The Hollywood Horizon: Dose's Guide To The Most Anticipated Movies of the Not-So-Distant Future
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Jean Dujardin, and Jon Favreau. Based on the autobiography of Jordan Belfort. A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration.
The Counselor (2013) Directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men). Starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz and Javier Bardem. A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
American Hustle (2013) Directed by David O. Russell and starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Jeremey Renner, Amy Adams, Robert De Niro and Louis CK. The 1970s-set true story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians - namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.
Untitled Whitey Bulger Project (???) Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck. The story of notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid f
rom a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest--without their Wizard. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. And, where has Gandalf got off to? And what is his secret business to the south?
The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014) Thorin and Company have reached Lake-town and it is time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. If Bilbo and the others are able to gain the treasure, will they be able to keep it? And will they discover what has become of the wizard Gandalf?
Noah (2014) Directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, and Douglas Booth. The Biblical Noah suffers visions of apocalyptic deluge, and takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.
Happy Valley (???) Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino. The story of disgraced college football coach Joe Paterno.
Untitled Josh Hamilton Project (???) Directed by Casey Affleck. Baseball player Josh Hamilton, who was a top draft pick in 1999, hits rock bottom after suffering from a drug addiction that ruins his family life and career, only to clean-up his act and redeem himself with an unexpected comeback.
Man of Steel (2013) Starring Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, and Diane Lane with writing contributions by Christopher Nolan. An alien is raised on Earth, and grows up with superhuman abilities. He sets out to use these abilities to guard his adopted world. (Trailer)
Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013) Directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, and Christina Applegate. The continuing adventures of San Diego news anchor Ron Burgundy.
Kill Bill Volume 3 (???) Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Uma Thurman.
Sinatra (???) Directed by Martin Scorsese. The life story of legendary singer and actor Franck Sinatra.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2013) Written and directed by Frank Miller and starring Joseph Gorden-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, and Josh Brolin. In the dark bowels of Sin City, Dwight plans to have his vengeance against the woman who betrayed him, Ava Lord, while Nancy is trying to cope with Hartigan's death.
The Dark Tower (???) Directed by Ron Howard, written by Stephen King and starring Russell Crowe (rumored). Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in search of a dark tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world
Human Nature (???) Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring George Clooney. A man who is cryogenically frozen for years awakens to a world where humans are no longer the dominant species.
American Sniper (2015) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Bradley Cooper. A Navy Seal recounts his military career, which includes more than 150 confirmed kills.
Twelve Years A Slave (2013) Starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Paul Giamatti and Benedict Cumberbatch. A man living in New York during the mid-1800s is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south.
Leningrad (???) Written by Sergio Leone. The historical epic depicts the siege of Leningrad by the German army during World War II. The Russians suffered terrible losses but the the Communists would not give up the birthplace of the Russian revolution.
The Wizard of Lies (??? on HBO) Starring Robert De Nero as Bernie Madoff.
Live By Night (???) Directed by and starring Ben Affleck. Based on the book by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone).
The Trade (???) Written by Ben and Casey Affleck. A chronicle of the 1970s scandal caused by New York Yankees Fritz Petterson and Mike Kekich, who admitted to swapping wives with one another.
The Lone Ranger (2013) Directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Armie Hammer. Native American spirit warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of law, into a legend of justice.
Hemingway and Fuentes (2014) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Annette Benning, and Andy Garcia. Directed and written by Andy Garcia. Ernest Hemingway befriends boat captain, Gregorio Fuentes, who inspires him to pen the famous tale "The Old Man and the Sea."
The Monuments Men (2013) Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Bill Murray, and John Goodman. In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them.
Inherent Vice (2014) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Owen Wilson, and Benicio Del Toro. Drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello tries to solve a kidnapping case in Los Angeles in 1969.
Cicero (2014) Directed by David Yates and starring Tom Hardy. Focuses on Al Capone's rise to power moving from the slums of Brooklyn to the top of the food chain in prohibition-era Chicago.
Interstellar (2014) Directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Jonathan Nolan. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Matthew McConaughey, and Michael Caine. An exploration of physicist Kip Thorne's theories of gravity fields, wormholes and several hypotheses that Albert Einstein was never able to prove.
Silence (???) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe. In the 17th century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity.
Rush (2013) Directed by Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland). Starring Chris Hemsworth and Olivia Wilde. A biography of Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda and the 1976 crash that almost claimed his life. Mere weeks after the accident, he got behind the wheel to challenge his rival, James Hunt.
The Mission (???) Starring Brad Pitt (rumored). An action thriller about the 2008 rescue of 15 hostages from a guerrilla group in the Colombian jungle.
The Humbling (???) Directed by Barry Levinson, written by Buck Henry (The Graduate), and starring Al Pacino. A story set on a farm in upstate New York and centered on the sexual (and otherwise) relationship between aged, suicidal actor and a younger woman.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) Written and directed by the Coen brothers. Starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman and Justin Timberlake. A singer-songwriter navigates New York's folk music scene in the 1960's.
Everest (2014) Directed by Doug Limon (Bourne series) and starring Tom Hardy. British mountain climber George Mallory makes multiple attempts to scale Mt. Everest throughout the 1920s.
The Kind One (???) Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Casey Affleck. The film is set in the 1930s Los Angeles and follows Danny Landon, an amnesiac who works for a violent mobster (a.k.a. "The Kind One"), while he falls in love with this man's girlfriend.
Reykjavik (2014) Starring Christoph Waltz and Michael Douglas. A dramatization of the 1986 Reykjavik summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Directed by Wes Anderson and starring Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Jude Law, Ed Norton and Owen Wilson. The trials and tribulations of Mr. Gustave, who serves as a hotel's perfectly composed concierge.
Brave New World (???) Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (rumored)
Robocop (2014) Starring Joel Kinnaman, Samuel L Jackson, Gary Oldman, and Michael Keaton. In a crime-ridden city, a fatally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.
Imagine (???) Starring Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, Michael Caine, Annette and Bening. An old letter written to him by John Lennon and Yoko Ono inspires an aging musician to live life differently, and he sets out to reconnect with his biological son.
Godzilla (2014) Written by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption). Starring Brian Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, and Aaron Johnson.
Paradise Lost (2014) Starring Benicio Del Toro and John Hutcherson. In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.
Birdman (2014) Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Babel). Starring Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Michael Keaton, and Zack Galifianakis. A washed up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he prepares to mount a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim past glory.
Rosewater (2014) Written and directed by Jon Stewart. A journalist is detained in Iran for more than 100 days and brutally interrogated in prison.
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (???) Produced by George Clooney and written by Aaron Sorkin. A thriller set against the backdrop of the war on terror, The Challenge tells the inside story of a historic Supreme Court showdown. At its center are a Navy JAG and a young constitutional law professor who, in the aftermath of 9/11, find themselves defending their nation in the unlikeliest of ways: by suing the president of the United States on behalf of an accused terrorist in order to prevent the American government from breaking the law and violating the Constitution.
The Irishman (???) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. A mob hit man recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
Zoolander 2 (2014) Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Jonah Hill.
Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic (2014) Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen. A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen's appearance at the Live Aid concert in 1985.
Untitled Sherlock Holmes Project (???) Starring Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen and produced by Judd Apatow. A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
Out of the Furnace (2013) Directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart). Starring Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Willem Defoe, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, and Forest Whitaker. An ex-con attempts to blend into his new surroundings in an Indiana town, but is haunted by a figure from his past.
Hands of Stone (2014) Starring Robert De Niro and Edgar Ramirez. The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
The Revenant (???) Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Centering on 1820's story of a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Oldboy (2013) Directed by Spike Lee and starring Samuel L Jackson and Josh Brolin. An everyday man has only five days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 15 years without any explanation.
Malavita (2013) Directed by Luc Besson (The Professional) and starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones. The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
The Zero Theorem (2013) Directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Winshaw. A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
A Most Wanted Man (2013) Directed by Anton Corbijn and starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, and Willem Dafoe. A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught up in the international war on terror.
Lombardi (???) Starring John Travolta (rumored) and written by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump). The story of Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi and how he led his team to victory during the 1967 NFL Championship.
Big Eyes (???) Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams. A drama centered on the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Flag Day (2014) Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Sean Penn. A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber, and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
The Comedian (???) Directed by Sean Penn. Starring Robert De Niro and Kristen Wiig. A look at the life of an aging insult comic.
Knight of Cups (2013) Written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Christian Bale, Natalie Portman and Cate Blanchett. A man is in search of love and truth.
The General (???) Directed by Darren Aronofsky. A gritty look at the story of George Washington.
Star Wars: Episode VII (2015) Directed by JJ Abrams.
Jack Ryan (2013) Starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, and Kevin Costner. Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
