5 Biggest Blockbusters of 2018

PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 26 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA DECEMBER 2017 FAST FORWARD: 5 BIGGEst LosE Up C rsonaL BLOCKBUstErs & PE of 2018 RobIN WILLIAMS THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: FIRANGI, MARK FELT, FUKREY RETURNS, TIGER ZINDA HAI GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, Take a tantalising peek at 5 Blockbusters coming your way in 2018. Meet American filmmaker Denis Villeneuve , whose Here’s the December edition of Movies First, your exclusive powerful cinema has made him the most exciting name window to the world of cinema. in Hollywood. Learn little-known secrets of the legendary This month’s movies range from star-studded sparklers to Robin Williams’ life, and join us in wishing thespian Samuel story-rich gems. L. Jackson a Happy Birthday. Rian Johnson’ s epic soap opera “ Star Wars: The Last Jedi” We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous hits the screens after an agonising wait. Super spies month of movie watching. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif make an unstoppable pair in “ T iger Zinda Hai.” Comedy king Kapil Sharma stars in the refreshing “Firangi” and everybody’s favourite buddies are Regards back with “Fukrey Returns.” We rewind to “ Catch Me if You Can ,” the deliciously charming Spielberg thriller based on the true story of a Gautam Dutta slippery swindler. CEO, PVR Limited USING THE MAGAZINE We hope youa’ll find this magazine easy to use, but here’s a handy guide to the icons used throughout anyway. You can tap the page once at any time to access full contents at the top of the page. PLAY TRAILER SET REMINDER BOOK TICKETS SHARE PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 2 CONTENTS Luke Skywalker is back but can he prevent the Dark Side from prevailing? Tap for... Tap for... Movie OF THE MONTH UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Tap for... Tap for... MUST WATCH FESTIVAL FLASH Tap for... Tap for... ARCHITECTS OF CINEMA FAST FORWARD TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 3 RELEASING THIS MONTH A SNEAK-PEAK INTO THE BIG RELEASE OF THE MONTH! PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER back for an impossible rescue mission to battle an TIGER international terrorist organisation. Will they succeed? Reasons to Watch: ZINDA HAI This espionage drama is an action-packed visual feast NO ONE HUNTS BETTER THAN A WOUNDED TIGER that takes you across Austria, Morocco, Greece and the Middle East. Watch out for the high-octane action scenes shot in 50-degree heat in Abu Dhabi’s Liwa desert. Plot: After a gap of eight years, Tiger (Salman Khan) and Zoya (Katrina Kaif) are back, and this time, they have a deadly mission to complete. The film is based on the DID YOU KNOW? dramatic 2014 abduction and rescue of 26 Indian nurses by ISIS. The official trailer of the movie has become the world’s most Salman Khan plays an Indian RAW agent and top spy, liked trailer on YouTube, codenamed “Tiger” and Katrina Kaif is an ISI agent of surpassing “Star Wars: The Pakistan. Both are presumed dead by their respective Force Awakens (2015).” countries. When all hell breaks loose in a foreign land, which places civilian lives in harm’s way, they are called PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 The Collection “Tiger Zinda Hai” is yet another high- action entertainer from the house of Ali ALMAN Abbas Zafar, one of Bollywood’s up and AND I WORK WELL coming filmmakers. Here’s a glance at TOGETHER. HE IS A some of his previous ventures. SUPERSTAR, AND PEOPLE PERCEiVE HiM in A CERTAin WAY, BUT INTERESTINGLY, wE HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING. - Ali Abbas Zafar, Director Hollywood action director Tom Struthers, of Dark Knight MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN (2011) and Inception fame, has choreographed some daredevil action sequences in the film. The story is based on real events, with the hit pairing of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif adding heft to its appeal. GUNDAY (2014) TIGER ZINDA HAI RELEASE 22 DECEMBER Genre: Action, Thriller Language(s): Hindi Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sudeep Studio: Yash Raj Films Pic Courtesy: © Yash Raj Films SULTAN (2016) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER STAR WARS: MOVIE OF THE MONTH THE LAST JEDI Release Date: 15 December old space saga on its head by recasting Mark Hamill’s Luke Tagline: It’s time for the Jedi to End! Skywalker as the big baddie? It’s just a few days until we Director: Rian Johnson find out. Star Cast: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill Genre: Action Studio: Lucasfilm Ltd. ‘ IAN IS In December 2015, the seventh installment of Star Wars DEFINITELY GOING TO franchisee “The Force Awakens” made the world fall in love with the space sage all over again. And last year, Disney places AnD investigating came out with their first Star wars spinoff, “Rogue One.” thingS that haven’T The success of these movies solidified the confidence of its fans in the directions the franchisee was taking. On this 15th REally BEEN DONE IN thE of December, the wildly popular franchisee returns to the big screens with its ninth installment “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” STAR wARS uniVERSE. to take us on another journey in a galaxy far, far away. – Oscar Issac, Actor Will director Rian Johnson carry the plot and vibe from 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back,” or turn the venerable PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 “” HE SECOND FIlm IS whERE WE START ZOOMING IN ON thE charactErs AND GEttING TO thE HEart OF thEM, challENGING THE PLOT: “The Last Jedi” begins immediately after the events of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which ended thEM, AND PUshING with Rey (Daisy Ridley) coming face-to-face with an elderly THEM DEEPER. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), now living a life off monastic – Rian Johnson, Director solitude on a planet called Ahch-To. The movie continues the story of Rey and her discovery of the force, delves deeper into the reasons behind the self-imposed exile of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, along with a major war that’s brewing up between General Leia SUPREME LEADER SNOKE: While he was reduced to a few Organa’s Resistance and the First Order. holographic appearances in the last movie, “The Last Jedi,” will give us a full-on look at this master of the Dark Side THE MAIN PLAYERS of the Force. We might even get a deeper insight into his REY: After finally finding Luke Skywalker in his hiding, motivations behind his evil scheme of things. Rey starts training with him to become a Jedi. Another continuing mystery about Rey is the identity of her parents THE NEW PLAYERS and she might start to pick up threads to learn more about Vietnamese actress named Veronica ngo joins the cast as her past while fighting to find a bigger purpose of her life. Paige Tico, a gunner in the rebellion. She’s joined by her sister Rose Tico (played by Kelly Marie Tran) who is out on LUKE SKYWALKER: it is confirmed. Out from his exile, the her own journey with Finn. beloved protagonist of the original franchisee will have a larger role to play this time. However, events of the past Another new character is DJ - a shady character of unclear have left him bitter and hurt and he is cautious about what allegiances played by Benicio Del Toro. Actress Laura Dern Rey’s massive power might bring about, thus making him joins the cast as Vice Admiral Holdo, a prominent officer in reluctant to train her. the Resistance. GENERAL LEIA ORGANA: Carrie Fisher returns for one final appearance as the leader of the Resistance, which is one of the few remaining bulwarks against the First Order in the wake of the New Republic’s decimation in “The Force Awakens.” KYLO REN: Kylo Ren came close to finding Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but walked away empty handed after being stopped in his tracks by Ray and Finn. But his quest to kill Luke certainly isn’t over ¬ especially now that he has killed his father Han Solo. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 TRIVIA With a running time of 150 01 minutes, this is the longest movie of the Star Wars saga. Actor Tom Hardy and British 02 royalty Prince Harry, Prince William will be doing cameos in the film as a storm troopers. This film will be released over 40 03 years after “Star Wars: Episode iV - A new Hope” (1977) and will mark the 40th anniversary of the Star wars film franchise. This will be the first Star wars 04 film in the series in which Kenny Baker will not be involved in the portrayal of R2-D2. THE DIRECTOR: While J.J. Abrams laid the groundwork for the future of the Star Wars saga, the reins of taking it forward has been handed over to writer-director Rian Johnson. The young filmmaker broke out onto the scene with his fantastic, gritty neo-noir “Brick,” and followed it up with the fun caper “The Brothers Bloom.” With his trippy time travel action movie “Looper,” he has demonstrated a knack for sci-fi storytelling, and it’s exciting to think of what he will do with a mix of iconic characters. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 5 Biggest FAST FORWARD Blockbusters of 2018 2017 was pretty eventful when it came down to the movies. AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR The year saw some of the most prominent directors putting Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo out their best works and was big on superhero flicks and Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth franchisee reboots.

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