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CINEMA SPOTLIGHT

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director: Matt Shakman

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Director: Haruo Sotozaki Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Reina Ueda Release date: Aug 14 The sequel to the anime’s fourth season, the film will see Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps captured in the interdimensional Infinity Castle, as the final battle between them and the series villain Muzan’s demon army kicks off.

Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn,

Julia Garner and Ralph Ineson Release date: Now showing

I Know What You Did Last Summer Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers and Sarah Pidgeon Release date: Now showing When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they are forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer and is hell-bent on revenge.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel’s First Family face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from the ravenous space god Galactus and his enigmatic herald the Silver Surfer.

Project Hail Mary Director: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Cast: Ryan Gosling Release date: March 19, 2026 Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he

begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction, but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants Director: Derek Drymon Cast: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke and Carolyn Lawrence Release date: Dec 25

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman, a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate, on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Worth the Wait Director: Tom Shu-Yu Lin

Cast: Ross Butler, Lana Condor, Andrew Koji, Sung Kang, Elodie Yung, Karena Ka-Yan Lam, Osric Chau, Kheng Hua Tan and Yu-Beng Lim Release date: Now showing A heartwarming romantic comedy that celebrates Asian talent, cross-border love and the beauty of cultural connection.

Avatar: Fire and Ash Director: James Cameron Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin

Release date: Dec 18 Set one year after Avatar: The Way of Water , Jake and his family encounter a new tribe of Na’vi, the Ash People, who have aligned with Colonel Quaritch’s forces, which leads to a new conflict on Pandora.