Opening Thursday

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Things are not quite what they appear

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves. It is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), the third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and the 11th overall in the Wizarding World franchise.

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, BAFTA Award winner, Academy Award nominee Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston and Mads Mikkelsen.

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Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Unstoppable!

Having discovered an emerald that is the source of ultimate power, the villain Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) is back on Earth with a vicious partner, Knuckles (Idris Elba). Humanity is at risk and Sonic (Ben Schwartz) must prove that he has what it takes to be a true hero. With his new friend Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) on board, they set out on a globe-trotting mission to find and secure the emerald before it’s too late.

Also starring: Shemar Moore, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter and Natashsa Rothwell

Director: Jeff Fowler

Story by: Pat Casey and Josh Miller

Morbius

The remedy is worse than the disease

One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel characters comes to the big screen as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

Morbius is an action, superhero, sci-fi film.

Directed by: Daniel Espinosa

Screen story and screenplay by: Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless

Based on the Marvel Comics

Produced by: Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Lucas Foster

Executive producers: Jared Leto, Louise Rosner and Emma Ludbrook

Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson.

The Contractor

Good intentions gone bad

After being involuntarily discharged from the US Special Forces, James Harper (Chris Pine) decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organisation alongside his best friend (Ben Foster) and under the command of a fellow veteran (Kiefer Sutherland). Overseas on a covert mission, Harper must evade those trying to kill him while making his way back home.

This action film directed by Tarik Saleh, in his English language film debut, is written by J.P. Davis. Also starring are Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan and Florian Munteanu.

The Batman

Unmask The Truth

Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies – Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) and Lt James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright).

When a killer targets Gotham’s elite, the world’s greatest detective sets out on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano).

As the evidence begins to lead closer to home, Batman must forge new relationships to end the corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.

The cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Bella Reál.

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Writing credits: Matt Reeves and Peter Craig

Created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Uncharted

In search of the world’s biggest fortune

Street-smart Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. What starts as a heist for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs.

Directed by: Ruben Fleischer

Screenplay by: Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway

Screen story by: Rafe Lee Judkins, Jon Hanley Rosenberg and Mark D. Walker

Based on the PlayStation video game by: Naughty Dog

Produced by: Charles Roven, Avi Arad, Alex Gartner and Ari Arad

Executive producers: Ruben Fleischer, Robert J. Dohrmann, David Bernad

Tom Holland, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Neil Druckmann, Evan Wells, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway

Cast: Tom Holland, Academy Award nominee, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle and Academy Award nominee, Antonio Banderas.

Ambulance

It was supposed to be a simple heist

Over one day across the streets of L.A., three lives will change forever. In this breakneck thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran Will Sharp (Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Candyman, The Matrix Resurrections), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t – his adoptive brother Danny (Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Zodiac, Spider-Man: Far From Home). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. With his wife’s survival on the line, Will can’t say no.

Ambulance is produced by Michael Bay, Bradley J. Fischer ( Zodiac, Shutter Island) for New Republic Pictures, James Vanderbilt ( Zodiac, 2022’s Scream) and William Sherak ( Ready or Not, 2022’s Scream) for Project X, and Oscar nominee Ian Bryce ( Transformers franchise, Saving Private Ryan).

The screenplay is by Chris Fedak ( Prodigal Son, Chuck), based on the original story and screenplay for the 2005 Danish thriller Ambulance by Laurits Munch-Petersen and Lars Andreas Pedersen.

Safety is a responsibility we all share – see you at the movies!

Our cinemas are open for your entertainment – Carib 5 in Cross Roads, Sunshine Palace, Portmore, Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay and the New Kingston Drive-In.

Our staff is trained to do temperature checks and assist patrons with sanitising as they enter the cinemas.

Once inside our cinemas, masks are mandatory.

Patrons are required to wear masks properly fitted over the nose and mouth and observe social distancing in queues at the box office and concession.

Sanitisation stations are available at convenient points throughout.

Our air-conditioning systems, installed with the specified MERV-13 air filters, have been regulated to bring in maximum fresh air.

Thorough cleaning and sanitisation is done to ensure a safe and relaxed atmosphere for all.

Thanks again, and PLEASE remember to observe all government protocols so that we all can survive this devastating period.

Schedules

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Please note: At all cinemas, the box office opens daily at noon.