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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt Among Voice Cast In THE WIND RISES English Language Version

An A-list roster of voice talent has been assembled for the English-language version of Studio Ghibli’s THE WIND RISES, which opens in select North American theaters on Feb. 21, 2014, expanding wide on Feb. 28, 2014. The film marks director Hayao Miyazaki’s final feature, as the legendary animation veteran announced his retirement in September 2013.

The voice cast of the English-language version follows.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT (“Don Jon,” “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”) lends his voice to Jiro Horikoshi, who harbors strong ambitions to create his own beautiful airplane. A bubbling mix of wild excitement, extreme focus, individualism, pride, realism and idealism, Jiro also has a cool and brilliant mind and is recognized for his talent.
JOHN KRASINSKI (“The Office,” “Promised Land”) provides the voice of Honjo, Jiro’s college friend and fellow aviation engineer.
EMILY BLUNT (“The Young Victoria,” “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Into the Woods”) voices Nahoko Satomi, a beautiful and cheerful girl who is a passenger on the same train as Jiro on the day of a natural disaster. Ten years later, they reunite.
MARTIN SHORT (“Father of the Bride,” “Saturday Night Live”) was tapped to portray Kurokawa, Jiro’s grumpy boss.
STANLEY TUCCI (“Julie & Julia,” “The Hunger Games” films, “The Devil Wears Prada”) provides the voice of Caproni, an airplane creator known worldwide from the dawn of Italian aviation through the 1930s, who appears in Jiro’s dreams to stir up, advise and voice Jiro’s thoughts and emotions.
MANDY PATINKIN (“Homeland,” “The Princess Bride”) lends his voice to Hattori, the senior designer at Mitsubishi.
WERNER HERZOG (“Jack Reacher,” filmmaker “Grizzly Man”) voices Castorp, a mysterious visitor to Japan who encounters Jiro at a mountain resort.
WILLIAM H. MACY (“Shameless,” “Fargo”) steps into the role of Satomi, Nahoko’s father.
MAE WHITMAN (“Parenthood,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) was called on to voice Kayo Horikoshi, Jiro’s younger sister, who adores him. Whitman also voices Kinu, Nahoko’s caretaker.
JENNIFER GREY (“Dirty Dancing,” “The Cotton Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) provides the voice of Mrs. Kurokawa.
DARREN CRISS (“Girl Most Likely,” “Glee”) lends his voice to Katayama, a jovial junior engineering colleague of Jiro.
ELIJAH WOOD (“Wilfred,” “Grand Piano,” “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) voices Sone, a studious engineering colleague of Jiro.
RONAN FARROW (“From Up on Poppy Hill”) is the voice of the Mitsubishi Employee.

Also featured in the English-language version of THE WIND RISES are Zach Callison (“Sofia the First,” “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” “Steven Universe”), who voices young Jiro; Eva Bella (“Frozen,” “Despicable Me 2,” “Almost Heroes 3D”), who lends her voice to young Kayo; and Madeleine Rose Yen (Broadway’s “War Horse,” “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas”), who provides the voice of young Nahoko. Rounding out the English-language voice cast are Edie Mirman (“Epic,” “Howl’s Moving Castle” English-language version) as the voice of Jiro’s mother, and David Cowgill (“Madagascar”) as the voice of the flight engineer.

The English-language voice cast of THE WIND RISES is directed by Gary Rydstrom, a seven-time Academy Award®-winning sound designer (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Titanic”) who worked on “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Brave.” Rydstrom also directed the English-language versions of “The Secret World of Arrietty” and “From Up on Poppy Hill.” The English-language version of the film is produced by Studio Ghibli and executive produced by Frank Marshall, who produced dozens of landmark films, including the “Indiana Jones” series, “The Bourne Legacy” and “War Horse,” and executive produced the English-language versions of Studio Ghibli films “PONYO,” “The Secret World of Arrietty” and “From Up on Poppy Hill.” Mike Jones (“In the Event of a Moon Disaster”) is credited with the English-language screenplay adaptation for THE WIND RISES.

THE WIND RISES was released in Japan in July 2013, topping the Japanese box office and the $120 million mark. The film opened for Academy Award® qualification engagements in New York and Los Angeles Nov. 8-14, 2013, showcasing the original film in Japanese with English subtitles.

In THE WIND RISES, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world’s most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan’s plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.

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GIVEAWAY – Win ‘The Hobbit’ Book & Passes To See THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

From Warner Bros. Pictures, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG is in theaters now.

A few lucky WAMG readers will win a copy ‘The Hobbit’ book and Hollywood Movie Money to see THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of the single, solitary peak that lies far to the east?

a.      Mount Doom
b.      Widow’s Peak
c. The Lonely Mountain
d.      The Misty Mountains

2. What creatures do Orcs ride?

a.       Dragons
b.       Slave Orcs
c.       Giant spiders
d.       Wargs

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1. Enter your name and answer in our comments section below

2. WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

RATED PG-13.

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

The film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Michael Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Ken Stott, and Aidan Turner.

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DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES First Trailer Debuts

“I need… to speak… to Caesar!” And by the looks of things, he’s not having any of it.

Get ready for the evolution of the Simian race in the brand new trailer for DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar (Andy Serkis) is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.

The latest chapter of 20th Century Fox’s popular franchise hits theaters worldwide on July 11, 2014.

At Comic Con this past July, director Matt Reeves, actors Jason Clarke, Keri Russell and the amazing Andy Serkis were at the presentation in Hall H. The group spoke about how Caesar finds his inner ape, the influence of the makeup by John Chambers in 1968 film influenced and how the franchise is about us.

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES also stars Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo and Judy Greer.

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In). The producers are Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion), Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Tom Hammel (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) is executive producing.

Oscar®-winning visual effects house WETA Digital – employing a new generation of the cutting edge performance capture technologies developed for Rise of the Apes and Avatar – will again render photo-realistic, emotionally-engaging apes. The film’s key behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Michael Seresin, production designer James Chinland, and VFX Supervisors Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon, VFX producers Ryan Stafford, editor Bill Hoy and Stan Salfas, and costume designer Melissa Brunning.

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ANCHORMAN 2 : THE LEGEND CONTINUES – The Review

What’s that Baxter? The news team is back together? And they brought more jokes?

That’s right folks! ANCHORMAN 2 : THE LEGEND CONTINUES answers the nearly decade long question “What ever happened to the best darn news caster and his team?”. Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) has returned to the news desk with his news team after being fired from his last job, and throwing away his marriage to wife Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) because he couldn’t handle her success. This time, they are taking a risk as a news team for the first 24-hour news channel. Burgundy, Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), and Champ Kind (David Koechner) are now on a mission to become the best news team in the country, and are enjoying the ride to the top.

ANCHORMAN 2 : THE LEGEND CONTINUES does a pretty decent job in its follow-up to its 2004 predecessor ANCHORMAN : THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY. The original film instantly became a comedy classic, and gave drunk college kids, adults at festive holiday parties, and people who just really love lamps dozens of one liners to liven up almost any situation. Fear not, you movie quoting fun-havers. There are plenty more lines coming your way!

If you are expecting to see anything new, then this movie is not for you. Although the story is a progression from the original it still hits the same beats, because story is secondary to the comedic gags of the film. Sure, they bring in new bits, but it still fits the mold of comedy that the first film brought forth. The film is funny, but if you are expecting it to top the first film you will be disappointed. When I first left the film I was a bit disappointed, but looking back on it and some of the jokes, it’s still funny.

Farrell, Carrell, Koechner and Rudd are great at improvising, and there is plenty of it in the film. What is really clever about this film though is what lies underneath. This film takes a look at the progression, or should I say downfall, of news journalism and what stations choose to cover. In this film, Ron Burgundy and his quest for ratings changed the face of the news as he decided to tell the viewers “What they wanted to hear” and not “What they needed to hear”. American tales of heroism, cute animal stories, weather disasters and “Why blondes have more fun” were the stories he and his crew would tell to gain ratings. Does any of this sound familiar?

There’s a great side story of a budding romance between dim-witted Brick and a receptionist played by Kristen Wiig named Chani. She has just as many odd ticks as Brick, and Wiig’s character acting is perfect for a role like this. She and Carell are incredible together. She is, by far, my favorite addition to the Anchorman cast. There are also a ton of great celebrity cameos including Harrison Ford and Will Smith. It seems everyone wanted to be apart of this film!

Farrell and director Adam McKay show that there is no such thing as “far-fetched” in this sequel. Believability is never a factor as the characters make their way throughout their crazy lives. (Sorry if that sounds vague, but I don’t want to give any jokes away.) That’s the best part of a legend, though… it can transcend reality to tell a story. This one certainly does that!

ANCHORMAN 2 : THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is a fun trip to the movies. The comedy team of Farrell, Rudd, Carell, and Koechner might be the greatest thing since pre-wrapped cheese! Sure, it’s not as legendary as the first film, but Great Odin’s raven… it is clever.

OVERALL RATING: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Check Out The New Poster For THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

Sony Pictures has released this electrifying new poster for director Marc Webb’s THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2.

We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.

It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city.

With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.

The film also stars Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, with Paul Giamatti and Sally Field.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 will be in theaters May 2, 2014.

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New BLENDED Trailer Reunites Drew Barrymore And Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in BLENDED, in theaters May 23, 2014.

BLENDED marks the third comedy collaboration between Sandler and Barrymore, following their successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”

After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren (Barrymore) and Jim (Sandler) agree on only one thing: they never want to see each other again. But when they each sign up separately for a fabulous family vacation with their kids, they are all stuck sharing a suite at a luxurious African safari resort for a week.

Watch the first trailer below.

This looks hilarious!

BLENDED also stars Joel McHale (NBC’s “Community”) as Lauren’s ex-husband, Mark, and Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as her best friend, Jen; Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”) and Jessica Lowe (funnyordie’s “RobotDown”) as an overly romantic couple also vacationing at the resort; Terry Crews (“The Expendables 2”) as the resort’s singing host; and Dan Patrick (ESPN SportsCenter) as Dick.

Playing the kids are: Bella Thorne of Disney Channel’s “Shake it Up,” Emma Fuhrmann and Alyvia Alyn Lynd as Jim’s daughters; and Kyle Red Silverstein and Braxton Beckham as Lauren’s sons.

BLENDED is directed by Frank Coraci, who previously collaborated with Sandler and Barrymore on “The Wedding Singer” and also directed Sandler in the hit comedies “The Waterboy” and “Click.” The screenplay is by Ivan Menchell & Clare Sera. The film is produced by Mike Karz, Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo, with Barry Bernardi, Josie Rosen, Tim Herlihy, Allen Covert and Steven Koren serving as executive producers.

Collaborating with Coraci behind the scenes are director of photography Julio Macat (“Pitch Perfect”), production designer Perry Andelin Blake (“Here Comes the Boom”), editor Tom Costain (“Grown Ups”) and costume designer Christine Wada (“Bridesmaids”).

BLENDED was filmed predominantly on location in South Africa.

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New TRANSCENDENCE Photos Of Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman And Cillian Murphy

Johnny Depp stars as Will Caster in two new photos from Alcon Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller TRANSCENDENCE.

In theaters April 18, 2014, Depp plays Dr. Will Caster – the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.

His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.

However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should.

Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.

(L-r) MORGAN FREEMAN as Joseph Tagger, CILLIAN MURPHY as Agent Anderson, JOHNNY DEPP as Will Caster (on monitors), and REBECCA HALL as Evelyn Caster

Alcon Entertainment presents TRANSCENDENCE, starring Oscar® nominee Johnny Depp (“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Finding Neverland,” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films), Paul Bettany (“The Da Vinci Code,” “A Beautiful Mind”), Rebecca Hall (“The Town,” “The Prestige”), Kate Mara (“House of Cards,” “Shooter”), Cillian Murphy (“Inception,” “The Dark Knight Rises”), Clifton Collins, Jr. (“Star Trek,” “Pacific Rim”) and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby,” the “Dark Knight” movies).

TRANSCENDENCE marks the feature film directorial debut of Oscar®-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (“Inception,” the “Dark Knight” movies). Pfister directed the movie from a screenplay by Jack Paglen.

Oscar® nominees Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson (“The Blind Side”) are producing the film with Kate Cohen, Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, David Valdes, and Aaron Ryder.

Pfister’s behind-the-scenes collaborators include director of photography Jess Hall (“Brideshead Revisited”), production designer Chris Seagers (“X-Men: First Class”), Oscar-nominated editor David Rosenbloom (“The Insider”), costume designer George L. Little (“Zero Dark Thirty”), and Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Nathan McGuinness (“Master and Commander”). The music is composed by Mychael Danna, who won an Oscar® for his score for “Life of Pi.”

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Watch the Official Trailer For McG’s 3 DAYS TO KILL Starring Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner is back in action in the first poster and trailer for Relativity Media’s upcoming film 3 DAYS TO KILL.

(via Yahoo Movies)

In this heart pounding action-thriller, Kevin Costner is a dangerous international spy, who is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he’s previously kept at arm’s length to keep out of danger.

But first, he must complete one last mission- even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world’s most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years, while his wife is out of town.

Directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak, the film also features Amber Heard and Hailee Steinfeld.

3 DAYS TO KILL opens in theaters soon.

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Paramount’s JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT Infiltrates IMAX Theatres Worldwide Starting January 17

IMAX, Paramount Pictures, and Skydance Productions today announced that JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT, which stars Chris Pine as writer Tom Clancy’s iconic CIA operative, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released into IMAX theatres worldwide starting Jan. 17.

Directed by and co-starring Academy Award–nominee Kenneth Branagh and based on the CIA analyst created by espionage master Tom Clancy, JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT is a blistering action thriller that follows Ryan (Pine) from his quiet double-life as a veteran-turned-Wall Street executive to his all-out initiation as a hunted American agent on the trail of a massive terrorist plot in Moscow.

Ryan appears to be just another New York executive to his friends and loved ones, but his enlistment into the CIA secretly goes back years. He was brought in as a brainy Ph.D. who crunches global data – but when Ryan ferrets out a meticulously planned scheme to collapse the U.S. economy and spark global chaos, he becomes the only man with the skills to stop it. Now, he’s gone fully operational, thrust into a world of mounting suspicion, deception and deadly force.

Caught between his tight-lipped handler Harper (Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner), his in-the-dark fiancée Cathy (Keira Knightley) and a brilliant Russian oligarch (Kenneth Branagh), Jack must confront a new reality where no one can seem to be trusted, yet the fate of millions rests on his finding the truth. With the urgency of a lit fuse, he’s in a race to stay one step ahead of everyone around him.

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Logo and Plans For First Twentieth Century Fox Theme Park Revealed

Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products in partnership with Genting Malaysia today announced the name of the first ever Twentieth Century Fox theme park: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX WORLD at Resorts World Genting, Malaysia.

In addition, the theme park now has an official logo and a first-look at what visitors can expect from the park’s attractions was unveiled today at the launch of the TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX WORLD. Genting Integrated Tourism Plans were also presented at the ground-breaking event that was attended by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Honorable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak, and executives from both companies. The theme park, spanning 25 acres at the Resort, will create new jobs, including cast members who will be trained to operate the rides and attractions, while representing the characters and stories from various FOX properties

“The opening of the first Twentieth Century Fox Theme Park at Resorts World Genting takes our rich history of storytelling to a whole new level and will provide an exceptional entertainment experience,” said Godsick. “People from around the world will gather here in Malaysia to become part of the story and to experience the magic and adventure of their favorite FOX properties.”

“We are investing $300 million to develop the world’s first unique and compelling world-class Twentieth Century Fox Theme Park. Having the distinction of being the first of its kind in the world, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX WORLD will be built on a grand scale that consists of unique and creative concepts featuring more than 25 rides and attractions of a cinematic nature. The theme park will definitely pave the way for continued growth of Resorts World Genting with a next-level family entertainment experience which will attract tourism dollars to Malaysia,” said Chairman & Chief Executive of Genting Malaysia Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay.

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX WORLD will open in Malaysia in 2016 and will feature a fully immersive entertainment experience highlighting some of FOX’s most recognized and powerful film brands. In attendance at the event were Jeffrey Godsick, president of Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, Greg Lombardo, vice president of global location based entertainment at Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Chairman & Chief Executive, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay of Genting Malaysia.

“Genting, as a developer of the world’s top resort destinations, is a natural and valued partner for Twentieth Century Fox,” said Lombardo. “The creation of a world-class entertainment destination in a vital market like Asia is a landmark step in FOX’s global theme park strategy, extending our brand and engaging audiences in new and exciting ways.”

With TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX WORLD targeting families and adults alike, the Resort anticipates a strong growth in visitors from Malaysia and international arrivals including China and Southeast Asia.

Highlights from the park will include:

More than 25 acres of land, featuring more than 25 rides and attractions from media based rides, thrill rides, dark rides, to children’s rides and water rides
Rides and attractions based on Twentieth Century Fox blockbuster titles like ICE AGE, RIO, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, PLANET OF THE APES and NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (additional film build outs to be announced at a later date).
Retail merchandise and themed food and beverage outlets

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OVERALL RATING: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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