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1st

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

After saving the fantastical mushroom world from the evil Bowser with the help of Princess Peach and their new allies, Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi reunite with their fabulous friends to stop an evil alliance of Wario and Bowser Jr. from achieving world domination, in this sequel to the 2023 big screen adaptation of the legendary Nintendo video game franchise.

Directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Day among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 1st of April   US Release: 1st of April

 

 

 

3rd

The Drama (2026)

With their marriage fast approaching and plenty to do, a harmless little game of past revelations for a happy young couple soon snowballs into relationship-threatening drama when an uncomfortable truth is revealed, triggering escalating tensions and awkwardness between them as their nuptials draw near in this quirky relationship dramedy from the writer/director of ‘Dream Scenario’.

Directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Alana Haim Alana Haim among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 3rd of April   US Release: 3rd of April

 

 

 

Fuze (2026)

When an unexploded World War II bomb is uncovered at a construction site in the heart of London, a military expert and his team are sent to deal with it, while a skilled thief and his squad take advantage of the chaos and an evacuated city center to pull off an audacious jewellery heist, as the clock remains ticking for everyone.

Directed by David Mackenzie and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James and Gugu Mbatha-Raw among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 3rd of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

10th

Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

A quirky and touching ensemble series of interlinked stories about disparate characters and estranged families who reunite to try and re-connect, woven together with the thread of emotional distance and familial resentment but also hope for reconciliation all brought together by love . . . and a bit of awkwardness, in this anthology style dramedy meditation on family dysfunction from the writer/director of ‘Broken Flowers’ and ‘Paterson’.

Directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Tom Waits, Adam Driver and Cate Blanchett among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 10th of April   US Release: 24th of December 2025

 

 

 

California Schemin’ (2025)

Determined to make in the music biz but realising that their nationality is a street-cred barrier to success, two young aspiring Scottish rappers come up with a scheme to fool the industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, rising through the ranks of the early 2000s British music industry on the way to success, only to have their friendship tested and be forced to face their true identities in this dramatisation of a true story hip hop hoax.

Directed by James McAvoy and starring Seamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley and James McAvoy others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

UK Release: 10th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

You, Me & Tuscany (2026)

An aimless life for a young New Yorker takes an adventurous turn when she hatches a transatlantic scheme for an uninvited stay at a random Italian gentleman’s unoccupied Tuscan villa, only for things to get complicated when she unexpectedly meets his family and sells them an unlikely story as his mysterious new fiancee, and get even more muddled when she falls for his handsome cousin which turns her fake Italian fantasy into a life-changing trip.

Directed by Kat Coiro and starring Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page and Isabella Ferrari others.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

UK Release: 10th of April   US Release: 10th of April

 

 

 

The Stranger (2025)

Aimless and reeling from the recent death of his mother, an enigmatic and indifferent young Frenchman in 1930s occupied Algeria is forced to reflect on his life’s dramatic recent turn and its effect on those around him after he commits an inexplicable crime, in this adaptation of the existential Albert Camus classic novel from the director of ‘Swimming Pool’ and ‘Frantz’.

Directed by François Ozon and starring Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder and Pierre Lottin others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 10th of April   US Release: 3rd of April

 

 

 

17th

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026)

Eight years after their young daughter vanished in the Egyptian desert without a trace, an American journalist and his family are shockingly reunited with their long lost little girl, only to be plunged into a new nightmare when she turns out to be very different from their sweet angel who went missing, in this latest original familial take on established horror from the writer/director of ‘The Hole in the Ground‘ and ‘Evil Dead Rise’.

Directed by Lee Cronin and starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa and Natalie Grace among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 17th of April   US Release: 17th of April

 

 

 

Rebuilding (2025)

Aimless and isolated after a wildfire destroys his home, a divorced American rancher finds belonging in a temporary FEMA camp and a new community whilst living in a close trailer park community, re-discovering himself and reconnecting with his estranged young daughter and ex-wife.

Directed by Max Walker-Silverman and starring Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre and Meghann Fahy among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 17th of April   US Release: 14th of November 2025

 

 

 

Glenrothan (2026)

Estranged for decades after a violent exchange with their late father at their mother’s funeral, two ageing Scottish brothers—one long since left to America for a new life and one remained—reunite in their highland home to uncomfortably mend broken fences before it’s too late and secure the future of their family distillery, in this directorial debut from British screen legend Brian Cox.

Directed by Brian Cox and starring Brian Cox, Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 17th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Roommates (2026)

An early college experience for a naive straight-laced freshman gets exciting when she gets paired with one of the “cool kids”, only to become complicated when her brash confident roommate starts pushing the boundaries of their friendship, soon stretching it to the limit as she tries to find her place in a post high-school world . . . with comedic consequences for all.

Directed by Chandler Levack and starring Sadie Sandler, Chloe East and Natasha Lyonne among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 17th of April (Netflix)   US Release: 17th of April (Netflix)

 

 

 

22nd

Michael (2026)

From a humble Indiana home ruled by a domineering father to music stardom alongside his brothers, to global musical domination and becoming one of the biggest solo artists of all time and a cultural icon around the world, the life and times of the “King of Pop” gets the big screen treatment from the director of ‘Training Day’ and ‘The Equalizer’.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, Miles Teller and Colman Domingo among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Biography, Drama, Music

UK Release: 22nd of April   US Release: 24th of April

 

 

 

24th

Mother Mary (2026)

On the eve of her much anticipated comeback show, a glamorous and stylish American pop icon seeks out her estranged British friend and former costume designer for a definitive new look, only for the ghosts of their unresolved past to surface and become increasingly confronting, before taking a tense and transformative surrealist twist.

Directed by David Lowery and starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel and Hunter Schafer among others.

Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller

UK Release: 22nd of April   US Release: 17th of April

 

 

 

Apex (2026)

An adrenaline junkie adventurer’s solo trip in the Australian outback takes a sinister twist when she crosses paths with a deranged local hunter searching for the most dangerous game, setting off a deadly cat and mouse game of survival through the wilderness which will test her skills and will to survive . . . while setting up a twist and final sting in the tail.

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of April (Netflix)   US Release: 24th of April (Netflix)

 

 

 

Rose of Nevada (2026)

An inventive exploration of time and loss set in coastal Cornwall where a lost boat from three decades earlier mysteriously reappears in a local harbour, prompting a couple of fishermen to take it out on a new expedition only to be inexplicably transported back in time on the vessel to the town’s glory days thirty years back where they’re mistaken for the original crew.

Directed by Mark Jenkin and starring George MacKay, Callum Turner and Francis Magee among others.

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of April   US Release: 19th of June

 

 

 

The North (2025)

Estranged for a decade and looking to reconnect, a pair of old friends and former roommates embark on a Highland adventure and a Scottish wilderness trail, rediscovering their bond and forging a new connection with the natural world, whilst finding the younger pieces of themselves they thought long lost.

Directed by Bart Schrijver and starring Bart Harder, Carles Pulido and Olly Bassi among others.

Genre: Adventure, Drama

UK Release: 24th of April   US Release: N/A

 

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