Fall Films 2009
Meghan (Audrina Patridge) and her five sorority sisters decide tofake her death to get back at her cheating boyfriend (Matt O'Leary) -- but it goes too far when Meghan actually gets killed. The five sisters vow never to speak of it again, but after graduation, a hooded killer starts coming after them. Rumer Willis stars as Ellie, one of the sorority sisters who keeps the awful secret.
Jennifer's Body
Opens Sept. 18Megan Fox plays Jennifer, a popular high school student who becomes possessed by a demon and starts feeding on the local boys in her town. Her plain-Jane best friend Needy, played by Amanda Seyfried, vows to stop her from kissing more of her classmates. Adam Brody also stars as bad-boy Nikolai Wolf. "Jennifer's Body" is the follow-up film from "Juno" writer Diablo Cody.
Love Happens
Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart) is a widower who becomes a self-help guru after writing a best-selling book about coping with loss. While on a business trip in Seattle, he falls in love with Eloise Chandler (Jennifer Aniston), a florist who attends one of his seminars, and finds that he hasn't yet come to terms with his wife's death. Martin Sheen and Judy Greer also star.The Informant!
Opens Sept. 18Directed by Stephen Soderbergh ("Ocean's 11") and based on a true story, this dark comedy follows a rising-star business executive (Matt Damon) who, envisioning himself as a hero, agrees to become a whistleblower for the FBI and help expose his company's price-fixing practices. However, the Feds discover that their star witness has also been defrauding his company of millions of dollars.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Opens Sept. 18The classic childhood book comes to the big screen. The film centers around Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader), a scientist who develops a machine that converts water into food and delivers meals via the weather. All goes well and world hunger is eliminated -- until the machine develops a mind of its own. Anna Faris, Andy Samberg and Neil Patrick Harris also lend their voices to the film.
Fame
Opens Sept. 25They're gonna live forever -- in the form of a remake of the 1980 musical film of the same name. Like the original, "Fame" focuses on a group of singers, dancers, actors and artists attending the New York City High School of the Performing Arts. In the school's competitive atmosphere, the group will form friendships, find romance and work to pursue their dreams of fame.
Whip It
Opens Oct. 9In Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Ellen Page ("Juno") plays Bliss Cavendar, a misfit who is constantly pressured by her mother (Marcia Gay Harden) into entering beauty pageants. To rebel, she secretly joins a local roller derby team, where teammates like Barrymore and Kristin Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") take her under their wing.
The Road
Opens Oct. 16The film follows a father and son (Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smitt-McPhee) struggling to survive after an unspecified apocalypse ravaged the American landscape and population. Charlize Theron plays Mortensen's wife, who appears in flashbacks, and Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce also star. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name by Cormac McCarthy.
Where the Wild Things Are
Opens Oct. 16The 1963 classic Maurice Sendak book comes to life on the big screen. Mixing live action and computer animation, the film follows the imaginary adventures of a young boy who creates a fantastic world filled with creatures called the "Wild Things," who crown him as their ruler. Forest Whitaker and James Gandolfini lend their voices to the Spike Jonze-directed adaptation.
Astro Boy
Opens Oct. 23Set in futuristic Metro City, this computer-animated adaptation of the popular Japanese franchise tells the story of a young robot (Freddie Highmore) with incredible powers. When his scientist father (Nicolas Cage) rejects him, he goes on a journey to find acceptance, battle robot gladiators and save Metro City. Kristen Bell and Samuel L. Jackson also lend their voices to the film.
The Box
Opens Nov. 6Set in 1976, this thriller focuses on a cash-strapped couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) who receive a mysterious box containing a button. A disfigured stranger (Frank Langella) tells them that pushing the button will have two consequences -- they will receive one million dollars, but someone whom they don't know will die. Richard Kelly ("Donnie Darko") directs.
A Christmas Carol
Opens Nov. 6Jim Carrey takes on not one but four of the major roles in this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel. Ebenezer Scrooge (Carrey), an old, bitter man, is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come (also played by Carrey), who reform Scrooge's nasty ways and show him the magic of Christmas. Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Robin Wright Penn also star.
Up in the Air
Opens Nove. 13The new comedy from director Jason Reitman ("Juno") is taking off earlier than originally scheduled owing to great buzz from the festival circuit. George Clooney plays an always on--the-go corporate downsizing expert whose skill at ratcheting up frequent flyer miles is matched only by his ability to keep relationships in a holding pattern until, naturally, complications ensue.
2012
Opens Nov. 13This adventure film centers on a global cataclysm that occurs in 2012 that leaves people struggling for their lives. John Cusack plays a science fiction author who must fight to save himself from the catastrophe. Amanda Peet plays Cuask's ex-wife; Danny Glover plays the president; and Woody Harrelson plays a man who predicts the end of the world but is ignored.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Opens Nov. 20The saga continues with this second installment in the "Twilight" franchise. Bella (Kristen Stewart) is heartbroken after her vampire love-interest Edward (Robert Pattinson) suddenly leaves town. In his absence, she finds her loyalty to Edward tested as she becomes closer to friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), who she discovers is a werewolf. Dakota Fanning also stars.
Nine
Opens Nov. 25Based on the Tony award-winning musical, "Nine" is about a director (Daniel Day-Lewis) facing a mid-life crisis, which leads him to enter into a string of romances. He is then forced to try and balance all the women in his life, including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his muse (Nicole Kidman) and his mother (Sophia Loren). Kate Hudson and Fergie also star.
The Princess and the Frog
Opens Nov. 25Disney returns to traditional animation in this film set in New Orleans' French Quarter. A suave prince (Bruno Campos) is turned into a frog by an evil voodoo doctor, and asks a beautiful girl (Anika Noni Rose) to kiss him so he can return to his human form. When she is transformed into a frog as well, the two set off to find a voodoo priestess who can change them back.
The Lovely Bones
Opens Dec. 11Set in 1973, young Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is raped, murdered and dismembered by her neighbor (Stanley Tucci). After her death, she finds herself in a heaven-like place, watching her family grieve and her murderer plan to kill again. Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings") directs, Rachel Weisz, Mark Walhberg and Susan Sarandon also star in the film, based on the novel by Alice Sebold.
Avatar
Opens Dec. 18James Cameron's ("Titanic") fantasy film centers on a moon called Pandora, where humans must be connected to genetically-bred, human-alien hybrids called "avatars" in order to survive. A former Marine (Sam Worthington) travels to Pandora, where he falls in love with one of the native Na'vi habitants (Zoe Saldana) and gets caught in a battle between the people of Earth and the Na'vi.
Sherlock Holmes
Opens Dec. 25Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective duo comes to the big screen again, with Robert Downey Jr. taking on the role of Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law playing Watson. The two work to thwart a conspiracy that threatens to destroy Britain, headed by a murderous cult leader (Mark Strong). Rachel McAdams also stars as Irene Adler, Holmes' love interest. Guy Richie directs.