Utopia SA will be screening the following new releases from Wednesday 10 February 2016:
- Anomalisa (drama, 90 mins, 6+, in English), at Ciné Utopia from Wed 10 February 2016.
Directed by Duke Johnson (his first feature) and written and directed by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Being John Malkovic) and starring David Thewlis (The Theory of Everything; Seven Years in Tibet; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Queen & Country), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight; Road to Perdition; Welcome to Me; The Machinist; The Hudsucker Proxy) and Tom Noonan (Heat; Last Action Hero; Seraphim Falls).
Synopsis: Michael Stone, an author that specializes in customer service, is a man who is unable to interact deeply with other people. His low sensitivity to excitement, and his lack of interest made him a man with a repetitive life on his own perspective. But, when he went on a business trip, he met a stranger - an extraordinary stranger, which slowly became a cure for his negative view on life that possibly will change his mundane life.
- Deadpool (action adventure, 106 mins, 16+, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg and Utopolis-Belval from Wed 10 February 2016.
Directed Tim Miller (first feature film) and starring Morena Baccarin (Serenity; Spy; various tv series) and Ryan Reynolds (The Captive; The Proposal; Green Lantern; Woman in Gold).
Synopsis: Based upon Marvel Comics most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
- Dirty Grandpa (comedy, 102 mins, 12+, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg and Utopolis-Belval from Wed 10 February 2016.
Diretced by Dan Mazer (I Give It a Year; various tv series) and starring Robert De Niro (The Godfather: Part II; Taxi Driver; The Deer Hunter; Raging Bull; Silver Linings Playbook), Zac Efron, (High School Musical; The Lucky One; The Paperboy; The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud) and Zoey Deutch (Beautiful Creatures; Vampire Academy; The Amazing Spider-Man).
Synopsis: Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a lecherous former Army Lieutenant-Colonel, to Florida for spring break.
- Ride Along 2 (comedy, 102 mins, 12+, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 10 February 2016.
Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four; Think Like a Man; Hurricane Season) and starring Ice Cube (Straight Outta Compton; 22 Jump Street; Boyz n the Hood), Kevin Hart (Ride Along; The Wedding Ringer; Think Like a Man) and Tika Sumpter (Ride Along; Salt).
Synopsis: The RIDE ALONG 2 sequel picks up about a year after our heroes' last adventure. Plans for a quick trip to Miami go bad. With the wedding upcoming, James reluctantly takes Ben with him to Miami to follow up on a lead connected to a drug-ring case he's been trying to crack. In Miami, they meet Maya, a no-b.s homicide who lets them know, Miami is her turf. They also encounter AJ a shady, cocky computer hacker who reveals evidence that implicates a well- respected local businessman, the wealthy Antonio Pope, who harbors a vicious streak and rules South Florida's drug trade. If Ben and James can convince the authorities that Pope is a brutal crime boss they'll stop his spree. If they fail, well there may not be a wedding after all.
- Zootropolis (animated, 108 mins, children admitted, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 10 February 2016.
Directed by Byron Howard (Tangled; Bolt) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph; Horton Hears a Who!) and starring Idris Elba, Shakira, Ginnifer Goodwin,...
Synopsis: In the animal city of Zootopia, which is populated by mammals, birds, fish, Invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, Primates, Marine Mammals, dinosaurs, Arthropods, Insects, Mollusks, annelids, Echinoderms and Arachnids a fast-talking fox who's trying to make it big goes on the run when he's framed for a crime he didn't commit. Zootopia's top cop, a self-righteous rabbit, is hot on his tail, but when both become targets of a conspiracy, they're forced to team up and discover even natural enemies can become best friends.
For further details, see www.utopolis.lu.
