By Alonso Duralde, Hollywood.com Staff
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
11. Monsters vs. Aliens
The no-doubt-inescapable marketing onslaught for this animated comedy-adventure kicks off with a much-hyped 3-D commercial during the Super Bowl. Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Colbert, Will Arnett and Rainn Wilson provide the voices. (3/27/09)
12. Horrorween
Directed by Joe Estevez — whose acting work is not unknown to fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 — this horror comedy boasts cameos by William Shatner, Jenna Jameson, Dom DeLuise, Alice Cooper, Donald Trump, Flavor Flav, George Clinton, and Troma Films producer Lloyd Kaufman. (2009)
13. Amateur Porn Star Killer 3D: Inside the Head
This horror-satire apparently makes fun of the two previous films in the series; at press time, the film's official website was selling Executive Producer credits for $99, apparently for people desperate to start their own IMDB page. (Mid-2009)
14. Alice in Wonderland
Director Tim Burton has assembled an all-star cast for this live-action Lewis Carroll adaptation, including Johnny Depp (as the Mad Hatter), Anne Hathaway (White Queen), Alan Rickman (Caterpillar) and Little Britain's Matt Lucas (Tweedledum and Tweedle-Dee). (3/5/10)
15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Warner Bros. is presumably giving this sequel the Superman Returns treatment, with IMAX viewers getting to enjoy select sequences in three dimensions. (7/17/09)
16. How to Train Your Dragon
This DreamWorks CG animated feature, based on the children's book of the same name by Cressida Cowell, boasts a voice cast that mixes Gerard Butler and America Ferrera with Judd Apatow repertory players Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. (3/6/10)
17. Step Up 3D
The energetic choreography of the first two Step Up movies gets more in-your-face with this 3-D threequel; John Chu, who directed Step Up 2 the Streets, is slated to get behind the camera once again. (2010)
18. Rapunzel
Disney's all about their princesses, so it was only a matter of time before they decided to animate the gal with the golden locks. Wicked and Pushing Daisies star Kristin Chenoweth seems perfectly cast in the lead role, especially if they give 'Punz some good songs. (Christmas 2010)
19. Cars 2
Pixar looks to be mixing original films with sequels to their biggest hits: This follow-up to their 2006 automotive comedy sees racecar Lightning McQueen and tow-truck Mater traveling around the world, but no word yet on how the recent death of Paul Newman will affect the return of his Doc Hudson character. (6/24/11)
20. Final Destination: Death Trip 3D
You know the drill — a teen has a vision of an accident, stops it before it happens, and then the people who were supposed to die get theirs in a grisly, elaborate fashion. Given that the FD franchise has always featured inventive deaths, here's hoping the filmmakers are as clever with their use of 3-D technology. (8/21/09)
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