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STARWARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER // For this next piece I’ve invited the biggest Star wars fan I know to write a few words, take it away Padawan …. At the time of writing the ninth, and final, chapter of the Star Wars Skywalker saga is a mere two months away. The final, dazzling, trailer dropped just a few days ago and, after all these months, it really still doesn’t give much plot away at all! It does give us a glimpse of what is to come ... all our new heroes (and an old one!) thankfully back together for at least some of the film; fantastic new worlds and aliens and creatures; a mind-blowing peek at a MASSIVE armada consisting of practically every spaceship known to the Star Wars universe; C-3PO saying “goodbye”; Kylo Ren and Rey dueling on the ruins of the second Death Star and of course, HE’S back – Emperor Palpatine himself – last seen being thrown down the reactor shaft of that doomed battle station by Darth Vader in the closing minutes of the sixth
episode, Return of the Jedi. Star Wars has been with me in a HUGE way since I was four years old and I got the R2-D2 action figure for Christmas– way back in 1978! I’m sad, but excited too, that the story of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Kylo Ren, Rey, the droids and Darth Vader is coming to an end over 40 years after it all began in a galaxy far, far away....JJ Abrahams has returned to direct this final instalment and has the unenviable task of delivering a satisfying and thrilling conclusion to this third trilogy of trilogies – can he pull it off? I think he can and will. Having JJ back in the saddle for the first time since The Force Awakens has me super-excited and I’m sure I’ll be leaving the cinema on19th December an ecstatic, emotional, happy wreck of a man! Words by Jonathan Kerr.
MOVIES FOR NEXT YEAR // Next year we have many films to look forward to a remake of The Grudge starring Glows Betty Gilpin. Marot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn in the Birds of prey, X-Men spin of The New Mutants will finally make its way to the big screen after years of post-production issues. Scarlett Johanssan finally gets her own Black Widow movie the first Marvel Movie in phase 4. Amy Adams will star in a Girl on the train type thriller called the Woman in the window and speaking of Girl on the train Emily Blunt returns in the Quiet place sequel, one of the best movies of 2018. The Conjuring will also make its 3rd outing and Jamie Lee Curtis will take on the role of Laurie Strode yet again in a sequel to last year’s Halloween Revival, but the movies I’m looking forward to most are Wonder Woman 1984 and the Remaking of Roald Dahl The Witches with Anne Hathaway as the grand high Witch. I look forward to writing about these movies next year. I would like to wish all of our reader’s a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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NEW DIGITAL BROCHURE The final shows before restoration