Movies I'm Looking Forward to in 2007

Drag00n79

What movies are you most looking forward to in 2007? These are mine:

Notes on a Scandal
A pottery teacher (Blanchett) enters into an affair with one of her students, causing upheaval in her personal and professional lives.
Starring: Judi Dench, Kate Blanchett
Director: Richard Eyre
IRL Release: 02 February, US Release: 29 December 2006

Hot Fuzz
Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop (Pegg) transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner (Frost). On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Director: Edgar Wright
IRL Release: 16 February, US Release: 13 April

The Good Shepherd
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded Central Intelligence Agency. While working there, his ideals gradually turn to suspicion influenced by the Cold War paranoia present within the office. Eventually, he becomes an influential veteran operative, while his distrust of everyone around him increases to no end. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
Starring: Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Angelina Jolie, Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci
Director: Robert de Niro
IRL Release: 23 February, US Release: 22 December 2006

The Number 23
A man (Carrey) becomes obsessed with a book that appears to be based on his life but ends with a murder that has yet to happen in real life.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen
Director: Joel Schumacher
IRL Release: 23 February, US Release: 23 February

The Hills Have Eyes II
A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.
Starring: Michael McMillan, Jesica Stroup
Director: Martin Weisz
IRL Release: 02 March, US Release: 02 March

The Good German
While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation which involves his former mistress and his driver.
Starring: George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Kate Blanchett
Director: Steven Soderbergh
IRL Release: 09 March, US Release: 29 December 2006

Zodiac
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo
Director: David Fincher
IRL Release: 16 March, US Release: 02 March

Indigenes
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
Starring: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
IRL Release: 30 March, US Release: 08 December 2006, Fre Release: 25 May 2006

300
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" concerns the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
Director: Zack Snyder
IRL Release: 30 March, US Release: 09 March

Grindhouse
An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the grind house theatergoing experience of the 70s and 80s. In "Death Proof," a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In "Planet Terror," a small-town sheriffs' department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers.
Starring: Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan
Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
IRL Release: April?, US Release: 06 April

The Hitcher:
Collegiate couple Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) and Jim Halsey (Zachary Knighton) hit the road in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442, en route to spring break , but their pleasure trip soon turns into a waking nightmare after encountering the mysterious hitchhiker John Ryder, a.k.a. The Hitcher (Sean Bean). The initial encounters with Ryder are increasingly off-putting for Grace and Jim, and they bravely fight back when he ambushes them. But they are truly blindsided when he implicates them in a horrific slaying and continues to shadow them. The open road becomes a battleground of blood and metal as, in trying to elude not only Ryder but also New Mexico State Police Lieutenant Esteridge's (Neal McDonough) officers, Grace and Jim must fight for their lives and face their fears head-on.
Starring: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton
Director: Dave Meyers
IRL Release: 06 April, US Release: 19 January

Sunshine
50 years into the future, the Sun begins to die, and Earth is dying as a result. A team of astronauts are sent to revive the Sun - but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team are sent to finish the mission as they are Earth's last hope.
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Cliff Curtis
Director: Danny Boyle
IRL Release: 06 April, US Release: 16 March

Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)
East Berlin, 1984: A loyal Stasi officer (Muehe) is dispatched to observe a playwright Georg Dreyman (Koch) and his girlfriend, the actress Christa-Maria Sieland (Gedeck). As intellectuals whose politics sometimes stray from the party line, the young officer becomes infatuated with his subjects, causing his first career crisis.
Starring: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Zachary Knighton
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
IRL Release: 13 April, US Release: 09 February, Ger Release: 23 March 2006

Reign Over Me
A man (Sandler) who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate (Cheadle). Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle
Director: Mike Binder
IRL Release: 13 April, US Release: 09 March

Spiderman 3
Peter Parker (Maguire), a.k.a. Spider-Man, is challenged by two villains: Sandman (Church), an escaped convict made powerful by a nuclear explosion, and Venom (Grace), a parasitic life form from our hero's past.
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
Director: Sam Raimi
IRL Release: 04 May, US Release: 04 May

28 Weeks Later
Six months after London was struck by the rage virus, the city is being carefully repopulated by the U.S. Army. Though under quarantine, a carrier of the virus is admitted to the city and unknowningly causes a second deadly outbreak.
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Robert Carlyle
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
IRL Release: 11 May, US Release: 11 May

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
Facing an alliance that threatens the freedom of pirates around the world, Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp), Will Turner (Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Knightley), and a surprise accomplice look to sail off the edge of the map and into uncharted territory.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Director: Gore Verbinski
IRL Release: 25 May, US Release: 25 May

Rescue Dawn
This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler, to be played by Bale, organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs, including Duane Martin (Zahn).
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn
Director: Werner Herzog
IRL Release: June?, US Release: 30 March

Shrek the Third
When his new father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese) falls ill, Shrek the ogre (Myers) is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey (Murphy) and Puss (Antonio Banderas) to install the rebellious Artie (Justin Timberlake) as the new king. Princess Fiona (Diaz), however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fends off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming (Rupert Everett).
Starring (voices): Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy
Director: Chris Miller Raman Hui
IRL Release: 29 June, US Release: 18 May

Live Free or Die Hard
When a criminal plot is in place to take down the entire computer and technological structure that supports the economy of the United States (and the world), it's up to a decidedly "old school" hero, police detective John McClane (Willis), to take down the conspiracy, aided by a young hacker (Long).
Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long
Director: Len Wiseman
IRL Release: 06 July, US Release: 04 July

Charlie Bartlett
Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett (Yelchin) is failing miserably at fitting in at a new public high school run by the world-weary Principal Gardner (Downey, Jr.). As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability positions him as the resident "psychiatrist" dishing out advice, and the occasional prescription, to his fellow students in need. Along the way, he decides to take some of his own advice, thus wielding a witty dark comedy about the angst-filled years before college.
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr
Director: Jon Poll
IRL Release: Summer?, US Release: 04 April

1408
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Michael Hafstrom
IRL Release: Summer?, US Release: 18 May

The Invasion
As a Washington psychiatrist (Kidman) unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
IRL Release: 14 September, US Release: 17 August

The Heartbreak Kid
The story centers on a man who is convinced that he has finally met the right girl and marries too quickly. While on his honeymoon and in the process of discovering that his new bride is a nightmare, he meets the girl of his dreams.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan
Directors: Farrelly Brothers
IRL Release: 19 October, US Release: 05 October

Trick ‘r Treat
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a put-upon wife has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband.
Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox
Director: Michael Dougherty
IRL Release: 26 October, US Release: 05 October

American Gangster
In 1970s Harlem, Frank Lucas (Washington) constructs a heroin empire by stashing the drug inside the coffins of soldiers returning from Vietnam. Once he is dethroned by Det. Richie Roberts (Crowe), the former kingpin turns informant, the duo sets out to take down law enforcement agents and foreign nationals who are part of his syndicate.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
Director: Ridley Scott
IRL Release: 09 November, US Release: 02 November

Reservation Road
As Ethan Learner (Phoenix) falls apart after witnessing his son's death, another man, Dwight Arno (Ruffalo), struggles to accept his accountability in the hit-and-run accident that claimed Josh Lerner's life.
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo
Director: Terry George
IRL Release: November?, US Release: 09 November

I Am Legend
Robert Neville (Smith) finds himself the only healthy survivor of a biological attack, as his fellow New Yorkers have become zombies. By day, Neville hunts the undead who walk the streets; by night, he barricades himself in his home against the mob gathered outside.
Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga
Director: Francis Lawrence
IRL Release: 14 December, US Release: 14 December

py2006

I will probably get slaughtered for this but I am really looking forward to Rocky Balboa!

Galvasean

You can't honestly be looking forward to yet another remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Although it does have Daniel Craig in it so heres hoping.

Well here's what I hope to see.

Pan's Labyrinth
I know its out already, but I've yet to see it. Better see it quick before its gone!

Rocky Balboa (Jan '07)
I'm a big Rocky fan and the trailer looks good so heres hoping!

Spider-Man 3 (May '07)
The first two were fun and this one has Venom in it!

Transformers (July '07)
Giant robots!!!:eek: About time the robots in disguise got a good update.

Jurassic Park 4 (2008)
I know JP3 was terrible, but I just love dinosaurs!

Custodian

There’s only one main movie I’m looking forward to seeing in 2007, and that’s The Bourne Ultimatum
Released: August 3rd 2007
Plot:

Jason Bourne races to discover the final mysteries of his past while a government agent tries to track him down after a shootout in Moscow.

Pepe LeFrits

py2006 wrote:

I will probably get slaughtered for this but I am really looking forward to Rocky Balboa!

Why? It looks like it will be great fun, I'm looking forward to it too.

constitutionus

just off the top of me head

transformers

ghost rider

spiderman 3

fantastic four 2 i know! but the trailer rocks:D

bourne utimatum first 2 kicked arse

300

bridge to terabithia actually looks ok

harry potter and the order of the phoenix enjoyed the rest and it seems to be ramping up to a war!

and ok i know its sad but evan almighty looks brilliant, i certainly prefer the guy to jim carey

Vokes

Specifically looking forward to the following blockbusters...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spiderman 3
Live Free or Die Hard
Transformers
Fantastic Four 2

(am not really bothered about watching Harry Potter, Shrek the Third, Epic Movie, 300)

...plus I hope some more gems ala Children of Men, The Prestige, Pan's Labyrinth, etc.. will creep up on me in '07

nando

Woh, that's some list OP!

I'm not really up-to-date with what's scheduled for release except Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Really looking forward to this one. All the trailers and behind the scenes extras so far look fab and I think they've got the casting of new roles right. I live in hope!

Jello

Looking forward to the following (in no real order):
28 Weeks Later, Spiderman 3, Pirates 3, Shrek The Third, 300, The Bourne Ultimatum, 10,000 BC, The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Sunshine, Rescue Dawn, Zodiac, The Simpsons, Live Free or Die Hard, Ocean's 13, American Gangster, Grindhouse, Babel.. and Mr Bean's Holiday

Though there could be a few I'm forgetting.

maquiladora

Grindhouse...300...Transformers...Spider-man 3...Pirates 3...Live Free or Die Hard...Ratatouille...The Simpsons Movie...His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass.

SoupyNorman

There is one film and one only that I am wetting myself in anticipation over...


Mr. Beans Holiday

Heisenberg.

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Brow

Nice list. Loads on there i want to see but two I havnt seen mentioned....

The Thing (remake). Whether its out this year or not i dunno. Lot to live up to but will still see it and judge for myself.

Saw 4. Inevitable. Fan of the series and will see the sequel despite the recent decline.

johnny_ultimate

It's all about The Science of Sleep for me. Us Europeans who "traditionally have shown we don't mind delays" (quote of the year?) finally get to see it in a month and a half!
Really looking foward to the Fountain too, another film which we have had to wait far too long to see. Sunshine, Zodiac, Grindhouse and Spiderman 3 are all on my to watch list, and I expect great things from Hot Fuzz.

bluto63

The next installment in Sin City is out next year, isn't it?

Also, Live Free Die Hard, Shrek the Third, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix(after the book I kinda have to) and I guess I'll see Mr Bean's Holiday:p

ixoy

Inland Empire. Far too long since we've had a David Lynch movie. Check out the typical bonkers trailer.

Smoking Aces and Shoot-Em Up both look very good.

Killaqueen!!!

I had no idea there was going to be another Die Hard, or a TEENAGE MUTANT HERO TURTLES movie!!!!

DirtyDog

Smokin Aces

transformers

Pathfinder

ghost rider

spiderman 3

fantastic four 2 - Trailer is very cool

Live Free Die Hard

bourne utimatum

Oceans 13

Grindhouse

300

harry potter and the order of the phoenix

Cant think of anything else at the mo!

DirtyDog

py2006 wrote:

I will probably get slaughtered for this but I am really looking forward to Rocky Balboa!

Saw this in the states over xmas, wasnt great but was much better than 5 as a finisher to the series...

WUSBDesign

I am intrigued with "Perfume:The Story Of A Murderer", after having visited a bunch of movie trailers on Apple's Quicktime page.

jester77

johnny_ultimate wrote:

It's all about The Science of Sleep for me. Us Europeans who "traditionally have shown we don't mind delays" (quote of the year?) finally get to see it in a month and a half!

Worth waiting for, best film I saw last year.
The 2 I'm most looking foward to are The Fountain and Bourne Ultimatum.

qz

300, Ghost Rider, Spiderman 3.

jackdaw

300 looks ****e....

Be interesting to see Rocky 6 ... could be better then people think..

Mitch Connor

jackdaw wrote:

300 looks ****e....

Be interesting to see Rocky 6 ... could be better then people think..

300 looks.....

YOU WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT, WASH THEM HANDS AND CLEAN THE KEYBOARD!

radiospan

Looking forward to seeing Pans' Labrynth and Das Leben Der Anderen.

User45701

The Scientist wrote:

Also fingers crossed that Tarantino will have Inglorious Bastards released late 07, (been waiting for that for years now, hurry up goddammit)



T.Sc.

Damm straight

also i didn't see many of you mention the SG1 movies??!!!!!!!
also i think the new resident evil

humanji

User45701 wrote:

also i didn't see many of you mention the SG1 movies??!!!!!!!

There's a reason for that.

Tusky

HOW did Will Smith get cast in I am Legend. Could have been SUCH a good movie. Now its just going to be a horrible CGI fest with a dozen close ups of W.Smiths nike runners. gah.

User45701

humanji wrote:

There's a reason for that.

Whats the reason?
anyway i don't know who you are i don't remember your name.
the reason why i posted that was because i noticed a few people who like SG1 and was wondering why they didn't mention the movies

Nick_oliveri

Shamrok wrote:

Hot Fuzz
Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop (Pegg) transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner (Frost). On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Director: Edgar Wright
IRL Release: 16 February, US Release: 13 April

Add Bill Bailey and Steve Coogan to teh starring list!!

BB FTW

I cannot wait for this film.

Thank you for letting me know about it!

Mitch Connor

User45701 wrote:

Whats the reason?
anyway i don't know who you are i don't remember your name.
the reason why i posted that was because i noticed a few people who like SG1 and was wondering why they didn't mention the movies

The SG1 movie is a straight to DVD offer isn't it, with the cinema Stargate movie being a sequel to the original and not connected with the SG1 series.

That what i heard anyway.

User45701

Ye there is two sg1 movies both straight to DVD but there still 07 movies
also there is maybe like you said a sequel to the orgianl star gate movie.....

ekevosu

the new indiana jones movie is out this year is it not?

S.M.B.

ekevosu wrote:

the new indiana jones movie is out this year is it not?

Nope.

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have finalised the script for the fourth Indiana Jones movie. And they want cameras to roll in June of this year, in time for a release date of May 2008

Should be a great year for film! Gondry, Fincher and Lynch all bringing out films in early 2007.

I'm also really looking forward to This Is England, Shane Meadow's follow up to Dead Man's Shoes.

Hopefully Paul Thomas Anserson's There Will Be Blood will also be out by the end of 2007 too. PTA + Daniel Day-Lewis =

Holsten

Spiderman 3... really cannot wait for that, Venom!!!

dodgey69

Gotta be rocky im afraid, absolute classic films.(apart from the 5th one!!)

J.R.HARTLEY

plazzTT wrote:

Looking forward to seeing Pans' Labrynth and Das Leben Der Anderen.

sorry to burst the bubble lads but i think Pans Labyrinth was released late last year. IMDB have a UK release date and box office takings up allready for last year

1huge1

Die hard 4 (well the 1st 3 were class so ive high hopes)
Rocky 6 (im wary of this as he's so old now and 5 was a disgrace)
28 Weeks later (loved 28 days later)

oh and if its released this year the next resident evil movie

Gillie

Die Hard 4, Pirates 3, Smokin Aces & Transformers

Dont be at yourself

Particularly looking forward to:

Spider-man 3 - The previous two were excellent, and this one has Venom, so its looking good!
Die Hard 4 - Trailer looks a bit dodge, but Willis proved he still had it in 16 Blocks, so I'm hopeful
28 Weeks Later - Looks like being the year of the Zombie, what with this, I Am Legend and Grindhouse. Cant wait!
Sin City 2 - More of the same will do me nicely!
Zodiac - Because there hasn't been a good gritty detective movie in aaaages.
Letters From Iwo Jima - I loved Flags Of Our Fathers, and Ken Watanabe is the man.
Grindhouse - SHE HAS A MACHINE GUN FOR A LEG.

Will go to see:
Transformers - with a mixture of dread and hope. Please be good.
The 300 - Trailer looks good, but maybe a little style over substance.
Rocky Balboa - Rocky on the big screen!
Bourne Ultimatum - First two were very enjoyable.
Hot Fuzz - Because I love Simon Pegg.
Pirates of the Caribbean - Just to see how the trilogy ends
Simpsons - Even though I've not watched it in years
Blood Diamond - After The Departed, I've grown to actually like Leo.

And two movies that I was looking forward to this time last year that still havent made it here yet:

For Your Consideration - Christopher Guest! Eugene Levy!
Christmas On Mars - Because Wayne Coyne is the most charismatic man on the planet.

So it looks like a strong year for movies for me. 2006 was full of nice surprises like Children Of Men and The Prestige, lets hope that 2007 can continue on that front too!

BopNiblets

*crosses fingers*
C'mon Snakes On A Plane 2...

What? A man can dream!
Actually Samuel L. is in another fim called "Black Snake Moan"... but unfortunately I don't think there are any planes in it... or snakes...

Pirates 3, Spidey 3, 300, Bourne Ultimatum, TMNT, Hot Fuzz, Fantastic 4: ROTSS, Transformers looks ok (even if it is Michael Bay), Sin City 2, and Grindhouse looks like a lark.

Rawr!

JURASSIC PARK 4!!!!

How come no-one has EVER told me about it?!?! I mean, OMG!!!!

EXCITEMENT!!!!

Supermax

As far as movies go in 2007 you cant look any farther than the 3 way deathmatch between spidey shrek nd Captain Jack. Its just goin to be awesome!

Other notable mentions:
Bourne 3
Transformers(The pics of Optimus Prime look savage)
Hot Fuzz
Rocky Balboa(I cant the theme tune outta my head im so excited!)

wingnut

Supermax wrote:

Trandformers (The pics of Optimus Prime look savage)

They sure do:

Rawr!

hee hee.... lol

Thats just too funny

jackdaw

Blade Runner ... re-released in cinema and DVD this year

paddycorry

Darren Arronofsky, David Fincher, Michel Gondry, Quentin Tarantino and Danny Boyle are all bringing out new movies in the first four months of 2007... hooray for everything!! 2007 looks like a half decent year for Hollywood at least...

I'll be going to see most of these:
Jan: 'The Fountain'
Feb: 'The Science of Sleep'
March: 'Zodiac', '300' AND 'Sunshine' :eek:
April: 'Grindhouse'
May: '28 Weeks Later' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End'
June: 'Live Free or Die Hard'
November: 'American Gangster'
December: 'Alien vs. Predator 2' :cool:

Petey2006

wingnut wrote:

They sure do:

Sadly, that actually does look better than the film pictures.