2007年将上映的好莱坞主流电影

在Firstshowing.net上的一篇Why 2007 Will Be A Great Year For Movies列出了2007年将上映的好莱坞主流制作。这里的”Great”并不是说这些电影会有多好看，能取得多高的艺术成就，而仅仅是指它们可能取得很高的票房，从而带来好莱坞商业电影丰收的一年，并创造若干的纪录。

而被列出的这么多影片中，票房期望最高的，真是那些前作取得大规模商业成功的大片的续集，比如 (以下都摘自原网页)

Spider-Man 3

Release Date: May 4, 2007

Director: Sam Raimi

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard

Synopsis: A specimen from the moon gives Spider-man
new powers and a black suit, while Spider-man must battle the new Green
Goblin, Sandman, Venom, and other dangers.

Shrek 3

Release Date: May 18, 2007

Director: Raman Hui / Chris Miller

Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Justin Timberlake

Synopsis: When Fiona’s dad dies Shrek is supposed to
take the crown but Shrek doesn’t want the responsibility. So Shrek,
Fiona, Donkey and Puss look for a new King. And so far King Arthur is
the best they have.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Release Date: May 25, 2007

Director: Gore Verbinski

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy, Chow Yun-Fat

Synopsis: Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth
Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and
betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.

从5月4日到5月25日间，近年最大的三个super merchandising的第三集都将在明年的同一个月份出击。这三个Trilogy都被看好能够突破Lord of The Ring Trilogy的全美票发。选择在同一个月内进行火拼，真是够热闹的。

接下来还有包括Harry Potter在内的其他票房成绩不俗的影片的续集

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Release Date: July 13, 2007

Director: David Yates

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Imelda Staunton, George Harris, Helena Bonham Carter

Synopsis: With their warning about Lord Voldemort’s
return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard
authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at
Hogwarts.

The Bourne Ultimatum

Release Date: August 3, 2007

Director: Paul Greengrass

Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen

Synopsis: Bourne races to discover the final mysteries
of his past while a government agent tries to track him down after a
shootout in Moscow.

连Die Hard都来个第四集凑热闹，离开上一集已经12年了。看来Indiana Jones 4也已经不遥远了。

Live Free or Die Hard

Release Date: June 29, 2007

Director: Len Wiseman

Starring: Bruce Willis

Synopsis: The heroic John McClane comes out of retirement to take down an Internet-based terrorist organization.

Fantastic Four and The Silver Surfer

Release Date: June 15, 2007

Director: Tim Story

Starring: Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, Doug Jones

Synopsis: The Fantastic Four learn that they aren’t
the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off
against the power Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.

Ocean’s 13

Release Date: June 8, 2007

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy
Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie
Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin

Synopsis: The continuing criminal exploits of Danny Ocean and his crew of crooks.

Sin City 2

Release Date: 2007

Director: Robert Rodriguez / Frank Miller

Starring: Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Michael Clarke Duncan

Synopsis: In the dark bowels of Sin City, Dwight plans
to have his vengeance against the woman who betrayed him, Ava Lord,
while Nancy plans her vengeance against the Roarks for Hartigan’s death.

除了这么多没完没了的续集之外，2007年也还将上映一批改编自游戏阿，动画片阿之类的影片，也都具有相当的票房潜力。当然，也同时显现了好莱坞编剧们才华的枯竭。

The Simpsons Movie

Release Date: July 27, 2007

Director: David Silverman

Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer

Ghost Rider

Release Date: February 16, 2007

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda

Synopsis: Based on the Marvel character, stunt
motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing
vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the
devil himself.

来自大卖的游戏Halo的改编影片，可能也会出现在2007年，尽管imdb说会是2008。

Halo

Release Date: Most Likely 2007

Director:

Starring:

Synopsis: After they crash-land on an artificial
ring-world called “Halo”, a marine captain, his surviving marines, and
a genetically-and-surgically-enhanced supersoldier called “Master
Chief” must find out what the Covenant, the genocidal alien race they
are at war with, are looking for on the ring.

还有，还有就是我们这一代人儿时无比熟悉的“变形金刚”啦，而导演Michael Bay也指望这部真人版的电影来翻身。

Transformers

Release Date: July 4, 2007

Director: Michael Bay

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Jon Voight, Bernie Mac, Tyrese Gibson

Synopsis: Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the
Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of
humankind hanging in the balance.

这么多眼花聊乱的大片背后，估计和今年一样，2007年的主流电影同样的无趣和乏味……

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