This date is going to be killer. “Drop” keeps you at the edge of your seat as it arrives in PH cinemas on April 9

First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling. From director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) comes Drop, a mystery-thriller starring Meghann Fahy (White Lotus S3) and Brandon Sklenar (It Ends with Us).

Watch the trailer: https://tinyurl.com/36tvjpk9

When widowed mother Violet (Meghann Fahy) finally takes the plunge and steps out on her first date in years, she starts receiving innocuous but annoying media drops on her phone. Things begin to take a turn for the nightmarish as the pesky drops turn into threats to her son’s life. She is directed to kill her date (Brandon Sklenar) or risk losing her son. Time is ticking as she races to unveil the tormentor hiding in plain sight at the restaurant her date is taking place.

It takes a spy to hunt one. Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star in new spy thriller “The Black Bag” Opens in PH cinemas April 2

From director Steven Soderbergh comes the gripping spy drama, Black Bag, where legendary intelligence agents and married couple George(Michael Fassbender) and Kathryn(Cate Blanchett) Woodhouse balance their dangerous career with their marriage. When Kathryn is suspected of treachery, George must make a choice between his loyalty to his marriage or his country.

Watch the trailer (FB): https://tinyurl.com/bdz5nrfw

Director Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp have teamed up before, most recently with the 2024 thriller Presence. This time this unconventional spy drama takes people behind the lives of elite officers who work in the shadows. The idea for Black Bag came to Koepp as he was conducting interviews on intelligence officers for the blockbuster Mission: Impossible franchise. “All the spycraft stuff was very cool, but I learned more than I ever expected about the people,” he says. “One woman told me that her job made it impossible for her to sustain a relationship. A line in the movie was inspired by my conversations with her. ‘When you can lie about everything, how do you tell the truth about anything?’”

“A vampire exhumed for the modern audience.” See how Robert Eggers reimagines Nosferatu, starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, and Nicholas Hoult In PH cinemas on Feb 26

A brand new Nosferatu emerges from acclaimed director Robert Eggers’ mind, and for him, it’s also a story close to his heart. “In many ways, my adaptation of Nosferatu is my most personal film. A story, not engendered by me, but one that I have lived with, within, and dreamed about since childhood. I often felt I had the same un-jaded creative spark of a first time filmmaker when finally making the film because of the years of thought I have put into it. I feel more fortunate than ever to have had the chance to make it with my trusted team of long-time collaborators,” he says.

A new era is born. Watch the first trailer for “Jurassic World Rebirth” In PH cinemas July 2.

Action, thrills, and a whole lot of dinosaurs await in Jurassic World Rebirth, the newest age in the timeless series. Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali form a team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the ancient creatures that may be the key in providing a live-saving drug to mankind.

Watch the trailer: https://tinyurl.com/yc2249kc

Also on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/589jkd3c

Did you miss her? Watch the teaser for “M3GAN 2.0,” in PH cinemas on June 25

The bitch is back. Blumhouse shares a teaser trailer of “M3GAN 2.0,” the sequel to the hit 2023 horror film about a humanoid child-sized robot turned murderous.

Watch the teaser on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/aeu44yb2

Also on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/n36hybad

A brand new “M3GAN 2.0” launches in Philippine cinemas on June 25.  Follow Universal Pictures PH (FB), UniversalPicturesPH (IG), and UniversalPicsPH (TikTok) for the latest updates.

About “M3GAN 2.0”

The murderous doll who captivated pop culture in 2023 is back. And this time she’s not alone.

The original creative team behind that phenomenon—led by horror titans James Wan for Atomic Monster, Jason Blum for Blumhouse and director Gerard Johnstone—reboot an all-new wild chapter in A.I. mayhem with M3GAN 2.0.

Don’t miss these titles, opening in cinemas in February 2025!

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February 12 - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Universal Pictures)

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Isla Fisher

Directed by: Michael Morris

Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) navigates life as a widow and single mom with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel (Hugh Grant). Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teacher (Leo Woodall).

“Wolf Man” pays homage to classic monsters and body horror with its practical and visual effects

Bringing the Wolf Man to life is a monumental feat, and wanting to honor the original 1941 classic of the same name, director Leigh Whannell channels inspiration from horror history. . “If you think about that look that was created for Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein in 1931 or Lon Chaney’s Wolf Man in 1941, those were things that audiences had never seen,” Whannell says. “Those images have lasted because they’re so striking. Anybody dealing with monsters today lives in the shadow of these artists. Every makeup artist whose name is etched into the Hall of Fame—from Rick Baker and Rob Bottin to Stan Winston and Jack Pierce, all these artists have created something brilliant that sticks in your mind.”

Watch the Wolf Man trailer here: https://youtu.be/ndqqU-Y25rY

Meet the family trapped in Blumhouse’s latest nightmare “Wolf Man” In cinemas January 15

Effective horror is anchored in a grounded world, and director Leigh Whannell and screenwriter Corbett Tuck laid the foundation with the story of Blake Lovell, along with his family. With his past seemingly behind him, long buried secrets get unearthed and threatens his family as they explore the Lovell farm, an inheritance from his deceased father.

Watch the Wolf Man trailer here: https://youtu.be/ndqqU-Y25rY

Blake, a struggling father and husband, is played by Christopher Abbott(Poor Things), who director Whannell thinks breathes life into the tortured character.  “Chris is unable to be inauthentic,” Whannell says. “He doesn’t hit a false note. He’s not a showy actor, and he’s allergic to performative acting or reaching. He just wants to bring it into a living, breathing zone, and it’s a magic trick to watch.”    

Be part of the magic as the “Wicked” sing-along experience is out in theaters on Jan 8. Tickets available now!

It’s finally here! “Wicked” invites fans and movie-goers to be part of the magic, as special sing-along screenings arrive in the Philippines starting January 8. Sing to the greatest hits of the film such as “Popular,” and “Defying Gravity.”

Watch the sing-along trailer: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ksp9a

Check out the ticketing sites of your local cinemas to reserve seats for “Wicked.”

Follow Universal Pictures PH (FB), UniversalPicturesPH (IG) and UniversalPicsPH (TikTok) for the latest updates on “Wicked.” 

About Wicked movie

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event.

Transforming the werewolf: how Blumhouse’s latest horror film “Wolf Man” reimagines the classic monster In cinemas January 15

What if someone you loved became something else? 

From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. 

Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma)

Pinoy craftsmanship played a role in “Wicked” costume design as Senior Milliner Harvy Santos creates the film’s iconic hats

Senior Milliner for Wicked Harvy Santos came a long way and found his own yellow brick road to the Land of Oz, now working on the film’s most iconic costume pieces. “I originally came from the Philippines,” Harvy, who’s now based in the UK, explains. “My fascination for costume started when I was six,” he continues.

Check out the featurette on Harvy Santos here: https://tinyurl.com/ycumbnxj

He started his career in a completely different field, as a dancer in Hong Kong Ballet, and used his earnings to start educating himself on costumes. “I used to be a ballet dancer. All of the money that I got from dancing, every payday I would buy myself books on garment construction and costume design.” He went on to study millinery at Kensington and Chelsea colleges, and his award-winning hats have been featured in magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and more.

From singing live, voice retraining, and getting matching tattoos, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo share their journey together as Glinda and Elphaba in “Wicked”

Wicked has always been a journey of self-discovery, and rising up against adversity, but in the heart of it all is the friendship between two young women, Glinda and Elphaba. The right actresses were critical for the film, but director Jon M. Chu and his fellow filmmakers knew instantly that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were the perfect choices.

Check out the “Singing Live” featurette here: https://youtu.be/GMRimg3C86g

From the start, their bond was unmistakable. The pair had dinner at Chu’s house, with producer Marc Platt and composer Stephen Schwartz.  “Stephen went to the piano and said to Cynthia and Ari, ‘Shall we sing, ‘For Good’?” Chu says. “Cynthia and Ari didn’t rehearse it. They’d never done it together. They sang it, and my four-year-old daughter’s jaw dropped to the floor. No one has ever seen two powerhouses like this before. It’s been beautiful to see how well connected they are.”

Watch Ke Huy Quan In His First Major Lead Role In Fil-Am Jonathan Eusebio’s Feature Film Directorial Debut “Love Hurts." Trailer Out Now

No matter how hard you try, you can’t break up with your past. Acclaimed Fil-Am stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio, whose work includes Black Panther, the John Wick films, The Matrix Resurrections, and more, now makes his feature film directorial debut in Love Hurts. Starring Ke Huy Quan in his first major lead role, and Ariana DeBose.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/Yh3IkAbFVCM

See how much Love Hurts, arriving in Philippine cinemas in February 2025.

Have you heard? Tickets are on sale now for “Wicked,” only cinemas Nov. 20!

Don’t miss the chance to be part of one of 2024’s most anticipated movies, as tickets to “Wicked” are now available! The big-screen adaptation to the  hit musical phenomenon is coming to Philippine theaters on November 20, but fans and moviegoers can now reserve tickets as early as today.

Watch the announcement, with a snippet from the songs “Popular” and “Defying Gravity” here: https://tinyurl.com/5yxax5v6

Check out the ticketing sites of your local cinemas to reserve seats for Wicked.

Follow Universal Pictures PH (FB), UniversalPicturesPH (IG) and UniversalPicsPH (TikTok) for the latest updates on “Wicked.” 

About Wicked movie

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event.

“It’s the place where your dreams begin.” New “Wicked” featurette celebrates the timeless classic.

“As a fan, as a person who has loved this for twenty years, I know that this fights for the truth and the complexities of being misunderstood.” Ariana Grande speaks about the big-screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway classic, “Wicked,” where she stars as Glinda, in a new featurette.

Watch the featurette here: https://youtu.be/jS92G0iihjs

OCTOBER 2024 movies

Don’t miss these movies, opening in cinemas in October!

October 2 - Joker: Folie à Deux (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz

Directed by: Todd Phillips

“Joker: Folie à Deux” finds Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that’s always been inside him.

Classes Are In Session At Shiz University In The New Trailer For “Wicked,” Starring Ariana Grande And Cynthia Erivo

The wait is almost over as the big-screen adaptation of one of the most beloved and enduring Broadway musicals, “Wicked,” is almost here. Take a look at the brand new trailer as we journey along with Elphaba(Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda(Ariana Grande) as students in Shiz University.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/aDggDAgKmkM?si=oODe3BJOR28QPmhR

The Daltons face-off against Paddy, played by James McAvoy, and his reign of terror in “Speak No Evil.”

The Daltons try to survive as their dream vacation turns into a psychological nightmare in Speak No Evil, the latest thriller from Blumhouse. In the film, the contrast between the Dalton family and Paddy’s family sets the tone for the insidious horror that simmers and eventually gets unleashed.

The Daltons, an American family struggling with their life in England, have a chance meeting with a British family during a trip to Italy, and get invited to get away from it all on their rustic countryside farmhouse. The Daltons consist of Ben(Scoot McNairy), his wife Louise(Mackenzie Davis), and their daughter Agnes. Ben is stuck in an unfulfilling rut as his career was upended shortly after moving his whole family to London from the United States. He feels emasculated at the prospect of unemployment and not being able to provide for his family.

Don’t miss these movies, opening in cinemas in September!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe

Directed by: Tim Burton

In “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,” three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), Lydia’s (Winona Ryder) life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem. 

A whimsical and emotional journey awaits as “The Wild Robot” reveals a new trailer. Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, and more

Lupita Nyong’o (best known for her roles in Star Wars, Black Panther, and most recently A Quiet Place: Day One) goes on an unexpected adventure in the latest animation from Dreamworks, The Wild Robot. The film is based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novel of the same name from Peter Brown, and directed by Chris Sanders, whose works include beloved films such as Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon.

Watch the trailer here: https://tinyurl.com/3r39p8zp

The robot Roz (voiced by Nyong’o), finds herself stranded in the wilderness and unsuited for the journey as a machine for futuristic city life. . “I hope that audiences relish the beauty, adventure and emotion of this movie,” Nyong’o says. “It’s not afraid to pull at your heartstrings, and I hope audiences enjoy that ride. Ultimately, the message of The Wild Robot, both the book and the film, is that kindness is an innate quality we should hone, and there’s value in staying true to yourself while embracing change.”

The Wild Robot is ultimately a story of life, loss, and unexpected bonds, as Roz is thrust into the role of a parent when a baby gosling, Brightbill, hatches and bonds with her. Voicing Brightbill is Heartstopper actor Kit Connor, with him bringing complexity to the role. “Brightbill is on a journey of self-discovery,” Connor says. “At the start of the film, Roz is an unfeeling robot. Brightbill teaches her about kindness and love, and in turn, their mother-son relationship continues to grow stronger as the story progresses. Their evolving connection not only brings warmth to the story but also emphasizes the power of empathy and understanding in overcoming challenges. And that love and kindness that Roz learns eventually helps them both succeed. Throughout the film, we see him growing more confident and learning to love the things that make him different.”

Step into the world of The Wild Robot as it opens in Philippine cinemas on October 9.

About “The Wild Robot”

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. 

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. 

The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island. 

The film also features the voice talents of Emmy winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise) and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction). 

Opens in Philippine cinemas on October 9. Follow Universal Pictures PH (FB), UniversalPicturesPH (IG) and UniversalPicsPH (TikTok) for the latest updates on “The Wild Robot.” Join the conversation with #TheWildRobotMoviePH

Photo and video credit: “Universal Pictures International”