Universal Pictures 2009 Movie Previews

[GreenScar]

Which ones are you excited about? Which one's will do well? Which one's will flop?

Jan 9 - The Unborn



Directed By: David Goyer
Starring: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Meagan Good, Cam Gigandet, James Remar with Jane Alexander and Idris Elba

March 20 - Duplicity



Directed By: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti

April 3 - Fast and Furious



Directed By: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso

April 17 - State of Play



Directed By: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels and Helen Mirren

April 14 - Fighting



Directed By: Dito Montiel
Starring: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Brian White, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao

May 8 - Wild Child



Directed By: Nick Moore
Starring: Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson, Alex Pettyfer and Aidan Quinn

May 29 - Drag Me to Hell



Directed By: Sam Raimi
Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer, Dileep Rao

June 5 - Land of the Lost



Directed By: Brad Silberling
Starring: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone

July 1 - Public Enemies



Directed By: Michael Mann
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, David Wenham, Stephen Lang, Billy Crudup, Shawn Hatosy, Emilie de Ravin, Leelee Sobieski

July 31 - Funny People



Directed By: Judd Apatow
Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow

Nov 6 - The Wolfman



Directed By: Joe Johnston
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Art Malik

TBA 2009 - 25/8



Directed By: Wes Craven
Starring: Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Emily Meade, Nick Lashaway, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps, Paulina Olszyinski, Raúl Esparza

TBA 2009 - Cirque Du Freak



Directed By: Paul Weitz
Starring: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, Patrick Fugit, Ray Stevenson, Michael Cerveris, Frankie Faison, Jane Krakowski, Orlando Jones, Kristen Schaal and Salma Hayek

TBA 2009 - Green Zone



Directed By: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Khalid Abdalla

TBA 2009 - The Last House on the Left



Directed By: Dennis Iliadis
Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Martha MacIssac, Riki Lindhome

TBA 2009 - The Boat that Rocked



Directed By: Richard Curtis
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, January Jones

TBA 2009 - Couples Retreat



Directed By: Peter Billingsley
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Akerman, Kali Hawk

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[Marquoz]

Yay for April 3rd! Even though a short synopsis of the movies would have been great. A couple of them from the screenshot look like they might be halfway interesting.

Wild Child and Drag Me to Hell look like I might catch them just because of the eye candy.

[STARSCREAM]

Yeah what are the synopsis on some of those TBA titles?? Some look like they would be good.

[werewuf]

Damn.... waiting all the way to November for the Wolfman!.......

[assydingo]

last house on the left. I can sorta see that working as a remake.

the first was hard to watch...

[katharsis]

Drag Me to Hell
Public Enemies
Last House on the Left
Wolfman

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

Which ones are you excited about? Which one's will do well? Which one's will flop?

June 5 - Land of the Lost[/B]
Directed By: Brad Silberling
Starring: Will Ferrell

Although technically a "retro-spoof" Will Ferrell comedy, expect the marketing to play up the straighter plot elements, after its star went semi-pro...

July 31 - Funny People[/B]
Directed By: Judd Apatow
Starring: Adam Sandler

(Further description withheld as unneccesary--
Apparently, the title is meant as ironic.) -_-

TBA 2009 - Cirque Du Freak
Directed By: Paul Weitz

(Which publisher-obligatory vampire-teen-novel upgrade, was, believe it or not, in pre-production three years before Yes, That @$(&% Fangirl Movie...

TBA 2009 - Couples Retreat
Directed By: Peter Billingsley]

(Unfortunately, shooting was stalled due to injury off the set, after the director received a Red Ryder BB Rifle as a Christmas present, and suffered an undisclosed eye injury...)

[Ferris]

Looking forward to:

Duplicity
State of Play
Public Enemies
The Wolfman
The Boat That Rocked
Couples Retreat

[dvd_mazter]

Wow, a lot of movies that I never heard of yet and some look pretty good. Just from these photos, I'm interested in seeing:

- The Unborn
- Funny People
- Wolfman
- Public Enemies
- State of Play
- Drag me to Hell
- Land of the Lost

[Crim122]

Public Enemies
Wolfman
maybe State of Play

thats it.

[dahoover]

Public Enemies, Couples Retreat, Green Zone, The Wolfman, and more! Looks like another good year for Universal.

[coolmilo]

I am looking forward to the following:

Duplicity
Fast and Furious
State of Play
Public Enemies
Funny People
Green Zone

Maybe Universal will release the other Fast and Furious movies when this new Fast and Furious releases. Hope so...I like 1 and 3, 2 not so much.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Land Of The Lost
Funny People
Wolfman
Couples Retreat

[Clark Kent]

Knowing nothing about any of those movies, The Wolfman looks the most interesting to me.

[steve1971]

The Unborn looks good and Fast And The Furious? Liked the first one and now that Vin is back I am sure this will be a good one to.

[wnicholas76]

Looking forward to the following:

Public Enemies
Fast and Furious
Duplicity
State of Play
The Wolfman
Funny People
Green Zone

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

Yay for April 3rd! Even though a short synopsis of the movies would have been great. A couple of them from the screenshot look like they might be halfway interesting.

Originally Posted by jasonbird

For a more on each movie head over to Rope of Silicon

There's a very brief synopsis at the link I posted. Check it out.

[Crim122]

Oh I did not even realize that Funny People was a Apatow film and Rogen was in it, I just saw Sandler figured it would suck. But I will see it now!

[Romulus]

Interested in:

Duplicity
State of Play
Public Enemies
The Wolfman
The Boat that Rocked

[PoLskA]

Fast and Furious
State of Play
Public Enemies
Funny People
The Wolfman
Green Zone