Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 feature film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name about two orphans who take in stray dogs at an empty house. The film, which began shooting in November 2007, is directed by Thor Freudenthal and stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kyla Pratt, and Don Cheadle. The book was adapted by Jeff Lowell. It is set to be released 16 January 2009 and is Nickelodeon's first film to be produced by DreamWorks Pictures instead of Paramount Pictures (except Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, a Paramount/DreamWorks co-production).
Plot In this family film, Emma Roberts leads a star-filled cast that includes Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, and Don Cheadle. A pair of orphaned siblings (Roberts and Jake T. Austin) are forced to give up their beloved dog when they move into a foster home. But since they can't stand to live without him, they turn a closed hotel into a home for their dog--and any other strays they can find. Hotel for Dogs is based on the novel by Lois Duncan.
Directed by : Thor Freudenthal Produced by : Lauren Shuler Donner Ivan Reitman (exec.) Written by : Lois Duncan (novel) Jeff Lowell Bob Schooley Mark McCorkle Starring : Emma Roberts Jake T. Austin Lisa Kudrow Don Cheadle Troy Gentile Kyla Pratt Distributed by : DreamWorks Pictures Columbia Pictures (some countries) Universal Studios (overseas) Nickelodeon Movies Warner Bros. (some countries) January 16, 2009 Official website :Hotel for Dogs
Defiance is an upcoming World War II film directed by Edward Zwick, director of Blood Diamond and The Last Samurai, and set for limited United States release on December 31, 2008. Set in conquered Poland during World War II, the film is an adaptation of Nechama Tec's Defiance: The Bielski Partisans based on the true story of the Bielski partisans. In the book, pacifistic and unmilitant Polish Jews come together to train in the military arts and oppose the German and Russian occupation of their homeland.
Premise During World War II, four Jewish brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay) escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland. The film tracks their struggle to evade invading German forces while still maintaining their mission to save Jewish lives.
Directed by : Edward Zwick Produced by : Edward Zwick Pieter Jan Brugge Written by : Clayton Frohman Edward Zwick Starring : Daniel Craig Liev Schreiber Jamie Bell Distributed by : Paramount Vantage January 9, 2009 Official website :Defiance
Notorious is an upcoming 2009 biographical film about the life of hip hop star The Notorious B.I.G. / Biggie Smalls, who is played by newcoming rapper Jamal Woolard. It will also feature Angela Bassett as his mother Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Biggie's manager Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Anthony Mackie as rap rival Tupac Shakur. Other roles include Naturi Naughton as Lil' Kim and Antonique Smith as wife Faith Evans.
Plot The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
Directed by : George Tillman, Jr. Produced by : John Dunning Andre Link Jack L. Murray Mike Paseornek John Sacchi Written by : Reggie Rock Bythewood Cheo Hodari Coker Starring : Jamal Woolard Derek Luke Anthony Mackie Angela Bassett Distributed by : Fox Searchlight Pictures January 16, 2009 Official website :Notorious
Not Easily Broken is an upcoming drama. Directed by Bill Duke. The movie is based on T.D. Jakes Not Easily Broken
Plot After life of disagreeing on no matter what correct happiness, success, along with attachment in fact are, Dave along with Clarice Johnson go through eventually set foot on a verge of collapse inside their marriage. When Clarice is damage inside a automobile accident, the apparent detail that over delicately her injuries appetite direct thought is exposed. Their probability of materializing get worse since Clarice begins to notice a physical therapist, along with Dave develops a friendship also Julie along with her youth lad Bryson. The acceptance along with peace of mind he finds inside each other stirs his probing given that a stamp along with a dedicated partner. As temptation tugs at Dave along with Clarice pulls farther away, they must ordeal whether their affirms are or are NOT EASILY BROKEN.
Directed by : Bill Duke Produced by : N/A Written by : Brian Bird Starring : Morris Chestnut Taraji P. Henson Maeve Quinlan Kevin Hart Wood Harris Jenifer Lewis Distributed by : N/A January 9, 2009 Official website :Not Easily Broken
The Unborn is a supernatural thriller film written and directed by David S. Goyer which is slated for release in 2009. The film stars Gary Oldman as a spiritual advisor to a young girl (Odette Yustman) who is tormented by the soul of her unborn twin brother whom she ate. He seeks to use her death as a gateway to reach life.
Plot Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven. It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds, desperately searching for a new body to inhabit. And sometimes it actually succeeds.
Directed by : David S. Goyer Produced by : Michael Bay Andrew Form Brad Fuller Written by : David S. Goyer Starring : Gary Oldman Odette Yustman Cam Gigandet Meagan Good Jane Alexander Idris Elba Rhys Coiro Carla Gugino Distributed by : Rogue Pictures January 9, 2009 Official website :The Unborn
Bride Wars is an upcoming romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul and June Raphael & SNL's Casey Wilson.
PREMISE Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) are best friends. Planning to marry their to-be respective husbands, everything seems to be in sync--the dates are perfect, the dress is beautiful, and the maids of honor--each other, of course!--are joyful as can be. This bliss is cracked, however, when the pair of friends receive some bad news: the weddings were planned for the same day. Neither willing to give up her dream wedding, Liv and Emma declare themselves to be engaged in the most heated and dangerous kind of war known to man--Bride Wars.
Directed by : Gary Winick Produced by : Kate Hudson Matt Luber Alan Riche Peter Riche Julie Yorn Written by : Greg DePaul June Raphael Casey Wilson Karen McCullah Lutz Kirsten Smith Starring : Anne Hathaway Kate Hudson Candice Bergen Chris Pratt Bryan Greenberg Steve Howey Kristen Johnson Distributed by : 20th Century Fox New Regency Firm Films January 9, 2009 Official website :Bride Wars
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 film in a modern setting loosely adapted from the 1922 short story of the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is directed by David Fincher, and stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The film will be released December 25, 2008.
PREMISE Adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century. It follows the life of Benjamin (Brad Pitt), who is born with the appearance and physical limitations of a man in his eighties. Abandoned in a nursing home by his father, Benjamin begins aging backward. While in the home, he meets Daisy, a young aspiring ballerina. As the film progresses, the two fall in love, while struggling to deal with the issue of one growing younger while the other grows older.
Directed by : David Fincher Produced by : Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin Written by : Eric Roth Starring : Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Distributed by : Paramount Pictures (USA) Warner Bros. (Overseas) December 25, 2008 Official website :The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marley & Me is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Frankel. The screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos is based on the memoir of the same title by John Grogan.
PLOT John Grogan (Owen Wilson), a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, moves to Miami with his wife Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) for a newspaper job. The couple adopts Marley, a yellow Labrador retriever, in order to give them a taste of parenthood, but the dog proves to be a hyperactive handful. He wreaks havoc on the household, gets expelled from obedience school, and becomes even more rambunctious when the children begin to arrive. Ultimately he is considered an indispensable part of the family.
Directed by : David Frankel Produced by : Gil Netter Kevin Halloran Karen Rosenfelt Written by : Scott Frank Don Roos Based on the book by John Grogan Starring : Owen Wilson Jennifer Aniston Distributed by : 20th Century Fox Regency Enterprises December 25, 2008 Official website :Marley & Me
Valkyrie is a 2008 historical thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Tom Cruise. The film is based on the July 20, 1944 plot of German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and marks the re-teaming of Singer and producer/screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie. Cruise will portray the leader of the plot, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
Cruise's casting caused controversy among German politicians and members of Stauffenberg's family due to the actor's practice of Scientology, though German newspapers and filmmakers gave support to the film to spread global awareness of von Stauffenberg's attempted plot. The filmmakers of Valkyrie initially had difficulty setting up filming locations in Germany, but they were later given leeway to film in locations pertaining to the film's story, such as Berlin's historic Bendlerblock.
Premise During World War II, German Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) is severely wounded in Africa and returns home to Nazi Germany. Stauffenberg helps conceive Operation Valkyrie, a plan approved by Adolf Hitler which, in order to manage turmoil within Germany, would implement a shadow government in the event of the Nazi Führer's death.
The Colonel eventually joins the German Resistance and becomes part of the July 20 plot, a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler and execute Valkyrie in order to take control of the country and make peace with the Allies. Stauffenberg finds himself taking on not only the responsibility of leading the coup, but also the task to assassinate Hitler himself.
Directed by : Bryan Singer Produced by : Christopher McQuarrie Bryan Singer Gilbert Adler Chris Lee Written by : Christopher McQuarrie Nathan Alexander Starring : Tom Cruise Christian Berkel Kenneth Branagh Kevin McNally Carice van Houten Bill Nighy David Schofield Terence Stamp Distributed by : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists December 25, 2008 Official website :Valkyrie
Bedtime Stories is a 2008 family fantasy comedy film. The film will be directed by Adam Shankman and will star Adam Sandler (his first appearance in a Disney film). Sandler's production company Happy Madison and Andrew Gunn's company Gunn Films will produce the film, and Walt Disney Pictures will distribute the film.
PLOT Sandler plays Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.
Directed by : Adam Shankman Produced by : Adam Sandler Andrew Gunn Jack Giarraputo Written by : Matt Lopez Tim Herlihy Starring : Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Teresa Palmer Courteney Cox Lucy Lawless Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Aisha Tyler Jonathan Pryce Distributed by : Walt Disney Pictures December 25, 2008 Official website :Bedtime Stories
