The new movies of 2010. It doesn’t sound like a real year does it?
2010. More like something that appears on a title card at the beginning
of a movie. It sounds like the future. It sounds like you need a crazy,
wild-eyed old man and a flux capacitor to get there, but you don’t, all
you need is patience.
Unfortunately, we at Movie Moron are impatient as all get out. Screw
patience. We’re already looking ahead to 2010 and its silver screen
offerings, and we’d like you to join us. We’ll be your crazy, wild-eyed
old man. Below is a list of our 20 most anticipated movies, 2010. Pay
attention, Marty… 20. Cop Out
Starring: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody,
Jason Lee
Director: Kevin Smith
Release Date: 26th February 2010
Cop Out is the first movie from Kevin Smith that he hasn’t written
himself. It’ll be interesting to see how he takes on someone else’s
material while no doubt retaining his distinctive voice. The concept
appears to be a straightforward buddy comedy about a couple of cops but
Smith should be able to elevate the familiar ground he has to cover.
Maybe elevate isn’t the right word, more like bring it down to his
level. Whatever he does, we can’t wait to see it and that’s why Cop Out
makes the list. 19. Looper
Starring: N/A
Director: Rian Johnson
Release Date: TBC 2010
This movie is a bit of an enigma. Still in the very early stages of
development, little is known about the project plot-wise, and there are
no stars attached. In fact, it’s the only film on the list with no
actors on board, so the fact that it even makes the list says a lot. It
says we love Brick, we really like The Brothers Bloom,
and we are super-stoked to see Rian Johnson tackle an ultraviolent
time-travel movie. Rian Johnson builds worlds, he takes ordinary
surroundings and injects them with the uncanny, and he does this in high
school movies and con-men movies. What is he going to do with a sci-fi
movie, a genre where such mish-mashing and world-building is de rigueur? 18. The Last Airbender
Starring: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Release Date: 2nd July 2010
Possibly the most divisive movie on the
list. Shyamalan is loved by some and loathed by others, but there’s no
denying that The Happening was an all-time low, resulting in some
declaring The Last Airbender a flop before hearing a single line of
dialogue. But it’s not just the Shyamalan apologists that are praying
for this movie to be good, it’s fans of the source material. Avatar: The
Last Airbender was one of Nick’s most popular shows, a well animated,
action-packed, humorous and intelligent piece of television with a
mythos to rival Star Wars and an appeal well beyond its target
demographic.
Many still struggle to cast aside fury at the thought of the racistcontroversial casting,
but with teaser trailers and teaser images cropping up, anticipation is
building. 17. The Book of Eli
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis
Directors: Albert & Allen Hughes
Release Date: 15th January 2010
You didn’t know you wanted a post-apocalyptic
showdown between Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, but the guys that
made Menace II Society did, so they went ahead and made The Book of Eli
for you. It’s about, naturally, the titular book, a tome that may be the
key to man’s salvation. Denzel defends the book, Oldman does the
opposite. Comic Book artist Chris Weston did design work for the film,
and says on his blog that ‘you’ll get to see Denzel Washington kick
serious arse in this film… ‘Man on Fire’ is a mere taster compared to
the righteous vengeance he rains down on the scum in this film’. We
recommend ‘rains down on the scum’ become a phrase that you use
regularly, not only because you’ll sound epic, but to familiarise
yourself with the concept so as to prevent yourself from becoming
overwhelmed when you witness Mr Washington in all his arse-kicking
glory. 16. Paul
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen
Director: Greg Mottola
Release Date: TBC 2010
Brit Comic Book Geeks travelling across the US with an alien in tow.
Meh. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost? Not so meh. The talented duo reunite for
another comic caper, this time sans director Edgar Wright, who just
found out there’s a whole guild of other screen actors out there. It’ll
be nice to see Pegg back with Frost after cavorting around in space and
sucking up to Megan Fox – and now they’ve added Seth Rogen to the crew!
Or he’s added them to his, we’re not sure. Rogen will be voicing the
alien known as Paul, and he has a pretty weird voice anyway, right? So
that should work nicely. Knowing Frost and Pegg this will be a crowd
pleaser and a nerd-pleaser at the same time, and there aren’t many films
out there that manage to do both. Plus, it’s another offering from the
director of Superbad.
