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* Avatar: Fire and Ash (starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin) – sci-fi adventure, third instalment in the franchise; Jake (Worthington) and Neytiri’s (Saldaña) family encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe as the conflict on Pandora escalates.
* The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (with the voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke) – animated adventure comedy, based on the SpongeBob SquarePants television series; SpongeBob (Kenny) sets out to prove his bravery and travels to the deepest depths of the ocean to follow the Flying Dutchman.
* The Housemaid (starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins) – psychological thriller; a young woman (Sweeney) with a troubled past becomes a wealthy family’s live-in housemaid.
* Is This Thing On? (starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Bradley Cooper, Amy Sedaris) – comedy drama, loosely inspired by the life of British comedian John Bishop; a couple (Arnett and Dern), amicably separating after many years together, try to figure out how to live separately while raising two boys.
STARS
Kenneth Joseph Marino
Born on 19 December 1968 in Long Island, New York, U.S. to an Italian-American family.
Studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Met David Wain and Craig Wedren on his first day at NYU. They quickly befriended and were among the co-founders of The New Group comedy troupe, which eventually became The State.
Appeared, alongside several other members of The State, on the sketch comedy series You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992), before the troupe gained their own sketch comedy series The State (1993 – 1995).
Has since appeared in shows such as Veronica Mars (2005 – 2007, 2019), Reaper (2008 – 2009), Childrens Hospital (2008 – 2016), Party Down (2009 – 2010, 2023), Marry Me (2014 – 2015), Black Monday (2019 – 2021), The Other Two (2019 – 2023), and The Residence (2025), as well as the Wet Hot American Summer franchise (2001 – 2017).
Has been the lead vocalist for the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band which is led by members of The State and started during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Has been married to screenwriter Erica Oyama since 2005. They have two children.
SPOTLIGHT
Zootopia 2
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Idris Elba, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, and Jenny Slate
Director: Jared Bush and Byron Howard
Tagline: They’re back with a twissst.
Animated buddy cop comedy; Zootopia Police Department partners Judy Hopps (Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Bateman) pursue the dangerous Gary De’Snake (Quan) and must clear their names after being framed.
Is the sequel to Zootopia (2016).
Titled Zootropolis 2 in some regions due to Disney being unable to trademark the name “Zootopia” in some territories.
Has grossed around US$1 billion on a $150 million budget. Had the highest worldwide opening gross for an animated film, exceeding box office expectations.
Has received very positive reviews, with critics finding the film delightful and heartwarming.
Score composed by Michael Giacchino. Soundtrack includes Shakira’s song ‘Zoo’ which she wrote with Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin.
