Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (starring Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou) – space opera; a former member (Boutella) of the oppressive government...
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* Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (starring Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou) – space opera; a former member (Boutella) of the oppressive government tasks herself with recruiting warriors from across the galaxy to thwart the corrupt government forces before they return to the planet.
* Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (with the voices of Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan) – animated comedy, sequel to 2000’s Chicken Run; Ginger (Newton) and her team must confront a familiar foe to save the entire chicken population from a menacing new danger.
* Wonka (starring Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas) – musical fantasy, tells the origin story of Willy Wonka from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964); chronicles the tale of Willy Wonka (Chalamet) as he goes from a young adult selling chocolate in a small shop to an eccentric genius and renowned chocolatier.
* Born on 15th December 1979 in San Diego, California, U.S.
* Has younger twin brothers, Sean and Matthew.
* Dropped out of college in his late teens before moving to Hollywood to become an actor.
* Got his first major role as the lead in the made-for-television film Growing Up Brady (2000).
* Gained recognition for his role in the teen drama The O.C. (2003 – 2007).
* Has since appeared in films including Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Shazam! (2019) and its sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), Ready or Not (2019), Promising Young Woman (2020), and The Kid Detective (2020), as well as television series like StartUp (2016 – 2018) and Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022).
* Has been married to actress Leighton Meester since 2014. They have two children, a daughter (born in 2015) and a son (born in 2020).
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, and Viola Davis
Director: Francis Lawrence
Tagline: You’re invited to return to the games.
* Action drama; six decades before the events of the first film, a young Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) – the future tyrannical leader of Panem – forms a relationship with a District 12 tribute (Zegler) during the 10th Hunger Games.
* Based on the 2020 novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.
* Is a prequel to The Hunger Games (2012), and the fifth instalment in The Hunger Games film series.
* Has grossed nearly $250 million on a $100 million budget.
* Has received mixed to negative reviews, with critics finding the film long and uneven.
* Score composed by James Newton Howard. Soundtrack includes the track ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ by Olivia Rodrigo as well as songs by the cast, with Zegler performing her songs live throughout filming.
