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Leanne gradually falls into a dependence on virtual reality. These dreamlike worlds, infinite in beauty, give her a euphoria she can no longer find in real life. Until one experience shakes her deeply: the line between reality and the artificial blurs, and her grip on the real world begins to falter.
Jul 2026
A reckless group of twelve year olds set out on a mission to spend the rest of their lives at sleepaway camp. They'll just have to get past Bob - the camp's deranged, relentless, 50-year-old lifer counselor.
Sep 2026
The comedy explores the clash of cultures between a French woman and a Quebecer, highlighting the complexities of language and cultural differences between families.
Jan 2027
Chubby always eats, walks, and plays alone—until one day, he meets a masked tree spirit named Little Tree under a giant tree. Their bond sparks laughter, friendship, and the creation of the “Little Tree Defense Squad,” where four children protect their secret green haven. But when humans threaten to destroy the tree, Little Tree must return to the forest. For the first time, Chubby steps forward, determined to find his friend and protect the world they love with his own courage.
Aug 2026
Nov 2026
While his friend Buffalo-Seed is in a deep coma and Rainbow reveals her shaman skills by keeping him alive, Yakari gallops off with Little-Thunder in search of the only living being capable of bringing him back to life: Buffalo-Seed's totem, the imposing, fantastic and dangerous Thathanka!
May 2027
Stifled by her family life and the stranglehold of feminine expectations, a mother who has it all decides to pursue herself above all else and refuses to bend to society’s mores, even in the face of unspeakable tragedy.
Near the end of the Showa era in the late 1980s, in Misaki town, an old mansion is rumored to be the home of a witch. After moving into the mansion, Aoko Aozaki begins to learn sorcery from a young mage, Alice Kuonji, the rumored witch of the mansion. The Aozaki family oversees the land on which Misaki is built and the heir (Aoko) is tasked with protecting it. Mysterious intruders have been disrupting the bounded field in Misaki, leading Alice and Aoko to investigate. A mannequin or puppet attacks them and is incinerated. As this happens, both of them spot someone running away, a civilian who must not get away having seen magic alive. Unexpectedly, a young boy named Soujuurou Shizuki is drawn to the mansion and comes to reside with them as well.
Returning to his province, a male sex worker from Manila discovers that oppression clings to him like a shadow wherever he goes.
Bohurupi: The Golden Daku is the much-awaited sequel to the 2024 all-time blockbuster Bohurupi, where Bikram and Jhimli return, stepping into a thrilling new chapter of adventure and high-stakes drama.
Oct 2026
When 39 people are killed prior to the European Cup at the Brussels Heysel stadium in 1985, the mayor's daughter and an Italian journalist are torn between their professional assignments, family, and human nature.
“The wind, one brilliant day, called to my soul with an odor of jasmine.” Last autumn, actress Tang Wei softly recited these lines in English while sitting beside director Ben Rivers on a fallen tree trunk in the outskirts of London. Together, they carefully searched for the poem's rhythm, as the wind rustled through the trees.
A boy's body is discovered in a peat field, and a local drunk confesses to a decades-old murder. Policeman Broze reopens the case and is forced to confront his own role in the tragic game played by boys 30 years ago—a day he can't remember or forget.
In 1480, or thereabouts, as Princess Blanche prepares to unite with the handsome prince of a neighboring kingdom, her father decides to marry her to Melchior, his coarse army commander whom she barely knows. Devastated, she asks for the help of her godmother, who reveals that she is in possession of a mysterious “skin” which, once worn, will allow Blanche to become a man and thus get to know her fiancé incognito.
In the era when the communists ruled the city, the red zone of the struggle for power, hid the evil legend of the forest, roaring and fanging, occupying the haunted land for hundreds of years.
Dec 2026
A small provincial town. A young doctor's morning begins with an anxious knock at the window. A panicked woman reports that her child is dying. The doctor rushes to help and discovers signs of abuse on the child's body. An investigation begins, and the doctor is drawn into the dark depths of a family tragedy.
If you had the power over life and death, what would you do? Now, boldly reimagined for the London stage in close collaboration with the original Japanese producers, HoriPro, this new musical features an electrifying score by Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominee Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell. Death Note: The Musical is set to be the theatrical event of the summer. When brilliant student Light Yagami discovers a notebook with the power to determine who lives and who dies, his mission to reshape society quickly spirals out of control and attracts the attention of the elusive and ruthless detective L. What begins as justice descends into obsession and forces both Light and L to confront the limits of morality itself.
An aspiring artist, facing failure and self-doubt, strives to create a song that could potentially change his future.
Dec 2027
Sep 2027