Take a Look at What Goes into Production Very Soon

Variety gives us a good look at what to expect in the coming year

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Friday, February 8th 2008 at 9:48 PM

As everyone begins to believe that the strike is coming to an end Variety has put together a bountiful article filled with information regarding films that go into production in the coming months for release either in late 2008 or throughout 2009.

Below is that list with films from Disney, Dreamworks, Paramount, Sony, Fox and Universal. Any of the titles currently in the RopeofSilicon database have been linked.

• Confessions of a Shopaholic – filming
• A Christmas Carol – next week (Jim Carrey; 11/6/09 release)
• Bedtime Stories – February (Adam Sandler; 12/25/08 release)
• Witch Mountain – late March (The Rock)
• The Proposal – late March (Ryan Reynolds-Sandra Bullock; 2/13/09 release)
• When in Rome – mid-April
• Hannah Montana Movie – mid-April
• High School Musical: Senior Year – mid-April
• Surrogates – late April (Bruce Willis)
• Prince of Persia – late July (7/10/09 release)

• The Lovely Bones – Peter Jackson directing (3/13/09 release)
• The Soloist – filming
• I Love You Man – March (1/16/09 release)
• She's Out of My League – March or April

• Star Trek – J.J. Abrams directing (12/25/08 release)
• G.I. Joe – mid-February (8/7/09 release)
• Ashecliffe – early March (Martin Scorsese directing, Leonardo DiCaprio-Michelle Williams)

• Year One – filming (Jack Black-Michael Sera; 6/19/09 release)
• Seven Pounds – March (Will Smith; 12/12/08 release)
• Julie & Julia – March (Amy Adams-Meryl Streep)
• Taking of Pelham One Two Three – March (Denzel Washington-John Travolta; 7/31/09 release)

• The Day the Earth Stood Still – started shooting. (Keanu Reeves; 12/12/08 release)
• They Came From Upstairs – started shooting (1/16/09 release)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine – started shooting (Hugh Jackman; 5/1/09 release)
• Max Payne – late February (Mark Wahlberg)
• Marley and Me – March (Jennifer Aniston-Owen Wilson; 12/19/08 release)
• Bride Wars – March
• Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian – May (Ben Stiller; 5/22/09 release)

• Cirque de Freak – Feb. 19
• Fast and Furious 4 – Feb. 20 (Paul Walker-Vin Diesel; 6/5/09 release)
• The Wolfman – early March (Benicio Del Toro; 2/13/09 release)
• Land of the Lost – early March (Will Ferrell; 7/17/09 release)
• The Boat That Rocked – March 3
• Duplicity – March 10
• Public Enemies – March 10 (Johnny Depp-Christian Bale-Marion Cotillard)