Actor Keegan-Michael Key (1971)

Directed by Paul King, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby based on a story by King, Wonka (2023) is a musical fantasy film. It delves into the early life of Willy Wonka, the beloved character from Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. As an aspiring magician, inventor, and chocolatier, Wonka arrives in Europe to set up shop at Galéries Gourmet. However, facing financial struggles, he is persuaded to stay at Mrs. ...

In the film Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), based on the beloved characters of the same name, we follow Chip and Dale as they navigate their friendship and careers in a world where humans and cartoon characters coexist. Starting out as best friends in elementary school, they eventually move to Hollywood and find success in acting. However, when Dale gets his own show, their relationship takes a turn for the worse and both of their shows end up getting cancelled. Fast forward thirty years, Chip is now an insurance salesman while Dale travels to fan conventions. But when their former co-star Monterey Jack reaches out for help after getting into trouble with ...

The upcoming film Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) is an American animated adventure comedy, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and released through Amazon Studios. As the hotel celebrates its 125th anniversary, Mavis overhears Dracula’s retirement plans, prompting her to share them with Johnny. Excitedly, Johnny reveals his own plans to renovate the hotel. However, Dracula worries about the potential damage Johnny could cause and falsely claims that only monsters can own the hotel due to a “monster real-estate law”. This leaves Johnny disappointed. With the help of Van Helsing’s transforming ray, he attempts to ...

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), a Netflix and The Jim Henson Company collaboration, serves as a prequel to the 1982 fantasy film. This series delves into the world of Thra from the original movie and follows three Gelflings – Rian, Deet, and Brea – on their journey to unite their clans and overthrow the oppressive Skeksis. Their mission is to save Thra from destruction caused by the Darkening. Despite receiving positive reviews upon its debut on August 30, 2019, it was announced in September 2020 that the series would not continue for a second season. In a different world, at a different time and in a ...

Toy Story 4 (2019) is an American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Following the events of the previous films, Woody and Bo Peep team up to rescue Andy’s remote control car, RC, during a storm. Eventually, Bo and her lamp find a new owner through donation. Though Woody is heartbroken, Bo has accepted her role as a toy with grace. As they part ways, Woody shares a heartfelt goodbye with her. Fast forward nine years and college-bound Andy has passed on his beloved toys to Bonnie. However, Woody struggles to adjust as Bonnie shows little interest in playing with him. When Bonnie creates a toy out of a spork ...

The American musical drama film, The Lion King (2019), is directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Fairview Entertainment. It is a computer-animated remake of the 1994 traditionally animated film of the same name. In the African Pride Lands, a pride of lions reigns over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi introduce their newborn son, Simba, to the other animals with Rafiki, the shaman and advisor of the kingdom. As Mufasa shows Simba around the Pride Lands, he also teaches him about his responsibilities as king and the concept of the “circle of life”. ...

Shane Black directs The Predator (2018), an American sci-fi action flick that he co-wrote with Fred Dekker. The fourth installment in the franchise and sixth overall, it is chronologically placed between Predator 2 (1990) and Predators (2010). An alien ship crashes on Earth during U.S. Army Ranger sniper Quinn McKenna’s hostage retrieval mission. He takes down the Predator and mails off pieces of its armor as proof of life beyond our planet. Government agent Will Traeger captures Quinn to examine him while also taking the Predator to a lab for ...

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) is an American monster comedy film created by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. In the late 1800s, Dracula and his companions travel incognito on a train headed for Budapest. However, their plans are disrupted when Dracula’s nemesis, Professor Abraham Van Helsing, shows up and exposes the group. In order to protect his friends, Dracula pushes them off the train while the monsters make their escape through the roof. Van Helsing becomes determined to destroy Dracula, but is consistently outsmarted by him. Fast forward to present day – one year after the events of the previous film – and ...

Keanu (2016) is an American buddy action comedy film directed by Peter Atencio and written by Jordan Peele and Alex Rubens. A notorious group of assassins, known as the ‘Allentown Brothers’, cause chaos at a Mexican cartel’s drug-processing facility, leaving no survivors, including the leader, King Diaz. Amidst the chaos, a precious kitten named Iglesias escapes their clutches. Rell, who was recently dumped, discovers the kitten on his doorstep and names it Keanu. However, two weeks later, after returning ...

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) is an American animated monster comedy film created by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation with support from LStar Capital. Produced by Sony Pictures Imageworks and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it continues the story of Mavis and Johnny following their marriage, which was approved by her father Count Dracula. As they prepare for their son Dennis’s fifth birthday, Drac grows concerned that the child has yet to develop vampire powers. To protect him from potential dangers in Transylvania, Mavis suggests moving to Johnny’s hometown of Santa Cruz, California for a more ‘normal’ upbringing, much to ...

Tomorrowland (2015) is an American science fiction film directed by Brad Bird, with a screenplay by Bird and Damon Lindelof, based on a story written by Bird, Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen. In 1964, a young boy named Frank Walker attends the New York World’s Fair to sell his prototype jet pack. Despite his efforts, he is rejected due to its malfunction. Fortunately, Frank meets ...