PLAYING WITH FIRE (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

John Cena (Trainwreck), Keegan-Michael Key (Dolemite Is My Name), John Leguizamo (John Wick), Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool), Dennis Haysbert (Waiting to Exhale), Judy Greer (The Descendants), Christian Convery (Beautiful Boy), Finley Rose Slater (film debut), Tyler Mane (The Devil’s Rejects)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Andy Fickman (The Game Plan), director; Dan Ewen (film debut) and Matt Lieberman (The Christmas Chronicles), writers; Todd Garner (The Animal) and Sean Robins (The Possession of Hannah Grace), producers; Nathan Wang (She’s The Man), composer; Dean Semler (Apocalypto), cinematographer; Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir (Atomic Blonde), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jake (Cena) leads a group of tough wildfire fighters who end up rescuing young siblings Brynn (Hildebrand), Will (Convery) and Zoey (Slater) from a fire. However, they are forced to take care of them until they can be reunited with their parents, which proves to be a much tougher mission than Jake or any of the firefighters have ever done…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

John Cena continues his appeal across several generations of audiences with this rambunctious and hilarious family comedy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2019

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