UNIVERSAL 2008 Preview – Part 1
12/27/2007
Posted by Frosty
Universal Studios has just released a massive preview of their 2008 slate of movies, and due to the number of films, I’m actually going to divide it up into two parts. The reason they have so many films is that a few that were originally scheduled for 2007 got pushed back to next year. If you look at release schedule… they almost have a new film every two weeks.
Anyway, the best part of Universal’s preview is that we finally get out first official images of Edward Norton as Bruce Banner. While they aren’t going to blow you away, it’s cool nonetheless. And here is the link for part 2.
As always, the preview is in order of release date…which is why Veggie Tales is first…
THE PIRATES WHO DON’T DO ANYTHING— A VEGGIETALES MOVIE
January 11, 2008
Genre: Animated Adventure
Cast: Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
Directed by: Mike Nawrocki
Written by: Phil Vischer
From the creators of 2002’s wildly successful Jonah—A VeggieTales Movie
comes a new story of heroism in the beloved VeggieTales’ world, The Pirates
Who Don’t Do Anything. Now, we follow the comic misadventures of three
animated veggie pals who reluctantly set sail for adventure and discover that
real heroes don’t have to be tall, strong, handsome…or even human.
Garrrrr! Working at the Pieces of Ate Dinner Theater is less than exciting when
you’re a busboy. For three moping misfits— Elliot, Sedgewick and George (Larry
the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape) —all they dream of is the day when they
can ditch their dishrags and take stage to star in the big pirate show.
But with Elliot’s timidity, Sedgewick’s laziness and George’s lack of self-confidence,
it seems as if the day to prove who they really are will never come…
Things are about to change when a mysterious ball drops from the sky and lands
at the unlikely seafarers’ feet. A “Helpseeker” sent from the past in search of
heroes, the artifact sets in motion a series of events that drags the friends back
to the 17th century—and into the belly of certain danger. The Pirates Who Don’t
Do Anything must each face their fears—becoming unlikely heroes in a battle to
rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant, and themselves from living the life of common
couch potatoes.
The latest in a franchise that has sold more than 50 million DVDs/videos since its 1993
inception, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything—A VeggieTales Movie continues the hit
series’ values-based lessons in teaching kids what it really means to be a hero.
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
February 8, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo’Nique, Nicole Ari Parker with Cedric the Entertainer and James Earl Jones
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Screenplay by: Malcolm D. Lee
Leading an all-star comedy cast, Martin Lawrence is talk-show sensation RJ Stevens, who left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru dispensing his “Team of Me” philosophy to millions of adoring fans. With a reality-TV-star fiancée and money to burn, there’s no piece of the Hollywood dream RJ hasn’t achieved.
After his parents request that he come home for their 50th wedding anniversary, the TV host packs up his 10-year-old son and diva bride-to-be and heads back to Georgia. It’s a chance to prove to his family that he’s no longer the awkward kid they relentlessly picked on. At least, that’s the plan…
But when his crazy, lovable family calls him on his big-city attitude and challenges him at every turn, RJ is forced to take a hard look at the man he’s become. He may be a superstar in L.A., but he’s just one of the guys in Dry Springs as folks say Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
DEFINITELY, MAYBE
February 14, 2008
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz
Written and Directed by: Adam Brooks
Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love.
Will’s story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the presidential campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women.
Will hopelessly attempts a gentler version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess who is the woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will’s college sweetheart, the dependable girl next door Emily (Elizabeth Banks)? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April (Isla Fisher)? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer (Rachel Weisz)?
As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad’s romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it’s definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending.
LEATHERHEADS
April 4, 2008
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce
Directed by: George Clooney
Written by: Duncan Brantley & Rick Reilly
Produced by: Grant Heslov, Casey Silver
Executive Producers: Barbara A. Hall, Jeffrey Silver, Bobby Newmyer, Sydney Pollack
Oscar winners George Clooney and Renée Zellweger match wits in Leatherheads, a quick-witted romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America’s nascent pro-football league in 1925.
Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country’s attention.
Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski), America’s favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton (Zellweger) aims to prove that’s the case.
A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter’s war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections.
As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter…
WILD CHILD
April 4, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson and Aidan Quinn
Directed by: Nick Moore
Writers: Lucy Dahl, Kate Kondell, Daisy Donovan
Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts, Nancy Drew) is a self-obsessed, incorrigible brat who lives a pampered life in her L.A. world. Though she’s handed credit cards with unlimited balances and surrounded by countless hangers on, Poppy can’t escape the mounting frustration she feels with her family situation. And she makes sure that everyone knows it.
After an over-the-top prank pushes her father (Aidan Quinn) one step too far, Poppy is shipped off to an English boarding school. Finding herself in a foreign world of early curfews, stern matrons and mandatory lacrosse, the American princess has finally met her match: a school of British girls who won’t tolerate her spoiled ways.
Under the watchful eye of the school’s headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and surrounded by a new circle of friends, Poppy begrudgingly realizes her bad-girl behavior will only get her so far. But just because she must grow into a fine young lady doesn’t mean this Wild Child won’t be spending every waking hour shaking up a very proper system…
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