Post by spencer101f on Dec 22, 2010 17:40:08 GMT -5
January 7:
Texts From Last Night
Budget: $7 million
Rating: R for strong language, some violence, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 87 minutes (1 hour, 27 minutes)
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Anna Farris, Josh Hutcherson
-In this comedic film adaptation of the popular website, the film chronicles three college students as they take a journey to numerous parties and get drunk and send text messages, one a boyfriend, one a single mother, and another a nerdy engineer. These are their stories, through their "texts from last night."
January 21:
Life After Film School
Budget: $200,000
Rating: PG-13 for some strong language and mild violence
Running Time: 94 minutes (1 hour, 34 minutes)
Cast: Unknowns.
-In this documentary, 5 college graduates with a BFA in Film decide to embark on their artistic endeavors, but where do they end up? This film follows their lives, most of which are not as stellar as they would like them to be, their lives after film school.
January 28:
The Big Comfy Couch: The Movie
Budget: $10 million
Rating: G for nothing objectionable
Running Time: 1 hour, 8 minutes (68 minutes)
Cast: Emily Osment (Loonette)
-Loonette the Clown and her doll, Molly, get their very own big-screen adventure where they solve problems right from their very own "big comfy couch." When Molly's friend Roy disappears from Loonette's toy box, both Loonette and Molly embark on a journey to solve the mystery of the lost toy.
February 11:
Preggers
Budget: $25 million
Rating: R for strong language, some violence, and some sexual content
Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes (101 minutes)
Cast: Paul Rudd (Robert), Kristen Wiig (Helen), Jason Sudeikis (Jimmy, Robert's #1 Friend), Taran Killam (Eric, Robert's Gay Friend)
-A couple is having their first baby. To Helen's surprise, Robert thinks women complain too much and that having a baby is no big deal to which Helen tells Robert to prove it. So, in order to prove it to his wife, Robert dons an empathy belly to see what women can go through, and a bet is on between wife and husband to see if Robert can go the entire nine months with the belly. If he succeeds, she'll admit that men are stronger. If he loses, however, he'll have to admit defeat. Hilarity ensues as the couple try to sike each other out as they prepare for the arrival of the new baby.
February 25:
Prada Police
Budget: $5 million
Rating: PG-13 for some stylized action violence and a scene of strong language
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes (114 minutes)
Cast: Beyonce Knowles (Foxy), Taraji P. Henson (Gorgeous), Rosario Dawson (Lady Shaft)
-A mockumentary that is an homage to the 1970s blaxploitation films revolves around three foxy mamas who time travel to the present day and are entirely too concerned with fashion and the way people dress that they go to a special school to allow them to be so-called fashion police. As they train and eventually get their certification, their main job is to stop those poor souls who don't know how to dress properly. Get 'em suckas.
February 25:
Pop! Goes the Music
Budget: $2 million
Rating: PG for some suggestive lyrics and brief mild language
Running Time: 136 minutes (2 hours, 16 minutes)
Cast: Unknowns.
-A documentary focusing on the extraordinary lives of pop a cappella groups and what music means to them, from the meaning of a song to competing against other groups and everything in between.
March 11:
Freakazoid!
Also in: 3-D, IMAX 3-D
Budget: $150 million
Rating: PG for stylized action violence and mild bathroom humor
Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes (111 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A live-action adaptation of the hit animated series. Plot under wraps for now.
*If I don't do this, I may put Wacky Races adaptation instead of this.*
March 25:
Horton Hatches the Egg
Budget: $175 million
Rating: PG for some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 21 minutes (81 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Following the success of Horton Hears a Who!, the creators have decided to adapt this film for the movie theater in traditional CGI, 3-D animation. When Mayzie leaves for a short vacation, Horton agrees to sit on Mayzie's egg, but only for a little while, and misencounters ensue.
April 8:
The Scottsboro Boys
Budget: $30 million
Rating: R for strong violence, language, and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes (114 minutes)
Cast: Elijah Kelley, Kyle Massey, the rest TBD
-The adaptation of the critically acclaimed musical about The Scottsboro Boys, who were nine black teenaged boys accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident deal with racism and a basic American right: the Right to a fair trial.
April 20:
4:20
Budget: $8 million
Rating: R for strong language, violence, and drug usage
Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes (92 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Based on a true story, this film revolves around the several teenagers who would leave high school daily to go smoke pot in a nearby, solitary place at 4:20, to which eventually became a national tradition.
April 29:
The Guests
Budget: $7 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour, 18 minutes (78 minutes)
Cast: Emily Blunt (Wife), Steve Zahn (Husband)
-A couple is stranded outside a giant, yet spooky house, one rainy evening. As they knock on the door, a kind, older couple greets them and invites them in. With hesitation, they reluctantly agree to stay the night. With that reluctance, the couple knows. Something is not right with that elderly couple.
May 6:
Silent Hill
Also in: 3-D
Budget: $60 million
Rating: R for strong violence and disturbing images, some language
Running Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes (132 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Based on a popular video game, a woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desloate town. A reboot of the flop 2006 film and franchise.
May 20:
Confessions of a Masturbator
Budget: $6 million
Rating: R for strong sexual content and language
Running Time: 1 hour, 26 minutes (86 minutes)
Cast: Russell Brand (The Masturbator)
-The story revolves around a single, lonely college guy who dreams about sex...all day long. In this mockumentary, he flirts with girls, masturbates (of course), and tries to do everything in his power to have sex. It's a raunchy college comedy, basically, with a twist.
May 27:
My Pink Flamingo
Budget: $25 million
Rating: PG for mild adventure peril and some bathroom humor
Running Time: 1 hour, 21 minutes (81 minutes)
Cast: Catherine O' Hara, Kevin James
-Two intertwining stories emerge in this comedy: one revolving around a zookeeper who thinks the animals are talking to him while everyone else thinks he's crazy as well as an elderly woman on the search for the last plastic pink flamingo in Florida.
June 10:
The Doll People
Also in: 3-D
Budget: $75 million
Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes (96 minutes)
Cast: Voices of: Elle Fanning, Alexa Vega, Ben Stiller
-This children's tale is about a doll named Annabelle, who appears to be 8 years old but has been around for one hundred years. Annabelle's current owner is Kate Palmer. The dolls can move, talk, and play the miniature piano in their house but always return to the same spot they started from when a human approaches. The consequence of being noticed out of place is being "frozen" for twenty-four hours, also called Doll State.When the dolls are seen by humans or the human knew they saw the doll moving, the doll is "frozen" forever, called Permanent Doll State, or PDS.
June 17:
The Bullfrog Bayou Revue Blues
Budget: $4 million
Rating: PG for brief violence and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 31 minutes (91 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Two brothers, after hearing their favorite amusement park attraction, The Bullfrog Bayou Revue, has been replaced by a lame, kiddie Carrot Patch attraction, they set out on a comical adventure to save their beloved attraction, with the supervision of an adult, of course.
June 24:
SNL: The Movie
Budget: $75 million
Rating: TBD
Running Time: TBD
Cast: SNL Cast
-A film adaptation of the actual TV series. Set up like a mockumentary, the cast discusses what goes on behind the camera of a normal, Saturday Night Live performance, as well as including big-screen versions of classic sketches.
July 8:
The Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn
Also in: 3-D, IMAX, IMAX 3-D
Budget: $210 million
Rating: PG for stylized action violence, mild adventure peril, brief mild language, and some scary images
Running Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes (140 minutes)
Cast: same as the first
-A sequel to the first box office hit, Disney After Dark, it's supposed to be a happy day at the Magic Kingdom--the return of the teenaged holographic hosts. But things go very wrong when a sudden lightning storm disrupts the celebration, and Amanda's mysterious sister, Jez, disappears. The only clue is the sighting of a wild monkey in the Magic Kingdom during the storm. The mystery deepens as Finn is contacted by Wayne, an old man he hasn't heard from in months. Wayne tells Finn that there's trouble at the Animal Kingdom: the evil Overtakers have gained control of one of the computer servers that will be used to operate Daylight Holographic Imaging there. That means that if any of the holographic hosts fall asleep, they will go into comas--permanently.
July 22:
The Batman Murders
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $250 million
Rating: R for strong violence, gore, language, disturbing images, and some sexual content
Running Time: 2 hours, 32 minutes (152 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A banker, missing for months, finally turns up dead - wearing the unique costume of the Caped Crusader. Three other prominent Gotham City citizens are also missing, and the only clue to their abductor's plot is a calling card - a joker with a bullet hole through it. It's only the beginning of the ultimate prankster's devastating new scheme to destroy the real Batman, even if he's got to spill the blood of everyone in Gotham City to do it. If the Joker succeeds, it will be his greatest gag of all time. But only one very twisted and very dangerous man will be laughing.
August 5:
Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Notes
Budget: $25 million
Rating: PG-13 for mild violence, some language, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 43 minutes (103 minutes)
Cast: James Marsden, Jennifer Aniston,
-A pop a cappella singing wedding group can no longer get jobs performing because everyone nowadays wants a traditional wedding. In order to regain jobs and fame, they have to go with the flow and sing traditional music with a background band, abandoning their pop a cappella roots.
August 19:
R U My 1:45? ROTFL
Budget: $1 million
Rating: R for strong language, some violence, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes (77 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-An eerie, yet comical look into the minds of pathetic humans having to write nasty comments and otherwordly comments on bathroom walls just to get attention. In a mockumentary style, a camera crew tries to decipher most of the messages, calling numbers listed, visiting websites, and trying not to get into too much trouble.
August 26:
Bogeyphobia
Budget: $14 million
Rating: PG for some scary images and brief mild language
Running Time: 1 hour, 22 minutes (82 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A boy, afraid of the Bogeyman, fears that he lives inside his closet after a story his older brother tells him, so every night, he decides to suit up and take guard against the Bogeyman, staying up every night to catch him and chase him out of the house, no matter how long it takes.
September 9:
Spanking Shakespeare
Budget: $35 million
Rating: PG for mild violence, brief mild language, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes (102 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Shakespeare Shapiro has always hated his name. His parents bestowed it on him as some kind of sick joke when he was born, and his life has gone downhill from there, one embarrassing incident after another. Entering his senior year of high school, Shakespeare has never had a girlfriend, his younger brother is cooler than he is, and his best friend's favorite topic of conversation is his bowel movements. But Shakespeare will have the last laugh. He is chronicling every mortifying detail in his memoir, the writing project each senior at Shakespeare's high school must complete. And he is doing it brilliantly. And, just maybe, a prize-winning memoir will bring him respect, admiration, and a girlfriend . . . or at least a prom date.
September 23:
Seattle Slew
Budget: $70 million
Rating: PG for mild violence, brief mild language, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 2 hours, 26 minutes (146 minutes)
Cast: Mary Louise-Parker
-A drama centering on the legendary race horse, Seattle Slew, and his owners, through his rise, downfalls, and overall impressive racing statistics.
September 30:
Facing the Music
Budget: $17 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language, some disturbing images, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes (106 minutes)
Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Gwenyth Paltrow, David Henrie, Mila Kunis, the rest TBD
-The film revolves around several patients, students, and co-workers who are at the hospital for different reasons, including the students as they embark on their journey through a music therapy setting by performing throughout the hospital and spending time with patients on different floors. As heartwarming a story as it is heartwrenching, the film sets out to open viewers to a whole new aspect of life: music therapy and its surroundings and applications.
October 7:
Ship at Sea
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $225 million
Rating: R for strong violence, some disturbing images, and some sexual content
Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes (134 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A family, a bachelor and his bachelor party crew, three single women, and many others set sail on one of the world's largest cruise ships for a two-week cruise. As they set sail, things begin to go wrong and ultimately end in a shocking twist no one ever saw coming.
October 14:
The Funhouse
Budget: $50 million
Rating: R for strong and sadistic violence and gore, some language, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
-A re-imagining of the 1984 haunted film, and following more along the lines of the original Dean Koontz novel. Years after leaving the carnival, her hated first husband, and the child she could never love, Ellen has a new life, a new husband, and two beautiful children, but now the carnival is coming back to town, and Ellen is going to have to pay for her sins.
October 21:
Bat Boy
Budget: $20 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language and some disturbing content
Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes (92 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A story revolving around the tabloid story from Weekly World News about a strange-looking boy with bat ears that was found in a cave. Dubbed "Bat Boy," this is his story and the story of the events that unfolded.
October 28:
Loch Ness
Budget: $9 million
Rating: PG-13 for some mild violence, some language, and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes (87 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Another mockumentary from CCP, but this time, a camera crew sets out to find the legendary Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, filming every moment of every day, sure not to miss a thing, especially not Nessie. When the cameras stop rolling, and when the crew is just about to give up hope, hilarity ensues as they desperately try to become legendary filmmakers.
November 11:
The Wild Things
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $125 million
Rating: PG for mild violence, some language, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 2 hours, 24 minutes (144 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Considered an adult adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," and an essentially expanded version of the classic tale, Max is a robust, self-reliant boy who acts out in response to his parents’ divorce. After some particularly epic mischief, he runs away, finds a boat, and sails it to a land where large, destructive beasts are willing to recognize him as their king—but Max, as it turns out, is not a particularly good king.
November 23:
Anne Frank & Me
Budget: $30 million
Rating: PG for some disturbing images and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes (110 minutes)
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Meryl Streep
-Nicole is a fifteen-year-old American high school student living in the year 2001. She lives in a very affluent household, and, like many of her peers, has a tendency to take for granted the lifestyle that she is able to enjoy. As a way to let out her feelings, Nicole has a website she calls Notes of GirlX. On the website, she talks about her best friend, her family, her enemies, and her love for Jack. Nicole is not very absorbed in her studies, but is for some reason inexplicably fascinated with a Holocaust survivor who speaks to her English class. The Holocaust survivor's name was Paulette Littzer-Gold. Nicole feels irrepressibly drawn to the woman, and asks rather confusedly, "Have we met before?" The woman seems equally taken with Nicole, but is unable to provide any kind of logical answer to the girl's question. And so the journey begins.
December 2:
Disney's Der Glockner Von Notre Dame
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $150 million
Rating: PG-13 for some violence, some disturbing images, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 2 hours, 26 minutes (146 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A musical film adaptation of the classic story, and in German with English subtitles, and with a somewhat dark, modern twist on the classic tale, Quasimodo is the Bell Ringer who wants to walk among the people below, but his superior forbids. As he walks the streets, he falls in love with a lovely girl, and a rather interesting pursuit occurs.
December 9:
A Spot of Bother
Budget: $35 million
Rating: TBD
Running Time: TBD
Cast: TBD
-Recent retiree George Hall, convinced that his eczema is cancer, goes into a tailspin in this laugh-out-loud slice of British domestic life. George, 61, is clearly channeling a host of other worries into the discoloration on his hip (the "spot of bother"): daughter Katie, who has a toddler, Jacob, from her disastrous first-marriage to the horrid Graham, is about to marry the equally unlikable Ray; inattentive wife Jean is having an affair—with George's former co-worker, David Symmonds; and son Jamie doesn't think George is OK with Jamie's being queer. Haddon gets into their heads wonderfully, from Jean's waffling about her affair to Katie's being overwhelmed (by Jacob, and by her impending marriage) and Jamie's takes on men (and boyfriend Tony in particular, who wants to come to the wedding). Mild-mannered George, meanwhile, despairing over his health, slinks into a depression; his major coping strategies involve hiding behind furniture on all fours and lowing like a cow.
December 25:
Price of Admission/Cinemaniacs
Budget: $18 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language and some sexual content
Running Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes (93 minutes)
Cast: Jon Heder (Manager), the rest TBD
-A comedy revolving around co-workers at a local movie theater as they deal with teen angst, idiots, and all the stupidity that ensues at movie theaters.
Freedom's Light
Budget: $85 million
Rating: TBD
Running Time: TBD
Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Jennifer Hudson, Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, the rest TBD
-A dramatic musical revolving around some slaves as they try to outrun the law, following the drinking gourd, to their freedom. Death, deceit, and physical battles take their toll on the slaves as they attempt their freedom, in which they can see the light, yet are still so far away from what they want.
More or less to come...
Texts From Last Night
Budget: $7 million
Rating: R for strong language, some violence, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 87 minutes (1 hour, 27 minutes)
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Anna Farris, Josh Hutcherson
-In this comedic film adaptation of the popular website, the film chronicles three college students as they take a journey to numerous parties and get drunk and send text messages, one a boyfriend, one a single mother, and another a nerdy engineer. These are their stories, through their "texts from last night."
January 21:
Life After Film School
Budget: $200,000
Rating: PG-13 for some strong language and mild violence
Running Time: 94 minutes (1 hour, 34 minutes)
Cast: Unknowns.
-In this documentary, 5 college graduates with a BFA in Film decide to embark on their artistic endeavors, but where do they end up? This film follows their lives, most of which are not as stellar as they would like them to be, their lives after film school.
January 28:
The Big Comfy Couch: The Movie
Budget: $10 million
Rating: G for nothing objectionable
Running Time: 1 hour, 8 minutes (68 minutes)
Cast: Emily Osment (Loonette)
-Loonette the Clown and her doll, Molly, get their very own big-screen adventure where they solve problems right from their very own "big comfy couch." When Molly's friend Roy disappears from Loonette's toy box, both Loonette and Molly embark on a journey to solve the mystery of the lost toy.
February 11:
Preggers
Budget: $25 million
Rating: R for strong language, some violence, and some sexual content
Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes (101 minutes)
Cast: Paul Rudd (Robert), Kristen Wiig (Helen), Jason Sudeikis (Jimmy, Robert's #1 Friend), Taran Killam (Eric, Robert's Gay Friend)
-A couple is having their first baby. To Helen's surprise, Robert thinks women complain too much and that having a baby is no big deal to which Helen tells Robert to prove it. So, in order to prove it to his wife, Robert dons an empathy belly to see what women can go through, and a bet is on between wife and husband to see if Robert can go the entire nine months with the belly. If he succeeds, she'll admit that men are stronger. If he loses, however, he'll have to admit defeat. Hilarity ensues as the couple try to sike each other out as they prepare for the arrival of the new baby.
February 25:
Prada Police
Budget: $5 million
Rating: PG-13 for some stylized action violence and a scene of strong language
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes (114 minutes)
Cast: Beyonce Knowles (Foxy), Taraji P. Henson (Gorgeous), Rosario Dawson (Lady Shaft)
-A mockumentary that is an homage to the 1970s blaxploitation films revolves around three foxy mamas who time travel to the present day and are entirely too concerned with fashion and the way people dress that they go to a special school to allow them to be so-called fashion police. As they train and eventually get their certification, their main job is to stop those poor souls who don't know how to dress properly. Get 'em suckas.
February 25:
Pop! Goes the Music
Budget: $2 million
Rating: PG for some suggestive lyrics and brief mild language
Running Time: 136 minutes (2 hours, 16 minutes)
Cast: Unknowns.
-A documentary focusing on the extraordinary lives of pop a cappella groups and what music means to them, from the meaning of a song to competing against other groups and everything in between.
March 11:
Freakazoid!
Also in: 3-D, IMAX 3-D
Budget: $150 million
Rating: PG for stylized action violence and mild bathroom humor
Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes (111 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A live-action adaptation of the hit animated series. Plot under wraps for now.
*If I don't do this, I may put Wacky Races adaptation instead of this.*
March 25:
Horton Hatches the Egg
Budget: $175 million
Rating: PG for some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 21 minutes (81 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Following the success of Horton Hears a Who!, the creators have decided to adapt this film for the movie theater in traditional CGI, 3-D animation. When Mayzie leaves for a short vacation, Horton agrees to sit on Mayzie's egg, but only for a little while, and misencounters ensue.
April 8:
The Scottsboro Boys
Budget: $30 million
Rating: R for strong violence, language, and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes (114 minutes)
Cast: Elijah Kelley, Kyle Massey, the rest TBD
-The adaptation of the critically acclaimed musical about The Scottsboro Boys, who were nine black teenaged boys accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident deal with racism and a basic American right: the Right to a fair trial.
April 20:
4:20
Budget: $8 million
Rating: R for strong language, violence, and drug usage
Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes (92 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Based on a true story, this film revolves around the several teenagers who would leave high school daily to go smoke pot in a nearby, solitary place at 4:20, to which eventually became a national tradition.
April 29:
The Guests
Budget: $7 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour, 18 minutes (78 minutes)
Cast: Emily Blunt (Wife), Steve Zahn (Husband)
-A couple is stranded outside a giant, yet spooky house, one rainy evening. As they knock on the door, a kind, older couple greets them and invites them in. With hesitation, they reluctantly agree to stay the night. With that reluctance, the couple knows. Something is not right with that elderly couple.
May 6:
Silent Hill
Also in: 3-D
Budget: $60 million
Rating: R for strong violence and disturbing images, some language
Running Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes (132 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Based on a popular video game, a woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desloate town. A reboot of the flop 2006 film and franchise.
May 20:
Confessions of a Masturbator
Budget: $6 million
Rating: R for strong sexual content and language
Running Time: 1 hour, 26 minutes (86 minutes)
Cast: Russell Brand (The Masturbator)
-The story revolves around a single, lonely college guy who dreams about sex...all day long. In this mockumentary, he flirts with girls, masturbates (of course), and tries to do everything in his power to have sex. It's a raunchy college comedy, basically, with a twist.
May 27:
My Pink Flamingo
Budget: $25 million
Rating: PG for mild adventure peril and some bathroom humor
Running Time: 1 hour, 21 minutes (81 minutes)
Cast: Catherine O' Hara, Kevin James
-Two intertwining stories emerge in this comedy: one revolving around a zookeeper who thinks the animals are talking to him while everyone else thinks he's crazy as well as an elderly woman on the search for the last plastic pink flamingo in Florida.
June 10:
The Doll People
Also in: 3-D
Budget: $75 million
Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes (96 minutes)
Cast: Voices of: Elle Fanning, Alexa Vega, Ben Stiller
-This children's tale is about a doll named Annabelle, who appears to be 8 years old but has been around for one hundred years. Annabelle's current owner is Kate Palmer. The dolls can move, talk, and play the miniature piano in their house but always return to the same spot they started from when a human approaches. The consequence of being noticed out of place is being "frozen" for twenty-four hours, also called Doll State.When the dolls are seen by humans or the human knew they saw the doll moving, the doll is "frozen" forever, called Permanent Doll State, or PDS.
June 17:
The Bullfrog Bayou Revue Blues
Budget: $4 million
Rating: PG for brief violence and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 31 minutes (91 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Two brothers, after hearing their favorite amusement park attraction, The Bullfrog Bayou Revue, has been replaced by a lame, kiddie Carrot Patch attraction, they set out on a comical adventure to save their beloved attraction, with the supervision of an adult, of course.
June 24:
SNL: The Movie
Budget: $75 million
Rating: TBD
Running Time: TBD
Cast: SNL Cast
-A film adaptation of the actual TV series. Set up like a mockumentary, the cast discusses what goes on behind the camera of a normal, Saturday Night Live performance, as well as including big-screen versions of classic sketches.
July 8:
The Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn
Also in: 3-D, IMAX, IMAX 3-D
Budget: $210 million
Rating: PG for stylized action violence, mild adventure peril, brief mild language, and some scary images
Running Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes (140 minutes)
Cast: same as the first
-A sequel to the first box office hit, Disney After Dark, it's supposed to be a happy day at the Magic Kingdom--the return of the teenaged holographic hosts. But things go very wrong when a sudden lightning storm disrupts the celebration, and Amanda's mysterious sister, Jez, disappears. The only clue is the sighting of a wild monkey in the Magic Kingdom during the storm. The mystery deepens as Finn is contacted by Wayne, an old man he hasn't heard from in months. Wayne tells Finn that there's trouble at the Animal Kingdom: the evil Overtakers have gained control of one of the computer servers that will be used to operate Daylight Holographic Imaging there. That means that if any of the holographic hosts fall asleep, they will go into comas--permanently.
July 22:
The Batman Murders
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $250 million
Rating: R for strong violence, gore, language, disturbing images, and some sexual content
Running Time: 2 hours, 32 minutes (152 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A banker, missing for months, finally turns up dead - wearing the unique costume of the Caped Crusader. Three other prominent Gotham City citizens are also missing, and the only clue to their abductor's plot is a calling card - a joker with a bullet hole through it. It's only the beginning of the ultimate prankster's devastating new scheme to destroy the real Batman, even if he's got to spill the blood of everyone in Gotham City to do it. If the Joker succeeds, it will be his greatest gag of all time. But only one very twisted and very dangerous man will be laughing.
August 5:
Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Notes
Budget: $25 million
Rating: PG-13 for mild violence, some language, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 43 minutes (103 minutes)
Cast: James Marsden, Jennifer Aniston,
-A pop a cappella singing wedding group can no longer get jobs performing because everyone nowadays wants a traditional wedding. In order to regain jobs and fame, they have to go with the flow and sing traditional music with a background band, abandoning their pop a cappella roots.
August 19:
R U My 1:45? ROTFL
Budget: $1 million
Rating: R for strong language, some violence, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes (77 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-An eerie, yet comical look into the minds of pathetic humans having to write nasty comments and otherwordly comments on bathroom walls just to get attention. In a mockumentary style, a camera crew tries to decipher most of the messages, calling numbers listed, visiting websites, and trying not to get into too much trouble.
August 26:
Bogeyphobia
Budget: $14 million
Rating: PG for some scary images and brief mild language
Running Time: 1 hour, 22 minutes (82 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A boy, afraid of the Bogeyman, fears that he lives inside his closet after a story his older brother tells him, so every night, he decides to suit up and take guard against the Bogeyman, staying up every night to catch him and chase him out of the house, no matter how long it takes.
September 9:
Spanking Shakespeare
Budget: $35 million
Rating: PG for mild violence, brief mild language, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes (102 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Shakespeare Shapiro has always hated his name. His parents bestowed it on him as some kind of sick joke when he was born, and his life has gone downhill from there, one embarrassing incident after another. Entering his senior year of high school, Shakespeare has never had a girlfriend, his younger brother is cooler than he is, and his best friend's favorite topic of conversation is his bowel movements. But Shakespeare will have the last laugh. He is chronicling every mortifying detail in his memoir, the writing project each senior at Shakespeare's high school must complete. And he is doing it brilliantly. And, just maybe, a prize-winning memoir will bring him respect, admiration, and a girlfriend . . . or at least a prom date.
September 23:
Seattle Slew
Budget: $70 million
Rating: PG for mild violence, brief mild language, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 2 hours, 26 minutes (146 minutes)
Cast: Mary Louise-Parker
-A drama centering on the legendary race horse, Seattle Slew, and his owners, through his rise, downfalls, and overall impressive racing statistics.
September 30:
Facing the Music
Budget: $17 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language, some disturbing images, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes (106 minutes)
Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Gwenyth Paltrow, David Henrie, Mila Kunis, the rest TBD
-The film revolves around several patients, students, and co-workers who are at the hospital for different reasons, including the students as they embark on their journey through a music therapy setting by performing throughout the hospital and spending time with patients on different floors. As heartwarming a story as it is heartwrenching, the film sets out to open viewers to a whole new aspect of life: music therapy and its surroundings and applications.
October 7:
Ship at Sea
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $225 million
Rating: R for strong violence, some disturbing images, and some sexual content
Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes (134 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A family, a bachelor and his bachelor party crew, three single women, and many others set sail on one of the world's largest cruise ships for a two-week cruise. As they set sail, things begin to go wrong and ultimately end in a shocking twist no one ever saw coming.
October 14:
The Funhouse
Budget: $50 million
Rating: R for strong and sadistic violence and gore, some language, some sexual content, and some thematic elements
-A re-imagining of the 1984 haunted film, and following more along the lines of the original Dean Koontz novel. Years after leaving the carnival, her hated first husband, and the child she could never love, Ellen has a new life, a new husband, and two beautiful children, but now the carnival is coming back to town, and Ellen is going to have to pay for her sins.
October 21:
Bat Boy
Budget: $20 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language and some disturbing content
Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes (92 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A story revolving around the tabloid story from Weekly World News about a strange-looking boy with bat ears that was found in a cave. Dubbed "Bat Boy," this is his story and the story of the events that unfolded.
October 28:
Loch Ness
Budget: $9 million
Rating: PG-13 for some mild violence, some language, and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes (87 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Another mockumentary from CCP, but this time, a camera crew sets out to find the legendary Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, filming every moment of every day, sure not to miss a thing, especially not Nessie. When the cameras stop rolling, and when the crew is just about to give up hope, hilarity ensues as they desperately try to become legendary filmmakers.
November 11:
The Wild Things
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $125 million
Rating: PG for mild violence, some language, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 2 hours, 24 minutes (144 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-Considered an adult adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," and an essentially expanded version of the classic tale, Max is a robust, self-reliant boy who acts out in response to his parents’ divorce. After some particularly epic mischief, he runs away, finds a boat, and sails it to a land where large, destructive beasts are willing to recognize him as their king—but Max, as it turns out, is not a particularly good king.
November 23:
Anne Frank & Me
Budget: $30 million
Rating: PG for some disturbing images and some thematic elements
Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes (110 minutes)
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Meryl Streep
-Nicole is a fifteen-year-old American high school student living in the year 2001. She lives in a very affluent household, and, like many of her peers, has a tendency to take for granted the lifestyle that she is able to enjoy. As a way to let out her feelings, Nicole has a website she calls Notes of GirlX. On the website, she talks about her best friend, her family, her enemies, and her love for Jack. Nicole is not very absorbed in her studies, but is for some reason inexplicably fascinated with a Holocaust survivor who speaks to her English class. The Holocaust survivor's name was Paulette Littzer-Gold. Nicole feels irrepressibly drawn to the woman, and asks rather confusedly, "Have we met before?" The woman seems equally taken with Nicole, but is unable to provide any kind of logical answer to the girl's question. And so the journey begins.
December 2:
Disney's Der Glockner Von Notre Dame
Also in: IMAX
Budget: $150 million
Rating: PG-13 for some violence, some disturbing images, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 2 hours, 26 minutes (146 minutes)
Cast: TBD
-A musical film adaptation of the classic story, and in German with English subtitles, and with a somewhat dark, modern twist on the classic tale, Quasimodo is the Bell Ringer who wants to walk among the people below, but his superior forbids. As he walks the streets, he falls in love with a lovely girl, and a rather interesting pursuit occurs.
December 9:
A Spot of Bother
Budget: $35 million
Rating: TBD
Running Time: TBD
Cast: TBD
-Recent retiree George Hall, convinced that his eczema is cancer, goes into a tailspin in this laugh-out-loud slice of British domestic life. George, 61, is clearly channeling a host of other worries into the discoloration on his hip (the "spot of bother"): daughter Katie, who has a toddler, Jacob, from her disastrous first-marriage to the horrid Graham, is about to marry the equally unlikable Ray; inattentive wife Jean is having an affair—with George's former co-worker, David Symmonds; and son Jamie doesn't think George is OK with Jamie's being queer. Haddon gets into their heads wonderfully, from Jean's waffling about her affair to Katie's being overwhelmed (by Jacob, and by her impending marriage) and Jamie's takes on men (and boyfriend Tony in particular, who wants to come to the wedding). Mild-mannered George, meanwhile, despairing over his health, slinks into a depression; his major coping strategies involve hiding behind furniture on all fours and lowing like a cow.
December 25:
Price of Admission/Cinemaniacs
Budget: $18 million
Rating: PG-13 for some language and some sexual content
Running Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes (93 minutes)
Cast: Jon Heder (Manager), the rest TBD
-A comedy revolving around co-workers at a local movie theater as they deal with teen angst, idiots, and all the stupidity that ensues at movie theaters.
Freedom's Light
Budget: $85 million
Rating: TBD
Running Time: TBD
Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Jennifer Hudson, Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, the rest TBD
-A dramatic musical revolving around some slaves as they try to outrun the law, following the drinking gourd, to their freedom. Death, deceit, and physical battles take their toll on the slaves as they attempt their freedom, in which they can see the light, yet are still so far away from what they want.
More or less to come...