This document provides information on movies released in 2009, including the titles, genres, stars, and release dates. It summarizes the plots of 13 movies: Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans, Bride Wars, Inkheart, The Butterfly Effect: Revelation, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Coraline, He's Just Not That Into You, Friday the 13th, The International, Fanboys, Watchmen, Knowing, and Fast & Furious. The movies cover a range of genres including action, comedy, horror, animation, and sci-fi/thriller. Many feature popular actors like Nicolas Cage, Vin Diesel, Anne Hathaway, and Steve Martin.

1. HOLLYWOOD MOVIES 2009
UNDERWORLD 3: THE RISE OF THE LYCANS
BRIDE WARS
Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Comedy
Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen
January 23, 2009
January 9, 2009
This prequel story delves into the origins of the centuries-old
Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma
blood feud between the aristocratic
(Anne Hathaway) are best
vampires, known as Death Dealers, and
friends who since childhood
the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A
have planned every detail of
young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen),
their respective weddings. At
emerges as a powerful leader who rallies
the top of their bridal must
the werewolves to rise up against Viktor
have list: a ceremony at New
(Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who
York's ultimate bridal
has persecuted them for hundreds of
destination, the Plaza Hotel.
years. Lucian is joined by his secret
Now, at age 26, they're both
lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja
about to get married; they're
(Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the
about to realize their dreams;
Lycans from their brutal enslavement.
and they're about to live
happily ever after. Or maybe
not... When a clerical error
causes a clash in wedding
INKHEART
dates - they're now to be
married on the same date! - Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Liv, Emma and their lifelong friendship are put to the ultimate Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren
test. Liv, a successful lawyer who is used to getting what she January 23, 2009
wants, including the perfect job and the perfect man, won't settle Mo Folchart (Fraiser) drags his daughter Meggie (Bennet) all
for anything less than the perfect wedding she has dreamed of around the world. At the last home, an old enigmatic
for years. Emma, a schoolteacher who has always been good at acquaintence of Mo's shows up named Dustfinger (Bettany). All
taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself, of a sudden the next morning Mo packs up and leaves with
discovers her inner Bridezilla and comes out swinging when her Meggie without telling her what is going on. They travel to
own dream wedding is imperiled. Now, the two best friends Meggie's Great Aunt Eleanor's (Mirren) house to stay at. Then
who'd do anything for each other, find themselves in a no-holds- one night a bunch of thugs arrive at the house and kidnap Mo to
barred, take-no-prisoners struggle that threatens to erupt into all- take him to see Capricorn, a cruel and evil
out war. dictator. Meggie soon finds out that Mo
has the ability to read characters out of
books. The only drawback is that when he
brings something out of a story, something
must go back in to replace it. This is how
BUTTERFLY EFFECT:
Meggie lost her mother Theresa and
REVELATION Capricorn and Dustfinger are characters
Horror
from a book called Inkheart. Determined
Chris Carmack, Shawntay Dalon, Sonya
to get Mo back, Meggie sets out with
A. Avakian
Eleanor to Capricorn's village. However, in
January 9, 2009
short of arriving there, both women are
A young man discovers he has inherited
also abducted and locked up with Mo. Dustfinger soon comes to
the powers of The Butterfly Effect and
the rescue and smuggles them out with a boy who also came out
attempts to solve the mystery of his high
of a book named Farid. Now the group of them must find away to
school girlfriend's death using his
get another copy of Inkheart to send Capricorn and his thieves
newfound ability, only to unwittingly
back into its pages.
unleash a vicious serial killer.
THE PINK PANTHER 2
Comedy
PAUL BLART: MALL COP
Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer,
Comedy
Andy Garcia, John Cleese, Alfred Molina,
Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight
Molly Sims, Aishwarya Rai, Yuki Matsuzaki
January 16, 2009
February 6, 2009
In Columbia Pictures' comedy Paul Blart:
Steve Martin reprises his role as the
Mall Cop, Kevin James stars as the title
bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in
character, a single, suburban dad, trying to
the modern-day farce. John Cleese will
make ends meet as a security officer at a
play chief inspector Dreyfus in the film.
New Jersey mall. Though no one else
Garcia, Molina and Rai have signed on as
takes his job seriously, Paul considers
detectives and experts who join forces with Clouseau to catch
himself on the front lines of safety. When a
the thief who has been stealing artifacts around the world.
heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey's most formidable mall
cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.
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2. FRIDAY THE 13TH
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Horror
Comedy, Romance
Jared Padalecki, Derek Mears, Amanda
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer
Righetti, Danielle Panabaker, Travis Van
Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Scarlett
Winkle, Aaron Yoo, Adam Finberg, Nick
Johansson, Justin Long
Mennell, Jonathan Sadowski
February 6, 2009
February 13, 2009
Based on the best-selling book by Greg
Searching for his missing sister, Clay
Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The Baltimore-
heads up to the eerie woods of legendary
set movie of interconnecting story arcs
Crystal Lake where he stumbles on the
deals with the challenges of reading or
creaky remains of rotting old cabins that lie
misreading human behavior. Jennifer
in wait behind moss-covered trees. And that's not the only thing
Connelly plays a woman stuck in a tired
hiding under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions
marriage with Cooper's character. Kevin
from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has with the
Connolly, meanwhile, is a man pining after
help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids
a woman, still not cast, who is having an
up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much
affair with Cooper. Goodwin is a young woman obsessed with
more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they've
Kevin Connolly's character who tries to set up accidental
entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in
meetings with him only to run across his friend, played by Long,
American film history - the infamous killer who haunts Crystal
who takes her on as a My Fair Lady experiment. Barrymore
Lake armed with a razor-sharp machete...Jason Voorhees.
plays a woman perpetually confused by dating, now more than
ever in a culture that is more obsessed with technology than
actual human contact.
THE INTERNATIONAL
Action, Thriller
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Ulrich Thomsen,
Brían F. O'Byrne
FANBOYS
February 13, 2009
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis
Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel,
Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney
Kristen Bell, Carrie Fisher
Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to
February 6, 2009
justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering
In this riotous new road movie from producer Kevin Spacey, a
myriad and reprehensible illegal activities,
group of friends who are avid Star Wars fans travel west to see
Salinger and Whitman follow the money
the Holly Grail of all sci-fi movies, Star Wars: Episode I. The
from Berlin to Milan to New York to
year is 1999 and for these death star dorks, the Star Wars films
Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-
are more than just movies; they are a way
stakes chase across the globe, their
of life. So, after one of the group takes sick
relentless tenacity puts their own lives at
it is nothing short of a moral imperative
risk as their targets will stop at nothing -
that the friends break into George Lucas'
even murder - to continue financing terror
Skywalker Ranch to watch the seminal sci-
and war. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run
fi picture together before its release.
Lola Run) from an original screenplay
Enlisting the help of an estranged friend,
written by Eric Singer, The International is
who has traded in his Darth Vader mask
being shot on location in Germany and
for a proper day job, the adventure lays
throughout Europe.
way to some extremely funny situations,
including an outrageous brawl with some
hard-core Trekkies.
STREET FIGHTER: LEGEND OF
CHUN-LI
CORALINE Action, Adventure
Animation Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan,
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Neal McDonough, Taboo, Chris Klein,
Ian McShane Moon Bloodgood, Edmund Chen, Cheng
February 6, 2009 Pei Pei, Josie Ho, Robin Shou
A high-definition stop-motion animated feature - the first to be February 27, 2009
originally filmed in 3-D - with spectacular CG effects, based on Street Fighter is a live-action feature film
Neil Gaiman's international best-selling book. A young girl based on Capcom's video game. The new
(Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home film is focused on female fighter Chun Li
and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this and her journey for justice. Street Fighter main characters, Ryu
parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life - only much better. and Ken will not be in this movie.
But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns
dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother
[Teri Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on
her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back
home - and save her family.
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3. THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND
WATCHMEN Comedy, Romance
Adventure, Mystery Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean
Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Morgan, Sam Shepard, Isabella Rossellini
Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman March 27, 2009
March 6, 2009 New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no
A complex, multi-layered mystery idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to
adventure, Watchmen is set in an go up in smoke - especially as the
alternate 1985 America in which costumed unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice
superheroes are part of the fabric of from famed love expert and radio host Dr.
everyday society, and the Doomsday Emma Lloyd. One day he is a happy, go-
Clock - which charts the USA's tension lucky guy looking forward to a life with his soon-to-be-bride. The
with the Soviet Union - is permanently set next thing you know, his fiancée Sophia is seeking couples
at five minutes to midnight. When one of counseling on the radio from Dr. Lloyd. The no-nonsense, ever
his former colleagues is murdered, the practical Dr. Lloyd questions Sophia's concept of romantic love
washed-up but no less determined masked and advises her to break their engagement, which she swiftly
vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a does. But when Patrick and his computer-savvy neighbor decide
plot to kill and discredit all past and present to give Dr. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and accidentally
superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting join them in holy matrimony - something that doesn't go over too
legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom well with her fiancée (played by Colin Firth) -- it isn't long before
has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and they learn that sometimes even an expert in love needs a second
disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and opinion...
catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to
watch over humanity...but who is watching the watchmen?
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
Animation
Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will
Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen
Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd
March 27, 2009
KNOWING When California girl Susan Murphy is
Sci-Fi, Thriller unexpectedly clobbered by a meteor full of
Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury outer space gunk, she mysteriously grows
March 20, 2009 to 49-feet-11-inches tall and is instantly
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary labeled a monster named Ginormica. The
school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored military jumps into action, and she is captured and held in a
in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who secret government compound. The world learns that the military
seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with has been quietly rounding up other monsters over the years. This
rows of apparently random numbers ragtag group consists of the brilliant but insect-headed Dr.
instead. Fast forward 50 years to the Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing
present: A new generation of students Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot
examines the contents of the time capsule grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement time is cut short
and the girl's cryptic message ends up in however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and
the hands of young Caleb Myles. But it is begins storming the country. As a last resort, under the guidance
Caleb's father, professor Ted Myles of General W.R. Monger (on a desperate order from The
(Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling President), the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to
discovery that the encoded message combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.
predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates,
death tolls and coordinates of every major
disaster of the past 50 years. As Ted FAST & FURIOUS
further unravels the document's secrets, he realizes it foretells Action
three additional events-the last of which hints at destruction on a Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle
global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son. Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John
When Ted's attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he Ortiz, Laz Alonso
takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from April 3, 2009
taking place. This gripping supernatural thriller charts one man's Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for
faltering steps towards belief in the ultimate order of the universe the ultimate chapter of the franchise built
even as he finds himself surrounded by mounting chaos. With on speed -- Fast and Furious. Heading
the reluctant help of Diana Whelan (Rose Byrne) and Abby, the back to the streets where it all began,
daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and
cryptic prophecies, Ted's increasingly desperate efforts take him Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across
on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new
facing the ultimate disaster-and the ultimate sacrifice. high-octane action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to
L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with
agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to
confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an
uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from
convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international
lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the
limits of what's possible behind the wheel.
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4. DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION ANGELS & DEMONS
Action, Adventure, Fantasy Thriller
Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Pierfrancesco
Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Favino, August Fredrik
Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat My 15, 2009
April 8, 2009 The team behind the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code
[Based on] The King Piccolo Saga returns for the highly anticipated Angels & Demons, based
[Dragonball], also known as the Piccolo upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises
Daimaoh Saga (Demon Lord Piccolo Saga) his role as Harvard religious expert Robert
is the penultimate saga from the anime Langdon, who once again finds that forces
Dragonball. It occurs after the Tien Shinhan with ancient roots are willing to stop at
Saga and precedes the Piccolo Junior Saga. It includes the nothing, even murder, to advance their
battles between Goku and King Piccolo's sons, Goku's first goals. Ron Howard again directs the film,
encounter with the Samurai warrior, Yajirobe, Goku's quest to which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron
find the Holy Water, his final battle with young King Piccolo, and Howard, and John Calley. The screenplay
the birth of Piccolo Junior. Appearances also made by Yamcha is by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.
and Bulma but regretably not Pu'ar or Oolong, nor even Krillin. When Langdon discovers evidence of the
Ox King and his Daughter Chi Chi are speculated. resurgence of an ancient secret
brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the
most powerful underground organization in history - he also
faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's
most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon
learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time
bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra,
a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a
nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the
Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a
Hugh Jackman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Liev
400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only
Schreiber, Danny Huston, Ryan Reynolds,
hope for survival.
Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, will.i.am,
Dominic Monaghan, Daniel Henney
May 1, 2009
Using several resources that include the
TERMINATOR SALVATION
Marvel Comics lore, along with the more
recent Weapon X graphic novels by Frank Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Miller, Wolverine mixes action with an Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton
origin story about how Logan emerged from a barbaric Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon
experiment as an indestructible mutant with retractable razor- Bloodgood
sharp claws. May 22, 2009
In the highly anticipated new installment of
The Terminator film franchise, set in post-
apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as
John Connor, the man fated to lead the
human resistance against Skynet and its
army of Terminators. But the future Connor
was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of
Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last
memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether
STAR TREK
Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past.
Sci-Fi
As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both
John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris
embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's
Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban,
operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the
Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy, Marlene Forte
possible annihilation of mankind.
May 8, 2009
The film explores the origins of James T. Kirk, Spock and the
crew of the USS Enterprise from the
original Star Trek series and how these
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE
iconic characters came together.
According to rumors, the story involves an SMITHSONIAN
elder Spock (Nimoy) and a group of Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Romulans (led by Nero, played by Bana) Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Ricky
being transplanted into the past where Gervais, Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Jon
Spock must prevent the Romulans from Bernthal, Bill Hader, Alain Chabat
irreparably damaging the timeline. To do May 22, 2009
so, he will have to enlist the assistance of Sequel to the box office hit will bring the dead presidents and
his younger self (Quinto). extinct animals of the Museum at the Museum back to life.
Original film featured single father Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), as he
grudgingly accepts the supposedly menial graveyard shift as a
security guard at the Natural History Museum. To his utter
astonishment and disbelief, Larry watches in shock and awe as,
one by one, the primeval beasts and storied icons that surround
him stir magically to life - and total havoc ensues.
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5. UP ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE
Adventure, Animation, Comedy DINOSAURS
Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Lindo, Jordan Nagai Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis
May 29, 2009 Leary, Queen Latifah
From Disney•Pixar comes “Up,” a comedy July 1, 2009
adventure about 78-year-old balloon The continuing adventures of Manny, Sid
salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally & Diego.
fulfills his lifelong dream of a great
adventure when he ties thousands of
balloons to his house and flies away to the
wilds of South America. But he discovers
all too late that his biggest nightmare has
stowed away on the trip: an overly
PUBLIC ENEMIES
optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer
Crime, Drama, Thriller
named Russell. From the Academy
Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, David Wenham, Stephen Graham,
Award®-nominated director Pete Docter
Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Leelee Sobieski
(Monsters, Inc.), Disney•Pixar’s “Up” invites you on a hilarious
July 1st, 2009
journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. “Up”
An adaptation of Brian Burrough's book Public Enemies:
will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D in select theaters.
America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI,
1933-43, the film centers on the government's attempt to stop
John Dillinger and his gang. Depp is playing Dillinger to Bale's
famed FBI agent Melvin Purvis. Wenham is playing Pete
Pierpont, a member of Dillinger's crew who has a violent hostility
to all authority. British actor Graham will portray Baby Face
THE PROPOSAL Nelson.
Comedy, Romance
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary
Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Aasif Mandvi, Oscar Nunez, Mini
Anden
June 12, 2009
2012
When high-powered book editor Margaret
Action, Adventure, Drama
(Sandra Bullock) faces deportation to her
John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel
native Canada, the quick-thinking exec
Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton,
declares that she's actually engaged to her
Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody
unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew
Harrelson, Chin Han
(Ryan Reynolds), who she's tormented for
July 10, 2009
years. He agrees to participate in the
2012 revolves a family who goes on
charade, but with a few conditions of his
vacation in December 2012, just as the
own. The unlikely couple heads to Alaska
Mayan calendar is coming to a close. Over
to meet his quirky family (Mary
the decades, many have prophesized that
Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty
the world will end when the ancient calendar ceases on Dec. 21,
White) and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one
2012.
comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another. With an
impromptu wedding in the works and an immigration official on
their tails, Margaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stick to the
plan despite the precarious consequences.
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD
PRINCE
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham
Carter, David Bradley
TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE
July 17, 2009
OF THE FALLEN The war against Voldemort is not going
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
well; even Muggle governments are
Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh
noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of
Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro,
the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar
Isabel Lucas, Rainn Wilson
names. Dumbledore is absent from
June 26, 2009
Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and
Optimus Prime and the rest of the
the Order of the Phoenix has already
Autobots return for the live action follow
suffered losses. And yet... As in all wars,
up to Michael Bay's 2007 blockbuster
life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to
Transformers.
Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the
process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers
flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward,
though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the
mysterious Half-Blood Prince. So it's the home front that takes
center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of
Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and
complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - and
thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.
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6. G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA AVATAR
Action, Adventure Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana,
Miller, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Adewale Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez,
Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Said Taghmaoui, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH
Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso
August 7, 2009 December 18, 2009
G.I. Joe, the live-action feature based on Avatar is the story of a wounded ex-
Hasbro's line of action figures. While some marine, thrust unwillingly into an effort to
remember the character from its gung-ho settle and exploit an exotic planet rich in
fighting man '60s incarnation, he's evolved. bio-diversity, who eventually crosses over
G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global to lead the indigenous race in a battle for survival.
Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of
operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil
organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer.
The property is closer in tone to X-Men and James Bond than a THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS
war film. Fantasy
Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Tom Waits
TBA 2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and
Action, Drama, War his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where
Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to
Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Eli Roth, choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed
Samm Levine, B.J. Novak, Til Schweiger, with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others,
Gedeon Burkhard, Paul Rust Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a
August 21, 2009 bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many
Inglourious Basterds begins in German- centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made
occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on
(Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or
of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now
Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr
flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate.
operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet,
Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be
in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as The determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a
Basterds, Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey,
agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to Dr Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the
take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and
a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must
revenge plan of her own... fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal
obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all...
THE SURROGATES
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller SPY HUNTER
Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Action
Ned Vaughn, Jack Noseworthy, James Ginty, Boris Kodjoe Dwayne The Rock Johnson
September 25th, 2009 TBA 2009
FBI agents (Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell) investigate the In this adaptation of the 1983 video
mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who game, The Rock will play a former F-15
helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows pilot Alec Sects who joins a government
people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves—fit, agency called International Espionage
good looking remotely controlled machines that ultimately Services (IES) and a group called Spy
assume their life roles—enabling people to experience life Hunters. With his experimental car the
vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The G-6155 Interceptor, Alec and the Spy
murder spawns a quest for answers: in a world of masks, who's Hunters are told to bring down the leader of an organization
real and who can you trust? called NOSTRA International, Daemon Curry. Of course this
organization wants world domination and are equipped with their
own high-tech gear.
PLANET 51
Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William
Scott, Gary Oldman, John Cleese
November 20th, 2009 HAPPY WATCHING
Animated sci-fi tale set on Planet 51, whose inhabitants live in
fear of an alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when
astronaut Capt. Charles Chuck Baker arrives from Earth.
Befriended by a young resident, the astronaut has to avoid
capture in order to recover his spaceship and return home.
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