There are three major cinema releases this week, and we have all the details for you.
2024 was a massive year for cinema, with the summer period flourishing thanks to the releases of Barbie and Oppenheimer. The movies were released around the same time and many cinema-goers actually did the double-feature, which was affectionately named 'Barbenheimer'.
Barbie became the most successful movie ever directed by a solo female director, earning $1.44 billion at the box office, while Oppenheimer made $953m. No pressure for the movies that follow, in 2024, then...
New Movie Releases this week
Poor Things - 12 January, 2024
Poor Things premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September and was subsequently released in the United States in December. The United Kingdom has had to wait a little bit longer but we can finally see Yorgos Lanthimos's fantasy black comedy starring Emma Stone from this week.
Stone recently won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her performance in the movie which has led to major Oscar buzz for her also.
Official premise:
'Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.'
Poor Things cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.
The Boys in the Boat - 12 January, 2024
The Boys in the Boat is a biographical sports drama film produced and directed by George Clooney.
Official premise:
'During the height of the Great Depression, members of the rowing team at the University of Washington get thrust into the spotlight as they compete for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.'
The Boys in the Boat cast: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Alec Newman, Peter Guinness, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey and Bruce Herbelin-Earle.
The Beekeeper - 12 January, 2024
Jason Statham's next action epic is The Beekeeper, directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer.
Official premise:
'Mr. Clay is a former operative of a clandestine organization called 'Beekeepers'. After his friend and neighbor dies by suicide after falling for a phishing scam, Mr. Clay sets out to exact revenge against the company responsible.'
The Beekeeper cast: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons.
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