Apr 11th  
The Magic Faraway Tree*  (U)      
(Century Clacton)        

(GB/US 2026)                       
Elysian/Ashland Hill Media. 110m. ws

A young father takes his dysfunctional family to their new woodland home where the children investigate a mysterious tree leading them to magical adventures.
Modernization of Enid Blyton's stories where the adults are more moving and engaging than the children, with the transition from fantasy to reality a little overstylised in design and performance (with a belated brief villain), and lacking the whimsy of the original.

Written by: Simon Farnaby.
Producers: Pippa Harris, Nicholas Brown, Danny Perkins, Jane Hooks.
Director: Ben Gregor.
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Billie Gadson, Phoenix Laroche, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Mark Heap, Lenny Henry, Michael Palin, Simon Russell Beale, Jennifer Saunders, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Farnaby.
Photography: Zac Nicholson.
Music: Isabella Summers.