{"id":803104,"date":"2024-12-05T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=803104"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:44:00","slug":"why-showmax-says-watch-us-for-the-biggest-blockbusters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/803104\/why-showmax-says-watch-us-for-the-biggest-blockbusters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Showmax says: Watch us for the biggest blockbusters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Going into the holiday season, Showmax is banking on audience appetites for bright, colourful treats like Ryan Gosling\u2019s stuntman action film The Fall Guy and Dev Patel\u2019s martial arts actioner, Monkey Man. There\u2019s more on the way in the sleigh with family friendly fare like Wonka. And for Christmas week, make way for the big bang disaster movie A Quiet Place: Day One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch us for Africa&#039;s best and the world&#039;s greatest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CZXxmDzkuKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting audiences first saw Showmax beat all global challengers to win Best Television\/Streaming Network at The National Film and TV Awards South Africa. The relaunch on Comcast\u2019s Peacock platform has delivered a stable streaming service, capable of handling all the on-screen action, with a user-friendly interface that won Showmax Entertainment App of the Year at the 2024 Stuff App Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But viewers don\u2019t have to trust the judges. After these top four Blockbusters, we\u2019ve listed some of the best-loved Hollywood movie franchises to explore on Showmax right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/ke\/stream\/movies\/the-fall-guy\/5440db3d-aac8-3e84-be06-7120f39af1a3?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Fall Guy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fall Guy | Official Trailer 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EySdVK0NK1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Gosling (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/km\/stream\/movies\/barbie\/e797efb6-d2f7-3461-ab34-07f5a9c3e53a?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Barbie<\/strong><\/a>) plays Colt Seaver, the stunt double for action star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Colt has to use his stunt skills for real when he\u2019s pulled into a conspiracy after Tom goes missing while working on Metalstorm, a film helmed by Colt\u2019s ex-girlfriend Jody (Emily Blunt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director David Leitch (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/dj\/stream\/movies\/fast-and-furious-presents-hobbs-and-shaw\/23e4ac67-f128-304e-b411-f59cb94e7f11?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fast &amp; Furious Presents: Hobbs &amp; Shaw<\/a><\/strong>) started his career on the other side of the camera \u2013 as Brad Pitt\u2019s stunt double on Fight Club. He brings all his insider knowledge to this larger than life action-comedy-romance inspired by the \u201980s series of the same name, which centred on a stuntman-turned-bounty hunter. For the curious and obsessed, Showmax also has the documentary series <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/bw\/stream\/shows\/action\/7fb517c7-e7a0-33cb-b9da-c9ddc54c801b?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Action<\/a>,<\/strong> which reveals how The Fall Guy team created their spectacular stunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/gq\/stream\/movies\/monkey-man\/2090f955-16c2-3655-8bb0-1a0bab93ce08?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monkey Man<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monkey Man | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g8zxiB5Qhsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bollywood meets Bruce Lee in actor-director Dev Patel\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/chappie\/507fee48-e88f-37fb-9ac7-66342aa0faf1?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chappie<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/series\/the-newsroom\/481ee8ef-361c-3fa7-935f-5ac963fdf569?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Newsroom S1-3<\/a><\/strong>) martial arts action film. A man named Kid (Dev) works as a masked wrestler under the thumb of shady fight promoter Tiger (Sharlto Copley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/district-9\/7ecbab85-3a10-3d37-a6f9-38a75a8c03e6?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>District 9<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/chappie\/507fee48-e88f-37fb-9ac7-66342aa0faf1?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chappie<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/ted-k\/6f50c610-aaef-3bd3-862b-d1a60a9a4157?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ted K<\/a><\/strong>). But he has a second job as a waiter at Kings, a brothel and drug den disguised as a social club, where he\u2019s on a secret mission to take down corrupt police official Rana (Sikandar Kher).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dev compares the social layers that Kid has to navigate in Kings to both India\u2019s caste system, and the classic East Asian martial arts movies he grew up with \u2013 like Bruce Lee\u2019s Game of Death. \u201cHe has to work his way up the pagoda to fight Kareem Abdul Jabbar. And that amazing sequence at the end where the bosses get tougher and bigger and badder,\u201d Dev hints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Soon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wonka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WONKA | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/otNh9bTjXWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family-friendly musical comedy Inspired by Roald Dahl\u2019s classic children\u2019s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Directed and co-written by Paul King (Paddington), with Keegan-Michael Key,&nbsp; Olivia Colman (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/gq\/stream\/series\/house-of-the-dragon\/541ffb36-7312-335e-af70-a0ee48545852?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House of the Dragon S1-2<\/a><\/strong>), and Hugh Grant (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/gq\/stream\/series\/house-of-the-dragon\/541ffb36-7312-335e-af70-a0ee48545852?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Two Weeks Notice<\/strong><\/a>) as an Oompa Loompa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get ready for the untold story as the young Willy Wonka (Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, who returns to Showmax in Dune Part 1 and Part 2 from Wednesday,1 January) sets out to revolutionise London\u2019s stuffy confectionery establishment with the help of a plucky foster kid named Noodle (Calah Lane), and his madly creative inventions like Hoverchocs, Hair Repair \u00c9clairs and Giraffe-milk Macarons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>First on Showmax. Stream Wonka from Thursday, 6 December.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Quiet Place: Day One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Quiet Place: Day One | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Lupita Nyong&#039;o, Joseph Quinn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YPY7J-flzE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam (Lupita Nyong\u2019o), a terminally ill cancer patient, gets trapped in Manhattan with her cat, Frodo, and fellow survivors like Henri (Djimon Hounsou), during the early stages of an alien invasion. While the aliens are blind, they attack anything that alerts their keen sense of hearing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from Kenyan Lupita, there\u2019s a host of African talent to look out for, including Benin\u2019s Djimon (from A Quiet Place Part II), Zimbabwean child actor Takunda Khumalo, and Rwandan actress Eliane Umuhire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>First on Showmax. Stream A Quiet Place: Day One from Friday, 20 December.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blockbuster franchise titles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from bringing these great movies home, popcorn movie lovers can look to Showmax for fan-favourite action franchises like Jurassic Park, Fast &amp; Furious, The Mummy, Bourne, and Mission Impossible, along with Marvel superheroes from Aquaman to Shazam and Superman. While there are cult modern horror classics including the Final Destination and Crow films, families can watch together thanks to the vast Dreamworks animation library, with everything from Shrek to Kung Fu Panda. And just between us, there\u2019s 50 Shades of Grey, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for the best-value streaming service for Hollywood blockbusters? 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