Land of the Dead (October) - A sequel to the classic trilogy that included the original Dawn of the Dead (1979) directed by George Romero, should raise the bar against all the zombie movie clones he inspired.
V for Vendetta (November) - Based on a popular graphic novel, this presents an alternate version of the present where Germany won WWII and England became a Fascist state.
The Fountain (Fall) - A long-delayed sci-fi story from the director of Pi and Requiem for a Dream. Three men seek the fabled fountain of youth in Central America across three different centuries.
Syriana (Fall) - A modern CIA espionage thriller directed by Stephen Gaghan, the writer of Traffic. Starring George Clooney, who got fat for this role but could still pull in more chicks than you
All the King’s Men (Fall) - Starring Sean Penn as a folksy and corrupt Louisiana politician in this remake of the 1949 film.
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Article comments
1 - Eric Berlin
Nice preview, Chip.
Many more generations than that of the 80s geek dig on the Hitchhiker's Guide.
One omission that I must call forth: Serenity, Joss Whedon's epic based upon his brutally canceled television series by the name of Firefly. Those who know me a little bit have heard me go on about this one ad nauseum, so I'll just drop my link
here in which I tackle movies '05.
Eric Berlin
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2 - The Theory
yeah, I've been looking forward to the Hitchhiker movie for years. CANNOT WAIT.
I'm going to be totally geeked out for it. haha. I'll take my Hitchhiker towel, and go in my bathrobe... *sigh*
3 - Joel Caris
I'm with Eric. Serenity is my most anticipated movie of 2005, though I'm also big on Corpse Bride and have high hopes for Batman Begins. For me, though, nothing comes close to Serenity.
4 - Matt Paprocki
No King Kong? No War of the Worlds? Where's the love for some potentially decent remakes? Oh, and for anyone interested, check out www.Kongisking.net to see just how much love Peter Jackson is giving to the ape. The production diaries are great and don't spoil anything.
5 - Joel Caris
I completely forgot about King Kong. I'm dying to see that one, as well. And War of the Worlds looks like a great mass destruction movie. I'm hoping it will be very entertaining.