The Plot: An origins story that follows the early life of James Howlett (Jackman), also known as Logan, and best known as Wolverine. The chronicle of his younger years as a mutant connects to his relationship and eventual falling out with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Schreiber), and his fateful entry into the Weapons X project, the governmental program that turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons.

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THE BUZZ: Media-friendly producer Lauren Shuler Donner promises a dark look into the James Howlett's backstory (call it Dark Knight effect), but that hasn't gelled with reports that Fox wants/wanted a more PG-13 take on their first foray into the events that lead up to X-Men. Said reports came after Hugh Jackman's surprise appearance at Comic-Con 2008, where his boundless enthusiasm for the project, which was outfitted in a barely dry reel of footage from the set, almost eclipsed the frenzy for the other big 2009 superhero movie, Watchmen. However, the advantage this project has is its ability to spin-off different characters into their own films; most notably, Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool, a poorly kept secret-in-development. Between this story and the reports of mutant cameos aplenty, I think Logan is the anti-hero to beat this year.

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The Plot: The origin story of Captain James T. Kirk, Spock and the crew of the USS Enterprise before they had boldly gone where no man had gone before.

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THE BUZZ: One look (okay maybe two) at the trailer and it's safe to say this isn't your grandfather's Star Trek. With a Spock vs. Kirk fist fight, steamy sex scenes, Shaun of the Dead cracking jokes and is that Harold from Harold and Kumar (!?), this doesn't even come close to being your older brother's TNG. Early reports call it "phenomenal". So, perhaps handing this tired franchise over to the young Mr. Abrams may have been just what it needed to live long and ...

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The Plot: A travel guide (Vardalos) rediscovers her romantic side, with a very unlikely match, as she whisks a group of tourists around Greece.

THE BUZZ: Everybody needs love and affection, and the likeable, relatable Nia Vardalos also deserves a career reboot -- it's totally not her fault that a million copycats lusted after her My Big Fat Greek Wedding success, quickly squeezing the life (and viability) out of indie film. Also needing a certain amount of resuscitation is director Donald Petrie, who rode high earlier this decade but quickly retired to Blandsville. A note Fox Searchlight: Nice counterprogramming here.

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The Plot: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) finds himself in Rome, where he has to race against time to prevent the Illuminati, a secret society, from putting in motion a terrorist act that could destroy the Vatican. He's aided in his quest by the beautiful Italian scientist Vittoria Vetri (Ayelet Zurer).

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THE BUZZ: This Da Vinci Code prequel was one of the first casualites of the writers' strike, which took screenwriter Akiva Goldsman away from the keyboard and onto the picket line. No matter -- it should make a mint-load of money anyway, and be predictable if handsome fun. Director Ron Howard did make a few interesting choices, though: the relatively unknown Zurer as the female lead (you might remember her as Eric Bana's wife in Munich) and the nice one-two supporting punch of Ewan McGregor and Stellan Skarsgård. We're hoping one of them steps into Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing shoes.

Oh, the Vatican unsurprisingly did not give the filmmakers permission to shoot on its sacred grounds; most everything you'll see will be a loving re-creation of St. Peter's Square and the buildings that surround it.

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The Plot: A pair of brothers and veteran conmen (Brody and Ruffalo) target an enigmatic wealthy woman (Weisz) as their potential last job, fully unaware of the twists in the road ahead of them.

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THE BUZZ: Bloom is writer-director Rian Johnson's follow up to Brick, one of the most-debated films within IMDb circles (just so you know). What gets us excited here is: the casting of Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) as the brothers' accomplice; knowing that filming occurred all over Europe and Asia; anticipating Johnson's crafted dialogue and his second attempt at fooling his audience. But what bums us out? The studio's hide and seek release strategy, which once positioned the film for late 2008, then really late 2008, then spring 09, and now early summer ...

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The Plot: Security guard Larry Daley (Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah (Wilson) and Octavius (Coogan), who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

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THE BUZZ: Similar ideas abound for this sequel, but even naysayers might admit that a better cast has been assembled around Ben Stiller for his second Washington, D.C. adventure. (It's pretty amazing that Stiller has three active franchises going, if you believe reports that Little Fockers is getting made). Here's a first look at the film, and a glimpse at how much Stiller has aged over the past couple years. P.S. Is it just me, or does Amy Adams seem kind of annoying as Amelia Earhart? Granted, she's probably way less irritating than Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt, who returns for the sequel (along with two handfuls of new faces), but pinched and snippy just aren't her colors.

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The Plot: A loan officer (Lohman) ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which subsequently turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer for help, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

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THE BUZZ: Foreclosure would be a kinda scary title, too ... Check out Sam Raimi, returning to the horror genre before travels back to Gotham for a couple more Spider-Man movies. With a tip of the hat to George A. Romero, Raimi has found a way to comment on the housing crisis, and I can imagine his tones will be bitter, wicked, and (hopefully) subtle. No offense to Ellen Page, but I am relieved she opted out of the movie, making room for Lohman, who is starting to take on more mainstream roles, albeit ones that are offbeat and, like, interesting.

But what is the film going to look like? And will it be funny? Here's proof that the answer to both questions is YES!

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