I've seen the Wikipedia page on the upcoming films. It spans 2013-2014. I'd like to tell you what I think of some of the bigger up-coming films:
2013:
January:
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (originally scheduled for October 2012): I will definitely see this movie. It'll probably be bad, and, as always, will ignore all previous films except for the 1974 original, it is taking place between the first and second films, explaining some of the differences. The Leatherface design looks pretty bad-ass.
Gangster Squad (originally set for September 2012): Looks pretty good. Lots of good, 40's style action scenes, with an all-star cast. Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Josh Pence, Josh Brolin, Robert Patrick, and Michael Pena.
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: Jeremy Renner, Peter Stormare, Famke Janssen, etc. WTF??
Broken City: An upcoming crime-drama with Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Not much info, but sounds good.
The Last Stand: An upcoming action-thriller about a sheriff fending his border town from invaing Mexican cartels. Arnold Schwarzenegger's first leading role since Terminator 3, which will also feature Forest Whitaker, Peter Stormare, and Johnny Knoxville. Directed by an Asian action director. Really?
Movie 43: An epic comedy films comprised of 23 short segments, with several all-star directors, including Peter Farrelly (of the Farrelly bros.), Elizabeth Banks, Brett Ratner, James Gunn, and Bob Odenkirk.
February:
Bullet to the Head: An action film starring Sylvester Stallone, Christian Slater, and a bunch of Asian actors I've unfamiliar with that are probably famous in other countries. Really?
47 Ronin: An action epic based on a Japanese legend, starring Keanu Reeves, and more Asian actors I've never heard of.
Warm Bodies: An upcoming horror film starring Teresa Palmer, Nicholas Hoult, and John Malkovich.
Side Effects (originally "The Bitter Pill"): Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Jude Law star in Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brokovich, Magic Mike, Contagion, Haywire)'s new psychological thriller.
Beautiful Creatures: Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, and Jeremy Irons star in this fantasy-drama based on the bestselling teen novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
A Good Day to Die Hard: Really? After the mediocre film Live Free or Die Hard, why have another addition to this dead franchise? Also, it's directed by Irish filmmaker John Moore, director of such films as Behind Enemy Lines, The Omen remake, and, uggh, Max Payne.
Escape from Planet Earth: A family comedy-sci fi film starring Brendan Fraser (I thought his career was dead), Jessica Alba, James Gandolfini, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Lynch, and Paul Reubens. I have lost hope for us.
I, Frankenstein: An upcoming horror film starring Aaron Eckhardt (Thank You For Smoking, The Dark Knight), Bill Nighy, and Aden Young. It's directed by Australian Stuart Beattie, who wrote Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, 30 Days of Night, and Collateral, unfortunately he also wrote The Messengers, Punisher: War Zone, Australia (how self-indulging of your country) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Hopefully, he goes back to the style of his earlier works. Hopefully.
The Marriage Counselor: A Tyler Perry film with Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Williams. This is bad. Very bad.
March:
Elysium: Neill Blomkamp (director of District 9) sci-fi film starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, and more. Seems cool.
Stoker: A new thriller film starring a few B-list actors. I don't know how to feel about it.
Oz, The Great and Powerful: A Sam Raimi/Disney production, detailing the origins of Oz. Oscar Diggs, played by James Franco, is a con artist/magician, who is whisked away to the land of Oz, where he meets three witches: Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (Mila Kunis), Evanora, the Wicked Witch of the East (Rachel Weiz), and Glinda, the Good Witch (Michelle Williams). He claims to be an amazing wizard, and everyone buys it, except for the witches. He is then held up by the citizens as a warrior and wizard, and must deal with epic problems in this magical word, finding out who are his friends and foes. Using his magic to solve these problems, he becomes a better person, a hero, and the Wizard of Oz. Looks fantastic. Wait, aren't bad witches ugly? Why are all three witches beautiful?
21 and Over: An upcoming comedy by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, starring unknowns.
Carrie: A remake of Brian DePalma's brilliant 1976 horror film, and the third adaptation of Stephen King's first (and one of his best) book. Why???
Now You See Me: An action-thriller from Louis Letterier (Transporter, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans), starring Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Morgan Freema, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo, Elias Koteas, Woody Harrelson, and Dave Franco. That sounds pretty bad-ass.
The Croods: A family adventure-comedy from from former "Monty Python" member John Cleese (who wrote the screenplay), starring Ryan Reynolds (why is he in like every movie now?), Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, and Calrk Duke. Don't know how to feel about it.
Jack the Giant Killer: A remake of the classic 60's fantasy films, made by X-Men and Usual Suspects director Bryan Singer (who also produced House, MD), starring Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci (Captain America), Ewan McGregor (Star Wars I-III, Angels and Demons), Eleanor Tomlinson, Bill Nighy, and Ian McShane (both of whom where villains in Pirates of the Caribbean). Maybe it will be good. Maybe.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (first scheduled for June 2012): A sequel to the god-awful 2009 film. It barely follows that film, getting rid of the main heroes (Scarlett, Rip Cord, Breaker, Cover Girl, General Hawk), and replacing them with other "Joes", like Roadblock (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), General Coulton (Bruce Willis, why??) Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), and Flint (DJ Cotrona). The only remaining heroes cast from the original are Ray Park as Snake Eyes and Channing Tatum as Duke. The main villains from the original are removed (Destro and Baroness), and are replaced by Storm Shadow (weird, didn't Snake Eyes kill him in the last movie?), Firefly (Ray Stevenson), and (actually returning) is Zartan (played by Arnold Vosloo). Cobra Commander is also the main villain. Barely connected to the original, is that for the better? But, how do you do a GI Joe film without Destro, Scarlett, and Baroness? WTF?!!!! (But it is written by the guys who wrote Zombieland)
The Host: An American remake of a Asian horror film? That always goes over well, right? Sometimes. But mostly they turn into shitty movies. (See: Shutter, The Grudge 2, The Ring 2)
(Editorial note: January 8, 2013, "The Host" is actually a "Twilight"-like teen supernatural film based on a novel.)
Continues in Part 2!!!
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