Terran's 2nd Annual Look at Future Movies

[TerranRich]

Yes, I know it wasn't called anything last year, just a list of future movies and my general thoughts. Here is a more detailed list. Sorry if it's long. I had to omit a few movies that were inconsquential. Note that they're mostly sequels...



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Back to School
A remake of the 80's comedy, where a hedonistic business man enrolls in college to inspire his son -- and for the good times.
Starrng: Cedric the Entertainer
Outlook: Might be crap, might not be. Hard to tell this soon.

Carmen Sandiego
Status: Unknown

Charlotte's Web
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Status: Announced

Final Destination 3
No other info

Hellboy 2
Status: Announced
Ron Perlman as Hellboy
Outlook: Never saw the first one, but it looked good.

Indiana Jones 4
Plot and Status are unknown, but Harrison Ford is listed as Jones. A 64-year-old Indiana Jones. Can he pull it off? Perhaps.

Metroid
No other info

Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Same cast. In pre-production

Rainbow Six
CIA agent John Clark pacts with other operatives to leave the agency in order to create a UK-based group dedicated to battlng terrorism.
Status: Announced
No cast listed
Outlook: Another video game-based movie. Could be interesting, alongside Metroid.

Shrek 3
Status: Pre-production (writing and storyboard stage)
Outlook: I saw Shrek 2 and it was brilliant and an excellent movie. Can't wait for this one. There's also a Shrek 4 planned for 2008.

Superman
The planet Krypton is on the verge of destruction. Jor-El sends his son, Kal-El to a planet that will protect him and guide him to becoming one of the most legendary figures to set foot on Earth. Superman - The Last Son of Krypton.
Status: Announced
Outlook: Looks to be another remake. No cast listed yet though.

Tekken
Based on the #1 selling video game, "Tekken" is a high-octane action movie about a young man who discovers he holds a great power and must battle a team of elite fighters who will stop at nothing in order to get it from him.
Outlook: Oh, sorta like Mortal Kombat, the movie. We'll see. Video-game-turned-movie #3 for '06.

Untitled Star Trek Prequel
Status: Announced
Just seeing this tiny entry is good news for me. This movie will mark the 40th anniversary of Star Trek. And to see that it will be a prequel raises some questions. Will this be based in the "Enterprise" era?

War of the Worlds
Status: Announced
Cast: Tom Cruise
Outlook: Hmm, a remake of a classic. Let's see how this is done.

X-Files 2
Status: Announced
Cast: The usual two: Duchovny and Anderson

X-Men 3
Status: Announced (script in development - cast credits are tentative)
Cast: Ashmore, Berry, Cudmore, Cumming, Jackman, Marsden, Stewart

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"The Brat Pack" (TV)
Status: Announced
Outlook: This already looks promising. A mini-series based on the Brat Pack from the 1980's. Might even have appearances by the original actors/actresses themselves.

"Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (TV)
Status: Announced
An exploration of the jury system in New York politics. Includes all aspects of jury behavior, such as deliberations, trials, and access to prosecuting and defense attorneys, from initial arraignment all the way to the final verdict.
Cast: Jerry Orbach, Carey Lowell
Outlook: ANOTHER Law & Order series. Well, as long as it doesn't jump the shark, we'll see...

Aeon Flux
Aeon Flux is a mysterious and amoral secret agent from the country of Monica. Her motives or background are left unexplained...
Status: Pre-production (filming scheduled July 4th, 2004)
Cast: Frances McDormand, Charlize Theron

Batman Begins
The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman
Status: Filming
Cast: Christian Bale (Wayne/Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), Katie Holmes (Rachel Dodson), Cillian Murphy (Crane/Scarecrow), Cary Oldman (Lt. Gordon), Sara Stewart (Martha Wayne), and more
Outlook: We've discussed this already. But at least it's a prequel type of movie.

Bewitched
In this remake of the classic 60s TV show, Nicole Kidman stars as Samantha Stephens, a witch who cannot resist using her powers to remedy problems she encounters with her husband, Darrin (Will Ferrell).
Status: Pre-production (shoots summer '04)
cast: Nicole Kidman (Isabel Bigelow/Samantha Stephens), Will Ferrell (Jack Wyatt/Darrn Stephens), Shirley MacLaine (Iris Smythson/Endora), Michael Caine (Nigel)
Outlook: Now, I could see Jim Carrey as Darrin, not Will Ferrell. I'll give Ferrell his due, he's good, but Carrey looks more like Darrin. And what's with the dual credits for the first three actors?

By the Sword: Conspiracy (VG)
Cast: Richard Brum, Andrew Edmark, James Hamer-Morton, Alexandra Varlikova...
Er...how did this get in here? Heh heh...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A young boy embarks on a tour to the most magnificant chocolate factory in the world guided by it's mysterious operator.
Status: Pre-production
Cast: Johnny Depp (Wonka), Freddie Highmore (Charlie), David Kelly (Grandpa), Annasophia Robb (Violet), Julia Winter (Veruca Salt)
Outlook: Johnny Depp as a creepy Willy Wonka. Wonderful. Now for THIS, I could see Will Ferrell playing Wonka.

Chicken Little
In a universe completely populated with talking animals, Chicken Little's wildly active imagination...
Status: Filming (CGI)
Cast: Zach Braff (Chicken Little), Joan Cusack (Ugly Duckling), Katie Finneran (Goosey Lucy), Don Knotts (Turkey Mayor), Garry Marshall (father), Amy Sedaris (Foxy Loxy), Steve Zahn (Runt)
Outlook: Pretty good cast, but wasn't this already a movie? Or was that Chicken Run? Ah, whatever...

Die Hard 4: Die Hardest
McClane and his daughter get involved in a terrorist plot while on a holiday.
Status: Announced (filming early 2004)
Cast: Bruce Willis
Outlook: Great... Maybe we'll get "Die Hard 5: What? Still won't die, motherfucker? TAKE THIS!" in late 2007...

Dukes of Hazzard
Status: Pre-production (slated to begin production this summer)
Cast: Jessica Simpson as...get this...Daisy Duke
Outlook: Ass long as Simpson wears those shorts...yee-haw! I'll watch it! Huh huh, I said 'ass'...

Dungeons & Dragons: The Sequel
Status: Pre-production
Outlook: D&D nerds rejoice! A sequel to the utterly crap movie that released some time ago. Wee!

E-Girl
Status: Pre-production
What happens when a resourceful girl desperate to be a screenwriter but while stuck working for America's largest Internet provider, uses her firm's database to obtain the private screen names of Hollywood's biggest celebrities and power-brokers?
Outlook: Gee, I don't know. What? The "E" in it caught my eye.

Fahrenheit 451
Status: Unknown
Simply put, 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper burns. In this grim look at a fascist future, firemen have taken on a new duty of starting fires as well as putting them out (complete with flame throwers), specifically with the task of burning all books, as way of suppressing independent thought and action in the public. The film's story centers around a young fireman, Guy Montag, who finds himself questioning his job, even as he encounters a beautiful young woman, and learns about an underground of rebels who each memorize the entire contents of a book, so that they can preserve it even without the use of paper...
Outlook: Hmm, a movie based on a classic book. When are they gonna do 1984?

Fantastic Four
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom
Status: Pre-production (slated to shoot Aug 04 - Feb 05)
Outlook: Hmm, okay, another superhero movie. We'll see.

The Green Hornet
Millionaire newspaper publisher Britt Reid is secretly The Green Hornet, a masked crimefighter backed up by his kung-fu fabulous chauffeur, Kato.
Cast: Jason Mewes
Outlook: Eek! And guess what...Kevin Smith is directing and writing. He's unsure if it will be his next project and/or if he'll direct it. I smell pot humor and...(sniff, sniff)...mmm, pot...

Hannibal
Vin Diesel stars as the Carthaginian general who rode an elephant across the Alps to attack Rome in the 3rd Century B.C.
Cast: Vin Diesel
Outlook: I thought it was about Hannibal Lector, but then I realized there was already a movie named that.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry finds himself selected as an underaged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardary school competition.
Cast: The usual
Outlook: By the time of the last movvie in 2007, Harry will be 18. Okay, so it's not so old...

Herbie; Fully Loaded
The classic white Volkswagen with a knack for helping couples hook up finds itself in the world of NASCAR racing.
Status: Pre-production (scheduled to begin filming June 21st, 2004)
Cast: Lindsay Lohan
Outlook: Drool. Lohan's hot (and turns 18 soon). And a Herbie movie! This could go either way.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Status: Filming (wheee!)
Cast: Jerome Blake (Vogon), Anna Chancellor (Rontok), Warwick David (Marvin), Mos Def (Prefect), Zooey Deschanel (Trillian), Martn Freeman (Dent), John Malkovich (Kavula), Bill Nighy (Slartibartfast), Steve Pemberton (Prosser), Sam Rockwell (Zaphod)
Outlook: I cannot wait. I don't care who the cast is, I'm sure they chose well.

Johnny Bravo
Status: Announced
Outlook: Interesting. I wonder if this will be cartoon or real life. Most likely the latter. If so, I wonder who they'll choose for Bravo.

Jurassic Park IV
Status: Pre-production
Outlook: Overkill. Whenever there's a 4th movie (sometimes even a 3rd or 2nd) it usually spells disaster.
Tagline: "It began with a theme park, Then a lost world, Then a really crappy third movie, Now, A danger to filmkind" (at least it should be)

King Kong
Set in the 1930's, this is the story of a group of explorers and documentary filmmakers who travel to the mysterious Skull Island (near Sumatra) to investigate legends of a giant gorilla named Kong. Once there, they discover that King Kong is a real creature, living in a massive jungle where creatures from prehistoric times have been protected and hidden for millions of years. As the explorers search for the great ape, their quest puts them up against both Kong and his dinosaur enemies. Ultimately, it is the attention of a beautiful human woman that soothes Kong long enough for him to be subdued by the explorers and shipped back to New York, where his bleak future involves being put on display in front of humans... but how long can even the mightiest shackles of man hold back an ape 25 feet tall?
Status: Pre-production (filming in Aug 04)
Cast: Jack Black (Carl Denham), Adrien Brody (Jack Driscoll), Andy Serkis (King Kong), Naomi Watts (Ann Darrow)

Knight Rider
Status: Pre-production

Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max, finally with us in his fourth incarnation, still wanders the wastelands of a post-apocalyptic Australian Outback
Cast: Mel Gibson, of course
Outlook: Another fearsome fourth.

Miss Congeniality 2
FBI agent Gracie Hart heads to Las Vegas for her second undercover FBI mission.
Status; Filming
Cast: Diedrich Bader, Sandra BUllock, Michael Caine, Regina King, William Shatner (!), more
Outlook: Whee, William Shatner makes another appearance.

Mission: Impossible 3
Status: Pre-production
Cast: Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ving Rhames, more
Outlook: The first two were great, this one could be great as well if done right.

Mortal Kombat: Domination
Status: Unknown

Oliver Twist
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Status: Pre-production
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Frank Finlay, Jamie Foreman

Rush Hour 3
Status: Unknown
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
Outlook: The first two were awesome, can't wait for this one.

Scary Movie 4
Status: Pre-production
Outlook: Why not?

Silent Hill
Status: Announced

Star Wars: Episode III
As the Clone War continues, Anakin Skywalker finds himself dangerously close to the Dark Side of the Force and comes into conflict with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Status: Post-production (18 months' post-production began Sept 03)
Cast: McGregor, Christensen, Portman, McDiarmid, Jackson, etc.
Outlook: Well, it's a requirement that this movie be done. We'll see.

XXX: State of the Union
Blah blah blah. ANother Vin Diesel sequel without Vni Diesel. What, is he too good to star in his own f***ing sequels?



Discuss!

[Moox]

Damn, 2005s gonna be a good year

[Las Naranjas]

Mad Max 4 has been cancelled. "Security concerns" were cited, despite the fact that Namibia, where it was to be filmed, is far safer than most of the western world.

[TerranRich]

Right, I forgot about that. It isn't reflected in the IMDb records yet.

[Grundislav]

RE: Dual casting names in "Bewitched," from what little I know of the plot, it's going to be a sort of "Being John Malkovich" type movie, as opposed to being a literal adaptation of the tv series, I.E. Nicole Kidman is playing Isabel, an actress who plays Samantha on "Bewitched." I have no idea what this means, but it sounds like it might be interesting.

EDIT
From the IMDB:
"In this re-imagining of the magical 1960s sitcom, Will Ferrell plays Jack Wyatt, a difficult Hollywood star who tries to have a career comeback by playing Darrin Stephens in a big-screen version of the classic TV series. When Jack sees the beautiful Isabel Bigelow, played by Nicole Kidman, he thinks that she'd be right for the part of his on-screen wife, Samantha. What he doesn't know is that Isabel really is a witch, which actually makes her a perfect casting choice for the role. Isabel's father Nigel (Michael Caine) is concerned by his daughter's interest in the mortal world, until he's distracted by Iris Smythson (Shirley MacLaine), the movie star who'll be playing Samantha's mother Endora in the film."

And I take back what I said about it sounding interesting.

[rodekill]

They did 1984. It was released in... 1984.
It was damn good.

[LordHart]

You should mention a few of the directors who are doing some of the movies. Like for Metroid, John Woo has been attached to direct and I think also possibly write.

Also, War of the Worlds is being directed by Steven Spielburg... so of course it will be good.

Mortal Kombat: Domination will feature the original Johnny Cage actor (from MKI) and also Christopher Lambert is reprising his role of Rayden. On with Lambert, he has confirmed that he will be appearing in the new Highlander movie... The Source.

Batman Begins is a restart of the series, as visioned by brilliant director Chris Nolan, not a prequel to the previous movies...

The Rock has been casted as Johnny Bravo, which happened ages ago... dude, you need to keep up on current hollywood events if you are going to write stuff like this.

And dude... no mention of Boondock Saints 2? You should be shot...

[Mr Jake]

Indiana Jones 4
Plot and Status are unknown, but Harrison Ford is listed as Jones. A 64-year-old Indiana Jones. Can he pull it off? Perhaps.

I think he can... he IS Indiana Jones

[Gilbert]

No no no, Robert Redford is certainly too old for just any kind of action, it'll be much better if they find a much younger one, for example, his father -- Sean Connery.

[Kinoko]

The only ones I care about are Hitchhikers (mixed feelings! Argh! They better do a good job.), Pirates and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I'm feeling surprisingly optimistic about both of these, which is unlike me... it must be my love of Johnny Depp).

Though, I hope they find a REALLY sexy Carmen Sandiego. The Die Hard thing just cracks me up... I love those movies and I'm glad they haven't gone for some original plot or anything ^_^ "Terrorists get in the way of their holiday! Oh-no!"

[Barcik]

Of, this the most interesting ones are the Depps (Pirates 2 and Charlie). Also, seeing Nolan's take on Batman might be very interesting. As for the Hitchhiker's, I am not perticulary optimistic. We'll see. I also think The War of the Worlds might not be too good. Speilberg tends to value the visuals over everything when it comes to sci-fi, too grandiose.

Two movies you failed to name in your list I look forward too:

Inglorious Bastards (2005)

Quenting Tarantino takes his skills to a war films, something that ought to be interesting. Note the main cast: Bo Svenson, Micheal Madsen and Adam Sandler.

Alexander (2004)

The theme is that or the regular epic. The trailer is that of the regular epic. The case is that of a regular epic. But I am really looking forward to Oliver Stone's touch with an epic movie. Might be utterly great. Or not.


And another movie worth mentioning is the 2006 adaptation of Ender's Game. Orson Scott Card is writing the script for this one, and Wolfgang Petersen will direct. If he just stops being cheesy, all will be well. And of course, they yet unknow main actor is crucial factor to the quality of this movie.

[Haddas]

I don't know about everyone else, but I LOVE these mindless action movies made in the 80's. I'm looking forward to MK, Tekken, Die Hard 4 and the other good Mindless movies. I also Look forward to some other good movies. I'm not going to copy the whole list here though

[Daz]

rush hour 3, the first was great the second was kinda poor and prediction for the 3rd not great.

x-men 3, first was good second was great thrid will be poor i rekon, the third of a trilogy always is, apart from lord of the rings (of course) and there are others.

scary movie 4! another one: will end being the same gags and jokes

pirates of the caribbean 2: i have high hopes for this the first was amazing, disney are finally getting decient adult/kids films out.

shrek 3: this may be a acception to the rule aswell first one was very funny and the second promises to be good, from the reviews the third i am looking forward to.

there we are Daz' previews

[Dart]

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2004)

A completely CGed movie starring your old friends Cloud, Sephiroth, Tifa and the others from Final Fantasy VII. This movie will be set two years after the events of FFVII.

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/

and

http://www.adventchildren.net/ here for previews.


Soul Calibur: The Movie (unknown)

The producer behind the popular "American Pie" movies will be directing this re-enactment of the famed Soul Calibur games.

Production Companies: ANTHEM PICTURES,ZIDE/PERRY PRODUCTIONS,NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT.
Film Makers: Warren Zide (Producer) Alan Noel Vega (Co-Producer)


And the movie I've most looking forward to other than the two mentioned above? Oliver Twist.

[TerranRich]

The Rock has been casted as Johnny Bravo, which happened ages ago... dude, you need to keep up on current hollywood events if you are going to write stuff like this.

Well, it wasn't listed on IMDB. Do you seriously expect me to keep up myself on these movies? Hah.

And what is the Rock doing playng Johnny Bravo. Wasn't Bravo blonde?

[SSH]

I thought that Indiana Jones 4 had gone into a hiatus becuase Spielberg has signed up to do another 4 moview before it and thus Ford will be dead by the time it happens...

And Rainbow Six was a good Tom Clancy Novel before it was a Video Game...

[LordHart]

And what is the Rock doing playng Johnny Bravo. Wasn't Bravo blonde?

Ever heard of hair dye...

[TerranRich]

Re. cancellations and updates: Hey, I just browse through the hundreds of movies coming out in the coming years and report on them. I don't bother reading on updates not in IMDb.

Re. Rainbow Six: I totally forgot about the fact that it was a book first.

[LGM]

Mmm.. Silent Hill as a movie...

Thank God Uwe Boll isn't directing it.. But he's doing Farcry... Argh..

[Minimi]

Just for those that are interested...

The Passion II is also in production, and also a 3rd movie planned.

Nice list there TerranRich...