Sunday, July 25, 2010

Movies I have to wait for... grrr

Aside from some other sequels (like Harry Potter, Twilight Saga, etc) and movies due out in the next couple months (Scott Pilgrim, Centurion, Tron, etc), I stumbled across some other ones that have me drooling. Now overtime isn't so bad... I need the money for all these trips to the theater!

Release date: 3/25/11
Sucker Punch is an upcoming American action-fantasy film written by Steve Shibuya and Zack Snyder, and directed by Snyder (Watchmen). The film follows a young girl in the 1950s about to be lobotomized and as she attempts to escape an asylum with her inmate friends. Snyder has described the film as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns", including dragons, B-52 bombers and brothels.
"Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll, who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution and while there she starts to imagine alternative reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate."

Underworld 4 (9/23/11): The fourth chapter, a straight-up sequel taking place after the second film, arriving in 3D and featuring Kate Beckinsale back in Selene's skin.

Screenwriter John Hlavin says the movie will not be a prequel. "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements."

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (American version of Swedish film) (12/21/11): A journalist-investigator and a precocious computer hacker become embroiled in life-threatening mysteries as they attempt to expose institutions that pull the strings behind the scenes. (I fully intend to see the Swedish version, but am curious to see how the remake-with actors I likely know-turns out.)

Must stop surfing the web late late (or is it early early?) in the day. 

2 comments:

Joshua said...

The trailer for Sucker Punch is online, looks freaking sweet!

:) said...

I know!! Maybe I should send out a mass invite to everybody when it gets closer.