Nope

“What’s a bad miracle?”

Oscar winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, Nope.

The film reunites Peele with Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya ( Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer ( Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar nominee Steven Yeun ( Minari, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.

Nope, which co-stars Michael Wincott ( Hitchcock, Westworld) and Brandon Perea ( The OA, American Insurrection), is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper ( Us, Candyman) and Jordan Peele for Monkeypaw Productions. The film is released by Universal Pictures worldwide.

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Oscar nominee and honorary awardee, Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem ... cats hate dogs.

Also starring Oscar winner Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim.

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is a computer-animated martial arts comedy by Rob Minkoff and Mark Koetsier, with additional direction by Chris Bailey.

Opening Friday

Second Chance

In pursuit of a dream

Directed by Cleon James of Top Notch Vision Films, Second Chance is the story of a Rastafarian man (Spragga Benz), who struggles to find a job in corporate America. Discouraged by his failures, he falls into a life of crime with old high school friends. Suddenly, a life or death situation forces him to lean on his spirituality and religious upbringing to change his ways and make things right.

Popular Jamaican dancehall artist Spragga Benz is no stranger to the big screen with this lead role on the heels of his debut in Shottas. The action-drama also features award-winning actress Merlisa Determined, who has several recent movies on Netflix, well-known dancehall artiste and DJ Tony Matterhorn; famed DJ Supa Twitch; prominent soca DJ Barrie Hype, Jodi Covington and up-and-coming actor Jhonn de La Puente.

Second Chance is the sixth feature film written and produced by Cleon James, CEO and founder of Boston-based Top-Notch Vision Films. The film is edited by Ken Almquist.

HELD OVER

ELVIS

If you’re looking for trouble you’ve come to the right place

ELVIS features the life and music of the iconic Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Academy Award winner, Tom Hanks).

The complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spans over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame and his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Pivotal to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

Elvis Presley, ‘King of Rock and Roll’, is regarded as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, having sold over 500 million records worldwide, in genres including pop, country, rhythm & blues, adult contemporary, and gospel. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into several music halls of fame.

Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Olivia DeJonge, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Kate Mulvany, Adam Dunn.

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Studio: Warner Bros Pictures

Producers: Andrew Mittman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss

Writers: Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner

Thor: Love and Thunder

The stakes are worth fighting for

Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Oscar winners, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Directed by Oscar winner Taika Waititi.

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor attempts to find inner peace, but must return to action and recruit Valkyrie, Korg, and Jane Foster – who has become the Mighty Thor – to stop Gorr the God Butcher from eliminating all gods.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor:

An Avenger and the former king of Asgard, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.

Thor, son of Odin uses his mighty abilities as the god of Thunder to fight evil and protect his home Asgard and planet Earth alike.

Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher:

A scarred galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods and wields a ‘strange and terrifying’ sword.

Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie:

The king of New Asgard, based on the mythological being Brynhildr.

Jaimie Alexander as Sif:

An Asgardian warrior and Thor’s childhood friend, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.

Taika Waititi as Korg:

A Kronan gladiator who befriended Thor.

Russell Crowe as Zeus:

The king of the Olympians, based on the Greek mythological deity of the same name.

Natalie Portman as Jane Foster/Mighty Thor:

An astrophysicist and Thor’s ex-girlfriend who is undergoing cancer treatment while becoming the superhero the Mighty Thor, gaining a costume and powers similar to Thor’s due to wielding a reconstructed version of his hammer Mjolnir.

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Unstoppable from the get-go

This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew and faced off against the most unstoppable criminal force ever assembled in Minions: The Rise of Gru.

Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Oscar nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement.

Featuring more spectacular action than any film in Illumination’s history and packed with the franchise’s signature subversive humour, Minions: The Rise of Gru stars a thrilling new cast, including the Vicious 6: Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident leader Belle Bottom, whose chain belt doubles as a lethal disco-ball mace; Jean-Claude Van Damme as the nihilistic Jean Clawed, who’s armed (literally) with a giant robotic claw; Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, whose traditional nun’s habit hides her deadly nun-chucks; Dolph Lundgren as Swedish roller-skate champion Svengeance, who dispenses his enemies with spin kicks from his spiked skates; and Danny Trejo as Stronghold, whose giant iron hands are both a menace to others and a burden to him.

The film also stars Russell Brand as Young Dr Nefario, an aspiring mad scientist, Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad kung fu skills, and Oscar winner Julie Andrews as Gru’s maddeningly self-absorbed mom.

Steered by the franchise’s original creators, Minions: The Rise of Gru is produced by visionary Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his long-time collaborators Janet Healy and Chris Renaud. The film is directed by returning franchise film-maker Kyle Balda ( Despicable Me 3, Minions), co-directed by Brad Ableson ( The Simpsons) and Jonathan del Val ( The Secret Life of Pets films), and features the iconic voice of Pierre Coffin as the Minions and a killer ’70s soundtrack courtesy of legendary Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.

Jurassic World Dominion

An ecological disaster that could end it all

Experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Oscar winner Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in Jurassic World Dominion, a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe.

From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live – and hunt – alongside humans all over the world.

The film features new cast members DeWanda Wise ( She’s Gotta Have It), Emmy nominee Mamoudou Athie ( Archive 81), Dichen Lachman ( Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Scott Haze ( Minari) and Campbell Scott ( The Amazing Spider-Man 2). The film’s returning cast includes BD Wong as Dr Henry Wu, Justice Smith as Franklin Webb, Daniella Pineda as Dr Zia Rodriguez and Omar Sy as Barry Sembenè.

Jurassic World Dominion is directed by Colin Trevorrow, who steered 2015’s Jurassic World to a record-shattering US$1.7 billion global box office. The screenplay is by Emily Carmichael ( Battle at Big Rock) and Colin Trevorrow from a story by Derek Connolly ( Jurassic World) and Trevorrow, based on characters created by Michael Crichton.

Jurassic World Dominion is produced by acclaimed franchise producers Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley and is executive produced by legendary, Oscar-winning franchise creator Steven Spielberg, Alexandra Derbyshire and Colin Trevorrow.

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present, in association with Perfect World Pictures, a Colin Trevorrow film.

Top Gun Maverick

Feel the need ... the need for speed

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski.

Produced by: Academy Award winner Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison.

Based on characters created by: Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr.

Story by: Peter Craig and Justin Marks.

Screenplay by: Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie

Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis with Academy Award nominee Ed Harris and Val Kilmer

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 Cineplex, Sovereign Centre, Liguanea; Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay and the New Kingston Drive-In.

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