No stranger to remakes (he did both Friday the 13th and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) director Marcus Nispel reboots Conan the Barbarian this summer with Stargate: Atlantis star Jason Momoa stepping in for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, and Rose McGowan also star. Stephen Lang plays the warlord who massacred the barbarian’s tribe. This new Conan hits theaters everywhere August 19th.
Based on a case study of Dr. Oliver Sacks, J.K. Simmons stars as a frustrated father trying to reconnect with his long estranged son (Lou Taylor Pucci) after an injury leaves the young man’s memory shattered. With the help of a therapist (Julia Ormond) and through the music the son loved, and the father hated, the two begin to reconcile. Cara Seymour, Mía Maestro, and Tammy Blanchard also star. Come back Friday for my review when the film opens in theaters.
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What do you do when your wife (Liv Tyler) leaves you for another man (Kevin Bacon)? You become a real world super-hero of course, with the star of Juno (Ellen Page) as your sidekick. At least that’s what Rainn Wilson does in Super. Nathan Fillion, Gregg Henry, and Michael Rooker also star. Rainn Wilson starts saving the day this April 1st.
Cameron Diaz stars as one Bad Teacher who tries to steal both a bonus and a potential beau (Justin Timberlake) from a fellow teacher (Lucy Punch). Jason Segel, Phyllis Smith, and John Michael Higgins also star. The film was directed by Jake Kasdan (The TV Set, Walk Hard). The foul-mouthed shenanigans hit theaters on July 24th.
Congratulations Ayn Rand, you’re the new J.K. Rowling. That’s right, the rumors that someone was not making just one but three movies based on Rand’s novel appear to be true. And it’s directed by Highlander: The Raven star Paul Johansson. (This just keeps sounding better and better, doesn’t it?) Taylor Schilling, Paul Johansson, Edi Gathegi, Matthew Marsden, Michael Lerner, and Armin Shimerman star. Coincidently, you can start looking for Part I on the day your taxes are due this year.
