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What’s on at the cinema this June
June continues a cinematic hot streak with the arrival of a long-awaited sci-fi epic, Disclosure Day, from legendary director Steven Spielberg, hyped instalments of popular franchises Masters of the Universe, Toy Story and Supergirl, plus a nostalgic return to early 2000s comedies with Scary Movie 6 and Jackass: Best and Last.
Masters of the Universe
Monday 1st June
By the power of Greyskull, we’re excited for this one. Four decades since the 1987 Dolph Lundgren-fronted 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.
Madfabulous
Friday 5th June
When the flamboyant Henry Paget (Callum Scott Howells, It’s a Sin) arrives in 1890s Wales to claim his inheritance, his theatrical flair sends shockwaves through the upper-class elite. Alongside his spirited cousin Lily (Ruby Stokes, Bridgerton) and loyal butler Gelert (Rupert Everett), Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the 5th Marquess of Anglesey. Inspired by a true story of the unlikely British aristocrat who bankrupted his estate, lived fast and died young, and smashed society’s notions of class, gender and decorum.
Savage House
Friday 5th June
Set against the backdrop of 18th-century England, a massive pox outbreak and the Jacobite Uprising, this is a timely and darkly satirical story of Sir Chauncey Savage (Richard E. Grant) and Lady Savage’s (Claire Foy) blind pursuit of a better life. It is not without a tinge of irony that their family name is Savage, for this is a Savage House indeed. Filled with duels, decadence and bloodshed, this is a madcap play on class and power.
Scary Movie 6
Friday 5th June
26 years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, the Core Four are back in the crosshairs, and no horror movie is safe. Marlon Wayans (Shorty), Shawn Wayans (Ray), Anna Faris (Cindy) and Regina Hall (Brenda) reunite in Scary Movie 6 alongside returning favourites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word “legacy” in it, and every final chapter that absolutely isn’t final. Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed. The Wayans are back.
Disclosure Day
Wednesday 10th June
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 will be director Steven Spielberg’s fourth alien feature, following Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and War of the Worlds (2005). Disclosure Day explores the public’s response to irrefutable confirmation of extraterrestrial life. Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo star.
Toy Story 5
Friday 19th June
Is the age of toys over? The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, and this time around it’s toys vs tech. Buzz (Tim Allen), Woody (Tom Hanks), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head-to-head with an all-new threat to playtime in the form of a deceptively chirpy frog-shaped tablet named Lillypad, voiced by Greta Lee. You’ll laugh and cry and then you’ll want to come home, smash your kids’ smartphones and make them play with spinning tops instead.
Jackass: Best and Last
Friday 26th June
Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final swansong on the big screen, featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs. Jackass began in 2000 as a reality stunt show in which the cast performed gross-out gags, then made it to the big screen in 2002 with Jackass: The Movie. 24 years later, we have the franchise’s final instalment. Jackass: Best and Last promises to be more outrageous than ever.
Supergirl
Friday 26th June
Supergirl follows Kara Zor-El’s story and her darker origin before she finally made her way to Earth. When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl (Milly Alcock, House of the Dragon), reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. But don’t worry, Krypto the Superdog will be on hand to provide much-needed face-licking and comic relief.
Chris Kingston
Entertainment Writer
Chris is Laura's brother and the font of all knowledge when it comes to anything related to TV, film and books. He provides our popular round-ups on what to watch at the cinema, the TV not to miss, and new cultural releases.
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