Yeah, yeah, we know - it’s 2008. So why talk about the movies of 2009 so soon?
With the advent of viral marketing and extremely early teaser trailers being leaked eons before a movie is scheduled for release, you can never be too early to start talking about films. Hell, you’re lucky this list isn’t about the most anticipated movies of 2010, which could’ve been done just as easy - and it still would’ve been way behind the internet’s buzz schedule.
Some of these movies will be sure fire hits, while others are doomed to flop. Either way, we offer you the chance to share your opinion in the comment section.
Vote at the bottom for what you feel will be the best of 2009.
Brave New World: Ravaged Planet (2009)
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Plot Outline: After super-villains obliterate Chicago in 1976, those Americans fortunate enough to have powers must either work for the US government or go underground. Today, the legendary Patriot leads the rebellious Defiance against his former masters, the sanctioned super-powered operatives known collectively as Delta Prime. When the Primers capture Patriot, his friends must find a way to break into the toughest super-prison ever created-or watch him be executed before the entire world.
Coxblocker (2009)
Plot Outline: William Cox (Grace) meets his ideal woman, only to find his advances continually blocked by her ex-boyfriend/current best friend (Scott), who is trying to find a way to win her back.
Cast and Crew: Seann William Scott, Topher Grace
COED’s Take: Being that we’ve all had it happen to us the plot seems catchy, but there is a 99% chance the movie is going to blow. If Sean William Scott can bring the heat and find a way to make this thing work it could be a hot dorm room DVD similar to Just Friends.
Angels & Demons (2009)
Plot Outline: Angels and Demons was the reclusive author’s third novel after he gave up his job as an English teacher. It tells the story of Langdon’s brush with a shadowy secret society, the Illuminati, and his frantic quest for the world’s most powerful energy source, in the company of a beautiful Italian physicist whose father, a brilliant physicist, has been murdered.
Cast and Crew: Tom Hanks, Naomi Watts
COED’s Take: Most people that have read Dan Brown’s books feel Angels and Demons (the book) is better than The Da Vinci Code. If this movie is written and directed well it has the cast, plot and setting to be a legendary adventure film.
Friday the 13th (2009)
Plot Outline: Looking to reopen a camp for special need kids a group of councilors encounter a snag in their plans when an unknown person begins to pick them off one by one.
Cast and Crew: Odette Yustman
COED’s Take: What?! Friday the 13th is included in the list of most anticipated movies of 2009?! We included Friday the 13th because it will be a bust or a classic, nothing in between. Odette Yustman (Cloverfield) is a rising star, and if they choose to make it a traditional roll-em-out slasher film it will end up cheesy and flop… but if they go the direction of Batman Returns and make it a dark introduction to the classic character the movie could do well.
G.I. Joe (2009)
Plot Outline: An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.
Cast and Crew: Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Marlon Wayans (rumored)
COED’s Take: I am very, very nervous to see how G.I. Joe, a staple of my young childhood, ends up. Transformers was decent at best (why does every Michael Bay movie resort to Armageddon-esque “the world’s gonna end” type storylines?), and a live action version of the show has me skeptical.
Still, if the powers that be listen to the fans instead of simply rebranding old product, we could have a straight-up killer. Cooooooooobraaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Halo (2009)
Plot Outline: After they crash-land on an artificial ring-world called “Halo”, a navy captain, his surviving marines, and a chemically-and-surgically-enhanced supersoldier named John-117 “Master Chief” must find out what the Covenant, the genocidal alien race they are at war with, are looking for on the ring. However, Halo holds more secrets than either side imagined.
Old School Dos (2009)
Plot Outline: Mitch, Beanie and Frank return for more laughs as they open the fraternity doors to a new generation of college students.
Cast and Crew: The original cast is back for more.
COED’s Take: Frank the Tank. There’s nothing more to be said…other than it being a worthy sequel or shameless cash in. Still…Frank the Tank! Here’s hoping that Blue’s ghost makes a cameo.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Plot Outline: Wolverine lives a mutant life, seeks revenge against Victor Creed (who will later become Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend, and ultimately ends up going through the mutant Weapon X program.
Playboy (2009)
Plot Outline: A biography of the life of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner.
Cast and Crew: Leonardo DiCaprio…Hugh Hefner (Rumored), Brett Radner - director
COED’s Take: John Hoffman is writing the scripti and Brett Radner will direct what I feel could be a smash hit in 2009. Hugh Hefner is a living media legend, but not many people know how he got to where he is today. The movie will have its fair share of hardships and inspiring moments but we all know it’s gonna have a $50 million opening weekend because of the boobs.
But seriously - if Leo signs on, it’s a wrap.
The Brazilian Job (2009)
Plot Outline: Charlie Croker and his fellow crew of expert thieves head to Rio de Janeiro to pull off another heist in this follow up to The Italian Job.
Cast and Crew: Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def
Conquistador (2009)
Plot Outline: The story of 16th century explorer Hernan Cortes (Banderas) and his mission to bring about the demise of the Aztec empire.
Cast and Crew: Antonio Banderas
COED’s Take: Historical movies will be a major theme of 2009 and this one should be the best of the breed. The budget will allow it to be shot on location so expect many scenic shots and plenty of Banderas’s patented romantico flare.
Sin City 2 (2009)
Plot Outline: In the dark bowels of Sin City, Dwight plans to have his vengeance against the woman who betrayed him, Ava Lord, while Nancy is trying to cope with Hartigan’s death.
Cast and Crew: Johnny Depp (rumored), Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Rachel Weisz, Clive Owen, Dwight McCarthy, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Antonio Banderas (rumored), Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen
1776 (2009)
Plot Outline: A look at how General George Washington led the war of independence against the powerful British army in 1776.
Cast and Crew: Tom Hanks - Producer
COED’s Take: Another historical winner for 2009. Expect 1776 to portrayed the American Revolution in a a way that has yet to be seen. The book by David McCollugh is one of the best I’ve ever read and although its being released through HBO we can expect this one to have a huge following.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Plot Outline: A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
Cast and Crew: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Jaw.
COED’s Take: Heath Ledger died during the filming of this movie and it’s rumored that Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Jaw will fill in for the fallen actor. Due to its unfortunate circumstance, it should be successful for the right reasons, hopefully.
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Plot Outline: A band of US soldiers facing death by firing squad for their misdeeds are given a chance to save themselves - by heading into the perilous no-man’s lands of Nazi-occupied France on a suicide mission for the Allies.
Cast and Crew: Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Babe Buchinsky, Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino has been working on Inglorious Bastards since Jackie Brown and Kill Bill were in production, and during his publicity rounds for Grindhouse stated the script is the best he’s ever done. Strong words from a strong personality - but if anybody can deliver inappropriate zingers in a war movie, or (gasp!) hard-hitting dialog that doesn’t let up, it would be Tarantino.
Arrested Development (2009)
Ever since the epilogue of Arrested Development, where Ron Howard, the show’s narrator, revealed a tantalizing pun (did “Maybe a movie” mean Maeby, a Movie?), fans of The Best F***ing Show of All Time Ever have wanted - nay, demanded - more hot Bluth action. And it’s on the way…maybe.
Rumors have been flying about an Arrested Development movie, and it couldn’t start production at a better time: Superbad and Juno have propelled Michael Cera to stardom while many of the shows’ alumni not only remain successful, but enthusiastic about revisiting the project - if it happens. Mitch Hurwitz, creator of Arrested Development, has blown hot and cold on the subject since the show was canceled back in 2006. We can only hope that fans and AD newbies rally up and let it be known that yes, an Arrested Development is wanted. Can you hear us, Mitch? Hello? Annyong?
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (2009)
Plot Outline: After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor (Bale) struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.
Cast and Crew: Christian Bale, Josh Brolin, Sam Worthington; Director - McG.
COED’s Take: Christian Bale in a big budget reassessment of a dying franchise? Say it ain’t so! If it worked for Batman it will work for Terminator.
What is your most anticipated movie of 2009?
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Below is a list of other potential blockbusters that will most likely hit theaters in 2009.
24 (2009)
Area 51 (2009)
Green Zone (2009)
Alexander Litvinenko (2009)
1906 (2009)
American by Blood (2009)
Beverly Hills Cop IV (2009)
The Birds (2009)
Born to Rock (2009)
Chef Jeff (2009)
Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
Dallas (2009)
Electric God (2009)
Fahrenheit 451 (2009)
Freakonomics (2009)
Game of Shadows (2009)
Garcia (2009)
The Human Factor (2009)
Inferno (2009)
The Informant (2009)
Jekyll & Hyde (2009)
The Jetsons (2009)
Jurassic Park IV (2009)
L.A. Riots (2009)
Lincoln (2009)
Masters of the Universe (2009)
One Red Paper Clip (2009)
Poe (2009)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (2009)
Sin City 3 (2009)
Killing Pablo (2009)
The Sims (2009)
Silver Surfer (2009)
Spider-Man 4 (2009)
Stealing Hollywood (2009)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
Super Freak (2009)
Tekken (2009)
The Three Stooges (2009)
Transformers 2 (2009)
Untitled J.J. Abrams Cloverfield Sequel (2009)
Untitled Kurt Cobain Project (2009)
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u forgot the new Terminator with Bale as john conor
thanks Devin. We threw it in there.
How can you not include “Killing Pablo” starring Javier Bardem and Christian Bale on this list? That’s going to be THE BEST movie of next year. Medellin, eat your heart out!
Watchmen, dude. Watchmen.
Can’t go wrong with Bale…
like one said before: Watchmen, dude. Watchmen. This film should be first on the list!
You forgot J.J. Abrams Star Trek. It’s been pushed to 2009
Don’t forget about Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland that’s supposedly due out in ‘09. From what I understand it’s supposed to be in that creepy wax doll motif that Beowulf is. If anyone can pull off a half live action/half CG trip into the druggiest inappropriate children’s story of all time it’s Burton.
For the Terminator one, you really shouldn’t use a picture from Equilibrium, as it is misleading for viewers. if you don’t have a picture of the movie, get one or have something less deceiving.
Star Trek
Transformers 2
You left out James Camerons 3D epic “Avatar” also.
For the love of Gob, make an Arrested Development movie.
let me see :
american movies, mainstream movies, american movies, mainstream movies …
I’m glad people will read this list because these movies would have passed unnoticed in 2008, you know, lacking marketing support ….
sick.
“Below is a list of other potential blockbusters that will most likely hit theaters in 2009.
Sin City 3″
i doubt sin city 3 will come out in 2009.. just a hunch because that’s when sin city 2 is coming out…
-movie & math genius
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Looks like american movies are going to suck even more in 2009…
Hey.. What about Shantaram?
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I was in the hospital and a nursing home for the holidays 04 until March 2005. Someone bought me season 1 of Arrested Development. I watched it over and over. I have since gotten 2 and 3. In fact I’m watching ‘Motherboy XXX’ right now! I absolutely love this show. I still find it difficult to believe that no network wanted this show. It’s brilliant. I literally watch it every day - for real. I put it in and go to sleep watching it, wake up watching it and when it stops in the middle of the night I kick it off again so it runs continuously. (I’m pretty much bed ridden and on disability because of an accident which is why I was in the hospital and rehab nursing home learning how to walk again)(college degree, ten years of career experience and yes a marriage down the drain but I digress) So a movie of this show would be most appreciated by this serious fan of the show. All I can really do is watch movies, as it’s extremely painful for me to sit thus I spend my time lying flat on my back, because that’s the only thing that’s not painful. That and surfing on my Treo here.
So Mitch - Maebe you could see your way to doing this Gob for me?
Two Words - Prince of Persia.
Cello?!?!
Inglorious Bastards…
“A band of US soldiers facing death by firing squad for their misdeeds are given a chance to save themselves - by heading into the perilous no-man’s lands of Nazi-occupied France on a suicide mission for the Allies.”
Seen it already, bought the DVD years ago, it’s called “The Dirty Dozen”. Now, that’s a text book example of how Hollywood is completely out of new ideas. Quentin Tarantino should know better considering he worships movies made in the 60’s and 70’s.
Not listing Watchmen really hurts your credibility. You missed, big time.
JJ’s Star Trek is going to be crazy big, how could you leave that one out?
james bond movie?sequel to casino royale?cmon!
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will be the best cause Heath ledger is dead, haha
Umm - wow. You left out all the 3D movies. Like, all of them. Here they are off of my site - hte best list of upcoming 3D films anywhere:
1. “Avatar” - without question the biggest opening of 2009 and maybe of all time. Really. I mean it.
2. “How To Train Your Dragon” 3D animation.
3. “A Christmas Carol” Jim Carrey baby.
4. “Crood Awakening” Animation - John Cleese baby.
5. “Final Destination 4″ Hey its in 3D!
6. “Planet 51″ Animation
7. “Frankenweenie” Time Burton baby.
8. “G-Force” Live Action / Animation combo
10. “Ice Age 3″ animiation
11. “Monsters vs. Aliens” another HUGE hit coming from Dreamworks Animation.
I would redo this entire post ’cause there is a lot missing. Check out all the details here:
http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2007/04/list-of-upcoming-3d-movies.html
fast and the furious 4
Underworld 3
http://imdb.com/title/tt0834001/
Not sure how you forgot to mention Power of the Dark Crystal.
Absolutely the worst list I’ve ever seen.
It’s funny that you add movies once people tell you to to try and make your list viable. I was just wondering if you’ve ever heard of anything called the writer’s strike. Any sane person would know that half these movies will not be coming out anytime soon thanks to that little happening.
I also love that the first movie on your list not only has its stars prior work listed only as being extras but also that the director/writer has never done anything. The link is to an f-ing myspace page f-cks sake.
You put a movie with Sean William Scott, not to mention that movie looks awful.
Angels and Demons is the prequel to Da Vinci Code, one of the most overrated movies of most recent memory.
Halo the movie is indefinitely postponed
Old School “Dos” same problem as above.
Playboy - not going to happen, Leo just signed on to produce and most likely star in Akira.
Brazilian Job will not be coming out in 2009. That’s if they get lucky.
Inglorious Bastards will not come out for another five years if ever.
Rather than going to IMDB and finding out what all the big stars are doing in the next few years actually try seeing what’s going on in the world.
Stupid stupid stupid. At least a handful of those movies haven’t even been confirmed, much less have a release date nailed down. Last I heard Halo 3 was dead in the water. Sin City 2 may NEVER get made. Same with an arrested development movie.
And those lists of possible 2009 movies?
24 - no
Beverly Hills cop 4 - no
Jurassic Park 4 - No
Sin city 3 - Fuck no
Narrow your scope next time. You a trying to hard. Or you just suck. Probably the latter.
HOW COULD YOU FORGET THE WATCHMEN!!!!
FUCKING ASSHOLE.
The Lovely Bones - Can’t overlook anything by Peter Jackson (March 2009)
Uh, half of these movies aren’t even coming out. Quentin has been talking about Inglorious Bastards for years and years.
forgetting the watchmen makes this list completely useless
For anyone optimistic about the new Terminator, you might want to look at the other stuff McG has directed first.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629334/
This is the worst film article that I’ve ever read. Most of these have either never been heard of, been canceled or stalled or otherwise show a 2009 release date with all the credibility of Duke Nukem Forever’s. The omissions are GLARING - Watchmen? Hello? Do you really think that Brave New World, a film that lacks even a Wikipedia stub, is more hotly anticipated than Watchmen?
Here’s a hint, Gebhardt. When you can’t find an image related to the film in any way (Inglorious Bastards), then it doesn’t get listed. Know why you can’t find an image for Inglorious Bastards? It hasn’t even hit preproduction yet. And the script is being rewritten from its current, roughly six hour version. The only way that it could be made by 2009 is if Takashi Miike were flown in to direct it. If you don’t get the reference, that’s another indication that you shouldn’t be writing about movies.
Do us all a favor and take some pride in what you put your name on. This was absolutely atrocious.
No Watchmen? That’s the only movie i knew of before i saw this list! I demand Watchmen be put on this list NOW
*places vote for Watchmen*
Seriously, it’ll be amazing. I cannot wait for that movie
last time i checked its
BRETT RATNER
and it should make one helluva a biopic!
hef is a legend.
pccc
What about the Dragon Ball Z Movie? Thats supposed to be good.
Watchmen? oh…
There’s two I’m looking forward to:
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, and Avatar: The Last Airbender by Shyamalan.
Ok, I would be looking forward to the Halo movie, but it is on a hiatus with a questionable return. I personally don’t think it will be made until at least 2010.
Please yes Arrested Development, God that will be good on the big screen!
arrested development is getting made he wrote it during the writers strike
arrested development movie is lame.even the movie poster is lame!!!!
Damn comic book geeks. I had to see what Watchmen was. Another damn comic book movie? How about trying something manly, like sports or getting laid?
Great most excellent review, love how you linked in everything for the viewers interaction.
Wow. This whole thread is one epic FAIL. You ALL should be fired.
It’s Brett Ratner, dummy.
STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN LI!!!!!!
I’m REALLY looking forward to that one. More than almost any movie…EVER!!!!
There are some videos here: http://www.spymac.com/details/?1937756
If these movies are the most anticipated of 2009 then I fear for the future of the film industry.
Then again, the film industry in the US has become very adept at churning out pure shit, so I shouldn’t be surprised when people begin anticipating the shit.
It doesn’t take an analrapist to know that Arrested Development could be a great movie.
This is a shameful list. How can you forget James Cameron’s Avatar? (not the dumb comic one) or Michael Mann’s Public Enemies? The latter is going to have Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotilliard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, and many more.
you have got to be shitting me, BEVERLY HILLS COP 1V! WHY? ALL OF THEM AFTER 1 SUCKED ASS!
YO, can some one tell me more about Brave New World???
Yeah, there keeping it on the down low, the premise is kick ass!!!!! Based on an epic role playing game search Matt Forbeck!!!
Brave New World: Ravaged Planet has an official website at http://www.bnwmovie.com
Brave New World is going to be the shit, just play the game!!!
Brave New World is the shit!!!!!! Played the game back in the day and can’t wait for the film!!!!!!! Thank you Matt Forbeck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They’re keeping Brave New World on the down low and I hear it’s the fans that have been talkin it up, somethin crazy is goin on cuz there’s been no huge announcement yet??? Somthin big is coming, everyone keep researching!
Who is Zachary Laoutides?????
Looks like some new guy, tried to pull up more info on him, some sites say he’s dating Natalie Portman???????? I think she may be acting in Brave New World too.
mariaaugustine-maria.blogspot.com
Lucku bastard, thought you were full of shit, but I found more here- Still all rumors and I had to dig for it.
http://www.buzznet.com/tags/natalieportman/journals/2173481
That article says nothing about them in Brave New World dip shit!
Hey shit face, I didn’t say it said anything about Brave New World, it talks about them maybe dating if you pull your head out of your ass and read the forum below-
http://www.buzznet.com/tags/natalieportman/journals/2173481
Who gives a shit who’s dating who. Talk about the most anticipated movies on here or fuck off!!!
I can see why Brave New World is one of the most anticipated films of 2009, read this-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World_(role_playing_game)
It’s not based on Aldous Huxley’s book, this shit is much better!
Shove Brave New World’s role playing dice up ur ass!!! Yo Yo piece of shit!
Films are only as good as the people in them! I think Natalie Portman is attached in some way, she’s goin out with one of the actors.
hollywood.tv/forums/topic-44497-natalie-portman-and-this-new-guy-zachary-laoutides
Shit, I wanna be Zachary Laoutides!!!
Is Zachary Laoutides really dating Natalie Portman???
According to this bitches blog Zachary Laoutides is dating Natalie Portman and she’s going to star in Brave New World.
hollywood.tv/forums/topic-44497-natalie-portman-and-this-new-guy-zachary-laoutides
wait wat about the darren shan series movie, isn’t it coming out in 2009?
and of course the captain america? what about that movie
what about the under world 3 rise of the lycan you gotta know thats gonna rock
WHY THE HELL ISN’T WATCHMEN IN THIS LIST???
dont forget harry potter and the half-blood prince!! the date has been moved to sometime in 2009.
Um… you forgot they are making a movie of the greatest comic ever written. That would be Watchmen.
You didn’t list World of Warcraft (2009)
Half-blood prince?
Im hoping dragonball will do well so they make the sequels *crosses fingers*
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