Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site, here are many of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres starting next year:
Cairo Time
Opens August 6, 2010
While in Cairo waiting for her husband, Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance with her friend, Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a retired cop, who escorts her around the city as they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
Centurion
Opens August 6, 2010
The movie is set during the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 117 and is about the legendary Ninth Legion marches north under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth, only to be decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. A splinter group of survivors fight for their lives behind enemy lines. Stars include Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey and Noel Clarke.
Flipped
Opens August 6, 2010
Based on Wendelin Van Draanen’s young-adult novel and set between 1957-63, the story revolves around the confusing romantic developments of an antagonistic boy and girl neighbors who eventually share a kiss when they reach their teens. Stars include Madeline Carroll, Aidan Quinn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Mahoney and Anthony Edwards.
Mao’s Last Dancer
Opens August 6, 2010
In this fact-based movie directed by Bruce Greenwood, who also stars, the life of Li Cunxin is examined as he is plucked from a poor Chinese village at the age of 11 by Madame Mao’s cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. The movies covers the years that follow, including Li’s visit to Texas where he falls in love with an American woman and later manages to defect, going on to perform for both the Houston Ballet and later the Australian Ballet. The film also stars Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen and Amanda Schull (Center Stage).
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Opens August 6, 2010
Two masked men kidnap a millionaire’s daughter and take her to an abandoned soundproofed apartment. They have worked out a meticulous plan, but she is not going to play the perfect victim – she’s not giving in without a fight. The film stars Gemma Atherton, Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston.
The Other Guys
Opens August 6, 2010
A pen-pushing police accountant and a trigger-happy detective are reluctantly teamed together. When the city’s top cops run into trouble, opportunity arises for this pairing to step up, but things don’t quite go as planned. The cast includes Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson.
Step Up 3D
Opens August 6, 2010
A tight-knit group in New York’s intense street dancing underground team up with an NYU freshman and find themselves pitted against the world’s best breakdancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever. The film stars Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Rick Malambri and Sharni Vinson.
Eat, Pray, Love
Opens August 14, 2010
Based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, the story focuses on a married woman who seemingly has it all but realizes that she’s not living the life she wants. She divorces her husband and sets off on a journey around the world. The film stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Viola Davis and Billy Crudup.
The Expendables
Opens August 13, 2010
The story follows a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren and Eric Roberts.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Opens: August 13, 2010
Scott Pilgrim is the bass guitarist for the Toronto garage band Sex Bob-omb who has just met Ramona Flowers, the girl of his dreams. To keep her, though, he must face her increasingly vicious ex’s – from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. The cast includes Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans and Jason Schwartzmann.
Nanny McPhee 2
Opens August 20, 2010
Emma Thompson returns as Nanny McPhee in this movie about the nanny with special powers arriving to help a harried young mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. The movie also stars Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Ewan McGregor and Ralph Fiennes.
Priest
Opens: August 20, 2010
A warrior priest disobeys Church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a beautiful priestess. The three band together to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest’s niece before they turn her into one of them. The cast includes Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q and Lily Collins.
Takers
Opens August 20, 2010
Idris Elba stars as the brains behind a high-tech bank-robbing crew out to hit one last score; his sophisticated team of thieves are also known as “takers”. The cast includes Matt Dillon, Zoe Saldana and Hayden Christensen.
The Switch
Opens August 20, 2010
Wally (Jason Bateman) can’t believe it when his best friend, Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) decides to be artificially inseminated by someone else (Patrick Wilson) other than himself. So, while drunk, he decides to switch the donor’s sperm for his own. Things only get more complicated from there. The movie also stars Juliette Lewis.
Going the Distance
Opens August 27, 2010
The story centers of a man and woman in a long-distance relationship who ultimately come to the realization that they would be happier dating someone closer to home. The film stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Christina Applegate and Ron Livingston.
Movies coming out in September will be posted at the end of August.
Enjoy!
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