10 Cloverfield Lane plus more…
Popcorn Cinema Show takes a look at the weeks cinema releases for 18th March 2016 in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand at the cinema, plus all the weeks film news. So what do we have this week? Well 10 Cloverfield Lane comes to UK cinemas but first up is a US release of The Divergent Series: Allegiant.
Film News
Beetlejuice 2 No Go?
So it turns out that comments attributed to Tim Burton regarding Beetlejuice 2 being greenlit and confirming Michael Keaton’s return have turned out to be false.
Although don’t be surprised when Beetlejuice 2 does actually get the go ahead.
Disclaimer: This is only the opinion of Popcorn Cinema Show.com, so no need for the internet to wild again confirming the sequel just days after it was denied!
Indiana Jones To Return
It has been announced that Indiana Jones will return in a new film slated for release in 2019. Both Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford are on board.
Comment: So that’s good news as far as we at Popcorn Cinema Show are concerned
Love films then take a look at our Blu-ray review of American Hustle
Cinema Releases 18 March 2016
The Divergent Series: Allegiant (Action Adventure Sci-fi)
- Released 18th March 2016 US (PG-13) 121 Mins
- Starring Shailene Woodley; Miles Teller; Theo James
This is the third instalment of the Divergent series. Following on from the revelations of INSURGENT, Tris has to escape along with Four going beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the city and of course their families.
Midnight Special (Drama)
- Released 18th March 2016 US (PG-13) Mins
- Starring Michael Shannon ; Joel Edgerton ; Kirsten Dunst ; Adam Driver ; Sam Shepard
A father must go on the run after the he learns his child possesses special powers and is being hunted by an extreme religious sect.
Miracles from Heaven (Drama)
- Released 18th March 2016 US (PG) 109 Mins
- Jennifer Garner ; Brighton Sharbino ; Martin Henderson ; John Carroll Lynch ; Queen Latifah
This is the story of a young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder who is miraculously cured after surviving a terrible accident.
10 Cloverfield Lane (Thriller)
- Released 18th March 2016 UK (15) 105 Mins
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead ; John Goodman ; John Gallagher Jr. ; Mat Vairo ; Cindy Hogan ; Jamie Clay
Following a car accident, a young woman awakes to find herself in the basement of a man who claims to of saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable.
10 Cloverfield Lane film trailer
Rock the Kasbah (Comedy)
- Released 18th March 2016 UK (15) 106 Mins
- Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Zooey Deschanel
Bill Murray plays music manager Richie Lanz who following a disastrous tour discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular TV show.
Risen (Action Adventure)
- Released 18th March UK (12A) 107 Mins
- Joseph Fiennes ; Tom Felton ; Peter Firth ; Cliff Curtis ; María Botto ; Luis Callejo
Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer and Roman Centurion Clavius. He is order by Pontius Pilate to look into the rumours of a risen Jewish messiah and to find the missing body of Jesus of Nazareth.
High-Rise (Drama)
- Released 18th March 2016 UK (15) 119 Mins
- Tom Hiddleston; Jeremy Irons; Sienna Miller; Luke Evans; Elisabeth Moss; James Purefoy; Keeley Hawes; Dan Renton Skinner; Sienna Guillory; Enzo Cilenti; Peter Ferdinando; Reece Shearsmith
The year is 1975, Dr Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking anonymity, however the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. He decides to be neighbourly and befriends Richard Wilder, a documentary filmmaker relegated to the second floor who is determined to provoke the class injustices inherent in the high-rise.
The Boy (Horror, Thriller)
- Released 18th March 2016 UK (15) 97 Mins
- Lauren Cohan ; Rupert Evans ; James Russell
When an American nanny arrives in a remote English village to take up a position she is somewhat shocked to find the family’s boy is actually a life-sized doll. She is given a list of strict rules regarding his care, however after violating the rules some disturbing events occur making her believe that the doll is really alive.
Norm of the North (Animated, Family)
- Released 16th March 2016 UK (U) 90 Mins
- Voices by Rob Schneider ; Heather Graham ; Ken Jeong ; Colm Meaney ; Loretta Devine ; Gabriel Iglesias ; Michael McElhatton ; Bill Nighy
When a developer threatens to build in Norm’s backyard, the Arctic, he decides to go to New York to put a stop to it.
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Movie Releases Down Under
London Has Fallen
Released AU / NZ 17th March 2016 99 Mins (Action Thriller)
Risen
Released NZ 17th March 2016 107 Mins (Action)
45 Years
Released NZ 17th March 2016 94 Mins (Drama)
Zootopia
Released AU 17th March 2016 108 Mins (Animated Adventure)
The Witch
Released AU 17th March 2016 93 Mins (Horror)
Miracles from Heaven
Released AU 17th March 2016 109 Mins (Drama)
The Daughter
Released AU 17th March 2016 95 Mins (Drama)
Top 10 Box Office Films
US Box Office
- Zootopia
- 10 Cloverfield Lane
- Deadpool
- London Has Fallen
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
- The Perfect Match
- The Young Messiah
- The Brothers Grimsby
- Gods of Egypt
- Risen
UK Box Office
- Kung Fu Panda 3
- The Divergent Series: Allegiant
- London Has Fallen
- Deadpool
- Hail, Caesar!
- Grimsby
- The Witch
- How To Be Single
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
- Anomalisa
Comment
So there are the new releases for another week, 10 Cloverfield Lane (UK) looks the most interesting release.
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