There are three major cinema releases in the UK this week, and we have all the details for you.
2023 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
The latest entry in the revamped Ghostbusters franchise arrives this week - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which acts as a direct sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Official premise:
'In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family decide to leave Summerville, Oklahoma and go back to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – and help the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level! But when the discovery of an ancient artefact unleashes a mysterious and evil force, known as the Death Chill, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a deadly and unpredictable fate that unknowingly, could affect Earth’s history with a second Ice Age.'
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O'Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Kumail Nanjiani and Patton Oswalt.
The horror option this week comes in the form of Immaculate, directed by Michael Mohan and written by Andrew Lobel.
Official premise:
'An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.'
Immaculate cast: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, Dora Romano, Giorgio Colangeli, and Simona Tabasco.
Baltimore is a historical thriller directed by Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy, inspired by the life of Rose Dugdale, an heiress-turned-IRA member.
Official premise:
'Rose Dugdale is former debutante who left England to become a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. In April 1974, she leads an art heist at Russborough House, the home of Sir Alfred Beit.'
Baltimore cast: Imogen Poots, Jack Meade, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Lewis Brophy, Patrick Martins, Dermot Crowley and John Kavanagh.
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