The Most Anticipated Movies of 2010
I'm such a movie buff, and it's not JUST for the popcorn (although, that's part of it.) There's a lot of buzz about this year's potential blockbusters. We turned to Cole Abaius of the Film School Rejects for the most anticipated flicks of the year: |
With the debates still raging on about the quality of last year's films, I'd like to take a look ahead to the future. In fact, considering the year we just had, I've been looking ahead to 2010 ever since January of 2009. Don't get me wrong. The movies were great, but it was really tough for me to keep up with movie news while I was out panhandling on I-35. Not to mention dangerous.
Hopefully our country's fair citizens will have to panhandle no more forever, but instead of rambling off into tangents about the state of our economy, let's escape a little bit into the future. A peaceful place where everyone gets a puppy, a flying car, and these movies:
Release Date: December 10
The Who: Directed by Michel Gondry; Starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, and Cristoph Waltz
The Pitch: After being hammered to death with news from this project - most of it involving how many times Stephen Chow would drop out (4) - I still have a lot of hope for this flick. It's refreshing to see Rogen change things up, although there's the possibility that he'll just turn Britt Reid into Seth Reid, but it's a beloved series hitting the big screen in a big way.
Release Date: April 30
The Who: Directed by Samuel Bayer; Starring Jackie Earle Haley
The Pitch: Horror fans are on claws and needles here, seeing a music video director handle the fragile, delicate nostalgia of their upbringing, but seeing Freddy on screen is enough to make me climb up the wall. And drag myself across the ceiling. Fingers crossed that it's more Dream Warriors than Freddy's Dead.
Release Date: TBA
The Who: Directed by Greg Motolla; Written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; Starring them, Seth Rogen, and a cast of thousands.
The Pitch: I might as well continue the cast list in this section, because with talent like Jane Lynch, Jeffrey Tambor, Bill Hader, David Koechner, and Kristen Wiig at Greg Motolla's disposal there's a lot of promise for this strange story about comic book geeks who meet an (animated) alien on their way to Comic Con.
Release Date: April 16
The Who: Directed by Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez; Starring Danny Trejo and Rose McGowan
The Pitch: What you thought was only a fake trailer turned out to be an entire movie. That's what Rodriguez does. Who couldn't go for an hour and a half of the dude from Spy Kids slashing his way through a jungle of human flesh and revenge?
Release Date: May 14
The Who: Directed by Ridley Scott; Written by Brian Helgeland; Starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett
The Pitch: One of the most classic characters, an icon that has appeared in a half dozen films already, it'll be fascinating to see Scott's take on it. Especially with Gladiator collaborator Russell Crowe by his side spouting out dialog written by the man who brought us L.A. Confidential and Payback.
Release Date: TBA
The Who: Directed by Robert Redford; Starring Robin Wright Penn and James McAvoy
The Pitch: Redford is an incredibly talented, serious director who might have the best eye to peer into a forbidden section of American history on the night Lincoln died. Wright Penn plays Mary Surratt, the only female conspirator tried in court, in what promises to be a gripping historical and legal drama.
Release Date: July 14
The Who: Directed by Shawn Levy; Starring Steve Carrell and Tina Fey
The Pitch: If you read "Steve Carell and Tina Fey" and didn't get excited, then you haven't paid attention to comedy television over the past 3 years. There's a ton of comedic force at work here for a pretty basic story about a married couple attempting romance, mistaken identities, and thrilling adventure in New York City.
Release Date: October 15
The Who: Directed by David Fincher; Written by Aaron Sorken; Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Rashida Jones, and Sexy Back
The Pitch: Considering that David Fincher is my favorite living director and Aaron Sorkin is one of my favorite writers, you should thank me for not annoyingly placing this much higher on the list. I'll expect those thank you's in my inbox by tomorrow morning. For better or worse, Facebook has become a potent cultural force, so it seems only fitting that its birth gets told in film form. I'm looking forward to it, genuinely, but not looking forward to the inevitable, ubiquitous Facebook ads for it.
Release Date: TBA
The Who: Directed by Darren Aronofsky; Starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis
The Pitch: If Aronofsky does anything right, it's tight, intimate character work, and by everything I've heard, this thriller sounds fantastic.
Release Date: TBA
The Who: Directed by Adam Green; Starring Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, and Shawn Ashmore
The Pitch: Green blew me away with his slasher film Hatchet, and this film garnered a lot of positive praise coming out of Butt-Numb-a-Thon. Frozen tells the story of two snowboarders and a skier who are trapped on a ski-lift facing hypothermia and…some surprising choices that bring them face to face with death.
Release Date: June 18
The Who: Directed by Lee Unkrich; Written by Michael Arndt; Starring Tim Allen and Tom Hanks
The Pitch: Fans everywhere probably consider this sequel long overdue, especially considering the strength of the second film, the track record of the studio, and the endurance of the characters in our culture. There's a new generation of kids (and older kids have just gained a few years), so I can only imagine another exciting, laughter-inducing ride as we look at what happens when we grow too old for our toys. And the 3D glasses should hide any tears that come my way.
Release Date: December 17
The Who: Directed by Anton Corbijn;; Starring George Clooney
The Pitch: Another music video director on the list, Anton Corbijn also directed the brilliant film Control, which looked at the life of lead singer for Joy Division Ian Curtis. Him collaborating with Clooney (and in drama about a hired killer) has the potential to be a palpable combination.
Release Date: January 29
The Who: Directed by Martin Campbell; Written by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell; Starring Mel Gibson
The Pitch: For American-born Mel Gibson's return to acting, this should be highly anticipated enough, but if you liked little films like The Departed or Casino Royale or Payback (the director's cut) then you should be all over this one. Even with the…questionable Bostonian accents.
17. Tomorrow, When the War Began
Release Date: TBA
The Who: Directed by Stuart Beattie; Starring Rachel Hurd-Wood, Phoebe Tonkin, and Lincoln Lewis
The Pitch: I fully realize that there's a remake of Red Dawn coming out this year, but Tomorrow, When the War Began (if the novel is any indication) will be a bit grittier and more realistic when it comes to the Rag-Tag-Band-of-Teenagers-Banding-Together-to-Band-Against-Foreign-Military-Invaders genre. Plus, we'll get to see the directorial debut of the screenwriter behind 30 Days of Night and the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
Release Date: April 9
The Who: Directed by Sylvain White; Written by Peter Berg; Starring Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
The Pitch: If you're a comic book fan, then you're a fan of Andy Diggle and Jock. You're also most likely a fan of their lovable Losers who happen to have their names on a C.I.A. Death List. This is such a cool comic book. In fact, you should go buy it right now and read it to increase your anticipation of this film. If Sylvain White can do these characters justice, we might have one of the hippest comic adaptations of the decade.
Release Date: August 13
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