1.04.2011

26 Most Anticipated Movies of 2011.

AND WE'RE BACK!!!  After months of being MIA, I decided it was time to do a few more lists...so I proudly present to you the 26 movies I'm looking forward to seeing in 2011...Also, I made links to the IMDB pages of each of these movies so you can get more detailed plots, trailers, pictures, and other information.

26. The Adjustment Bureau (March 4)



Directed by: George Nolfi
Stars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Terrence Stamp
Plot: The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.

25. The Lincoln Lawyer (March 18)



Directed by: Brad Furman
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillipe, Marisa Tomei and John Leguizamo
Plot: A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.

24. Mother's Day (April 1)



Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Lyriq Bent and Alexa Vega
Plot: The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests.

23. Fright Night (August 19)



Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Stars: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Imogen Poots
Plot: A remake of the comedy-horror picture about a teenager who discovers his new next-door neighbor is a vampire.

22. The Hangover: Part 2 (May 26)



Directed by: Todd Phillips
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Ed Helms
Plot: After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, things don’t always go as planned.

21. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)



Directed by: Michael Bay
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey and Tyrese Gibson
Plot: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers' final battle.

20. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (December 16)



Directed by: Brad Bird
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Josh Holloway
Plot: There's no official plot yet, but come on...it's a new Mission Impossible.

19. Paul (March 18)



Directed by: Greg Mottola
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman and Jeffrey Tambor
Plot: Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

18. Sherlock Holmes 2 (December 16)



Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris
Plot: Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.

17. The Cabin In The Woods (TBA)



Directed by: Drew Goddard
Stars: Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth and Jesse Williams
Plot: A twisted and unusual take on the familiar "cabin in the woods" formula.

16. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (December 21)



Directed by: David Fincher
Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer and Stellan Skarsgard
Plot: A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing -- or dead -- for forty years by a young female hacker.

15. Insidious (April 1)



Directed by: James Wan
Stars: Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne
Plot: A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

14. The Green Hornet (January 14)



Directed by: Michel Gondry
Stars: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz and Christoph Waltz
Plot: By night, debonair newspaper publisher Britt Reid fights crime as a masked superhero known as The Green Hornet. At his side is martial arts expert Kato.

13. Super 8 (June 10)



Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka and Noah Emmerich
Plot: No official plot yet, but it's another J.J. Abrams monster movie, and there are talks of it possibly being a prequel or sequel to Cloverfield.

12. Cowboys and Aliens (July 29)



Directed by: Jon Favreau
Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell
Plot: A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way.

11. Premium Rush (TBA)



Directed by: David Koepp
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung and Dania Ramirez
Plot: A fast paced action story about a New York City bike messenger who is pursued by a dirty cop.

10. Green Lantern (June 17)



Directed by: Martin Campbell
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong and Peter Sarsgaard
Plot: A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.

9. Happythankyoumoreplease (February 18)



Directed by: Josh Radnor (better known as Ted from How I Met Your Mother)
Stars: Malin Akerman, Tony Hale, Kate Mara, Josh Radnor, Pablo Schreiber and Richard Jenkins
Plot: Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.

8. Horrible Bosses (TBA)



Directed by: Seth Gordon
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey
Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.

7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15)



Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman
Plot: The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

6. X-Men: First Class (June 3)



Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence and January Jones
Plot: Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time...

5. Thor (May 6)



Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Rene Russo
Plot: The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

4. Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22)



Directed by: Joe Johnston
Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan and Haley Atwell
Plot: After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals.

3. Red State (TBA)



Directed by: Kevin Smith
Stars: Michael Parks, Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, John Goodman and Ralph Garman
Plot: Three horny high-school boys come across an online ad from an older woman looking for a gang bang. Boys being boys, they hit the road to satisfy their libidinal urges. But what begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying "holy" force with a fatal agenda.

2. Scream 4 (April 15)



Directed by: Wes Craven
Stars: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panetierre, Rory Culkin and Erik Knudsen
Plot: Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

1. Sucker Punch (March 25)



Directed by: Zach Snyder
Stars: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung and Jon Hamm
Plot: A young girl is institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the facility.

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