Picturedrome Bognor Regis May/June 2025 by ONSCREEN Magazine

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The fuse is lit for an explosive season of cinema. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to experience it all!

Misfits from across the MCU kick things off as Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, and co form Marvel’s most dysfunctional team in Thunderbolts*. Be careful what you assemble!

Brace yourself for the epic culmination of almost thirty years of action as Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt faces his Final Reckoning in maybe the last Mission: Impossible. Eras end and begin as martial arts and generations collide in Karate Kid: Legends and the Jurassic World franchise roars back to the big screen with Rebirth.

The world of F1 speeds onto the big screen with Brad Pitt sending pulses racing, Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves clash in the John Wick spin-off Ballerina, and there’s a long-awaited return to see the state of Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic Britain… 28 Years Later.

For fans of horror, Death’s plan takes another deadly twist in Final Destination Bloodlines and the AI meme queen is back to slay all over again in M3GAN 2.0. Two beloved animations soar into life! Take flight with Hiccup and Toothless like never before in How To Train Your Dragon and rediscover the heartwarming magic of Disney’s Lilo & Stitch. And launch on a life-changing trip to outer space with Pixar’s Elio, too!

See you at the cinema, where a whole universe of adventure awaits!

Lee Curtis Editor

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4 Screens / Dolby Digital / Disabled Access / Tickets £5* *in-person. £5.45 online

Screening films since 1919, the Picturedrome Cinema has gone from strength to strength thanks to ongoing investment and refurbishment. With excellent feedback from guests who come far and wide for an unforgettable experience. Keep an eye out for our parrots in the newly reopened areas of the building!

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Film lovers have flocked to our award-winning five-screen family cinema since it reopened its doors in 2014. Located in the heart of the high street, the Maxime Cinema has

2 Screens / Dolby Digital / Disabled Access / Tickets £5* *in-person. £5.45 online

state-of-the-art projection and sound to bring the best big-screen blockbusters to Blackwood for a value price.

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Situated in the heart of historic Devizes, the Palace Cinema is the newest cinema to join the Picturedrome Family. Initially a quick refit was planned, but once the hidden beauty of the building was discovered a major refurbishment project began to bring this much-loved cinema back to its best, and beyond!

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Built in 1910, this grade-II listed building was originally the town hall before it became the Carlton Cinema in 1932. Now it boasts three screens with digital projection, surround sound, and air conditioning as well as Lounge Seating in Screen 1. This friendly, communityminded cinema is well-loved for good reason.

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Filmgoers have certainly been enjoying the results of the £130,000 refurbishment of the Century. New seating and toilets and a revamped kiosk were among the improvements which help give lovers of the big screen a better experience at the best value.

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Originally opened in 1933 as a single-screen cinema, the Plaza now boasts four screens with the latest technology and improved seating. Thanks to ongoing investment, the Plaza continues to delight

1 Screen / Sofa Seating / Dolby Digital / Disabled Access / Tickets from £5* *in-person. £5.95 online

A very popular single-screen cinema in the Capital of the Fens. With its stylish interior, comfy sofa seating, eclectic programming, and enthusiastic team, it’s easy to see why. A welcoming and

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audiences almost a century later and now features locally sourced products to enjoy too!

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community-driven cinema that’s known for its in-seat waiter service. Tickets sell fast, so booking in advance is always recommended.

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1. Scarlett Johansson / 2. Tom Cruise / 3. Jackie Chan / 4. Toothless / 5. Ana De Armas / 6. Mahershala Ali / 7. Ralph Fiennes / 8. Gillian Anderson

THEY ASKED FOR OUR LEADER. THEY GOT… HIM

ELIO

IN CINEMAS 20 JUNE

Directors Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi / Starring Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Jameela Jamil, Shirley Henderson / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers – in Disney and Pixar’s all-new, outof-this-world feature, the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, an alien-obsessed space fanatic with an active imagination. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organisation with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he’s truly meant to be. The voice cast features Yonas Kibreab as Elio, Zoe Saldaña as Aunt Olga, Remy Edgerly as Glordon, Brad Garrett as Lord Grigon, Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa, and Shirley Henderson as OOOOO.

Mission: Impossible The Final

Reckoning

IN CINEMAS 21 MAY

Director Christopher McQuarrie / Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg / Genre Action, Adventure

Our lives are the sum of our choices. In the aftermath of Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt and the IMF team continue their race to find the deadly AI program known as The Entity and prevent a global catastrophe. Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie push cinematic boundaries once again with their epic new chapter that boasts a powerhouse ensemble cast, including returning fan favourites Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, and Henry Czerny alongside exciting new additions Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, and Angela Bassett.

KARATE KID: LEGENDS

IN CINEMAS 30 MAY

Director Jonathan Entwistle / Starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang / Genre Action, Drama, Family, Sport

Karate Kid: Legends unites the iconic martial arts masters of one of the most beloved film franchises of all time to tell a completely new story full of action and heart. When kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home and relocates to New York City with his mother to attend a prestigious new school, he finds solace in a new friendship with a classmate and her father. But his newfound peace is short-lived after he attracts unwanted attention from a formidable local karate champion. Driven by a desire to defend himself, Li embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition. Guided by the wisdom of his kung fu teacher, Jackie Chan’s Mr Han, and the legendary original Karate Kid himself, Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso, Li merges their unique styles to prepare for an epic martial arts showdown.

IN CINEMAS 1 MAY

Director Jake Schreier / Starring Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan / Genre Action, Thriller

Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes – Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster, and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront their respective pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or unite as something much more before it’s too late?

Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* boasts an exciting cast – starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

M3GAN 2.0

IN CINEMAS 27 JUNE

Director Gerard Johnstone / Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jenna Davis / Genre Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The murderous doll who wowed the world is back. Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue on her violent – and impeccably choreographed – rampage and was destroyed, her stolen tech is misused to create a weapon known as Amelia. With humanity on the line, M3GAN is resurrected and given a few upgrades. As their paths collide, the original AI queen bee is about to meet her match.

Shadow Force

IN CINEMAS 2 MAY

Director Joe Carnahan / Starring Omar Sy, Kerry Washington, Mark Strong / Genre Action, Drama, Thriller

Kerry Washington and Omar Sy star as a husband and wife who once were the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. Their love broke the rules, so they go underground to protect their son. With a bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war in the wild new action-thriller from the mind behind Smokin’ Aces and 2010’s The A-Team.

TIME DOESN’T HEAL ANYTHING

28 Years Later

IN CINEMAS 20 JUNE

Director Danny Boyle / Starring Jodie Comer, Aaron TaylorJohnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell / Genre Horror, Thriller

Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later, starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes. It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defence causeway. When one of the group leaves on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but others survivors as well.

IN CINEMAS 21 MAY

Director Dean Fleischer Camp / Starring Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders / Genre Adventure, Family

Maia Kealoha, Sydney Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis star in a live-action reimagining of the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Hold onto your coconuts, Disney’s 2002 animated classic is coming to life.

THE LEGEND IS REAL

How To Train Your Dragon

IN CINEMAS 9 JUNE

Director Dean DeBlois / Starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler / Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed trilogy returns with a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise. On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Challenging the very foundations of Viking society, their unlikely and forbidden friendship reveals the true nature of dragons and, as an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons, it also becomes the key to forging a new future.

DEATH RUNS IN THE FAMILY

FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES

IN CINEMAS 14 MAY

Directors Adam Stein, Zach Lipovsky / Starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Brec Bassinger, Tony Todd / Genre Horror

The newest chapter in the bloody successful franchise takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice. Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all. Final Destination Bloodlines stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick

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Ballerina

IN CINEMAS 6 JUNE

Director Len Wiseman / Starring Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Keanu Reeves / Genre Action, Thriller

During the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. Driven by a hunger for revenge, she soon discovers that the vengeance she seeks will come at a price as Ballerina spins a thrilling new story in the world of John Wick, starring Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Norman Reedus, and Lance Reddick, with Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves.

Hurry Up Tomorrow

IN CINEMAS 16 MAY

Director Trey Edward Shults / Starring Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan / Genre Thriller

A musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence. The visionary director of Waves and It Comes At Night and global, four-time Grammy-winning superstar Abel Tesfaye collaborate on a mindbending mystery thriller featuring a lead performance and new music from The Weeknd as well as powerhouse support from Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.

F1

IN CINEMAS 25 JUNE

Director Joseph Kosinski / Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon / Genre Action, Drama, Sport

Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” driver Sonny Hayes was Formula One’s most promising phenom of the nineties until an accident nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate, owner of a struggling Formula One team on the verge of collapse, who convinces him to make a comeback for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce, the team’s hotshot rookie who’s intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that, in Formula One, your teammate is your fiercest competition and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.

The Salt Path

IN CINEMAS 30 MAY

Director Marianne Elliott / Starring Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs / Genre Biography, Drama, Romance

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs star in the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn, and their epic trek along over six-hundred miles of the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon, and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they’ll find solace and a sense of acceptance.

A NEW ERA IS BORN

Jurassic World Rebirth

IN CINEMAS 2 JULY

Director Gareth Edwards / Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali / Genre Action, Adventure

Three years after the Jurassic World trilogy concluded, the enduring Jurassic series evolves in an ingenious new direction. Anchored by iconic action superstar Scarlett Johansson, breakthrough talent Jonathan Bailey, and twotime Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, this action-packed new chapter follows an intrepid team racing to secure DNA samples from the three most colossal creatures across land, sea, and air. When the operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized by marauding aquatic dinos, they find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a shocking discovery that’s been hidden from the world for decades.

THE NEED FOR SPEED

ZOMBIE NATION

Almost three decades ago, the rage virus ran rampant. Now, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland take us back to their post-apocalyptic Britain more than ten-thousand days later. Can time heal all wounds? WORDS ROBB SHEPPARD

28 Years Later

IN CINEMAS 20 JUNE

Director Danny Boyle / Starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes / Genre Horror, Thriller

It’s almost thirty years since civilisation collapsed in 28 Days Later, where rage-filled, virus-spreading infected feasted on anyone who couldn’t run away fast enough and redefined the zombie genre. Days became Weeks. Weeks became Years. Now, on a remote island protected by a causeway buried by the tide each night, life is daresay… normal. Still under strict quarantine, everything seems under control until a father and son venture on a mission to the mainland.

The island life that once seemed close to idyllic quickly turns into a nightmare as the horrors of the past rise again alongside new terrors this

world has created. The duo make a chilling discovery: the twenty-eight years since the world turned upside down have been far from kind to both the living and the living dead. Oscar and BAFTA-winning director Danny Boyle returns to the horror series he started with his first film in six years, reuniting with writer Alex Garland, who’s made quite a name for himself as a filmmaker in the years since. They assemble a cast that’s to die for as national treasure Ralph Fiennes, 007-contender Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and the always-sensational Jodie Comer fight to survive this terrifying new chapter that must been seen in the cinema, with everyone watching through their fingers.

DAYS

Rage-filled runners replacing Romero’s walkers, a star-making turn by then-newcomer Cillian Murphy, stunning scenes of the emptiest London streets before our real-life quarantine, and THAT score by John Murphy make the

WEEKS

Following Danny Boyle’s original was always going to be a tall order, but Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s sequel succeeds by going darker and deeper into humanity’s cowardice. Casting Danny Boyle regular Robert Carlyle showed real brains.

YEARS

This new era is told across an epic trilogy, with Alex Garland writing the script for a further two films. Candyman’s Nia DaCosta directs The Bone Temple, which is set for 2026, before Boyle plans to complete the trilogy. Finally, an infection we’re glad isn’t clearing up anytime soon!

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THE MISSION OF ALL MISSIONS

After three decades of thrilling, high-speed, trend-setting global excitement, the Ethan Hunt era hits its peak with the biggest and bravest chapter of the entire series.

WORDS SCOTT J. DAVIS

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

IN CINEMAS 21 MAY

Director Christopher McQuarrie / Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller

Beginning back in 1996, Tom Cruise’s exploits as Ethan Hunt and the IMF – Impossible Mission Force has become what many consider to be the best action-thriller franchise Hollywood has ever produced. Most, if not all, of its success can be attributed to the energy, passion, and fearlessness its star shows by putting himself on the line to bring audiences the most daring and original stories and set pieces we’ve ever seen.

humanity as we know it. Globetrotting once again with Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames et al, their mission is now clear: find the sunken submarine known as Sevastopol, where the source code of The Entity lies, before Esai Morales’ merciless Gabriel or anyone else gets there first. Get set for one hell of a ride as Cruise and co push themselves harder than ever with more jawdropping stunts, this time including Cruise flying ON a plane and doing countless deep ocean dives!

Action Man

Burj Khalifa Climb

Upon becoming the world’s tallest structure when built in 2009, the Mission team decided to get Cruise to climb the outside of the skyscraper, thousands of feet above the roads below for the famous scene from Ghost Protocol.

Textbook Take Off

Easily the best stunt Cruise and his team have achieved in the series. Rogue Nation begins with a bang as Ethan Hunt hangs off of a plane as it takes off and the runway disappears behind him.

Helicopter Fight

Fast forward almost thirty years, the eighth instalment follows on from Dead Reckoning to continue Ethan and his team’s hunt for The Entity, a rogue AI that could wipe out

Director Christopher McQuarrie, who has helmed every film since Rogue Nation, may have plans for further Missions, but if this farewell, what a rollercoaster it has been...

Mission: Accomplished.

One of the many amazing sequences in Fallout follows Cruise, actually flying a helicopter, high above the stunning New Zealand mountains as he weaves, ducks, and dives in pursuit of Henry Cavill’s August Walker.

CHARGED UP! Shock & Awe!

Antiheroes, assemble! Bad guys from Marvel’s past and present shake things up to end Phase Five with a bang. WORDS SCOTT J. DAVIS

Thunderbolts*

IN CINEMAS 1 MAY

Director Jake Schreier / Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman / Genre Action, Adventure

Marvel is back! After taking a brief hiatus to refine their upcoming slate – despite dropping Deadpool & Wolverine, Agatha All Along, and the bombshell news of Robert Downey Jr’s return as Doctor Doom in that time – the MCU is up and running once more and set to take 2025 and beyond by storm.

Anthony Mackie has already taken flight as Captain America, the new look Fantastic Four are due to enter the fray, and, most exciting of all, is

the long-mooted team-up of misfit antiheroes from across the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Introducing the Thunderbolts* yes, asterisk and all. Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, David Harbour’s Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost, Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster, and Wyatt Russell’s John Walker are brought together to fight for the U.S. government. With this renewed sense of purpose as part of a daresay “team,” they may have each just found a way of making being bad… good, but only if they can stop shooting and punching each other first.

Pulling the strings, it seems, is Julia Louis Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine but their name suggests that someone bigger – much, much bigger – is really in charge.

Everything, as ever with Marvel, is under strict lock and key, but there’s more than enough to get excited for.

Rachel Weisz

With Yelena and Red Guardian reuniting from Black Widow, perhaps there’s some unfinished family business to sort with their surrogate matriarch, Melina Vostokoff.

Laurence Fishburne

In Ant-Man And The Wasp, Fishburne’s Bill Foster hopes to find a cure for Ava Starr aka Ghost’s molecular problems, perhaps he’s also helped her stay off-grid in all the time since.

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ONE MORE STEP

Faced with homelessness, a husband and wife embark on an epic, year-long coastal trek to heal their broken spirits. WORDS CHLOE HOWARD

The Salt Path

IN CINEMAS 30 MAY

Director Marianne Elliott / Starring Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs / Genre Biography, Drama, Romance

After losing everything they have, including their home and life as they once knew it, Raynor and Moth Winn do the only thing they can think of: they walk.

They take it upon themselves to walk across the entirety of England’s longest waymarked footpath – the South West Coast Path – that stretches more than six-hundred miles across some of the most scenic coastline you’ll see. With nothing but backpacks, a tent, and a weekly benefit cheque to see them through to dinner time, Raynor and Moth take to the path with nothing to lose.

Their journey over the seemingly endless miles of hilltops, cliff edges, and sandy beaches gives them a renewed vigour for life as they find new purpose within the coastal air.

Tony and two-time Olivier Awardwinning theatre director Marianne Elliot transforms the autobiographical book of the same name into a sensational film that follows Raynor and Moth’s inspirational and emotional journey. Across unforgiving terrain, they battle the elements, the often not-so cheery locals, and Moth’s diagnosis of a terminal illness.

Starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, this thrilling adventure of a lifetime starts here, with just one step.

INTO THE WILD

Christopher McCandless uproots his life and donates his entire life savings to charity before embarking on a trip into the wilderness. Hitchhiking across America with the aim of reaching Alaska, nothing can stand in his way.

THE WAY

When his son dies on the El Camino de Santiago, Tom heads to Spain to recover his body. Instead of returning home, he decides to embark along the epic trail himself, finding his way through with other pilgrims discovering their own purpose.

THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY

After hearing that his oldest friend is dying, pensioner Harold Fry decides to walk the fivehundred miles from his home in Kingsbridge to her hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed to say goodbye in person.

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EMMA JONES, BBC TALKING MOVIES

JORDAN LEE, HITS RADIO PRIDE

GILLIAN ANDERSON JASON ISAACS

BASED ON THE BESTSELLING BOOK BY RAYNOR WINN

A life-changing decision brings a lonely girl and a wanted alien together forever in Disney’s live-action retelling of a beloved tale of the strength of family. WORDS ADAM MATULEWICZ

IN CINEMAS 21 MAY

Director Dean Fleischer Camp / Starring Maia Kealoha, Sydney Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham / Genre Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

Getting a dog seems a great way to heal a broken home and bring joy to life, at least orphan sisters Nani and Lilo hope so. But a blue-haired, talking, guitar-playing, spaceshipflying hellraiser wasn’t on their wish list.

Experiment 626 may have just found his perfect hiding place from the clutches of the United Galactic Federation and the mad scientist who created him. With the determined and feisty Hawaiian girl Lilo by his side, he might have just found a family, too.

Stitch may have a shiny new look in Disney’s latest live-action reimagining,

but he’s the same loveable, mischievous, fugitive experiment gone wrong we’ve grown to love, especially as Chris Sanders reprises his iconic voice. Hawaiian natives Maia Kealoha and Sydney Agudong are sisters Lilo and Nani, with the original voice actor Tia Carrere taking the role of the sisters’ social worker. Courtney B. Vance suits up as Agent Cobra Bubbles and fan favourite aliens Jumba and Pleakley are back, too. Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen partner up and use cloaking technology to go undercover as humans to complete their mission as instructed by the Federation’s Ground Councilwoman, voiced by Hannah Waddingham.

Buckle up for another crazy ride as Stitch makes an even more spectacular crash landing into cinemas!

A young boy searching for somewhere he will fit in gets that, and so much more, when aliens answer his call and beam him into space as Disney and Pixar launch us into an intergalactic adventure. WORDS HANNAH TAYLOR

Elio

IN CINEMAS 20 JUNE

Directors Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi / Starring Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

When lonely oddball Elio puts out a call to the universe asking for friends… it calls back! With his aunt lost in her work decoding alien messages, Elio opts for an encounter that’s more of the face-to-face kind. After several failed attempts at being abducted, he finally gets his answer from the stars and somewhere where he may finally fit in.

Welcome to the Communiverse, an intergalactic utopia filled with representatives from all corners of the cosmos. Here, young Elio finds friends of all shapes and sizes in these peculiar otherworldly beings

as he’s mistaken as the intergalactic ambassador for Earth. Elio’s comfort in the paradise is thrown into galactic turmoil when an intergalactic incident arises and he must help fix it, all while facing his biggest challenge of all: discovering who he is inside.

Elio is a classic Disney Pixar fish-out-of-water story that takes its underdog hero on a transformative journey out of this world and into a universe that’s largely unknown and bursting with imaginative creativity.

After co-creating Coco, Adrian Molina returns – alongside Madeline Sharafian and Turning Red director Domee Shi – with a galactic animated treat that will transport you from your cinema seat to the stars.

Reach For The Stars

Wall-E

A lonely trash compactor bot falls for a sleek research droid… and the rest is history. Disney Pixar’s sci-fi masterpiece is a smart, fun, endearing, and ultimately human story about love between two robots.

Lightyear

Disney and Pixar go to infinity and beyond in a Toy Story spin-off with Captain America himself Chris Evans voicing the heroic astronaut who inspired the toy Andy and so many kids obsess over.

Strange World

The all-star cast isn’t the only thing out of this world in Disney Pixar’s Strange World. Calling on the classic pulp sci-fi stories from yesteryear to blast audiences off on the kind of adventures they don’t make anymore.

DRIVE. SURVIVE. 1

Fasten your seatbelts, Brad Pitt stars as a former racer bidding to get back to pole position as the world of Formula One comes to the big screen like never before.

IN CINEMAS 25 JUNE

Director Joseph Kosinski / Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies / Genre Action, Thriller

Sonny Hayes retired from Formula One for good reason. A devastating crash in the nineties left him physically and mentally scarred. The sport had taken its toll on him. And yet, Brad Pitt’s seasoned racer is enticed back into the driving seat by his old friend and team owner, Javier Bardem’s Ruben. He joins the fictional Formula One team APXGP as a driver and mentor to the talented rookie, Joshua “Noah” Pearce, as newcomer Damson Idris joins the esteemed acting veterans.

WORDS JIM ROBERTS

Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski helms the first film under the banner of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s production company. His ability to blend cuttingedge technology with immersive storytelling for visually stunning and high-adrenaline big-screen action makes him a perfect fit to bring the fast-paced racing to life in a film that pits APXGP against real-life teams and drivers, such as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell.

Get a front row seat behind the wheel of an F1 car reaching thunderous speeds as the drivers are pushed to their limits through twists and turns on and off the track.

With fast, furious, and for the most part real racing sequences shot on location at actual racing circuits during Grand Prix weekends, this cinema thrill is surely poised for a podium finish.

RUSH

Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl star in a dramatic depiction of the intense rivalry between F1 legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 season, where fearless charisma and calculated discipline collide.

2 3

This BAFTA-winning documentary takes you behind the wheel with legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna. Asif Kapadia uses real footage and interviews to explore Senna’s fierce battles with Alain Prost, his deep passion for racing, and his tragic death at Imola in 1994.

LE MANS ‘66

The high-octane film from James Mangold, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, follows Ford’s wildly ambitious quest to design a car capable of finally defeating the dominant Ferrari at the twenty-fourhours race at Le Mans in 1966.

SENNA

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

FREAKIER FRIDAY

IN CINEMAS 8 AUGUST

Director Nisha Ganatra / Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray / Genre Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reunite to star in the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2003 family film with a multigenerational twist. Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman, and Friday is about to get freaky... again. The story picks up years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the

IN CINEMAS 18 JULY

Director Chris Miller / Starring Rihanna, James Corden, John Goodman / Genre Adventure, Musical

When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe. The liveaction/animation hybrid features an all-star voice cast – including James Corden, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Kurt Russell, John Goodman, and more – plus a pumping karaoke soundtrack with new music from Rihanna, who stars as Smurfette.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

IN CINEMAS 25 JULY

Director Matt Shakman / Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a sixties-inspired, retrofuturistic world, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family – Reed Richards/ Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing – as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from ravenous space god, Galactus.

Superman

IN CINEMAS 11 JULY

Director James Gunn / Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In his signature style, Guardians Of The Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of action, humour, and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. David Corenswet stars in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

The Naked Gun IN CINEMAS 8 AUGUST

Director Akiva Schaffer / Starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser / Genre Action, Comedy

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world! Liam Neeson stars as Lt Frank Drebin Jr, the son of Leslie Nielsen’s legendary character, who follows in his father’s footsteps in The Naked Gun, from director Akiva Schaffer and producer Seth MacFarlane. Joining the case are an exciting cast that includes Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, and Danny Huston.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

IN CINEMAS 18 JULY

Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson / Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr, Madelyn Cline / Genre Horror, Thriller

Stars of the iconic nineties slasher franchise are back, joined by a thrilling new cast, as the story of a group of friends and the stalker who knows their dark secret unfolds once again.

The Bad Guys 2

IN CINEMAS 25 JULY

Directors Pierre Perifel, JP Sans / Starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Danielle Brooks / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy

Who’s badder than The Bad Guys? The Bad Girls! The all-star comedic voice cast and filmmakers reunite for a new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed action-comedy hit .

Caught Stealing

IN CINEMAS 29 AUGUST

Director Darren Aronofsky / Starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Bad Bunny / Genre Crime, Thriller

From the renowned director of Requiem For A Dream, Black Swan, and The Whale, comes a star-studded tale of survival in the treacherous criminal underbelly of nineties New York City.

FLAME ON!

It’s been a very long time coming, but finally, Marvel’s First Family is back home on the big screen as a new-look team of heroes ignites an exciting new era for the MCU. WORDS SCOTT J. DAVIS

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

IN CINEMAS 25 JULY

Director Matt Shakman / Starring

Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bacharach / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

While we’ve seen one of the Marvel’s biggest series of comics on the big screen before, there’s something very special about this Fantastic Four joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time – and fans across the globe are feverish. Could this be a new dawn for the MCU?

It’s not just excitement for the superheroes, but also for four of the hottest names in Hollywood who are joining the MCU, too. Step forward: Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/ Mr Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human

Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bacharach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. Together, they’re kick-starting the fascinating Phase 6 in style.

Avengers

Appearances in Doomsday and Secret Wars are pretty much a given with all the multiversal shenanigans about to go down. The Russos return to direct their showdown with Robert Downey Jr’s Dr Doom.

Where Do The Fab Four Fit? X-Men

The final piece of the MCU jigsaw, its famous mutants. With the foursome’s powers

Elasticity, invisibility, fire-flight, and super-strength – they already have their powers this time around, but their mission is clear: save the world. Though it’s not clear which Earth they’re on quite yet, it is under threat from intergalactic supervillain Galactus and his minion, The Silver Surfer.

With Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars on the horizon, this marks the First Steps into an exciting new era and one where any number of cameos could appear, but just having the Fab Four part of it all is geek-fandom Nirvana.

Hold onto your multiverses… It’s Clobberin’ Time!

Spider-Man

With the Fab Four having a close affinity to New York City, could they help Peter Parker on his rumoured return for a fourth chapter?

Doctor Strange

If they’re from a different Earth to the main MCU one, perhaps they’ll be helping Doctor Strange across the multiverse, fixing universal incursions and tying the timelines back together.

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Masters unite to kick start a new legacy. Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Ben Wang star in Karate Kid: Legends.

After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. Li struggles to let go of his past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates, and although he doesn’t want to fight, trouble seems to find him everywhere. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren’t enough. Li’s kung fu teacher Mr Han enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso

Kung fu and karate come together as a new legacy begins, only in cinemas May 30th, and we’re giving you the chance to win Karate Kid: Legends prizes.

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