Minions: The Rise of Gru: 30th June
Steve Carell returns as tyrannical leader Gru in the prequel to Illumination's CG-animated DESPICABLE ME film series.
Met Opera: Cinderella: 3rd & 6th July
Continuing a treasured holiday tradition, the Met presents a new installment in its series of abridged opera adaptations for family audiences.
Elvis: 23rd June
Austin Butler is the one and only Elvis Presley in this across-the-years biopic from Oscar-nominee Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!). Co-stars the great Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, the enigmatic manager who shared a complex relationship with Presley.
Whina: 23rd June
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
The Lion King (Te Reo Maori): 23rd June
Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life. The '90s Disney classic is revoiced in Te Reo Māori, as translated by Te Reo Māori experts in each rohe (regions) with key character sporting a different mita (dialects).
Lightyear: 16th June
Before he got his own toy line, he was a young test pilot. Pixar Studios tells the origin story of the man Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) in this Toy Story spinoff from the co-director of Finding Dory.
Nude Tuesday: 16th June
A couple head to a retreat in an effort to rekindle the spark in their marriage, only for the sanctuary to be not quite what they expected in this comedic relationship tale starring Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows), Jackie van Beek (The Breaker Upperers) and Damon Herriman (Judy & Punch).
Jurassic World: Dominion: 9th June
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill are back as the future of mankind hangs in the balance as humans and dinosaurs coexist following the destruction of Isla Nublar.
Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom: 9th June
To fully understand the importance of his work, a teacher is sent to the world's most remote school in this breezy Oscar-nominated Bhutanese tale. Shot at the actual Himalayan school, which stands at roughly 5,000 metres altitude, the filmmakers had to use solar-powered batteries to achieve the shoot.
Mothering Sunday: 2nd June
World War I romance drama from the director of Bang Gang, following a maid who plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves to marry another woman. Stars Oscar winners Olivia Colman and Colin Firth.
Top Gun: Maverick: 26th May
30 years later and still working as a Navy test pilot, Peter 'Maverick' Mitchell finds himself mentoring a team of Top Gun graduates - one of whom is Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, the son of Maverick's late friend, 'Goose' - for an unprecedentedly dangerous mission.
Thor: Love & Thunder: 7th July
Filmmaker Taika Waititi returns to Thor after 2017's Ragnarok. Chris Hemsworth of course is back, here joined by Natalie Portman reprising her role as Jane Foster from Thor and The Dark World.
The Black Phone: 21st July
Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims.
The Quiet Girl: 21st July
A delicate drama that follows a shy nine-year-old who has been separated from her immediate family and left in the care of two distant relatives for the summer.
Where The Crawdads Sing: 21st July
Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) leads this mystery drama as a woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South and is now the prime suspect in her ex-boyfriend's murder.
