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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie Trailer - December 2008
In the early 20th century, 80 year old Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), is born aging backwards (he was an old man as a baby and vice versa), causing complications when he falls in love with a 30 year old woman (Cate Blanchett). Director David Fincher said "It's dark, it's romantic, and it also deals with mortality in a pretty unflattering way. Button is born in 1919 - with the film itself beginning in World War I, traveling around the world and carrying on all the way through to the year 2000."
Directed by David Fincher Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin Written by Eric Roth Release Date: December 25, 2008 Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Cast:
Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button
Cate Blanchett as Daisy
Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth Abbott
Taraji P. Henson as Queenie
Madisen Beaty as Daisy - Age 10
Jason Flemyng as Thomas Button
Elias Koteas as Monsieur Gateau
Julia Ormond as Caroline
Ed Metzger as President Theodore Roosevelt
Elle Fanning as Daisy - Age 6
Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the movie features Benjamin Button, played by Brad Pitt, as old man who physically ages backward. He is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby and then finally vanishes from the earth. At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman, Blanchett. And then must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions.
Ben (Will Smith) is an IRS agent who is depressed and guilt-ridden about mistakes from his past. He sets out to make amends by helping seven strangers. When he meets Emily (Rosario Dawson), a beautiful woman with a heart condition, he falls in love with her, thereby complicating his plans. Woody Harrelson also appears as a blind pianist who befriends Ben.
Directed by Gabriele Muccino Produced by Todd Black Jason Blumenthal James Lassiter Will Smith Steve Tisch Written by Grant Nieporte Genre: Drama Release Date: December 19, 2008
Based on a memoir by British author Danny Wallace the studio picked up in April 2005, the story centers on a man who decides to change his life by saying yes to absolutely everything that comes his way. Saying "yes" leads him on a series of unexpected comedic adventures that turn his whole life upside-down.
Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything...and anything. At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks.
A film adaptation of Yes Man is in development with Warner Bros. and will star Jim Carrey . It is set to be released for the 19th December 2008.
Directed by Peyton Reed Produced by David Heyman Richard Zanuck Written by Danny Wallace Release Date: December 19, 2008 Genre: Comedy
Cast
Jim Carrey as Carl Allen
Zooey Deschanel as Renee Allison
Bradley Cooper
Molly Sims
Danny Masterson
Rhys Darby
Terence Stamp as Terrence Bundley
Wallace's second solo book, Yes Man was published in July 2005. In it, he describes how he spent six months "saying Yes where once would have said No", to make his life more interesting and positive. In this book he shows the tribulations and mischief that he got up to while he said yes to any question or proposal.
The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star (Keanu Reeves) as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, (Jaden Smith) as Jacob, and (Kathy Bates). Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using FX.
The remake of (The Day the Earth Stood Still) will supposedly remain true to the original movie, however there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. In either case the alien 'weaponry' seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact. In the 1951 movie, Gort is described as one of a race of robots created by the planets to maintain peace throughout the galaxy. If the 2008 remake follows the short story by (Harry Bates), "Farewell to the Master" upon which the 1951 movie is based, it will be revealed at the end of the movie by Gort himself that he is the master, and not Klaatu.
In the original movie, a flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort (Lock Martin), an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to melt all the weapons, including tanks, without harming a single human being. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen. While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son. Billy Benson (Billy Gray) takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington DC finally stopping in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth. When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say these words Klaatu Barata Nikto. If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As Gort moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. Gort picks her up and takes her into the ship. Gort then retrieves Klaatus body and through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.
Directed by : Scott Derrickson Written by : David Scarpa and Ryne Douglas Pearson Produced by : Paul Harris Boardman, Gregory Goodman and Erwin Stoff Release Date : December 12, 2008 Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Casts: Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien messenger Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, a microbiologist who works at Princeton University and inducted by the government into investigating Klaatu Kathy Bates Jon Hamm as Dr. Granier, a NASA official who recruits Helen into a scientific team investigating Klaatu. Jaden Smith as Jacob, Helen's rebellious eight-year old stepson. John Cleese as Dr. Barnhardt.
Plot Summary: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is 20th Century Fox's contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor's appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission – and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described "friend to the Earth."
In WWII Russia, Jewish refugees band together into a brigade that hides in the forest, ambushes Germans and survives until war’s end, eventually 1200 strong.
Directed by Edward Zwick Produced by Edward Zwick and Pieter Jan Brugge Written by Edward Zwick Genre: Drama / War In Theaters: December 19, 2008
Cast
Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, one of the three Jewish brothers
Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, one of the three Jewish brothers
Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski, one of the three Jewish brothers
Alexa Davalos as Lilka, a Polish refugee and the love interest of Craig's character
Tomas Arana as Ben Zion, a resistance leader
Three Jewish brothers (Craig, Schreiber and Bell) escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger.
In the early 20th century, 80 year old Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), is born aging backwards (he was an old man as a baby and vice versa), causing complications when he falls in love with a 30 year old woman (Cate Blanchett). Director David Fincher said "It's dark, it's romantic, and it also deals with mortality in a pretty unflattering way. Button is born in 1919 - with the film itself beginning in World War I, traveling around the world and carrying on all the way through to the year 2000."
