ODEON Magazine Issue 100 - Sept / Oct 2017 | Page 30

American Assassin TBC Based on the late Vince Flynn’s bestselling books DIRECTOR Michael Cuesta STARRING Michael Keaton, Dylan O’Brien, Taylor Kitsch Following the tragic death of his girlfriend in a terrorist attack, 23-year-old American Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) is offered the chance to become a counterterrorism agent by the CIA. Seeing a way to both channel his grief and gain the revenge he craves, Rapp agrees – and it’s not long before he’s thrust into the heart of the action. With a mysterious operative known only as ‘Ghost’ hellbent on starting a war, can Rapp save the day? 15 SEP Watch the trailer Geostorm TBC Warning: really extreme weather incoming! DIRECTOR Dean Devlin STARRING Gerard Butler, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris After catastrophic climate conditions 20 OCT come close to destroying the planet, the governments of the world team up to create the Dutch Boy Program: a global network of satellites armed with weather- controlling geoengineering technologies. But now, after two successful years, the satellites are malfunctioning... and it looks deliberate! Can Gerard Butler and Abbie Cornish prevent the End Times? A thrill-a-minute disaster flick with a ‘storming’ A-list cast and ‘thunderous’ effects. The Jungle Bunch TBC This September, take a walk on the wild side! DIRECTOr David Alaux voices Paul Borne, Philippe Bozo, Pascal Casanova When an evil koala named Igor and his mighty army of baboons threaten to destroy the jungle and everyone in it, clumsy kung-fu master Maurice (who’s a curious cross between a penguin and a tiger) vows to save the day, with the help of his friends The Jungle Bunch. Of course, this proves easier said than done! With a laugh-a-minute script and plenty of colourful characters, this is a ‘roarsome’ back-to-school adventure. 15 SEP Goodbye Christopher Robin Watch the trailer TBC DIRECTOR Simon Curtis STARRING Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Domhnall Gleeson This affecting biographical drama transports us back in time to early 20th-century England, and it’s so convincing in its depiction you’ll feel like you’re actually there. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Margot 29 SEP Watch the trailer 30 odeon.co.uk Robbie, with Simon Curtis behind the camera, the film offers a rare glimpse into the relationship between celebrated English author A. A. Milne (creator of Winnie the Pooh) and his son C.R. Milne (aka Christopher Robin), whose toys Milne named his famous 100 Acre Wood characters after. A lovely, heartfelt film. A look at the life of Winnie the Pooh creator, A. A. Milne