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MARCH / APRIL 2022 THE BATMAN • THE LOST CITY • DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA • MORBIUS • THE BAD GUYS FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE • OPERATION FORTUNE • AMBULANCE

WELCOME MARCH / APRIL 2022

Grab your snacks and sit back for a season of cinema where silver screen superheroics, cinematic wizardry, and the grandest big-screen event of the year awaits.

You’re cordially invited to an extravagant reunion with your favourite characters to discover the new goings on inside Downton Abbey as it enters A New Era. Hogwarts also reopens its doors to welcome you back to the magic for the new Fantastic Beasts where The Secrets Of Dumbledore will be spilled.

Before that, there’s riddles to solve as Robert Pattinson becomes The Batman. Then, Jared Leto transforms into Marvel’s bat-man in Morbius. There’s more from Marvel as Doctor Strange conjures the next chapter of Phase 4 and unleashes the Multiverse Of Madness.

Things get madder as Jim Carrey’s Dr Robotnik returns in the Sonic sequel that brings more Sega stars to life. The whole family can also meet a crew of animal criminals in DreamWorks Animations’ The Bad Guys.

Strap in for action as Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum embark on an epic search for The Lost City, Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II attempt a daring getaway in Michael Bay’s white-knuckle Ambulance, and Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie reunite for all-star actionIUS comedy Operation Fortune.

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

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THE BAD GUYS AMBULANCE THE LOST CITY OPERATION FORTUNE DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS 21 FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE 22 COMING SOON We look at the forthcoming films to get excited about in May and June.

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THE BAT IS BACK

THE BATMAN IN CINEMAS 4 MARCH Director Matt Reeves / Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies – Alfred Pennyworth and Lt James Gordon – amongst the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens.

When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the city’s underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle, Oswald Cobblepot, Carmine Falcone, and Edward Nashton. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham.

Robert Pattinson stars in the dual role of Gotham’s vigilante and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, and leads an all-star ensemble cast. Co-starring as Gotham’s famous and infamous characters are Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 IN CINEMAS 1 APRIL Director Jeff Fowler / Starring Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr Robotnik returns with a new partner, Knuckles, in search of an emerald that has the power to destroy civilisations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

Everyone’s favourite bright blue hedgehog, Jim Carrey’s Dr Robotnik, and the rest of the cast are back for a nextlevel adventure that adds Colleen O’Shaughnessey as the voice of Tails and Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles.

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THE BAD GUYS IN CINEMAS 26 MARCH Director Pierre Perifel / Starring Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy Nobody has ever failed so hard at trying to be good as The Bad Guys.

DreamWorks Animation’s all-new action comedy, based on the best-selling book series, follows a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws who are about to attempt their most challenging con yet: becoming model citizens.

Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys – dashing pickpocket Mr Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr Snake, chill master-of-disguise Mr Shark, short-fused “muscle” Mr Piranha, and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms Tarantula, aka “Webs.”

But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.

Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade, an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they’ve been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he’s always secretly longed for. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become…The Good Guys?

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Mrs Harris Goes To Paris IN CINEMAS 29 APRIL Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, and Jason Isaacs star in the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves, and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.

The Nan Movie IN CINEMAS 18 MARCH The beloved television character is back and heading to the big screen as Catherine Tate returns to her role as Joannie Taylor aka Nan for a film based on the backstory of the famously foul-mouthed pensioner.

65 IN CINEMAS 29 APRIL Adam Driver stars as an astronaut who crash lands on a mysterious planet and soon discovers that he’s not alone in an original new sci-fi thriller from the writers of A Quiet Place and producer Sam Raimi.

The Lost City IN CINEMAS 22 APRIL

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Ambulance IN CINEMAS 25 MARCH

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Directors Aaron Nee, Adam Nee / Starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe / Genre Comedy

Director Michael Bay / Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller

Director Daniel Espinosa / Starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

While on tour promoting her new book, author Loretta Sage is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the lost city’s treasure from her latest story. Intent on proving he can be a hero in real life, Loretta’s handsome cover model Alan sets off to rescue her.

Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair must work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure before it’s lost forever.

When their attempt at the biggest heist in LA history goes spectacularly wrong, adoptive brothers Will and Danny hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop and paramedic still on board and are thrust into a high-speed pursuit across the city. Now, they must evade a massive law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow avoid killing each other in the explosive new action-thriller from director Michael Bay.

Sony’s Spider-Man Universe unleashes its latest conflicted character as Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Morbius.

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, Dr Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble to save himself and others suffering his same fate. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is soon unleashed.

RETURN TO THE MAGIC

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore IN CINEMAS 8 APRIL

LET THE SPY GAMES BEGIN

Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre IN CINEMAS 18 MARCH

Director David Yates / Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director Guy Ritchie / Starring Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett / Genre Action, Comedy, Thriller

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world.

Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines? The newest adventure in the Wizarding World features an ensemble cast including Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, and Mads Mikkelsen.

Super spy Orson Fortune must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds. Reluctantly teamed with some of the world’s best operatives, Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world. Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, and Josh Hartnett star in the explosive new spy caper from the director of Snatch, Sherlock Holmes, and The Gentlemen.

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN IN CINEMAS 18 MARCH Director Craig Roberts / Starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance stars in a feelgood comedy-drama that tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator and optimistic dreamer from Barrow-in-Furness who gains entry to the 1976 British Open qualifying, despite never playing a round of golf in his life. With pluckiness, unwavering self-belief, with the support of his family, Maurice pulls off a series of stunning, hilarious, and heartwarming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a British folk hero in the process.

The Outfit IN CINEMAS 8 APRIL From the Academy Award-winning writer of The Imitation Game comes a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. The Outfit features an ensemble cast that includes Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O’Brien, and Simon Russell Beale.

The Contractor IN CINEMAS 1 APRIL Chris Pine stars as James Harper, who, after being involuntarily discharged from the special forces, joins a private contracting organisation in a desperate bid to support his family. During his first black ops mission, he finds himself betrayed and on the run in a foreign land.

Now, he must evade those trying to kill him, make his way back home, and figure out who set him up.

Father Stu IN CINEMAS 15 APRIL God needed a fighter, and He found one. Mark Wahlberg stars as boxer-turned-priest whose journey from selfdestruction to redemption inspired countless people.

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Operation Mincemeat The Northman IN CINEMAS 22 APRIL

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Downton Abbey: A New Era IN CINEMAS 29 APRIL

Director John Madden / Starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Johnny Flynn / Genre Drama, History, War

Director Robert Eggers / Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy / Genre Action, Thriller

Director Simon Curtis / Starring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Dominic West / Genre Drama

It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they face an impossible challenge: how to protect a massive invasion force from massacre. It falls to two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley, to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war; centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.

From the visionary director of The Witch and The Lighthouse comes an actionfilled historical epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder and rescue his kidnapped mother. Set in 10th century Iceland, The Northman features an allstar ensemble that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Hafþór Björnsson, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.

Following their successful Royal visit from the King and Queen of England, the original principal cast reunite as a new era begins at Downton Abbey.

Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, and Dominic West will join the returning cast in the new chapter of the story from Academy Award-winner and Downton creator Julian Fellowes and the director of My Week With Marilyn, Simon Curtis.

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The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent IN CINEMAS 22 APRIL

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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness IN CINEMAS 6 MAY

Director Tom Gormican / Starring Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish / Genre Action, Comedy, Thriller

Director Sam Raimi / Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong / Genre Action, Adventure

Nicolas Cage stars as...Nick Cage in an outrageous new action-comedy. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of his biggest and most dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channelling his most iconic and beloved onscreen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor and icon must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage.

The MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before in the spellbinding new chapter of Phase 4. After casting a forbidden and dangerous spell that tampers with the stability of space-time, Doctor Strange seeks help from his trusted friend, Wong, and powerful Avenger, Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch, to restore a world where everything is changing. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, alongside mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending madness of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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Everybody’s favourite blue blur is called back into action when Dr Robotnik returns. But this time, everyone’s upping their game as Tails and Knuckles enter the chaos. WORDS AARON POTTER IN CINEMAS 1 APRIL

Director Jeff Fowler / Starring Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy Against all expectations, Sonic The Hedgehog broke the video game movie curse and ended up winning as big at the box office as it did with audiences. It’s no surprise, therefore, to see Sega’s speedy hedgehog rush in for another race against time. Only now, he isn’t alone.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 marks the first true cinematic appearance of Miles “Tails” Prower, Sonic’s equallyiconic fox buddy whose ability to fly should help them get the drop on Robotnik. Together, they embark on a globe-trotting adventure in an attempt to keep the incredibly dangerous Chaos Emerald out of their arch nemesis’ hands. Unfortunately, Jim Carrey’s Robotnik is meaner,

madder, and more moustachioed than ever, and also armed with an ally of his own. Another classic Sonic character comes to life as Knuckles the Echidna smashes in with a hardedged attitude and powerful punch.

Jeff Fowler resumes directorial duties and is joined by returning human cast members James Marsden and Tika Sumpter, with Ben Schwartz again bringing his wise-cracking wit as the voice of Sonic. The most notable new addition is Idris Elba, whose menacing gravitas is a perfect match for Knuckles’ imposing threat.

Get ready to take antics and adventure to the next level.

TAILS SPECIES: Fox VOICE: Colleen O’Shaughnessey ABILITIES: Twin tails that allow flight when spun, IQ of 300 FUN FACT: Tails’ real name is a pun on “miles per hour”.

KNUCKLES SPECIES: Echidna VOICE: Idris Elba ABILITIES: Superstrength, maximised physical durability FUN FACT: The pointy spikes located on Knuckles’ knuckles makes climbing over vertical surfaces a breeze.

SONIC SPECIES: Hedgehog VOICE: Ben Schwartz ABILITIES: Super speed, wisecracking attitude FUN FACT: Sonic’s top speed has been recorded at 767 mph.

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DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES The stakes are high as the Allies attempt an audacious deception to trick the enemy and turn the tide of World War 2, but will they believe the story of a dead man? WORDS ADAM MATULEWICZ IN CINEMAS 22 APRIL

Director John Madden / Starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Johnny Flynn / Genre Drama, War Ahead of their strike on the shores of Sicily in 1943, the Allies had one major concern: the Nazis knew they were coming. To throw the odds in their favour, the only thing for it was to deceive the minds behind the greatest threat the world had ever seen.

Colin Firth is intelligence officer Ewen Montagu in the retelling of this extraordinary story that shows a different side of war. With one hundred thousand British lives on the line, and the prospect of more should they fail, Montagu and his fellow officer Charles Cholmondeley, played

by Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen, must take the fight to the shadows.

But instead of boats and guns, they’re armed with a corpse and false papers.

Their plan is to obtain a dead body, dress it up as a British soldier, plant “top secret” documents on it, and float it into enemy territory so they will take the bait and believe Greece is the intended target, not Sicily.

With perhaps the most important mission of the Second World War on their shoulders, and no guarantee of success, Montagu and Cholmondeley have their work cut out with Jason Isaacs’ Admiral John Godfrey to convince, Simon Russell Beale’s Winston Churchill to please, and many lives at risk.

Director John Madden sheds a light on the shady side of the Second World War with a stranger-than-fiction spy story with a license for thrills, tension, surprises and even some romance along the way.

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NO TIME TO DIE Operation Mincemeat required great minds to make it work and had to be expertly written. From working with the country’s best spies to writing about everyone’s fictional favourite, Operation Mincemeat owes its success to the man who wrote the mission plans in the first place: Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming. Operation Mincemeat reveals his role in the extraordinary story, with Johnny Flynn starring.

After the war, Fleming introduced the world to his deadliest weapon yet: a fictional intelligence MI6 agent best known as Bond, James Bond. Based on individuals he met during his military days, 007 has heroically saved the world many times over. Only last year did he arguably save cinema with the release of No Time To Die; a lifeline for the industry with a record-breaking British box-office return.

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The Big Bad Wolf and his criminal crew are famous for one thing: being bad. Yet, in DreamWorks Animation’s new family comedy, The Bad Guys are turning good. WORDS JIM ROBERTS IN CINEMAS 26 MARCH

Director Pierre Perifel / Starring Sam Rockwell, Anthony Ramos, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy Meet Mr Wolf, Mr Snake, Mr Shark, Mr Piranha, and Ms Tarantula, anthropomorphic animal criminals making a killing in a human world full of pockets to pick, people to rob, and fools to deceive. The unlikely posse have a CV packed full of Ocean’s 11-esque heists that pay good. Real good.

Get a look under the hood of how these talented professionals operate as DreamWorks Animation brings to life, with distinctive comic-style visuals, Aaron Blabey’s popular Scholastic book series of the same name. When the offenders are finally brought to justice and chucked in

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prison, Mr Wolf is forced to face reality and that, just maybe, they’ve taken the wrong path. After a revelation, he brokers a deal with cute, cuddly, but conniving guinea pig Professor Marmalade to gain parole for himself and his outlaw friends. In return, they must pull off the biggest con of their careers and trick the world into thinking they’ve turned good.

Yet, playing pretend, the crew begin to realise that being good could offer a better life. When a new villain threatens the city, The Bad Guys pull together and use all of the tricks of their trade to thwart them in a dazzling action-comedy with enough huff and puff to blow the whole family away.

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That’s not all! Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Alex Borstein, and Richard Ayoade are the scene-stealers rounding out the heist ensemble.

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star as brothers in armed robbery who see their attempt at the greatest heist in LA history go horribly wrong in the new breakneck thriller from Michael Bay. WORDS LEE CURTIS IN CINEMAS 25 MARCH

Director Michael Bay / Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller He’s best known for big-budget, high-concept blockbusters characterised by frenetic pacing, unmistakeable visuals, and extensive explosions – and he’s back! Buckle up as Michael Bay returns with his fifteenth feature film.

Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jake Gyllenhaal, Ambulance follows decorated veteran Will Sharpe who, out of desperation, reluctantly agrees to join his adoptive, career criminal brother Danny in an attempt at the biggest bank robbery in LA history, with a score of $32 million.

During the heist, everything’s going according to Danny’s grand plan until

a young beat cop catches them in the act and triggers a city-wide response.

Now, Danny and Will must abandon their plan and escape. But in their haste, they find themselves behind the wheel of the unlikeliest of getaway vehicles: an ambulance.

That’s when the action and intensity hits top gear as the two brothers are thrust into a highspeed pursuit across the city where it’s now not only their lives on the line, but the innocent paramedic and wounded police officer they’ve unintentionally taken hostage.

This all-new action-thriller is sure to bring every bit of its director’s unique brand of “Bayhem” to the big screen, but Ambulance is also among Bay’s grittiest and most grounded films too, and promises a super-stylish and truly unforgettable ride.

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BEST OF BAY! As Ambulance speeds in to cinemas, we remember our five favourite Michael Bay movies in our rear-view.

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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in Bay’s brilliant breakout – an all-action buddy cop comedy that’s just as beloved as its bombastic sequel.

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Perhaps Bay’s most forgotten film follows Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson’s daring escape from a mysterious dystopian facility.

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Unlike its numerous sequels, the first Transformers film has as much heart as hard-hitting action.

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Bay surprises us all when he scales back the “Bayhem” in an intense retelling of the real-life Benghazi attack on an American diplomatic compound in Libya.

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Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery make an unlikely double-act in another Bay buddycop movie of sorts and a definitive 90s actioner that delivers the very best of Bay.

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Welcome to the jungle where a reluctant romance writer and her clueless cover model find themselves caught up in a real life-or-death adventure that’s stranger than fiction.

Sandra Bullock’s bored writer is forced to come out from behind her hardbacks and cross sand dunes in high heels and climb cliffs in a coc ktail dress. Proving what she writes in fiction she can do for real, she’s far from a keyboard warrior.

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Directors Aaron Nee, Adam Nee / Starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy When it comes to writing, they say the best advice is write what you know. But for Sandra Bullock’s Loretta Sage, the opposite is true having made a career with a series of epic adventure romance novels.

But all of that’s about to change when she’s dragged into an action-packed quest to find the mythical Lost City

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all because the nefarious Fairfax believes her fiction is fact.

If you think they don’t make them like they used to, thing again.

This swashbuckling action-comedy promises slow-mo explosions, snakeinfested pits, and blood-sucking leeches plus the right amount of romance, a whole lot of laughs, and some truly spectacular scenery.

The Lost City is perhaps worth seeing if only to witness Daniel Radcliffe relishing his role as a truly dastardly villain. But Bullock is at her best when she’s out of her depth

too, and is sure to spark chemistry with Channing Tatum who brings his trademark comedy timing to the role of a cover model who’s convinced he can be a real hero. Throw in Brad Pitt as the scene-stealing, heroic, handsome heartthrob and The Lost City has all the makings of a perfect cinematic escape.

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Partners In Crime

In the nineties, Jas on Statham was working as a model before he was given his big screen debut by director Guy Ritchie, the rest is cinema history.

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One super-spy, two special agents, and a Hollywood heartthrob. Meet the unlikely team tasked with stopping the sale of deadly new weapons technology in the star-studded spy caper from the director of Snatch, Sherlock Holmes, and The Gentlemen. WORDS HARRY FAINT IN CINEMAS 18 MARCH

Director Guy Ritchie / Starring Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett / Genre Action, Comedy, Thriller Jason Statham is back in action as spy-for-hire Orson Fortune, who – aided by his trusty team of talented operatives – has been hired to prevent a deadly new world-ending weapon from going on to the open market.

The target? Greg Simmonds, a selfmade billionaire arms dealer and the current owner of the technology.

The plant? There’s only one way to get him in the open – by using his favourite movie star Danny Francesco as bait.

Through a ruse de guerre, or trick of war, Fortune’s highly-skilled

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team hope to blackmail Simmonds’ favourite actor into infiltrating his inner circle. How? By claiming to be researching his next role as a mysterious self-made billionaire.

But it isn’t long before their great deception is uncovered by Simmonds’ team, with explosive consequences.

From the talented writers of The Gentlemen and Wrath Of Man, and the visual storytelling know-how of director Guy Ritchie, comes an elaborate espionage adventure.

Twinning the comedy talents of Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Grant, and Josh Hartnett with Jason Statham’s sarcastic wit, Operation Fortune promises to bring laughs, thrills, and two smoking barrels of fun to the big screen.

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OUT OF TIME From the mind of Sam Raimi comes the second adventure for Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme that promises to change our perspective on the entire MCU now the door to the Marvel Multiverse is open. WORDS AARON POTTER IN CINEMAS 6 MAY

Director Sam Raimi / Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong / Genre Action, Adventure Sci-Fi Still reeling from the universealtering events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Stephen Strange’s encounters with the vast possibilities of the Multiverse aren’t quite over yet. This time teaming with Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, together these two Marvel masters of magic and time are set to embark on the most wild and kaleidoscopic adventure the MCU has ever seen – one where multiple versions of the universe collide after Strange casts yet another dangerous spell.

Leading man Benedict Cumberbatch pulls double duty in this sequel, also starring as an evil iteration of Strange who seemingly

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has it out for the entire space-time continuum. Has the so-called Master of the Mystic Arts finally met his match in himself? Not only that, but our heroes must also contend with the return of Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Baron Mordo who’s still hunting down sorcerers after defecting at the end of the first film.

Rumours abound of appearances from Ian McKellen’s Magneto, Ben Affleck’s Daredevil, and more fanfavourite characters from Marvel’s past, present, and future as former Spider-Man director and Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi returns to Marvel with an epic horror-infused genre-busting adventure where the possibilities are truly endless.

The Butterfly Effect What would you do if you had the ability to travel back in time to change the outcome of your life? That’s the question behind this early noughties sci-fi thriller starring Ashton Kutcher.

Inception Astounding visuals meets imaginative storytelling in Christopher Nolan’s mind-hopping heist movie. How Nolan and his team presented his ideas of entering dreams directly influenced Doctor Strange’s astonishing visuals.

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Before No Way Home dared to dabble in crossing over SpiderMen, this animated smash-hit swung in and blew the concept wide open as Miles Morales’ wall-crawler starred alongside Spider-Gwen, Spider-Ham, and more.

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Return to your favourite home from home in the latest chapter in the Downton story where grand celebrations, stunning new locations, and a shocking family secret awaits. Welcome to a new era at Downton Abbey. WORDS HARRY FAINT IN CINEMAS 29 APRIL

Director Simon Curtis / Starring Hugh Bonneville, Laura Haddock, Maggie Smith, Dominic West / Genre Drama When we last visited the beautiful grounds of Downton Abbey, in its successful big screen debut, the Crawley family and their staff successfully hosted a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary before Violet Crawley quietly confided that she’s suffering from an illness that’s likely to soon end her life.

In the newest chapter of the famed house, the Dowager Countess of Grantham has more shocking news for the family: news that will change the future of the entire estate.

Over tea, she spills the story of a scandalous love affair in her youth and that she has now come into the possession of an extravagant villa in

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the South of France – something that her family are sure to take advantage of. This announcement comes as the first of many fresh twists and turns at Downton as we reunite with all of the residents, upstairs and downstairs.

The principal cast are all set to return to the screen for this new chapter in their beloved characters’ stories where they welcome exciting newcomers played by Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, and Dominic West.

It’s time to return to the Abbey, attend a wedding, and travel abroad in the unashamedly feel-good and most glamorous cinema event of the year.

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Sister Act Maggie Smith plays the disapproving Mother Sup erior to Whoopi Goldberg’s loun ge singer who’s forced to go into hiding for her own protection in this classic 90s comedy.

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With Grindelwald threatening muggle life as we know it, Dumbledore’s army of misfits assemble to put a stop to him for good in the new chapter of Fantastic Beasts. WORDS ADAM MATULEWICZ IN CINEMAS 8 APRIL

Director David Yates / Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Callum Turner, Mads Mikkelsen / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but it takes even more to stand up to our friends.”

Was it memories of Grindelwald that filled Professor Dumbledore’s mind when he granted courageous Neville Longbottom the surprise ten points that won the House Cup for Gryffindor? The spellbinding conclusion to David Yates’ Fantastic Beasts trilogy promises to bring answers as to why Dumbledore can’t fight Grindelwald and many more of the riddles the famous Hogwarts headmaster has woven over the years.

Expert villain Mads Mikkelsen picks up where Johnny Depp left off as the most dangerous man in the

wizarding world, Gellert Grindelwald, who has now amassed a legion of followers. With his vast experience in challenging some of cinema’s biggest heroes, from James Bond to Doctor Strange, the man who designed the Death Star now continues the dark wizard’s quest to rule over the muggle population.

As he draws closer to fulfilling his goal, Dumbledore must finally decide if he will step into the fight.

In the meantime, Jude Law’s younger Dumbledore again turns to the Wizarding World’s number one carer of magical creatures to take the fight to Grindelwald. Eddie Redmayne leads us back through the doors of Hogwarts as Newt Scamander joins his brother Theseus, his adoring assistant Bunty, Hogwarts’ professor Eulalie Hicks, and muggle-intow Jacob on a new magical and fantastical-creature-filled adventure.

Can this team of unlikely heroes stop Grindelwald once and for all?

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FORTHCOMING FILMS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND

LIGHTYEAR IN CINEMAS 17 JUNE Director Angus MacLane / Starring Chris Evans / Genre Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi Disney and Pixar’s all-new animation invites you to discover the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear. From the co-director of Finding Dory comes a Toy Story spin-off that launches audiences on a thrilling adventure to infinity and beyond as it introduces the astronaut who inspired the toy. Captain America star Chris Evans voices Buzz in a sci-fi adventure set in his early days as a test pilot at Star Command as he embarks on the mission that will secure his legacy as the legendary Space Ranger we know today.

Top Gun: Maverick IN CINEMAS 25 MAY Director Joseph Kosinski / Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly / Genre Action, Thriller After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialised mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen. Among his students is Lt Bradley Bradshaw, call sign “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

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Directors Bernard Derriman, Loren Bouchard / Starring Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin / Genre Animation, Comedy, Musical

Director Scott Derrickson / Starring Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke, James Ransone / Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The long-running Emmy-winning series comes to cinemas in an animated, big-screen, musical comedy-mystery-adventure.

The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belcher family’s plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids – Tina, Louise, and Gene – try to solve a mystery that could save their family’s restaurant.

The writer-director of Sinister, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, and Doctor Strange returns to his terrifying roots with a new original horror that follows a thirteen-year-old boy, Finney Shaw, who’s abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement. When a disconnected phone on the wall rings, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims and they’re dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

Jurassic World: Dominion IN CINEMAS 10 JUNE Director Colin Trevorrow / Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller Set four years after Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, where genetically-engineered dinosaurs escaped from captivity, the third film in the Jurassic World trilogy continues the story now that they’re living among us. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their roles as Owen Grady and Claire Dearing embark on an adventure that takes them around the world and sees them cross paths with Sam Neill’s Dr Alan Grant, Laura Dern’s Dr Ellie Sattler, and Jeff Goldblum’s Dr Ian Malcolm.

Elvis IN CINEMAS 24 JUNE Director Baz Luhrmann / Starring Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Tom Hanks / Genre Biography, Drama, Music Set against an evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America, Baz Luhrmann’s biopic chronicles the life and career of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley. The story follows the star’s rise from dirt-poor singer to global icon, as seen through the prism of his complex relationship with his enigmatic manager Colonel Tom Parker. Over two decades, Presley reached a level of stardom matched only by The Beatles before his tragic death in 1977 at the age of forty-two.

DC League Of Super-Pets IN CINEMAS 20 MAY Directors Jared Stern, Sam Levine / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a ragtag shelter pack – Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel – to master their own newfound powers, form a league of their own, and help him rescue the superheroes.

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