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April is comic book heaven with two films for superhero fans, one of them the climax to the unbearable Avengers cliff-hanger and the most anticipated film of 2019. There’s also smart sci-fi drama and a true British acting legend returns in an upmarket drama.
Shazam!
Target audience: 16-34 Men
Wonder Woman and Aquaman proved that DC Comics are at their best when they focus on a single superhero, so it’s good news that their next solo outing is Shazam! Billy Batson looks like just a normal teenager but by shouting out one word - SHAZAM! - this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam.
Release date: 5 April
Est. DCM admissions: 1m
Available premium spots: GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE
Captive State
Target audience: 16-34 Men
This smart-looking sci-fi is from the director of Rise of The Planet Of The Apes. Set in a Chicago neighbourhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.
Release date: 12 April
Est. DCM admissions: 355k
Available premium spots: GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE
Red Joan
Target audience: ABC1 Women
Theatre legend, Sir Trevor Nunn, directs this story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy. Sophie Cookson plays Stanley as a young woman, while British acting royalty, Judi Dench, plays Stanley as an older woman.
Release date: 19 April
Est. DCM admissions: 593k
Available premium spots: GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE
Avengers: Endgame
Target audience: 16-34 Men
Avengers: Infinity War is the biggest film of 2018 and one of the biggest films of all-time. It ended on an unbearable cliffhanger as the fate of the Avengers hangs in the balance. It all means that Avengers: Endgame is the most eagerly anticipated film of 2019 and set to dominate conversation amongst 16-34s in April and May.
Release date: 26 April
Est. DCM admissions: 6.3m
Equivalent 16-34M TVRs: 26
Available premium spots: SILVER AND BRONZE
To book into April films or to find out more, contact your DCM rep.