2012 is site to be one of the best years for original release movies in years. An fantastic list of movies covering all genres will streak through to the mountainous screens over the coming 12 months. Superheroes and villains abound along with grand comedies, action thrillers and some astonishing children's movies. If you can't earn a reason to visit the cinema this year, you most likely never will.
Cinema releases for February include the 3D release of "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace". The narrative of a sex addicted yuppie, "Shame" will be released the same day. "My week with Marilyn" follows soon after with Michelle Williams playing the lead role of blonde bombshell Monroe. Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock team up in "Extremely loud and incredibly finish", the sage of a boy mourning the loss of his father following the World Trade Centre attacks of 9/11.
"Killer Elite" will finally have its day in Australian cinemas after releases slow in 2011 in other parts of the world. Robert De Niro and Jason Statham star with Clive Owen in this action thriller filmed (in share) in Melbourne. Owen plays an SAS operative hot on the yarn of assassins De Niro and Statham.
March brings us "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters". Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arteton play adult version bounty hunters of the fairy memoir characters. Nicholas Cage returns in the second installment of "Ghostrider: Spirit of Vengeance". This time he has to terminate the Devil from taking human build in a rush against time through Eastern Europe.
For the ladies, Johnny Depp features in "The Rum Diary". Depp plays an alcoholic correspondent based in Peurto Rico. In yet another installment, "American Pie: Reunion" is out in March also. It comes some 13 years after the release of the fresh. Teens are randomly chosen to battle to death in an arena to hold population levels in fantasy thriller "The Hunger Games", starring Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) . Lenny Kravitz also features.
Sam Worthington returns to the shroud as Perseus in "Clash of the Titans" sequel, "Wrath of the Titans". position 10 years on from the first adventure this installment stars Rosamund Pike as a recent version of Andromeda.
3D re-releases seem to be the order of the day with "broad 3D" launching in early April. The long-awaited Farrelly brothers purchase on "The Three Stooges" airs soon after with Moe, Larry and Curly signed up for a reality TV reveal. What has been labeled Transformers at sea, "Battleship" with Liam Neeson at the helm in an Alien vs Navy action blockbuster. Romantic comedy stalwart Jennifer Anniston teams up with Paul Rudd for "Wanderlust", released on ANZAC day in Australia.
May kicks off with a bang as Sylvester Stalone and Jason Momoa play a cop and hitman who join forces in "Bullet to the Head". Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter reunite in a quirky adaption of 60's TV note "dusky Shadows". Newly crowned romantic comedy pageboy Jason Segel delivers more droll moments in "The Five year Engagement".
The much-anticipated 3rd edition of "Men in dusky" sees Will Smith serve as Agent J, travelling attend in time to team up with a younger version of Agent K (played by Josh Brolin) . Final release for May is "Rock of Ages" which delivers Tom waft to us as an 80's glam-rock indolent. Also starring Russell impress, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alec Baldwin. This one has to be worth a viewing.
June sees Ridley Scott return to the sci-fi genre with "Prometheus". The Prometheus crew answer to a cryptic inter-galactic message that leads them to a planet where they are exposed to a novel alien hurry. Stars include Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender and dragon tattoo girl Noomi Rapace. "The Dictator" also launches in early June seeing Sasha Baron Cohen return to a comedy role. Cohen portrays a audacious dictator who challenges the defective forces of democracy.
In "Jack the Giant Killer" Nicholaus Hoult sets off on a fantasy adventure into a hidden land of giants to rescue a princess. Adding to the June laugh fest is Adam Sandler flick "I disfavor You, Dad". The latest Pixar offering is "doughty", a Scottish themed girl power movie with yell contributions from Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald.
Novelist Seth Graeme-Smiths blood sucking contribution to American history "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" is out in June also. The ever accepted "Ice Age" franchise continues with piece 4, "Ice Age: Continental Drift". Fairy chronicle legend "Snow White and the Huntsman" sees Charize Theron rack up another winner as the improper queen who consumes young women to hold her gain youthful beauty.
Batman makes a return to the spacious mask in July with "The unlit Knight Rises", the third (and supposedly final) installment from director Christopher Nolan. There has been worthy hype already about this movie and from the initial clip releases they appear justified. Batman (Christian Bale) faces a recent nemesis in the do of Bane (Tom Hardy) . Bruce Wayne and Gotham City itself are targeted for complete annihilation. Can the dusky night set aside the day?
July will be seen as 2012's slowest month with but two further offerings of notice. "The wonderful Spiderman" is first up starring Andrew Garfield in an all-new web adventure. The promo clips gape incredible (excuse the pun)! Seth McFarlane of Family Guy fame launches his live-action feature debut with"Ted". Starting off, a child's wish comes apt and his teddy contain springs to life. The area shifts mercurial to the pair as adults. Stars stamp Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.
August releases include the second installment of "G.I. Joe", titled "G.I. Joe: Retaliation". Channing Tatum's U.S. military hero (Joe) is joined by Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson and Bruce Willis. This time Joe tackles master-of-disguise, Zartan. witness out for Jonathon Levine staring in the zombie savor legend "Warm Bodies". Highly anticipated Bourne No.4, "The Bourne Legacy" also launches in August. Jeremy Renner takes over develop Matt Damon with aid from Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz.
There's been a lot of talk about the remake of "Total lift". This time around Colin Farrell plays hero Quaid. Early reports suggest a different remove on the Verhoeven unique. The second installment of "The Expendables" (No.2) sees the entire cast return including Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Jason Statham. Chuck Norris joins in for a puny additional star power. Final turnout for August is supernatural thriller "foul", starring Ethan Hawke.
"Premium accelerate"kicks off September's action with Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing a bicycle courier on the race construct a despicable cop. More 3D action follows with CG animation "Hotel Transylvania". Adam Sandler's Dracula is annoyed by his daughters (Mylie Cyris) choice to hook up with a human. Final mention for September is "Savages", an Oliver Stone feature starring Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch. A couple of pot growers tackle a Mexican cartel. Also stars Benicio Del Toro, John Travolter and Uma Thurman.
First up for October is allotment 2 of "Taken". Liam Neeson features again as ex-CIA operative Bryan Mills. In this turn Mills ends up the target of the father of one of his prior victims. "Resident ghastly 5" continues the zombie video game franchise. Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star. "Argo", directed by Ben Affleck and produced by George Clooney tells the true-life narrative of a CIA extraction of hostages from Iran during the 1979 crisis.
Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn team up for "Gangster Squad" it's region for release in early November. Final installment of the teen vampire franchise "Twilight" screens in mid November. "Breaking Dawn - portion 2" will provide closure to the tale for hundreds of thousands of teens. In "47 Ronin" Keeanu Reeves leads a band of warriors seeking revenge after the slaying of their master.
Another 3D, CGI feature, "Life of Pie" tells the record of a boy trapped on a lifeboat with a Zebra, Tiger, Hyena and Orangutan. This adaption of Yann Martel's book is due for school holiday release a week before Christmas. An ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crow, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter star in Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" due out on Boxing Day.
Final release of 2012 is the long-awaited adaption of Tolkein's "The Hobbit". Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth to bid with Martin Freeman playing hobbit hero Bilbo.
If nothing else comes of 2012 we will certainly be able to peep attend on this particular year as a 'year of stout movie releases'. Cinema fans will want to inaugurate making provision now if they are to discover their complete list of favorites in the largest of formats. Maybe it's time to plunge in at the bank and launch that 'cinema savings account' today.