Here are the Top 10 upcoming movies in 2012. I won't be including The Dark Knight Rises on this list because it goes without saying. Enjoy the list.
The original was an insanely fun sci-fi flick with some of the best Arnold-isms (considadatadivoss). While the Schwarzenegger/Verhoeven classic hasn't aged well (it's pure 80's Arnold on display), it did present some interesting sci-fi ideas. The short story it's based on, "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick, was a very trippy tale for it's time and the original did a good job of adapting it to the screen. This version is said to be a more faithful adaptation of the book, not just a remake of the Arnold movie. Plus Colin Farrell is a great actor, I don't care what anybody else says (watch In Bruges if you doubt me). And it's always cool to see a futuristic sci-fi action movie. Let's just hope the director, Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) doesn't favor style over substance.
2.The Bourne Legacy (August 10)
A new Bourne movie without Matt Damon? Weird right? Apparently this movie will follow Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) as another agent similar to Jason Bourne. What has me excited about this movie is the fact that it's a pretty interesting concept (the movie takes place at the same time as 2007's Bourne Ultimatum) and features Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz in supporting roles. Jeremy Renner isn't a bad actor himself, but can he hold a big action franchise on his own? We'll see.
3.Lawless (August 29)
This one has me excited purely due to the cast. Tom Hardy (Bronson, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises), Gary Oldman (The Professional, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and Guy Pearce (LA Confidential, Memento), in a period gangster flick? What's not to like about that. The director and screenwriter were responsible for one of the cooler and more intense westerns of the last few years (The Proposition), so here's hoping lightning strikes twice.
4.Gangster Squad (September 7)
An all-star cast (Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone) in a 1940's set cops vs. gangster flick set in Los Angeles. This has an LA Confidential vibe to it. From the director of Zombieland, this should be a cool crime flick. And Sean Penn seems to be hamming it up as notorious LA mob boss Mickey Cohen.
5.Dredd (September 21)
Dredd is such a badass character. The 90's Stallone movie completely missed the point (he's never supposed to take his helmet off). And this one doesn't have Rob Schneider as the comedy sidekick. With all that said, this seems to be a more grittier, violent reboot. From the footage seen so far, it looks nuts. The story follows Dredd as he is trying to take down a violent drug gang in a futuristic city. And Karl Urban, who plays Dredd, doesn't take his helmet off in this one, so it's already better than the other movie.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis play the same character separated by thirty years in this time-travel/noir film from Rian Johnson (Brick). The premise is definitely cool and Gordon-Levitt is on a roll. The movie takes place in a world where time travel is illegal and the only people who use it are gangsters who use it to send bodies back thirty years in time for disposal. Gordon-Levitt plays a looper, whose job it is to eliminate these future targets, until his future self (Willis) is sent back and all sorts of craziness follows.
7.The Master (October 12)
Paul Thomas Anderson's last film was "There Will Be Blood" and everybody's been buzzing about his follow up "The Master", starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. The film will certainly be controversial as it's about a leader of a Scientology-like cult in the 1950's. Tom Cruise saw a screening and supposedly didn't like the thinly veiled attack on his religion. Either way, Paul Thomas Anderson has yet to make a bad film and the trailer looked intense as hell.
Bond is back! And this time he's bringing an Academy Award winning director with him (Sam Mendes). This seems like a grittier, darker version of Bond. Quantum of Solace was decent, but it kind of threw off the momentum that Casino Royale created. Here's hoping that Skyfall brings back Craig's Bond in a bad ass way.
9.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (December 14)
Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth for more high fantasy adventure. This is a prequel to Lord of the Rings and follows Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) on his journey outside of the Shire. Ian McKellan returns as Gandalf (the man does not age). Peter Jackson is shooting this in 3D, with new state of the art 3D camera technology. So visually we should be in for a treat. This will be the first part (with the second part being released December 2013, and a rumored third part to follow). Let's hope it lives up to the very high expectations.
10. Django Unchained (December 25)
Quentin Tarantino's new film follows Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz in a bloody western (Or should I say Southern, as this takes place in the Antebellum South). Expect copious violence, cool dialogue, and great music. I've read the screenplay and it's pure Tarantino through and through. And Leonardo DiCaprio is the villain in this! Look out for this this Christmas.
2012 isn't over yet, as far as good movies are concerned. Let's hope these 10 live up to the hype.
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