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AT THE MOVIES
Your guide to some of the big movies hitting cinema screens throughout the year. Film title
Studio
Release Date
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Sony Pictures
October 2018 November 2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Disney
The Grinch
Universal Pictures
November 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Warner Bros.
November 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Disney
November 2018
Aquaman
DC/Warner Bros.
December 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Marvel Animation
December 2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Disney
December 2018
Holmes and Watson
Columbia Pictures
December 2018
Bumblebee
Hasbro/Paramount
December 2018
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Universal/DreamWorks
February 2019
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Marvel
February 2019
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Warner Bros.
February 2019 March 2019
Captain Marvel
Marvel
Dumbo
Disney
March 2019
Shazam
DC/Warner Bros.
April 2019
The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
Universal Pictures
April 2019
Untitled Avengers Movie
Marvel
April 2019
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
Legendary Entertainment
May 2019
Aladdin
Disney
May 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Warner Bros.
May 2019
Untitled Men in Black spin-off
Sony Pictures
June 2019
Toy Story 4
Disney-Pixar
June 2019
The Lion King
Disney
July 2019
Artemis Fowl
Disney
August 2019
Dora the Explorer
Nickelodeon/Paramount
August 2019
Bumblebee (December)
One of the most popular characters from The Transformers franchise, Hasbro has cleverly given Bumblebee his own outing, looking back at his origins. On the run in 1987, the battle-scarred and broken Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town, where he is soon discovered by the 18 year old Charlie. When she revives him, she soon discovers that Bumblebee is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen… Hasbro has a great track record in consumer products with the Transformers franchise, so expect this to fly. Right: Bumblebee is one of the most popular characters from the Transformers franchise.
The Grinch (November)
Voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, this classic literary character has been reimagined for the latest big screen outing. Universal Brand Development has had over a year to build up the anticipation for the movie and is confident it will be ‘the’ movie of the holidays. Again, consumer products plans have been played close to the company’s chest but expect to see The Grinch in all his green glory at BLE. As for us, we say it has ‘winner, winner, Christmas dinner’, written all over it.
Right: The Grinch is given his voice by Benedict Cumberbatch in the upcoming film.
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