Eternals is the next movie in the forever running Marvel Cinematic Universe and the BBFC have given the movie a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, horror, sex, rude gesture.

The movie stars Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie among a whole host of celebrities that includes the likes of and Salma Hayek.

The movie is directed by Oscar winner Chloe Zhao who won for 2020's Nomadland, this is her first major blockbuster.

Movie Synopsis

After an unexpected tragedy following the events of Avengers: Endgame the Eternals, an immortal alien race created by the Celestials who have secretly lived on Earth for over 7,000 years, reunite to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Eternals
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, horror, sex, rude gesture
• Release date: 5th November 2021
• Runtime: 156m (2 hour 36 minutes)
• Director: Chloe Zhao
• Starring: Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek

This weekend, Friday 27th August 2021, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Free Guy, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Candyman
• Our Ladies
• Demonic
• The Nest
• The Last Bus

Candyman

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2022.
• It stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who also starred in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
• The film also stars Teyonah Parris who last appeared in The Photograph (2020).

Our Ladies

• The movie is directed by Michael Caton-Jones, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Caton-Jones also directed This Boys Life in 1993 which grossed £81.5 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Ross Anderson who also starred in Wolf (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Atherton who is making a feature film debut.

Demonic

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Chappie in 2015 which grossed £2.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Carly Pope who also starred in Poor Richards Almanack (2016).
• The film also stars Chris William Martin who last appeared in The Age of Adaline (2015).

The Nest

• The movie is directed by Sean Durkin, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Durkin also directed Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2012 which grossed £110.2 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in The Third Day: Autumn (2020).
• The film also stars Carrie Coon who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Last Bus

• The movie is directed by Gillies MacKinnon, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Gillies MacKinnon also directed The Playboys in 1992.
• It stars Phyllis Logan who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in Mrs. Lowry and Son (2019).
• They also appeared together in Secrets & Lies (1996).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 7 new movies released

• Time Rewind, Tuesday, 31st August
• Infinite, Wednesday, 1st September
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Friday, 3rd September
• Cinderella, Friday, 3rd September
• Annette, Friday, 3rd September
• Here Today, Friday, 3rd September
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, Friday, 3rd September

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 16th July 2021, there are 7 movies looking to take your viewing attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Widow from the top of the UK box office.

The Croods: A New Age

• The movie is from director Joel Crawford
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Willy's Wonderland (2021).
• The film also stars Emma Stone who last appeared in Cruella (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Croods (2013).

Space Jam: A New Legacy

• The movie is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Malcolm D. Lee also directed Girls Trip in 2017 which grossed £8.9 Million in the UK.
• It stars LeBron James who also starred in Smallfoot (2018).
• The film also stars Don Cheadle who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Birthday Cake

• The movie is from director Jimmy Giannopoulos
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shiloh Fernandez who also starred in Burn (2019).
• The film also stars Val Kilmer who last appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019).

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

• The movie is directed by Questlove, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Questlove also directed Black Woodstock in 1969.
• It stars Lin-Manuel Miranda who also starred in In the Heights (2021).
• The film also stars Chris Rock who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).

Gunpowder Milkshake

• The movie is directed by Navot Papushado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Navot Papushado also directed Big Bad Wolves in 2013 which grossed £1.6 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Call of the Wild (2020).
• The film also stars Carla Gugino who last appeared in With/In: Volume 2 (2021).

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

• The movie is directed by Adam Robitel, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Adam Robitel also directed Insidious: The Dark Realm in 2021.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Words On Bathroom Walls (2020).
• The film also stars Logan Miller who last appeared in Shithouse (2020).
• Taylor Russell and Logan Miller have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Escape Room (2019).

The Forever Purge

• The movie is from director Everardo Gout
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ana de la Reguera who also starred in Army of the Dead (2021).
• The film also stars Tenoch Huerta who last appeared in Bel Canto (2019).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 2 new movies released

• Old, Friday, 23rd July
• Riders of Justice, Friday, 23rd July

A new trailer and poster has been released for upcoming movie Eternals which can seen in full below.

Starring among others Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek the movie is directed by Chloe Zhao and it has a release date of 5th November 2021.

Synopsis of the movie

After an unexpected tragedy following the events of Avengers: Endgame the Eternals, an immortal alien race created by the Celestials who have secretly lived on Earth for over 7,000 years, reunite to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.

Check out the movie page for more information on this film.

Cinemas are back open in the UK after nearly 5 months of being closed and there are a whole host of new releases this week to mark the occasion.

Most of these new movies came out on Monday, and many of them have been delayed from last year, and some of them are already available on streaming so there is a nice mixed bag.

Here is a rundown of this weeks new movies in the UK.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck
• Will Gluck also directed Friends With Benefits in 2011 which grossed £6.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars James Corden who last starred in Superintelligence (2020).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki who last appeared in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019).
• James Corden and Elizabeth Debicki starred in Peter Rabbit (2018) together.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

• The movie is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
• Darren Lynn Bousman also directed Identity Lost in 2001.
• It stars Chris Rock who last starred in The Witches (2020).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

The Unholy

• The movie is from director Evan Spiliotopoulos
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who last starred in Walkaway Joe (2020).
• The film also stars Cary Elwes who last appeared in Black Christmas (2019).

Nomadland

• The movie is directed by Chlo� Zhao
• Chlo� Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Frances McDormand who last starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2020).
• The film also stars Gay DeForest who is making a feature film debut.

My New York Year

• The movie is directed by Philippe Falardeau
• Philippe Falardeau also directed The Bleeder in 2016.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who last starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who last appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories New and Selected (2017).

Army of the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder
• Zack Snyder also directed Dawn of the Dead in 2004 which grossed £5.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Hiroyuki Sanada who last starred in Mortal Kombat (2021).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who last appeared in My Spy (2020).
• Hiroyuki Sanada and Dave Bautista starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019) together.

Sound of Metal

• The movie is from director Darius Marder
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who last starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020).
• The film also stars Olivia Cooke who last appeared in Naked Singularity (2021).

Those Who Wish Me Dead

• The movie is directed by Taylor Sheridan
• Taylor Sheridan also directed Wind River in 2017 which grossed £1.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who last starred in Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Le Mans '66 (2019).

Rare Beasts

• The movie is from director Billie Piper
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Billie Piper who last starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
• The film also stars Leo Bill who last appeared in In Fabric (2019).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Wednesday, 26th May
• Cruella, Friday, 28th May
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Friday, 28th May
• First Cow, Friday, 28th May