[adam42381]

Figured it was time for a thread for the new year.

Stolen from Alumnus:

Movies for this upcoming year:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8429845.stm

Old favourites get a new look in 2010 with a raft of blockbuster releases featuring tried and tested characters.

These include a 3D interpretation of Alice in Wonderland from director Tim Burton and a new take on the Robin Hood legend starring Russell Crowe.

Actor Michael Douglas will reprise his Oscar-winning performance as corporate raider Gordon Gekko in a belated sequel to 1987 thriller Wall Street.

And the stars of a big-screen version of 1980s TV show The A-Team will be hoping audiences still love it when a plan comes together.

Following the enormous success of New Moon, a third instalment in the Twilight franchise is sure to have box-office tills ringing when it arrives in July.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be followed towards the end of 2010 by the penultimate Harry Potter adventure and a third Narnia film, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

The 3D boom looks certain to continue with a third Toy Story, a fourth Shrek and a seventh Saw all making use of the format.

Iron Man 2, meanwhile, will see Robert Downey Jr's comic book hero face a formidable new foe, played by Wrestler star Mickey Rourke.

Follow-ups to Meet the Fockers, Cats & Dogs and The Bad Lieutenant will be hoping to cash in on residual affection for their predecessors.

Disney, meanwhile, will be counting on gamers coming out in numbers to see its adaptation of popular computer game Prince of Persia.

As usual the first few months of the year will be dominated by movies vying for honours in the Hollywood awards season.

These include the George Clooney film Up in the Air, gruelling Cormac McCarthy adaptation The Road and hotly tipped Oscar contender Precious.

Other potential prize winners include Clint Eastwood's Nelson Mandela drama Invictus and Peter Jackson's supernatural thriller The Lovely Bones.

Cinemagoers will also get the opportunity in February to see Shutter Island and The Wolfman, two high-profile features originally slated for release in 2009.

March sees a new version of 1981's Clash of the Titans reach our screens, with Avatar star Sam Worthington as mythical hero Perseus.

April, meanwhile, sees the release of Kick-jerk, a comic book-inspired action comedy from Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn.

May finds Carrie Bradshaw and friends returning in the second film to be based on hit TV series Sex and the City.

It will be followed into cinemas by new versions of 1980s favourites Footloose and The Karate Kid, with Gossip Girl's Chase Crawford and Will Smith's son Jaden in roles originally played by Kevin Bacon and Ralph Macchio respectively.

Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan is keeping people guessing about Inception, a science-fiction thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio that will hit cinemas in August.

But punters should have some idea what to expect from The Expendables, a Sylvester Stallone opus that sees the Rocky man joined by a host of action stars from past and present.

The prevailing trend, though, is towards established film titles from yesteryear given a hi-tech makeover.

A case in point is Tron Legacy, a "re-imagining" of Disney's ground-breaking 1982 fantasy that will arrive in December.

[adam42381]

Before Up In The Air, there was a preview for Shutter Island which has a ton of potential. I'm really looking forward to seeing Martin Scorsese's take on the horror genre starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Should be good. It releases on February 19.

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[Sly Fox]

Can't anybody in Hollywood come up with something new & creative?

As for me, I like the trailers for Despicable Me and the Mel Gibson vengeance flick.

I am also curious to see how Lovely Bones translates to the big screen.

[ALUmnus]

I am also curious to see how Lovely Bones translates to the big screen.

Definitely a challenge I think Peter Jackson is qualified to take on. I also read how he laid the smack down on some reporter who questioned why he didn't have the rape/murder in the movie, it was pretty awesome. I'll try to find the link.

And I'll repeat what I said in the now-dead 2009 movie thread, another book-adaptation I really want to see is The Road, I've heard just great things about this movie.

[ALUmnus]

Okay, here's The Lovely Bones article:
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ckozl ... enjoyment/

In a press conference following a series of critics’ screenings, Jackson defended his vision for the film by noting that 20 different directors would have directed it 20 different ways and that a film adaptation of a book must stand first and foremost on its own as a film. While he should perhaps stick to fantasy epics like “Rings” rather than depictions of intimate family life in the future, he and Tucci should be commended in one major respect: they refused to show or allude to Susie’s rape in any way, leaving it to the viewers’ sad understanding that a young girl’s murder would likely include that heinous offense as well.

Angrily answering a reporter who questioned the fact that the film doesn’t depict Susie’s
rape, Jackson said he intended the film to be PG-13 so that it could serve as a cautionary tale for girls akin to his own 13-year-old daughter. He sadly noted that there’s plenty of places to see such sick behavior on the Internet but noted that he personally wouldn’t be part of providing imagery for the twisted imaginations of predators.

[flamesbball84]

Can't anybody in Hollywood come up with something new & creative?

As for me, I like the trailers for Despicable Me and the Mel Gibson vengeance flick.

I am also curious to see how Lovely Bones translates to the big screen.

The Mel Gibson one you mention looks like it could be fantastic. My dad was about to go crazy like a 5 year old on Christmas when he saw a preview of prior to Invictus last week.

Oh and Invictus is good stuff by the way. Highly recommend it.

[LUconn]

Christopher Nolan is keeping people guessing about Inception, a science-fiction thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio that will hit cinemas in August.

Color me intrigued. When was the last time DiCaprio did a bad movie? Ever? Although I didn't see Revolutionary Road, my wife said it was pretty strange and depressing.

[adam42381]

Christopher Nolan is keeping people guessing about Inception, a science-fiction thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio that will hit cinemas in August.

Color me intrigued. When was the last time DiCaprio did a bad movie? Ever? Although I didn't see Revolutionary Road, my wife said it was pretty strange and depressing.

DiCaprio is extremely underrated as an actor.

[RubberMallet]

Christopher Nolan is keeping people guessing about Inception, a science-fiction thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio that will hit cinemas in August.

Color me intrigued. When was the last time DiCaprio did a bad movie? Ever? Although I didn't see Revolutionary Road, my wife said it was pretty strange and depressing.

DiCaprio is extremely underrated as an actor.

a guy nominated for many a oscar and golden globe is underrated?

[ALUmnus]

Inception does look interesting, and they're doing the whole keep-it-shrouded-in-mystery marketing campaign. There are a couple of trailors out and it looks like it will have great special effects.
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[flamesbball84]

Inception does look interesting, and they're doing the whole keep-it-shrouded-in-mystery marketing campaign. There are a couple of trailors out and it looks like it will have great special effects.
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Looks like it's right up my ally.

Oh, and DiCaprio takes too much flack for his earlier roles in movies that weren't so good. He is a good actor, no doubt about it.

[adam42381]

DiCaprio is extremely underrated as an actor.

a guy nominated for many a oscar and golden globe is underrated?

Most people I know don't put him on their short list of best actors when he should be very close to the top. By the way, Oscar and Golden Globe nominations don't equate to acting chops, in my opinion. Nicolas Cage has won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best actor and has multiple nominations. Enough said.

[mrmacphisto]

The Wall Street sequel could be interesting given the economic climate. If they had to make a follow-up, now's as good a time as any.

The Tron sequel (apparently with Jeff Bridges again) is probably one to see as well.

I'd much rather see those than some over-funded imitation with recasts.

[ALUmnus]

[NG33]

haha, ya I noticed the similarities while I was watching Avatar a couple weeks back. James Cameron said he had come up with the idea and the story about 15 years ago, about the same time Pocahontas came out hmm.... Still a very good movie too, and I was very impressed with the 3-D.

[mrmacphisto]

No, no, no. Avatar is Fern Gully.

[ALUmnus]

Looky here, kids, it appears Christopher Nolan will get his golden hands on Superman. Not to direct, but to "mentor". Who knows what that means, but it's a step in the right direction.
http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/its-a ... rd-batman/

Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie. Our insiders say that the brains behind rebooted Batman has been asked to play a "godfather" role and ensure The Man Of Steel gets off the ground after a 3 1/2-year hiatus. Nolan's leadership of the project can set it in the right direction with the critics and the fans, not to mention at the box office. Besides, Nolan is considered something of a god at Warner Bros and has a strong relationship with the studio after the success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Though he wasn’t obligated to do so, he gave the studio first crack at his spec script Inception, and Warner Bros was able to buy it before other studios even got a sniff. While Nolan completes that Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer for a July 16th release, he's also hatched an idea for Warner Bros' third Batman installment. Now his brother and frequent collaborator Jonah Nolan, and David Goyer who co-wrote Batman Begins and penned the story for The Dark Knight, are off scripting it. (See 'FlashForward' Showrunner Exits For Features).

Let us emphasize that Superman 3.0 is in the early stages of development. And we doubt Nolan would direct. This wouldn't be a sequel to Superman Returns but a completely fresh franchise. As one of our insiders reassures: “It would definitely not be a followup to Superman Returns." Nolan coming on board follows a hiatus period for Superman after that 2006 reboot as the studio tried to figure out whether or not to make a sequel to that version starring Brandon Routh directed by Bryan Singer. As recently as this summer, Warner Bros was still contemplating how to proceed.

[LUconn]

DC just needs to deal with the fact that Superman is a boring character. He's semi-invincible with 1 weakness. It's predictable. The only remotely interesting angles they could take is maybe bizzaro superman or Mxyzptlk

[ALUmnus]

Just saw 'Surrogate' the other night. Should have been a much longer movie, but it's a really neat concept. Science fiction is basically the best genre to deal with really deep moral dilemmas. Someone could write a really amazing book taking on the whole surrogate idea.

[flamesfilmguy]

just saw wolf man. (don't worry i didn't pay to see it, it was free). Possibly the worst movie. Ever. Huge holes in the plot. Predictable, overly gory. and bad acting.

[sweetnahmah1]

Inception looks like it could be really good. I also want to see Shutter Island, I heard it was crazy.

I think Cop Out looks hilarious.

Tron 2 looks nice.

Graphics are a little better than the first one. A little.

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[SuperJon]

I think Cop Out looks hilarious.

I think it's hilarious they named it Cop Out given what they were originally calling it.

[sweetnahmah1]

Repo Men - Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber.
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[sweetnahmah1]

Date Night - Steve Carell, Tina Fey
this looks funny

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[sweetnahmah1]

Little Fockers is coming out in July. Meet the Fockers sequel.