As some of you may have guessed by now I’m what they call a Fanboy. For those of you who don’t know what a Fanboy is it is defined as a person who is a passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, video games, anime pop-culture etc.). This year is a big year for us fanboys. Half the movies on my “Most Anticipated Movies of 2008” are movies based on comics. While this makes the fanboy side of me quite happy, the grown up side of me that craves originality and creativity is rather bitter. Hopefully there will be some independent films like Teeth that will become sleeper hits. Now on to the list:
Iron Man –Another Marvel icon comes to the big screen. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark in this comic adaptation. Release Date: May 2nd, 2008.
Speed Racer – From the people who brought you the Matrix the Wachowski Brothers bring to life one of my favorite Japanese anime cartoons. Release Date: May 9th, 2008
The Dark Knight – This summer the sequel to Batman Returns with Heath Leager as the Joker. Release Date: July 18th, 2008
Vantage Point – Looks like has a great cast. Mathew Fox, Forest Whitker, and Randy Quaid to name a few. Release Date: February 22nd, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Harrison Ford may be in his 60’s but that’s not going to stop me from going to see this movie. Release Date: May 22nd, 2008
The Incredible Hulk – Ed Norton replaces Eric Bana as Bruce Banner. Maybe they will get it right this time around. Release Date: June 13th, 2008
Get Smart – Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart. Need I say more? Release Date: June 20th, 2008
Wanted – Mark Millar’s dark graphic novel comes to life. Release Date: June 27th, 2008
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army – Yes another comic sequel. But I can’t resist. Release Date: July 11th, 2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – It is Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry begins to lean that he has more in common with his enemy Voldemort than he ever thought. Release Date: November 21, 2008.
Honorable Mentions: Cloverfield, George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, Charlie Bartlett, 88 Minutes, M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo, Bond 22 (they have not come up with a new title for it yet), J.J. Abrams's Star Trek.
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Cant wait for the Dark Knight & Get Smart
Indy is going to need a walker if Harrison keeps playing him.
I heard Cloverfield is making people get motion sickness.
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