Highlights of 2003 Hollywood film lineup
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Highlights of 2003 Hollywood film lineup
I saw this Associated Press article today at the newspaper where I work and thought it might be fun for DVD talkers to see some of what's planned for release this year (please note, it's HIGHLIGHTS, not every single movie planned for release in 2003):
For release weekend editions Jan. 16-19 and thereafter
Highlights of Hollywood film lineup for 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Highlights of Hollywood’s 2003 film slate. Many films do not yet have specific release dates, and dates are subject to change. For films with specific dates, the month of release is noted in parentheses.
Winter and Spring
AGAINST THE ROPES: Meg Ryan as a female boxing manager, ushering her new recruit (Omar Epps) to contender status. (March)
AGENT CODY BANKS: Shyness undermines a teen spy (Frankie Munoz) assigned to date a high school babe. (March)
ANGER MANAGEMENT: A public outburst lands Adam Sandler in the care of rage counselor Jack Nicholson. (April)
ASSASSINATION TANGO: Robert Duvall writes, directs and stars in the story of a hit man in South America. (March)
BASIC: “Pulp Fiction’s” John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson reunite in a thriller about the disappearance of elite commandos. (April)
BIKER BOYZ: A motorcycle champ (Laurence Fishburne) is challenged by a young racer (Derek Luke). (January)
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE: A divorced attorney (Steve Martin) learns that his online sweetheart is a prison escapee (Queen Latifah). (March)
BUFFALO SOLDIERS: An Army wheeler-dealer (Joaquin Phoenix) battles the brass. (March)
BULLETPROOF MONK: A monk with no name (Chow Yun-Fat) seeks a new protector for a powerful ancient scroll. (April)
CONFIDENCE: A grifter (Edward Burns) stages his biggest con to repay debts to a crime boss (Dustin Hoffman).
THE CORE: Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank journey to the center of the earth to save the world. (March)
CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE: A Taiwanese agent (Jet Li) helps a gang leader (DMX) rescue his kidnapped daughter. (February)
DAREDEVIL: Ben Affleck as the blind comic-book hero whose other senses are superhuman. (February)
DARK BLUE: An L.A. police drama set days before the 1992 riots. With Kurt Russell and Ving Rhames. (February)
DELIVER US FROM EVA: Three men plot to free themselves from their mates’ imperious older sister. With LL Cool J. (February)
DOWN WITH LOVE: Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor in a throwback to hip ’60s sex comedies. (April)
DREAMCATCHER: Stephen King’s tale of friends battling supernatural evil. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan and co-starring Morgan Freeman.
DUPLEX: Danny DeVito directs Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore as a couple plotting to get rid of a pesky tenant.
FINAL DESTINATION 2: Death stalks friends saved from a car wreck by a premonition. (January)
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY: It had to happen — “American Idol” stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini team for a spring-break romance. (April)
GODS AND GENERALS: Robert Duvall in an epic set in the early years of the Civil War, a prequel to “Gettysburg.” (February)
THE GOOD THIEF: Nick Nolte plans a casino heist on the French Riviera. Neil Jordan directs. (April)
THE GURU: An immigrant Indian waiter is mistaken for a spiritual healer. With Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei. (January)
A GUY THING: A groom (Jason Lee) scrambles to cover up an embarrassing encounter with his fiancee’s cousin (Julia Stiles). (January)
HEAD OF STATE: Chris Rock directs and stars in a comedy about an obscure politician nominated for president. (March)
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: For a column, a writer (Kate Hudson) sets out to mess things up with a new beau (Matthew McConaughey). (February)
THE HUNTED: A tracker (Tommy Lee Jones) chases an assassin (Benicio Del Toro). William Friedkin directs. (March)
IDENTITY: Travelers discover there’s a killer among them at a deserted motel. With John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet. (March)
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY: Kirk Douglas and son Michael join other family members for a multi-generational comic drama. (April)
THE JUNGLE BOOK 2: Disney’s animated sequel about wild child Mowgli features the voices of John Goodman and Haley Joel Osment. (February)
KANGAROO JACK: Two pals (Jerry O’Connell and Anthony Anderson) pursue a kangaroo that hopped off with mob cash. (January)
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE: A death-penalty opponent (Kevin Spacey) faces execution for murder. Kate Winslet co-stars. (February)
MALIBU’S MOST WANTED: A rapper’s lifestyle infringes on his dad’s political career. With Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs and Blair Underwood.
A MIGHTY WIND: Christopher Guest’s mock documentary about ’60s folkies reuniting for a memorial concert. (April)
NATIONAL SECURITY: Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn are mismatched security guards chasing smugglers. (January)
OLD SCHOOL: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn revisit college days by starting a frat house. (February)
PROZAC NATION: A Harvard freshman (Christina Ricci) copes with depression. (March)
THE RECRUIT: CIA honcho Al Pacino taps a brilliant trainee (Colin Farrell) to find a mole in the agency. (January)
SHANGHAI KNIGHTS: “Shanghai Noon” buddies Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson on a killer’s trail in London. (February)
SPIDER: An ex-mental patient (Ralph Fiennes) copes with painful memories. (February)
TEARS OF THE SUN: Bruce Willis as a Navy SEAL torn between duty and justice on a rescue mission. (March)
VERONICA GUERIN: Cate Blanchett in the true story of a Dublin reporter slain during an investigation of Irish drug lords.
VIEW FROM THE TOP: Gwyneth Paltrow hits turbulence in her goal of becoming a top stewardess.
Summer Season
AMERICAN WEDDING: Love, “American Pie”-style. Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan walk down the aisle with “Pie” pals in tow. (August)
BAD BOYS II: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as narcotics cops on the trail of a Miami drug lord. (July)
BRUCE ALMIGHTY: Malcontent Jim Carrey is granted divine powers after venting against God (Morgan Freeman). (May)
CASA DE LOS BABYS: John Sayles’ tale of American women stuck at a South American hotel waiting to adopt babies. (June)
CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu hunt a killer snuffing people in witness protection. (June)
CURSED: Horror-meister Wes Craven reunites with “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson for a fresh take on werewolves. (August)
DADDY DAY CARE: Eddie Murphy as an unemployed dad whose offbeat new day-care center irks a snooty rival (Anjelica Huston). (May)
ELLA ENCHANTED: Anne Hathaway as a fairy-tale doormat — a girl in a magical land who’s cursed by absolute obedience. (August)
EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING: Prequel time for “The Exorcist” priest, who meets Satan in Africa. Stellan Skarsgard stars. (July)
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 2: More fast cars and street racing with Paul Walker. John Singleton directs. (June)
THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS: An ad exec (Cuba Gooding Jr.) must create a successful gospel choir to gain an inheritance. (August)
FINDING NEMO: A father fish sets out to rescue his son in an animated adventure from the “Toy Story” creators. (May)
FREAKY FRIDAY: A feuding mother and daughter swap bodies in a remake of the 1970s fantasy. Jamie Lee Curtis stars.
GIGLI: Real-life sweeties Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in a mob romance. (August)
HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE: Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett are cops trying to crack the slayings of a rap group. (June)
THE HULK: Ang Lee directs the comic-book adaptation. With Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly and Nick Nolte. (June)
THE ITALIAN JOB: Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron in a remake of the 1969 gold-heist caper. (May)
J.M. BARRIE’s NEVERLAND: Johnny Depp as the creator of “Peter Pan.” Dustin Hoffman and Kate Winslet co-star.
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: Literary characters including Capt. Nemo and Dr. Jekyll battle a global plot. With Sean Connery. (July)
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER — THE CRADLE OF LIFE: Angelina Jolie returns as the video-game hero. (July)
LE DIVORCE: A James Ivory-Ismail Merchant comedy of romantic misadventures in France. With Glenn Close, Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts. (June)
LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE: Reese Witherspoon goes to Washington to spread her stylish legal finesse. (July)
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD: Russell Crowe leads a British ship against privateers. Adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s books. (June)
MATCHSTICK MEN: A con man (Nicolas Cage) has a big score disrupted by his teen-age daughter’s arrival. Ridley Scott directs.
THE MATRIX RELOADED: Keanu Reeves resumes the fight against evil machines in part two of the Wachowski brothers’ sci-fi trilogy. (May)
MOLLY GUNN: A rock star’s daughter (Brittany Murphy) loses her fortune but finds her way as nanny to a precocious girl. (August)
OPEN RANGE: Kevin Costner directs a Western about cattlemen facing a corrupt lawman. Costner co-stars with Robert Duvall and Annette Bening.
THE RUGRATS MEET THE WILD THORNBERRYS: The cartoon toddlers encounter the animated family of adventurers. (June)
THE RUNAWAY JURY: A John Grisham adaptation about shady jury dealings. Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and John Cusack star.
SEABISCUIT: A jockey (Tobey Maguire), a trainer (Chris Cooper), a businessman (Jeff Bridges) and a legendary Depression-era racehorse. (July)
THE SHAPE OF THINGS: Neil LaBute (“Nurse Betty”) adapts his stage play of campus romance. With Rachel Weisz and Gretchen Mol. (May)
SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer lend voices to the sailor’s animated adventures. (June)
SPY KIDS 3: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara return as the family that spies together. (July)
S.W.A.T.: Two tactical officers (Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell) try to thwart a drug lord’s escape from police custody. (August)
TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back, fighting a female cyborg to save the future. (July)
THE WEDDING PARTY: A spy (Michael Douglas) and a foot doctor (Albert Brooks) are fathers of the bride and groom. (May)
WHEN HAROLD MET LLOYD: DUMB & DUMBERER: “Dumb & Dumber” prequel traces the dopey brothers’ high school days. (June)
X2: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman and other “X-Men” mutants suit up again. (May)
Fall and Holidays
THE ALAMO: Texans try to fend off Mexicans in one of history’s greatest last stands. Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid star.
ANYTHING ELSE: Woody Allen’s latest features himself, Danny DeVito, Stockard Channing, Christina Ricci and Jason Biggs. (September)
BAD SANTA: A tyke teaches Christmas spirit to mall thieves posing as Santa and his elf. With Billy Bob Thornton.
BARBERSHOP 2: Ice Cube returns for a second day of mayhem among offbeat associates at a hair joint. (November)
THE BIG BOUNCE: A remake of the ’60s crime thriller about wealthy rivals in Hawaii. With Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman. (September)
BIG FISH: Tim Burton’s fantasy about a teller of tall tales and his alienated son. With Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor and Jessica Lange.
THE CLEARING: An old married couple (Robert Redford and Helen Mirren) are victimized by a kidnapper (Willem Dafoe).
COLD MOUNTAIN: Nicole Kidman and Jude Law in a Civil War tale based on Charles Frazier’s novel. Anthony Minghella directs. (December)
DIRTY DANCING 2: HAVANA NIGHTS: An update of the 1987 hit, following a Cuban ballroom dancer’s fling with a pool boy. (November)
DR. SEUSS’ THE CAT IN THE HAT: Mike Myers as the feline trickster in the Abe Lincoln hat. (November)
THE HAUNTED MANSION: Eddie Murphy finds ghosts galore at an estate he wants to convert to condos. Based on the Disneyland attraction.
HIDALGO: A cowboy (Viggo Mortensen) is invited by an Arab sheik (Omar Sharif) to compete in a desert horse race in 1890.
THE HUMAN STAIN: Anthony Hopkins as a ruined academic who finds solace in a writer (Gary Sinise) and a fling with a janitor (Nicole Kidman). From Phillip Roth’s novel.
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY: George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the Coen brothers’ story of a marital attorney and a serial divorcee. (October)
KILL BILL: Quentin Tarantino directs Uma Thurman as an ex-assassin seeking vengeance on a mentor and his hit squad. (October)
THE LAST SAMURAI: Tom Cruise is a U.S. officer training Japanese soldiers on modern warfare in the 1870s. (December)
LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION: Cartoon favorites team with human characters in adventures. (November)
LOOSELY BASED ON A TRUE LOVE STORY: Rob Reiner’s romance about a novelist (Luke Wilson) and his cheeky stenographer (Kate Hudson). (September)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: Once more unto the breach with hobbits, wizards, dwarfs and elves. (December)
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS: Keanu Reeves’ final battle against machines in the sci-fi trilogy. (November)
MONA LISA SMILE: Julia Roberts as an art-history prof with modern ideas. With Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. (November)
MYSTIC RIVER: Clint Eastwood directs Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon as three men connected to a murder.
NANCY MEYERS UNTITLED: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves in a bizarre love triangle.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO: Antonio Banderas returns as gunslinger El Mariachi. Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe and Johnny Depp co-star.
OUT OF TIME: Denzel Washington as a Florida police chief struggling to solve a double homicide. (October)
PETER PAN: P.J. Hogan (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”) directs a live-action version about the boy who won’t grow up. (December)
RADIO: A mentally handicapped man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) finds a mentor in a high school football coach (Ed Harris). (October)
SCARY MOVIE 3: Spoof master David Zucker (“Airplane!”) takes over the horror-gag franchise.
UNTITLED PETER BERG PROJECT: The Rock as a master crime thug out to rescue his boss’ son along the Amazon. (September)
UNTITLED SYLVIA PLATH PROJECT: Gwyneth Paltrow as the suicidal poet. Paltrow’s mom, Blythe Danner, co-stars.
THE WHOLE TEN YARDS: Dentist Matthew Perry and ex-hitman Bruce Willis are back in a sequel to “The Whole Nine Yards.” (October)
For release weekend editions Jan. 16-19 and thereafter
Highlights of Hollywood film lineup for 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Highlights of Hollywood’s 2003 film slate. Many films do not yet have specific release dates, and dates are subject to change. For films with specific dates, the month of release is noted in parentheses.
Winter and Spring
AGAINST THE ROPES: Meg Ryan as a female boxing manager, ushering her new recruit (Omar Epps) to contender status. (March)
AGENT CODY BANKS: Shyness undermines a teen spy (Frankie Munoz) assigned to date a high school babe. (March)
ANGER MANAGEMENT: A public outburst lands Adam Sandler in the care of rage counselor Jack Nicholson. (April)
ASSASSINATION TANGO: Robert Duvall writes, directs and stars in the story of a hit man in South America. (March)
BASIC: “Pulp Fiction’s” John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson reunite in a thriller about the disappearance of elite commandos. (April)
BIKER BOYZ: A motorcycle champ (Laurence Fishburne) is challenged by a young racer (Derek Luke). (January)
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE: A divorced attorney (Steve Martin) learns that his online sweetheart is a prison escapee (Queen Latifah). (March)
BUFFALO SOLDIERS: An Army wheeler-dealer (Joaquin Phoenix) battles the brass. (March)
BULLETPROOF MONK: A monk with no name (Chow Yun-Fat) seeks a new protector for a powerful ancient scroll. (April)
CONFIDENCE: A grifter (Edward Burns) stages his biggest con to repay debts to a crime boss (Dustin Hoffman).
THE CORE: Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank journey to the center of the earth to save the world. (March)
CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE: A Taiwanese agent (Jet Li) helps a gang leader (DMX) rescue his kidnapped daughter. (February)
DAREDEVIL: Ben Affleck as the blind comic-book hero whose other senses are superhuman. (February)
DARK BLUE: An L.A. police drama set days before the 1992 riots. With Kurt Russell and Ving Rhames. (February)
DELIVER US FROM EVA: Three men plot to free themselves from their mates’ imperious older sister. With LL Cool J. (February)
DOWN WITH LOVE: Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor in a throwback to hip ’60s sex comedies. (April)
DREAMCATCHER: Stephen King’s tale of friends battling supernatural evil. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan and co-starring Morgan Freeman.
DUPLEX: Danny DeVito directs Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore as a couple plotting to get rid of a pesky tenant.
FINAL DESTINATION 2: Death stalks friends saved from a car wreck by a premonition. (January)
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY: It had to happen — “American Idol” stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini team for a spring-break romance. (April)
GODS AND GENERALS: Robert Duvall in an epic set in the early years of the Civil War, a prequel to “Gettysburg.” (February)
THE GOOD THIEF: Nick Nolte plans a casino heist on the French Riviera. Neil Jordan directs. (April)
THE GURU: An immigrant Indian waiter is mistaken for a spiritual healer. With Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei. (January)
A GUY THING: A groom (Jason Lee) scrambles to cover up an embarrassing encounter with his fiancee’s cousin (Julia Stiles). (January)
HEAD OF STATE: Chris Rock directs and stars in a comedy about an obscure politician nominated for president. (March)
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: For a column, a writer (Kate Hudson) sets out to mess things up with a new beau (Matthew McConaughey). (February)
THE HUNTED: A tracker (Tommy Lee Jones) chases an assassin (Benicio Del Toro). William Friedkin directs. (March)
IDENTITY: Travelers discover there’s a killer among them at a deserted motel. With John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet. (March)
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY: Kirk Douglas and son Michael join other family members for a multi-generational comic drama. (April)
THE JUNGLE BOOK 2: Disney’s animated sequel about wild child Mowgli features the voices of John Goodman and Haley Joel Osment. (February)
KANGAROO JACK: Two pals (Jerry O’Connell and Anthony Anderson) pursue a kangaroo that hopped off with mob cash. (January)
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE: A death-penalty opponent (Kevin Spacey) faces execution for murder. Kate Winslet co-stars. (February)
MALIBU’S MOST WANTED: A rapper’s lifestyle infringes on his dad’s political career. With Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs and Blair Underwood.
A MIGHTY WIND: Christopher Guest’s mock documentary about ’60s folkies reuniting for a memorial concert. (April)
NATIONAL SECURITY: Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn are mismatched security guards chasing smugglers. (January)
OLD SCHOOL: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn revisit college days by starting a frat house. (February)
PROZAC NATION: A Harvard freshman (Christina Ricci) copes with depression. (March)
THE RECRUIT: CIA honcho Al Pacino taps a brilliant trainee (Colin Farrell) to find a mole in the agency. (January)
SHANGHAI KNIGHTS: “Shanghai Noon” buddies Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson on a killer’s trail in London. (February)
SPIDER: An ex-mental patient (Ralph Fiennes) copes with painful memories. (February)
TEARS OF THE SUN: Bruce Willis as a Navy SEAL torn between duty and justice on a rescue mission. (March)
VERONICA GUERIN: Cate Blanchett in the true story of a Dublin reporter slain during an investigation of Irish drug lords.
VIEW FROM THE TOP: Gwyneth Paltrow hits turbulence in her goal of becoming a top stewardess.
Summer Season
AMERICAN WEDDING: Love, “American Pie”-style. Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan walk down the aisle with “Pie” pals in tow. (August)
BAD BOYS II: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as narcotics cops on the trail of a Miami drug lord. (July)
BRUCE ALMIGHTY: Malcontent Jim Carrey is granted divine powers after venting against God (Morgan Freeman). (May)
CASA DE LOS BABYS: John Sayles’ tale of American women stuck at a South American hotel waiting to adopt babies. (June)
CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu hunt a killer snuffing people in witness protection. (June)
CURSED: Horror-meister Wes Craven reunites with “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson for a fresh take on werewolves. (August)
DADDY DAY CARE: Eddie Murphy as an unemployed dad whose offbeat new day-care center irks a snooty rival (Anjelica Huston). (May)
ELLA ENCHANTED: Anne Hathaway as a fairy-tale doormat — a girl in a magical land who’s cursed by absolute obedience. (August)
EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING: Prequel time for “The Exorcist” priest, who meets Satan in Africa. Stellan Skarsgard stars. (July)
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 2: More fast cars and street racing with Paul Walker. John Singleton directs. (June)
THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS: An ad exec (Cuba Gooding Jr.) must create a successful gospel choir to gain an inheritance. (August)
FINDING NEMO: A father fish sets out to rescue his son in an animated adventure from the “Toy Story” creators. (May)
FREAKY FRIDAY: A feuding mother and daughter swap bodies in a remake of the 1970s fantasy. Jamie Lee Curtis stars.
GIGLI: Real-life sweeties Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in a mob romance. (August)
HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE: Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett are cops trying to crack the slayings of a rap group. (June)
THE HULK: Ang Lee directs the comic-book adaptation. With Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly and Nick Nolte. (June)
THE ITALIAN JOB: Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron in a remake of the 1969 gold-heist caper. (May)
J.M. BARRIE’s NEVERLAND: Johnny Depp as the creator of “Peter Pan.” Dustin Hoffman and Kate Winslet co-star.
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: Literary characters including Capt. Nemo and Dr. Jekyll battle a global plot. With Sean Connery. (July)
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER — THE CRADLE OF LIFE: Angelina Jolie returns as the video-game hero. (July)
LE DIVORCE: A James Ivory-Ismail Merchant comedy of romantic misadventures in France. With Glenn Close, Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts. (June)
LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE: Reese Witherspoon goes to Washington to spread her stylish legal finesse. (July)
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD: Russell Crowe leads a British ship against privateers. Adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s books. (June)
MATCHSTICK MEN: A con man (Nicolas Cage) has a big score disrupted by his teen-age daughter’s arrival. Ridley Scott directs.
THE MATRIX RELOADED: Keanu Reeves resumes the fight against evil machines in part two of the Wachowski brothers’ sci-fi trilogy. (May)
MOLLY GUNN: A rock star’s daughter (Brittany Murphy) loses her fortune but finds her way as nanny to a precocious girl. (August)
OPEN RANGE: Kevin Costner directs a Western about cattlemen facing a corrupt lawman. Costner co-stars with Robert Duvall and Annette Bening.
THE RUGRATS MEET THE WILD THORNBERRYS: The cartoon toddlers encounter the animated family of adventurers. (June)
THE RUNAWAY JURY: A John Grisham adaptation about shady jury dealings. Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and John Cusack star.
SEABISCUIT: A jockey (Tobey Maguire), a trainer (Chris Cooper), a businessman (Jeff Bridges) and a legendary Depression-era racehorse. (July)
THE SHAPE OF THINGS: Neil LaBute (“Nurse Betty”) adapts his stage play of campus romance. With Rachel Weisz and Gretchen Mol. (May)
SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer lend voices to the sailor’s animated adventures. (June)
SPY KIDS 3: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara return as the family that spies together. (July)
S.W.A.T.: Two tactical officers (Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell) try to thwart a drug lord’s escape from police custody. (August)
TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back, fighting a female cyborg to save the future. (July)
THE WEDDING PARTY: A spy (Michael Douglas) and a foot doctor (Albert Brooks) are fathers of the bride and groom. (May)
WHEN HAROLD MET LLOYD: DUMB & DUMBERER: “Dumb & Dumber” prequel traces the dopey brothers’ high school days. (June)
X2: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman and other “X-Men” mutants suit up again. (May)
Fall and Holidays
THE ALAMO: Texans try to fend off Mexicans in one of history’s greatest last stands. Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid star.
ANYTHING ELSE: Woody Allen’s latest features himself, Danny DeVito, Stockard Channing, Christina Ricci and Jason Biggs. (September)
BAD SANTA: A tyke teaches Christmas spirit to mall thieves posing as Santa and his elf. With Billy Bob Thornton.
BARBERSHOP 2: Ice Cube returns for a second day of mayhem among offbeat associates at a hair joint. (November)
THE BIG BOUNCE: A remake of the ’60s crime thriller about wealthy rivals in Hawaii. With Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman. (September)
BIG FISH: Tim Burton’s fantasy about a teller of tall tales and his alienated son. With Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor and Jessica Lange.
THE CLEARING: An old married couple (Robert Redford and Helen Mirren) are victimized by a kidnapper (Willem Dafoe).
COLD MOUNTAIN: Nicole Kidman and Jude Law in a Civil War tale based on Charles Frazier’s novel. Anthony Minghella directs. (December)
DIRTY DANCING 2: HAVANA NIGHTS: An update of the 1987 hit, following a Cuban ballroom dancer’s fling with a pool boy. (November)
DR. SEUSS’ THE CAT IN THE HAT: Mike Myers as the feline trickster in the Abe Lincoln hat. (November)
THE HAUNTED MANSION: Eddie Murphy finds ghosts galore at an estate he wants to convert to condos. Based on the Disneyland attraction.
HIDALGO: A cowboy (Viggo Mortensen) is invited by an Arab sheik (Omar Sharif) to compete in a desert horse race in 1890.
THE HUMAN STAIN: Anthony Hopkins as a ruined academic who finds solace in a writer (Gary Sinise) and a fling with a janitor (Nicole Kidman). From Phillip Roth’s novel.
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY: George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the Coen brothers’ story of a marital attorney and a serial divorcee. (October)
KILL BILL: Quentin Tarantino directs Uma Thurman as an ex-assassin seeking vengeance on a mentor and his hit squad. (October)
THE LAST SAMURAI: Tom Cruise is a U.S. officer training Japanese soldiers on modern warfare in the 1870s. (December)
LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION: Cartoon favorites team with human characters in adventures. (November)
LOOSELY BASED ON A TRUE LOVE STORY: Rob Reiner’s romance about a novelist (Luke Wilson) and his cheeky stenographer (Kate Hudson). (September)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: Once more unto the breach with hobbits, wizards, dwarfs and elves. (December)
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS: Keanu Reeves’ final battle against machines in the sci-fi trilogy. (November)
MONA LISA SMILE: Julia Roberts as an art-history prof with modern ideas. With Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. (November)
MYSTIC RIVER: Clint Eastwood directs Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon as three men connected to a murder.
NANCY MEYERS UNTITLED: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves in a bizarre love triangle.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO: Antonio Banderas returns as gunslinger El Mariachi. Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe and Johnny Depp co-star.
OUT OF TIME: Denzel Washington as a Florida police chief struggling to solve a double homicide. (October)
PETER PAN: P.J. Hogan (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”) directs a live-action version about the boy who won’t grow up. (December)
RADIO: A mentally handicapped man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) finds a mentor in a high school football coach (Ed Harris). (October)
SCARY MOVIE 3: Spoof master David Zucker (“Airplane!”) takes over the horror-gag franchise.
UNTITLED PETER BERG PROJECT: The Rock as a master crime thug out to rescue his boss’ son along the Amazon. (September)
UNTITLED SYLVIA PLATH PROJECT: Gwyneth Paltrow as the suicidal poet. Paltrow’s mom, Blythe Danner, co-stars.
THE WHOLE TEN YARDS: Dentist Matthew Perry and ex-hitman Bruce Willis are back in a sequel to “The Whole Nine Yards.” (October)
