Last year in August I did a post on upcoming films of 2009 I was interested in catching. So figured it’d be fun to do a regular iteration of posts on upcoming films. This list runs till about May this year. Not all these films are going to be big hits though, but they’re all films I’m interested in catching.
Clash of the Titans (26 Mar 2010)
This is the much hyped remake of the original 1981 film. I actually still remember the original film from nearly 30 years ago quite well – not only because Anglo-Chinese Primary School if I remember rightly organized class outings that year for those of us in primary 4 to watch the film at the nearby Cathay Cinema back then, but also because of the many repeat TV runs on the then old Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. The remake enjoys all the benefits of computer generated visuals, stars Sam Worthington of Terminator: Salvation, Ralph Fiennes and even Liam Neeson as Zeus. The teaser trailer looks fabulous though Neeson looks real weird as an armor-clad Zeus.
Agora (Mar 2010?)
Rachel Weisz returns to ancient Egypt, but not in Mummy 4. She plays Hypatia, a Greek scholar and teacher of mathematics and philosophy who lived around the 4th century and during the rising tide of Christianity in Roman-occupied Egypt. Historically, she was apparently and unfairly blamed as the cause of tensions between the ruling Roman officials and the Alexandria Pope, and was murdered by a Christian mob. The Spanish-produced historical drama has already been released in certain areas in Europe, but no idea if it’ll ever reach Singapore. Still, hopefully it shows up at least on rental or Blu-ray. I’ll be interested in catching this film either way.
Iron Man 2 (30 Apr 2010)
The next film in the successful launch of Marvel’s armor-clad superhero. I found the first film a bit of a mix bag. I enjoyed Robert Downey Jr’s performance of the title character, the chemistry between Starks and Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), the quips and story humor, but thought the antagonist rather bland. Oh well – it was still much more good than bad, so watching Part 2 is a sure-given for me.
Prince of Persia (27 May 2010)
It’s finally nearly here, and the buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal actually looks the part of the Prince Dastan from the trailer, even pulling the same stylistic acrobatic stunts from the video games. I’ll put money on that this will be a runaway financial success for Walt Disney Pictures and will begin a film franchise like Pirates of the Carribean.
Further down; there’s The A-Team (Jun 2010), The Expendables (Oct 2010), Toy Story 3 (Jun 2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (Nov 2010). Next update later in the year.:)
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