Brothers is to be released in January 2010
Toby Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman star in this drama thriller about a renegade younger brother who cares for his sibling’s wife and family after he has gone missing in Afghanistan.
Based on the Susanne Bier’s film Brothers tells the story of Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire), an upstanding Marine and conventional family man married to his high school sweetheart, Grace (Natalie Portman), who goes missing overseas.
His younger brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhall), a no-good but charming ex-con who re-enters the family’s life at Sam’s farewell dinner just before he goes missing, steps in to take control of the family with shattering consequences.
It promises to be a story of people, relationships and emotions as the family struggle to deal with their loss and subsequent return of Sam from the dead. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the film sees Tobey Maguire reach new heights as an actor with stellar performances from Natalie Portman and eight-year-old Bailee Madison who plays Sam’s daughter.
Due for a UK release on 22nd January 2010, prepare for some heart-rending stuff and don’t forget to take the box of tissues.
Planet 51 - animated family movie
Planet 51 is an animated, intergalactic family adventure from Sony Pictures that combines comedy, fantasy and adventure and will be released on 4th December 2009, in the UK.
When US astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker lands on Planet 51, he discovers it’s populated by the alien equivalent of middle America who want to defend their suburban way of life from scary invaders from other worlds … like Chuck. In order to avoid becoming an artefact in the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum, Chuck has to find his way around the planet aided by his faithful robot, Rover and new friend and resident of Planet 51, Lem.
With voice-overs by Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman and Justin Long, the film is directed by Jorge Blanco and co-directed by Javier Abad with stunning and colourful graphics from Ilion Animation. Some tongue-in-cheek comedy Planet 51 is a spoof that draws some telling parallels with our own, often paranoid, attitudes towards tolerance and acceptance of others. Biel has been quoted as saying that the film will attempt to strike a balance between “super cheesy or really dark,” mixing humorous moments with drama and emotion. Rated PG, Planet 51 contains mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humour and will no doubt become one the “biggies” in cinemas over the Christmas period.