Since the Potter films has been nothing but a cash cow for Warner Brothers, it appears that the success of The Dark Knight and the recent decision to finally capitalize on the DC Comics characters available to the studio, pushed this series entry to a summer schedule that, when combined with some other big films, may make 2009 a banner year for Warners. Watchmen, a beloved graphic superhero novel relatively unknown outside of comic book circles, is already being heavily previewed long before its March 6 ’09 release date. Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, both a prequel and sequel to all of the previous Terminator movies, is set for May 22, 2009.
Along with the rescheduling of the Paramount’s new Star Trek film for May 8, 2009 it does appear that there is some great expectations from all major studios for the ‘09 spring and summer, including but certainly not limited to Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine set for May 1, 2009 opposite The Hanna Montana Movie, Angels and Demons, (the prequel to the horrible Da Vinci Code) set for May 15, and the sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, set for May 22 (opposite Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins) – and its still not officially summer!
Summer 2009 will also include another Fast and Furious sequel, another TV remake, The A-Team, another Eddie Murphy movie entitled Nowhereland (which sight unseen is probably as terrible as his last few pictures), The Tooth Fairy, starring Duane “The Rock” Johnson as a hockey player who becomes the mythical tooth fairy and three other mid-summer movies expected to be tent pole movies: the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, another Ice Age sequel, and 2012 another environmental disaster movie from Roland Emmerich starring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson and others.
While the Videot would predict that the X-Men sequel, Night at the Museum sequel, Harry Potter, and the Transformer sequel, and unfortunately, Angels and Demons, will meet or exceed expectations, the rest is pretty much up for grabs.
There is no doubt that the Videot will see the new Star Trek film the first weekend, but it remains to be seen whether this attempt to reboot and re-charge a franchise that has made lots of money for Paramount will work. A lot will depend upon good reviews and word-of-mouth from the fan faithful, especially if Wolverine, which premieres only one week earlier, has neither.
Anyway you cut it, the studios are already lining up the players for what should be another big money making spring and summer.
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