If you enjoy the movies, this is a list of upcoming films slated for release by Sony Pictures in 2008.
FIRST SUNDAY
Screen Gems
January 11, 2008
Comedy
In this hilarious comedy, Durell (ICE CUBE) and LeeJohn (TRACY MORGAN) are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
The all-star cast also includes Katt Williams as Rickey, the flamboyant church choir-director, Chi McBride as the Pastor, Malinda Williams as his outspoken daughter and Regina Hall as the mother of Durell’s son.
Directed by
David E. Talbert
Written by
David E. Talbert
Produced by
David E. Talbert
David McIlvain
Tim Story
Ice Cube
Matt Alvarez
Executive Produced by
Stacy Kolker Cramer
Neil Machlis
Julie Yorn
Cast
Ice Cube
Katt Williams
Tracy Morgan
Loretta Devine
Michael Beach
Keith David
Regina Hall
Malinda Williams
Clifton Powell
Nick Turturro
Chi McBride
UNTRACEABLE
Screen Gems
January 25, 2008
Thriller
Within the FBI, there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) has seen it all……until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website – and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die. When this game of cat and mouse becomes personal, Marsh and her team must race against the clock to track down this technical mastermind who is virtually untraceable.
Directed by
Gregory Hoblit
Screenplay by
Robert Fyvolent & Mark R. Brinker
Allison Burnett
Story by
Robert Fyvolent & Mark R. Brinker
Produced by
Steven Pearl and Andy Cohen
Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Hawk Koch
Cast
Diane Lane
Billy Burke
Colin Hanks
Joseph Cross
Mary Beth Hurt
VANTAGE POINT
Columbia Pictures
Action Thriller
February 22, 2008
In Columbia Pictures’ action-packed thriller Vantage Point, eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Mathew Fox) are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt) at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide in the hunt for the assassin. In the crowd is Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), an American tourist who thinks he’s captured the shooter on his camcorder while videotaping the event for his kids back home. Also there, relaying the historic event to millions of TV viewers across the globe, is American TV news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver). As they and others reveal their stories, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place – and it will become apparent that shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface.
Directed by:
Pete Travis
Written by:
Barry L. Levy
Produced by:
Neal H. Moritz
Executive Producers:
Callum Greene
Tania Landau
Lynwood Spinks
Cast:
Dennis Quaid
Matthew Fox
Forest Whitaker
with Sigourney Weaver
and William Hurt
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Columbia Pictures
Drama
February 29, 2008
Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family’s power and status by courting the affections of the King of England (Eric Bana). Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life – and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the king. Initially, Mary wins King Henry’s favor and becomes his mistress, bearing him an illegitimate child. But Anne, clever, conniving, and fearless, edges aside both her sister and Henry’s wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, in her relentless pursuit of the king. Despite Mary’s genuine feelings for Henry, her sister Anne has her sights set on the ultimate prize; Anne will not stop until she is Queen of England. As the Boleyn girls battle for the love of a king – one driven by ambition, the other by true affection – England is torn apart. Despite the dramatic consequences, the Boleyn girls ultimately find strength and loyalty in each other, and they remain forever connected by their bond as sisters.
Justin Chadwick
Screenplay by:
Peter Morgan
Based on the Novel by:
Philippa Gregory
Produced by:
Alison Owen
Executive Producers:
Scott Rudin
David M. Thompson
Cast:
Natalie Portman
Scarlett Johansson
and Eric Bana
Kristin Scott Thomas
Mark Rylance
with David Morrissey
21
Columbia Pictures
Action/Adventure
March 28, 2008
Columbia Pictures' action/adventure 21 is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they’ve cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos’ menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
Directed by:
Robert Luketic
Screenplay by:
Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb
Based upon the book:
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
Produced by:
Dana Brunetti
Kevin Spacey
Michael De Luca
Executive Producers:
William S. Beasley
Brett Ratner
Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast:
Jim Sturgess
Kate Bosworth
with Laurence Fishburne
and Kevin Spacey
PROM NIGHT
Screen Gems
April 11, 2008
Horror
Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns deadly, there is only one person who could be responsible…a man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive a night “to die for.”
Directed by
Nelson McCormick
Written by
J.S. Cardone
Produced by
Neal H. Moritz
Toby Jaffe
Executive Producers
Glenn S. Gainor
Marc Forby
J.S. Cardone
Bruce Mellon
William Tyrer
Chris J. Ball
Cast
Brittany Snow
Scott Porter
Jessica Stroup
Dana Davis
Collins Pennie
Kelly Blatz
James Ransone
Brianne Davis
with Johnathon Schaech
and Idris Elba
Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, underage drinking, and language.
MADE OF HONOR
Columbia Pictures
Romantic Comedy
May 2, 2008
For Tom (Patrick Dempsey), life is good: he’s sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and the one constant in his life. It’s the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week business trip… and Tom is stunned to realize how empty his life is without her. He resolves that when she gets back, he’ll ask Hannah to marry him – but is floored when he learns that she has become engaged to a handsome and wealthy Scotsman and plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to be her “maid” of honor, he reluctantly agrees to fill the role… but only so he can attempt to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before it’s too late.
Directed by:
Paul Weiland
Screenplay by:
Adam Sztykiel and Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont
Story by:
Adam Sztykiel
Produced by:
Neal H. Moritz
Executive Producers:
Callum Greene
Tania Landau
Amanda Cohen
Marty Adelstein
Aaron Kaplan
Sean Perrone
Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast:
Patrick Dempsey
Michelle Monaghan
Kevin McKidd
Kathleen Quinlan
and Sydney Pollack
YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
June 6, 2008
In You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, a comedy from screenwriters Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), and Adam Sandler, Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. Dennis Dugan directs.
Directed by:
Dennis Dugan
Writers:
Judd Apatow
Robert Smigel
Adam Sandler
Produced by:
Adam Sandler
Jack Giarraputo
Executive Producers:
Barry Bernardi
Robert Smigel
Cast:
Adam Sandler
John Turturro
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Nick Swardson
and Rob Schneider
HANCOCK
Columbia
Action/Comedy
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause.
Directed by:
Peter Berg
Written by:
Vy Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan
Produced by:
Akiva Goldsman
Michael Mann
Will Smith
James Lassiter
Executive Producers:
Ian Bryce
Richard Saperstein
Jonathan Mostow
Cast:
Will Smith
Charlize Theron
Jason Bateman
Eddie Marsan
STEP BROTHERS
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
July 25, 2008
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, who last teamed in the box-office smash Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, now star in Step Brothers, directed by Adam McKay (Talladega Nights). In Step Brothers, Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house. The screenplay is by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay from a story by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay & John C. Reilly. Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow produce.
Directed by:
Adam McKay
Screenplay by:
Will Ferrell & Adam McKay
Story by:
Will Ferrell & Adam McKay & John C. Reilly
Produced by:
Jimmy Miller
Judd Apatow
Executive Producers:
Will Ferrell
Adam McKay
David Householter
Cast:
Will Ferrell
John C. Reilly
Richard Jenkins
Mary Steenburgen
Adam Scott
Kathryn Hahn
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
August 8, 2008
Next summer, the guys who brought you Superbad reunite for the action-comedy Pineapple Express. Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city's most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they’re not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express.
The film is directed by David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls). The screenplay is by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg from a story by Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. Judd Apatow and Shauna Robertson produce.
Directed by:
David Gordon Green
Screenplay by:
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Story by:
Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Produced by:
Judd Apatow
Shauna Robertson
Executive Producers:
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
Cast:
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Gary Cole
Rosie Perez
and Danny McBride
THE INTERNATIONAL
Columbia Pictures
Thriller
August 15, 2008
In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing – even murder – to continue financing terror and war. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) from an original screenplay written by Eric Singer, The International is being shot on location in Germany and throughout Europe.
Directed by:
Tom Tykwer
Written by:
Eric Singer
Produced by:
Charles Roven
Richard Suckle
Lloyd Phillips
Executive Producers:
John Woo
Terence Chang
Alan Glazer
Cast:
Clive Owen
Naomi Watts
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Brían F. O’Byrne
I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
August 22, 2008
In Columbia Pictures’ comedy I Know What Boys Like, Anna Faris charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex – only to learn that what boys really like is what’s on the inside.
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have – a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
Directed by:
Fred Wolf
Written by:
Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Produced by:
Adam Sandler
Jack Giarraputo
Allen Covert
Heather Parry
Executive Producers:
Anna Faris
Kirsten Smith
Karen McCullah Lutz
Cast:
Anna Faris
Colin Hanks
Emma Stone
Kat Dennings
Dana Goodman
Katharine McPhee
Rumer Willis
with Christopher McDonald
and Beverly D’Angelo
LAKEVIEW TERRACE
Screen Gems
September 19, 2008
Thriller
In Lakeview Terrace, a young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.
Directed by
Neil LaBute
Written by
David Loughery
Howard Korder
Produced by
Will Smith
James Lassiter
Executive Producers
John Cameron
David Loughery
Graup
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Patrick Wilson
Kerry Washington
NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST
Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures
Comedy
October 3, 2008
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a comedy about two people thrust together for one hilarious, sleepless night of adventure in a world of mix tapes, late-night living, and, live, loud music. Nick (Michael Cera) frequents New York's indie rock scene nursing a broken heart and a vague ability to play the bass. Norah (Kat Dennings) is questioning pretty much all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band's secret show and ends up becoming the first date in a romance that could change both their lives.
Directed by:
Peter Sollett
Screenplay by:
Lorene Scafaria
Based upon the novel by:
Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Produced by:
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Andrew Miano
Kerry Kohansky
Executive Producers:
Joe Drake
Nathan Kahane
Adam Brightman
Cast:
Michael Cera
Kat Dennings
QUARANTINE
Screen Gems
October 17, 2008
Horror
Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. Unbeknownst to them, a woman living in the building has contracted a rare strain of rabies. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside.
Directed by
John Dowdle
Written by
John Dowdle
Drew Dowdle
Based on the Screenplay “REC” by
Jaume Balaguero
Luiso Berdejo
Paco Plaza
Produced by
Roy Lee
Doug Davison
Sergio Aguero
Executive Producers
Drew Dowdle
Glenn Gainor
Cast
Jennifer Carpenter
Jay Hernandez
Columbus Short
Greg Germann
Steve Harris
Daria Ramirez
Rade Sherbedgia
Johnathon Schaech
THE 22ND JAMES BOND ADVENTURE
MGM/Columbia Pictures
Action/Adventure
November 7, 2008
Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions' 22nd adventure in the longest-running film franchise in motion picture history.
Directed by:
Marc Forster
Screenplay by:
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis
Produced by:
Michael G. Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli
Executive Producers:
Anthony Waye
Callum McDougall
Cast:
Daniel Craig
PASSENGERS
Columbia Pictures
Thriller
2008
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident – which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened – Claire is intrigued by Eric (Patrick Wilson), the most secretive of the passengers. Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric – despite her better judgment – blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences.
Directed by:
Rodrigo Garcia
Written by:
Ronnie Christensen
Produced by:
Keri Selig
Matthew Rhodes
Judd Payne
Julie Lynn
Executive Producers:
Joe Drake
Nathan Kahane
Cast:
Anne Hathaway
Patrick Wilson
David Morse
Andre Braugher
Clea DuVall
with Dianne Wiest
FIRST SUNDAY
Screen Gems
January 11, 2008
Comedy
In this hilarious comedy, Durell (ICE CUBE) and LeeJohn (TRACY MORGAN) are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
The all-star cast also includes Katt Williams as Rickey, the flamboyant church choir-director, Chi McBride as the Pastor, Malinda Williams as his outspoken daughter and Regina Hall as the mother of Durell’s son.
Directed by
David E. Talbert
Written by
David E. Talbert
Produced by
David E. Talbert
David McIlvain
Tim Story
Ice Cube
Matt Alvarez
Executive Produced by
Stacy Kolker Cramer
Neil Machlis
Julie Yorn
Cast
Ice Cube
Katt Williams
Tracy Morgan
Loretta Devine
Michael Beach
Keith David
Regina Hall
Malinda Williams
Clifton Powell
Nick Turturro
Chi McBride
UNTRACEABLE
Screen Gems
January 25, 2008
Thriller
Within the FBI, there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) has seen it all……until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website – and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die. When this game of cat and mouse becomes personal, Marsh and her team must race against the clock to track down this technical mastermind who is virtually untraceable.
Directed by
Gregory Hoblit
Screenplay by
Robert Fyvolent & Mark R. Brinker
Allison Burnett
Story by
Robert Fyvolent & Mark R. Brinker
Produced by
Steven Pearl and Andy Cohen
Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Hawk Koch
Cast
Diane Lane
Billy Burke
Colin Hanks
Joseph Cross
Mary Beth Hurt
VANTAGE POINT
Columbia Pictures
Action Thriller
February 22, 2008
In Columbia Pictures’ action-packed thriller Vantage Point, eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Mathew Fox) are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt) at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide in the hunt for the assassin. In the crowd is Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), an American tourist who thinks he’s captured the shooter on his camcorder while videotaping the event for his kids back home. Also there, relaying the historic event to millions of TV viewers across the globe, is American TV news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver). As they and others reveal their stories, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place – and it will become apparent that shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface.
Directed by:
Pete Travis
Written by:
Barry L. Levy
Produced by:
Neal H. Moritz
Executive Producers:
Callum Greene
Tania Landau
Lynwood Spinks
Cast:
Dennis Quaid
Matthew Fox
Forest Whitaker
with Sigourney Weaver
and William Hurt
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Columbia Pictures
Drama
February 29, 2008
Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family’s power and status by courting the affections of the King of England (Eric Bana). Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life – and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the king. Initially, Mary wins King Henry’s favor and becomes his mistress, bearing him an illegitimate child. But Anne, clever, conniving, and fearless, edges aside both her sister and Henry’s wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, in her relentless pursuit of the king. Despite Mary’s genuine feelings for Henry, her sister Anne has her sights set on the ultimate prize; Anne will not stop until she is Queen of England. As the Boleyn girls battle for the love of a king – one driven by ambition, the other by true affection – England is torn apart. Despite the dramatic consequences, the Boleyn girls ultimately find strength and loyalty in each other, and they remain forever connected by their bond as sisters.
Directed by: Justin Chadwick
Screenplay by:
Peter Morgan
Based on the Novel by:
Philippa Gregory
Produced by:
Alison Owen
Executive Producers:
Scott Rudin
David M. Thompson
Cast:
Natalie Portman
Scarlett Johansson
and Eric Bana
Kristin Scott Thomas
Mark Rylance
with David Morrissey
21
Columbia Pictures
Action/Adventure
March 28, 2008
Columbia Pictures' action/adventure 21 is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they’ve cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos’ menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
Directed by:
Robert Luketic
Screenplay by:
Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb
Based upon the book:
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
Produced by:
Dana Brunetti
Kevin Spacey
Michael De Luca
Executive Producers:
William S. Beasley
Brett Ratner
Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast:
Jim Sturgess
Kate Bosworth
with Laurence Fishburne
and Kevin Spacey
PROM NIGHT
Screen Gems
April 11, 2008
Horror
Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns deadly, there is only one person who could be responsible…a man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive a night “to die for.”
Directed by
Nelson McCormick
Written by
J.S. Cardone
Produced by
Neal H. Moritz
Toby Jaffe
Executive Producers
Glenn S. Gainor
Marc Forby
J.S. Cardone
Bruce Mellon
William Tyrer
Chris J. Ball
Cast
Brittany Snow
Scott Porter
Jessica Stroup
Dana Davis
Collins Pennie
Kelly Blatz
James Ransone
Brianne Davis
with Johnathon Schaech
and Idris Elba
Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, underage drinking, and language.
MADE OF HONOR
Columbia Pictures
Romantic Comedy
May 2, 2008
For Tom (Patrick Dempsey), life is good: he’s sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and the one constant in his life. It’s the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week business trip… and Tom is stunned to realize how empty his life is without her. He resolves that when she gets back, he’ll ask Hannah to marry him – but is floored when he learns that she has become engaged to a handsome and wealthy Scotsman and plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to be her “maid” of honor, he reluctantly agrees to fill the role… but only so he can attempt to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before it’s too late.
Directed by:
Paul Weiland
Screenplay by:
Adam Sztykiel and Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont
Story by:
Adam Sztykiel
Produced by:
Neal H. Moritz
Executive Producers:
Callum Greene
Tania Landau
Amanda Cohen
Marty Adelstein
Aaron Kaplan
Sean Perrone
Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast:
Patrick Dempsey
Michelle Monaghan
Kevin McKidd
Kathleen Quinlan
and Sydney Pollack
YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
June 6, 2008
In You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, a comedy from screenwriters Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), and Adam Sandler, Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. Dennis Dugan directs.
Directed by:
Dennis Dugan
Writers:
Judd Apatow
Robert Smigel
Adam Sandler
Produced by:
Adam Sandler
Jack Giarraputo
Executive Producers:
Barry Bernardi
Robert Smigel
Cast:
Adam Sandler
John Turturro
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Nick Swardson
and Rob Schneider
HANCOCK
Columbia
Action/Comedy
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause.
Directed by:
Peter Berg
Written by:
Vy Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan
Produced by:
Akiva Goldsman
Michael Mann
Will Smith
James Lassiter
Executive Producers:
Ian Bryce
Richard Saperstein
Jonathan Mostow
Cast:
Will Smith
Charlize Theron
Jason Bateman
Eddie Marsan
STEP BROTHERS
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
July 25, 2008
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, who last teamed in the box-office smash Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, now star in Step Brothers, directed by Adam McKay (Talladega Nights). In Step Brothers, Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house. The screenplay is by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay from a story by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay & John C. Reilly. Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow produce.
Directed by:
Adam McKay
Screenplay by:
Will Ferrell & Adam McKay
Story by:
Will Ferrell & Adam McKay & John C. Reilly
Produced by:
Jimmy Miller
Judd Apatow
Executive Producers:
Will Ferrell
Adam McKay
David Householter
Cast:
Will Ferrell
John C. Reilly
Richard Jenkins
Mary Steenburgen
Adam Scott
Kathryn Hahn
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
August 8, 2008
Next summer, the guys who brought you Superbad reunite for the action-comedy Pineapple Express. Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city's most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they’re not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express.
The film is directed by David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls). The screenplay is by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg from a story by Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. Judd Apatow and Shauna Robertson produce.
Directed by:
David Gordon Green
Screenplay by:
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Story by:
Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Produced by:
Judd Apatow
Shauna Robertson
Executive Producers:
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
Cast:
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Gary Cole
Rosie Perez
and Danny McBride
THE INTERNATIONAL
Columbia Pictures
Thriller
August 15, 2008
In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing – even murder – to continue financing terror and war. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) from an original screenplay written by Eric Singer, The International is being shot on location in Germany and throughout Europe.
Directed by:
Tom Tykwer
Written by:
Eric Singer
Produced by:
Charles Roven
Richard Suckle
Lloyd Phillips
Executive Producers:
John Woo
Terence Chang
Alan Glazer
Cast:
Clive Owen
Naomi Watts
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Brían F. O’Byrne
I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE
Columbia Pictures
Comedy
August 22, 2008
In Columbia Pictures’ comedy I Know What Boys Like, Anna Faris charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex – only to learn that what boys really like is what’s on the inside.
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have – a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
Directed by:
Fred Wolf
Written by:
Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Produced by:
Adam Sandler
Jack Giarraputo
Allen Covert
Heather Parry
Executive Producers:
Anna Faris
Kirsten Smith
Karen McCullah Lutz
Cast:
Anna Faris
Colin Hanks
Emma Stone
Kat Dennings
Dana Goodman
Katharine McPhee
Rumer Willis
with Christopher McDonald
and Beverly D’Angelo
LAKEVIEW TERRACE
Screen Gems
September 19, 2008
Thriller
In Lakeview Terrace, a young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.
Directed by
Neil LaBute
Written by
David Loughery
Howard Korder
Produced by
Will Smith
James Lassiter
Executive Producers
John Cameron
David Loughery
Graup
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Patrick Wilson
Kerry Washington
NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST
Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures
Comedy
October 3, 2008
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a comedy about two people thrust together for one hilarious, sleepless night of adventure in a world of mix tapes, late-night living, and, live, loud music. Nick (Michael Cera) frequents New York's indie rock scene nursing a broken heart and a vague ability to play the bass. Norah (Kat Dennings) is questioning pretty much all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band's secret show and ends up becoming the first date in a romance that could change both their lives.
Directed by:
Peter Sollett
Screenplay by:
Lorene Scafaria
Based upon the novel by:
Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Produced by:
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Andrew Miano
Kerry Kohansky
Executive Producers:
Joe Drake
Nathan Kahane
Adam Brightman
Cast:
Michael Cera
Kat Dennings
QUARANTINE
Screen Gems
October 17, 2008
Horror
Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. Unbeknownst to them, a woman living in the building has contracted a rare strain of rabies. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside.
Directed by
John Dowdle
Written by
John Dowdle
Drew Dowdle
Based on the Screenplay “REC” by
Jaume Balaguero
Luiso Berdejo
Paco Plaza
Produced by
Roy Lee
Doug Davison
Sergio Aguero
Executive Producers
Drew Dowdle
Glenn Gainor
Cast
Jennifer Carpenter
Jay Hernandez
Columbus Short
Greg Germann
Steve Harris
Daria Ramirez
Rade Sherbedgia
Johnathon Schaech
THE 22ND JAMES BOND ADVENTURE
MGM/Columbia Pictures
Action/Adventure
November 7, 2008
Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions' 22nd adventure in the longest-running film franchise in motion picture history.
Directed by:
Marc Forster
Screenplay by:
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis
Produced by:
Michael G. Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli
Executive Producers:
Anthony Waye
Callum McDougall
Cast:
Daniel Craig
PASSENGERS
Columbia Pictures
Thriller
2008
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident – which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened – Claire is intrigued by Eric (Patrick Wilson), the most secretive of the passengers. Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric – despite her better judgment – blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences.
Directed by:
Rodrigo Garcia
Written by:
Ronnie Christensen
Produced by:
Keri Selig
Matthew Rhodes
Judd Payne
Julie Lynn
Executive Producers:
Joe Drake
Nathan Kahane
Cast:
Anne Hathaway
Patrick Wilson
David Morse
Andre Braugher
Clea DuVall
with Dianne Wiest
