ODEON Magazine 109 March/April 2019 | Page 11

Survival of the flashiest... MUST-SEE OF THE MONTH Missing Link TBC A lovingly animated, stop-motion comedy from the studio that brought you Box Trolls DIRECTOR Chris Butler VOICES Zoe Saldana, Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson For centuries, the world’s greatest scientific minds have pondered the existence of a mysterious creature that sits halfway between monkey and man on the evolutionary chain. Now, in this much- anticipated, stop-motion animation, gentleman adventurer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) is determined to find the so-called ‘missing link’ – if only to stop the teasing from his fellow explorers. All Frost has to do is travel across land and sea to the Pacific Northwest, beat a path through treacherous jungle, disturb an unpredictable wild beast that has never seen humankind before and reunite the monster (who’s actually very nice really) with his own kind on the other side of the globe. So it’s a good thing he has a little help from Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana): a plucky fellow adventurer who might just stop the mission going off the map. Laugh-out-loud funny – the trio’s chaotic journey takes in ripped trousers, smashed windows and even a spot of dinosaur-surfing – and boasting an A-list voice cast that also includes Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Missing Link is the best thing to happen to plasticine in years. Book your tickets for 5 April and treat your own little monkeys. Watch the trailer flaticon 5 APR MOV IE M ATHEM ATICS + Travel or when accompanied by an adult 15 Suitable for ages 15+ 18 Adults only + Mystery + Laughs Stop-Motion = Missing Link odeon.co.uk 11