2012 Movie Preview

Posted: January 4, 2012 in Movies
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Here is a list of films I am really looking forward to for the year 2012. If a trailer is a available I will post it. Looks like its going to be a good year for movies!

January 2012


Underworld: Awakening

Action | Fantasy | Horror

When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind.
Directors:

Måns Mårlind | Björn Stein

Stars:


Red Tails

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War

A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.
Director:

Anthony Hemingway

Stars:


The Grey

Action | Drama | Thriller

In Alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Hunting the humans are a pack of wolves who see them as intruders.
Director:

Joe Carnahan

Stars:

February 2012


Chronicle

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.
Director:

Josh Trank

Stars:


Safe House

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Director:

Daniel Espinosa

Stars:


Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form.
Directors:

Mark Neveldine | Brian Taylor

Stars:


The Secret World of Arietti

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family’s residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.
Stars:


Act of Valor

Action | Adventure | Thriller

An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.
Directors:

Mike McCoy | Scott Waugh

Stars:

March 2012


John Carter

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.
Director:

Andrew Stanton

Stars:


21 Jump Street 

Action | Comedy

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Directors:

Phil Lord | Chris Miller

Stars:


The Hunger Games

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister’s place for the latest match.
Director:

Gary Ross

Stars:

May 2012


The Avengers

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agency brings together a team of superhumans to help save the Earth from annihilation by extraterrestrial invaders.
Director:

Joss Whedon

Stars:


Battleship

Action | Sci-Fi

A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
Director:

Peter Berg

Stars:


Men in Black III

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Agent J time-jumps back to the 1960s, where an alien with its sights on the younger version of Agent K poses a threat to the future of the MIB organization — and humankind’s very existence.
Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Stars:

June 2012


Snow White and the Huntsman

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Director:

Rupert Sanders

Stars:


Prometheus

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Director:

Ridley Scott

Stars:


Brave

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Directors:

Mark Andrews | Brenda Chapman

Stars:


G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2012)

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

The G.I. Joe team faces off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence.
Director:

Jon M. Chu

Stars:

July 2012


The Amazing Spider-Man

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Teenager Peter Parker grapples with both human problems and amazing super-human crises.
Director:

Marc Webb

Stars:


Ice Age: Continental Drift

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Directors:

Steve Martino | Mike Thurmeier

Stars:


The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent’s crimes.
Director:

Christopher Nolan

Stars:

August 2012


Total Recall

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Thriller

As the nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai vie for supremacy, a factory worker (Farrell) begins to suspect that he’s a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he’s on.
Director:

Len Wiseman

Stars:


Dog Fight 

Comedy

Two rival South Carolina politicians with presidential aspirations tangle with one another.
Director:

Jay Roach


The Expendables 2

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Director:

Simon West

Stars:
The Expendables 2 (2012) Poster

September 2012


Resident Evil: Retribution

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.
Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Stars:


Dredd

Action | Sci-Fi

In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
Director:

Pete Travis

Stars:

October 2012


Untitled Taken Sequel

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director:

Olivier Megaton

Stars:

November 2012


Red Dawn

Action

A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.
Director:

Dan Bradley


Rise of the Guardians

Animation | Adventure

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost and the Sandman band together to form a united front against the Bogeyman.
Directors:

Peter Ramsey | William Joyce

Stars:

December 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Adventure | Fantasy

Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, journeys to the Lonely Mountain accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.
Director:

Peter Jackson

Stars:


World War Z

Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

A UN representative, writing a report on the great zombie war, interviews survivors in the wake of World War Z.
Director:

Marc Forster


This Is 40

Comedy

A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up.
Director:

Judd Apatow

Comments
  1. wow I forgot how many cool movies there are coming out, thank you for this list!

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