Duplicity
March 20, 2009
Synopsis:
Oscar winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for Duplicity, from writer/director Tony Gilroy (seven-time Oscar®-nominated Michael Clayton).
In the film, they star as spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair. When they find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes espionage game, they discover the toughest part of the job is deciding how much to trust the one you love.
CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and MI6 agent Ray Koval (Owen) have
left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first.
For their employersâindustry titan Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and buccaneer CEO Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti)ânothing is out of bounds. But as the stakes rise, the mystery deepens and the tactics get dirtier, the trickiest secret for Claire and Ray is their growing attraction. And as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they canât cheat their way out of: love.
Genre: Caper
Cast: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti
Written and Directed by: Tony Gilroy
Produced by: Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Laura Bickford
Executive Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh
Fast & Furious
April 3, 2009
Synopsis:
Vin Diesel and Paul Walkerreteam for the ultimate chapterof the franchise built on speedâFast & Furious. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguezand Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across
When a crime brings them back to
Genre: Action-Thriller
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso
Directed by: Justin Lin
Written by: Chris Morgan
Based on Characters Created by: Gary Scott Thompson
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell
Executive Producer: Amanda Lewis
State of
April 17, 2009
Synopsis:
Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untanglea mystery of murderand collusionamong some of thenationâs most promising political and corporate figures in State of
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck)is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyesare upon the rising star to be his partyâs contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistressis brutally murdered and buried secretscome tumbling out.
McCaffreyhas the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (
Genre: Political thriller
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck,
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Screenplay by: Matthew Michael Carnahan and Tony Gilroy and Billy Ray
Based on the BBC Television Series Created by: Paul Abbott
Producers: Andrew Hauptman, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Executive Producers: Paul Abbott, E. Bennett Walsh, Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward
Wild Child
May 8, 2009
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts, Nancy Drew) is a self-obsessed, incorrigible brat who lives a pampered life in her
After an over-the-top prank pushes her father (Aidan Quinn) one step too far, Poppy is shipped off to an English boarding school. Finding herself in a foreign world of early curfews, stern matrons and mandatory lacrosse, the American princess has finally met her match: a
Under the watchful eye of the schoolâs headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and surrounded by a new circle of friends, Poppy begrudgingly realizes her bad-girl behavior will only get her so far. But just because she must grow into a fine young lady doesnât mean this Wild Child wonât be spending every waking hour shaking up a very proper systemâ¦
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson Alex Pettyfer and Aidan Quinn
Directed by: Nick Moore
Written by: Lucy Dahl
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Diana Phillips
Executive Producers: Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward
Drag Me To Hell
May 29, 2009
Synopsis:
Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me To Hell, an original tale of a young womanâs desperate quest to break an evil curse.
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious
In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the
Genre: Horror
Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer, Dileep Rao
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Written by: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi
Produced by: Rob Tapert, Grant Curtis
Executive Producers: Nathan Kahane, Joseph Drake
Land of the Lost
June 5, 2009
Synopsis:
Space-time vortexes suck.
Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our worldâa place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost.
Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T. rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only allyâa primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone)âto navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and theyâre heroes. Get stuck, and theyâll be permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost.
Based on the classic television series created by Sid & Marty Krofft, Land of the Lost is directed by Brad Silberling and produced by Jimmy Miller and Sid & Marty Krofft.
Genre: Comedy Adventure
Cast: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone
Directed by: Brad Silberling
Screenplay by: Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas
Based on the
Producers: Jimmy Miller, Sid & Marty Krofft
Executive Producers: Julie Wixson-Darmody, Daniel Lupi, Adam McKay, Brad Silberling
July 1, 2009
Synopsis:
In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)âthe charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hooverâs fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public.
No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyoneâfrom his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
But while the adventures of Dillingerâs gangâlater including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi)âthrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlawâs capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger
However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvisâ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayalsâfrom the infamous âLady in Redââ to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nittiâwere Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.
Genre: Action-Thriller
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, Rory Cochrane, Stephen Lang, David Wenham, Stephen Graham, Channing Tatum, Jason Clarke
Directed by: Michael Mann
Writers: Ronan Bennett, Michael Mann, Ann Biderman, Mark St. Germain
Produced by: Michael Mann, Kevin Misher
Executive Producers: G. Mac Brown, Jane Rosenthal
Funny People
July 31, 2009
Synopsis:
Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) has shown that nothingânot even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirthâis sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, âIâm trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!â Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in Funny People, the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.
Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, RZA and newcomer
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA,
Written and Directed by: Judd Apatow
Produced by: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
Executive Producers: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo
The Wolfman
November 6, 2009
Synopsis:
Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins),Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.
Lawrence Talbotâs childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brotherâs fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate.
Ashe pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns theafflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroythe vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himselfâ¦one he never imagined existed.
Genre: Action-Horror
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Art Malik
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Screenplay by: Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self
Based on the Motion Picture Screenplay by: Curt Siodmak
Produced by: Scott Stuber, Benicio Del Toro, Rick Yorn, Sean Daniel
Executive Producers: Bill Carraro, Andrew Z. Davis
Green Zone
Release date: TBD
Synopsis:
Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for their latestelectrifying thriller in Green Zone, a film set in thechaotic early days of the Iraqi Warwhen no one could be trusted and every decision coulddetonateunforeseen consequences.
During the U.S.-led occupation of
Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt throughcovert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soilfor answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And atthis blistering time andin this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Khalid Abdalla
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Written by: Brian Helgeland
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lloyd Levin
Executive Producers: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Cirque du Freak
Release date: TBD
Synopsis:
Cirque Du Freak tells the frightening tale of a boy who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.
14-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. Thatâs the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.
Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring whatâs left of his humanity.
Genre: Fantasy adventure
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, Patrick Fugit, Ray Stevenson, Michael Cerveris, Frankie Faison, Jane Krakowski,
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Writers: Brian Helgeland, Paul Weitz
Based on the Book Series by: Darren Shan
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner, Paul Weitz, Ewan Leslie
Executive Producers: Dan Kolsrud, Andrew Miano, Kerry Kohansky, Sarah Radyclyffe, Courtney Pledger
Couples Retreat
Release date: TBD
The Boat That Rocked
Release date: TBD