Is this the majuscule metre to be a rooter of science fiction picture ? No fewer than 30 SF plastic film are off theaters , and at least a dozen could be swell . Here ’s our 2009 picture show prognosis .
remark : As always , this includes a few phantasy movies that are place in the present day , regard engineering , or feature an urban setting . finger barren to permit us know what we missed !
Jan :
Outlander ( Jan. 23 )
What ’s it about ? An alien ( Jim Caviezel ) crashlands in the middle ages , and has to mobilise a bunch of Viking warriors to fight an escaped exotic monster . fashion plate .
Early indications : Thelong , long delayin its U.S. release may not be the best sign for this film , or it may just think of the Weinsteins do n’t know what they have on their hand . Early reviews have beensort of lukewarm . Clipslook playfulness and cheesy , mostly in a honorable path . My guess is , it ’s either a fun drive , or it ’s this year ’s Doomsday . Either way , I ’ll be there on opening daylight .
https://gizmodo.com/grimy-viking-monster-battle-movie-still-has-no-u-s-rel-5012368
https://gizmodo.com/time-to-give-outlander-a-fiery-viking-funeral-5038027
https://gizmodo.com/first-clip-of-viking-alien-showdown-5095416
February :
Coraline ( Feb. 6 )
What ’s it about ? Based on the Neil Gaiman account book , this stop - movement animate movie follows a girl ( Dakota Fanning ) who retrieve a secret door to an alternate version of her genuine biography .
Early indications : Meredith just saw it and say it was amazingly beautiful and cool . John Hodgman seems to be having a blast as both versions of Coraline ’s dad . Check out this laggard :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuXZ8l4j8Ag
Push ( Feb. 6 )
What ’s it about ? Teens with genial world power ( like telekinesis and E.S.P. ) flee from a secret organization that want to exploit them . Luckily , they meander up in Hong Kong , where cool combat scenes just naturally encounter . ( It ’s true . I used to live there . )
Early indications : At first it looked likeJumper meets Heroes , buteverything I hearabout this moving-picture show ’s weird usance of mental powers ( false memory board , spontaneous embolisms , telekinetic shootout ) sound more and more fun .
https://gizmodo.com/its-heroes-the-movie-5065270
https://gizmodo.com/push-will-actually-be-better-than-jumper-5083500
Street Fighter : The Legend Of Chun - Li ( Feb. 27 )
What ’s it about ? It ’s a Street Fighter spinoff , focusing on the kicky untested fighter ( Kristin Kreuk ) .
Early denotation : Well , we just send thetrailerat last . And seemingly , there ’s a whole coming - of - age story about Chun - Li overcoming her thirst for revenge . Best character scenario : it could be a fun - but - dull action moving picture . You do n’t really want to know what the bad case scenario is .
https://gizmodo.com/watch-bison-make-chun-li-cry-in-english-street-fighter-5125754
March :
Watchmen ( March 6 )
What ’s it about ? Like you do n’t know . The vivid novel , by Dave Gibbons and that guy who wants nothing to do with it , gets an adjustment by Zack ( 300 ) Snyder . In an alternating 1985 where Nixon is still President of the United States , someone is killing current and former superheroes , and it turns out to be part of a vainglorious coverup .
Early indications : The footage look very , very pretty . Snyder , and all the doer , are wholly attached to introduce the story and characters as they are in the lifelike novel ( withone important change . ) The only question , really , is will all of those random piece of brilliance build up to a shining mosaic , like they do in the comic , or will they remain just random piece of brilliance ? ( Oh , and will Fox allow the movie add up out on time ? )
https://gizmodo.com/watchmens-zack-snyder-sets-fire-to-your-dreams-5081732
slipstream To Witch Mountain ( March 13 )
What ’s it about ? A reboot of the classic old series , where a taxi - number one wood ( The Rock ) blame up two telekinetic nestling who have to get back to their spaceship before the government ( and a Master Chief - looking guy rope ) track down them down .
former indications : Thetrailer is cute , with the required robo - talking shaver . It ’s a Disney film starring The Rock . What do you need ?
https://gizmodo.com/disney-slams-suvs-into-childrens-faces-5091666
have a go at it ( March 20 )
What ’s it about ? Nic Cage is a guy whose son digs up a time abridgment that includes some mysterious numbers which some kid wrote down in the 1950s . They presage every catastrophe that ’s ever happened – including some doozies that are on the way .
Early indications : Thetrailerhasn’t wowed me ; it looks a lot like National Disaster . On the other helping hand it ’s Alex ( Dark City ) Proyas .
https://gizmodo.com/alex-proyas-scares-nic-cage-with-albinos-and-numbers-5108624
Monsters Versus Aliens ( March 27 )
What ’s it about ? A 3 - 500 alive adaptation of the comic book Rex Havoc And The Ass - Kickers Of The Fantastic , this film survey a radical of freak ( include Hugh Laurie ’s Dr. Cockroach PhD ) who have to get the better of an invading alien ( Rainn Wilson ) .
former indications : We could n’t possibly be more excited about this one , base on thetrailerandfeaturettewe’ve seen .
https://gizmodo.com/new-monsters-vs-aliens-trailer-includes-ginormicas-sec-5117244
https://gizmodo.com/dwight-schrutes-giant-robot-holds-the-world-to-ransom-5103549
April :
Dragonball ( April 8)
What ’s it about ? Goku ( Justin Chatwin ) has to hunt down seven Dragonballs before the malign Lord Piccolo ( the weirdly made up James Marsters ) gets them . They fight , and fight , and fight and fight and fight .
Early indications : Every time wepost about this picture show , the corporate eye - roll sound like a million Dragonballs rolling toward a bottomless money pit .
Crank : High Voltage ( April 17 )
What ’s it about ? Chev Chelios ( Jason Statham ) did n’t die at the end of Crank , all indications to the opposite . Instead , he had his superpowered inwardness steal by an older Taiwanese gangster , and replaced with a car battery or something . Chev has to keep jar himself with electricity to stay alive , but he still finds time to hang out with stripper .
other indications : This motion picture is the reason Jason Statham exists . draw a blank dross like Death Transporter – he should be offend us and his bombardment heart at the same time . If this motion-picture show is n’t a disgusting , bizarre mess that I want to see three times , I ’ll be terribly disappoint .
May :
X - Men : Origins : Wolverine ( May 1 )
What ’s it about ? What it sounds like – the line of descent of Marvel ’s stabbiest mutation , whose skeleton ( and claws ) get exchange with super - toilsome adamantium in a military project . And then he goes rapscallion . Of course .
Early indication : Well , it has aWolvie jump from a sting truck onto a helicopter . And merc - with - a - mouth Deadpool shows up . My guess is , it ’ll be slightly ripe than XTC - Men 3 .
https://gizmodo.com/wolverine-rides-a-helicopter-of-hate-now-in-hd-5110438
Star Trek(May 8)
What ’s it about ? We get to see James Kirk ( Christopher Pine ) evolve from arrogant flakewad to suave leader of human being and women . Plus , Leonard Nimoy ’s elderly version of Spock shows up to help out the younger , prettier version played by Zachary Quinto .
other indications : You already screw if you ’re unrestrained for this shiny , retro - looking Trek , sodding with an “ Apple Store ” bridgework . On the one deal , some of the drollery sounds pretty large-minded and Pine ’s Kirk may actually be too immature for his own good . On the other hand , the space battle look good than any we ’ve look in years , and Quinto actually seems to work better as Spock than he does as Sylar these days .
Terminator Salvation ( May 22 )
What ’s it about ? It ’s 2018 , and John Connor is tread up to direct the fight against Skynet . But the comportment of another prison term traveler name Marcus ( Sam Worthington ) throws all of Connor ’s condemnation into incertitude .
Early indications : Lots of skeptics seem to have been converted by theearly footage , andour first glimpsesat the Harvester , the Moto - Terminators and the Hydrobots . At the very least , there will be coolheaded robot attacks in a ruined wasteland , and there may actually be a meaty story about John Connor struggling with his destiny amidst alternate timelines .
https://gizmodo.com/its-judgement-day-yet-another-terminator-trailer-revea-5106149
https://gizmodo.com/shot-by-shot-breakdown-of-terminator-trailers-mayhem-5106152
June :
res publica Of The Lost ( June 5 )
What ’s it about ? A remaking of the Krofft Superstore show about Internet Explorer who find of dinosaurs and reptilian Sleestaks .
other indications : Weread some of the script , and it take like a standard Will Ferrell buddy comedy , with Anna Friel along for the ride . The Sleestaks face cute , at least .
https://gizmodo.com/first-official-synopsis-of-will-ferrells-land-of-the-lo-5106157
Transformers : retaliation Of The Fallen(June 26 )
What ’s it about ? A sequel to the Shia LaBoeuf vehicle about braggart robots that turn into cars , among other things .
Early indications : If you disliked the first Transformers , you ’ll probably hate this one like oculus malignant neoplastic disease . I kind of like the first movie , but this one may or may not deliver . On the one hand , it has more robots and gravid robot , plus more delving into Transformer mythology . On the other hand , Jonah ( Superbad ) Hilltook one look at the scriptand bailed out of the film .
2012 ( July 10 )
What ’s it about ? John Cusack is a hack equipment driver / aim writer who find the world is ending , in this movie by Roland ( Day After Tomorrow ) Emmerich .
Early indication : Well , the trailerlooks kind of silly , but theearly playscript reviewsare entirely damning . At this point , an Emmerich film would demand glowing early bombination to get me activated anyway .
https://gizmodo.com/the-world-will-end-in-lameness-in-emmerichs-2012-397015
Harry Potter And The Half - Blood Prince ( July 17 )
What ’s it about ? The later moving-picture show ( delay from last December ) in the Harry Potter series follows the young wizard as he finally get word the secret of the virtually unkillable Voldemort .
Early indications : It ’s directed by David Yates , also helmer of 2007 ’s Order Of The Phoenix and next year ’s Deathly Hallows . Thefeaturettesandtrailerlook pretty great .
https://gizmodo.com/hogwarts-video-roll-call-meet-ronald-weasleys-new-lady-5103931
https://gizmodo.com/new-potter-trailer-proves-kids-with-wands-still-cooler-5087791
They Came From Upstairs ( July 31 )
What ’s it about ? A group of teens on vacation ( let in High School Musical ’s Ashley Tisdale ) discover an foreign invasion is happening , and they ’re the only ones who can stop it . Because everyone else is under alien mind restraint . Or something .
Early indications : Well , it ’s got acute chick , and discriminating CG alien(right ) . If you wish HSM and exotic invasions , it might be pretty upright .
https://gizmodo.com/your-guy-wont-look-you-in-the-eye-could-it-be-alien-mi-5058193
https://gizmodo.com/i-can-haz-invashun-plan-5069291
G.I. Joe : The acclivity Of Cobra ( August 7 )
What ’s it about ? An elite squad of soldiers ( wear out might armour ) face off with the terrorist governing body Cobra , which wants to unleash a nano - bomb full of nanites that will use up everything in their track . And there are ninjas . And a Baroness .
other indications : It hassilly costumes . It has Marlon Wayans as Ripcord , in a comedy subplot . It hasChristopher Ecclestonand Joseph Gordon - Levitt act their niggling nub out as the villain . The only person who ’s seen a laggard so far call it “ horrible . ”
https://gizmodo.com/power-armor-vs-nano-tech-super-soldiers-in-g-i-joe-382289
https://gizmodo.com/snake-eyes-does-not-need-peripheral-vision-to-slice-you-5112023
https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-christopher-eccleston-in-g-i-joe-388639
https://gizmodo.com/inside-scoop-on-g-i-joe-doctor-who-heroes-and-smallv-5117486
September :
Game ( Sept. 4 )
What ’s it about ? This delayed moving-picture show observe Gerard Butler ( 300 ) as a convict drive to take place in a real - life video game , where he ’s verify by witness thanks to a chip in his top dog . But there ’s an belowground movement , lead by Ludacris , fighting to end this injustice and penny-pinching Thunderdome or whatever .
Early indications : Early reassessment say the film isbeyond drilling .
https://gizmodo.com/dont-hate-the-mind-controlled-player-hate-the-game-5040211
https://gizmodo.com/game-may-be-one-big-game-over-according-to-early-revie-5068123
9 ( Sept. 9 )
What ’s it about ? A radical of rag dolls shinny to survive under attack from deadly robots , in a worldly concern where humans have died off . It ’s an boom version of an acclaimed short film , make by Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton .
Early indication : Few people had even heard of this film a calendar month ago , but sincethe trailercame out , it ’s suddenly become a heatedly call film . Weirdly , it does look like the sort of thing both Bekmabetov and Burton would love .
https://gizmodo.com/forget-john-connor-a-straw-man-is-our-only-hope-again-5117511
The Surrogates ( Sept. 25 )
What ’s it about ? Based on a little - known graphic novel , this movie takes billet in a future world where nobody go out — instead they utilize robotic “ surrogate ” to interact with the earthly concern . A cop ( Bruce Willis ) is force to venture outside himself , for the first meter in days . staring with horrible wig .
former indications : Thefirst imageslook intriguing , andour single first lookat the robots was challenging . Producer Elizabeth Banks ( lead of Zack And Miri)saysit ’s Blade Runner - ish . On the other hand , director Jonathan Mostow is best know for Terminator 3 .
https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-bruce-willis-robo-wig-5016090
https://gizmodo.com/bruce-willis-is-back-and-ready-to-kick-some-robot-ass-5113003
http://io9.com/393014/first-look-at-our-robot-replacements-from-the-surrogates
https://gizmodo.com/will-the-surrogates-be-the-next-blade-runner-5083510
October :
Zombieland ( Oct. 9 )
What ’s it about ? Weirdly , there are two movies called Zombieland in product . This is n’t the goose Woody Harrelson movie , which come out in 2010 . rather , this one virtuoso Brad Dourif ( the psycho from Star Trek : Voyager and many repugnance movie ) as someone who turns a funeral home into a zombie tourist attraction .
Early indicant : No clue . Brad Dourif gives good psycho though .
Astro Boy ( Oct. 23 )
What ’s it about ? A CG animise movie based on the Zanzibar copal classic about a Pinnochio - bot who gets turned out of his nursing home and goes on wacky adventures .
Early indications : The super - abbreviated puzzler trailerlooked fun , and theconcept artpromises some demented - look robot and painterly scene .
https://gizmodo.com/first-astro-boy-trailer-brings-the-robot-boot-rocket-sl-5095090
https://gizmodo.com/astro-boy-has-some-friends-in-lush-new-concept-art-5122811
November :
The Box ( Nov. 6 )
What ’s it about ? free-base on a Richard Matheson story ( and a Twilight Zone instalment ) , this picture follows a vernal couple ( Cameron Diaz and James Marsden ) who get a box with a clit . If they press the release , they get a trillion dollars — and someone they do n’t know dies .
Early indication : It ’s guide by Richard Kelly ( Donnie Darko ) . perhaps having to stand by somewhat more closely to a Matheson short story will rear Kelly out of his Southland Tales delirium . We can go for .
https://gizmodo.com/films-that-have-found-their-way-into-the-twilight-zone-5122451
The Wolfman ( Nov. 6 )
What ’s it about ? Benicio Del Toro is a loup-garou . Grrr .
Early denotation : Yet another movie hit with delays , this prison term due to post - production problems with the translation effects . guess from the quotes on IMDB , it sounds like Anthony Hopkins and Del Toro get to eat at scene , with pipeline like “ I am what I say I am . A ogre , ” and “ The profligate son returns , ” and “ I will pour down all of you ! ”
https://gizmodo.com/does-the-wolfmans-delay-mean-hes-getting-neutered-5106172
New Moon ( Nov. 20 )
What ’s it about ? The second picture show in the uber - successful Twilight serial , based on Stephenie Meyer ’s mega - selling books .
other indications : Well , director Catherine Hardwicke got throw away , supposedlybecause she wanted to spend more than 50 cents and a few minutes on special result . I aboveboard do n’t know how they can have this moving picture in theaters by November .
major planet 51 ( Nov. 20 )
What ’s it about ? Another animated film . The Rock is an astronaut who bring on an foreign satellite where it ’s the fifties and everybody ’s xenophobic . Everybody opine he ’s an invader . So he has to befriend a trivial alien boy .
Early indications : Well , it might be better than Space Chimps . Theearly stillslook sort of cheap but precious . See above : it ’s a tiddler ’ movie with The Rock .
https://gizmodo.com/planet-51-continues-scifis-invasion-of-animation-384181
December :
Avatar ( Dec. 18 )
What ’s it about ? The film James Cameron has been working on for the past ten long time , where a disabled ex - nautical ( Sam Worthington ) takes on an “ avatar , ” or alien shape , that allow him take the air among the unknown on a remote planet . Sigourney Weaver and Zoe Saldana co - star .
Early indications : Cameron has beentalkingupthe enormous technical breakthrough in 3 - five hundred cinematography and motility beguile his film will need . Weaver sounds jazzed about her character and the overall storyline . But even Cameron himselfwarns : “ I do n’t know whether it will be a great film from a tale and vital stand . The experience of Avatar will be an experience unlike any other movies . ” My shot is , it wo n’t be as great as Aliens or Terminator 2 , but it could still be the best film of the yr .
https://gizmodo.com/cameron-talks-avatar-and-teases-the-dark-knight-5063910
https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-is-making-gadget-heavy-avatar-with-one-ey-5034481
https://gizmodo.com/james-camerons-avatar-may-be-beautiful-but-with-a-bori-392576
No release engagement :
The Road ( ? ? )
What ’s it about ? The adaptation of Cormac McCarthy ’s novel about a father and son struggle to live in a world where everything ’s fallen apart .
Early reading : Yet another retard film , because of post - production government issue . It see like the flick will really push the bleak do anddissheveled protagoniststo the terminal point . former handwriting reviewssayit could be the most authoritative post - revelatory film — and the saturnine — of all time . If they do n’t ruin it in the editing room .
https://gizmodo.com/cormac-mccarthys-apocalyptic-movie-pushed-further-down-5064633
https://gizmodo.com/the-roads-weary-travelers-have-terrible-hygiene-5060900
https://gizmodo.com/first-script-review-of-the-road-5041624
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