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2022 is set to be a huge year for cinema and starts with a hugely varied month filled with awards contenders, returning classic horror, a comic book blockbuster, and a sequel to one of the most popular animated films of recent years. What a treat!
Operation Mincemeat
- Target audience: ABC1 Adults
- Director: John Madden
- Cast: Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton
- Release date: 14 January
- Est. DCM admissions: 1m
- Alcohol approved
- HFSS approved
A prestige British World War II drama featuring a knockout cast, released in January… anyone else getting Darkest Hour vibes? Based on a remarkable true story, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops. UK audiences love a WWII drama and Operation Mincemeat fits the bill perfectly.
Scream
- Target audience: 16-34 Adults
- Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Cast: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette
- Release date: 14 January
- Est. DCM admissions: 935k
- HFSS approved
One of the most influential horror films of all-time gets a fifth instalment, as Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley return to their home town to try to find out who has been committing a series of vicious crimes. This should be one of the biggest films for 16-34s in Q1.
Morbius
- Target audience: 16-34 Men
- Director: Daniel Espinosa
- Cast: Jared Leto, Michael Keaton, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson
- Release date: 28 January
- Est. DCM admissions: 1.2m
- HFSS approved
2022 is a BIG year for comic book films and first out the gate Morbius. Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. There’s no better way of reaching 16-34 men in January.
Sing 2
- Family
- Director: Garth Jennings
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, Letitia Wright
- Release date: 28 January
- Est. DCM admissions: 2.5m
One of the most popular animated films of the last decade gets a hotly anticipated sequel. Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show. Hit songs, cute characters, great jokes – it’s going to be huge.