Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems 2009 Theatrical Preview

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Jan 9 - Not Easily Broken



Not Easily Broken is an uplifting drama about love and family adapted from the book of the same name by renowned pastor and author Bishop T. D. Jakes

Jan 16 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop



In Columbia Pictures’ comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Kevin James stars as the title character, a single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. Though no one else takes his job seriously, Paul considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

Jan 23: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans



Underworld: Rise of the Lycans delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

Feb 6 - Pink Panther 2



The Pink Panther 2, the sequel to the 2006 worldwide hit, stars Steve Martin as he reprises the role of intrepid-if-bumbling French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) is forced to assign Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts. Martin is joined by his co-stars Jean Reno (as Ponton, his partner) and Emily Mortimer (as Nicole, the object of his awkward affections). The investigative dream team is played by Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki (Letters from Iwo Jima) and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Lily Tomlin also stars. The story is set in Paris and Rome.

Feb 13 - The International



In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing – even murder – to continue financing terror and war. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) from an original screenplay written by Eric Warren Singer, The International is being shot on location in Germany and throughout Europe.

Feb 20 - Fired Up



Shawn Colfax (Nicholas D’Agosto) and Nick Brady (Eric Christian Olsen), the stars of the Gerald R. Ford High School football team, are dreading the prospect of another summer at football camp. When Nick hatches a scheme for the two to join their school’s cheerleaders at cheer camp instead, they find themselves awash in a sea of gorgeous young women. It all goes great until Shawn falls for Carly (Sarah Roemer), the beautiful head cheerleader who sees right through them.

April 3 - The Ugly Truth



The battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures’ comedy The Ugly Truth. Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She’s in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick.

April 24 - Obsessed



Derek Charles (Idris Elba), a successful asset manager who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage to the beautiful Sharon (Beyoncé Knowles). But when Lisa (Ali Larter), a temp worker, starts stalking Derek, all the things he’s worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.

May 15 - Angels & Demons



The team behind the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code returns for the highly anticipated Angels & Demons, based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley. The screenplay is by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican’s only hope for survival.

June 19 - Year One



When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures’ comedy Year One. Harold Ramis directs. The screenplay is by Harold Ramis & Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg (”The Office”) from a story by Harold Ramis. The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Harold Ramis, and Clayton Townsend.

July 10 - 2012



Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. 2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

July 24 - The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3



In The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can’t solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?

Aug 7 - Julie & Julia



Based on Julie Powell’s book “Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen.” Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job that’s going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment. She will take her mother’s dog-eared copy of Julia Child’s 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she will cook all 524 recipes. In the span of one year.

At first she thinks it will be easy. But as she moves from the simple Potage Parmentier (potato soup) into the more complicated realm of aspics and crepes, she realizes there’s more to Mastering the Art of French Cooking than meets the eye. With Julia’s stern warble always in her ear, Julie haunts the local butcher, buying kidneys and sweetbreads. She sends her husband on late-night runs for yet more butter and rarely serves dinner before midnight. She discovers how to mold the perfect Orange Bavarian, the trick to extracting marrow from bone, and the intense pleasure of eating liver. And somewhere along the line she realizes she has turned her kitchen into a miracle of creation and cuisine. She has eclipsed her life’s ordinariness through spectacular humor, hysteria, and perseverance

Aug 14 - District 9



District 9 depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa.

Aug 28 - Max's Mardi Gras



Three college pals, depressed with their current social situation, decide to venture to New Orleans, a magical place where a man and his beverage can walk the streets undisturbed in pursuit of the happiness that has thus far eluded them.

Sep 18 - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs



Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.

Sep 18 - Armored



A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist….against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.

Oct 9 - Zombieland



Woody Harrelson has stars in the horror comedy Zombieland revolving around a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship and redemption in a world overrun by zombies. Harrelson plays one of the men, a zombie fighter named Albuquerque.

Oct 16 - Stepfather



Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

Nov 20 - Planet 51



Planet 51 is a funny reverse alien invasion story centered on the little green people with antennas who inhabit Planet 51, and who live in fear of being invaded by beings from another planet.

When Astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker lands his spaceship, thinking that the no-one lives there, the inhabitants’ paranoia is unleashed and the real adventure begins. Lem, a young resident on Planet 51, who is fascinated by space the world outside, will help Chuck try to escape from the authorities, recover his spaceship and return home.

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[PoLskA]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
The International
Year One
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

[dvd_mazter]

Poor Sony, I feel they have the worst line-up this year, I only really want to see Year One and possibly, The International. Pretty disappointing

[Blu As Hell]

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3...Denzel Washington AND John Travolta?!

Oh most definately goin' to see that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[matthieuxdetoux]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Poor Sony, I feel they have the worst line-up this year, I only really want to see Year One and possibly, The International. Pretty disappointing

+1

Independance Day was great and everything in 1996 but isn't Roland Emmerich sick of making the same damn movie every 4 years?

[xtop]

wow..thats got to be the worst line up of movies i've ever seen

[Red Hood]

I'd like to see stepfather just cause dylan walsh. Probably see underworld, zombieland and armored.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3...Denzel Washington AND John Travolta?!

Oh most definately goin' to see that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why wait?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/

This obsession with remakes is insane.

If you can find the novel, read it - a great book.

[assydingo]

The only one I'm definitely seeing is Paul Blart.

Planet 51 looks a lot like Delgo...

[wnicholas76]

Can't wait for the following:

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Still miss Kate Beckinsale, but the movie still looks bad-ass!)
Angels & Demons (Maybe Sony will then finally release "The Da Vinci Code" on Blu-ray!)
2012
The Taking of Pelham 123 (Denzel vs. Travolta. Enough said!)
The Pink Panther 2
The International
Armored (Matt Dillon is awesome in any role he's in!)

[J_UNTITLED]

"District 9"... "District 9."

[Disco]

Thanks for all these threads Jason. They are very informative.

Regards to this one; I will take the Tiger in the middle.

[Crim122]

The International
District 9
Zombieland

Mall Cop looks so ****ing stupid, so a trailer for it the other night

[fighthefutureofhd]

i can't wait to see that mall cop movie. it looks funny.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by xtop

wow..thats got to be the worst line up of movies i've ever seen

Correct. Don't see any possible Blockbusters. And, darn...Michael Cera look like a total fem in that picture!!!

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Poor Sony, I feel they have the worst line-up this year, I only really want to see Year One and possibly, The International. Pretty disappointing

I feel about the same though I am a bit excited for cloudy with a chance of meatballs as well. Doubt I'll see it in theatres though. The Ugly Truth might make a decent date movie, and I kinda want to see Paul Blart, but I'll probably end up renting those too.

Definitely nothing that jumps out as a must see for me

[Ferris]

For me:

The International
Angels & Demons
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Correct. Don't see any possible Blockbusters.

... Who cares if a movie turns out to make a ton of dough at the box office or not? That has nothing to do with a film's actual quality.

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

... Who cares if a movie turns out to make a ton of dough at the box office or not? That has nothing to do with a film's actual quality.

I love when people argue that box office shows that its a good movie, always gives me a good laugh.

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by Crim122

I love when people argue that box office shows that its a good movie, always gives me a good laugh.

It's so painfully-ludicrous. Audiences prove time and time again that they will make a mediocre or full-on crapfest a profitable endeavor for the congloms.