Warner Bros. has released a preview of their upcoming 2009 movies. In the preview, they've got updated synopsis' along with new images from "Whiteout", "Ninja Assassin", "The Invention of Lying", "The Informant!" and a few others. So if you'd like to see the new images and read what's coming later this year (it's a lot of great stuff), it's all after the jump:
WHITEOUT
In theatres on September 11
(Dark Castle Entertainment)
Director: Dominic Sena
Writers: Screenplay by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber and Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes
Based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, published by Oni Press
Producers: Joel Silver, Susan Downey, David Gambino
Executive Producers: Steve Richards, Don Carmody, Greg Rucka
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt, Alex O'Loughlin, Shawn Doyle
Action Thriller. Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, is investigating the continent's first murder, which draws her into a shocking mystery. Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer.
THE INFORMANT!
In theatres on September 18
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: Screenplay by Scott Z. Burns
Based on the book by Kurt Eichenwald
Producers: Gregory Jacobs, Jennifer Fox, Michael Jaffe, Howard Braunstein, Kurt Eichenwald
Executive Producers: George Clooney, Jeff Skoll, Michael London
Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey
Offbeat Comedy. What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company's multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn't been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre's ever-changing account frustrates the agents and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre's rambling imagination. Based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history.
THE INVENTION OF LYING
In theatres on September 25
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Radar Pictures/Media Rights Capital)
Directors: Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
Writers: Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
Producers: Lynda Obst, Oly Obst, Ricky Gervais, Dan Lin
Executive Producers: Ted Field, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Terry Dougas, Sue Baden-Powell
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan,
Rob Lowe, Tina Fey
Romantic Comedy. From Ricky Gervais, the award-winning creator and star of the original BBC series "The Office" and HBO's "Extras," comes the new romantic comedy "The Invention of Lying," which takes place in an alternate reality where lying--even the concept of a lie--does not exist. Everyone--from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street--speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune. But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
In theatres on October 16
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)
Director: Spike Jonze
Writers: Screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers
Based on the book by Maurice Sendak
Producers: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Maurice Sendak, John Carls, Vincent Landay
Executive Producers: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Bruce Berman
Cast: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker
Adventure. Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in "Where the Wild Things Are," a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.
THE BOX
In theatres on November 6
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Radar Pictures/Media Rights Capital)
Director: Richard Kelly
Writers: Screenplay by Richard Kelly
Based upon the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson
Producers: Sean McKittrick, Richard Kelly, Dan Lin
Executive Producers: Edward H. Hamm Jr., Sue Baden-Powell, Ted Field, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Terry Dougas
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella
Thriller. What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars...but simultaneously take the life of someone you don't know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences? The year is 1976. Norma Lewis is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur, is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son...until a mysterious man with a horribly disfigured face appears on their doorstep and presents Norma with a life-altering proposition: the box. With only 24 hours to make their choice, Norma and Arthur face an impossible moral dilemma. What they don't realize is that no matter what they decide, terrifying consequences will have already been set in motion. They soon discover that the ramifications of this decision are beyond their control and extend far beyond their own fortune and fate.
THE BLIND SIDE
In theatres on November 20
(Alcon/Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: Screenplay by John Lee Hancock
Based on the book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
Producers: Gil Netter, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove
Executive Producers: Molly Smith, Erwin Stoff, Tim Bourne
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, Jae Head
Drama. "The Blind Side" depicts the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.
NINJA ASSASSIN
In theatres on November 25
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment)
Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Screenplay by Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski
Story by Matthew Sand
Producers: Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Grant Hill
Executive Producers: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Steve Richards
Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Sho Kosugi, Rick Yune
Action. Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them...and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow, Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi, to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive...and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.
INVICTUS
In theatres on December 11
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Screenplay by Anthony Peckham
Based on the book Playing the Enemy by John Carlin
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, Mace Neufeld
Executive Producers: Morgan Freeman, Tim Moore, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
Drama. The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
In theatres on December 25
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg
Screen Story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson
Producers: Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin
Executive Producers: Michael Tadross, Bruce Berman
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly
Action-Adventure Mystery. In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
