CHILDREN and their parents can enjoy a trip to the cinema for just 50p at weekends, thanks to a Little Giants Cinema Club launched at Birmingham's Giant Screen.
On Saturday and Sunday mornings, classic children's movies will be shown on the Midlands' biggest cinema screen.
To qualify for the offer, you need to sign up to the Giant Screen's weekly e-newsletter by following a link from the cinema's homepage at www.gsmp.co.uk
Then make a note of the exclusive code which will be revealed on Thursday and use it to book your seats for shows that coming Saturday and Sunday.
Bookings can only be made online, in advance, at www.gsmp.co.uk and are offered on a first come, first served basis. The cost is just 50p for each adult and child.
This weekend's screenings will be The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! on Saturday, October 13, at 10am and Despicable Me on Sunday, October 14, at 10am.
Little Giants will run most Saturday and Sunday mornings until the end of the year, but you'll need to check the newsletter each Thursday for details of the movies that are showing and the exclusive code you need to book.
Philip Singleton, CEO at Millennium Point, said: "A weekend trip to The Giant Screen is set to become a family favourite for parents on a budget.
"As a family-friendly venue, I hope that this fantastic offer will allow even more people to come and experience our unique cinema offer and enjoy seeing their favourite films on our 22m-wide screen".
The Giant Screen at Millennium Point, Birmingham, is home to the largest cinema screen in the Midlands.
It has a dual projection, fully-digital Dolby 3D system, completed by a 22m (72ft) wide cinema screen.
IN AUGUST, it was claimed that Twilight actress Anna Kendrick, Imogen Poots and Birmingham-born Felicity Jones were being considered for a role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
According to the latest update on Deadline, Imogen Poots (Fright Night, 28 Weeks Later) is still up for the role but alongside a new set of candidates, namely Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey; pictured above), Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four) and Alison Brie (Mad Men, Community).
The role isn't specified but is likely to be Sharon Carter, the descendant of Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter in the first film. The sequel, which starts filming in March and is released on April 4, 2014, will also feature Anthony Mackie as Falcon and Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Black Widow.
Marvel is also planning a Hulk TV series, with Guillermo del Toro developing the project. In July, he revealed it was awaiting a script overhaul and, in a new interview, he says that's still the case.
But he also suggests that the massive success of the Avengers movie - which had resounding praise for Mark Ruffalo's Hulk - may have led Marvel Studios to rethink the series.
Speaking to Shock Till You Drop, del Toro said: "Right now all I know is the official word I was given is that there's a writer they want. They are very interested in me meeting with him. He's very, very busy.
"The official word is we are holding, but I don't know... After Avengers having the success it had, perhaps the fate of the project may change.
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