The Boss Baby is back

Escape the worries of the world with three new comedies and a spooky thriller at Nu Metro cinemas in Pretoria this Heritage Day long weekend – The Boss Baby: Family Business, Kaalgat Karel, Queenpins and The Night House. Nu Metro is starting the weekend early at Menlyn Park.

September 23, 2021

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Escape the worries of the world with three new comedies and a spooky thriller at Nu Metro cinemas in Pretoria this Heritage Day long weekend – The Boss Baby: Family Business, Kaalgat Karel, Queenpins and The Night House.

Nu Metro is starting the weekend early at Menlyn Park with select shows from 16:00 on Thursday, September 23. From Friday to Sunday, there will be movie shows daily from morning until after sunset at all their cinemas. Under lockdown level 2, cinemas can now present their popular evening shows again. See you at the movies for the greatest, safest, out-of-home entertainment experience!

In case you missed the news: James Bond 007 (Daniel Craig) is back with No Time To Die. He has left active service but gets no rest with a dangerous new villain on the loose. Tickets are now available to experience all the action, adventure and super-agent thrills you love in Nu Metro cinemas from next Friday, October 1.

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From October 1, Nu Metro’s cinemas will be open daily, seven days a week, during the school holidays.

Here are this week’s new movie releases at Nu Metro cinemas in Pretoria:

THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS (PG V)

[Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park, Woodlands Boulevard and Mams mall]

Playtime is over. There’s a boss baby on the block, and she’s on a mission to uncover dark secrets about her big sister’s school! You and your family will love the new animated comedy, The Boss Baby: Family Business! The sequel to the original box office smash will inspire families with its positive message, while also delivering the physical comedy and humour we have all come to expect from the Boss Baby universe. It’s movie fun like a boss!

KAALGAT KAREL (13 LNS)

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[Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park and Woodlands Boulevard]

The hilarious new home-grown romantic comedy, Kaalgat Karel [Afrikaans with English subtitles], starts showing at Nu Metro this weekend. It tells the story of Karel Venter, a 30-year-old guy who falls head-over-heels for the paramedic, Rita, who saves him after a naked streak gone wrong. But, there’s a problem; she’s a strait-laced single mum who has no interest in his streaking shenanigans. Starring Francois Jacobs, Christia Visser, Schalk Bezuidenhout and Siv Ngesi.

ITHE NIGHT HOUSE (16 DHV)

[Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park only]

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep it together, but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house calling to her, beckoning her with a ghostly allure in the horror-thriller The Night House. What she finds are secrets both strange and disturbing – a mystery she’s determined to unravel.

QUEENPINS (16 L)

[Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park only]

Couponing goes criminal in Queenpins – the real-life comedy about a pink-collar crime duo (Kristen Bell, Kirbey Howell-Baptise) that bamboozles millions in a counterfeit coupon caper. The local supermarket’s Loss Prevention Officer joins forces with a U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly-minted “Queenpins”.

Nu Metro’s cinemas are open over weekends and on public holidays with all the required Covid-19 protocols in place, to keep you safe.

See you at the movies!

For cinema line-ups, showtimes, movie info and to book tickets safely from the comfort of your home, please go to www.numetro.co.za or call 0861 246 362.

**Nu Metro has implemented extensive precautionary measures in all their cinemas to ensure the health and safety of moviegoers and staff – including social distancing, hygiene, sanitising and other enhanced protocols in line with governmental requirements. View Nu Metro’s full set of protocols here – www.numetro.co.za/covid-19

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