NOVEMBER 4th
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
Warner Bros. Pictures
Though A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas may start off with the protagonists in slightly more mature places in their lives—or at least with different friends, it pretty quickly becomes, well, a Harold and Kumar movie. As they prepare for separate Christmas celebrations, Kumar (Kal Penn) receives a mysterious package that he feels compelled to deliver to his now-distant friend, Harold (John Cho). It doesn’t go as planned, however, and ends with Kumar burning down Harold’s father-in-law’s Christmas tree. Instead of fessing up, Harold decides to use the 24 hours before his in-laws return home to search for a new Christmas tree—in New York City on Christmas Eve. Audience favorite Neil Patrick Harris will also be reprising his role as Neil Patrick Harris.
Tower Heist
Universal Pictures
An all-star cast featuring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, and Alan Alda, Tower Heist is a twist on the classic Robin Hood story. Josh Kovacs (Stiller) is manager of the luxurious apartment building where his boss, financial giant and Wall Street billionaire Arthur Shaw (Alda), is held under house arrest. When Kovacs finds out that Shaw has not only swindled his investors out of two billion dollars, but that he’s going to walk away scot-free, he gets angry. The tower staffers are about to lose their life earnings, and instead of sitting back and watching, Kovacs recruits Slide (Murphy), a con-man himself, to help get the money back. Though they have nearly unbeatable odds—with both the security of Shaw’s house arrest and his financial genius—between Kovacs’s familiarity with the condominium and Slide’s cunning, they have a fighting chance.
NOVEMBER 11th
The Immortals
Relativity Media
Truly an epic story, Mickey Rourke stars as the vicious King Hyperion at the helm of his murderous Heraklion army. Their quest is to find the lost Bow of Epirus, with which King Hyperion will be able to overthrow the gods of Olympus and become the only ruler in the universe. Though they destroy everything in their wake, one man, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill), vows to avenge his mother, who was killed in one of Hyperion’s raids. Goaded by his meeting with the Sibylline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), who tells him about her visions of his future as the key to stopping the destruction, Theseus manages to pull together a band of followers and prepares for what will be a battle for the fate of all humanity.
Jack and Jill
Sony Pictures
Adam Sandler has spent the last several years making movies that revolve around family, and while Jack and Jill certainly does that, it’s got a twist. Jack Sadelstein (Sandler) is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles, and seems to have it all—a beautiful wife, wonderful kids, and a job he likes. However, every year, he dreads the same event—the Thanksgiving arrival of his twin sister (also Sandler). Jill seems to turn Jack’s entire life inside out during these visits with her passive-aggressiveness and neediness. Jack and Jill also stars Katie Holmes as his wife, and Al Pacino.
NOVEMBER 18th
HAPPY FEET TWO
Warner Bros. Pictures
Audiences who loved Happy Feet will be happy to revisit the Antarctic in 3D. Mumble, called The Master of Tap, can’t seem to instill that same love of dance in his son, Erik, who is afraid to dance. Erik decides to run away and meets a new role model—The Mighty Sven, a penguin who says he can fly. Mumble is heartbroken to have been replaced in his son’s eyes, but there’s not much time to focus on it before the penguins’ world is turned upside down. Erik witnesses firsthand how brave his father is as Mumble organizes not just penguins, but legions of other animals as well, to make things right again.
NOVEMBER 23rd
The Muppets
Walt Disney Pictures
The Muppets are back! While in vacation in LA, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppets fan, and his friends Gary and Mary (played by Jason Segal and Amy Adams, respectively), who are from Smalltown, USA, discover a villainous plot— oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) plans to drill for oil underneath the Muppets’ old home, The Muppet Theater. After Walter, Mary, and Gary help Kermit reunite the now-estranged Muppets, they decide to hold a telethon to raise the ten million dollars they need to save the theater.
