Tropic Thunder (2008)

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:
Everything goes wrong during the making of a big budget war movie and the actors end up becomming the commandos they are playing.
Genres:
Comedy
Running Time:
1 hr. 47 min.
Release Date:
August 13th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.
Distributors:
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co.:
Red Hour Films
Studios:
DreamWorks SKG
Produced in:
United States

Death Race (2008)

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the world's biggest, most brutal sporting event. Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit. Donning the costume of mythical rider Frankenstein, the racer becomes an instant crowd favorite, an unequaled sporting superstar. His face hidden by a metallic black mask, one convict will be put through a brutal three day challenge, with the trophy being the ultimate prize: freedom. The only catch is that he must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in this post-industrial wasteland to claim it. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous spectator sport on Earth: 'Death Race'.
Also Known As:
Death Race 3000
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:
In the year 2020, a series of race car drivers compete in an ultraviolent race using heavily armed cars.
Genres:
Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Sports
Release Date:
August 22nd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
R for strong violence and language.
Distributors:
Universal Pictures
Production Co.:
Cruise/Wagner Productions (C/W Productions)
Impact Pictures
Studios:
Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, United Artists Films
Filming Locations:
Japan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in:
United States

The Rocker

A failed drummer is given a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer. They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he's always thought he deserved, and taking the young band along for the ride of their lives.
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:
A failed drummer gets a second chance at fame 20 years after being booted out of his famous band.
Genres:
Comedy
Release Date:
August 20th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for drug and sexual references, nudity and language.
Distributors:
20th Century Fox
Production Co.:
21 Laps Entertainment
Studios:
Fox Atomic
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Produced in:
United States

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force... unless the O'Connells can stop him first.
Also Known As:
The Curse of the Dragon
The Mummy 3
The Mummy III
The Mummy Returns sequel
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Action/Adventure and Sequel
Release Date:
August 1st, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for adventure action and violence.
Distributors:
Universal Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:
The Sean Daniel Company, Sommers Company
Studios:
Universal Pictures
Filming Locations:
China
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Produced in:
United States

American Teen (2008)

Documentary following the lives of four teenagers--a jock, the popular girl, the artsy girl and the geek--in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein developed a deep understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood. Hannah Bailey is smart and beautiful, but a misfit in her high school. She is a liberal, atheist living in a traditional, Christian, conservative town and dreams of moving to California after graduation. Colin Clemens is the star of the high school basketball team--and in Indiana, basketball is everything. Colin is under enormous pressure this year playing not only to make his town, his school, and his father proud, but for a college scholarship. Jake Tusing is considered to be a nerd in high school. Though quite funny and charming one-on-one, he is painfully shy in group situations and crushed with self-doubt. In his senior year he vows that nothing will stand in the way of him finding a girlfriend. Megan Krizmanich is the student council Vice President and the youngest daughter of a prominent local surgeon, anxiously awaiting word from Notre Dame University admissions. Wealthy, pretty, smart and popular, she rules her high school--just don't get on her bad side. When Megan's peers challenge her authority, she can't help but take action, even if it means risking her future. Mitch Reinholdt is an attractive and charming Varsity basketball jock with a soft side. When he puts his social status on the line, avoiding his popular friends for dates with artsy Hannah Bailey, he strains to maintain his reputation while discovering a new side of himself.
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Documentary and Teen
Running Time:
1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date:
July 25th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material, some drinking and brief smoking--all involving teens.
Distributors:
Paramount Vantage
Production Co.:
QuasiWorld Entertainment, Firehouse Films, A&E IndieFilms, 57th & Irving Productions LLC
Filming Locations:
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Warsaw, Indiana, USA
Produced in:
United States

Boy A (2008)

Jack has spent most of his young life in juvenile institutions for the murder of another child. He is released into the world, with only his care worker to guide him. Jack is given a new name, a new job, a new home and a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contend with keeping his past and the monstrous crime he committed as a minor, from the people he meets.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: July 23rd, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R

Distributors: The Weinstein Company

Production Co.: Cuba Pictures, Channel Four

Produced in: United Kingdom

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)




In grand "X-Files" manner, the film's storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder's pursuits.
Also Known As:
The X-Files (sequel)
X-Files 2
X-Files II
X-Files: Done One
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Release Date:
July 25th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.
Distributors:
20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Co.:
Big Light Productions
Studios:
20th Century Fox
Filming Locations:
Vancouver, Canada
Produced in:
United States