Film 2008 - Wat gaat er komen?

* Het grote vooruitkijk-topic voor 2008!

Op het moment van schrijven staan er 5903 films te trappelen om zich te mogen tonen aan het publiek in het komende jaar, 2008. Omdat niemand al deze films kan - laat staan wíl - zien, is dit topic bedoeld om jullie een beetje te begeleiden door het overweldigende filmaanbod wat komend jaar deze kant op komt.

Deze (voorlopige) selectie is samengesteld door een aantal zeer gewaardeerde filmkenners (en Mike) die vertoeven in #ftr, hét IRC-kanaal voor filmliefhebbend FOK! Het staat eenieder vrij om met nog meer suggesties te komen, ik zal ze dan proberen regelmatig hier weer tussen te stoppen.

De films staan gesorteerd op de Nederlandse releasedatum (sorry, SoK) en ik doe ook nog een sub-verdeling per kwartaal.



National Treasure: Book of Secrets, 10 januari 2008



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Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates (Cage) looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary.



Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 24 januari 2008



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Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.



Cloverfield, 24 januari 2008



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Plot outline: Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.



Charlie Wilson's War, 31 januari 2008



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A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.



Juno, 7 februari 2008



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Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.



Things We Lost In The Fire, 7 februari 2008



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A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.



No Country For Old Men, 14 februari 2008



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Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.



Rambo, 21 februari 2008



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Plot outline:
In Thailand, John Rambo (Stallone) assembles a group of mercenaries and leads them up the Salween River to a Burmese village where a group of Christian aid workers allegedly went missing.



The Other Boleyn Girl, 28 februari 2008



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Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.



There Will Be Blood, 28 februari 2008



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A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century Texas prospector (Daniel Day-Lewis) in the early days of the business.



I'm Not There, 13 maart 2008



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Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.



10,000 BC, 13 maart 2008



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A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.



Synecdoche, New York, 21 maart 2008



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Plot outline:
A theater director (Hoffman) struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.



[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door Mike op 02-01-2008 14:16:56 ]

* April t/m juni

Before The Devil Knows You're Dead, 03 april 2008



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Plot outline:
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.



Be Kind Rewind, 10 april 2008



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A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and Robocop.



Vantage Point, 10 april 2008



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Plot outline:
With a Rashomon narrative style, the attempted assassination of the president is told from five different perspectives.



21, 24 april 2008



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Plot outline:
"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.



Iron Man, 01 mei 2008



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When Tony Stark is forced to create a life support suit to keep him alive after an accident he decides to use the technology in his suit to fight crime.



Speed Racer, 08 mei 2008



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Based on the classic 1960's Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the Mach 5, the advanced car created by his father.



Funny Games U.S., 8 mei 2008



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Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.



Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull, 22 mei 2008



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Nog niet bekend



The Happening, 12 juni 2008



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A paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity.



The Incredible Hulk, 19 juni 2008



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Plot outline:
Physicist Bruce Banner takes flight in order to understand -- and hopefully cure -- the condition that turns him into a monster.



[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door Mike op 01-01-2008 23:50:37 ]

* Juli t/m september

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, 02 juli 2008



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Plot outline:
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.



Hancock, 10 juli 2008



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Plot outline:
A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image.



The Dark Knight, 24 juli 2008



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Plot outline:
Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.



You Don't Mess With The Zohan, 24 juli 2008



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A Mossad agent fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.



WALL-E, 30 juli 2008



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Plot outline:
The year is 2700. WALL*E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.



The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragen Emperor , 31 juli 2008



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In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick (Fraser) and Alex O'Connell (Ford) unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin (Li) -- a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard (Yeoh) centuries ago.



Untitled X-Files Sequel, 07 augustus (niet bevestigd)



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Nog niet bekend



Get Smart, 14 augustus 2008



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Plot outline:
Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 at his side.



Wanted, 21 augustus 2008



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Plot outline:
A young man (McAvoy) finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan (Freeman) to follow in his dad's footsteps.



Hellboy 2, 11 september 2008



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The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.



The International, 18 september 2008



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Plot Outline:
An Interpol agent (Owen) attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.



[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door InTrePidIvity op 01-01-2008 21:56:59 ]

* September t/m december

Death Race, 02 oktober 2008



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Set in a future version of America, a prisoner (Statham) who is weeks away from being released is forced by his warden (Allen) to compete in a brutal, deadly car race alongside his fellow inmates.



Valkyrie, 09 oktober 2008



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Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.



He's Just Not That Into You, 09 oktober 2008



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The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.



Bond 22, 06 november 2008



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Nog niet bekend



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 20 november 2008



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Release-datum: 20 november 2008

Plot outline:
As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.



The Day The Earth Stood Still, 11 december 2008



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A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 18 december 2008



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Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.



[ Bericht 4% gewijzigd door InTrePidIvity op 31-12-2007 00:55:21 ]

* Nog niet bekend

Guerrilla, nog niet bekend



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In 1964, Argentine revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio del Toro) travels to New York City to address the United Nations.



Vicky Christina Barcelona, nog niet bekend



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Plot outline:
A painter enters a relationship with two American tourists. Conflict begins with the painter's jealous ex-girlfriend.



The Brothers Bloom, nog niet bekend



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Plot outline:
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.



The Box, nog niet bekend



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A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who open it and become instantly wealthy. Little do they realize that opening the box also kills someone they do not know ...



The Changeling, nog niet bekend



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A mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.



My Sassy Girl, nog niet bekend



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A sweet Midwestern guy (Bradford) with his life planned out for himself is wooed, groomed, and ultimately dumped by a complicated, elusive gal (Cuthbert).



In Bruges, nog niet bekend



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Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men (Farrell and Gleeson) begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs.



Burn After Reading, nog niet bekend



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A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.



The Thomas Crown Affair 2, nog niet bekend



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Plot outline:
Billionaire playboy/art thief Thomas Crown (Brosnan) embarks on a new endeavor: to steal the Kasikci Diamond out of the Topkapki Palace in Istanbul.



Fanboys, nog niet bekend



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"Star Wars" fans travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" for their dying friend.



The Great Debaters, Nog niet bekend



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A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.



The Gospel According To Janis, Nog niet bekend



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A Rolling Stone writer assigned to write a cover story on the enigmatic Janis Joplin (Deschanel) ends up on a long tour with the singer at the height of her success.



Resurrecting The Champ, Nog niet bekend



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Plot outline:
Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man ("Champ", Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.



[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door Mike op 01-01-2008 23:38:51 ]

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Op zondag 30 december 2007 23:24 schreef SpecialK het volgende:
nice

ik mis trouwens star trek XI. die zou volgens mij eind 2008 uitkomen

Ik hou de Nederlandse release aan en die is op 19 februari 2009.

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Op zondag 30 december 2007 23:33 schreef SaintOfKillers het volgende:
You Don't Mess with the Zohan zou ook nog wat kunnen worden.

He's Just Not That Into You misschien ook, leuke cast en Kwapis van The Office, maar die maakte dan ook weer de stinker License to Wed, dus...

Allebei even toegevoegd.

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Op maandag 31 december 2007 00:14 schreef 7eVeNL het volgende:
The Happening van Shyamalan Juni 2008?

Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel,

Ook toegevoegd

Ik denk dat ik tot eind januari films blijf toevoegen (als daar behoefte aan is natuurlijk), daarna laat ik het voor wat het is.

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Op woensdag 2 januari 2008 19:20 schreef Tim86 het volgende:

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volgens mij staan er in de OP(s) alleen films die nog nergens zijn uitgebracht..The Great Debaters draait al in de bios

Ik heb de Nederlandse releasedate van de films aangehouden. Ik ga er bij de films (waarvan de datum nog niet bekend is) van uit dat ze hier ook daadwerkelijk in de bioscoop gaan komen. Sommige films zijn dus in de V.S. wel al uitgebracht (bijvoorbeeld No Country For Old Men), maar komen hier pas dit jaar uit.