The dark knight

Christian Bale once again embodies the man behind the mask in "The Dark Knight." The film reunites Bale with director Christopher Nolan and takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime...until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City.

To stop this devious new menace--Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet ,he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Writen by: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman
Studio: Warner Bros
Genre: Action/Comic Book
Official Site: www.thedarkknight.com
Release date: July 18, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Hell Boy II

With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world’s toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar-nominated director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy).

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it’s up to the planet’s toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it’s time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense—pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann—the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who’s accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense—pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann—the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who’s accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Written by: Guillermo Del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Official Site: www.hellboymovie.com
Release Date: July 11, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.Youtube.com

Hancock

There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith).
With great power comes great responsibility everyone knows that, everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake.

The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all.

Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause.

Directed by: Peter Berg
Written by: John August, Vince Gilligan, Akiva Goldsman
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman
Studio: Sony/Columbia
Genre: Action
Official Site: www.hancockmovie.com
Release Date: July 2, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Wall - E

What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? Academy Award winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”) and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named Wall e.

After hundreds of lonely years doing what he was built for, Wall E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named eve. eve comes to realize that Wall E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, Wall E chases eve across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most incredible comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Joining Wall E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Written by: TBA
Cast: Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy
Studio: Walt Disney/Pixar
Genre: Animation/Adventure
Official Site: www.wall-e.com
Release Date: June 27, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com