New Images: Warner Brothers 2009 Preview
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Above: Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes
Warner Brothers has unveiled their 2009 preview, featuring a whole bunch of brand new photos mixed with some we've already seen. Check out the newer images in the galleries below, as well as each film's official synopsis and release date.
Sherlock Homes (director Guy Ritchie)
In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. Release Date: November 20, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are (director Spike Jonze)
Maurice Sendak's classic book Where the Wild Things Are comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. Release Date: October 16, 2009
Shorts (director Robert Rodriguez)
"Shorts" is set in the suburb of Black Falls, where all the houses look the same and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black's BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. Black's BLACK BOX has done nothing for 11-year-old Toe Thompson, who just wants to make a few friends...until a mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky, hits him in the head and changes everything. The Rainbow Rock does Mr. Black's BLACK BOX one better: it grants wishes to anyone who holds it. Before long, wishes-gone-wrong have left the neighborhood swarming with tiny spaceships, crocodile armies, giant boogers...and outrageous magical mayhem around every corner. But it's not until the grown-ups get their hands on the Rock that the trouble really starts. Now Toe and his newfound friends must join forces to save their town from itself, discovering along the way that what you wish for is not always what you want. Release Date: August 7, 2009
Observe and Report (director Jody Hill)
At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when he can swap his flashlight for a badge and a gun. His delusions of grandeur are put to the test when the mall is struck by a flasher. Driven to protect and serve the mall and its patrons, Ronnie seizes the opportunity to showcase his underappreciated law enforcement talents on a grand scale, hoping his solution of this crime will earn a coveted spot at the police academy and the heart of his elusive dream girl Brandi, the hot make-up counter clerk who won't give him the time of day. But his single-minded pursuit of glory launches a turf war with the equally competitive Detective Harrison of the Conway Police, and Ronnie is confronted with the challenge of not only catching the flasher, but getting him before the real cops do. Release Date: April 10, 2009
Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (director David R. Ellis)
On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave... escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they've cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one--in increasingly gruesome ways--Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. The film marks the latest in the highly popular "Final Destination" series, and its first 3D installment, giving horror fans an especially visceral thrill ride. Release Date: August 21, 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (director Mark Waters)
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor who thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for his kid brother, Paul, and a houseful of well wishers on the eve of Paul's wedding. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships--past, present and future. Together they attempt to find out what turned Connor into such an insensitive jerk and whether there is still hope for him to find true love...or if he really is the lost cause everyone thinks he is. Release Date: May 1
The Hangover (director Todd Phillips)
Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three friends drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they'll never forget. But, in fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing. For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can't find is Doug. With no clue as to what transpired and little time to spare, the trio must retrace their hazy steps and all their bad decisions in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to L.A. in time to walk down the aisle. Release Date: June 12
My Sister's Keeper (director Nick Cassavetes)
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing. Release Date: June 26










Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-13-2008 @ 9:29PM
MCW said...
That Sherlock Holmes pic is unintentionally funny. All you needed to say was "Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes" for it to make any sense. "Wait, didn't Rocknrolla come out this year"?
I'm interested in Final Destination too so I can find more things to be afraid of in everyday life. I warned a friend not to go to the tanning bed recently thanks to Final Destination. That scene was so utterly ridiculous, but scary all the same.
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12-13-2008 @ 10:54PM
vegimorph said...
personally I'd prefer Sherlock Holmes' deerstalk cap and pipe. I know they're going for a new look but the cap and pipe look is so iconic and memrable that's its stuck in my (and other people's) cousciousness
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12-13-2008 @ 11:27PM
FourKings said...
Hey there.
First off, Where The Wild Things Are is by far the movie I am looking forward to the most in 2009. It sounds like its going to be incredible.
I had a question though; and I can't seem to find the answer on the internet:
Who frames the shots in movies, the director or the cinematographer?
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes their time to answer this!
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12-14-2008 @ 5:44AM
codymr said...
FourKings,
To answer your Question... they both do. It really depends on the type of director and cinematographer/Director of Photography you are working with because no 2 sets are the same and working relationships vary from project to project:
Some directors are former DPs or are very familiar with cameras and lenses. In this case, if the director is a "technical director" they will pretty much dictate what they want.
If the director is an "actors director", they still will have a very good idea of what they want visually, but the DP will have more input... although the director still usually has the final word.
However, I have been on sets where there is a very experienced DP and a relatively inexperienced director... as a result there was friction because the DP would literally refuse to frame the shot the way the director wanted. So the producer had to step in every so often and act as peace maker.
But for the most part, the DP uses their expertise to interpret what the director is after visually and tries to meet or often exceed expectations.
12-14-2008 @ 5:56PM
Maikel said...
It is definitely the Director of Photography or the Cinematographer if you will, that frames the shots. Many times a director has ideas for shots, and it is the director who has final say in the matter. But a director chooses a Cinematographer that complies with the directors ideas.
Like Paul Thomas Anderson always works with Robert Elswit and Wes Anderson always works with Robert Yeoman. And that is much of what makes their films so great.
12-14-2008 @ 9:48AM
FourKings said...
To codymr:
Thank you very much!
Your answer was above and beyond what I expected to hear in return.
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