The Kid Who Would Be King - Epic Featurette

Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. Alex (Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he's just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.

Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Patrick Stewart and Rebecca Ferguson, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING arrives in UK cinemas February 15, 2019.

Second Act - Stills and clips from Jennifer Lopez's new film

A woman stuck in a low-paying job gets a chance to fulfill her career ambitions when a private finance firm is misled into believing that she is an accomplished consultant, and hires her to handle a major business deal.

Starring
Jennifer Lopez
Leah Remini
Vanessa Hudgens
Treat Williams
Milo Ventimiglia

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Sky One and Sky Kids release Moominvalley first-look trailer

Sky One and Sky Kids have released a first-look trailer of the upcoming family drama, Moominvalley, which will air in Easter 2019:

Moominvalley is based on the cherished Moomin stories by Finnish-Swedish artist Tove Jansson, and will consist of two series of 13 x 22-minute-long episodes. The new animation, created by Gutsy Animations, will air on Sky One, Sky Kids and NOW TV in Easter 2019 in the UK and public service broadcater Yle in Finland. The show is being created by an outstanding team, including Oscar®-winning director Steve Box (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) and creative director Marika Makaroff.

The beloved characters are voiced by an outstanding cast including Taron Egerton (Moomintroll), Rosamund Pike (Moominmamma), Matt Berry (Moominpappa), Bel Powley (Little My), Warwick Davis (Sniff), Joe Wilkinson (Hemulen-Male), Kate Winslet (Mrs Fillyjonk), Jennifer Saunders (Mymble) Alison Steadman (Emma the Stage Rat), Will Self (The Muskrat), Richard Ayoade (The Ghost) Akiya Henry (Snorkmaiden), Edvin Endre (Snufkin), Mayumi Kawai (Ninny), Matt Lucas (Teety-Woo), Katie Leung (Too-Ticky), Rebecca Root (Misabel), Susie Brann (Hemulen-Male), Joe Wilkinson (Hemulen-Male).

John Rhys-Davies Vs the undead in SOLDIER OF WAR, available On Demand this March

How do you fight the undead?

An undead soldier rises in Uncork’d Entertainment’s SOLDIER OF WAR this March!

In an acclaimed, award-winning performance, John Rhys-Davies (the Indiana Jones films, Lord of the Rings trilogy) faces a monstrous adversary from his past in SOLDIER OF WAR, available on demand this March.

Deep in the forest, two boys discover the entrance to a secret military bunker hidden since World War II and inadvertently awaken an undead soldier, who embarks on a grotesque, ritualistic killing spree. A police investigation begins, but one by one the police and other locals are murdered. Only a World War II veteran holds the secret to stop the killings, but will anybody believe him?         

From director John Adams, and starring John Rhys-Davies, Rosie Fellner, and Tanya Franks, SOLDIER OF WAR on VOD March 3rd and DVD April 9th from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Ava Michelle to play the lead in new NETFLIX comedy film Tall Girl

Hollywood, CA - January 24, 2019 - After conducting an extensive worldwide casting call, Netflix announced today that actor, dancer, and model Ava Michelle will play the lead role in its upcoming live action comedy Tall Girl, making her feature film debut. The film captures the tone of the classic John Hughes movies, while exploring the nuanced and delicate relationships that make high school challenging, frustrating, memorable, and uplifting. Ava Michelle, who is 6 feet and 1 inch tall, will play Jodi, a 16 year old who must embrace what makes her different and be proud to stand out, not fit in.

Griffin Gluck (Netflix’s American Vandal, who also stars in the coming of age drama Big Time Adolescence) will star in Tall Girl as Jack Dunkleman, Jodi’s best friend. Actor, musician, and model Luke Eisner (The Goldbergs), who is making his feature film debut, will star as Stig, a handsome - and equally tall - Swedish foreign exchange student.

Sabrina Carpenter (The Hate U Give, forthcoming The Short History of The Long Road) stars as Harper, Jodi’s beautiful and extremely melodramatic pageant-winning older sister. Carpenter is signed with Hollywood Records and is preparing to embark on a world tour this year. Paris Berelc (Netflix’s Alexa & Katie) stars as Liz, the unconventional best friend of Jodi’s tormentor.

Rounding out Jodi’s family is Steve Zahn (Valley of the Boom, War for the Planet of the Apes) as Richie Kreyman, Jodi’s manic and anxious dad with a big heart and Angela Kinsey (Haters Back Off!, The Office) as Helaine Kreyman, Jodi's former pageant-queen mom who struggles to connect with her daughter.


Additional members of Tall Girl’s newly-announced cast are:

Anjelika Washington (DC Universe’s Stargirl) as Fareeda, Jodi’s best friend who seems to have it all figured out;
Clara Wilsey as Kimmy, the most popular girl at school and Jodi’s nemesis;
Rico Paris as Schnipper, a popular jerk and one of Jodi's regular tormentors
Production has begun in New Orleans with Nzingha Stewart (Grey’s Anatomy, A Million Little Things) directing. The film is written by Sam Wolfson (Andi Mack, Finding Carter). It is Netflix’s fourth collaboration with Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola (The Duff). Wonderland’s Corey Marsh also serves as a producer.

“It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity,” said Nzingha Stewart, the film’s director. “Ava’s ability to beautifully and uniquely showcase those attributes stood out to us in a way that we believe audiences will connect with. Tall Girl showcases that embracing the very qualities that make you different is what allows you to overcome anything.”

ABOUT TALL GIRL
Tall Girl is the 2019 Netflix original comedy about Jodi, the tallest girl in her school, who has never quite felt comfortable in her own statuesque skin. All of that changes when she falls for the handsome (and equally tall) foreign exchange student Stig who, of course, gets Jodi's quirky, best, male friend Dunkleman and his hippie mom as a host family. As a result, Jodi gets embroiled in a surprising love triangle, which helps her realize she’s far more than her insecurities about her height have led her to believe.

REVIEW: CLOSE - Netflix

Written, directed and produced by Vicky Jewson, Close has just been released on Netflix. The movie stars Noomi Rapace, Indira Varma and Olivia Jewson - who also happens to be Vicky’s younger sister.

Set in Morocco, Close follows Close Protection Officer Sam who has been hired to ensure that heiress, Zoe Tanner, arrives safely at the family home. Tanner has just inherited the controlling shares of Hassine Mining, a conglomerate that was founded by her stepmother's family.

The stepmother in question is Rima Tanner (played by Varma) and clearly the two do not get on. Tired of her step daughter’s antics and lack of direction, Rima turns her attention to the signing of a massive contract. The company wants to control phosphate mining in North Africa, but has come up against rival business Sikong.

On the eve of final negotiations, the family home suffers a security breach. The attempted kidnapping of Zoe Tanner has both her and Sam on the run. Finding few people that they can trust the duo must get out of Morocco or face certain death if the would-be kidnappers catch up with them.

When a police officer is killed in the process, things become altogether more difficult both for Sam and for Hassine Mining. Rima, more concerned about the potential collapse of the deal than the attempted murder of her step daughter, does almost nothing to help the situation.

What follows is a series of cat and mouse action scenes as Sam fights her way out of every tricky situation that arises. And there is a lot of action with Rapace flexing her muscles almost continually throughout. However, that’s about as substantial as it gets. While Close does provide answers to some of the film’s biggest questions, it all gets wrapped up very quickly with little real closure.

As big original action movies go, Close never really offers anything more than well choreographed fight sequences. Characters lack any real depth and parts of the story are ultimately unresolved. It’s watchable if somewhat unmemorable.

Review by Simone Eddison from NextFlicks - Check out their site using the link below.
https://www.nextflicks.tv/review/close-netflix/

The LEGO Movie 2 | Catchy Song & Meet the Cast!

Go behind-the-scenes to meet the cast and get grooving to 'The Catchy Song,' which is sure to get stuck in your head, in these two awesome new featurettes from #TheLEGOMovie2, in cinemas February 8!

“The LEGO® Movie 2” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.

Reprising their fan-favorite characters from “The LEGO Movie” are Chris Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Lucy (aka Wyldstyle), Will Arnett as LEGO BatmanTM, Nick Offerman as Metal Beard, and Alison Brie as Unikitty.  They are joined by Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Arturo Castro as, respectively, new characters Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, Sweet Mayhem and Ice Cream Cone. 

Matt Nable latest to join "That's Not A Knife"

Created and Directed by Shaun Anthony Robinson and Produced by Lucinda Bruce (Lady of the Light Productions), “That's Not a Knife; it’s an Aussie Actors Journey to Hollywood” is for anyone with a dream, the underdog story of an actor, who fights back against the odds by overcoming his own fears and creating his own path to Hollywood, documenting his journey along the way. He meets other actors who share their own fears and insecurities with him, helping help him to understand his own journey better and inspire others to do the same. Matt Nable sits down with the team at 'That's Not A Knife' to talk about the highs and lows of his career, his transition from football to acting, mental health, his own demons and the challenges he faced to get where he is today. During the interview, Nable discusses how he got some of his biggest roles, "The Director said to me, do you know why you got the job... You got the job because Vin had seen the tape and said 'that's a man with pain in his face, that's what I want'."

The former Rugby League Footballer turned actor, lives in Sydney and is currently in development on his latest project, "A Sunday in the Village". His journey, and several others are highlighted in the documentary that has traveled to Los Angeles and all around Australia to interview some of our most well known talent, to some of the lesser known creatives making their own way in the industry.

"For every person over there who's made it really big, there's lot of people there that are struggling, that are chasing this, their ambition, their dream, and not to say that it won't happen cos I'm living proof that when someone says he looks that way we want them, so they're right to stay at it and they're very, very talented people.” - Matt Nable. "Real. Raw. Relentless." To date, the documentary has interviewed Aaron Jeffries (X-Men: Origins, McLeod’s Daughters, Chopper);. Shane Connor (Neighbours, Fire); Christian Isaiah (Shameless (US)); Matt Burch and Froylan Tercero (Operation Repo); Kym Jackson (Ten days in the Valley); Craig Bennett (Studio 10 Hollywood Reporter and Gossip Guru); and Orpheus pledger (Home and Away) with many more to come.

Trailer for the next french original Netflix film : Paris is Us

A real time love story in a city ready to explode. Launching on Netflix February 22th , 2019.

Synopsis 
Anna is a young Parisian in her twenties. After escaping a close death in a plane crash, Anna reminisces events from her life. In the streets of Paris, she is caught between dream and reality, present and past, in a city ready to explode.

Directed by Elisabeth Vogler, produced by Laurent Rochette (21 Juin Cinema), Olivier Capelli (Les Idiots) and Aurélien Wintermann (French Lab Agency), featuring Noémie Schmidt, Grégoire Isvarine, Marie Mottet and Lou Castel.

Fox Searchlight presents TOLKIEN - in UK cinemas 3 May

LONDON, UK, 18th January, 2019 – Fox Searchlight Pictures announces that TOLKIEN will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 3rd May, 2019. TOLKIEN stars Nicholas Hoult as world-renowned author J.R.R. Tolkien, and is directed by Dome Karukoski from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford.

TOLKIEN explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-earth novels.

The film also stars Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O’Reilly, Pam Ferris and Derek Jacobi. TOLKIEN is produced by Peter Chernin p.g.a., Jenno Topping p.g.a., David Ready p.g.a., and Kris Thykier p.g.a..

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum - Official Trailer

In John Wick, he came back to seek revenge. In John Wick: Chapter 2, he was forced to repay a debt. And now, after grossing a combined total of nearly $300 million at the worldwide box office, The Boogeyman returns for JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM.

In this third instalment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

Returning to the John Wick universe are Keanu Reeves (The Matrix Trilogy, Speed) as the eponymous John Wick; Laurence Fishburne (Boyz n the Hood, The Matrix Trilogy); Lance Reddick (White House Down, American Horror Story); Tobias Segal (Sneaky Pete, Mindhunter) and Ian McShane (Deadwood, American Gods). They will be starring alongside new cast members Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, The X-Men franchise); Mark Dacascos (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Only the Strong); Asia Kate Dillon (Orange Is the New Black, Billions); Jason Mantzoukas (The Dictator, The Lego Batman Movie); and Angelica Huston (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Addams Family).

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum is directed by Chad Stahelski (the John Wick series), written by Derek Kolstad (the John Wick series), and produced by Basil Iwanyk (Sicario, The Expendables) and Erica Lee (Sicario, A Private War).

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM will be seeing you in cinemas across the UK on 17 May 2019 by Lionsgate UK.

Trailer:

#JohnWick3 Parabellum - Official Trailer.

Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne,Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Saïd Taghmaoui, Jerome Flynn, Jason Mantzoukas, Tobias Segal, Boban Marjanovic, with Anjelica Huston, and Ian McShane pic.twitter.com/FZOG1oSCwX

— BeenToTheMovies 💙 (@beentothemovies) January 17, 2019

Action legend Donnie Yen in ICEMAN: THE TIME TRAVELER, coming to digital download 21st January (DVD coming soon)

Synopsis:
Frozen in time for 400 years, Ming Dynasty General He Ying (action legend Donnie Yen, Ip Man trilogy, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) wakes in modern China only to learn the terrible fate of his home village. Racing back to the past and battling old enemies, he fights to protect his family, his country and the woman he loves from invaders.

From the director of Young Bruce Lee, Iceman: The Time Traveler combines stunning special effects with exhilarating action and co-stars Wang Baoqiang (Detective Chinatown 2, Kung Fu Killer) and Simon Yam (Ip Man, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life).

Cine Asia presents Iceman: The Time Traveler on Digital Download 21st January and on DVD April 2019

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PADDLETON Official Trailer (2019) Mark Duplass Netflix Movie HD

After he's diagnosed with terminal cancer, middle-aged Michael asks his neighbor friend Andy to help him end his life before the disease does.

Starring: Mark Duplass, Ray Romano

BOAR | UK Trailer | 2019 | FrightFest Presents

Get ready for some giant monster pig-on-the-loose fun with BOAR. Yours to own Feb 25.

In the harsh Australian outback lives a beast with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery. Believed nothing more than a myth, a legend brought to life by a drunken local, the beast ventures closer to civilization, closer to life, and ultimately, closer to death. It’s brutal, it’s bloodthirsty, it’s boar.

Brutality and hilarity go hand in hand in this monster of a movie starring genre legends John Jarratt (Wolf Creek) and Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw 2, The Devils Rejects).

Finding Bella - Featurette and "Go Home" clip with Bryce Dallas Howard

A DOG'S WAY HOME stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King, Alexandra Shipp, with Wes Studi and Edward James Olmos, and arrives in UK cinemas January 25th. 
A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

A DOG'S WAY HOME releases into UK cinemas January 25, 2019




"Go Home" clip

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Exclusive Moments Worth Paying For Trailer and new stills.

Get ready to unlock a new world in Twentieth Century Fox’s ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment from visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) and the latest film to receive an exclusive trailer for Industry Trust’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign.

“You can’t bring a story like Alita to life without pushing boundaries,” says producer/co-writer Cameron, who presents the piece to camera. He talks through the state-of-the-art projection, cutting edge visual effects and incredible sound in the action-packed film, and how seeing it on the big screen is the only way to experience a movie of Alita’s scale and heart.

The Industry Trust’s consumer education campaign continues to deliver the core message – inspiring audiences to choose the big screen experience. Like the others in the Moments Worth Paying For series, the trailer directs audiences to the industry-funded film search engine, FindAnyFilm.com, which signposts legal content sources, so they can book, buy and watch at their convenience.

Alita: Battle Angel comes to UK cinemas on February 6, 2019.

SYNOPSIS:
When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens in a future world she does not recognise, with no memory of who she is, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realises that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love.

Get ready to unlock a new world in #AlitaBattleAngel, an epic adventure of hope & empowerment from visionary filmmakers #JamesCameron (AVATAR) & #RobertRodriguez (SIN CITY) &the latest film to receive an exclusive trailer for Industry Trust’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign. pic.twitter.com/KKCHHpvY96

— BeenToTheMovies 💙 (@beentothemovies) January 11, 2019

Fighting The Sky - Official Trailer

They are coming.

Conrad Faraj’s otherworldly sci-fi horror film Fighting The Sky, an alien invasion film starring Angela Cole (White Boy Rick) and Roger Conners (The Curse of Lilith Ratchet), is set to invade North America this February from High Octane Pictures.

Strange other-worldly sounds are echoing around the world. A group of researchers, led by expert ufologist Lorraine Gardner, begin an expedition to track down the point of origin from which the sounds emerge. Yet as their journey deepens, they begin to discover more than they bargained for.

Featuring high end visual effects from Corey McCauley (Kevin Smith’s Tusk, Mike Mendez’s Don’t Kill It), and co-starring Matthew Ward, Nicole Ann Hicks, Alison Headrick, Jinette Faraj, Judith Faraj, Brianna Burke, Bailey Weaver, Logan Roberts, Ed Conrad, and Larry Cahill, Fighting the Sky invades digital and DVD February 5.

Brie Larson is Badass in IMAX’s Exclusive Captain Marvel Artwork

IMAX has unveiled exclusive artwork for the first female led superhero film in the MCU and it reinforces how visually breathtaking (and badass) “Captain Marvel” will be in IMAX cinemas! To check out Brie Larson in IMAX’s exclusive artwork, please see below and the hi-res version attached.

If moviegoers want to feel like they are right there with Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel herself, throughout her intergalactic adventure, they must see it in IMAX because the presentation of “Captain Marvel” will be specially formatted for IMAX cinemas which means key sequences will be presented with up to 26% more picture on the biggest screen (vs. the standard picture in standard cinemas).

Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.

“Captain Marvel” flies into IMAX cinemas on 8th March 2019.

Blood Bound - Poster and Trailer

Get your first good scare for the New Year with the highly-anticipated release of Richard LeMay’s supernatural horror Blood Bound, on Demand this January. 

Bound to an ancient pact, a family of unlimited power descend upon a small rural town to sacrifice 4 human lives, one being a member of their own family.

Joseph Melendez (“The Americans”), Eden Brolin (‘’Beyond’’), Rosa Arredondo (“Roswell, New Mexico”), Gerald McCullouch (“C.S.I”), and Cobra Kai’s Vanessa Rubio star in a new film from the director of Dementia 13, Blood Bound available on Demand January 15 from Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment.

Synopsis : Every 25 years, it begins. Bound to an ancient pact, a family of unlimited power descends upon a small rural town to sacrifice four human lives, one being a member of their own family. This Rosemary’s Baby meets Drag Me to Hell thriller takes a dark look into how far the human spirit can take one soul in it’s most desperate hour.

Distorted on Digital Download from 4th February | Starring Christina Ricci and John Cusack

3rd January, London, UK: The Movie Partnership has announced that their new psychological thriller, Distorted, has received its release date for digital download on 4th February. Distorted is directed by Rob W. King and stars Christina Ricci (The Addams Family, Casper The Friendly Ghost, Black Snake Moan, Sleepy Hollow) and John Cusack (Con Air, American's Sweethearts, Sixteen Candles).

Lauren (Christina Ricci) and her husband Russell (Brendan Fletcher) move into The Pinnacle, a luxury high-rise boasting the latest design features and integrated security systems. While the couple settles into their new high-tech home, Lauren experiences a devastating delusional episode which she blames as a symptom of her bipolar disorder. It is not until Lauren is exposed to Vernon (John Cusack) an investigative journalist with an interest in cyber conspiracies, that she begins to suspect The Pinnacle may be using state-of-the-art control systems to subliminally brainwash its residents. Pitted against her friends, her psychologist and her husband, Lauren sets out on a dangerous fight to uncover the truth.

Distorted will be available on digital download from 4th February.