The Son of No One is a 2011 American action thriller film written by Dito Montiel based on a book written by Montiel of the same name.A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.
John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action adventure film featuring John Carter, the heroic protagonist of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-volume Barsoom series.In the film, former Confederate captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is transported to Mars ("Barsoom"). There he becomes part of a conflict between the various nations of the planet, whose leaders include Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). Carter takes it upon himself to save Barsoom and its people. The film is directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon, produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, and Lindsey Collins, and scored by Michael Giacchino.The film is being distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and will be released in the United States on March 9, 2012. Filming began in November 2009 and principal photography spanned from January 2010 to July 2010. This project marks the first time that Andrew Stanton has worked on a live-action film, as his previous work includes the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo and WALL-E. The film will be released in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D formats.
Cast :
Taylor Kitsch as John Carter
Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium
Willem Dafoe as Tars Tarkas, a Barsoomian warrior and ally of John Carter
Thomas Haden Church as Tal Hajus, a vicious Thark warrior
Man on a Ledge is an upcoming 2012 thriller film directed by Asger Leth, starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris. Filming took place in New York.As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.
We Bought a Zoo is an upcoming comedy-drama film directed by Cameron Crowe starring Matt Damon, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Scarlett Johansson, Desi Lydic, Patrick Fugit, and Elle Fanning.
The film is based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee about how the author and his family used their life savings to buy Dartmoor Zoological Park, a dilapidated zoo, replete with 200 exotic animals facing destruction, in the English countryside.It is set for release on December 23, 2011.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is an upcoming 2011 American drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, and James Gandolfini.
Production took place in New York City. Daldry had hoped to have the film released around the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001.The film will have a limited release in the United States on December 25, 2011 with a wide release on January 20, 2012
The Vow is an upcoming romantic drama film directed by Michael Sucsy, starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jeffrey Donovan, Lucas Grabeel,Sam Neill, Scott Speedman and Jessica Lange.
The film is based on a true story about a young woman who loses all recent memory in a car accident and struggles to rebuild her identity. It's based on the book of the same title, which is the story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter.
A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.
New Year's Eve is an upcoming romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall.Like Valentine's Day, Marshall's previous film, it depicts a series of holiday vignettes of the state of several romances.
The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
Cast :
Robert De Niro as Harry Buckingam, a man dying in a hospital.
Michelle Pfeiffer as Ingrid, "a frustrated executive secretary who decides to tackle her unfulfilled resolutions".
Josh Duhamel as Sam Ricker, a businessman trying to get to New York to reunite with a love interest from the previous New Year's.
Jessica Biel as Tess, a woman due to give birth on New Year's Day.
The Avengers is an upcoming American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, based upon the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which crosses over several Marvel superhero films including Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). The film is written and directed byJoss Whedon and features an ensemble cast, which includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson,Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America to save the world from destruction.
Development of The Avengers began when Marvel Studios received a grant from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film Iron Man, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Scarlett Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the screenplay that was originally written by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 inAlbuquerque New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September.
Hugo is an upcoming 3D film based on Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. It is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan. It is a co-production of Graham King's GK Films and Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley,Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer and Jude Law.
This is Scorsese’s first film shot in 3D and it is due to be released on November 23, 2011 (USA) with distribution by Paramount Pictures It will be released in RealD 3D, Digital 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D in selected theatres and IMAX .
The Descendants is a 2011 comedy-drama film based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillardand Shailene Woodley and is planned for release in the United States on November 18, 2011. It is directed by Alexander Payne,with a screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.The film screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King (Clooney), takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker (Lillard) who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
J. Edgar is an upcoming biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood,from a script by Dustin Lance Black. The film will focus on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover from the Palmer Raids onwards, including an examination of his private life as an alleged closeted homosexual.
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Damon Herriman and Jeffrey Donovan. J. Edgar is slated to open the AFI Fest 2011 in Los Angeles on November 3, 2011, and to be released on November 9, 2011, in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Anonymousis an upcoming drama film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave. It will be released theatrically in the United States on 28 October 2011.It is produced by Centropolis Entertainment and Studio Babelsberg, and distributed by Columbia Pictures.A political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave as Elizabeth I of England.
Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford / "William Shake-speare
Joely Richardson as young Princess Elizabeth
David Thewlis as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Xavier Samuel as Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Tower Heist is an upcoming 2011 crime comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Murphy,Alan Alda, Michael Pena, Tea Leoni and Gabourey Sidibe. Produced by Imagine Entertainment, it is scheduled for release on November 4, 2011 byUniversal Pictures.