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AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
December 16 is Doomsday. Christmas comes early as two epic blockbusters do battle in a season of must-see cinema.
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Avengers reassemble alongside heroes from across the timelines to face Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom and Arrakis beckons us back to end Denis Villeneuve’s epic trilogy on the day forever known as Dunesday. Before that on the calendar, there’s the day the Hunger Games changed forever as Sunrise On The Reaping tells the story of the infamous Second Quarter Quell. There’s magic and mischief brewing in a brand-new take on the Dr Seuss classic with Bill Hader voicing The Cat In The Hat, and Disney open the door to a whole new world of witches in the spellbinding Hexed. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s never without a bit of chaos. Hatchlings wreak havoc in The Angry Birds Movie 3, Ariana Grande enters the circle of trust in a new Meet The Parents chapter Focker-InLaw, and Jumanji: Open World unleashes the game world onto ours in one wild final adventure for Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black. Festive fun and games continue in an all-new take on Dickens with Johnny Depp as Ebenezer, while David Harbour’s Santa delivers justice to anyone on his naughty list in Violent Night 2... this time with back-up! And that’s all before we howl our way into a new year with Robert Eggers’ Werwulf. Y’S DISNXEED ‘Tis the season of cinema. HE S! Happy holidays! PRIZE Lee Curtis Editor e 28
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WHAT’S ON The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in November and December.
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15 DUNE: PART THREE 18 THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING 19 HOW TO ROB A BANK
13 JUMANJI: OPEN WORLD
20 PRIMA FACIE 23 COMING SOON We look at the forthcoming films to get excited about in January and February.
TH BIR ANGRY 16 THE BIRDS MOVIE 3
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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Y T R A M S A brand-new Cat In The Hat is on the way, animated and ready to brighten your day, so here's a topsy-turvy quiz for you to try, that tests your know-how, your whatwhen-who-and-your-why!
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Who dreamed up The Cat In The Hat, a maker of mischief always up to this-and-that? The Cat works for the I.I.I.I. - but what is it those letters signify?
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Who lends the Cat his voice so bright, a comic star who brings pure delight?
What do we call the Cat’s blue-haired friends, whose chaos will take you right to your wit’s end?
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Who’s the grouch who shuns delight, and visits Whoville on one fateful night?
What’s that famous breakfast slam, a curious dish served up by Sam-I-Am?
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THE UNMISSABLE NEW RELEASES
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THE CAT IN THE HAT IN CINEMAS 4 DECEMBER Directors Alessandro Carloni, Erica Rivinoja / Starring Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, America Ferrera, Giancarlo Esposito, Matt Berry / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Meet The Cat In The Hat you don’t know in an all-new, epic adventure with an edge, where the wonderfully whimsical tradition of Dr Seuss and mischief, magic, and mayhem reign. Doing what he does best, the Cat – voiced by Bill Hader – spreads joy to kids in his hilarious, signature, and singularly irreverent way, by transporting them on a fantastical journey through a world they’ve never seen before. In his first-ever animated film on the big-screen, our hero takes on his toughest assignment yet for the Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, LLC – otherwise known as the I.I.I.I. His task: cheer Gabby and Sebastian, siblings struggling with their move to a new town. Known for taking things too far, this could be this agent of chaos’s last chance to prove himself... or lose his magical hat for good.
Jumanji: Open World IN CINEMAS 23 DECEMBER Director Jake Kasdan / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Danny DeVito, Nick Jonas / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy This Christmas, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan are reunited in the hilarious final instalment of the globally beloved action-adventure trilogy. Our heroes have escaped the perilous jungles of Jumanji before, but this time Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world. The whole gang’s back, including Nick Jonas, Danny DeVito, and Rhys Darby, as well as the original players Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, and Morgan Turner. And in one last wild twist, new players become in-game avatars to complete the adventures of Dr Bravestone, Mouse Finbar, Ruby Roundhouse, and Shelly Oberan. November / December 2026
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THE NAME YOU KNOW.THE STORY YOU DON’T
EBENEZER IN CINEMAS 13 NOVEMBER Director Ti West / Starring Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Sam Claflin / Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy He brought us Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands, and The Mad Hatter − now, the master of misfits returns. Johnny Depp is Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic Christmas tale told like never before. From Pearl director Ti West, Depp leads an all-star ensemble in a gothic, darkly comic reimagining of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale that includes Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Tramell Tillman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Charlie Murphy, and Ian McKellen.
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping IN CINEMAS 18 NOVEMBER Director Francis Lawrence / Starring Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games: the infamous Second Quarter Quell. Francis Lawrence directs his fifth film in the franchise, where Joseph Zada stars as Haymitch Abernathy. The rising star leads an exciting cast featuring Elle Fanning, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Lili Taylor, Maya Hawke, and Ralph Fiennes as familiar figures from the Capitol and Districts. Mckenna Grace, Ben Wang, Billy Porter, and Glenn Close round out the ensemble as new characters introduced in a chapter that will change the Games − and Panem − forever.
Hexed
How To Rob A Bank
Avengers: Doomsday
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Directors Jason Hand, Josie Trinidad, Fawn Veerasunthorn / Starring Hailee Steinfeld / Genre Animation, Fantasy
Director David Leitch / Starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, John C. Reilly, Pete Davidson / Genre Action, Comedy, Crime
Directors Anthony Russo, Joe Russo / Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal / Genre Action
Hailee Steinfeld and Rashida Jones lead Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new magical coming-of-age saga where an unconventional teenage girl named Billie discovers secret magical abilities which, once unleashed, hurtle her into a spectacle-filled journey into a vast witch realm called Hexe. Forced to team up with her caring, yet cautious mother, Alice, they uncover family mysteries that may change the world of witches forever.
In the new high-octane action-comedy from the director of Deadpool 2, Bullet Train, and The Fall Guy, a crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcasts their daring heists, unaware their viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant hacker. Despite the unlikely duo closing in, they push past their limits, putting everything on the line for what they believe − and their craziest, most ambitious heist yet.
Beloved heroes from three distinct universes are set on a deadly collision course with an existential threat that’s unlike anything they’ve ever faced before. Steve Rogers, Thor, Ant-Man, the X-Men, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Wakandans, Loki, and more return to confront Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom in a new Avengers epic that will forge the foundation for the future of the MCU.
THE EPIC CONCLUSION
DEVOURETH ALL MANKYNDE
Dune: Part Three
Werwulf
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Director Denis Villeneuve / Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director Robert Eggers / Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe / Genre Horror, Thriller
Bringing Denis Villeneuve’s epic trilogy to its breathtaking end, Dune: Part Three is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy with Chani at its heart. As rebellion brews and enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya TaylorJoy, Charlotte Rampling, Robert Pattinson, and Javier Bardem.
Witness Robert Eggers’ most visceral and haunting horror experience yet: a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation, and the devil within from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Witch, The Lighthouse, and Nosferatu, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe. England, 1305. A mute mediaeval peasant, haunted by childhood trauma, leads a quiet life raising a family on their farm, but with each full moon he’s cursed to transform into a murderous werewolf. When a hunting party, charged by the king to cull the land of wolves, arrives and forces him to join them, he struggles to conceal his transformations while fighting to save his soul and his family’s fate from his evil. November / December 2026
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A Talent For Murder
Focker-In-Law
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Director Susanna White / Starring Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Ings, Toheeb Jimoh / Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director Anton Corbijn / Starring Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, Olivia Cooke / Genre Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director John Hamburg / Starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Ariana Grande, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner / Genre Comedy
Cynthia Erivo stars as a young trial lawyer who brilliantly navigates the ruthless London court system where she’s unmatched in her defence of the accused, including men charged with sexual assault. Just as her career begins to take off, a life-altering event forces her to reckon with her belief in the judicial system in the film that brings Suzie Miller’s award-winning play from the stage to the big screen.
Academy Award and BAFTA-winner Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich are opponents in a strange confrontation in a twisting thriller from Anton Corbijn. Based on the play by prolific Australian writer Joanna Murray-Smith, who adapts it for the screen, the film follows a young New York literary agent who’s sent to Switzerland to convince the reclusive, celebrated author Patricia Highsmith to write one final book in her Ripley series.
It’s Focker vs. fiancée in the event of the Focking year. Comedy icon Ben Stiller and two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro reunite as Greg Focker and his formidable father-in-law, Jack Byrnes, for another round of familial chaos. But in this new chapter of the blockbuster Meet The Parents franchise, the circle of trust is getting bigger! Ariana Grande joins the fun as Olivia Jones, fiancée to Greg’s son − much to Greg’s disapproval.
MANKIND’S GREATEST STORY
FIND YOUR COURAGE
Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend
Onwards And Sideways
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Director Nitesh Tiwari / Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi / Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director John Madden / Starring Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney, Rory Kinnear, Monica Dolan / Genre Comedy, Drama
In an age of gods and kings, the fate of worlds hangs in the balance. Rama – a prince bound by duty, sacrifice, and righteousness – must confront Ravana, an immortal ruler driven by pride and vengeance, powerful enough to shatter the cosmos. Bringing the ancient Hindu poem to the big screen, Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend is the first chapter in a planned two-part saga. Acclaimed filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari directs a new Bollywood epic with Hollywood scale, featuring visual effects from the artists behind Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and a score by Academy Award-winners Hans Zimmer and A. R. Rahman, the composer of Slumdog Millionaire.
BAFTA-winner Rhys Ifans and three-time Oscar nominee, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Laura Linney star in the emotional and surprisingly funny story of two people with lots in common – a great sense of humour, a love of adventure, and an unexpected diagnosis of Parkinson’s. Tony is deputy headteacher of a primary school. Emma is a musician and composer, and a single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other, until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives. On the same morning, they’re both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Friendship unfolds unexpectedly in a film that celebrates the capacity to find joy, freedom, and hope, even in life’s most difficult moments.
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Behemoth!
I Play Rocky
The Angry Birds Movie 3
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Director Tony Gilroy / Starring Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Will Arnett, Alexa Swinton / Genre Drama
Director Peter Farrelly / Starring Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director John Rice / Starring Jason Sudeikis, Rachel Bloom, Emma Myers / Genre Animation, Comedy
A gifted cellist, Alex Serian, returns to Los Angeles after twenty years on the road. Now home, music − the constant, all-consuming river of his life − will carry him on an adventure that will change him forever. Tony Gilroy, the acclaimed writer-director of Michael Clayton, pivots from the precision of political thrillers to a volatile and − often wry − portrait of an artist with Behemoth!, starring Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, and Will Arnett.
From the Oscar-winning filmmaker of Green Book comes the true story of how the iconic boxing film Rocky was made. In 1975, an unknown actor believes he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky – he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told “no” at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, fighting to play the lead against seemingly impossible odds. This is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.
This holiday season, one angry bird will face his greatest challenge yet: surviving fatherhood… while saving the world! Jason Sudeikis’ Red, Josh Gad’s Chuck, Rachel Bloom’s Silver, and Danny McBride’s Bomb − the whole flock’s back and launching into a new era of feathered chaos. The third film in the high-flying animated franchise adds all-new characters, including Red’s family!
BIG NICK ENERGY IS BACK
TRUST IS THE DEADLIEST WEAPON
Violent Night 2
Wild Horse Nine
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Director Tommy Wirkola / Starring David Harbour, Kristen Bell, Jared Harris, Joe Pantoliano / Genre Action, Comedy
Director Martin McDonagh / Starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi / Genre Comedy, Drama
If you’re nice, you get presents from the Big Guy. If you’re naughty, you get justice. David Harbour reprises his role as Santa Claus in a propulsive new chapter in yuletide mayhem. In 2022’s bare-knuckle holiday sensation, an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, took out a team of mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family. Now, not-sojolly Saint Nick suits up again to take on a ruthless gangster terrorising the Silver Bell Mall. But when Santa forgets the true meaning of Christmas, he finds himself sapped of his magic. With time running out, he must rediscover his faith in goodness and call in some last-minute reinforcements from the one person no baddie wants to tangle with: Mrs Claus.
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island’s iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’s newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send the trip to this remote paradise sideways. John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey are at the peak of their powers in a pulsating dark-comedy thriller from Martin McDonagh, the Academy Award and BAFTAwinning writer-director of In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Banshees Of Inisherin. November / December 2026
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Jumanji: Open World IN CINEMAS 23 DECEMBER
Director Jake Kasdan / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Almost ten years after they first set foot in the jungle, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan are all back for their third and final Jumanji adventure. Only this time, the jungle is coming to them! With all the animal and safari antics breaking free of the videogame console they belong to, all-new stakes are brought to the ensuing comedic chaos as the cast’s avatars are caught running around the real world in demo mode. It results in a
true “open world” adventure: a wild collision between the franchise’s origins and its modern reinvention. Jake Kasdan returns to the director’s seat to complete his trilogy alongside an ensemble featuring favourites he’s gathered along the way, including Alex Wolff, Awkwafina, Rhys Darby, Nick Jonas, and Danny DeVito. Adding to the madness is the continued body-swapping fun that sees the headline group of Hollywood A-listers test and extend their acting chops even further. If this really is the end, they’re going out with a bang: car chases, highway mayhem, and jungle pandemonium erupting on a scale the series has never dared before. This isn’t a game anymore!
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Dr Bravestone Dwayne Johnson’s smouldering adventurer was the obvious choice for Alex Wolff’s Spencer. In The Next Level, his Grandpa Eddie – played by Danny DeVito – accidentally took over. In Open World, his mum Janice is in charge.
Franklin “Mouse” Finbar Fridge landed in the shoes of Kevin Hart’s pint-sized zoologist first, before Danny Glover’s Milo borrowed the avatar. This time, Mouse is played by Spencer’s younger brother, Tyson.
Professor Shelly Oberon Imagine how Bethany felt when she became Jack Black’s middle-aged map-master! Now, family friend and chef Donatas is suddenly responsible for survival.
Ruby Roundhouse Martha found her inner warrior as Karen Gillan’s kick-ass heroine. That means this round, Spencer has big boots to fill, new skills to learn, and a family to keep safe.
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PHASE ZERO From Iron Man to Endgame, they defined and dominated a decade of cinematic storytelling. Now, the MCU enters a new phase with reunions, returns, and a seismic reset as Avengers… Re-assemble! WORDS ANDREW DEX
Avengers: Doomsday IN CINEMAS 16 DECEMBER
Directors Anthony Russo, Joe Russo / Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi The Battle of New York. The Blip. “Avengers, Assemble.” Unforgettable moments that make Avengers movies the tent poles that hold the MCU together and cinematic events that simply can’t be missed. Already seven years after closing out the Infinity Saga with Endgame, Marvel cinematic titans the Russo brothers reunite to gather even more mighty heroes in a new chapter that unleashes Doctor Doom! In a cinematic universeshaking twist, Robert Downey Jr returns. Not as the lone genius who
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built armour in a cave and found the courage to face a titan. This time, he is the highly powerful, highly mysterious new face of the franchise. Doom’s motives are unknown. His threat is unparalleled. All we know is this: it will take the greatest heroes from across different worlds and timelines to stop him. Familiar Avengers favourites join forces with the new-age antiheroes who took their place. They stand shoulder-to-shoulder with iconic X-Men from the noughties and the all-new Fantastic Four, who fly into the timeline backed by the brilliance of Wakanda. There’s more beyond that, and sure to be a few surprises waiting in the wings. What awaits is another momentspacked, star-studded, universeshattering rollercoaster – everything a Marvel fan could wish for.
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Shifting the sand-saga almost two decades on, ruthless Emperor Paul Atreides faces betrayal, conspiracy, and rebellion as Denis Villenueve’s epic trilogy reaches its explosive end. WORDS HANNAH TAYLOR
Dune: Part Three IN CINEMAS 18 DECEMBER
Director Denis Villeneuve / Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, Javier Bardem / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Across two epic parts, we’ve witnessed Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides embrace his destiny – joining the Fremen warriors, finding love, and overthrowing House Harkonnen to claim the throne of Arrakis. Now, Denis Villeneueve’s saga reaches its climactic end as Paul fights his biggest battle yet amid civil unrest, political scheming, and a galaxy on the brink of war. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah, the story finds Zendaya’s Chani pregnant despite Paul’s public marriage to Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan. Their forbidden love burns fiercely, but risks being extinguished as Paul hurtles towards a vengeful collision course that threatens everything he once stood for – and everyone he holds dear. Those bound to his prophecy are drawn even deeper into the storm: his mother, Rebecca Ferguson’s
formidable Lady Jessica; his sister, Anya Taylor-Joy’s enigmatic Alia Atreides; and father figure, Javier Bardem’s mentor-prophet Stilgar. Meanwhile, Jason Momoa’s reborn, memory-less Duncan Idaho, Charlotte Rampling’s calculating Reverend Mother Mohiam, and Robert Pattinson’s shape-shifting Face Dancer Scytale harbour plots to bring Paul’s empire crashing down. Beyond an ensemble as vast as the saga’s scope, Hans Zimmer unleashes another thunderous, futuristic score to accompany Linus Sandgren’s ethereal, atmospheric cinematography. Sandworms roar. Supernatural forces rise. In the final chapter of Paul Atreides’ legend, Villeneuve’s sweeping epic goes out with its biggest bang yet.
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MERRY MAYHEM Life comes at you fast, so the Angry Birds better be ready as they launch into their most outrageous chapter yet. Wherever they land, chaos is guaranteed. WORDS ANDREW DEX
The Angry Birds Movie 3 IN CINEMAS 21 DECEMBER
Director John Rice / Starring Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, Danny McBride, Emma Myers / Genre Animation, Comedy, Family You wouldn’t think you could build a movie out of bricks, but The LEGO Movies prove you can. You wouldn’t think a film about plastic dolls could conquer the world, but Barbie did exactly that. And you wouldn’t think it’s possible to adapt an addictive app into a highly successful animated franchise, yet here comes flying in… The Angry Birds Movie 3! After a fun, creatively rewarding time with the sequel, director John Rice returns seven years on, bringing the birds back in line for another round of feathered, adrenaline-fuelled carnage. This new chapter catapults Red headfirst into his biggest challenge yet: fatherhood. Piggie problems are one thing – ruling a roost with two all-attitude teenagers and an accident-prone hatchling
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is a whole new level of mayhem, and the kind of domestic chaos every family can relate to. Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Josh Gad, and Rachel Bloom clearly enjoyed themselves on previous outings, and they’re back as Red, Bomb, Chuck, and Silver. Emma Myers, Walker Scobell, and Psalm West join the flock as Red and Silver’s kids Glider, June, and Olly. They’re not alone as the film welcomes an exciting lineup, including Keke Palmer, Lily James, Tim Robinson, Marcello Hernández, Anna Cathcart, Nikki Glaser, MrBeast, and more. They’re all flying in for a familysized frenzy… landing just in time for Christmas.
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GAMECHANGER Witness the making of a mentor as Suzanne Collins’ best-selling prequel roars to life. A reaping. A reckoning. A new dawn for the Games. WORDS JIM ROBERTS
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping IN CINEMAS 18 NOVEMBER
Director Francis Lawrence / Starring Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Ralph Fiennes / Genre Action, Adventure Before he became Katniss’s and Peeta’s brooding, sharp-tongued mentor, Haymitch Abernathy was just a kid from District 12 with a girlfriend, a family, and no interest in fame. But in Panem, history has a way of repeating itself. Like Lucy Gray Baird before him – and Katniss Everdeen after – he’s claimed by the Capitol at sixteen. Happy 16th. Francis Lawrence, director of every Hunger Games film since Catching Fire, rewinds the clock twenty-four years to the 50th Games, aka the Second Quarter Quell. Never to shy away from a celebration, the Capitol doubles the cruelty: forty-eight tributes instead of twentyfour, all dropped into a ▼ CLICK ME ▼
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meadow painted with colour and primed for carnage. Joseph Zada inherits the role made iconic by Woody Harrelson as Haymitch leaves his beloved Lenore Dove Baird behind and enters the fray with a new generation of tributes. Among them is Mckenna Grace’s Maysilee Donner, a girl who holds a special, very familiar pin. Inside the arena, the trials ignite. Outside, the scheming smoulders. Among new and familiar names from Panem’s past, Ralph Fiennes steps in as Coriolanus Snow – forty years on from the events of The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, his tyranny well established. He doesn’t take well to a forthright hero who won’t play by the rules. Games within games. Mockingjay in play. We know Haymitch survives but not how, or at what cost. And we know the Games continue… changed, evermore.
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WHO’S HUNGRY? Viral bank robbers chase their biggest score unaware an FBI agent with unlikely backup is closing in. Huge views, wild stakes, all-star action-comedy chaos about to go off. WORDS LEE CURTIS
How To Rob A Bank IN CINEMAS 13 NOVEMBER
Director David Leitch / Starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, John C. Reilly, Pete Davdison, Christian Slater / Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller Meet the wolf of Wall Street. Nicholas Hoult is a Robin Hood for the algorithm age, with Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, and Pete Davidson as his merry crew – robbing from the rich, giving to the poor, and livestreaming every heist as a handy how-to guide for anyone ready to take back control. They’re viral, they’re unstoppable, and they’re gearing up for their most daring job yet. That’s the howling-mad hook for the latest kick-ass action-comedy from director David Leitch – yep, the guy behind Deadpool 2, Bullet Train, and The Fall Guy! But what’s a cat-andmouse thriller without the cat? Enter John C. Reilly as an FBI agent who’s officially done being the fool. Fifteen banks hit and almost a billion views, yet he’s
still one step behind. Desperate, he turns to extreme measures, enlisting Zoë Kravitz’s anarchic hacker – someone who can outclick, out-code, and out-smart the pack once and for all. Only, when the “victims” you’re protecting are power-drunk execs like Walton – played with wicked glee by Christian Slater – anyone might start wondering who’s side you’re meant to be on… and who’s actually robbing who? Join the pack! This one’s going to be a blast.
Action, Man! Two decades in the stunt game gave David Leitch the skills – and the scars – to step behind the camera and ignite the John Wick phenomenon with Chad Stahelski. Credited or not, he co-directed the first film and kept the franchise firing as executive producer on the sequels. Now six films deep, Leitch’s directing career is pure stunt-driven swagger. He’s put Charlize Theron, Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, Jaston Statham, Brad Pitt, and Ryan Gosling through their paces. Reuniting with Pitt for Bullet Train was poetic, given Leitch served as Pitt’s stunt double on Fight Club, Ocean’s Eleven, Troy, and more. As a producer of the crowd-pleasing Nobody and Violent Night franchises, too, Leitch’s mark is unmistakable – he certainly knows how to make an action movie hit.
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TRIAL AND ERROR Justice doesn’t always prevail, as Cynthia Erivo’s brilliant barrister discovers when she’s forced to fight for it in a gripping legal drama that lays bare the flaws of law. WORDS ADAM MATULEWICZ
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Director Susanna White / Starring Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Ings, Toheeb Jimoh / Genre Crime, Drama Tessa Ensler is winning the game of life and her career is soaring sky-high. Young, ambitious, and unmatched in the courtroom, she’s quickly become the go-to barrister for high-profile sexual assault cases. Often representing accused men, she earns a ruthless reputation for securing their freedom. But what goes up so often comes crashing down. Tessa’s world shatters when she becomes the victim of the very crime she so often defends. With her faith in the justice system breaking and her career suddenly in freefall, she must fight both for herself and for her future through the brutal trials that follow. Adapted from the acclaimed, Tony-winning play of the same name, Prima Facie is an intense, unflinching, and urgent crime drama driven by a fierce message and an ▼ CLICK ME ▼
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equally formidable cast. Bringing together talents from the stage and screen, Emmy, Grammy, and Tonywinner Cynthia Erivo stars alongside Daniel Ings, Toheeb Jimoh, Noma Dumezweni, and BAFTA, Tony, and Olivier Award-winning national treasure Simon Russell Beale. Beliefs will be tested as Tessa confronts the painful truth that the law she once championed can feel very different from the other side.
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INK IN CINEMAS 8 JANUARY Director Danny Boyle / Starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce, Claire Foy / Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller Ink is an explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of visionaries and misfits who had an idea for a new kind of news – one that would give the people what they want and would change the face of the world we live in today. Danny Boyle − the BAFTA and Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 28 Years Later – directs this riveting chronicle of the controversial rise of British tabloid culture in the seventies. BAFTA-winner Jack O’Connell stars as The Sun editor Larry Lamb, alongside Academy Award-nominee Guy Pearce as media mogul Rupert Murdoch and BAFTA-nominee Claire Foy as Jules Davies, a fictional reporter representing several women working at The Sun during the era. Ink is based on the Tony-nominated play by multi-Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter James Graham, the writer of Dear England, who adapts his acclaimed stage work for a sharp, stylish, and fiercely entertaining film.
Ice Age: Boiling Point IN CINEMAS 5 FEBRUARY Director John C. Donkin / Starring Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Simon Pegg / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family They’re back and coming in hot! All of your favourite characters are back in a brand-new adventure that takes Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Buck, Scrat, and the rest of the Herd into never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World. With new friends, new foes, and a fresh wave of hilarious mishaps awaiting in a dinosaur-and-lava-filled land, things are heating up in the animated franchise’s sixth big-screen story.
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CoComelon: The Movie
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Director M. Night Shyamalan / Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor / Genre Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Director Kat Good / Starring Connor Esterson, Nicholas Hoult, SZA, Rhys Darby / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in an unprecedented, otherworldly collaboration between two of the world’s most creative minds: best-selling author Nicholas Sparks and visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. When reclusive architect Tate Gordon moves to a small coastal town to complete his latest project, he meets an alluring woman who’s unlike anybody he’s ever met. She pulls him out of his shell, and into the centre of a deadly mystery hanging over the town.
The worldwide family entertainment phenomenon is heading to the big screen in an all-new cinematic adventure filled with music, heart, humour, and a fresh take on the characters fans know and love. Join JJ and his friends on an adventure to find his lost bear in a big-screen experience that brings the beloved world and music of CoComelon to families in a way they’ve never seen before – featuring ten new songs, an acclaimed all-star voice cast, and a vibrant, joyful imaginative new world.
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew IN CINEMAS 11 FEBRUARY Director Greta Gerwig / Starring Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy Barbie maker Greta Gerwig brings C. S. Lewis’s beloved story to the screen for the first time in a sweeping adventure that invites dreamers of all ages to experience the creation of Narnia.
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Director Gina Prince-Bythewood / Starring Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, Viola Davis / Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director Peter Atencio / Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Vince Vaughn / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the epic fantasy world of Orïsha, a brave young woman goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people. She and her brother ally with the children of the king to fight back against his brutal rule. Visionary filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood brings the Tomi Adeyemi novel to life in a stunning adaptation featuring a stellar cast: Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, Idris Elba, Lashana Lynch, Zackary Momoh, and Richard Mofe-Damijo, with Academy Award-nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cynthia Erivo, and Academy Award-winner Viola Davis.
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On the run across America, two fugitive animals become unlikely friends as they race to outsmart their pursuers in a live-action/animation hybrid adventure with an all-star cast.
The Rescue IN CINEMAS 29 JANUARY Director Potsy Ponciroli / Starring Brandon Sklenar, Josh Lucas, Hassie Harrison / Genre Action, Thriller, Western When his daughter is kidnapped, a former rodeo cowboy takes matters into his own hands and will stop at nothing to bring her home in a gritty western starring Yellowstone’s Brandon Sklenar.
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The coolest crew are taking on their hottest adventure yet as Ice Age blazes back onto the big screen after a ten‑year wait. WORDS CHLOE HOWARD
After discovering a human baby, Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the sabre‑toothed tiger form an unlikely trio and set off on a chilly journey to reunite him with his family.
Ice Age: Boiling Point IN CINEMAS 5 FEBRUARY
Director John C. Donkin / Starring Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family They’re back and hotter than ever! Everyone’s favourite woolly mammoths – Manny, Ellie, and Peaches – along with their unlikely extended family, led by the fearless sabre‑toothed tiger Diego and fearful Sid the sloth, charge into sizzling, familiar, yet uncharted territory. After a volcanic eruption reshapes their surroundings, the gang must journey through never‑before‑seen corners of the Lost World, dodging bubbling lava, wild landscapes, and a few surprises along the way. Luckily, backup is never far behind.
Everyone’s favourite dinosaur‑ fighting weasel, Buck – voiced by Simon Pegg – is back, ready to extinguish every fiery foe. Dim‑witted duo Crash and Eddie return too, bringing their signature chaos that’s the kind of “help” that tends to make things worse, and a whole lot funnier! And of course, no Ice Age adventure is complete without the acorn‑obsessed antics of Scrat, who’s joined by the adorable Baby Scrat and a new, distant relative who’s considerably... bigger. With the original voice actors reuniting as our beloved characters bring the heat, it’s time to gather your herd for a laugh and peril‑filled adventure that’s sure to be a real heartwarmer this winter. ▼ CLICK ME ▼
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A Roaring Return Their first sequel sees the gang racing to escape a massive melting glacier in Meltdown, where Manny meets Ellie. Then, Dawn Of The Dinosaurs pulls them into a whole new world where they face the fury of one angry dino‑mum.
Out Of Their World Scrat’s never‑ending acorn chase unleashes chaos in the fourth and fifth films in the saga – first shattering the ice and sending the gang out to sea in Continental Drift, and later triggering an extinction‑level event by sending an asteroid on a Collision Course with Earth!
WIN HEXED PRIZES! They’ve enchanted generations with Frozen and countless spellbinding classics. Now, Disney welcomes you to Hexe, a world of witches. In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new magical coming-of-age saga, an impulsive and unconventional teenage girl named Billie discovers secret magical abilities which, once unleashed, hurtle her into a spectacle-filled journey into a vast witch realm called Hexe. Forced, reluctantly, to team up with her cautious mother, Alice, they uncover family mysteries that could change the world of witches forever. Hailee Steinfeld and Rashida Jones headline a bewitching voice cast as Billie and Alice, who enter a world full of magical beings, including Tracey Ullman as enchanted feather quill pen Ms Quill, Stephen Fry as magical journal Elias Quire, Walton Goggins as three-eyed cat Beef Roger Crummchuk, and Jodie Foster as Hexe’s ruler Queen Celeste.
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The spectacular
Event Cinema
screenings showing in select cinemas in November and December.
NT Live: Golden Boy
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
IN CINEMAS 5 NOVEMBER
IN CINEMAS 23 NOVEMBER
George Michael: The Faith Tour
RBO 26-27: The Royal Ballet – The Nutcracker
IN CINEMAS 6 NOVEMBER
IN CINEMAS 1 DECEMBER
RBO 26-27: The Royal Opera – Carmen
André Rieu’s 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow
IN CINEMAS 10 NOVEMBER
IN CINEMAS 5 DECEMBER
Festive Fun With Peppa Cinema Experience
Met Opera: Samson Et Dalila
IN CINEMAS 14 NOVEMBER
IN CINEMAS 5 DECEMBER
GIANT – The Play
Berliner Philharmoniker: New Years’ Eve Concert
IN CINEMAS 19 NOVEMBER
IN CINEMAS 31 DECEMBER
All information is correct at the time of print. Events are screened at select cinemas only and times and dates may vary. Check your local cinema listings.