Still have a handful of 2009 films I've still got to see, but here's some stuff to look forward to this year
Shutter Island (Scorsese)
First heard about this in 2008 and somehow it got pushed all the way up Feb 2010 - despite trailers/marketing for the movie saying it would come out late 2009. What does this mean ? Not sure, still looking forward to Scorsese's now long awaited pic.
Cop Out (Kevin Smith)
Despite the god awful trailer, I'm seeing this one solely as a follow up to Smith's story about him and Bruce Willis' chicken. It's also going to be interesting to see Smith direct a script that isn't his own.
Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton)
I really wouldn't call Burton a well established director, but he made a giant leap with Sweeney Todd and I'm very curious to see how he follows it up.
Kick Ass (Matthew Vaughn)
Trailer and clips are all very awesome so far, anything where Nick Cage shoots his (invincible) daughter in the chest for kicks gets a ticket purchase from me.
Babies (Thomas Balmes)
Just a documentary with babies ... who knows ?
Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau)
Comic-con footage was awesome, trailer is awesome, Rourke steps in for Bridges, Cheadle replaces Howard, Paltrow looks even hotter, and Sherlock Holmes takes the center again. Rightfully one of the most anticipated of 2010.
Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich with Pixar)
Hard to tell if this will be a
Ratatouille or a
Incredibles, regardless one of my most anticipated of 2010.
Inception (Nolan)
The few snippets of info and trailers look incredible. For me a deal breaker if Nolan is indeed a great writer/director. I hope he can bring his original script to the heights of the Batman films.
Projects without definitive release dates
Takeshi Kitano's
Outrage (hopefull 2010)
Edgar Wright's
Scott Pilgrim vs The World (early 2010)
Edgar Wright's
World's End (hopefull 2010)
PTA's
The Master (hopefull 2010)