Originally posted by Kes
What are these about?
😄 I knew you'd say that....Here we go.....
Proof
Gwyneth Paltrow, reprising the role she played for director John Madden onstage in London's West End, stars as the daughter of a mathematician who inherits both her dad's skill with numbers and his tendency toward mental illness. Jake Gyllenhaal co-stars as Hal, her love interest. (Drama)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis
Collateral
Taking place on a single night in Los Angeles, Collateral tells the story of a cabbie (Jamie Foxx) who picks up a passenger, a hired killer (Tom Cruise), who then forces the cab driver to drive him around to his appointments. (Action/Adventure)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Dennis Farina, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Irma Hall, Mark Ruffalo (in talks), Javier Bardem
The Life Aquatic
Preproduction is under way on the new film from writer-director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums), but little is known of the plot. The story revolves around an oceanographer, his crew of eccentrics, and the oceanographer's estranged son. (Comedy/Drama)
Starring: Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Jeff Goldblum, Bud Cort, Peter Stormare, Wally Wolodarsky, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett
I, Robot
Based on Isaac Asimov's short-story collection, I, Robot focuses on a detective (Will Smith) investigating a crime that may have been committed by a robot, though the three laws of robotics (developed by Asimov) would seem to contradict that possibility. (The laws state that robots may not hurt a human being or let a human being be hurt by not acting; robots must follow orders given to them by humans, unless those orders would result in a violation of the first law; and robots have to protect themselves, again unless that would break either of the first two laws.) (Science Fiction/Thriller)
Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, Chi McBride, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, Shia LeBeouf
Lady Killers
In the Coen brothers' remake of the Peter Sellers-Alec Guinness original, Tom Hanks plays a Southern professor who organizes a gang of double-crossing thieves to rob a riverboat casino. They set up shop by renting a room in the house of an odd old lady. When she figures out what they're up to, the robbers decide she must be eliminated. But the woman isn't as easy to kill as they thought. ([/I]Comedy/Crime/Remake[/I])
Starring: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Greg Grunberg, Irma P. Hall
Wimbledon
A mediocre tennis veteran (Paul Bettany) gets one last shot to play at Wimbledon … and win the heart of a rising young tennis star (Kirsten Dunst). (Sports/Comedy/Romance)
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Former Saturday Night Live star Will Ferrell stars as helmet-haired '70s TV anchorman Ron Burgundy, who, despite his raging ego and hormones, is the most popular news reader in San Diego. But he's soon threatened by the arrival of an ambitious female newscaster (Christina Applegate). (Comedy)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Hahn, Jack Black, Kevin Corrigan, David Koechner, Chris Parnell
The Incredibles (I've talked about this b4)
The Machurian Candidate
Denzel Washington will play the Frank Sinatra role in Jonathan Demme's remake of the original 1962 thriller, about two American soldiers brainwashed and turned into assassins by the enemy during the Korean War. They return home heroes but are unable to remember exactly what happened. Liev Schreiber will play the other main soldier and Meryl Streep will play his mother. (Political/Thriller/Remake)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Kimberly Elise, Jon Voight
I Heart Huckabee's
David O. Russell (Three Kings, Flirting With Disaster) is on his way to assembling an A-list cast for this ensemble comedy about a husband-and-wife team of existential detectives, who solve such imponderables as "Why am I here?" and "What does it all mean?" (Comedy/Romance)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts (in talks), Jude Law, Catherine Deneuve, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin
Bride and Predjudice-couldn't find anything, but they talk about it in the article
The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio plays billionaire Howard Hughes, who went from wealthy Texas heir — he inherited his father's tool company — to billionaire tycoon. The film will follow Hughes' career as a powerful Hollywood producer (he eventually owned RKO Pictures), oil baron, and casino owner, but will focus particularly on his love of aviation, which led him to design his infamous enormous flying boat, the Spruce Goose. (Bio./Drama/Historical)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett, Barry Pepper, Jude Law, John C. Reilly, Gwen Stefani, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Alec Baldwin, Danny Huston
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