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Po is back and ready to kick some butt in an action-packed season of cinema. You better be ready to rumble!

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From kung fu fighting to all-out war, Timothée Chalamet leads an even more out-of-this-world cast in the unmissable cinema spectacle Dune: Part Two. Two titans of cinema team up to dethrone a rising challenger in Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, while a new evil threatens to turn New York into a Frozen Empire. Can Ghostbusters new and old answer the call? That’s all before Ryan Gosling’s stuntman becomes a real action hero in The Fall Guy. Want a scare? See an all-star crew of kidnappers bite off much more than they can chew in Abigail, discover the origins of one of cinema’s most terrifying tales in The First Omen, and witness a near-future America at breaking point in Alex Garland’s Civil War. Turning back the clock, a comedic cast go medieval for the all-new British comedy Seize Them! while one of Britain’s greatest talents of the twenty-first century gets the big screen treatment as Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame is retold in Back To Black. The director of Call Me By Your Name also returns with Challengers that sets Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor as tennis players trapped in a love triangle. That’s not all! This is still only the very beginning of an incredible year S: STER of cinema. STBU

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WHAT’S ON The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in March and April.

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16 DUNE: PART TWO

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18 SEIZE THEM! 21 THE FIRST OMEN 23 COMING SOON

We look at the forthcoming films to get excited about in May and June.

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NOTE: All information enclosed is correct at time of print, however release dates are subject to change and not all films included in the publication may be shown at your local cinema.

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Oscars Quiz As Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for the 96th Academy Awards, it’s time to dress your very best and prove you deserve an award of your own by answering all of these tricky Oscars trivia questions. Three films are tied for the most Academy Awards for a single film with eleven, can you name them?

Which Disney classic was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?

Which 1939 classic is the first colour Best Picture winner?

In 2001, Shrek became the very first winner of which Oscar category?

Who became the oldest winner of an acting Oscar in 2020?

Which screen legend holds the record for most Best Actress wins?

In 2017, which film was mistakenly announced as Best Picture instead of Moonlight?

In 2016, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar for his performance in which film?

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Who was the first woman to win Best Director? The coveted “Big Five” is earned by winning in which categories? (It’s only been achieved three times in history, name the films for a bonus point)

1. Ben-Hur, Titanic, The Lo rd Of The Rings: Th e Return Of Th e 2. Gone With Ki ng / The Wind / 3. Anthony Hopk 4. La La Land ins / / 5. Be au ty An d 6. Best The Beast / An im ate d Feature / 7. Ka tharine Hepb 8. The Revena urn / nt / 9. Kathryn 10 . Bi Be ge st low Pi ctu / re, Best Dire ctor, Be Best Screenpla st Ac tor , Best Actress y (It Happen , ed On e Ni ght, One Flew The Cuckoo’s Over Nest, The Sil ence Of The Lambs)

1. Ryan Gosling / 2. Zendaya / 3. Marisa Abela / 4. Po (Jack Black) / 5. Bill Nighy / 6. Florence Pugh / 7. Aimee Lou Wood / 8. Paul Rudd

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THE UNMISSABLE NEW RELEASES

HER MUSIC. HER LIFE. HER LEGACY

BACK TO BLACK IN CINEMAS 12 APRIL Director Sam Taylor-Johnson / Starring Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville / Genre Biography Back To Black is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, Back To Black. Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time. Rising star Marisa Abela stars as Amy in an unmissable portrait of a life full of immense creative talent, passion, love, and loss from Nowhere Boy director Sam TaylorJohnson. Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Cowan, and Lesley Manville also feature in the cast for a film that follows the highs and lows that filled the songs we know by heart.

Dune: Part Two IN CINEMAS 1 MARCH Director Denis Villeneuve / Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi The saga continues in an epic cinema spectacle as acclaimed filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated sci-fi novel, with an expanded all-star ensemble cast. The highly-anticipated follow-up to the six-time Academy Award-winning Dune explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavours to stop a terrible future only he can foresee. March / April 2024

YEARS HAVE PASSED, HER PAST HAS NOT

CHALLENGERS IN CINEMAS 26 APRIL Director Luca Guadagnino / Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist / Genre Drama, Romance, Sport The new film from the visionary director of Call Me By Your Name follows Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to Art, a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face the washed-up Patrick, his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win? Serving up a tense and steamy love triangle between tennis players, Challengers stars Zendaya, The Crown’s Josh O’Connor, and West Side Story’s Mike Faist.

Soul IN CINEMAS 8 MARCH In Disney and Pixar’s animated family adventure, one small misstep takes Joe Gardner from New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks, and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with 22, a soul who doesn’t get the appeal of the human experience, on a journey that will answer some of life’s most important questions.

Mother’s Instinct IN CINEMAS 27 MARCH Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway star as two best friends and neighbours whose perfect lives are shattered by a tragic accident involving one of their children. As their sisterly bond is slowly undermined by guilt and paranoia, and a gripping battle of wills develops, the darker side of maternal love is revealed.

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Luca

Seize Them!

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Director Jeff Wadlow / Starring DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegan Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon / Genre Horror

Director Enrico Casarosa / Starring Jacob Tremblay Jack Dylan Grazer / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

Director Curtis Vowell / Starring Aimee Lou Wood, Lolly Adefope, Nick Frost / Genre Comedy, History

Blumhouse taps into the innocence of imaginary friends with a new, original horror. When Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As Alice’s behaviour becomes more and more sinister, Jessica intervenes only to realise Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the surface.

Brimming with warmth, humour, and swordfights, Seize Them! is an all-star comedy road movie set in the dark ages that follows Queen Dagan whose reign is toppled by Humble Joan. Now a fugitive in her own land with a hefty bounty on her head, she embarks on a quest to regain the throne. Her new friends and wild adventures make her question the kind of Queen she wants to be.

THE DRAGON WARRIOR RETURNS

RISE TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE

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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

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Directors Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine / Starring Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis / Genre Animation, Comedy

Director Adam Wingard / Starring Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is called upon by destiny to… give it a rest. Tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, Po must find and train a new Dragon Warrior, but a powerful, shapeshifting sorceress, Chameleon, has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm. Po’s going to need help and finds it in Zhen, a crafty, quick-witted corsac fox. In their quest to protect the Valley of Peace from Chameleon’s reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple duo will have to work together.

Witness the rise of a new empire in the epic new entry of the MonsterVerse. Following up the explosive showdown of Godzilla Vs Kong, an all-new cinematic adventure pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The film delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever. From director Adam Wingard, the film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Dan Stevens. March / April 2024

ALL EMPIRES FALL

CIVIL WAR IN CINEMAS 12 APRIL Director Alex Garland / Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller In the near future, nineteen states have seceded, the military increases activity on the civilian population, and militant factions from California and Texas march on the White House. Government control spirals into chaos in an adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride through a fractured America balanced on a razor’s edge from the acclaimed writer of 28 Days Later, Ex Machina, and Annihilation. Alex Garland’s Civil War stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jesse Plemons, and Cailee Spaeny.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire IN CINEMAS 22 MARCH In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

Immaculate IN CINEMAS 22 MARCH Sydney Sweeney stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, who embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear that her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

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Monkey Man

Drive-Away Dolls

The First Omen

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Director Dev Patel / Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher / Genre Action, Thriller

Director Ethan Coen / Starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon / Genre Comedy

Director Arkasha Stevenson / Starring Nell Tiger Free, Bill Nighy, Ralph Ineson / Genre Horror

Dev Patel achieves an astonishing directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, an anonymous young man in a gorilla mask ekes out a meagre living in an underground fight club. After years of suppressed rage, he unleashes an explosive campaign of retribution against the men who took everything from him.

A quirky comedy caper from the minds of writer-director Ethan Coen and co-writer Tricia Cooke tells the wild adventure of Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an impromptu road trip, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. A prequel to 1976’s The Omen, The First Omen stars Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy.

CHILDREN CAN BE SUCH MONSTERS

THE STUNTMAN BECOMES THE HERO

Abigail

The Fall Guy

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Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett / Starring Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton / Genre Horror, Thriller

Director David Leitch / Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson / Genre Action, Comedy, Thriller

After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the twelve-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect the ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. From the directing team behind the terrifying modern horror hits Ready Or Not, 2022’s Scream, and last year’s Scream VI, comes a brash, bloodthirsty new vision of the vampire flick. Abigail boasts an ensemble cast that includes Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, and Angus Cloud as the kidnappers, with Matilda The Musical’s Alisha Weir as Abigail.

Colt Seavers is a cool, battle-scarred stuntman who, having left the business to focus on his health, is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio blockbuster – that’s being directed by his ex, Jody Moreno – goes missing. While Colt performs the film’s outrageous stunts and tries to charm his way back into Jody’s good graces, the mystery around the missing star deepens. Soon Colt finds himself ensnared in a sinister, criminal plot that pushes him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt he’s faced. The Fall Guy is a new hilarious, harddriving, all-star apex-action thriller and love letter to action movies and the under-appreciated crew who make them. March / April 2024

MONSTER SQUAD Big meets bigger in the MonsterVerse once more as the cinematic Titans set aside their differences, teaming up against a new foe who threatens to end their reign and wipe humanity from the face of the Earth. WORDS AARON POTTER

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire IN CINEMAS 29 MARCH

Director Adam Wingard / Starring Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry / Genre Action, Sci-Fi Something stirs from deep within the Hollow Earth… Fresh from their surprise tag-team takedown of Mechagodzilla in the film that first set them as mortal enemies, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire picks up several months later where the Titans have since gone their separate ways. Kong’s rule over the Hollow Earth is suddenly called into question, however, when a terrifying old rival resurfaces, rising up with the threat of creating a new empire where the human world above no longer exists. The stage is set for the cinematic team-up of the century.

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Godzilla Vs. Kong director Adam Wingard returns to helm this ambitious sequel, with Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry back as Dr Ilene Andrews and Bernie Hayes respectively. The stakes have never been higher! Luckily, they’ve got additional help in the form of Dan Stevens’ Trapper, who has a crucial part to play in Monarch’s efforts to end this ape apocalypse. Get ready for even more Titan fights and monster spectacle, all as part of an epic story that uncovers how these colossal creatures came to be. As a new monster makes its move to claim the crown as king of the Titans, Kong comes packing a new robot hand and Godzilla gets a luminous pink glow-up as they both power up for this showdown of epic proportions.

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and white) ( Po is back and ready to relinquish his role as Dragon Warrior, but the arrival of a powerful, new, shape-shifting threat brings him into a fight against familiar foes. WORDS CHARLOTTE BLACKLOCK

Kung Fu Panda 4 IN CINEMAS 28 MARCH

Directors Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine / Starring Jack Black, Viola Davis, Awkwafina, Ke Huy Quan / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy Jack Black returns as everyone’s favourite unlikely kung fu master for a butt-kicking new instalment in DreamWorks Animation’s franchise. Po is searching for his successor as the next Dragon Warrior so he can become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. However, a powerful sorceress with exceptional shape-shifting abilities sets her sights on the Staff of Wisdom that’s in Po’s possession. Harnessing the fighting prowess and skill of all of Po’s previous master villains, Chameleon is set to be Po’s ultimate test. Teaming up with Zhen, a corsac fox with a quick wit and tendency for thieving, Po sets out to topple the Chameleon and her army, but to do so, they’ll need an army of their own. Po assembles his team and soon finds himself butting heads with them

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in the same way he and Master Shifu used to. After all, this franchise has always taught us that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places. Fan-favourite characters are on the roster as Dustin Hoffman’s Master Shifu, Bryan Cranston’s Li, and Ian McShane’s Tai Lung all return. Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Mantis, and Viper are all set appear, but there’s a new team in town as Po and Awkwafina’s Zhen partner up and channel the spirit of the Furious Five to take down Chameleon, who’s voiced by powerhouse Viola Davis. A new villain with brains and brawn in equal measure is more thana little bit frightening, here’s hoping Po still kicks butt fast as lightning!

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Denis Villeneuve completes his spectacular vision with a star-studded sequel where Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides searches for romance and revenge in the sand. The war for Arrakis is about to begin. WORDS JIM ROBERTS

House Atreides

Dune: Part Two IN CINEMAS 1 MARCH

Director Denis Villeneuve / Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Paul Atreides is on a path of selfdiscovery… and revenge. Part One of the pulsating adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel depicts the murder of Duke Leo Atreides, the massacre of his military, and the fall of his house at the hands of House Harkonnen and the lethal Saradaukar legions. Only Paul, his widowed mother, and a few others – including Josh Brolin’s Gurney – survive and set out in desperate search of safety in the wild dunes of Arrakis. But that was merely the beginning… Taken in by Javier Bardem’s Stilgar, Zendaya’s skilled warrior Chani, and the rest of the native Fremen, Paul and Rebecca Ferguson’s Lady Jessica must learn to live in this mysterious new culture built upon desertpower. An ancient prophecy begins to unfold around them

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all as they attempt to ride the massive sandworms, balance love with duty, and lead the fightback against those who plotted their annihilation. Like a true Arrakis sandstorm, Denis Villeneuve’s film blew audiences away with its stunning visuals, Hans Zimmer score, and ensemble cast, who return alongside new blood with Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and Christopher Walken raising the heat. It’s Dune on an even more epic scale in a greater sci-fi spectacle culminating in a war to end all wars.

The House Stark of space who fly a hawk banner. Honour and morality are the Atreides’ shining virtues, ones that will be tested like never before in this battle-filled quest for revenge.

House Harkonnen Led by Stellan Skarsgård’s Baron, and with Dave Bautista’s Rabban and Austin Butler’s FeydRautha as fearsome warriors, the powerful and ruthless great house are known for their cruelty and willingness to do whatever it takes to gain power.

House Corrino Christopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV was a supposed conspirator in the brutal attack on House Atreides and his movements will be even more influential here. His young daughter, Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan, has her own agenda as she searches the dunes for secrets buried below the sand.

DRAMA QUEEN It’s swords, shields, and Monty Python-esque silliness as an all-star cast light up Britain’s dark ages in a hilarious new comedy. WORDS LEE CURTIS

Seize Them! IN CINEMAS 5 APRIL

Director Curtis Vowell / Starring Aimee Lou Wood, Lolly Adefope, Nick Frost / Genre Comedy Somewhere in Britain between 500 and 1600 AD, Queen Dagan has inherited the throne from her tyrant father and now rules the kingdom. Young, inexperienced, and about as self-centred as they come, she enjoys all of the spoils of being a ruler, but hasn’t really got a clue what she’s doing. Her not-so-loyal subjects have had enough and led by rebellious ringleader Humble Joan, with a little help from the traitorous Leofwine, they claim the crown. Her castle invaded and throne lost, Queen Dagan escapes with Shulmay, one of her servants and now the only person she can trust, and embark

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together to raise an army willing to help her win back her crown. But allies are hard to come by in a kingdom that scores you bottom of their ranking of favourite monarchs. Queen Dagan’s epic quest for justice becomes a journey of self-discovery as every bit of wild adventure and hilarious interaction with every peasant, pauper, and peculiar royal they meet bring a new outlook on her leadership. Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood leads an ensemble cast as Queen Dagan, with BBC Ghosts’ Lolly Adefope as Shulmay, Britcom royalty Jessica Hynes as Leofwine, and Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Nicolas Coughlan as Humble Joan. Nick Frost, James Acaster, Paul Kaye, John Macmillan, and more are also along for the wild ride in this medieval twist on the classic road movie with a cast for the ages.

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GETTING CHILLS

With Gozer’s return in the rear-view mirror, the Spenglers go back to where it all began to help the original Ghostbusters prevent a Death Chill from taking over New York… and the world. WORDS AARON POTTER

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire IN CINEMAS 22 MARCH

Director Gil Kenan / Starring Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon / Genre Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi After summoning the Ghostbusters’ spirits to life once again for a new generation with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, writer-director Jason Reitman returns with a sequel but relinquishes directing duties to his screenwriting partner Gil Kenan for the fifth instalment in the supernatural series. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire picks up soon after Afterlife’s epic and emotional finale, with the Spengler trio – Mckenna Grace’s Phoebe, Carrie Coon’s Callie, and Finn Wolfhard’s Trevor – plus Paul Rudd’s Gary Grooberson swapping the small town of Summerville for a familiar new home in the Big Apple. Back in New York, the nostalgia is ramped up even higher, especially with original Ghostbusters Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd’s Ray Stantz, and Ernie Hudson’s Winston Zeddemore

back in ghost-busting action. The old firehouse is back, the Ecto-1 is back, as are the proton packs, too. But those goosebumps aren’t just from nostalgia chills, there’s a new frozen enemy in town: an evil dubbed “the Death Chill” threatening to plunge New York into a second Ice Age. It’s sure to send a shiver down everyone’s spine and put both generations of Ghostbusters to the ultimate test as they prove that they truly ain’t afraid of no ghost.

Stranger Things From Gozer to Vigo the Carpathian and Terror Dogs to a ten-storey tall Marshmallow Man, all sorts of ghosts have already been busted, now Ghostbusters new and old must come together to face the most chilling yet.

Mini-Pufts The snack-sized versions of the Stay Puft monster from the original film bring their wicked sense of humour and marshmallowy mischief from Summerville to New York City.

Slimer The very first ghost the original crew ever busted is back and greedier than ever. The glowing green ghoul has escaped its ghost trap is ready to wreak havoc all over again.

The Death Chill Sub-zero temperatures in the middle of summer isn’t the only strange thing the Ghostbusters will encounter… there’s a spectral creature known as the Sewer Dragon and an all-new evil that can kill by the power of fear itself.

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Ryan Gosling is a stuntman on a mission to find a missing movie star in the outrageous action-comedy from David Leitch. WORDS LEE CURTIS

The Fall Guy IN CINEMAS 2 MAY

Director David Leitch / Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron TaylorJohnson / Genre Action, Comedy He’s thrilled us with John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw, and Bullet Train, but the action isn’t stopping as stunt-coordinatorturned-director David Leitch unleashes a new wild ride where Hollywood stunts are very real. Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers, a supercool stuntman who needs to brace himself for some of the most dangerous action he’s ever seen. Back in action after a brief spell off grid for some self-care, Colt is doing what he does best on the set of the new must-see blockbuster that’s being directed by Emily Blunt’s Jody Moreno, who just so happens to be the same girl he ghosted before his hiatus.

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It’s a bid to charm his way back into her good books, but it’s going to take the biggest stunt of his life to rekindle their romance. The opportunity soon presents itself when Jody’s star Tom Ryder goes missing and the film’s uncompromising producer, played by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, tasks Colt with doing whatever it takes to find him. Rescue her hero, save her film, win her heart: Colt’s task seems simple, but it’s anything but. Safety harnesses are off as this stunt double soon finds himself in big trouble and braving big-screen explosions, car chases, and gunfights for real. A new action-comedy from one of the most exciting directors around with an A-list cast that’s to die for… The Fall Guy gets one big thumbs-up.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers The classic Lee Majors character from eighties TV is reborn as a modern-day hero with Drive coolness, The Nice Guys goofiness, and The Notebook romance. He’s a patriarchy poster-boy Barbie’s Ken would idolise.

Emily Blunt is Jody Moreno She’s seen action teaching Tom Cruise’s hero how to Live Die Repeat and now brings her charming wit as a director caught in the chaos of her ex’s attempts to win her back.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is Tom Ryder After recently boarding Bullet Train, the former Kick-Ass star and potential future Bond stars as the biggest name in Hollywood who’s caught up in a criminal plot and needs to be saved by his stunt double.

EVIL IS BORN

The birth of the Antichrist gets its very own origin story in this bold new prequel that reveals the beginnings of beloved horror villain, Damien. WORDS HANNAH TAYLOR

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Director Arkasha Stevenson / Starring Nell Tiger Free, Bill Nighy, Ralph Ineson / Genre Horror In 1976, a father secretly replaces his child, who he’s told died shortly after birth, with another: Damien, a boy born at six am on the sixth day of the sixth month. As violent deaths and inexplainable events occur, he eventually comes to learn his adopted child is in fact the prophesised Antichrist. That’s the chilling beginnings of one of cinema’s most popular and enduring horror stories… until now. The fifth instalment in the iconic horror franchise arrives almost fifty years after the original and turns back the clock to reveal the origin story of the infamous devil child. A prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 The Omen, this story heads back to the birth of

evil and follows a young American woman who’s sent to Italy to dedicate her life to the church, but soon finds herself questioning her faith when she’s caught in the centre of a dark conspiracy. The devil incarnate is due to consume the city of Rome. Brought to the screen by director Arkasha Stevenson, the very first film to explore this dark origin story features a cast led by Nell Tiger Free with Bill Nighy, Sônia Braga, and Ralph Ineson in support. Discover an untold chapter in The Omen story as the ultimate Antichrist returns to cinemas for his very own killer origin story.

THE BIRTHS OF EVIL Horror cinema has seen its fair share of origin stories surrounding the birth of the devil through the form of children.

ROSEMARY’S BABY

Mia Farrow’s Rosemary moves into a new apartment with her husband, but she soon starts to experience strange things and her nightmare only amplifies when she becomes pregnant.

DEVIL’S DUE

After an unplanned pregnancy during their honeymoon, a husband records the sinister changes to his wife’s mind and body as she’s taken over by a sinister force with evil intentions.

ORPHAN

A couple adopt a young girl after losing their baby, but Esther is far from the perfect daughter she makes herself out to be as her dark past comes to light.

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WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVED AS A KID WAS REAL?

IF IN CINEMAS 17 MAY Director John Krasinski / Starring Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carell, Cailey Fleming / Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy From the imagination of writer-director John Krasinski, enter a world you have to believe to see. IF is a live-action/ cg-animation hybrid family comedy about a young girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends – and what she does with that superpower – as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Matt Damon, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emily Blunt, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, and many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.

The Guy Movie The Fall Garfield IN CINEMAS 24 MAY Director Mark Dindal / Starring Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Harvey Guillén, Hannah Waddingham / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagneloving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, highstakes heist. The very first fully-animated Garfield film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Harvey Guillén, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames, and Chris Pratt as Garfield.

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes

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Director Wes Ball / Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy / Genre Action, Sci-Fi

Director George Miller / Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The fourth film in the epic Apes franchise is set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to hiding in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched by a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she fights to find her way home in an all-new, original, standalone action adventure that reveals the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash, Mad Max: Fury Road.

A Quiet Place: Day One IN CINEMAS 28 JUNE Director Michael Sarnoski / Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou / Genre Horror, Thriller Witness the beginning of the nightmare that stunned the world into silence in the A Quiet Place origin story that follows a new set of characters as they attempt to survive the alien invasion.

Inside Out 2 IN CINEMAS 14 JUNE Director Kelsey Mann / Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Maya Hawke / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy The little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out but this summer, everything changes in Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2. The highlyanticipated sequel returns to the mind of nowteenage Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…

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Ballerina IN CINEMAS 7 JUNE Director Len Wiseman / Starring Ana de Armas, Norman Reedus, Catalina Sandino Moreno / Genre Action, Thriller Ana de Armas stars in a John Wick spin-off set between the third and fourth chapters that follows a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.

Tarot IN CINEMAS 10 MAY Directors Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg / Starring Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika, Jacob Batalon / Genre Horror When a group of friends break the rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an evil trapped within the cursed cards and soon come face to face with fate in a race against death.

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Take a trip back inside Riley’s brain as she enters a whole new world of feeling. Disney and Pixar’s sequel sees her five core emotions ride the rollercoaster of her teenage years. WORDS JIM ROBERTS

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Director Kelsey Mann / Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Maya Hawke / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy Who could forget Joy’s journey from Long-Term Memory, through the Subconscious, Goofball Island, and Dream Productions, and aboard the Train of Thought with Bing Bong to get Sadness back to the command console in eleven-year-old Riley Andersen’s head? Through their trademark imaginative, fun, and beautifully animated storytelling, Pixar’s Inside Out teaches us the value of all emotions and the key part they play in the adventure of life. Since then, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust have kept things relatively in check at Headquarters, but that’s about to change in a sequel that takes things to a whole new level. Riley, now thirteen, faces the ups and downs of puberty as

well as school pressure, evolving relationships, possible first love, and other huge changes on the outside that have a drastic impact on things inside. A new chapter in life brings allnew emotions to the mix as the core emotions must evolve beyond their originally limited boxes and contend with Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy, and Ennui in the battle to balance Riley’s being. All ages are welcome to ride this enthralling rollercoaster though the uncharted territory of the teenage mind that’s sure to leave you pondering your own innerworkings and the intricate dance of emotions that make each of us who we are.

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Welcome to the recently-renovated Headquarters, where a colourful cast of emotions push the buttons:

joy

Amy Poehler’s persistently-optimistic leader will need to collaborate with new and often negative emotions inside Riley’s growing brain.

sadness

Life isn’t always fun, but The Office star Phyllis Smith’s soothing voice will help Riley through the serious and sensitive times.

fear

The voice of Toy Story 4’s Forky, Tony Hale, is the emotion who’s more important than ever as Riley struggles to forge her identity in an increasingly complex world.

anger

Lewis Black is back in the role of the emotion who always has something to say.

disgust

Liza Lapira replaces Mindy Kaling, but she’ll make sure standards stay high.

anxiety

Maya Hawke’s frazzled emotion arrives with lots of baggage, and with Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy close behind.

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WIN GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE PRIZES! Prepare your proton packs, fire up the Ecto-1, and get ready to bust ghosts, two generations of Ghostbusters answer the call to stop “The Death Chill” turning a New York summer into an icy apocalypse. In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age. The highly-anticipated sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and James Acaster.

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