Casino Royale--An adaptation of the first Fleming novel, starring Daniel Craig in his first outing as 007, with a screenplay polished by award-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis, and a reported return to the gritty literary roots of the enduring secret agent. What Bond fan wouldn't be there with bells on?
The Departed--Legendary director Martin Scorsese brings us an American remake of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs. Scorsese's new DeNiro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon star. Scorsese + Crime Thriller = Potential Dynamite.
United 93--Paul Greengrass's documentary-style recreation Sunday Bloody Sunday was a superb film, and here Greengrass returns to that style with a real-time recreation of events on one of the hijacked flights on September 11. Likely harrowing; probably amazing.
Miami Vice--Written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann. That's all I need to know. Oh, and Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx are in it.
Mission Impossible 3--Television director/producer J.J. Abrams (one of the minds behind the intelligent and highly addictive Lost) directs the third adventure of IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). Popcorn fare all the way, no doubt, but the trailer is a blast and Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars as the villain.
Superman Returns--Bryan Singer left the X-Men franchise to helm a brand-new Superman flick starring unknown Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel. With Singer directing, this has the potential to be a smart, stylish piece of myth-making
X3--Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) could be a liability, but the superb ensemble cast, headed by Ian McKellan and Hugh Jackman, could make this as watchable as the first two X-Men films, especially if the script manages to be as humanistic and intelligent.
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