“Paul” is an upcoming 2011 ensemble science fiction comedy film directed by Greg Mottola, starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen.
The movie revolves around two British comic geeks (Pegg and Frost) who go on a road trip through America. On the way, they discover an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) at Area 51.
Other cast members include Kristen Wiig, Sigourney Weaver, Jeffrey Tambor, Bill Hader, Jason Bateman, Joe Lo Truglio and Jane Lynch of Glee.
The film is directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland). The screenplay was written by the two co-stars, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, of “Spaced” and Shaun of the Dead fame.
Paul will be released on March 18, 2011 and no longer on Valentine’s Day as earlier announced.
Topher Grace (Spiderman) is paired with Anna Faris (The House Bunny) in upcoming retro comedy film.
Take Me Home Tonight (previously titled Kids in America) is an upcoming retro comedy film set to be released on March 4, 2011. The film was written by the writers of That ’70s Show, directed by Michael Dowse and starring an ensemble cast including Topher Grace and Anna Faris in the lead, together with Michelle Trachtenberg, Dan Fogler, and Demetri Martin.
Take Me Home Tonight - Premise:
The film follows the adventures of recent college graduate Matt Franklin (Topher Grace), his twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris), and his best friend Barry Nathan (Dan Fogler) as they attempt to come to a conclusion about what they should do with their lives. Matt also pursues his dream girl Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer) at a wild Labor Day party in 1988 by telling her that he works for Goldman Sachs. Take Me Home Tonight - Trailer:
The hypothetical question is being asked in the Bradley Cooper-Robert DeNiro starrer “Limitless.”
It’s an upcoming sci-fi actiona thriller about an unpublished writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret smart drug that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.
The film also stars Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel and Daniel Richards. Directed by Neil Burger, Limitless is coming to theaters in March 2011.
Actually it’s for next Christmas. Sony Pictures has only released the poster and teaser trailer for their upcoming animated feature “Arthur Christmas” which is slated for release on November 23, 2011. So to make it clear, it’s not showing this Christmas but next Christmas.
It stars James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy. Arthur Christmas - Trailer:
Walt Disney has released the first trailer for the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
The plot draws inspiration from the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, which is the same novel that inspired the LucasArts game, The Secret of Monkey Island. The plot features Captain Jack Sparrow, again played by Johnny Depp, searching for the Fountain of Youth and confronting the pirate Blackbeard.
It is also first in the series to be directed by Rob Marshall and not Gore Verbinski. The film is set to be released on May 20, 2011 in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D, as well as in traditional two-dimensional and IMAX formats.
It will be the first Pirates of the Caribbean film to be released in 3D and Jerry Bruckheimer‘s second 3D film, following the 2009 film G-Force.
Other cast members include Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally, Richard Griffiths and Stephen Graham. Previous cast members Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley stated that they would not reprise their roles as they wanted to be involved in different movies, and that they thought the Will/Elizabeth storyline had gone as far as it could.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Trailer:
The Wes Craven horror franchise will have its fourth installment after 10 years!
Scream 4 stars an ensemble cast of David Arquette, Neve Campbell (The Craft, Party of Five), Courteney Cox (Friends), Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew), Adam Brody (The OC), Hayden Panettiere (Heroes), Rory Culkin (Igby Goes Down), Nico Tortorella and Erik Knudsen (Beastly). Campbell, Arquette and Cox are the only returning main cast members from the previous films.
PLOT: Sidney (Neve Campbell) — now the author of a self-help book — returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and his wife, Gale (Courteney Cox), as well as her cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) and her aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). Unfortunately, Sidney’s reappearance also instigates more Ghostface killings and puts Jill’s high school friends in danger.
Scream 4 hits theaters on April 15, 2011. Scream 4 - Movie Trailer:
From the Oscar-winning director of “Slumdog Millionaire” comes a thought-provoking film about an American mountain climber who amputated his own arm.
The film is based on the true story of Aron Ralston, the American mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah for nearly five days in May 2003. James Franco (Spiderman) stars as Ralston. The film will be released in the United States on November 5, 2010. 127 Hours - Movie Trailer:
The spine-tingling trailer of Clint Eastwood's latest masterpiece has been released.
Hereafter is a film by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Peter Morgan. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in different ways; Matt Damon plays American factory worker George, who is somehow able to communicate with the dead; Cécile de France plays French television journalist Marie, who survives a tsunami; and Frankie and George McLaren play Marcus and Jason, an English boy and his brother who is killed in a car accident. At the denouement, all three stories and characters converge. Bryce Dallas Howard, Lyndsey Marshal, Jay Mohr and Thierry Neuvic have supporting roles.
Peter Morgan sold the script on spec to DreamWorks in 2008, but it transferred to Warner Bros by the time Clint Eastwood had signed on to direct in 2009. It was shot from October 2009 to February 2010 on locations in London, San Francisco, Paris, and Hawaii. The film will premiere in September 2010 as a Special Presentation at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, before going on wide release in North America on October 22, 2010, distributed by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has released the movie poster and trailer for their newest animated film "Yogi Bear" in 3D live-action, CG-animated hybrid.
Plot:
Jellystone Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors — and, even worse, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they’ve ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is “smarter than the average bear” as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.
Yogi Bear - Trailer:
Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake lend their voices for Yogi and Boo Boo respectively. Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, T.J. Miller and Andrew Daly are also among the cast ensemble to play live-action characters.
The Fockers are back in the third installment of the "Meet the Parents" series.
Synopsis:
After years of marriage, two kids, and numerous series of unfortunate events, Greg (Ben Stiller) has finally made it into father-in-law Jack's "circle of trust." That is, until Greg breaks the circle, causing Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse to come roaring back.
The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker escalates to new heights of comedy in the third installment of the blockbuster series—Little Fockers. Laura Dern, Jessica Alba and Harvey Keitel join the returning all-star cast for a new chapter of the worldwide hit franchise.
It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam (Polo) and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get "in" with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back.
When Greg and Pam’s entire clan—including Pam’s lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson)—descends for the twins’ birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he’s fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack’s final test and become the family’s next patriarch…or will the circle of trust be broken for good?
Directed by Paul Weitz, Little Fockers also stars Barbra Streisand, Teri Polo, Laura Dern, Jessica Alba and Harvey Keitel.
Little Fockers is set to open in theaters on December 22, 2010.
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", Ryan Reynolds stars in the new psychological thriller film "Buried" under Lionsgate Film.
Plot:
Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time- fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is an upcoming romantic-fantasy film scheduled for release on June 30, 2010. It is based on Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse and will be the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009. Directed by David Slade, the film will star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg will be returning as screenwriter. Bryce Dallas Howard will play Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her. It will be the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX.
Plot:
Summit Entertainment released a plot summary of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse on February 20, 2009, which states:
"As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death."
Cast:
Main Characters
* Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful vampire Victoria. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black.
* Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Bella's vampire boyfriend who can read minds, except for Bella's. In New Moon, Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life.
* Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, a werewolf in whom Bella found solace in during New Moon. Now, Edward has returned into Bella's life permanently, and Jacob is looking for ways to prove that he is better for her.
Secondary Characters
* Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, a member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who is close friends with Bella.
* Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, a compassionate doctor who acts as a father figure to the Cullen coven. He is the one that created the Cullen family except for Alice and Jasper.
* Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, a loving mother figure of the Cullen coven.
* Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, the strongest member of the Cullen family, and provides comic relief
* Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, the most beautiful member of the Cullen family.
* Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen coven who trains his family on how to fight newborn vampires and can control/manipulate emotions.
* Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police.
* Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria, a vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her mate, James.
The film, based on the show Avatar: The Last Airbender, tells the story of Aang, a young man who has to bring peace and balance back to the four nations of the world after a war breaks out and wreaks havoc on the world.
Synopsis: Water. Earth. Fire. Air. In the old days, there was peace between the four nations of the world. The Avatar -- Master of all four elements -- kept peace between the the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. Only the Avatar has the ability to Bend (manipulate) all four elements, but one day, he Vanished. Then the Fire Nation attacked, forcing a war on the other three nations for one hundred years. Now, for the good of the world, it's up to 12-year-old Aang (Noah Ringer), the new Avatar, and the last of the Air Nomads (Airbenders), to return peace and balance by putting an end to the war and mastering all four elements. Aang must accept his destiny by stopping the Fire Nation's war and defeating the Fire Lord for good.
Cast: Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Cliff Curtis, Jessica Andres, Noah Ringer, Seychelle Gabriel, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Randall Duk Kim, Dee Bradley, Katharine Houghton, Ben Cooke, Keong Sim, Ali Khan, J.W. Cortes
Writer and Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producers: Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies
Everybody loves… “Babies.” This visually stunning new movie simultaneously follows four babies around the world – from first breath to first steps. From Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo, “Babies” joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal to us all.
Gossip Girl herself, Kristen Bell (Heroes, Veronica Mars), is starring in the upcoming romantic comedy "When in Rome."
When in Rome is about a successful and single art curator (portrayed by Kristen Bell) who went to Rome to attend her younger sister’s impulsive marriage. While there, she picks up coins from a reputed “fountain of love,” (probably based on the Trevi Fountain) and when she leaves she is pursued back to New York by a band of aggressive suitors whose coins she took.
The film is directed by Mark Steven Johnson, co-written by Johnson, David Diamond and David Weissman. Co-starring with Bell is Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton). Also in the cast are Alexis Dziena, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard and Will Arnett.
Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) teams up with Harrison Ford (The Fugitive) in the CBS drama movie "Extraordinary Measures."
Extraordinary Measures is distributed by CBS Films and is scheduled for release on January 22, 2010. Aside from Fraser and Ford, the film also stars Keri Russell. This motion picture was shot in Beaverton, Oregon, Portland, and Vancouver, Washington. It is the first film to go into production for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation.
Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive, whose two youngest children were afflicted with Glycogen storage disease type II. Along with his wife, Aileen (Keri Russell), he raises money for research scientist Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford) (representing Dr. William Canfield), forming a company to develop a drug to save his children’s lives.
Mel Gibson plays a homicide detective in the upcoming film adaptation of the BBC TV series "Edge of Darkness." The film marks Gibson’s first starring role since 2002’s We Were Soldiers and Signs.
The film also stars Ray Winstone, and is directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.
Edge of Darkness - Full Movie Trailer:
Edge of Darkness is coming to theaters on January 28, 2010 in the US.
After A Walk to Remember and The Notebook, another book by Nicholas Sparks will hit the silverscreen.
Dear John comes to the screen under the direction of Lasse Hallstrom, the Swedish director and three-time Oscar nominee known for such films as My Life as a Dog (1985), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Cider House Rules (1999), and Chocolat (2000).
The film follows the story of a Special Forces soldier, John Tyree (Channing Tatum), who uses a leave period to visit his father (Richard Jenkins) down in South Carolina. He falls for a conservative college student while he’s in his father’s home. John must go back to the army and he and Savannah (the student) communicate through letters, until fate takes a turn.
The Cast of Dear John:
* Channing Tatum as SSG John Tyree * Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Lynn Curtis * Scott Porter as Randy * Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon * Richard Jenkins as Mr Tyree (John’s Father) * Leslea Fisher as Susan * Mary Rachel Dudley as Mrs. Curtis * Bryce Hayes as Jerry * Gavin McCulley as Starks
Dear John - Full Movie Trailer:
Dear John is coming to theaters on the Valentines month of February 2010.
