / Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone / Genre Action, Comedy, Horror

Through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, the zombie slayers must face off against many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new

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Joker RELEASE DATE 4 OCTOBER / Director Todd Phillips / Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz / Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller

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In Gotham City, failed comedian Arthur Fleck begins a slow descent into madness and criminality as he transforms into the Joker. An original, standalone story never seen before on the big screen, Todd Phillip’s exploration of the iconic Batman archnemesis’ origins as a man disregarded by society promises to be a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.

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The Goldfinch RELEASE DATE 27 SEPTEMBER / Director John Crowley / Starring Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright / Genre Drama

Theo Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love.

Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day...a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch: The Goldfinch.

Terminator: Dark Fate RELEASE DATE 23 OCTOBER / Director Tim Miller / Starring Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi 24 July / August 2019

Twenty-seven years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a new, modified liquid metal Terminator is sent from the future by Skynet in order to terminate Dani Ramos, a hybrid cyborg human, and her friends.

Sarah Connor comes to their aid, as well as the original Terminator, for a fight for the future.

Gemini Man RELEASE DATE 11 OCTOBER / Director Ang Lee / Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

From Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an innovative actionthriller that uses sophisticated de-ageing visual effects to pit the present-day Will Smith against a younger version of himself. Smith stars as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted by a mysterious young operative that can predict his every move. To his

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE horror, he discovers that he’s being pursued by his clone who’s tasked with retiring the original, permanently.

Rambo: Last Blood RELEASE DATE 20 SEPTEMBER / Director Adrian Grunberg / Starring Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio PerisMencheta / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller

Almost four decades after he drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, Rambo: Last Blood marks the last chapter of the legendary series.

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RELEASE DATE 13 SEPTEMBER In the sequel to 2016’s The Boy, Katie Holmes stars as the mother of a young family who move into the Heelshire Mansion, unaware of its terrifying history, and soon find themselves in peril when her young son makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.

RELEASE DATE 11 OCTOBER When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on her roof, she and her mischievous friends name him “Everest” and embark on an epic two-thousand-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes as they try to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.

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British television royalty makes its long-awaited debut on the big screen, focusing on the continued exploits of the Crawley family.

WORDS AARON POTTER RELEASE DATE 13 SEPTEMBER / Director Michael Engler / Starring Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith / Genre Drama

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ew historical period dramas gripped the world as much as ITV’s Downtown Abbey did during its original 2010-2015 run. That’s why it should come as no surprise to learn that now, almost five years later, the eponymous English country estate and its inhabitants are the subject of a feature-length movie which serves as a direct continuation. What has the Crawley family been up to since we last saw them?

Picking up in autumn of 1927, the movie

sees a prestigious visit to Downton Abbey made by King George V and Queen Mary.

Everything needs to be prim and proper before they arrive, as you can imagine, but the estate is finding it harder to function with half its operating budget being cut.

As such, everyone’s favourite characters are forced to pull together to ensure the royal family’s visit goes off without a hitch.

Julian Fellowes, the award-winning creator of the original show, is back to script Downton Abbey’s first silver screen outing.

Hugh Bonneville’s Robert Crawley, Michelle Dockery’s Lady Talbot, and Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess of Grantham also return, adding extra legitimacy to a celebrated TV show making the cinematic leap.

BRITISH TV GOES TO THE MOVIES MR BEAN’S HOLIDAY (2007) This wasn’t the first time Rowan Atkinson’s loveable buffoon went Hollywood, but it certainly felt the truest. His trip through France sees calamity always one step away as Bean disastrously tries to reunite a lost boy and his father.

THE INBETWEENERS MOVIE (2011) If you thought Will, Simon, Jay, and Neil couldn’t get into any more scrapes, their trip to Malia proves you wrong.

From awkward breakdancing to skinny-dipping mishaps, this delivers gross-out hilarity on an international scale.

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (2016) Turns out knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames has its consequences, as the Ab Fab crew discovered when they were forced into hiding. Luckily the South of France isn’t all terrible, providing you can keep your head down.

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Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker and leads an exciting cast including Zendaya, Zacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck aka Mysterio.

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Armstrong RELEASE DATE 9 JULY / Director David Fairhead / Starring Neil Armstrong, Mark Armstrong, Harrison Ford / Genre Documentary

Dramatic, moving, and deeply human, Armstrong offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in Ohio to his first steps on the Moon, and beyond. Narrated by Harrison Ford - and featuring NASA footage, remastered archive material, and neverbefore-seen home movie footage - this intimate and often surprising documentary tells the incredible untold story of a determined family man who became a reluctant world icon.

The Intruder RELEASE DATE 12 JULY / Director Deon Taylor / Starring Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Dennis Quaid / Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When a young married couple buys their dream house in the Napa Valley, they think they have found the perfect home to take their next steps as a family. But when the strangely attached seller continues to infiltrate their lives and refuses to let go of the property, they begin to suspect that he has hidden motivations beyond a quick sale.

in time, working alongside young convict Henry and an old trainer Myles, Roman soothes an especially feisty horse and confronts his own violent past.

Tell It To The Bees RELEASE DATE 19 JULY / Director Annabel Jankel / Starring Holliday Grainger, Anna Paquin, Gregor Selkirk / Genre Drama, Romance

In 1950’s Britain, single mother Lydia meets the small village’s doctor Jean Markham, who has recently returned to her hometown, when her son Charlie is taken to the doctor after being bullied at school.

When Lydia and Charlie are evicted, Jean invites them to stay in her home where she and Lydia soon develop a friendship that becomes something more.

The Mustang RELEASE DATE 30 AUGUST / Director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre / Starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruce Dern, Jason Mitchell / Genre Drama

Matthias Schoenaerts stars as Roman Coleman, a violent convict in prison in rural Nevada, who participates in a rehabilitation program in which he trains wild mustangs. He struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates alike. But

Vita & Virginia

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RELEASE DATE 5 JULY / Director Chanya Button / Starring Elizabeth Debicki, Gemma Arterton, Isabella Rossellini / Genre Biography, Drama, Romance

» Based on a true story, Vita & Virginia is a daring celebration of an unconventional bond and a vivid exploration of gender, sexuality, creativity, and passion that details the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West. This is the love story of two women - two writers - who smashed through social barriers to find solace in their forbidden connection.

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What’s On Westlife: The Twenty Tour Live Saturday 6th July at 8pm André Rieu: Shall We Dance?

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Don Giovanni Tuesday 8th October at 6:45pm Don Pasquale Thursday 24th October at 7:30pm

The Nutcracker Tuesday 17th December at 7:15pm Sleeping Beauty Thursday 16th January at 7:15pm

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III Tuesday 5th November at 7:15pm

La Bohème Wednesday 29th January 7:45pm

Coppelia Tuesday 10th December at 7:15pm

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