HOLIDATE (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emma Roberts (We’re The Millers), Luke Bracey (Hacksaw Ridge), Jake Manley (Midway), Jessica Capshaw (Minority Report), Andrew Bachelor (The Babysitter), Frances Fisher (Titanic), Manish Dayal (The Hundred-Foot Journey), Kristin Chenoweth (The Star), Alex Moffat (Someone Great), Cynthy Wu (The Happytime Murders), Mikaela Hoover (The Belko Experiment), Billy Slaughter (The Campaign)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Whitesell (See Spot Run), director; Tiffany Paulsen (Nancy Drew), writer; McG (The Babysitter) and Mary Viola (I Feel Pretty) producers; Dan The Automator (Booksmart), composer; Shane Hurlbut (We Are Marshall), cinematographer; Emma E. Hickox (The Jacket), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Sloane (Roberts) and Jackson (Bracey) are strangers who meet and bond over their mutual hatred for the holidays. They resolve to be each other’s plus-ones for all the upcoming holidays over the next year to help them get through each agonising family get-together, only to soon discover that all they needed was someone to share the holidays with…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey team up for an anti-festive rom-com where the hilarious hijinks come out in full force as they gear towards a more meaningful conclusion.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2020

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