“PENGUINS
OF MADAGASCAR is the movie event that will blow their
cover…”
The
mystery around the strange sightings of penguins in various parts of
the city this week has finally been resolved, much to the relief of
the public and the penguins’ counterparts, who are all still safely
ensconced in their various penguin enclosures around the country! The
identity of the four penguins spotted in all manner of crazy
situations – bouncing on a jumping castle, catching a ride in a
taxi, crossing the road and munching on cheesy snacks – are none
other than our favourite ‘flippered’ friends, ‘Skipper’,
‘Rico’, ‘Kowalski’ and ‘Private’.
You
can see them strutting their ‘secret agent’ stuff as they “Hi-1”
each other in solving the mystery of the slimy-green “bazooka
serum”, in Penguins of Madagascar. Ster-Kinekor
is releasing this much-anticipated film from Dreamworks® at its two
IMAX® 3D theatres at Gateway in Durban and The Grove Mall in
Pretoria on Friday 28 November, a week before its national
release on Friday 5 December.
In
recognition of these four flippin’ fabulous, feathered friends and
their super-sleuth skills, Ster-Kinekor and Times Media Films, the
film’s local distributor, have declared Friday, 28 November as
National Penguin Day. They are encouraging all South Africans to
embrace the day by wearing black-and-white and posting photos of
themselves – resplendent in their penguin colours - on
Ster-Kinekor’s Facebook page. There are great prizes up for grabs
for the best-dressed photos, including tickets to see the film at
IMAX® and hampers of movie merchandise.
But
wait… there’s more! To announce the start of the summer holidays,
Ster-Kinekor is giving penguin-lovers across the country the chance
to catch the film before its national release date. On Sunday, 30
November, and Wednesday, 03 December, Penguins of
Madagascar will have special pre-screenings at all
Ster-Kinekor cinemas nationally, at select times.
As
South Africans become all a-flutter about the Penguins of
Madagascar this December, the public can also make a
positive difference to ensure the continued safety and care of our
country’s famous penguin population.
To
tie in with the release of Penguins of Madagascar, Ster-Kinekor
and 20th Century Fox are adopting four penguins – and
are encouraging you to follow suit. The adoption of the birds is
through a partnership with SANCCOB, the Southern African Foundation
for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.
Every
year around Christmas time, SANCCOB receives numerous abandoned
African Penguin chicks. In order to give these chicks a chance to
grow into healthy, adult penguins, SANCCOB is appealing to the public
to adopt a Christmas penguin chick. Your adoption entitles you to
name the chick, while your donation will pay for its rehabilitation
and release back into the wild. For more information on how to adopt
a penguin chick this December, visit www.sanccob.co.za.
If
you go down to Ster-Kinekor The Grove Mall in Pretoria East or
Bayside Mall in Tableview in Cape Town, on Sunday 30 November,
to catch one of the special screenings of Penguins of
Madagascar, you’ll be in for an extra surprise! Penguins
from Pretoria Zoo will be on display at The Grove, and SANCCOB’s
special ambassador African Penguin, Rocky, will make an appearance at
Bayside – both these events are taking place from 10:30 to 11:30
on 30 November.
The
public will be able to meet these wonderful creatures and learn more
about the ongoing conservation programmes to ensure the survival of
these iconic South African birds. It will also be the perfect time to
adopt a penguin, before enjoying the spy-like antics of Skipper,
Rico, Kowalski and Private on the big screen in Penguins of
Madagascar!
So,
with National Penguin Day on Friday 28 November, to coincide
with the release of Penguins of Madagascar in IMAX® 3D
at Gateway and The Grove; pre-screenings of the film on 30 November
and 3 December at Ster-Kinekor cinemas countrywide; and the
opportunity to get up close with these flippered friends at The Grove Pretoria and Bayside Cape Town on 30 November, there is no escaping
the penguins this summer – unless of course, Skipper, Rico,
Kowalski and Private have some other sneaky plan up their flippers...
and escape first!
For
more information about Penguins
of Madagascar
at Ster-Kinekor and IMAX®, and to make bookings, download the
Ster-Kinekor
App
on any Nokia, Samsung Android, iPhone or BlackBerry smart phone.
Visit www.sterkinekor.com.
To find out about other exciting offers and promotions, follow
@sterkinekor
on Twitter
or on Facebook
at Ster-Kinekor Theatres.
For queries, contact Ticketline on 0861 Movies (668 437).
SYNOPSIS
- Penguins of Madagascar
The
penguins from the smash-hit Madagascar get their own film as
secret agents in this animated adventure comedy. When a villainous
octopus named Dave (voice of John Malkovich) hatches a plan to
eliminate all penguins from zoos across the world, Skipper (Tom
McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (John DiMaggio) and Private
(Christopher Knights) are forced to team up with a clandestine,
secret service-type animal organisation known as North Wind, under
the leadership of Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), to thwart the
diabolical plan.
Trailer:
http://www.sterkinekor.com/#/trailer/6643/IMAX%203D%20-%20The%20Penguins%20of%20Madagascar/
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by Amplified Communication on behalf of Ster-Kinekor Theatres.
