The Upcoming Films Thread

I figured instead of starting a new thread for every single future film, why not just put them all in one thread. Post trailers, news, speculation (careful with spoilers).

More news about P.T. Anderson's 'The Master'. Looks like the followup to his masterpiece 'There Will Be Blood' will focus on the beginnings of a Scientology like religion with Philip Seymour Hoffman playing a character based on L. Ron Hubbard's life with Jaquin Phoenix playing a drifter who becomes his right hand man.

[IMG]http://moviesblog.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/movies/2012/06/Hoffman-The-Master1.jpg[/IMG]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ1O1vb9AUU"]Official Trailer[/URL]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WTM8eO1Oec"]Teaser[/URL]

There was an impromptu screening of the film and it's gotten rave reviews. Talk of best pic win and career-best performances from Phoenix and Hoffman, which is saying a lot. I like how they retained Jonny Greenwood to do the score after the work he did in TWBB. You can tell it will have the same tone (both sound and visually).

[URL="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/08/06/the-master-secret-screening/"]Reaction from the Screening:[/URL]

[INDENT]michael whittle @michaelwhittle
[B]Possibly the best film watching experience I've ever had. #THEMASTER70MM[/B]

Michael Gallagher @TotallySketch
J[B]ust saw "The Master". A movie has never made me feel quite like this one did. I can't describe it or even rate it. I am speechless.[/B]

Andrew P. Alderete @aaldere1
[B]The Master was amazing. Oscars all over this one.[/B]

Logan Doe @LoganDoe
[B]@prfessorbigsock Hoffman is one of the finest actors alive. The Master is (more) proof. #themaster[/B]

Jesse Crall @jessecrall
[B]The Master: B+ hazy, meandering story with beautiful staging and headed by Phoenix's brilliant, year's-best performance. @kristapley[/B]

Matthew Roth @Super_Matts
[B]THE MASTER is...interesting...I'll be thinking about it for days #THEMASTER70MM J Phoenix and P S Hoffman are out of this world[/B]

The only extended reaction came from Hollywood-Elsewhere and their source "bobfilm."

[B]"I'm still digesting everything I saw, but it was pretty amazing. It was like a strange fever dream. [But] not audience friendly AT ALL. An ambiguous ending and not one likable character. And without any 'milkshake' lines, it probably won't have the breakthrough that There Will Be Blood had... There are three or four scenes between Phoenix and Hoffman that are barn burners. It also containts the best work Amy Adams has ever done... Phoenix WILL win Best Actor unless Daniel Day Lewis blows us away with [his] Lincoln performance. This is Raging Bull territory for him. Believe it or not, his performance is stranger than that fake doc he made. The only way I can describe him is 'animalistic.' (I think the Master title refers to more of a dog and his master. At least that was the vibe I got).. The style feels like Terrence Malick by way of There Will Be Blood."[/B][/INDENT]

[URL="http://www.redforward.com/article/story/4692"]Analysis of the Screenplay (No Spoilers) and the connection to Scientology[/URL]

i the only person who avoids reasing about upcoming movies? i find i enjoy them way more when i know next to nothing about them

having said that cloud atlas movie looks pretty cool

[QUOTE=Goliath Uterus]Looks pretty awesome. I still somehow haven't seen There Will Be Blood.[/QUOTE]

Get on it. One of the best acting performances ever by Day-Lewis IMO.

Also looking forward to these...

[IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dAhlLayMUAE/UBb9sBwLS5I/AAAAAAACSps/8SOZ7aa7Pcs/s1600/lifeofpi.jpg[/IMG]

[INDENT][B]"The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean".[/B][/INDENT]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEZ35Fhvuc"]Life of Pi Trailer[/URL]


[IMG]http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTM5NTA1MjYwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTc1ODM4Nw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg[/IMG]

[INDENT][B]"Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game".[/B][/INDENT]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T201meYjWg"]Killing Them Softly Trailer[/URL]

Pitt, Gandolfini, Rockwell, Liotta and the director of the Assassination of Jesse James. I'm in.

[QUOTE=chips93]i the only person who avoids reasing about upcoming movies? i find i enjoy them way more when i know next to nothing about them

having said that [B]cloud atlas movie looks pretty cool[/B][/QUOTE]

I don't know. Seems like something that could either be epic or a muddled mess. Looks like there's a lot going on in that one, hopefully it's not too over the top.

:eek:

That trailer for The Master just got my panties wet.

For the rest of 2012 I'm looking forward to Bourne Legacy, Looper, and The Great Gatsby.

Lincoln still has no trailer. :rant

[QUOTE=D-Wade316]Lincoln still has no trailer. :rant[/QUOTE]

Yeah, wonder what the deal is with that. You'd think they'd at least release a teaser or something. All we have is a pic or two.

[IMG]http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2011/12/01/daniel-day-lewis-lincoln_240.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://themovieblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Steven-Spielberg-Daniel-Day-Lewis-Lincoln.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=DonDadda59]I don't know. Seems like something that could either be epic or a muddled mess. Looks like there's a lot going on in that one, hopefully it's not too over the top.[/QUOTE]

the film is over 2 1/2 hours long, so I don't think the Wachowskis missed anything from the book. However, I think it is going to be heavily criticized for being "too high browed".

82 minutes though?

[QUOTE=DonDadda59]Get on it. One of the best acting performances ever by Day-Lewis IMO.

Also looking forward to these...

[IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dAhlLayMUAE/UBb9sBwLS5I/AAAAAAACSps/8SOZ7aa7Pcs/s1600/lifeofpi.jpg[/IMG]

[INDENT][B]"The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean".[/B][/INDENT]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEZ35Fhvuc"]Life of Pi Trailer[/URL]


[IMG]http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTM5NTA1MjYwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTc1ODM4Nw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg[/IMG]

[INDENT][B]"Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game".[/B][/INDENT]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T201meYjWg"]Killing Them Softly Trailer[/URL]

Pitt, Gandolfini, Rockwell, Liotta and the director of the Assassination of Jesse James. I'm in.[/QUOTE]

I read Life of Pi and loved it. Heard there was gonna be a movie so I got excited. The trailer seems too theatrical for me though. :\ I'd rather have Life of Pi without all the special effects because truthfully, I doubt the story by itself needs all of the extras.

Looking forward to Lincoln, I think it's called Gangster Squad? (with Tom Hardy who is rising up my list of actors), and Wreck it Ralph.

Off the top that's what I remember putting in my to see list.

Wow, The Master sounds great, will have to check out. Some others that interest me for the rest of the year are Django, Pi, Killing them Softly, Cloud Atlas, Gatsby, Looper, Hobbit. Looks like a good end of the year.

[QUOTE=DonDadda59]I figured instead of starting a new thread for every single future film, why not just put them all in one thread. Post trailers, news, speculation (careful with spoilers).

More news about P.T. Anderson's 'The Master'. Looks like the followup to his masterpiece 'There Will Be Blood' will focus on the beginnings of a Scientology like religion with Philip Seymour Hoffman playing a character based on L. Ron Hubbard's life with Jaquin Phoenix playing a drifter who becomes his right hand man.

[IMG]http://moviesblog.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/movies/2012/06/Hoffman-The-Master1.jpg[/IMG]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ1O1vb9AUU"]Official Trailer[/URL]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WTM8eO1Oec"]Teaser[/URL]

There was an impromptu screening of the film and it's gotten rave reviews. Talk of best pic win and career-best performances from Phoenix and Hoffman, which is saying a lot. I like how they retained Jonny Greenwood to do the score after the work he did in TWBB. You can tell it will have the same tone (both sound and visually).

[URL="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/08/06/the-master-secret-screening/"]Reaction from the Screening:[/URL]

[INDENT]michael whittle @michaelwhittle
[B]Possibly the best film watching experience I've ever had. #THEMASTER70MM[/B]

Michael Gallagher @TotallySketch
J[B]ust saw "The Master". A movie has never made me feel quite like this one did. I can't describe it or even rate it. I am speechless.[/B]

Andrew P. Alderete @aaldere1
[B]The Master was amazing. Oscars all over this one.[/B]

Logan Doe @LoganDoe
[B]@prfessorbigsock Hoffman is one of the finest actors alive. The Master is (more) proof. #themaster[/B]

Jesse Crall @jessecrall
[B]The Master: B+ hazy, meandering story with beautiful staging and headed by Phoenix's brilliant, year's-best performance. @kristapley[/B]

Matthew Roth @Super_Matts
[B]THE MASTER is...interesting...I'll be thinking about it for days #THEMASTER70MM J Phoenix and P S Hoffman are out of this world[/B]

The only extended reaction came from Hollywood-Elsewhere and their source "bobfilm."

[B]"I'm still digesting everything I saw, but it was pretty amazing. It was like a strange fever dream. [But] not audience friendly AT ALL. An ambiguous ending and not one likable character. And without any 'milkshake' lines, it probably won't have the breakthrough that There Will Be Blood had... There are three or four scenes between Phoenix and Hoffman that are barn burners. It also containts the best work Amy Adams has ever done... Phoenix WILL win Best Actor unless Daniel Day Lewis blows us away with [his] Lincoln performance. This is Raging Bull territory for him. Believe it or not, his performance is stranger than that fake doc he made. The only way I can describe him is 'animalistic.' (I think the Master title refers to more of a dog and his master. At least that was the vibe I got).. The style feels like Terrence Malick by way of There Will Be Blood."[/B][/INDENT]

[URL="http://www.redforward.com/article/story/4692"]Analysis of the Screenplay (No Spoilers) and the connection to Scientology[/URL][/QUOTE]
Can't wait.

I love PTA's art and I am absolutely fascinated by Scientology. On top of that, this cast looks amazing (as always for PTA).

Too early to say this is a shoe-in for Best Picture? Only if the Coen Brothers have something planned. They are the only American filmmakers who can match PTA when he is on his game.

[B][U]FIRST LOOK: Daniel Day-Lewis embodies 'Lincoln' in Steven Spielberg's historical drama[/U][/B]

[IMG]http://ewinsidemovies.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/lincoln-daniel-day-lewis.jpg[/IMG]

Penny for your thoughts?

Long-range paparazzi (and the occasional sneaky fellow diner) grabbed snapshots of Daniel Day-Lewis as he was shooting Steven Spielberg

Also, looks like Moulin Rouge II... I mean the Great Gatsby is moving to next summer for its opening.
[INDENT]
[B][U]'Great Gatsby,

Day-Lewis is going to be nothing short of phenomenal in that role, can't wait. Also, funny to see Gatsby being moved. Oh well, end of the year has other movies too.

Phoenix and DDL are gonna be front runners for Best Actor. 100% guarantee.

[B][U]Mickey Rourke in Talks for

Hmmm, don't know about this one. I liked 'The Town' though. Affleck is a better director than actor...

[INDENT][B][U]Ben Affleck in Talks to Direct

Feature debut for David Cronenberg's son, Brandon, looks promising: [url]http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=93456[/url]

Looks like he picked up some tricks from his dad.

I'm most excited for:
-The Master
-Anchorman 2
-Lovelace [IMG]http://board.freeones.com/images/freeones/smilies/rubbel.gif[/IMG]

already 10,000 threads with the same title but yeah.

heres mine

1. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD.
[IMG]http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/d8/9b/1342332304_4614_Beasts%20of%20the%20Southern%20Wild.jpg[/IMG]
the hype has been crazy, first time feature director benh zeitlin(glory at sea) looks like he has made something truly special. to me this looks like where the wild things are(done right) meets days of heaven. mixing malick with magic realism has me more exited about this film then any other.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF7i2n5NXLo[/url]



2. AMOUR
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BR2nuXfWcaY/T8KXCJcOZiI/AAAAAAAAcEI/_hujgi3ZGhI/s1600/movie-amour-michael-haneke-poster-2012-www.lylybye.blogspot.com.jpg[/IMG]
michael haneke's new film, nuff said right there. stormed over everything at cannes and was said to be the clear and away best film in competition. alot of people have said this is haneke's best film, which means my expectations are for one of the alltime great films in the history of cinema.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tuc3zjvJU8[/url]



3. THE BURIAL/TO THE WONDER
[IMG]http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac304/popcandyarcade/The-Burial-2012.jpg[/IMG]
shockingly, terrence malicks new film is opening in venice next month! i wont believe it untill it happens because malick, as most people know, takes years and years in post production and tree of life was only last year. also, according to most places he has another film "about the birth and death of the universe" coming next year. hhmmmm, you wait twenty years for a malick film and then three come along at once.


no order from here on out.....


ANNA KARENINA
[IMG]http://www.impawards.com/2012/posters/anna_karenina_ver3.jpg[/IMG]
yes, its oscar bait and joe wright is a talented, but bland film maker but oh how beautiful this looks.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPGLRO3fZnQ[/url]




KILLING THEM SOFTLY
[IMG]http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTM5NTA1MjYwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTc1ODM4Nw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg[/IMG]
andrew dominicks(assassination of jesse james) new film looks pretty brutal but awesome. had mixed reviews on the festival circuit but some have given it rave reviews.
clips
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lzXT_lC1C4[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taSWkuvLtys[/url]



FRANKENWEENIE
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Frankenweenie_%282012_film%29_poster.jpg/220px-Frankenweenie_%282012_film%29_poster.jpg[/IMG]
im not the biggest burton fan but his animations are always great(nightmare before christmas/corpse bride) this looks terrific imo, great idea, great visuals, it should be both touching and funny.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2luLW-9ySw[/url]



THE MASTER
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/TheMaster2012Poster.jpg/220px-TheMaster2012Poster.jpg[/IMG]
pta's new one, great story, looks like its gonna be great character study material, which is good because andersons best film "there will be blood" is also in this mold. great cast also.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ1O1vb9AUU[/url]



LAWLESS
[IMG]http://www.covershut.com/covers/Lawless-2012--Front-Cover-67135.jpg[/IMG]
john hilcoat(the proposition/the road) nick cave score and im assuming hilcoats usual cinematographer. looks pretty bad ass.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zl7S1LaPMU[/url]



LIFE OF PI
[IMG]http://allpopasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/life-of-pi-film.jpg[/IMG]
one of my(and i suspect quite a few peoples) favorite books, ang lee bringing this one to the screen. the cgi looks abit shoddy( when doesnt it). but im still really excited for it
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEZ35Fhvuc[/url]



THE HOBBIT
[IMG]http://boxofficebuzzab.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-hobbit-part-1-2012-movie-poster-516x340.jpeg[/IMG]
jacksons need to push technology(ala cameron) has me greatly afraid for this- 48fps is gonna blow, and its in ugly 3d(so it almost fails to make my list based on this fact alone) but there is no questioning the effort and detail of the production design in the lotr's films, going by sets alone, it looks like hes going all out.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGsB9dORBg[/url]



LES MISERABLES
more oscar bait but les mis is an epic moving experience on stage and hooper should atleast be able to give it the scale and look it requires. i dont like his grand style in terms of cinematography, just hope he can manage some restraint.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk5UStefYmE[/url][/QUOTE]



and since i wrote this the epic cloud atlas footage came online so that is very high on my list- tykwer with independant freedom and 100 million dollars(most money ever for indie= epicness, plus wackowskis.....

With the pre info being relased on The Master, I was reading someone the other day talking about how all PTAs work seems to hover around California, and has a sort era or specific setting, the 70s porn scene, the oil rush, the self help guru new age era, and now this very specific rise of a religion, and then they started talking about looking for a common theme among all the work together, because it seems he may be taking a long look at the state of California as a whole.

I'm not sure I believe it, but it stuck with me, and I'd like to give it a little more thought and research.

[QUOTE=Thorpesaurous]With the pre info being relased on The Master, I was reading someone the other day talking about how all PTAs work seems to hover around California, and has a sort era or specific setting, the 70s porn scene, the oil rush, the self help guru new age era, and now this very specific rise of a religion, and then they started talking about looking for a common theme among all the work together, because it seems he may be taking a long look at the state of California as a whole.

I'm not sure I believe it, but it stuck with me, and I'd like to give it a little more thought and research.[/QUOTE]

Wow, I never made that connection. Do you have a link to the blog?

[QUOTE=DonDadda59]Wow, I never made that connection. Do you have a link to the blog?[/QUOTE]


Honestly, I think it was a radio interview, or maybe a podcast, because I recall that when it was brought up it was sort of off the cuff, and someone chiming in that TWBB is not in California, but then they looked it up and it was in fact.

So it's something that wasn't a fully formed thought, just an idea that once it was mentioned got stuck in my head and now I want to do a little digging.

If I find any info or anyone else with similar thoughts I'll let you know.

I've never read The Life of Pi. What's it about? Is it worth reading? It strikes me that it may found in the same bookstore section as The Alchemist, which I loved ... is that a fair guess ... going solely on the couple of pictures posted here.

the novel is worth checking out thorpe. in the right hands it's also ripe for adaptation though, and with lee and the guy who wrote finding neverland, it's a safe bet that the film won't let down so you could also just wait for that.

the alchemist is a good comparison, i reckon if you like one you'll probably like the other. i liked em both anyway. life of pi isn't anywhere near as abstract as alchemist, the personal journey of the main character mostly about exploring christianity, judaism, and islam... the first half anyway. then it kind of spirals into an adventure fantasy story at which point the plot really takes off. lots of great material re truth v perspective, and martel does a terrific job keeping the reader guessing.

[QUOTE=Goliath Uterus]Looks pretty awesome. I still somehow haven't seen There Will Be Blood.[/QUOTE]

You aren't missing anything. Don't bother.

They showed "The Master" to early reviewers to work out any problems with the script, basically the same thing they do with early versions of new computer program versions.


They called those early versions The Master Beta.

And now something that won't win best picture but should be awesome nonetheless:


[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTB-gbC4gkY[/url]




[IMG]http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/10300/last_stand_xlg-550x848.jpg[/IMG]

:lol


but you're wrong about 'there will be blood'. i'd hazard to say its a little overrated but still certainly worth a watch, if only for the star performance alone.

I'm joining the NY Film Society tomorrow. I get access to screenings from Sept-May, at least 3 new films per month. :banana:

[B][U]

[QUOTE=RidonKs]:lol


but you're wrong about 'there will be blood'. i'd hazard to say its a little overrated but still certainly worth a watch, if only for the star performance alone.[/QUOTE]
Agree. Hated the score. Pretty uneventful movie.

[QUOTE=DonDadda59]Also, looks like Moulin Rouge II... I mean the Great Gatsby is moving to next summer for its opening.
[INDENT]
[B][U]'Great Gatsby,

The Bitter Pill

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

White House Dow

The Contortionist's Handbook

Foxcatcher

21 Jump Street 2

Jupiter Ascending

hhhmmm, since we did this to the wonder has been panned, anna karenina blew donkey balls and lawless was solid. my top 2 remain the same but the storm of praise for the master has it breaking into my top 3.


1. amour("hanekes best film" im fully expecting one of the alltime great films)
2. beast of the southern wild(PEOPLE THIS IS OUT IN THE U.S AND NON OF YOU HAVE SEEN IT???)
3. the master(huge hype since is first screened few nights ago in venice)
4. killing them softly
5. argo(we know affleck is great behind the camera, now something more challenging)
6. cloud atlas(the most expensive independant film of alltime, high concept)
7. to the wonder(hey its still a malick film)
8. gravity(im expecting real greatness from this)
9. zero dark thirty(bigelows binladen hunt, awesome trailer)
10. looper(early reviews compare it to the terminator, 100% rt, huge praise)

wild cards-
holy motors
springbreakers(harmony korine project is always intruiging)

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSAbAuLhqs&feature=player_embedded"]Lincoln Trailer[/URL]

Wooh!

The Dark Knight trilogy is over. Nothing else matters.