Superheros, super spies and more to grace 2006 screens
January 4th, 2006
For Hollywood, the new year can’t arrive soon enough. Crippled from a 7 percent overall decline at the box office, the studios are hoping the slump is over.
A wide range of movies are slated for the coming year, but Hollywood is also hedging its bets with plenty of sequels, big stars and special effects designed to bring audiences back to the multiplex. Here are some of the major releases Tinseltown has in store for 2006.
SEQUELS
Tom Cruise kicks off what promises to be a competitive summer movie season in May with the third installment of his popular action-adventure franchise, “Mission: Impossible 3.”
Hugh Jackman and his gang of mutant superheroes have staked out Memorial Day weekend for “X-Men 3.”
Following close on the heels of the “X-Men” release, the Man of Steel soars into theaters in “Superman Returns,” just in time for the July Fourth holiday.
“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” the third installment of the high-octane franchise, due in June, will explore the underground world of Japanese drift racing.
Johnny Depp returns in early July as the irrepressible buccaneer Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”
Blond Brit Daniel Craig takes over the role of James Bond in “Casino Royale,” the 21st entry in the 007 franchise, due in November.
Also in November, Ann-Margret will portray Tim Allen’s mother-in-law in “The Santa Clause 3.”
And in the animated arena, Manny, Sid and their prehistoric friends contend with the big meltdown in the March release “Ice Age 2.” And Robert Rodriguez revisits seedy “Sin City” in a sequel.
DRAMA
Early in the year, Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore star in the political drama “Freedomland,” based on the Richard Price novel.
Michael Douglas plays a disgraced Secret Service agent who has to foil a planned Presidential assassination in the thriller “The Sentinel,” based on the Gerald Petievich novel.
In May, Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar-winning director and writer of “A Beautiful Mind,” bring the controversial Dan Brown novel, “The Da Vinci Code,” to the big screen. Tom Hanks heads an all-star cast in this suspense thriller about a 2,000-year-old secret.
Mel Gibson, who broke box office records with his religious themed hit, “The Passion of the Christ,” explores the Mayan civilization in his summer offering, “Apocalypto,” which he wrote and directed.
Independence Day is in July, but Clint Eastwood’s World War II drama “Flags of Our Fathers,” detailing the battle of Iwo Jima, lands in theaters in the fall. read more
A wide range of movies are slated for the coming year, but Hollywood is also hedging its bets with plenty of sequels, big stars and special effects designed to bring audiences back to the multiplex. Here are some of the major releases Tinseltown has in store for 2006.
SEQUELS
Tom Cruise kicks off what promises to be a competitive summer movie season in May with the third installment of his popular action-adventure franchise, “Mission: Impossible 3.”
Hugh Jackman and his gang of mutant superheroes have staked out Memorial Day weekend for “X-Men 3.”
Following close on the heels of the “X-Men” release, the Man of Steel soars into theaters in “Superman Returns,” just in time for the July Fourth holiday.
“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” the third installment of the high-octane franchise, due in June, will explore the underground world of Japanese drift racing.
Johnny Depp returns in early July as the irrepressible buccaneer Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”
Blond Brit Daniel Craig takes over the role of James Bond in “Casino Royale,” the 21st entry in the 007 franchise, due in November.
Also in November, Ann-Margret will portray Tim Allen’s mother-in-law in “The Santa Clause 3.”
And in the animated arena, Manny, Sid and their prehistoric friends contend with the big meltdown in the March release “Ice Age 2.” And Robert Rodriguez revisits seedy “Sin City” in a sequel.
DRAMA
Early in the year, Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore star in the political drama “Freedomland,” based on the Richard Price novel.
Michael Douglas plays a disgraced Secret Service agent who has to foil a planned Presidential assassination in the thriller “The Sentinel,” based on the Gerald Petievich novel.
In May, Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar-winning director and writer of “A Beautiful Mind,” bring the controversial Dan Brown novel, “The Da Vinci Code,” to the big screen. Tom Hanks heads an all-star cast in this suspense thriller about a 2,000-year-old secret.
Mel Gibson, who broke box office records with his religious themed hit, “The Passion of the Christ,” explores the Mayan civilization in his summer offering, “Apocalypto,” which he wrote and directed.
Independence Day is in July, but Clint Eastwood’s World War II drama “Flags of Our Fathers,” detailing the battle of Iwo Jima, lands in theaters in the fall. read more
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