Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2011 (US production)
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- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica ChastainThe story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.Why? Terrence Malick is back after six years and has assembled an amazing piece of cast to his original story.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.Why? Mainly because it’s a Martin Scorsese picture, it’s has an interesting cast and John Logan as the screenplay writer.
- DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsJustin TimberlakeAmanda SeyfriedCillian MurphyIn a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Will Salas is accused of murder and on the run with a hostage.Why? It's the director (Andrew Niccol) behind the underrated sci-fi movie Gattaca. He's also behind several other great movies like The Truman Show (written), The Terminal (story), Lord of War and S1m0ne (also underrated and forgotten). Oh, and let's not forget Olivia Wilde is in this!
- DirectorBruce RobinsonStarsJohnny DeppGiovanni RibisiAaron EckhartAmerican journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.Why? Mostly because it's a new movie by Bruce Robinson, the guy that made Withnail & I. And yes, I've noticed the funny (or not so funny) connection between Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean and this movie's title and story.
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsPaul GiamattiGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanAn idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.Why? It's made by the very politically involved George Clooney and it has a very politically interesting story.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsOwen WilsonRachel McAdamsKathy BatesWhile on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.Why? It's Woody Allen.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJamie BellAndy SerkisDaniel CraigIntrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.Why? It's a new take on Tintin, and there's an interesting collaboration between the two great filmmakers Steven Spielberg (directing) and Peter Jackson (producing).
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsElle FanningAJ MichalkaKyle ChandlerDuring the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.Why? Because it's J.J. Abrams and all of his mysteries.
- DirectorTroy NixeyStarsKatie HolmesGuy PearceBailee MadisonA young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.Why? Written by Guillermo del Toro and Guy Pearce is in it.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMatt DamonKate WinsletJude LawHealthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.Why? Because it's a new Steven Soderbergh movie. And it looks like a solid cast. We'll see, this one is not as strong as the other ones.