Hold onto your butts. You’ll be fighting like these cats and dog(s) to see Paramount Pictures’ new comedy adventure Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. Check out the new trailer now and watch the film in Philippine cinemas August 10.
Trailer from Paramount Pictures International
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 (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 Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank pounces into cinemas across the Philippines August 10.
For years we’ve seen Buzz Lightyear as half of Toy Story‘s leading duo, alongside the cowboy Woody. But Disney and Pixar are set to change our view of the iconic character in the upcoming Toy Story spinoff film, Lightyear.
The new film is set to explore the story that inspired the toy. It will follow the legendary Space Ranger, as he travels through space and time to find a way back home after getting stuck on a hostile planet. But it’s not that easy, especially with the evil emperor Zurg trying to thwart the mission.
Watch the trailer below:
Before you see this exciting spinoff film on the big screen, we’ve rounded up some fun facts about Lightyear that you might find interesting!
1. Chris Evans is the new voice of Buzz
In the Toy Story franchise, Buzz has been consistently voiced by Tim Allen, but for this film, Chris Evans is lending his voice to the character. In an interview with IGN, producer Galyn Susman answers why they decided to cast a different actor for the “meta” film: “There was so much initial confusion about our pitch, that it became really clear that we needed to have some clear delineators. We needed a different voice. And our Buzz had to have hair. We needed some things that made it clear that this is not the Toy Story Buzz.”
2. Zurg’s previous appearances
In case you forgot, Zurg has also been a recurring character in the Toy Story franchise, being Buzz’s archenemy even as a toy. In Toy Story 2, Zurg is also oblivious about himself being a toy and tries to stop Buzz in his mission to save Woody from the toy dealer Al McWhiggin. At the end of Toy Story 3, Zurg is also seen being added to the toys at Sunnyside Daycare. But in Lightyear, we can expect a more menacing Zurg as the trailer teased.
Another fun fact about this new Zurg: he will be voiced by James Brolin, the father of Josh Brolin. So in a way, we’ll see Captain America fight Thanos’ dad.
Photo: Lightyear trailer
3. A cute robot cat joins Buzz in his mission
Joining Buzz on his mission is a robot cat named SOX. The adorable character can talk and accompanies the Space Ranger throughout his journey across time and space. If the voice sounds familiar, he is voiced by Peter Sohn, a Korean-American animator and director who has voiced the likes of Emile in Ratatouille, Forrest Woodbush in The Good Dinosaur (which he also directed), and Ciccio in Luca. Sohn is also directing the upcoming Disney film Elemental.
4. The sets and ships took inspiration from NASA
In an interview with Variety, set art director Greg Peltz shared how NASA’s real ships and structures inspired the ships and sets in Lightyear. “We looked at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA, that huge structure where they build the giant space rockets,” Peltz says. “Take the car crawler, it’s a rail vehicle and it has these giant clamps that grasp it and lock it into place. When you’re ready to launch, the steam comes off it, and you see these moving parts.”
Photo: Lightyear trailer
5. NASA took Buzz Lightyear to space once
We know that Buzz Lightyear’s name was inspired by Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin. But did you know that Buzz the toy also had his time in space in real life? Back in 2008, a Buzz Lightyear toy was taken by NASA to the International Space Station with the crew of the STS-124 space shuttle mission. The toy returned to Earth 15 months later.
Lightyear opens in cinemas nationwide this Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Book your seats in advance and buy your tickets here.
Ayala Malls welcomed film lovers to its impressive A-Giant Screen cinema in Ayala Malls Manila Bay at the special advance screening of Jurassic World Dominion, the last and final chapter of the epic saga. With wide viewing angles, high contrast, bright pictures, and excellent color temperature, audiences gasped at the A-Giant Screen’s lifelike projection of action-packed scenes. Viewers were found catching goose bumps at every cry of creature and man, thanks to the theater’s superior surround sound experience.
Lazaro and LA Revilla, as well as families of Feliz and Jay Jay Lucas, Joy and Gian Sotto, Derek Ramsey and Ellen Adarna, Marie Field-Faith, and Jun Sunga.
“So cool to see Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and Laura Dern back in action as they conclude the action-packed franchise featuring never-before-seen dinosaurs and astonishing visual effects on the giant screen, which is four times bigger than those in regular cinemas!” mused Marie Field-Faith on social media.
“The experience was so overwhelming in a good way. A giant screen, a movie about giants and a giant movie franchise! Some things are just meant to be. I’m happy we opted to see Jurassic World in a giant screen, it couldn’t have been better. The experience was perfect!” shared Jun Sunga, who brought his two children and nephew along.
The film moved many viewers for its nostalgic value. Adding to their special experience was the premium screening on a bigger and better screen.
“Almost the same age as Ethan when the first Jurassic Park was on screen! Now after 28 years we get to watch the Epic ending of this franchise!! Best watched in the BIG screen!” shared Feliz Lucas.
The A-Giant Screen cinema has regular and private Skybox seating. The latter is equipped with luxurious reclining seats for a more cozy viewing. Available with popcorn and drinks for P450 (for regular seating) and P520 (for Skybox seating), everyone can savor a full cinematic experience.
“We are very excited to reintroduce the A-Giant Screen to movie lovers around the metro,” says Charmaine Bauzon, Head of Ayala Malls Cinemas. “After a long pause from movie theaters, there is no better way to bounce back than indulge in a full cinematic experience by going bigger and better. In fact, the A-Giant Screen lets audiences experience it best–it projects the most stunning and vibrant visuals, matched by enhanced audio definition, giving everyone greater immersive viewing bliss.”
Soon to come at Ayala Malls’ A-Giant Screen Cinemas The premiere of Jurassic World Dominion will be followed by many more family blockbuster movies.
On June 15th, the beloved action figure, Buzz Lightyear, will grace the giant screen to tell the tale of his early beginnings and his adventures to infinity and beyond.
On June 29th, ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru,’ will unravel the story of a young Gru in the 70s, who discovers through a series of events that even bad guys need a little help from their friends. On July 6th, Marvel Studio’s ‘Thor Love and Thunder’ will rock superhero fans as they witness the God of Thunder battle against Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods.
With everything lined up plus the outstanding quality of Ayala Malls’ A-Giant Screen, film lovers can finally immerse in bigger adventures, greater action, and bolder cinematic experiences. Ayala Malls invites everyone to #ExperienceItBest at the A-Giant Screen cinema, currently available in Ayala Malls Manila Bay and Ayala Malls Vertis North. For more information on upcoming movies, visit Sureseats.com or follow @AyalaMallsCinemas on Facebook and Instagram.
For exclusive rental of the Skyboxes, please call (63 2) 7759-8000 loc. 5069-5082 for Ayala Malls Manila Bay and 0917-861-7061 for Ayala Malls Vertis North.
The world needed a hero, it got Black Adam. From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars in the action adventure “Black Adam.” The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the DC Super Hero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”).
Check out the film’s trailer below and watch “Black Adam” in cinemas and IMAX across the Philippines starting October 19.
Trailer from “Warner Bros. Pictures”
About “Black Adam”
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Poster from “Warner Bros. Pictures”
Johnson stars alongside Aldis Hodge (“City on a Hill,” “One Night in Miami”) as Hawkman, Noah Centineo (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”) as Atom Smasher, Sarah Shahi (“Sex/Life,” “Rush Hour 3”) as Adrianna, Marwan Kenzari (“Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Mummy”) as Ishmael, Quintessa Swindell (“Voyagers,” “Trinkets”) as Cyclone, Bodhi Sabongui (“A Million Little Things”) as Amon, and Pierce Brosnan (the “Mamma Mia!” and James Bond franchises) as Dr. Fate.
Photo from “Warner Bros. Pictures”
Collet-Serra directed from a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, screen story by Adam Sztykiel and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, based on characters from DC. Black Adam was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck. The film’s producers were Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia and Dany Garcia, with Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter, Chris Pan, Eric McLeod, Geoff Johns and Scott Sheldon
“Black Adam” smashes into theaters and IMAX in the Philippines beginning 19 October 2022. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Join the conversation online and use the hashtag #BlackAdam
The end of the line is just the beginning. Watch the new trailer for Columbia Pictures’ new action-thriller Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt, exclusively in cinemas across the Philippines August 03, 2022.
About Bullet Train
In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world’s fastest train…and he’s got to figure out how to get off. From the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, the end of the line is only the beginning in a wild, non-stop thrill ride through modern-day Japan.
Directed by David Leitch, screenplay by Zak Olkewicz based upon the book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka.
Photo & Video Credit: “Columbia Pictures”
The film is produced by Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Antoine Fuqua. The executive producers are Brent O’Connor, Ryosuke Saegusa, Yuma Terada, Kat Samick.
The cast is led by Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martínez Ocasio.
In Philippine cinemas August 03, 2022, Bullet Train is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Connect with the hashtag #BulletTrainMovie
The first three installments of the ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise took to the heart of the Michael Crichton book it was adapted from and really focused on two things: the majesty and wonder of dinosaurs and the hubris of man in using science to play god (and all the destructive consequences that followed).
It wasn’t until I saw ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ that I finally understood what I didn’t like about the last three installments. It takes the central premise predicated by the first three and turns it around. The dinosaurs were no longer these mysterious and majestic creatures. They can be trained and their presence in the films was more like monsters in a creature feature than the products of man’s arrogance.
Steven Spielberg and Joe Johnston (who directed the first two films and the third film, respectively) treated the dinosaurs with child-like wonder when covering them. They took the time to really marvel at the imagery of a dinosaur walking side-by-side with human beings. And when the predatory dinosaurs attacked, it was frightening because they were like animals in the wild, who were just doing things in their nature. When the T-Rex was brought to America in ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park,’ Spielberg made sure that he was highlighting the mistake of man playing god and the destruction this causes.
But when ‘Jurassic World’ came out, and its succeeding films afterward, the majesty and grandeur of the dinosaurs were taken away when Chris Pratts’ Owen Grady began training the velociraptors and even gave one a name. The dinosaurs were valued more for their potential for action sequences and horror sequences. I suppose this is an evolution (pun intended) of where the series would go, but something gets lost in the process: the magic of it all.
Director Colin Trevorrow, who directed ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ is more inclined to create spectacles than to imbue grand imagery with profound meaning. At least J.A. Bayona, who directed ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ just mined the premise for all its horror possibilities but even that script couldn’t bring back the magic.
Courtesy of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
The lesson was already learned in the first three. There’s nothing that feels new to the whole series to keep it exciting or relevant.
And all this culminates in ‘Jurassic World Dominion,’ which feels like an excuse to just bring back as many characters from the different installments as possible and mix the old and new in new sequences to show dinosaurs being frightening.
At first, the narrative is split into two – that of the old guard, Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Alan Grant (Sam Neill), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), and the new characters like Owen, Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), and Maisie (Isabella Sermon) – and while that of the older characters feel more familiar in tone and feel, the one of Owen and Claire feels a little disconnected and personal.
The personal tone of Owen and Claire’s story feels off, as there’s this attempt at envisioning a world now where dinosaurs have now encroached into human life. Pteranodons are now nesting on the rooftops of buildings and giant long-necked apatosauruses are getting in the way of industry work. It’s these moments, few as they are, where the film holds some magic. But these moments don’t last.
Courtesy of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
Instead, we are once again brought into a story about an evil corporation run by Dr. Lewis Dodgson (played wonderfully by Campbell Scott), who is using the genetic material now available to wreak new havoc on the world, albeit accidentally. And to make things worse, Maisie is instrumental in all of these machinations and she’s abducted.
In the 146-minute running time, there’s less about the ramifications of all this (it’s said a lot but it is never really felt) and more about complex high-octane chase sequences with trained killer velociraptors in the streets of Malta, a battle of three different giant predators in a valley in Italy, and several more attacks from various dinosaurs in different situations.
Courtesy of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ barely stops to take a breath and keeps throwing us one action sequence after another (and often time, they aren’t covered properly: the scenes are too dark, editing is off that you don’t understand what’s going on) that it barely has time to breathe and when it does, it’s just so that the old and new characters can mix and trade platitudes and witty barbs.
I think I now know what Martin Scorsese meant when he called MCU films a “theme park ride.” At least Laura Dern was there. She’s great in everything.
Following the beloved cinema tradition of onscreen pairings, a new love team is born in the tandem of Paulo Avelino and Janine Gutierrez who are starring in their first film together entitled Ngayon Kaya which opens in theaters on June 22.
In this movie directed by Prime Cruz and written by Jen Chuaunsu (the creative duo behind romantic masterpieces Isa Pa With Feelings and Can We Still Be Friends), Paulo and Janine portray former buddies Harold and AM, respectively, who have a chance encounter years after their college graduation. The unexpected reunion happens when they both arrive late at their friends’ wedding. As Harold and AM catch up during the wedding reception, the memories of their past come flooding back.
This film comes at the heels of the success of the ABS-CBN teleserye Marry Me, Marry You, wherein Paulo played a rich boy entangled with a poor girl portrayed by Janine. The tables are turned in Ngayon Kaya as Paulo’s character Harold is a shy probinsiyano from a simple family secretly in love with Janine’s outgoing rich girl persona AM. Complications in their personal lives prevent Harold and AM from going past the “more than friends but less than lovers” stage during their college days. Now reunited after five years, they contemplate on the “what ifs” of their lives and try to figure out their unresolved feelings.
Paulo and Janine’s undeniable chemistry has inspired the passion of fans who have christened the pair as “Paunine.” Their recent performance on “ASAP” ignited kilig. And when they were asked meaningfully by ASAP hosts Kim Chiu and Robi Domingo, “Ngayon kaYA?” Janine coyly replied, “Ngayon Kaya!”
Paulo and Janine have also been attracting crowds and receiving warm response during their latest mall shows to promote the movie.
Asked what makes their love team click, Janine offers a simple explanation. “Maybe it’s because we’ve known each other for a while,” she says of Paulo.
“It also helps to have a leading lady as beautiful as Janine,” Paulo adds smiling.
Ngayon Kaya produced by T-Rex Entertainment and co-produced by WASD Films, also stars Alwyn Uytingco, John James Uy, Donna Cariaga, Haley Dizon and Ms. Rio Locsin. For updates, follow the social media accounts of T-Rex Entertainment on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Plan your week ahead and choose which schedule of this movie opening this June 7, 2022, you’ll see on the big screen.
Jurassic World Domination
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 2hrs 27mins
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, it is the sequel to the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the sixth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy, and the conclusion to the storyline that started in the original Jurassic Park trilogy. The future of mankind hangs in the balance as humans and dinosaurs coexist following the destruction of Isla Nublar. It stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, BD Wong, Omar Sy, and more.
A24’s new much-talked-about movie Everything Everywhere All At Once has finally been announced to screen in Philippine cinemas this June!
The mindbending film starring Michelle Yeoh will hit local theaters this June 29, according to SM Cinemas and TBA Studios. Check out the trailer for the film below:
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively called Daniels), Everything Everywhere All At Once is a comedy sci-fi action-adventure that follows a Chinese American woman stuck in the middle of a ruptured multiverse. She must then use her newfound powers to face bizarre and bewildering dangers that threaten the fate of the world.
The film also stars Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. For more details, visit the film’s official website.
Champion the lives and struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community through the special screening of selected Cinemalaya and Gawad Altenatibo films this June 10, 2022 (Friday) at 2 PM at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde.
Celebrate the Pride Month with Eduardo Roy’s “F#@*bois,” shown back-to-back with short films “My Mamily” by Cha Roque and “Blue Is Not My Favorite Color” by Vahn Leinard Pascual.
F#@*Bois follows the story of two seasoned beauty pageant contenders, Ace and Miko. Living in a world where donning their bikini briefs is the easiest way to achieve fame and fortune, an ex-lover threatens to expose them and shock their followers on social media.
My Mamily is a short, animated film about the struggles and triumphs of a lesbian family as seen through the eyes of a child. It is a reflection of how children are born non-judgmental and how adults, schools, and other institutions are responsible for raising children who are accepting of differences. My Mamily provides a peek into diverse kinds of families and how above everything, love is what makes a family.
A short, animated, documentary film, Blue Is Not My Favorite Color centers on a family photo album that becomes an animated journey for an only-child reflecting on his parent’s belief that a color could influence his gender preference.
Those interested to participate in the CCP Arthouse Cinema screening may pre-register through this link: https://bit.ly/3zcwYW1.
Vaccination ID and wearing of face masks are required for those who will be watching. Everyone is advised to follow safety protocols at all times at the venue.
