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Warner Bros. Pictures 2012 Preview Includes Descriptions & HD Images Of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, ARGO, THE GANGSTER SQUAD, THE HOBBIT & THE GREAT GATSBY

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CHRISTIAN BALE as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. TM and © DC Comics Photo by Ron Phillips

Just in time for the new year, Warner Bros. has released their slate of films scheduled from January 2012 through December 2012. Some noticeables on the list include Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, WRATH OF THE TITANS, THE GANGSTER SQUAD, Ben Affleck’s ARGO, The UNTITLED JAY ROACH COMEDY on August 10th, Steven Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE, Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY, Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and Baz Luhrmann’s THE GREAT GATSBY. Below are a few new images, along with descriptions and trailers. From the lineup below, appears that Warner Bros. will be box office champs by year end.

JOYFUL NOISE

(L-r) DOLLY PARTON as G.G. Sparrow and QUEEN LATIFAH as Vi Rose Hill in Alcon Entertainment’s “JOYFUL NOISE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Van Redin

In theaters on January 13

(Alcon Entertainment)

Director: Todd Graff
Writers: Todd Graff
Producers: Michael Nathanson, Joseph Farrell, Catherine Paura, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Executive Producers: Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Timothy M. Bourne
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Courtney B. Vance, Jeremy Jordan, Kris Kristofferson

Musical Comedy. “Joyful Noise” is a funny and inspirational story of music, hope, love and renewal. The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill (Latifah), stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, while the fiery G.G. Sparrow (Parton) thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old. Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.’s rebellious grandson, Randy (Jeremy Jordan). Randy has an ear for music, but he also has an eye for Vi Rose’s beautiful and talented daughter, Olivia (Keke Palmer), and the sparks between the two teenagers are causing even more friction between G.G. and Vi Rose. If these two strong-willed women can put aside their differences for the good of the people in their town, they–and their choir–may make the most joyful noise of all.

This film has been rated PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference.

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JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

(L-r) JOSH HUTCHERSON as Sean, LUIS GUZMAN as Gabato, VANESSA HUDGENS as Kailani, and DWAYNE JOHNSON as Hank in New Line Cinema’s family adventure JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Ron Phillips

(L-r) LUIS GUZMAN as Gabato, VANESSA HUDGENS as Kailani, JOSH HUTCHERSON as Sean, DWAYNE JOHNSON as Hank, and MICHAEL CAINE as Alexander in New Line Cinema’s family adventure JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Ron Phillips

(L-r) LUIS GUZMAN as Gabato, VANESSA HUDGENS as Kailani, MICHAEL CAINE as Alexander, DWAYNE JOHNSON as Hank, and JOSH HUTCHERSON as Sean in New Line Cinema’s family adventure JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Ron Phillips

In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on February 10

(New Line Cinema)

Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Screenplay by Brian Gunn & Mark Gunn
Story by Richard Outten and Brian Gunn & Mark Gunn

Producers: Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson, Charlotte Huggins
Executive Producers: Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown, Marcus Viscidi, Michael Bostick, Evan Turner

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzman, Kristin Davis

Family Adventure. In this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” the new 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” begins when 17-year-old Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

This film has been rated PG for some adventure action, and brief mild language.

www.themysteriousisland.com

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PROJECT X

(L-r) JONATHAN DANIEL BROWN as JB, OLIVER COOPER as Costa, and THOMAS MANN as Thomas in Warner Bros. Pictures’ comedy PROJECT X, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Beth Dubber

In theaters on March 2

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Writers: Screenplay by Matt Drake and Michael Bacall
Story by Michael Bacall
Producer: Todd Phillips
Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Scott Budnick, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Marty P. Ewing

Cast: Kirby Bliss Blanton, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Oliver Cooper, Alexis Knapp, Thomas Mann, Miles Teller

Comedy. “Project X” follows three seemingly anonymous high school seniors as they attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let’s throw a party that no one will forget… but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined, records are blemished and legends are born. “Project X” is a warning to parents and police everywhere.

This film has been rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, drugs, drinking, pervasive language, reckless behavior and mayhem-all involving teens.

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WRATH OF THE TITANS

SAM WORTHINGTON as Perseus in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure WRATH OF THE TITANS, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Jay Maidment

In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on March 30

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Writers: Screenplay by Dan Mazeau & David Leslie Johnson
Story by Greg Berlanti & David Leslie Johnson & Dan Mazeau
Based on characters created by Beverley Cross
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Polly Johnsen
Executive Producers: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Callum McDougall, Kevin De La Noy, Louis Leterrier

Cast: Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson

Action Adventure. A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) –the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)–is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Fiennes) and Poseidon (Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Ramirez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Pike), Poseidon’s demigod son, Argenor (Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

www.wrathofthetitans.com

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BULLET TO THE HEAD

SYLVESTER STALLONE as Jimmy Bobo in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller BULLET TO THE HEAD, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Frank Masi

In theaters on April 13

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment)

Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Screenplay by Alessandro Camon
Based on the graphic novel Bullet to the Head, written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson
Producer: Joel Silver, Alexandra Milchan, Miles Millar, Alfred Gough, Kevin King-Templeton
Executive Producers: Stuart Ford, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Deepak Nayar, Courtney Solomon, Allan Zeman, Andrew Rona

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang

Action Thriller. Based on a graphic novel, “Bullet to the Head” also tells the story of a New Orleans hitman (Stallone) and a New York City cop who form an alliance to bring down the killers of their respective partners

THE LUCKY ONE

(L-r) TAYLOR SCHILLING as Beth Green and ZAC EFRON as Logan Thibault in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ romantic drama THE LUCKY ONE, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Alan Markfield

In theaters on April 20

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Scott Hicks
Writers: Screenplay by Will Fetters
Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
Producers: Denise Di Novi, Kevin McCormick
Executive Producer: Ravi Mehta, Alison Greenspan, Bruce Berman

Cast: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Jay R. Ferguson, Riley Thomas Stewart, Adam Lefevre, Blythe Danner

Romantic drama. U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive–a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

www.theluckyonemovie.com

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DARK SHADOWS

(L-r) HELENA BONHAM CARTER as Dr. Julia Hoffman, CHLOE GRACE MORETZ as Carolyn Stoddard, EVA GREEN as Angelique Bouchard, GULLIVER McGRATH as David Collins, BELLA HEATHCOTE as Victoria Winters, JOHNNY DEPP as Barnabas Collins, RAY SHIRLEY as Mrs. Johnson, JACKIE EARLE HALEY as Willie Loomis, JONNY LEE MILLER as Roger Collins, and MICHELLE PFEIFFER as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ thriller DARK SHADOWS, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Leah Gallo

In theaters on May 11

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith
Story by John August and Seth Grahame-Smith
Based on the television series created by Dan Curtis
Producers: Tim Burton, Richard D. Zanuck, Graham King, Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, David Kennedy
Executive Producers: Chris Lebenzon, Nigel Gostelow, Tim Headington, Bruce Berman
Cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz, Gulliver McGrath

Thriller. In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet–or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles. Also residing in the manor is Elizabeth’s ne’er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz); and Roger’s precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath). The mystery extends beyond the family, to caretaker Willie Loomis, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and David’s new nanny, Victoria Winters, played by Bella Heathcote.

www.darkshadowsthemovie.com

ROCK OF AGES

(L-r) RUSSELL BRAND as Lonny Barnett, JULIANNE HOUGH as Sherrie Christian, DIEGO BONETA as Drew Bolley, and ALEC BALDWIN as Dennis Dupree in New Line Cinema’s rock musical ROCK OF AGES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by David James

TOM CRUISE as Stacee Jaxx in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and New Line Cinema’s rock musical ROCK OF AGES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by David James

In theaters on June 1

(New Line Cinema)

Director: Adam Shankman
Writers: Screenplay by Justin Theroux and Chris D’Arienzo and Allan Loeb
Based on the musical “Rock of Ages” written by Chris D’Arienzo
Producers: Matthew Weaver, Scott Prisand, Carl Levin, Tobey McGuire, Garrett Grant, Jennifer Gibgot
Executive Producers: Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown
Hillary Butorac Weaver, Janet Billig Rich, Adam Shankman, Chris D’Arienzo

Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise

Rock Musical. “Rock of Ages” tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake and more.

www.rockofagesmovie.com

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JACK THE GIANT KILLER

NICHOLAS HOULT as Jack in New Line Cinema’s and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure JACK THE GIANT KILLER, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema

In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on June 15

(New Line Cinema/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Screenplay by Darren Lemke and Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney; Story by Darren Lemke & David Dobkin
Producers: Neal Moritz, David Dobkin, Bryan Singer, Patrick McCormick
Executive Producers: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia, Ori Marmur

Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor

Action Adventure. “Jack the Giant Killer” tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

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MAGIC MIKE

(Middle) ALEX PETTYFER as The Kid/Adam, MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY as Dallas, and CHANNING TATUM as Mike Martingano in Warner Bros. Pictures’ dramatic comedy MAGIC MIKE, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Glen Wilson

In theatres on June 29

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Reid Carolin
Producers: Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin
Executive Producers: TBA

Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer, Joe Mangianello, Olivia Munn, Riley Keough, Cody Horn, Adam Rodriguez

Dramatic Comedy. Set in the world of male strippers, “Magic Mike” is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum (“Dear John,” “Step Up”) in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike (Tatum) as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Bane – TOM HARDY as Bane in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. TM and © DC Comics Photo by Ron Phillips

ANNE HATHAWAY as Catwoman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. TM and © DC Comics Photo by Ron Phillips

TOM HARDY as Bane in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. TM and © DC Comics Photo by Ron Phillips


Director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN during the filming of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Ron Phillips

In theatres and IMAX on July 20

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
Story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer
Based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics – Batman created by Bob Kane
Producers: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven
Executive Producers: Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy, Thomas Tull

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine,Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman

Action Thriller. The epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

www.thedarkknightrises.com

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THE APPARITION

ASHLEY GREENE as Kelly in Dark Castle Entertainment’s supernatural thriller THE APPARITION, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Stefan Erhard

(L-r) ASHLEY GREENE as Kelly and SEBASTIAN STAN as Ben in Dark Castle Entertainment’s supernatural thriller THE APPARITION, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Stefan Erhard

In theaters on August 24

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment)

Director: Todd Lincoln
Writer: Todd Lincoln
Producers: Joel Silver, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman
Executive Producers: Steve Richards, Sue Baden-Powell, Daniel Alter

Cast: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton

Supernatural Thriller. When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force…

This film has been rated PG-13 for terror/frightening images and some sensuality.

ARGO

BEN AFFLECK as Tony Mendez in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and GK Films’ dramatic thriller ARGO, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.Photo by Claire Folger

In theaters on September 14

(Warner Bros. Pictures/GK Films)

Director: Ben Affleck
Writer: Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Based on a selection from The Master in Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman
Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck
Executive Producers: David Klawans, Chris Brigham, Graham King, Tim Headington, Chay Carter, Nina Wolarsky

Cast: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Victor Garber, Zeljko Ivanek, Richard Kind, Scoot McNairy, Chris Messina, Michael Parks, Taylor Schilling

Dramatic thriller. Based on true events, “Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis–the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA “exfiltration” specialist named Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.

THE GANGSTER SQUAD

(L-r) SEAN PENN as Mickey Cohen and JOSH BROLIN as Sgt. John O’Mara in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama THE GANGSTER SQUAD, A Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Wilson Webb

In theaters on October 19

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writers: Screenplay by Will Beall
Based on Paul Lieberman’s series of articles entitled “Tales From the Gangster Squad”
Producers: Dan Lin, Kevin McCormick, Michael Tadross
Executive Producers: Paul Lieberman, Ruben Fleisher, Bruce Berman

Cast: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie, Emma Stone, Sean Penn

Drama. Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and–if he has his way–every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart. “The Gangster Squad” is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time.

GRAVITY

In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on November 21

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writers: Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón
Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
Executive Producer: Stephen Jones
Cast: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney

Science fiction thriller. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone–tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

(L-r) JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, MARTIN FREEMAN (front) as Bilbo Baggins, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, and JED BROPHY as Nori in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

IAN McKELLEN as Gandalf in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Todd Eyre

(L-r) Writer/Director/Producer PETER JACKSON with MARTIN FREEMAN on the set of New Line Cinema;s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

(L-r) JED BROPHY as Nori, ADAM BROWN as Ori and MARK HADLOW as Dori in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

(L-r) JOHN CALLEN as Oin and PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

(L-r) DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili and AIDAN TURNER as Kili in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

(L-r) STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur and WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

(L-r) KEN STOTT as Balin and GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

(L-r) JED BROPHY as Nori, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, MARK HADLOW as Dori, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield (center), KEN STOTT as Balin, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, ADAM BROWN as Ori and AIDAN TURNER as Kili in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by James Fisher

In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on December 14

(New Line Cinema/MGM)

Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson
Based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Producers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunningham
Executive Producers: Alan Horn, Ken Kamins, Toby Emmerich, Zane Weiner
Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lilly, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Barry Humphries, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, Aidan Turner

Fantasy Adventure. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

www.thehobbit.com

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THE GREAT GATSBY

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO as Jay Gatsby and CAREY MULLIGAN as Daisy Buchanan in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama THE GREAT GATSBY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

(L-r) TOBEY MAGUIRE as Nick Carraway, LEONARDO DICAPRIO as Jay Gatsby, CAREY MULLIGAN as Daisy Buchanan and JOEL EDGERTON as Tom Buchanan in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama THE GREAT GATSBY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

In theaters 3D and 2D in select theaters on December 25

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writer: Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce
Based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Producers: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Catherine Knapman
Executive Producers: Barrie M. Osborne, Bruce Berman

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki, Amitabh Bachchan

Drama. “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

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