xXx: Return of Xander Cage
In cinemas: 20th January 2017
The year starts off with a bang with the Return of Xander Cage. Based around the exploits of the coolest extreme athlete on earth turned government agent, played by Vin Diesel and directed by DJ Caruso, it’s the third film in the xXx franchise. Thought to be long dead, Cage returns from self-imposed exile to confront the deadly Xiang (Donnie Yen) in a race to recover the Pandora’s Box, a sinister weapon. With Samuel L Jackson playing Augustus Eugene Gibbons, Deepika Padukone as Serena Unger and Ruby Rose as Adele Wolff, Cage finds himself tangled in a conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.
Rock Dog
In cinemas: 24th February 2017
Welcome to Snow Mountain where the fun-loving sheep live in harmony, but the dog who was bred to guard them…would rather rock n roll. Bodi, (Luke Wilson) a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, is training to take over the role of village guard from his dad, Khampa, (JK Simmons) but everything changes when a radio falls out of the sky and Bodi hears rock legend Angus Scattergood. (Eddie Izzard). Leaving home in search of his destiny, Bodi attracts the attention of Linnux, (Lewis Black) leader of the wolf pack, who believes that Bodi is his ticket back into the village and closer to delicious sheep.
Trainspotting 2
In cinemas: 10th February 2017
Directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge, T2 is the long overdue sequel to the epic 1996 black British comedy Trainspotting. It reunites the original cast, with Ewan McGregor as Rent Boy, Ewen Bremner as Spud, Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy and Robert Carlyle as the psychopathic Franco Begbie, who together look to forge a new, equally unpleasant career in the vice industry. Fast-paced and at times hilariously funny, it’s also a sharp, hard-hitting commentary on the problems most cities face, and as before is backed by an excellent soundtrack.
