29th June - 19th July, all day every day
Minions are always racing to find a new big bad to follow, and this month they have a few monsters to choose from, including Giants, Giant Apes and Giant Green Men!
Minions
4th July at 11:35
In their first standalone movie, set before they joined forces with the villainous Gru, three of the yellow perils, Kevin, Stuart and Bob, go in search of a new boss to save their tribe from eternal boredom. They encounter the unhinged villain Scarlet Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock), who has plans to take over the world. The minions are thrilled to lend a hand, only for Scarlet to betray the trio. However, getting rid of them once and for all proves easier said than done.
Rampage
12th July at 16:10
Canisters of a deadly pathogen, secretly developed on a space station, land on Earth, exposing animals in multiple environments, including the San Diego Wildlife Sanctuary, home to an albino western lowland gorilla called George. As the creatures that came into contact with the pathogen start to wreak havoc, primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), who has worked closely with George, teams up with genetic engineer Dr Kate Caldwell (Naomie Harris) in a race against time to find an antidote.
Godzilla vs Kong
18th July at 16:10
Two years after the events of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the skyscraper-smashing lizard is back, causing more chaos. Meanwhile, Monarch experts set out on a mission to find Kong’s real home, encountering an enraged Godzilla as they go. As the adventure unfolds, it seems there is more to the confrontation between the two giants than meets the eye, and the key to everything lies at the centre of the Earth. Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsgård are among the cast.
Hulk
19th July at 16:10
Eric Bana leads the cast as the titular green meanie, a monster who appears every time brilliant scientist Dr Bruce Banner gets angry after he is exposed to gamma radiation and a deadly life form known as Nanomeds. As Banner struggles to control his raging alter ego, he slowly learns that the traumas of his youth could hold many of the clues to his current condition. Can he get to the bottom of his past to ensure he has a future? Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly and Sam Elliott co-star.
Statham-Approved Weekends
From 18th July @8pm
The chase for the Stath is on again with X2 weekends of double-bills dedicated to the Brit with grit that takes no s**t!
The Transporter
18th July at 20:00
As ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin, Jason Statham brings his brand of British charm to the original film in the action franchise. Frank enjoys a quiet life, occasionally moving items for clients with no questions asked. His world is turned upside down with his latest job, during which he breaks one of his golden rules and looks at what he’s transporting. It turns out to be a woman, and what was a straightforward gig soon turns into a deadly fight for survival for them both.
Safe
19th July at 20:00
Jason Statham is a knight in rusting armour in this action thriller, playing down-on-his luck Luke Wright, a fighter who infuriates the Russian mafia by winning a bout he was supposed to lose. As well as targeting him, the criminal gang also abducts Mei (Catherine Chan), a young woman who has memorised the combination for a safe, holding millions in mafia money. Escaping their clutches, she runs into Luke, who happens to be a former elite agent and is determined to protect her from harm.
Transporter 2
26th July at 20:00
Suited, booted and with more slick moves and oneliners than you can shake a stick at, Jason Statham is a hoot in his second outing as Frank Martin. This time around, he’s playing chauffeur for a wealthy family’s six-year-old son. The chalk-and cheese pair quickly form a bond, so when the lad is kidnapped, Frank pulls out all the stops to return the lad, safe and sound, to his distraught family, and prevent his abductors from releasing a deadly virus. Matthew Modine and Amber Valetta co-star.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
25th July at 20:00
Jason Statham holds his own as Deckard Shaw against Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs in this spinoff from the high-octane action series. The duo set aside their mutual loathing for each other so they can take down psychopathic former MI6 agent Brixton Lore (Idris Elba, in full-bore bad-guy mode). He’s intelligent, near-indestructible and in possession of a deadly chemical that he plans to use against the world – unless Hobbs and Shaw can stop him. With Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds and Vanessa Kirby.
