Next year promises to be one of the biggest ever twelve months in the history of the movie industry, boasting a lot of impressive standalone feature films and blockbuster sequels for cinema-goers to sink their teeths into, and unlike the game industry's Autumn-focused release schedule adopted lately, the release schedule of new flicks is fairly well balanced over the course of 2012. Here are the first ten entries in my list covering my Top 20 Most Anticipated Films of the months ahead...#20: MOVIE 43-A bizzare movie, this one seems to be, comprising a long series of comedy sketches that feature the likes of Stephen Merchant, Catherine Tate and many more great celebrities. It could bomb, but I've got faith the stellar cast-list will give Movie 43 strength in its proceedings.
#19: ROCK OF AGES- I'll shortly be seeing this Broadway-converted musical up at the West End and bringing you the definitive verdict on it, yet I'm just as excited to see how Tom Cruise fares as a rocker distraught with his love passions and urge for action admist a Summer full of big name movies!
#18: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART TWO- I wasn't keen on the opening half of the final Twilight adventure. That said, I hear Breaking Dawn Part Two is set to be filled with both action and romance, two elements which have really fuelled the franchise when successfully blended, so all hope may not be lost for this anticipated finale...
#17: BATTLESHIP- Liam Neeson, Rihanna and a host of other celebrities are joining a Michael Bay-esque adaptation of the classic strategic board game in April, and although the premise is a little cheesy (ships versus aliens, basically), I'm always up for a good CGI action fest.#16: THE BOURNE LEGACY- It's time to see whether the Bourne franchise can really stand the test of time, as Jeremy Renner helps reboot the series to give its own special Legacy...will the big risk taken by changing the main protagonist pay off? I can't wait to find out!
#15: GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE- I won't beat about the bush: the original Ghost Rider wasted all but every bit of its potential, only redeemed by Nicholas Cage's stellar performance as its titular anti-hero. As such, a reboot dashing all parts of the original but Cage comes as nothing but a welcome pleasure to me, simply because it gives Marvel the chance to right their wrongs with a brilliant comic-book adaptation filled with dark comedy and scares.#14: STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE IN 3D- There probably aren't many fans out there who would claim The Phantom Menace to be their favourite Star Wars film (I still debate whether it or the woeful Attack of the Clones is the worst entry in the saga to this day), however the majority of fans should be looking forward to seeing its beautiful inter-planetary vistas presented both in stunning HD and the third dimension, not to mention the brilliant battles featured within back on the big screen where they belong!
#13: JOHN CARTER- Disney's epic new fantasy John Carter actually had me really surprised with its first trailer, harkening back to the days of classics like Predator and Star Trek where we could discover whole new fantastical worlds if we tagged along for the ride, and while I'm not quite sure if it can attain such high status as those filmic legends, Carter shows a hell of a lot of promise.#12: NATIVITY!: THE SECOND COMING- Sequels are always risky endevaours, but Nativity! (2009, 4.5/5) was one of my favourite Christmas films ever, and with a new cast including David Tennant, Joanna Page, Jessica Hynes and Ian McNeice I've got a feeling BBC Films might be about to create another Xmas great this coming November!
#11: SKYFALL- James Bond's last film Quantum of Solace let me down big time, so I couldn't allow Skyfall to quite enter the Top 10 Most Anticipated Films shortlist, but it still remains an exciting prospect nonetheless to see Daniel Craig back in action as Agent 007, discovering secrets about the elusive M and taking on a new mission along the way.
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