THOSE watching The One Show last week may have found themselves briefly confused as to whether they were watching the early evening magazine programme or Graham Norton’s chat show due to the star quality of the guests.

It’s not often that Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Carling and Reece Witherspoon are to be found on early evening light entertainment, sandwiched between a wildlife report and piece about council bin collections.

The trio were there to promote their big new fantasy film: A Wrinkle in Time, which opens tomorrow. Based on the 1962 book by Madeleine L’Engle, the film sees Winfrey, Carling and Witherspoon star as eccentric eternal beings: Mrs’ Which, Whatsit and Who, who aid leading character Meg Murry (Storm Reid) in her quest to find her long-lost father: Dr Alex Murry (Chris Pine).

Prior to his disappearance, Dr Murry had been investigating the possibility of trans-universe travel and the mystery of our very existence. With the help of Which, Whatsit and Who, Meg must adventure through wrinkles in time, along with friend Charles (Levi Miller), to discover the truth for herself.

There’s a very good reason that L’Engle’s novella has often been deemed ‘unfilmable’. Less well known in the UK than it is across the Atlantic, it’s a complicated and ethereal tale, drenched in symbolism, and was previously botched by Disney in a 2003 TV movie.

“I have glimpsed it,” said L’Engle at the time. “I expected it to be bad and it is.” 13th director Ava DuVernay is behind this new attempt, with a script debut from Frozen’s Jennifer Lee.

The budget is much bigger this time - over $100 million - and that’s instantly obvious in the enchanting beauty of Tobias A. Schliessler’s gorgeous cinematography. Unfortunately, cash does not a hit make and Disney’s second attempt is as messy as their first.

Also out this week is Pacific Rim: Uprising, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro‘s 2013 sci-fi monster flick: Pacific Rim. Star Wars lead John Boyega joins for this one, in which the fate of humanity itself is at stake.

Del Toro - fresh from his Shape Of Water Oscar success - has taken a step back from the sequel, which is directed by Steven S. DeKnight. If you had fun last time, this one should fill a happy 111 minutes of a Saturday afternoon. Bring popcorn.