Science Fiction & Horror Movie Preview Fall 2009
Gerard Butler, Dennis Quaid, Costas Mandylor Star in New Releases
Aug 7, 2009
Supernatural, virtual, and serial killers stalk their prey in these new releases from major independent studios.
Gamer
In this futuristic sci-fi action thriller, humans control real people in mass-scale, multi-player online games. The latest gaming craze is the first-person shooter game called “Slayers” in which people act out their most violent fantasies online before a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars forced to fight in mortal combat. The story centers around Kable (Gerard Butler), who was taken from his family, imprisoned, and forced to fight against his will as a modern-day gladiator.
- Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
- Writers: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
- Additional Cast: Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, Terry Crews, John Liguizamo
- Rating: R (for frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity, and language)
- Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
- Studio: Lionsgate
- Release Date: September 4, 2009
- Additional Information: Besides Gamer, Neveldine and Taylor also worked together (writing, producing, directing) on the high-energy action film Crank High Voltage starring Jason Statham.
Pandorum
On a dark, deserted spacecraft once inhabited by 60,000 passengers, two astronauts awaken from hyper-sleep with no knowledge of their identities, their mission, or the whereabouts of the missing passengers. Five hundred million miles from earth, the ship itself holds the secret to their situation. Yet learning this secret – and discovering that they are not alone onboard – presents a more horrifying scenario then they could ever have imagined.
- Director: Christian Alvart
- Writers: Travis Milloy (screenplay and story), Christian Alvart (story)
- Cast: Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Eddie Rouse, Norman Reedus
- Rating: R (for strong horror violence and language)
- Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
- Studio: Overture Films
- Release Date: September 25, 2009
- Additional Information: Producers Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Astrid Kuhberger, Robert Kulzer, and Martin Moszkowicz all worked on various Resident Evil films together.
Saw VI
This represents the sixth installment of the popular serial-killer franchise about a former toy designer diagnosed with terminal cancer who cuts puzzle-shaped pieces out of his victims’ flesh. This time, Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) takes on the legacy of the Jigsaw Killer (Tobin Bell). The FBI zeroes in on Hoffman, thereby forcing him to start the sadistic game all over again. As the story progresses, Jigsaw’s grand scheme manifests itself.
- Director: Kevin Greutert
- Writers: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
- Additional Cast: Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith, Peter Outerbridge
- Rating: To be Announced
- Genre: Horror
- Studio: Lionsgate
- Release Date: October 23, 2009
- Additional Information: Saw VI opens just in time for Halloween.
For more information about new fall releases, read Comedy Movie Preview Fall 2009.
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