I think you forgot Johnny Depp's "Dark Shadows" movie which is filming next year for a 2011 release. Tim Burton is directing this movie.

We'll be out of this economic recession by 2010 and have possible explosions in job growth by early 2011, just in time for the start of the Presidential race. I think the the whole world will be primed to spend tons of money for movies in general so 2011 looks to be a very profitable year. I could see Spiderman 4, HP 7-2, Transformers 3, and Pirates 4 all making $1 billion gross worldwide. Bring it on!

Yep summer of the sequels has returned, but Brad your still forgetting a few. Were also getting The Hangover 2, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2. Yes Summer 2011 is going to be pretty intense, because not only are we getting a ton of BIG sequels, but lets not forget that Thor, Captain America and Green Lantern are also suppose to be released so it also looks like a great Summer for comic book fans too.

@James and @wrongturn687: You guys are missing the point. Yeah there are sequels, every summer has those, buy my point wasn't that there are sequels, the point was that they are the exact same franchises as four years ago.

@wrongturn687: Wow, it's definitely a year for blockbusters. It's sad to see so many sequels (maybe Michael Bay is the death of original cinema?), showing us how little imagination studios have as far as creative thought is concerned. But looking at an economic POV, this year we are probably going to crack $10 billion domestic gross in terms of theater revenue, but 2011 looks like it'll crack $11 billion.

There's also Steven Spielbergs Tin Tin, though that might be out by christmas, I'm pretty certain Downey's got Cowboys and Aliens, and I think John Carter of Mars is also set for sometime in 2011. We could possibly have a Star Trek 2 by that time as well.

Brad I didn't mean to make it look like I had a positive outlook on this LOL !. Yes it's sad to see that Hollywood is becoming incredibly lazy with these Summer blockbusters, but honestly what can you do about it ? I was really just pointing out that there are some movies to still look forward to in 2011, but expect many more sequels to come. I'm still hearing that Wanted 2, G.I Joe 2 and even Star Trek 2 could be ready by that time.

@wrongturn687: Yeah, I totally get your point, but wanted to point out exactly what you just said: "Hollywood is becoming incredibly lazy with these Summer blockbusters." What can we do about it? We just hope for the best. :)

2011 is gonna be a huge box office year. Dont forget the Hobbit also comes out that Winter.

@Brad: we can hope for more movies like Star Trek, Hangover, Up, Inglorious Basterds, Away We Go, and my personal favorite of the summer….District 9. Here's to hoping for 10'

and dont forget new bond movie,hancock 2,any of the x men movies,mission impossible 4,and if a new die hard movie is ever going to be shoot it will be either 2011 or 2012.
and yeah-sherloch holmes 2

Transformers 3 Throws Hat in Ring; Ring Throws Hat Back

"Perhaps the most astonishing part of the announcement is word Transformers 3 will have a story"

Haha awesome :D

Surely it can't be any worse than the 2nd one?

Imagine if all of all of the top grossing films of that year surpassed the 300 million mark. It's possible given the track records of the sequels previous installments.

Oh and I almost forgot there may also be Batman 3 and there'll probably be another twilight movie.

@Colin: Can you imagine if Michael Bay made Batman 3?! He'd have Shia Labeouf playing Robin.

Why would you say such horrible things Dan?

i think there should be a bad boys 3 transformers 3 crossover movie

It's not too late for Ocean's Fourteen to throw its hat in the ring for '11.

@Pac: is that movie going to happen?

@Jonh-PT: No.

@Colin:

No. Warners Brothers is smart, they'll release Batman 3 in 2012. That way, it'll give the director optimal time to take a break after doing "Inception" and mull story ideas. And they'd be nuts to put Batman 3 in summer 2011, considering the amount of movies packed into three months.

Oh and Brad, Universal moved "Battleship" back a month. It'll open August 5, 2011.