Minor-friendly "Once Upon a Deadpool 2" opens in select PH cinemas nationwide on January 16

Reimagined for the younger movie audience, Deadpool 2’s “Once Upon a Deadpool” is now rated PG by the local censors board (MTRCB) featuring an additional 20 minutes of new footage.   Kids below 13 years old can now watch the world’s favorite disreputable superhero on the big screen and enjoy it with the whole gang.

Fred Savage joins Ryan Reynolds in “Once Upon a Deadpool” that pays homage to his starring role in the 1987 “The Princess Bride”.  “While my participation in this film was anything but voluntary, I am happy to learn that Fudge Cancer will be the beneficiary of this shameless cash grab,” says Savage of the film’s advocacy.

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Liam Neeson takes hard-action genre to new heights in "Cold Pursuit"

Blockbuster action icon Liam Neeson is back with a vengeance in a heady mix of rage and dark humor in “Cold Pursuit”.

Infused with irreverent humor, “Cold Pursuit” sees Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman, a family man whose quiet life with his wife (Laura Dern) is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Nels’ search for justice turns into a vengeful hunt for Viking (Tom Bateman), a drug lord he believes is connected to the death. As one by one of Viking’s associates “disappear,” Nels goes from upstanding citizen to ice-cold vigilante, letting nothing — and no one — get in his way.

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BST Productions' initial feature film "Boy Tokwa: Lodi ng Gapo" stars Jose Manalo

Comedian and Eat Bulaga dabarkads Jose Manalo stars in VST Productions first feature film presentation “Boy Tokwa: Lodi ng Gapo” directed by Tony Y. Reyes.

Based on a true story, from the accounts of Rodrigo Morelos’ (aka Boy Tokwa) friends, the movie sees Boy’s grandson, Andy Morelos Woods, head back to the Philippines to search the truth about his grandfather.

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Once Upon a Deadpool - Greatest bedtime story ever told starts January 16

From the studio that brought you “A Miracle on 34th Street” and “Home Alone,” everyone’s favorite disreputable superhero returns to the big screen with a fairytale twist on Deadpool 2 that the whole family can enjoy.

With over 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage, “Once Upon A Deadpool” is jam-packed with festive surprises that will open on January 16 in select cinemas nationwide.

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The Kid Who Would Be King - Official Trailer Reveal

A retelling of the Arthurian legend for the iPhone generation, “The Kid Who Would Be King” is a thrilling adventure for the young and the young at heart.

“The Kid Who Would Be King” follows the adventures of an average school kid Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) draw Excalibur, the magical sword of King Arthur, from a building site and go on a magical quest — with pals old and new — to save Britain from the forces of darkness.

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Chris Hemsworth in R-rated "Bad Times at the El Royale"

Beneath the sexiness, glitz and glamour is paranoia in the riveting mystery thriller “Bad Times at the El Royale” set in the tumultuous 1960s, directed and written by blockbuster filmmaker Drew Goddard (The Martian, World War Z) that also stars a powerhouse cast composed of Chris Hemsworth, Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges, Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo, Lewis Pullman, Dakota Johnson, Cailee Spaeny and Emmy Award-winner Jon Hamm. 

Set in the late 60s, the ingenious plot revolves around seven strangers with dark secrets, who cross paths at a rundown hotel right on the border of Nevada and California. Over the course of one fateful night, the lives of these individuals become entangled, as mysterious and shocking events unfold. Everyone at the hotel El Royale has something to hide and it is impossible to know who to trust.

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"Bohemian Rhapsody" sing-along version in cinemas starting November 14

Ready your vocal chords once again to the beat of the legendary  songs of Queen as the lyrics are about to be flashed this time on the silver screen of your choice.  The part biopic, part concert "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie that continues to rock worldwide audiences will have a sing-along version starting November 14 in local (PH) cinemas.

A 20th Century Fox presentation, now playing in PH cinemas, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the story of how Freddie Mercury and his fellow band members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon formed Queen – one of the most iconic rock groups of all time. The film follows Queen as they produce hit after hit, topping the charts while constantly evolving their sound. Through disparate songs like Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, We Will Rock You and countless others, the band reaches unparalleled success and Freddie becomes one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet.

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Witching hour starts with "Suspiria" on October 31 in cinemas

A ballet company secretly houses witches in the latest horror movie “Suspiria”.  Starring an all-women ensemble lead that includes Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Grace Moretz and Mia Goth, “Suspiria” introduces the audience to a coven of a world-renowned dance company engulfed in darkness where there are only two options: succumb in darkness or wake up from the trap of a nightmare they are in.

American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) arrives in 1970s Berlin hoping to join the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company. In her very first rehearsal, Susie stuns the company's famed choreographer, Madame Blanc (Swinton), with her talent, vaulting to the position of lead dancer. Olga (Goth), the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the "Mothers" who run the company of being witches. But before she can flee, she is captured and tortured by a mysterious force somehow connected to Susie's dancing. Despite these early warning signs, Susie continues her rise to the top of the dance academy at all costs. As rehearsals continue for the final performance of the company's signature piece, "Volk," Susie and Madame Blanc grow strangely close, suggesting that Susie's purpose in the dance company goes beyond dancing.

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Relive the 1985 Live Aid Concert in "Bohemian Rhapsody"

If you have ever been moved by the mesmerizing operatics of the song Bohemian Rhapsody or have been singing along to the soaring choruses of We Are the Champions and We Will Rock You in music halls, stadiums or arenas, then you shouldn’t miss “Bohemian Rhapsody” movie when it comes opens in cinemas.  The film begins and ends with Queen’s iconic Live Aid performance. Live Aid was one of the most important cultural events of the 1980s, bringing together the world’s biggest superstars in a benefit concert on two stages, Wembley Stadium in London and the John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, on July 13, 1985. Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for those affected by the famine in Ethiopia, the concert was one of the largest satellite link-ups and TV broadcasts of all time, watched by an audience totaling 1.9 billion in 150 countries around the world.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is hands down the best rock biopic since La Bamba”, Ely Buendia, an icon in PH music industry whose music also redefined rock and indie genre, says of the movie.

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The Kid Who Would Be King - First Look Photo

20th Century Fox has just released the first look photo of the much-awaited The Kid Who Would Be King, written and directed by Joe Cornish (co-scribe of blockbuster Ant-Man) stars up and coming actor Louis Serkis in the titular role.

Set for release in the Philippines on March 2019, The Kid Who Would Be King is an extremely exciting epic family adventure where old school magic meets modern world.

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'Bohemian Rhapsody' in PH cinemas on October 31

Sing-along and stomp to the beat of Queen’s iconic songs such as “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” when the highly-anticipated movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” finally opens in Philippine cinemas on October 31.

Get to know the band members of Queen in “Bohemian Rhapsody” that stars Emmy®-winner Rami Malek as the flamboyant Freddie Mercury being the band’s lead vocalist,  Gwilym Lee as lead guitarist Brian May, Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor, Joe Mazello as bass guitarist John “Deacy” Deacon,  Aidan Gillen as the band’s first manager John Reid, Lucy Boynton as Freedie’s girlfriend Mary Austin, Tom Hollander as the group’s lawyer-turned-manager Jim “Miami” Beach, Allen Leech as Paul Prenter who became Freddie’s personal manager,  Aaron McCusker as Freddie’s longtime boyfriend Jim Hutton and Mike Myers as EMI Record’s Ray Foster.

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Witness the rise of an omega mutant in X-Men: Dark Phoenix - Trailer

20th Century Fox unleashes the rise of one of the most powerful mutants in the X-Men universe in X-Men: Dark Phoenix starring Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Alexandra Shipp, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Evan Peters and Kodi Smit-McPhee,  written and directed by Simon Kinberg.

In X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, their family, Jean Grey (Turner).

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Award-winning young actor Jacob Tremblay triggers return of "The Predator"

From the outer reaches of space to the to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the hunt comes home in director Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race.

Young gifted child Rory (Jacob Tremblay), unknowingly triggers the return of “The Predator” to Earth when he tinkered with the package that contains alien technology his dad , Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook), sent to their home from a recent military mission. With the government attempting to cover up the extent of Predator incursions on Earth, a rag-tag group of military veterans must figure out what is going on and how to save the world – or at least themselves – as the battle spreads from the depths of outer space to once-safe suburbia. Rory’s gift for solving puzzles helps him understand the Predator language. “He’s really good at figuring out the Predator,” Tremblay says.

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Bad Times at the El Royale latest trailer released

Drew Goddard, known for his string of highly-successful and acclaimed feature films and series (“Cabin in the Woods,” “The Martian,” “Lost” TV series) helms the latest mystery thriller “Bad Times at the El Royale” set at the backdrop of 60’s retro cool style.

The movie’s latest official trailer reveals a multi-generational ensemble cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Cynthia Erivo, Lewis Pullman and Cailee Spaeney.

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All-women crew got balls in intense heist action-thriller 'Widows' latest trailer

Academy Award winner filmmaker Steve McQueen and writer Gillian Flynn (author of Gone Girl) team up to give the audience a gripping intense action thriller in Widows starring a heavyweight cast – Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya and Brian Tyree Henry.

Four women take matters into their own hands when their husbands unexpectedly perished with unfinished criminal activities in Widows. Hunted by their late husbands’ client who pressed on the responsibility of paying the debt their husbands left, the characters of Davis, Rodriguez, Debicki and Erivo join forces to outwit the crime lords preying on them and move on with their own terms.

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'The Spy Who Dumped Me' puts women in high octane action-comedy

In the vein of many globe-hopping spy thrillers,” The Spy Who Dumped Me” sends its characters on an international odyssey to nine cities: Vilnius (Lithuania), Los Angeles, Vienna, Prague, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Tokyo, and Moscow dodging bullets as they learn to navigate the high-octane world of espionage, the two best buds quickly learn that they can trust no one, except each other.

Central to The Spy Who Dumped Me is the deep and true friendship between the two main characters, Audrey and Morgan, played by Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon.

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Highly-upgraded and deadliest 'The Predator' returns on September 12

Thirty-one years since Arnold Schwarzenegger first faced down a lethal alien creature hunting him and his comrades through the jungles of Central America, the Predator franchise is being brought up-to-date by one of the people who suffered at the hands of that original extra-terrestrial. This time, though, Shane Black is in charge, and the Predators do what he says. Black, who acted in the 1987 original, is now co-writer and director for “The Predator,” which aims to bring a whole new dimension to the story.

In this year’s “The Predator”, a former Army Ranger and Special Forces soldier (Boyd Holbrook’s Quinn McKenna) has an encounter with a mysterious alien – which he later learns is a Predator – while on a mercenary mission in Mexico. He sends some of the creature’s technology back to the US, where his son Rory (Jacob Tremblay) figures out the unearthly language used to control it. This, in turn, exposes him to a serious threat from the Predators. Confined for psychiatric evaluation by the government as a way to keep him from revealing what he’s seen, Quinn escapes with a group of fellow former soldiers, dubbed “the loonies,” and heads out to save his son, discovering a much greater conspiracy at work.

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Official first look photo of the new Terminator movie

The untitled, in-production sequel to James Cameron’s original Terminator films has just revealed its first look photo with three women looking badass and ready for battle – in photo (from left to right) are Natalia Reyes as Dani Ramos, Mackenzie Davis as Grace and Linda Hamilton (returns) as Sarah Connor.

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Kung Fu Panda director Jennifer Yuh Nelson on her first live-action in 'The Darkest Minds'

The Darkest Minds will be the first live-action film for director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, best known for her work on the Kung Fu Panda franchise. The movie is an adaptation of the best-selling book by Alexandra Bracken, the first in a YA trilogy (The Darkest Minds, Never Fade, and In the Afterlight).

The engrossing new film takes place in a dystopian society. The nation is in a state of crisis; 98 percent of the children have died. For the few who remain, it’s a fight to stay alive. When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. The kids and teenagers, who all have remarkable powers and abilities, have been taken from their families and sent for brutal 'rehabilitation'. Here they are segregated by color according to how dangerous to society they are deemed to be. Ruby is an ‘Orange’ – signifying that she is a major threat because she can read minds and manipulate memory. She escapes and meets new friends, young survivors from different camps. Among them is Liam, played by rising British actor Harris Dickinson. There’s an immediate attraction between the two. Together, all the young fugitives embark on a journey, essentially an exciting and perilous road trip, looking for a safe haven, while simply trying to stay alive.

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Embracing diversity in thrilling YA movie "The Darkest Minds"

The Darkest Minds is set in a very near future society where most of the nation’s children have perished – victims of a terrible disease.

The surviving children are considered to be dangerous Enemies of the State because they possess extraordinary powers and therefore pose a threat to the government.

Amandla Stenberg (Hunger Games, Everything Everything) plays Ruby, who escapes from the authorities and teams up with a group of other kids, including Liam, played by Harris Dickinson.

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