March:
2nd-Project X: Being compared to Superbad, trailers leave something to be desired, but why not take the suddenly popular shaky cam strategy to comedy?
9th-John Carter: Based off the popular book John Carter of Mars. Looks promising, lets hope the graphics are better in the actual film though.
16th-21 Jump Street: Remake of the Johnny Depp TV series stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. A great preview has me very excited for this.
23rd-The Hunger Games: Fans of the book series are very excited for this, and it appears to be a likely box office juggernaut.
30th-Wrath of the Titans: Sam Worthington says he was terrible in the first one and is going to do better this time, the hair cut is not convincing me of that. The entire cast returns.
30th- Mirror, Mirror: The first of the Snow White films of 2012, aimed at children, and looks terrible.
April
4th- Titanic 3D: One of the greatest films of all time, now in 3D.
6th- American Reunion: The 4th theatrically released Pie film, focuses on the 10 year reunion, and the entire cast from the first film returns.
13th-Cabin in the Woods: Long delayed Joss Whedon film. First preview showed this will not be your typical Cabin based horror film.
13th- The Three Stooges: Movie based off the classic program, looks absolutely terrible. One of the most unfunny trailers for a comedy film I have ever seen.
27th- The Raven: John Cusack stars as Edgar Allen Poe, helping to hunt a serial killer who is basing his victims on Poe's work. Looks very similar to From Hell, and that is a compliment.
May
4th- The Avengers: Start the summer with a bang. Marvel only has this film this year, but its the big one.
11th- Dark Shadows: Johnny Depp stars in this take on the television show about a supernatural family. Tim Burton is directing.
11th- The Dictator: The next from Sasha Baren Cohen, hopefully more like Borat than Bruno.
18th- Battleship: From Peter Berg comes this alien invasion movie based off the board game. Whether or not you will like this depends on if you think Rihanna will be believable as a naval officer. Really that's all it comes down to. I will not be liking this movie.
25th- Men in Black 3: Preview looks depressing. Will Smith as J has to go back in time to save a young K from being killed. This looks like one of those series that should have just been a single film.
June
1st- Snow White and the Huntsmen: Looks like the Gladiator version of Snow White, and looks much better than Mirror, Mirror.
8th- Prometheus: The prequel to Alien that's not really a prequel, just another story in the same universe. Watch out for this movie being an Oscar sleeper (assuming the Oscar voters can remember that movies do come out before November).
15th- Rock of Ages: Based off the popular play, involving lots of great music, and a rock solid cast.
15th- Jack the Giant Killer: Another fairy tale based film with a more adult feel. Bryan Singer brings the story of Jack to the big screen.
22nd-Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The first of two completely different Lincoln films, this one focuses on the 16th president's vampire killing spree.
22nd-Brave: Yay! Pixar's back after a year off! (Cars 2 is not a real movie in my eyes).
29th- Gi Joe Retaliation: A sequel that seems to be trying to distance itself from its terrible predecessor. Channing Tatum returns, but they traded Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid for Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis.
29th- Magic Mike: Also Channing Tatum, but also Matt Bomer and Matthew McConaughey, who play strippers.
July
3rd- The Amazing Spider Man: The director of the great (500) Days of Summer takes on the Spiderman Reboot. I hate the idea of rebooting a series already, but the newest trailer is warming me to the idea.
20th- The Dark Knight Rises: The big one, an Oscar contender, and a contender to break Avatar's box office record, but lets just hope it overcomes the super hero trilogy curse.
27th- Neighborhood Watch: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill in a movie about suburbanites keeping their neighborhood safe.
August
3rd- Total Recall: Another remake, this one stars Colin Farrel instead of Swarzenegger, and supposedly will stay closer to the source material.
17th- The Expendables 2: All the main guys are back, but with bigger roles for Willis and Swarzenegger, and the addition of Van Damme and Chuck Norris.
24th- Premium Rush: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a bike messenger running from a corrupt cop (Michael Shannon). Looks promising.
31st- 7500: True Blood's Ryan Kwanten headlines this airplane ghost story.
31st- The Wettest County: Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Shia LeBeouf, and Guy Pearce in a prohibition era gangster movie, sold. And the Academy might be too.
September
14th- Resident Evil 5: The next in the RE series, at this point you know what your getting.
14th-Argo: Ah, the Oscar season starts here. Ben Affleck's 3rd film as a director, focuses on the Iranian hostage crisis.
21st-Dredd: A remake of Judge Dredd starring Karl Urban, and supposedly stays closer to the source material.
21st- Cogan's Trade: Brad Pitt plays a professional enforcer investigating a heist that went down during a high stakes poker game. Another Oscar contender.
28th- Looper: The next from Rian Johnson (Brick), stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt. Story is a high concept piece of work about a killer (Bruce Willis) who disposes of his victims in the past. Until he notices one of his victims, is his past self.
28th- Savages: From Oliver Stone, the story of two men (A very busy Taylor Klitsch, as well as Aaron Johnson) who go up against a Mexican drug Lord (Benicio Del Toro) to get their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively) back. Oscar contender.
October
TBA- Cloud Atlas: The next from Andy and Lana Wachowski, not much is known, but it stars Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. Oscar contender.
5th- Taken 2: Liam Neeson returns in the sequel to the hit Taken. Not much is known about the plot, but I am sure Neeson will look serious and kill people.
12th- Gangster Squad: Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, and Sean Penn in a Gangster movie. Definite Oscar contender.
19th-Paranormal Activity 4: No idea if they will connect it to the original trilogy, or start a new family.
26th- Halloween 3D: The next Halloween film.
26th- Alex Cross: Tyler Perry takes over the detective from Morgan Freeman who played him in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider.
26th- Of Men and Mavericks- A Gerard Butler surfing movie. Might be an Oscar contender, but I'll wait for a trailer before deciding that for sure.
November
2nd-Red Dawn: Long delayed remake of the Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze cult classic.
9th- Skyfall: The next Bond, but this one is directed by Sam Raimi and costars Javier Bardem.
16th-Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2: The final Twilight film, who lives and who doesn't?
19th- The Silver Linings Playbook: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence star in this David O'Russell film about a man (Cooper) who is released from a mental institution. Oscar contender.
21st- Rise of the Guardians: A Christmas themed cartoon about a demon fighting Santa. Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, and Alec Baldwin lend their voices.
December
TBA- Lincoln: Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th presdent. Co-stars Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Tommy Lee-Jones. Oscar contender.
7th- Les Miserables: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Baron Cohen, and Anne Hathaway in Tom Hooper's take on the classic musical. Oscar contender.
12th- World War Z: Brad Pitt and Matthew Fox in another zombie film. But this film appears to be more of a drama, and might be a zombie movie that gets Oscar consideration.
14th- The Hobbit Part 1: Peter Jackson returns to tell the full tale of Bilbo Baggins.
19th- Untitled Bin Laden Project: Katherine Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) directs the tale of how Bin Laden was killed.
21st- Hunter Killer: Submarine thriller starring Gerard Butler and Sam Worthington.
21st- Life of PI: Ang Lee's film about a boy lost at see with only some captive zoo animals to keep him company.
21st- This is 40: Spin off of Knocked Up, focusing on Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann's characters as they reach 40.
25th- The Great Gatsby: Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire take on the classic. Leo may be fighting himself for the Best Actor...against...
25th- Django Unchained: Leo plays the villain to Jamie Foxx's freed slave and Christoph Waltz's bounty hunter in this Quentin Tarantion action film.
This could be a great enough year to make up for how bad 2011 was. Several great Oscar contenders, and some high profile films should wash the Midnight in Paris stench off of us once and for all. Taylor Klitsch and Jennifer Lawrence seemed poised to be A list after this year, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt may finally be looked at as the elite actor he is. Did I miss any movies your excited for? Let me know in the comments.
The top ten I am most excited for in 2012 is:
10. The Avengers
9. Cogan's Trade
8. World War Z
7. The Gangster Squad
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
5. Prometheus
4. Skyfall
3. The Hobbit Part 1
2. Django Unchained
1. The Dark Knight Rises
Check back later this week, when I will do my (very) early Oscar predictions for 2012.
-Maximus
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