Jay Roach biographical drama starring Bryan Cranston as Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who defied American authorities in the late 1940s and was blacklisted at a time of anti-communist persecution and paranoia.
Directed by Jay Roach and starring Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Helen Mirren among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 5th of February US Release: 6th of November 2015
Dad’s Army (2016)
Re-imagining of the classic British TV show and 1971 film, following the exploits of a ragtag platoon of elderly home guard soldiers in small-town coastal Britain as they hunt for a German spy and handle a glamorous visiting reporter at the end of World War II.
Directed by Oliver Parker and starring Toby Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Gambon among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 5th of February US Release: 6th of November 2015
Goosebumps (2016)
After a horror author’s characters come to life and escape their books, he must team up with his daughter and their new teenage neighbour to stop these monsters from destroying the town in this fantasy adventure adaption of the bestselling children’s books.
Directed by Rob Letterman and starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush among others.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
UK Release: 5th of February US Release: 16th of October 2015
Point Break (2015)
The 1991 action classic is given a 21st century facelift in this high-octane story following the exploits of a young FBI agent as he infiltrates a group of extreme athletes suspected of pulling of sophisticated crimes for a warped greater purpose.
Directed by Ericson Core and starring Luke Bracey, Édgar Ramírez and Ray Winstone among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
UK Release: 5th of February US Release: 25th of December 2015
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Deadpool (2016)
In an effort to cure his terminal cancer, a soldier volunteers for an experimental procedure that nearly destroys him but also leaves him with superhuman abilities, armed with a new identity and dark sense of humor, the wisecracking “Merc with a Mouth” will hunt down those who tried to destroy him.
Directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin and T.J. Miller among others.
Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy
UK Release: 10th of February US Release: 12th of February
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Perhaps the boldest of recent genre mashups sees classic Jane Austen characters navigating the tricky waters of 19th century British society, while fighting off an army of undead hunting for flesh in this blood-spattered period costume horror.
Directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Matt Smith and Lena Headey among others.
Genre: Action, Horror, Romance
UK Release: 11th of February US Release: 5th of February
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A Bigger Splash (2015)
Director Luca Guadagnino’s comedy/drama starring Tilda Swinton as a rock star whose break recovering on an Italian island with her partner is disrupted by the arrival of a flamboyant old flame and his daughter.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 12th of February US Release: 13th of May
Concussion (2016)
Will Smith stars in a drama based on the real struggles of a brilliant immigrant forensic neuropathologist who discovered specific American football-related brain trauma and challenged an entire billion dollar sport and its hesitant governing body to change.
Directed by Peter Landesman and starring Will Smith, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Alec Baldwin among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Sport
UK Release: 12th of February US Release: 25th of December 2015
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
After becoming an online superstar, a young suburban all-American girl and her sisters attract the attention of a music industry intent on making them a celebrity goldmine in this coming of age family drama.
Directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Aubrey Peeples, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis among others.
Genre: Drama, Family
UK Release: 12th of February US Release: 23rd of October 2015
Zoolander 2 (2016)
The long awaited sequel to 2001’s comedy hit sees the world’s two greatest male models return to face a rival trying to drive them out of business.
Directed by Ben Stiller and starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Kristen Wiig among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 12th of February US Release: 12th of February
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Freeheld (2015)
Drama based on the true story of a lesbian couple’s struggles for equal rights when one of them, a police officer, is diagnosed with cancer and has to fight the system to pass along her pension to her partner where a heterosexual spouse would be automatically entitled.
Directed by Peter Sollett and starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page and Steve Carell among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Romance
UK Release: 19th of February US Release: 2nd of October 2015
Triple 9 (2016)
To save their skins from a ruthless crime boss, a group of criminals plan to commit the ultimate criminal taboo by murdering a cop to create a distraction while they pull off the ultimate heist in this gritty crime thriller from director John Hillcoat .
Directed by John Hillcoat and starring Aaron Paul, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kate Winslet among others.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
UK Release: 19th of February US Release: 19th of February
The Finest Hours (2016)
Lavish 1950’s Disney period disaster thriller that dramatizes the real events where the US Coast Guard launched a dangerous operation to rescue the crew of oil tankers that were devastated by a storm off the east coast of America.
Directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana and Casey Affleck among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 19th of February US Release: 29th of January
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Grimsby (2016)
Action/comedy starring Mark Strong as a top British super Spy whose latest mission forces him to team up with his estranged hapless football hooligan orphan brother, Sacha Baron Cohen.
Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Mark Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen and Penélope Cruz among others.
Genre: Action, Comedy
UK Release: 24th of February US Release: 11th of March
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Gods of Egypt (2016)
In an adventure epic inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology, a powerful god joins forces with a heroic mortal rebel in a battle for the Nile river valley against an evil god overlord that has taken power and threatens the empire with war and chaos.
Directed by Alex Proyas and starring Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Brenton Thwaites among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 26th of February US Release: 26th of February
The Forest (2016)
After the disappearance of her twin, a young woman is drawn to a notorious and dark Japanese forest where she will face real terror to discover the fate of her sister in this horror/mystery from 1st time director Jason Zada.
Directed by Jason Zada and starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney and Yukiyoshi Ozawa among others.
Genre: Horror
UK Release: 26th of February US Release: 8th of January
Secret in Their Eyes (2016)
When an federal agent’s daughter is brutally murdered, she will stop at nothing to track down the killer and bring him to justice with the help of her colleagues, either through the system or on her own terms in this mystery thriller.
Directed by Billy Ray and starring Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman among others.
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 26th of February US Release: 20th of November 2015
#TriviaTuesday: A cost-cutting insect-like suit was the early design for the alien hunter in 1987's 'Predator'—unsuccessfully worn by the character's first actor Jean-Claude Van Damme—but it was ditched for a now iconic Stan Winston design at twice the price. Money well spent. pic.twitter.com/pvbTmpgUIB
#TriviaTuesday: ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ is most certainly the fictional fast food of choice in the Tarantinoverse, appearing or referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Death Proof', 'Four Rooms', as well as its starring turn in 1994’s 'Pulp Fiction' of course. pic.twitter.com/k3xVsbDuA6