November is going by so fast but this Popcorn MovieMix won’t let it slip away that easily. Here are more reasons for us to take a break amidst the hustle and bustle of the almost-ending month. This week features J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, “The Perfect Weapon” starring Steven Seagal, a Zombie thriller called “The Girl with All the Gifts,” and “The Unmarried Wife” starring Angelica Panganiban, Dingdong Dantes and Paulo Avelino. Pilipinas Popcorn now presents this week’s MovieMix.
J.K. Rowling Debuts in Screenplay Writing with ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
The film is adopted from one of J.K. Rowling’s brain child – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. It is a spin-off from the well-renowned Harry Potter series. The adventure is about writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards. It takes the audience 70 years back before Harry Potter reads his book in Hogwarts. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander.
WATCH: The official trailer of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them via Verified YouTube channel of Warner Bros. Pictures
Steven Seagal Makes A Comeback In ‘The Perfect Weapon’
Stevan Seagal plays the role of a dictator the future society calls “The Director.” A man named Condor (Johnny Messner) works as a hitman for the State under The Director but when he reunites with someone who he thought was dead, he sees who his true enemies are.
WATCH: The official trailer of The Perfect Weapon via Verified YouTube channel of FilmsActu
The Girl With All The Gifts: The Zombie Diaries
This futuristic thriller is about a dystopian future where a teacher and a girl named Melanie begin a journey for survival. In that certain future, most of humanity is destroyed by a fungal infection causing the society’s breakdown. The film is based on the book written by M.R. Carey who also wrote the screenplay.
WATCH: The official trailer of The Girl with All the Gifts via Verified YouTube channel of Warner Bros. UK
Angelica Panganiban, DingDong Dantes And Paulo Avelino Star In ‘The Unmarried Wife’
The film directed by Maryo J. Delos Reyes is about a woman named Anne (Angelica) who has inhibitions on love because of a traumatic experience in her childhood. These fears are removed in marrying Geoff (Dingdong). Their relationship began hanging by a thread when Geoff chooses infidelity. Anne strives to fight for her family and her friend Bryan (Paulo) helps her “heal” her emotional wounds. He promised to be the lover she deserves. According to Direk Maryo, the story is a mature love story offering a different insight on relationships. It marks the reunion of Angelica and Dingdong after their hit movie “One More Try” in 2012.
WATCH: The official trailer of The Unmarried Wife via Verified YouTube channel of ABS-CBN Star Cinema
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