Movie Lineup 2010!

[stitchhead28]

That's right fellow VFer's! The time has come for me to reveal to you the master list of movie release dates for next year! Now, I usually do this in January or February of the subsequent year I'm writing for because January 1st is the unofficial deadline for films to have "official" release dates by studios. Unfortunately, due to the pariah's of confused release dates this past year (eg: Shutter Island, The Wolfman, Nottingham, etc.) the studios have agreed to bump their deadline to November 1st to account for any last minute changes they make for the following year. So, without any further ado, I give you the release dates and sneak peek of the major films of 2010!

Disclaimer: Although these films and their release dates have been posted and confirmed by their respective studios, the studios reserve the right to change their release dates at any moment.

January

8th - Daybreakers (A somewhat unique vampire film set in the future where almost all of mankind has been turned into vampires. Starring Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke)

15th - The Book of Eli (Post apocalyptic thriller starring Denzel Washington as a man who carries a message that can save mankind)

15th - Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (Sequel to the 2005 animated feature Hoodwinked)

22nd - Legion (Supernatural thriller starring Paul Bettany as the Archangel Michael, who is attempting to save mankind from the wrath of God)

February

5th - From Paris With Love (Action-adventure starring John Travolta and Johnathan Rhys-Meyers)

12th - The Wolfman (Remake of the original Lon Chaney film starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins)

19th - Shutter Island (Thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsly about a pair of US Marshalls investigating the disappearance of a convicted murderess from an island, fortress-like mental institution)

March

5th - Alice In Wonderland (Tim Burton's reimagining of the classic Lewis Carrol story)

26th - Clash of the Titans (Remake of the 1981 classic, starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Finnes and Sam Worthington)

April

2nd - Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? (The next film in the Madea film series)

16th - Kick-*** (Film adaptation of the graphic novel starring Nicholas Cage, Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz)

16th - MacGruber (Film adaptation of the popular Saturday Night Live sketch)

16th - Piranha 3D (Remake of the 1978 camp classic, but in 3D)

23rd - Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps (Sequel to the 1987 film starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen)

30th - A Nightmare On Elm Street (Remake of the 1984 horror film starring Jackie Earl Haley)

May

7th - Iron Man 2 (Sequel to the 2007 smash hit starring Robert Downey Jr.)

21st - Shrek Forever After (5th film in the Shrek series featuring all of the original characters returning)

28th - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Film adaptation of the popular video game starring Jake Gyllenhall)

June

11th - The A Team (Film adaptation of the 1980's television show starring Liam Neeson and Sharlto Copley)

11th - The Karate Kid (Remake of the 1984 original starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith)

18th - Jonah Hex (Film adaptation of the 1977 and 2005 graphic novels starring Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox)

18th - Footloose (Remake of the 1984 original, with the cast being kept incredibly under wraps)

18th - Toy Story 3 (The next film in the Toy Story film series, presented in Disney Digital 3D)

30th - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The next film in the Twilight franchise starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart)

July

2nd - The Last Airbender (M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation of the popular animated television series)

7th - Robert Rodriguez's Predators (Remake/reboot of the Pradator franchise, following a group of people being hunted by none other than the iconic Predators; starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace and Danny Trejo)

16th - Inception (Contemporary, sci-fi thriller directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cillian Murphey, Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; this is another film being kept incredibly under wraps)

16th - The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Romantic, comedy/action adventure starring Nicholas Cage with no relation to the Fantasia segment starring Mickey Mouse)

August

13th - Friday the 13th Part 2 (Sequel to the remake of Friday the 13th released in 2009; rumored to be in 3D)

20th - The Expendables (Action adventure about a group of mercenaries out to overthrow a South American dictator; starring Sylvester Stallone)

27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife (4th film in the Resident Evil franchise, starring Milla Jovovich; rumored to be in 3D)

September

24th - Guardians of Ga'Hoole (Film adaptation of the series of children's books by Kathryn Lasky, starring Hugo Weaving and Hugh Jackman)

October

22nd - Saw VII (7th film in the Saw franchise; rumored to be in 3D)

November

19th - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 (The first film of the adaptation of the final book in the Harry Potter series)

24th - Rapunzel (Disney animated adaptation of the classic fairy tale starring Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi)

24th - Red Dawn (Modern remake of the 1984, Cold War classic)

December

10th - The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (3rd film in the Chronicles of Narnia series; first film to be released after the franchise was sold to Fox)

17th - Tron Legacy (Highly anticipated sequel to the 1982 Disney classic)

22nd - The Green Hornet (Film adaptation of the classic comic and television show starring Seth Rogen)


Now that you've seen the entire list, there are a couple things that I'd like to point out that I've noticed. First off, the summer lineup looks incredibly impressive and to be perfectly honest, also looks more epic than this past year's lineup. Second, there are a lot of films that are going to be released in 3D this year. As much as I enjoy these films with the expansion and revelations made in 3D technology, I believe they are going a little too far with them. A final observation I have made is that the Spring and Summer has an incredible amount of films being released where as the Fall and Winter doesn't have much. That may change at any time, but as of this moment, doesn't look like much.

Other than that though , the films I am most excited for are The A Team, Clash of the Titans, Inception, Shutter Island, Iron Man 2, Toy Story 3, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Legion, Red Dawn, The Wolfman and Tron Legacy.

And now, last, but certainly not least, my list of shame. These are the films I am not excited for in any way or form...


MacGruber (If you look at the track record for films based after SNL sketches, you'll see the odds stacked against this)

Piranha 3D (Really???)

Footloose (Leave the original alone! Especially if the rumors that Zac Effron is starring in it are true)

The Twilight Sage: Eclipse (No Comment)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (First, why did they get Nicholas Cage to star in this? Second, way to capitalize off of those thinking this will be a Disney film)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (After seeing the failure of the last 2 films, I have a feeling this one won't be any better).

[Disney_Guy]

I'm most interested in Toy Story 3, Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (Why did it have to be delayed to 2010...) and Christopher Nolan's Inception.

[Striker81]

Looking forward to: Iron Man 2, Kick-*** and Toy Story 3. Shaking my head at: Why Did I Get Married Too? (I've had enough of you, Tyler Perry), Saw VII (you jumped the shark at number 3), Eclipse, (tired of dealing with screaming fangirls) and essentially anything that's a reboot of an 80s movie.
Slightly intrigued (could be good, could be bad) at: Prince of Persia, Harry Potter 7 (keep in mind I've never read any of the books or seen any of the movies until Half-Blood Prince).
But a movie that's not mentioned on here that is slated to come out in 2010 I would like to see is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. It's based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's series of graphic novels which are very funny and irreverent and stars Michael Cera as the titular character. Essentially, Scott falls in love with a girl named Ramona, but to date her he has to defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends.

[AraBrokenDreamer]

Uh, I'll post opinions of the movies as I know them in a bit, but first...

Only nine original, unadapted, non-sequel films? Out of...39 movies.

Sad day.

-Ara

[alexis08]

No love for Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief?
Wolfman, Alice, Iron Man 2, last Airbender, and Tron are my must sees for the year so far?

[PumpkinKing8788]

Haha, dude. I can still remember when we went to Universal for Horror Nights and The Wolfman trailer said Spring 2009, lol.

[Space Mountain]

Uh, I'll post opinions of the movies as I know them in a bit, but first...

Only nine original, unadapted, non-sequel films? Out of...39 movies.

Sad day.

-Ara

EXACTLY!!!!!! what I was saying to myself. This is quite sad. IMHO, this lineup does not sound intriguing at all minus like 4 films for me.

-SPACE

[DeadmenTellnoTalez]

Okay first of all I am a little surprised looking at this list because a couple of movies have caught my eye. First is the tyler parry movie, when i first saw his films I really thought it would not catch on... guess I was wrong. Second is the saw film, they are on their 7th film wow. Last is not the remake for the film Wallstreet but a sequel in my opinion that movie was amazing and it should end where it did.

Thank you for the line up stichhead28

[Sesshomaru-sama]

There's a 5th Shrek movie? What happened to the 4th?

Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon,
Sesshomaru-sama

[DLrules]

I can't wait for Harry Potter DH to come out!!!! My friends and I already planned on going to the midnight premier again like we did for HBP, it was awesome!!

Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3 should be good too.

[Disneyland_DHI]

no, don't tell me Muppets got pushed back! But TS3, Tron Legacy/TR2N, and Harry: DH should be good.

[Disney_Guy]

EXACTLY!!!!!! what I was saying to myself. This is quite sad. IMHO, this lineup does not sound intriguing at all minus like 4 films for me.

-SPACE

Well you guys are just looking at all the mainstream films... That's pretty much what this entire list consists of. When 2010 comes around, there will be plenty more films that are more original and worthwhile than most of the stuff on this list. There are tons of amazing independent films released year by year that most people don't take a second glance to see just because they're usually overshadowed by mainstream crud.

[mrskellington]

There's alot of 80's remakes.. Wow.

Thanks for sharing this information :)

Footloose with Zac Efron [rumored]? Well.. He may be annoying in the High School Musicals, but he wasn't so bad in Hairspray, and if he brings that same kinda of attitude and peformance.. I don't think it'll be as bad as one immediately thinks it will be

[stitchhead28]

Well you guys are just looking at all the mainstream films... That's pretty much what this entire list consists of. When 2010 comes around, there will be plenty more films that are more original and worthwhile than most of the stuff on this list. There are tons of amazing independent films released year by year that most people don't take a second glance to see just because they're usually overshadowed by mainstream crud.

Exactly. Mainstream films are always the ones that are pushed before anything else because they are the money makers. Although it may seem as if sequels and remakes are dominating the movie playing field, they really aren't. Just to give you an idea, despite seeing things like GI Joe, Terminator Salvation, etc. this year, I also had the chance to see some really good, original/indie films such as The Hurt Locker, Paper Heart and (500) Days of Summer. As a matter of fact, the end of the year/Oscar season is when I really get to see the best/original films of the year.

There's alot of 80's remakes.. Wow.

Thanks for sharing this information :)

Footloose with Zac Efron [rumored]? Well.. He may be annoying in the High School Musicals, but he wasn't so bad in Hairspray, and if he brings that same kinda of attitude and peformance.. I don't think it'll be as bad as one immediately thinks it will be

I know right?!? In a way, I'm excited, but at the same time I really want them to do justice to them, especially with Red Dawn (which is hands down one of my favorite 80s films of all time). And as far as Zac Effron goes, I did enjoy him in Hairspray, but the only reason I don't want him starring in Footloose is I'm afraid the filmmakers will make it campy and give it a childish tone where as the original wasn't. It's just a slight concern I've got.

[Disney_Guy]

Exactly. Mainstream films are always the ones that are pushed before anything else because they are the money makers. Although it may seem as if sequels and remakes are dominating the movie playing field, they really aren't. Just to give you an idea, despite seeing things like GI Joe, Terminator Salvation, etc. this year, I also had the chance to see some really good, original/indie films such as The Hurt Locker, Paper Heart and (500) Days of Summer. As a matter of fact, the end of the year/Oscar season is when I really get to see the best/original films of the year.

Honestly, the only mainstream film that I actually loved more than pretty much any other film this year was Up (Go figure). The rest of my top films are pretty much Indie films.
(500) Days of Summer, The Hurt Locker, Moon, etc., they were all amazing. Have you seen Moon yet? If not, you really gotta see it whenever you get the chance.