10 family films coming to the UAE in 2021

Cruella

May 28
The baddies are getting their moment in the spotlight. After the success of Maleficent, the fairy responsible for putting Princess Aurora to sleep under a spell, we find out what the fur-loving Cruella de Vil of 101 Dalmatians fame was like in her younger years. A live-action prequel to the original cartoon film.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

March 5
Who you gonna call? When a single mother and her two children move to a new town, they soon discover that they have a connection to the original Ghostbusters and their grandfather’s secret legacy.

Minions: The Rise of Gru

July 2
We are so excited to see yet another Minions film heading to our screens and in this one, we are taken back to Gru’s childhood where, as a 12-year-old, we see him dreaming of becoming the world’s greatest supervillain.

Peter Rabbit 2

January 15
He’s a naughty little bunny and trouble seems to follow him around as it does in the second instalment of this cute Beatrix Potter re-telling. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.

Pinocchio

Date TBC 2021
This is the second live-action reboot of this classic fairy tale about the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy and whose nose grows when he tells a lie. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and with an all-star cast including Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, this version is a lot darker than any you’ve seen before.

Space Jam: A New Legacy
July 16
This is the Looney Tunes’ sequel to the 90s classic. NBA superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes for this long-awaited sequel.

Sing 2

July 2
One of our all-time favourites – the kids still play it over and over again and love it as much on the 100th viewing as they did on the first – Sing is brilliant. Now we are getting a sequel and we can’t wait. Reese Witherspoon is back as Rosita, a domestic pig who is a mother to 25 piglets, who upon learning about her big brother’s evil plan, uses her gift to save the town. Taron Egerton is also back as the big-hearted Johnny, a mountain gorilla with a killer voice.

The Boss Baby: Family Business

March 26
He’s had a full-length feature film and a spin-off TV series and now the little suited and booted Boss Baby is coming back to star in his second movie. With a little help from his brother and accomplice, Tim, Boss Baby tries to balance family life with his job at Baby

Corp headquarters.

The Little Mermaid

November 19
Over 30 years after Disney first showed us Atlantica – The Little Mermaid’s watery home – it’s making a live-action remake. A CGI live action remake of the classic 1989 Disney film of the same name, which is based on a Hans Christian Andersen story. Chloë Grace Moretz stars as the mermaid who longs to be a human girl.

Tom and Jerry

March 5
Most mums and dads will remember the cheeky mouse and hard-done-by cat who fought and tried to outsmart each other. The two end up in new York City where Jerry has taken up residence in the city’s finest hotel causing all sorts of mayhem leading to one of the employees bringing Tom onboard to get rid of the pest problem. Expect all the nostalgic slapstick humour as the cat and mouse duo renew their frenemy relationship.