2009 Columbia Pictures fall preview
JULIE & JULIA – August 7
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina
Synopsis: Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends…until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
DISTRICT 9 – August 14 (Tri-Star)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt
Synopsis: An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS – September 18
Director: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Cast: Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell, Neil Patrick Harris
Synopsis: The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
ZOMBIELAND – October 9
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Synopsis: Focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss — but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying’ bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.
2012 – November 13
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson
Synopsis: An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
PLANET 51 – November 20 (Tri-Star)
Director: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martinez
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, John Cleese
Synopsis: American astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders…like Chuck!
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS – December 18
Director: Marc Lawrence
Cast: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliot, Mary Steenburgen
Synopsis: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.
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