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  • New Movies in Philippine Cinemas this May 2022

    We’re making movie night plans much easier for you with this rundown of films opening soon in cinemas nationwide!

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    From the highly anticipated Doctor Strange sequel to Tom Cruise’s return to the big screen as Maverick, here are the new movies in Philippine cinemas for the month of May.

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Wednesday, May 4 
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    Doctor Strange journeys to the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse along with the help of mystical allies to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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    Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Wednesday, May 18

    The global phenomenon return to the big screen, as the beloved characters from ‘Downton Abbey‘ journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.

    DC League of Super-Pets

    Friday, May 20 [NOTE: The new release date of this film is moved to July 27, 2022]

    Best friends Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman share the same superpowers and fight crime in Metropolis. When Kypto’s BFF the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto rounds up other pets—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel—to master their own powers and help rescue the superheroes.

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    Top Gun: Maverick

    Wednesday, May 25

    Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell is now a trainer of a new generation of TOPGUN graduates for a special mission, which includes Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw, the son of his late best friend ‘Goose.’ Maverick faces an uncertain future and must confront the ghosts of his past, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it. 

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    [Note: release dates for movies in Philippine cinemas are subject to change without prior notice. For more upcoming movies, click here.] 

  • New Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’ Heads to PH Cinemas This May

    Summer’s about to get even hotter with the upcoming latest adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller Firestarter starring Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, with Michael Greyeyes and Gloria Reuben.  

    In Firestarter, a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her. For more than a decade, parents Andy (Efron) and Vicky (Lemmon) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Armstrong in the titular character, previously played by Drew Barrymore) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction.

    Zac Efron in Firestarter

    Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans. 

    Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in FIRESTARTER

    From Universal Pictures International, Firestarter will soon open in local cinemas on May 11.

  • WATCH: Reboot Film of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’ Unveils Trailer

    Another Stephen King thriller is being revived on the big screen!

    Stephen King’s Firestarter which was adapted into a film in the 80s is getting revamped for another big-screen treatment this year. The first trailer for the new movie has just been revealed, featuring a fiery pyrokinetic kid trying to control her inhuman powers.

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    From Blumhouse comes Firestarter which tells the extraordinary story of Charlie. For more than a decade, the young girl’s parents have been on the run, trying to keep Charlie’s pyrokinetic powers hidden as a shadowy federal agency wants to harness it and use it as a weapon of mass destruction. When a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt her down, the girl must learn how to use her power and fight fire with fire.

    Firestarter Poster
    Photo: Firestarter Movie website

    The film stars Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Michael Greyeyes, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, and Gloria Reuben. It is directed by Keith Thomas from a screenplay by Scott Teems. Firestarter premieres in theaters and streaming via Peacock this May 13.