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Forthcoming Releases

Please note that the release dates listed below are subject to change. Film times are generally confirmed and available to book on our website, booking line and in person at the box office 1 week in advance of release although this may be longer with certain releases.

The films listed are for information purposes only and may not be shown at all Empire Cinemas. Please check your local cinema page to see if it is showing.

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Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

Advance shows from:

22 June 2013

2D Despicable Me 2

Directed by: Pierre Coffin; Chris Renaud;
Starring: Steve Carell (voice); Kristen Wig (voice);
Ken Jeong (voice); Miranda Cosgrove (voice); Moises Arias (voice); Steve Coogan (voice); Russell Brand (voice); Benjamin Bratt (voice);
100 mins, Rating: U
A young journalist, molded by the morals of his earth parents, discovers that he is gifted with powers beyond his imagination, and he uses those powers to defend his adopted home from an insidious evil.
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Release Date:

14 June 2013

2D Man Of Steel

Directed by: Zack Snyder;
Starring: Henry Cavill; Amy Adams;
Michael Shannon; Kevin Costner; Diane Lane; Laurence Fishburne; Antje Traue; Ayelet Zurer;
145 mins, Rating: TBC
An all-access pass to the British pop sensation One Direction live in concert.
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Release Date:

30 August 2013

Advance shows from:

29 August 2013

2D One Direction - The Movie

Directed by: Morgan Spurlock;
Themselves: Niall Horan; Zayn Malik;
Liam Payne; Harry Styles; Louis Tomlinson;
Rating: 12A
When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
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Release Date:

12 July 2013

2D Pacific Rim

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro;
Starring: Charlie Hunnam;
Idris Elba; Ron Perlman; Charlie Day;
Rating: TBC
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
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Release Date:

30 August 2013

2D R.I.P.D (Rest In Peace Department)

Directed by: Robert Schwentke;
Starring: Ryan Reynolds;
Jeff Bridges; Kevin Bacon; Stephanie Szostak;
Rating: TBC
Marvel’s "Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.
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Release Date:

1 November 2013

Advance shows from:

30 October 2013

2D Thor: The Dark World

Directed by: Alan Taylor;
Producer: Kevin Feige;
Starring: Chris Hemsworth;
Natalie Portman; Tom Hiddleston;
Rating: TBC
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

Advance shows from:

22 June 2013

3D Despicable Me 2

Directed by: Pierre Coffin; Chris Renaud;
Starring: Steve Carell (voice); Kristen Wig (voice);
Ken Jeong (voice); Miranda Cosgrove (voice); Moises Arias (voice); Steve Coogan (voice); Russell Brand (voice); Benjamin Bratt (voice);
100 mins, Rating: U
A young journalist, molded by the morals of his earth parents, discovers that he is gifted with powers beyond his imagination, and he uses those powers to defend his adopted home from an insidious evil.
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Release Date:

14 June 2013

3D Man Of Steel

Directed by: Zack Snyder;
Starring: Henry Cavill; Amy Adams;
Michael Shannon; Kevin Costner; Diane Lane; Laurence Fishburne; Antje Traue; Ayelet Zurer;
145 mins, Rating: TBC
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University - when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
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Release Date:

12 July 2013

3D Monsters University

Directed by: Dan Scanlon;
Starring: Billy Crystal (voice);
John Goodman (voice); Steve Buscemi (voice); Helen Mirren (voice);
Rating: TBC
When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
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Release Date:

12 July 2013

3D Pacific Rim

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro;
Starring: Charlie Hunnam;
Idris Elba; Ron Perlman; Charlie Day;
Rating: TBC
Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.
Release Date:

16 August 2013

3D Planes

Directed by: Klay Hall;
Starring: Jon Cryer (voice);
John Cleese (voice); Val Kilmer (voice); Brad Garrett (voice); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (voice);
Rating: TBC
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.
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Release Date:

1 August 2013

Advance shows from:

31 July 2013

3D The Smurfs 2

Directed by: Raja Gosnell;
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris;
Brendan Gleeson; Jayma Mays; Sofia Vergara; Katy Perry as Smurfette & Hank Azaria as Gargamel;
Rating: TBC
Wolverine makes a voyage to modern-day Japan, where he encounters an enemy from his past that will impact on his future.
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Release Date:

26 July 2013

Advance shows from:

25 July 2013

3D The Wolverine

Directed by: James Mangold;
Starring: Hugh Jackman;
Will Yun Lee; Famke Janssen; Brian Tee;
Rating: TBC
A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500.
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Release Date:

18 October 2013

3D Turbo

Directed by: David Soren;
Starring: Ryan Reynolds;
Paul Giamatti; Maya Rudolph;
Rating: TBC
3D Walking With Dinosaurs
Release Date:

20 December 2013

3D Walking With Dinosaurs

Directed by: Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale;
Starring: Charlie Rowe;
Angourie Rice;
Rating: TBC
A Haunted House
Release Date:

21 June 2013

A Haunted House

Directed by: Michael Tiddes;
Starring: Marlon Wayans; Marlene Forte;
Essence Atkins; Dave Sheridan; Cedric The Entertainer; Affion Crockett;
86 mins, Rating: 15
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
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Release Date:

7 June 2013

After Earth

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan;
Starring: Will Smith;
Jaden Smith; Zoë Kravitz; Isabelle Fuhrman;
Rating: TBC
British rock legends Status Quo are on their 50th year anniversary world tour, starting in Fiji.
Release Date:

5 July 2013

Bula Quo!

Directed by: Stuart St. Paul;
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Craig Fairbrass;
Laura Aikman; Himself: Francis Rossi;
Rick Parfitt;
90 mins, Rating: PG
Directed by Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire), Byzantium is an original new take on the vampire horror genre, following two headstrong female vampires as they deal with the pitfalls of eternal life. Starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan.
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Release Date:

31 May 2013

Byzantium

Directed by: Neil Jordan;
Starring: Gemma Arterton;
Saoirse Ronan; Jonny Lee Miller; Sam Riley;
118 mins, Rating: 15
When young Jay Moriarty discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
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Release Date:

5 July 2013

Chasing Mavericks

Directed by: Michael Apted; Curtis Hanson;
Starring: Gerard Butler;
Elisabeth Shue; Scott Eastwood; Abigail Spencer;
Rating: TBC
Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Release Date:

20 September 2013

Elysium

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp;
Starring: Matt Damon; Jodie Foster;
Sharlto Copley; Alice Braga; Diego Luna; William Fichtner; Wagner Moura;
Rating: TBC
GLOBE ON SCREEN 
Experience three incredible productions from the world's most famous stage.
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Release Date:

3 June 2013

Globe On Screen - Henry V

Directed by: Dominic Dromgoole;
Designer: Jonathon Fensom;
Starring: Brid Brennan;
Graham Butler; Nigel Cooke;
168 mins, Rating: TBC
GLOBE ON SCREEN 
Experience three incredible productions from the world's most famous stage.
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Release Date:

29 July 2013

Globe On Screen - The Taming Of The Shrew

Directed by: Toby Frow;
Designer: Mike Britton;
Starring: Tom Anderson;
David Beames; Jamie Beamish;
195 mins, Rating: TBC
GLOBE ON SCREEN 
Experience three incredible productions from the world's most famous stage.
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Release Date:

1 July 2013

Globe On Screen - Twelfth Night

Directed by: Tim Carroll;
Designer: Jenny Tiramani;
Starring: Samuel Barnett;
Stephen Fry; Mark Rylance;
191 mins, Rating: TBC
The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs.
Release Date:

9 August 2013

Grown Ups 2

Directed by: Dennis Dugan;
Starring: Adam Sandler; Kevin James;
Chris Rock; David Spade; Salma Hayek; Maya Rudolph; Maria Bello; Nick Swardson;
101 mins, Rating: 12A
The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.
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Release Date:

16 August 2013

Kick-Ass 2

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow;
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz;
Jim Carrey; Aaron Taylor-Johnson; Lyndsy Fonseca;
Rating: 15
The National Theatre presents a major new production of William Shakespeare’s celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy.
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Release Date:

26 September 2013

NT Live - Othello

Directed by: Nicholas Hytner;
Starring: Adrian Lester;
Rory Kinnear;
210 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
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Release Date:

13 June 2013

NT Live - The Audience

Directed by: Stephen Daldry;
Writer: Peter Morgan;
Starring: Helen Mirren;

180 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
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Release Date:

2 August 2013

Advance shows from:

7 August 2013

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Directed by: Thor Freudenthal;
Starring: Alexandra Daddario;
Directed by: Logan Lerman;
Starring: Nathan Fillion;
Sean Bean;
Rating: TBC
The British Museum also plans to follow the premiere on 18 June with another first: 'Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum', a live transmission for school children across the country on 19 June also from the British Museum and aimed at Key Stage 2 and 3. Schools all over the UK will have the opportunity to visit their local cinema for a fun, interactive show which will enhance cross curriculum learning.
Release Date:

19 June 2013

Pompeii Live For Schools

Introduced By: Neil MacGregor (British Museum Director);
Presented By: Mary Beard (Historian);
Rachel de Thame; Giorgio Locatelli; Bettany Hughes;
60 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
The first live cinema event ever produced by a museum, offering an exclusive private view of the major exhibition.
Release Date:

18 June 2013

Pompeii Live From The British Museum

Introduced By: Neil MacGregor (British Museum Director);
Presented By: Mary Beard (Historian);
Rachel de Thame; Giorgio Locatelli; Bettany Hughes;
90 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
Award-winning director Richard Jones directs a Gloriana for our time, framing the depiction of the 16th-century Queen in a setting that re-creates the excitement of our own Queen's Coronation year.
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Release Date:

24 June 2013

ROH - Gloriana (Live)

Directed by: Richard Jones;
Conductor: Paul Daniel;
Starring: Susan Bullock;
Toby Spence; Patricia Bardon;
180 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
La Donna Del Lago promises to be a musical revelation. The ultimate bel canto cast is assembled for this important yet rarely performed masterpiece.
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Release Date:

27 May 2013

ROH - La Donna Del Lago (Live)

Directed by: John Fulljames;
Starring: Joyce DiDonato;
Juan Diego Flórez; Conductor: Michele Mariotti;

200 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin (De Niro and Keaton) are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding.
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Release Date:

31 May 2013

Advance shows from:

29 May 2013

The Big Wedding

Directed by: Justin Zackham;
Starring: Robert De Niro;
Amanda Seyfried; Katherine Heigl; Susan Sarandon; Diane Keaton; Robin Williams;
89 mins, Rating: 15
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
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Release Date:

2 August 2013

The Conjuring

Directed by: James Wan;
Starring: Patrick Wilson;
Vera Farmiga; Ron Livingstone;
112 mins, Rating: 15
The Heat
Release Date:

2 August 2013

Advance shows from:

31 July 2013

The Heat

Directed by: Paul Feig;
Starring: Sandra Bullock;
Melissa McCarthy; Marlon Wayans;
177 mins, Rating: TBC
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. Including Live Q&A with Michael Shannon.
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Release Date:

7 June 2013

Advance shows from:

25 May 2013

The Iceman (+ Live Q&A with Michael Shannon)

Directed by: Ariel Vromen;
Starring: Michael Shannon;
James Franco; Winona Ryder; Robert Davi;
160 mins, Rating: 15
Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.
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Release Date:

5 July 2013

Advance shows from:

4 July 2013

The Internship

Directed by: Shawn Levy;
Starring: Vince Vaughn;
Owen Wilson; Rose Byrne; Max Minghella;
Rating: TBC
As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan.
Release Date:

7 June 2013

The Last Exorcism Part II

Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly;
Starring: Ashley Bell; Andrew Sensenig;
Judd Lormand; Julia Garner; Tarra Riggs; Spencer Treat Clark; David Jensen; Joe Chrest;
89 mins, Rating: 15
Native American spirit warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.
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Release Date:

9 August 2013

The Lone Ranger

Directed by: Gore Verbinski;
Starring: Johnny Depp; Armie Hammer;
Tom Wilkinson; William Fichtner; Barry Pepper; James Badge Dale; Ruth Wilson; Helena Bonham Carter;
Rating: TBC
If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? Over the course of a single night, a family will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.
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Release Date:

31 May 2013

The Purge

Directed by: James DeMonaco;
Starring: Lena Headey; Ethan Hawke;
Tony Oller; Max Burkholder; Adelaide Kane;
85 mins, Rating: 15
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
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Release Date:

19 July 2013

The World's End

Directed by: Edgar Wright;
Writer: Simon Pegg; Edgar Wright;
Starring: Rosamund Pike;
Martin Freeman; Simon Pegg; Nick Frost;
Rating: TBC
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Release Date:

28 June 2013

This Is The End

Directed by: Seth Rogen; Evan Goldberg;
Starring: James Franco; Jonah Hill;
Seth Rogen; Jay Baruchel; Danny McBride; Craig Robinson; Michael Cera; Emma Watson;
107 mins, Rating: 15
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
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Release Date:

6 September 2013

White House Down

Directed by: Roland Emmerich;
Starring: Channing Tatum; Maggie Gyllenhaal;
James Woods; Joey King; Jamie Foxx; Richard Jenkins;
Rating: TBC
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is the story of the relationship between two characters, Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) & Naina (Deepika Padukone), at two separate but defining times in their lives...
Release Date:

31 May 2013

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Directed by: Ayan Mukerji;
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor;
Deepika Padukone; Aditya Roy Kapur; Kalki Koechlin;
162 mins, Rating: PG

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