The Most Anticipated Dramas of 2010

Those Ready for Box Office Glory or Critical Acclaim

Craig Whyel
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Here is a list, in no ranking order, of what will be the most anticipated Drama movies of 2010:
(Infomation verified through imdb.com, movie insider.com and film websites.)

The Book of Eli

January 15

Warner Brothers

Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman

A loner tough guy (Washington) fights his way across a post apocalyptic America to protect a book that holds the key to the future of humanity.

Prediction: Denzel's back after a disappointing Taking of Penhelm 1-2-3

Extraordinary Measures

January 22

CBS Films

Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell

True story of a man who risked everything to help two of his children, who are dosed with a fatal disease.

Prediction: The critics are going to love this one but it might be too heavy for audiences.

The Wolfman

February 12, 2009

Benecio Del Torro, Anthony Hopkins

A man returns to his homeland from America where he is bitten by a werewolf.

Prediction: Werewolves might not be as popular as vampires.

Shutter Island

February 19

Paramount Pictures

Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams and Max Von Sydow.

Martin Scorcese directs. DiCaprio and Ruffalo are US Marshall's investigating a missing patient from a hospital for the criminally insane.

Prediction: Great cast and director will overcome a rather dark story.

Mary, Mother of Christ

April 2

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Camille Belle

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

A Biblical tale of Mary and her triumph through the reign of King Herod.

Prediction: It should do well coming out for Easter weekend.

Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

April 23

20th Century Fox

Michael Douglas, Shia La Beouf, Josh Brolin, Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon

Gordon Gecko is out of prison and looking to reunite with his daughter.

Prediction: I sense people are quite put off by Wall Street these days and it will show at the box office.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

June 30

Summit Entertainment

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

The stress of a teen vampire romance is revisited.

Prediction: This will do well but it won't be the license to print money the earlier ones were.

Burlesque

November 24

Sony Screen Gems

Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Alan Cummings

Coming of age drama musical set in a neo-burlesque night club.

Prediction: The critics will hate it, audiences will love it.

Love and Other Drugs

November 24

20th Century Fox

Jake Gyllenhal, Anne Hathaway

A pharmaceutical salesman has a relationship with a woman who has Parkinson's Disease.

Prediction: The cultural and political subtext (health care) of the movie might make audiences wary because they hear and see too much of it in the news.

Life As We Know It

December 17

Watner Brothers Pictures

Kathryn Heigel, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas

Two people suddenly have to care for a little girl after her parents, their mutual friends, are killed.

Prediction: The pretty people in the cast will overcome any critical push back.

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While filming Love and Other Drugs in Pittsburgh, actor Jake Gyllenhal became such a huge Pittsburgh Steeler fan that he got the team logo tatooed on his back. He revealed the tatoo during an appearance on The David Letterman Show.

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