The Alliance Française French Film Festival is making its grand return from 3 March to 15 April 2026 at Palace! Get ready for an unforgettable cinematic journey featuring a spectacular selection of French films — from comedy, romance, and drama to thrilling adventures.

Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city named Verona Beach. In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. Juliet (Claire Danes) is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents. Her father Fulgencio Capulet (Paul Sorvino) has arranged her marriage to the boorish Paris (Paul Rudd) as part of a strategic investment plan. Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love.

From visionary director Baz Luhrmann, EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT is a cinematic celebration of Elvis Presley at the height of his powers. The film unveils never-before-seen material of the icon, uncovered during Luhrmann’s research for his Academy Award–nominated 2022 film Elvis. Featuring long-lost footage from Presley’s legendary 1970s Las Vegas residency, the film captures the electricity, charisma, and raw talent that cemented his status as the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. These performances are woven together with rare 16mm material from Elvis on Tour and intimate 8mm treasures from the Graceland archive, offering audiences an unprecedented, immersive view of Elvis onstage and behind the scenes. Deepening the experience are newly rediscovered recordings of Elvis telling “his side of the story”. Blending spectacle with intimacy, EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT is both a concert film and a revealing portrait of an artist whose influence and mystique continue to captivate generations.

Step into a delightfully absurd world of class, cricket, and cunning in FACKHAM HALL — a gleefully irreverent spoof on the grandeur of period drama. In this riotous comedy of manners, lovable pickpocket Eric Noone (Ben Radcliffe) insinuates himself into the storied Davenport estate, sparking a forbidden romance with Rose Davenport (Thomasin McKenzie). But as family rivalries bubble and scandals erupt — including a disastrous wedding and a sudden murder — Eric finds himself framed, his future and Rose’s hanging in the balance. With a stellar ensemble cast including Katherine Waterston, Tom Felton, Emma Laird and Damian Lewis, FACKHAM HALL delights in skewering the rules of aristocratic decorum while still tugging at the heart. Conceived in the spirit of ‘Airplane!’ and ‘The Naked Gun’, it lampoons Downton Abbey-style tropes with rapid-fire wit and affectionate derision. This is Jimmy Carr’s screenwriting debut, and his love for the absurd infuses every line from high tea to low skulduggery. FACKHAM HALL will leave audiences chuckling behind their gloved hands and eager for another scandal at the manor. Pearl clutching optional.

From acclaimed director Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande), JIMPA is an uplifting multi-generational family story starring award-winning favourites Olivia Colman and John Lithgow. Hannah (Colman) travels to vibrant Amsterdam with her teen, Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde), to reconnect with her politically-engaged, gay father—affectionately known as “Jimpa” (Lithgow). Frances is besotted with Jimpa and announces they wish to stay with him for a year – to Hannah’s apprehension. Jimpa is fiercely independent, so it is a shock when his declining health is revealed, upending Frances' plans and bringing Hannah’s sister in from the UK. As the siblings negotiate what happens next, Hannah must confront her past and the stories she has told about her family. With warmth, humour and joy, JIMPA reminds us that, in every family, there are stories that don't add up.

In MISS KOBAYASHI'S DRAGON MAID: A LONELY DRAGON WANTS TO BE LOVED, Miss Kobayashi, Tohru, Kanna, and Iruru's peaceful lives are shattered when Kanna’s father, Kamun Kamui, leader of the Chaos Forces, arrives and forces her to return to the Dragon World to fix a past mistake. With a war brewing between Chaos and Harmony, Kanna must find a way to unite the two worlds, but is torn between her loyalty to her friends and her father's demands. Miss Kobayashi, however, refuses to let her go and tries to mend Kanna and Kamui’s broken bond. As dragons clash, Iruru uncovers a hidden force manipulating the war. Can they stop the war before it consumes both worlds?

What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock band of all time? In April 1970, Paul released his first solo album, McCartney, alongside a shocking press release that announced the beloved band had split. When asked what he’d do next, he said his only plan…was to grow up. Man on the Run captures Paul’s transformative decade in the wake of The Beatles’ break-up. Paul and his wife Linda escaped to a remote farm in Scotland and raised their family while Paul grappled with the reality of making music on his own. He decided to start from scratch, putting together a band called Wings, first with only Linda, and then eventually with an ever-rotating line-up of musicians. Paul wrestled with critics who wouldn’t acknowledge his solo abilities, with The Beatles over legal issues, and with his own discomfort being the leader of a new band. But Paul just kept writing music, never afraid to try something different. Always grounded and inspired by Linda and their kids, Paul emerged triumphant, embarking on a world tour and producing hit after hit. 1980 brought not only John Lennon’s death, but also an arrest in Japan that left Paul reevaluating everything. The end of the most pivotal decade of his life ended the same way it began, with the dissolution of a band and the release of a groundbreaking solo album. Through stunning archival footage, Linda McCartney’s exceptional photographs, and interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Sean Ono Lennon, Mary and Stella McCartney, all the living Wings members, and of course Paul himself, the film examines this time through a uniquely vulnerable lens. This is a Paul McCartney you’ve never seen before.

Colin (Harry Melling) is a weedy wallflower letting life pass him by. That is, until Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), the impossibly handsome leader of a motorcycle club, takes him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way. But as Colin steps deeper into Ray’s world of rules and mysteries, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is for him. Has he found his calling, or has he simply swapped one form of suffocation for another?

From Matt Johnson (BlackBerry, Operation Avalanche) and Jay McCarrol's cult comedy series comes an adventure 17 years in the making. When their plan to book a show at The Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. For the uninitiated, Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s Nirvanna The Band The Show was a cult web series where its two creators portrayed hyperactive, hap-witted versions of themselves as a musical duo desperately failing to book a gig at the storied Toronto venue The Rivoli. Their hilarious misadventures continued a decade later across two seasons of a Spike Jonze–produced television series, and both iterations brilliantly blended Matt and Jay’s fictional exploits with hysterically incredible real-world public interactions. Every episode overflowing with irreverent pop-culture references and nebulous copyright violations, but always culminated in a sweet-hearted expression of friendship and creative perseverance. Now the duo has returned, in a critically acclaimed, award-winning major motion picture that harmonizes with the series but stands alone. When Matt presses Jay to partake in their most death-defying publicity stunt yet, it goes spectacularly sideways, and the fallout inspires Jay to strike out on his own. But thanks to Matt’s inadvertent intervention with a short-lived Canadian novelty beverage, the boys find themselves travelling through time where they risk compromising their very own origin story. Utilizing meticulous visual effects, costuming, and the judicious integration of archival footage, Johnson and his collaborators have crafted a satirically sobering and riotously funny cultural mirror that reflects just how much (and how little) things have changed, all the while celebrating the infectious joy of living for your dreams… with a little help from your friends.

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes, SIRĀT is an unforgettable, sonically explosive cinematic experience from filmmaker Óliver Laxe. Pulsing with striking originality, vivid visuals and hair-raising ferocity, the edge-of-your-seat road thriller follows a father, accompanied by his son, looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.

After being left at the altar in Rome, a man (Kevin James) decides to go on his honeymoon alone.

Put your trust in Mother Ann. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried is a glorious beacon of power at the heart of THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, an awe-inspiringly original cinematic miracle from award-winning filmmaker Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist). Fierce, feral and fearless, Fastvold’s retelling of the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee was co-written with her partner Brady Corbet, with whom she also penned last year’s Oscar winner ‘The Brutalist’. In a ferocious Golden Globe nominated performance, Seyfried leads as Ann Lee, the founder and irrepressible leader of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The epic fable captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with vivid choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and rhapsodic original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist).

EXCLUSIVE 70MM SEASON AT THE ASTOR THEATRE & PALACE JAMES ST FROM FEBRUARY 26 Put your trust in Mother Ann. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried is a glorious beacon of power at the heart of THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, an awe-inspiringly original cinematic miracle from award-winning filmmaker Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist). Fierce, feral and fearless, Fastvold’s retelling of the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee was co-written with her partner Brady Corbet, with whom she also penned last year’s Oscar winner ‘The Brutalist’. In a ferocious Golden Globe nominated performance, Seyfried leads as Ann Lee, the founder and irrepressible leader of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The epic fable captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with vivid choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and rhapsodic original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist).

Experience the electrifying concert film capturing Twenty One Pilots at a career-defining moment: their monumental Mexico City headline show, performing in front of 65,000 fans at Estadio GNP Seguros during The Clancy World Tour. Set against the vibrant pulse of one of the world’s most iconic music capitals, the film blends cinematic high-energy performance footage with intimate, behind-the-scenes access, revealing the heart, humor, and humanity of the artists as they prepare for one of the biggest shows of their career. Viewers follow the band from their arrival in Mexico City to the stage, sharing in the preparation and anticipation that build as showtime approaches. Exclusive commentary from Tyler and Josh offer personal reflections on the journey that brought them to this historic stage and the deep connection with their fans who make it all possible. The film pulls audiences into the full spectacle of the night. Sweeping aerials of the stadium, on-stage cameras, and crowd-level shots place viewers right at the center of the experience, seeing the show from every angle. The result is a thrilling, emotional celebration of music, community, and achievement - an unforgettable portrait of Twenty One Pilots, performing a show that will echo through their legacy.

Opera fantastique in four acts (1881) New Production! A top-flight cast features in acclaimed director Robert Carsen’s new staging of Mozart and Da Ponte’s brilliant and insightful comedy on love, fidelity and the fickleness of human behaviour. As part of a bet with Don Alfonso (Gerald Finley), Ferrando and Guglielmo (Giovanni Sala and Luca Micheletti) must try to woo each other’s fiancées’ Fiordiligi and Dorabella (Elsa Dreisig and Nina van Essen). Tackling Mozart’s beautiful and nuanced music is British conductor Alexander Soddy, much in demand at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan, and the Staatsoper of Vienna and Berlin.

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

Norwegian alt-pop artist AURORA, plays her biggest ever headline performance at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes as part of her What Happened To The Earth? Tour. Filmed on Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead), the arena is transformed into a space of spellbinding sound and light, and filled with fans in festive dress. AURORA’s ethereal voice is ever-captivating as she sings haunting ballads including Dreams and Exist for Love as well as fan-favourites Runaway, The Seed and Churchyard. Known for blending electronic pop with folk and vivid storytelling, AURORA’s performances are always immersive and emotional, and this concert – celebrating nature and the human experience – solidifies her as a beacon of originality and inspiration.

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

Led by the formidable Oscar-nominated duo of Lesley Manville (Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Phantom Thread) and Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, First Man), MINDWINTER BREAK is a touching British drama powered by phenomenal performances. Adapted from Bernard MacLaverty's award-winning novel of the same name, MINDWINTER BREAK is a compelling story about lost faith, commitment, and the enduring power of love from Olivier Award-winning director Polly Findlay. In this evocative adaptation set in picturesque Amsterdam, Manville and Hinds star as a longtime couple who take a life-changing trip. What starts as much-needed holiday for the pair becomes an introspective study of how years of intimacy blend experience and consciousness, while also revealing the profound extent to which we remain unknowable to one another.

Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground.

Set in 1990s New York State and inspired by true events, a working-class undercover officer is tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets.

From Maggie Gyllenhaal (Academy Award-nominated writer/director of The Lost Daughter) and starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley and Academy Award winner Christian Bale comes THE BRIDE! A bold, iconoclastic take on one of the world’s most compelling stories. A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance! The film stars Buckley, Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, with Bening, Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar winner Penélope Cruz.

Bumpin' that. #BratSummer is so back in the highly anticipated new A24 film THE MOMENT, directed by Aidan Zamiri from an original idea by Charli XCX - fresh off the massive cultural impact of her acclaimed 3x Grammy winning album, ‘Brat’. THE MOMENT follows a heightened, satirical version of Charli XCX as a rising pop sensation on the brink of her first arena tour, caught between the raw ethos of the underground scene that shaped her and the glossy machinery of mainstream success. As cameras trail rehearsals, press appearances, and behind-the-scenes negotiations, the film captures the disorienting blur of fame; where authenticity becomes a commodity and every creative choice is filtered through industry expectations. Framed as a mockumentary, the story blends scripted scenes with documentary-style intimacy, allowing humour and unease to coexist. Figures from Charli’s orbit - played by A-list cast including Rachel Sennott, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Kylie Jenner and Alexander Skarsgård - embody managers, collaborators, and cultural commentators who alternately support, exploit, and misunderstand her. Their interactions reveal the subtle ways underground culture is repackaged for mass consumption, even as it loses the chaos and community that once defined it. Premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the film stands as both a sharp critique of pop stardom and a reflective portrait of transformation - of an artist, a culture, and the fragile space between rebellion and brand.

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race occupies a rare place in Australian cultural history. It is one of the great ocean yacht races, and for several days each year the nation follows the sailor’s journey south to Tasmania. The country follows the fleet into the Bass Strait, one of the world’s most treacherous bodies of water, where shifting weather systems can turn elite competition into a fight for survival. TRUE SOUTH marks 80 years of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and was filmed 25 years after its darkest chapter in 1998, when six sailors lost their lives. The film is a deeply human story of family, grief, endurance and friendship, told through the lived experience of the Winning and Dean families. The film centres on lifelong friends Herman Winning and Nathan and Peter Dean, whose bond was forged long before the sea would test it. The 1998 race changed everything for the families. A violent East Coast Low struck the fleet, generating 90-foot seas and claiming six lives, including John Dean, father to Nathan and Peter, and a deeply loved figure across both families. Twenty-five years later, Herman, Nathan and Peter return to the race together — an act of extraordinary bravery that becomes the emotional spine of the film. TRUE SOUTH is directed by Dave Klaiber and created and produced by Will Alexander, founder of independent creative studio Heckler, who has been close friends with the Winning and Dean families since childhood. Alexander was entrusted to tell this deeply personal story because of that lifelong bond, a trust that defines the film’s emotional authenticity. TRUE SOUTH is narrated by Sigrid Thornton AO, with an original score by Elena Kats-Chernin AO.

From Radiohead to his celebrated solo work, this dazzling concert film celebrates the music of era-defining artist Thom Yorke against the iconic backdrop of the Sydney Opera House. Filmed under the stars against the iconic backdrop of the Sydney Opera House, this concert film documents the debut Sydney solo shows of English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Thom Yorke, one of the most acclaimed musicians of his generation. Shot across two nights on the Forecourt in November 2024, the film covers all aspects of Yorke’s thirty-plus years as a recording artist, from a breathtaking acoustic version of Let Down by his Grammy-winning band Radiohead, through to fan-favourite deep cuts (UNKLE’s Rabbit in Your Headlights) and selections from his celebrated, electronic-leaning solo albums. Despite the epic setting, Thom Yorke live at Sydney Opera House has the air of an intimate peek behind the curtain to witness a master at work, Yorke tying the many eclectic strands of his career together with his showstopping falsetto and magnetic stage presence. For fans of Radiohead, The Smile and everything in between, this is a cinematic experience not to be missed.

Director Ronan Day-Lewis makes a dazzling feature film debut with Anemone, as two brothers estranged for decades try to untangle the complex, eternal ties between brothers, fathers, and sons. Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who co-wrote the script with his son Ronan, returns to acting for the first time in eight years. An enigmatic shared history marred by shocking violence and harsh religiosity has left brothers Ray (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Jem (Sean Bean) Stoker estranged for 20 years. Each brother has sought redemption in his own way: Ray lives a life of self-imposed exile, while Jem has taken refuge in his devout faith, and his devotion to partner Nessa (Samantha Morton) and their boy Brian (Samuel Bottomley). But a family crisis forces Jem to track Ray down and ask him to revisit some of the most troubling moments of his life. In Ray’s primitive cabin hidden deep in the woods of northern England, the brothers face the ghosts of the past, baring deep resentments, almost-forgotten grudges and untold tragedy. In his audacious first film, visionary painter Ronan Day-Lewis combines sweeping camerawork, striking visuals and darkly ethereal music with a decades-old mystery for a mythic portrait of two damaged men finally confronting their past. Also featuring powerhouse performances from a stellar supporting cast, Anemone will have audiences talking long after they leave the theatre.

In 2075, a ten-year-old girl, Iris, witnesses Arco, a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit, fall from the sky. Arco comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. Becoming fast friends, the two young children embark on a thrilling adventure to return Arco safely back to his home.

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionise the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”

After prison, Kenna attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child. As they grow closer, Kenna must confront her past mistakes to build a hopeful future.

Ballet in three acts (2015) Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative structures, set to an original score by Max Richter. A collage of themes from ‘Mrs Dalloway’, ‘Orlando’, ‘The Waves’ and Woolf’s other writings, this Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.

From Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes the highly anticipated new drama LA GRAZIA (“Grace”), following it's successful run at last year's ST. ALi Italian Film Festival. The iconic Toni Servillo stars as Mariano De Santis, President of the Italian Republic (with no connection to any real-life presidents; he is entirely a product of Sorrentino’s imagination). A widower and a Catholic, De Santis has a daughter, Dorotea (Anna Ferzetti), who is a legal scholar like himself. As his term draws to a close, amid seemingly uneventful days, two final duties arise: deciding on two delicate petitions for a presidential pardon. These are true moral dilemmas which become tangled, in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life. Driven by doubt, De Santis will have to decide… and so with a deep sense of responsibility, that is exactly what this remarkable Italian President will do. When announcing LA GRAZIA’s prestigious selection as the Venice Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala, artistic director Alberto Barbera remarked “Sorrentino’s return comes with a film destined to leave its mark for its great originality and powerful relevance to the present time.” Australian audiences will have the pleasure of discovering this for themselves, within days of its international debut.

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) 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.

Opéra-comique in three acts (1797) New Production! Join us for the first ever performance of Cherubini's masterpiece at the Naples Opera House, with celebrated soprano Sondra Radvanovsky singing the tour-de-force title role made famous by Maria Callas. The opera recounts the tragic tale of Medea, a mythic sorceress betrayed by her husband Jason (Francesco Meli), when he chooses to abandon her to marry Glauce (Désirée Giove), the princess of Corinth. Overcome with grief and fury, Medea will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance… Staged by multi award-winning film and theatre director Mario Martone, with Riccardo Frizza on the podium.

Bring Me The Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment) captures the band's biggest headline show to date at São Paulo’s Allianz Parque Stadium, performing to a sold-out crowd of 50,000. Hailed by the band as their best show yet, the film expands the visual universe of POST HUMAN, blending cinematic production, fan perspectives and character cameos such as E.V.E, Selene & M8. Featuring multi-camera footage, drone shots and fan-submitted footage, it delivers an immersive, multi-angle experience that mirrors the energy of the night. The performance spans the full evolution of BMTH’s catalogue, from Sempiternal and That’s the Spirit to amo and the POST HUMAN series. One of the world’s biggest acts, the BRIT-winning and Grammy-nominated band have sold over 6.6 million albums and garnered 9.4+ billion streams. L.I.V.E. in São Paulo captures not just a performance, but a moment in music history.

An animal lover seizes an opportunity to use technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could've imagined.

Shakespeare’s OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a ‘compelling’ (★★★★ Telegraph) new production starring David Harewood OBE (Homeland, Best of Enemies), Toby Jones OBE (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Detectorists), Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession, Masters of Sex), Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point) and Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob). Directed by Tony Award-winner Tom Morris OBE (War Horse, Dr Semmelweis, The Grinning Man) with music by PJ Harvey, this epic story of manipulation, jealousy and toxic masculinity explores the darker side of power, rage and desire. Filmed live at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London especially for the big screen, this is ‘an electrifying star-studded Othello.’ (★★★★ Mail on Sunday)

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace (Samara Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

Based on Enid Blyton’s best-selling children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Save the date… Written & directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario) and from indie powerhouse A24 comes THE DRAMA, a sharp, off-kilter comedy starring the powerhouse match made in acting heaven, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Zendaya and Pattinson play a couple who seem flawlessly paired until their big day starts to feel less like a fairytale and more like a dress rehearsal for disaster. Borgli’s signature blend of cringe and dark wit peels back the fondant layers of modern romance to reveal the anxieties, ambitions, and absurdities hiding beneath the buttercream. As champagne flutes crack and carefully written vows are called into question, THE DRAMA becomes a comedic autopsy of commitment in the age of performance. Is the wedding a promise, or just a production? With A24’s flair for the beautifully uncomfortable, the film toasts to romance while gleefully smashing the cake in its own face.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros., and follows The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released in 2023 and earned more than $1.3 billion worldwide. Both the 2023 film and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie are produced by Chris Meledandri of Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and will be released worldwide by Universal Pictures. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is directed by returning filmmakers Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, from a screenplay by returning screenwriter Matthew Fogel, with Brian Tyler returning to compose the score.

Directed by Rebel Wilson and based on the hit musical of the same name, THE DEB is a hilarious love letter to awkward teenage adolescence. High school outcast Taylah Simpkins is certain that the upcoming Debutante Ball ‘the Deb,’ is her one chance to redefine herself and become the popular girl once and for all. When her cynical cousin from the city, Maeve is sent to Taylah’s small farm town as punishment, she thinks the ball is a farce and immediately tries to disrupt the status quo. In their search for the spotlight, Taylah and Maeve dig deep to find self-acceptance – and a date to the Deb.

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.

Michael is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of Michael Jackson’s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before. This is where his story begins. Michael stars Jaafar Jackson in his feature film debut, Nia Long (Empire, The Best Man franchise), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Juliano Krue Valdi (The Loud House, Arco), with Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash) and two-time Academy Award® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin).

Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley's inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album.

Almost twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation. The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new runway of characters including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak and Conrad Ricamora. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles as “Lily” and “Irv” from the first film. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is produced by Wendy Finerman, and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and McKenna.

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders. Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion. Director Simon McQuoid returns to helm the follow up to his explosive 2021 cinematic adventure, from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the videogame created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.

When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Directed by Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” also stars Sigourney Weaver and is produced by Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music composed by Ludwig Göransson.

In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

From legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the gripping sci-fi thriller, DISCLOSURE DAY, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo. If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This June, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … DISCLOSURE DAY.

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” and this time around it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all-new threat to playtime.

Truth. Justice. Whatever. Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) stars as Kara Zor-El in SUPERGIRL, the highly anticipated second entry into the DCU. Directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya), the film follows Kara's darker origin before she finally made her way to Earth.

In Disney’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people. The film is directed by Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Thomas Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated features “Moana” and “Moana 2.”

Defy the Gods. Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated mythic action epic THE ODYSSEY stars Matt Damon as Odysseus and follows his arduous journey home following the Trojan War. The A-list ensemble cast also includes Tom Holland, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Jon Bernthal and Mia Goth.

Tom Holland returns as the web-slinging fan favourite hero in Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The action-packed new instalment features a dynamic ensemble cast including Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal, and Florence Pugh alongside MCU newcomers Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear), Tramell Tillman (Severance) and Marvin Jones III (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). Following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the film finds Peter Parker (Holland) navigating a lonely new reality after the world has forgotten his identity. Determined to embrace a true “brand new day,” Peter focuses on being a friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man while struggling with the emotional cost of his sacrifice. However, moving forward proves difficult as echoes of his past and new threats begin to surface in New York City. SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY promises a more grounded yet emotionally charged chapter in Peter Parker’s journey. As he redefines what it means to be a hero without the safety net of friends, mentors, or a secret identity, Peter must decide who he is when no one is watching.

From director Georgia Oakley and with a screenplay by Diana Reid comes SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, a new adaptation of Jane Austen's timeless novel. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, George MacKay and Fiona Shaw.

The most powerful man in the world (Tom Cruise) embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.

Based on Suzanne Collins's best-selling novel, THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of Katniss' saga. The highly anticipated new installment follows a young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) from the morning of the reaping of the brutal Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Featuring an all-star ensemble cast, including Mckenna Grace, Elle Fanning, Whitney Peak, Jesse Plemons, and Ralph Fiennes.

Meet the Cat in the Hat you don’t know! In the wonderfully whimsical tradition of Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat comes to the big screen in his animated theatrical feature film debut, an all-new, epic adventure with an edge, where mischief, magic and mayhem reign supreme. Doing what he does best, the Cat—voiced by Bill Hader—spreads joy to kids in his hilarious, signature and singularly irreverent way, transporting them and audiences on a fantastical journey through a world they’ve never seen before. In the film, our hero takes on his toughest assignment yet for the I.I.I.I. (Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, LLC): to cheer Gabby and Sebastian, a pair of siblings struggling with their move to a new town. Known for taking things too far, this could be this agent of chaos’s last chance to prove himself...or lose his magical hat! Starring alongside Hader are Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, and Paula Pell, and featuring Tiago Martinez, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Bowen Yang, and Tituss Burgess. Directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s first full-length feature film, The Cat in the Hat, comes to Australian cinemas in 2026. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The cinematic event of the year, AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY sees the return of beloved MCU veterans joined by Marvel fan favourites including the X-MEN and the Fantastic Four, in an epic, all-star action advenure for the ages. Robert Downey Jr. makes a groundbreaking return as iconic Marvel villian Doctor Doom.

Lisan al-Gaib! Prepare for the epic conclusion to Denis Villeneuve’s sweeping, Oscar-winning adaptation of Frank Herbert’s universe, DUNE: PART THREE, drawing from the 1969 novel ‘Dune Messiah’. Timothée Chalamet returns as Paul Muad’Dib, alongside Zendaya as Chani and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, with Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, and Anya Taylor-Joy reprising their roles from Dune: Part Two. Jason Momoa returns from the first film, and Robert Pattinson joins the ensemble in a new role. Co-written by Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, the film follows the aftermath of Paul Atreides’ rise to power as the galaxy grapples with the consequences of his holy war carried out in his name. As Paul struggles with the immense burden of prophecy and the devastating cost of his ascendancy, political conspiracies tighten around him. What began as a quest for survival and revenge transforms into a meditation on power, faith, and fate.