DC to Texas: The Story of finalsbound (PG-13) (True Story/Drama/Drugs) Starring Shawn Wayans as finalsbound and Julia Stiles as his Houston fiancee, Emilie Also Featuring Colin Farrell as the friendly Texas bus driver, Mekhi Phifer as finalsbound's DC partner in crime, Angela Bassett as finalsbound's vicodin-addicted aunt, and Rosario Dawson as finalsbound's DC girlfriend Directed by John Singleton Screenplay by John Singleton and Darryl Quarles Tagline: Maybe Texans aren't honky-hick ******* sons-of-b****es (or at least 99% of them aren't) like people in the Northeast make them out to be... Projected Budget Range: $10-19 Million Planned Release Date: June Projected Box Office Receipts: $15.51 million (Opening Weekend) $64.84 million (Total Domestic Gross) Chance of getting Oscar Nomination: 2% Chance of winning at least one Oscar: 1% Critic Most Likely to Praise: Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Critic Most Likely to Skewer: Chris Gore, Film Threat ~~~ Hey, my life story nets 65 million, Roger Ebert gives it thumbs up and I have a 1% shot at winning an Oscar? I'll freaking take it!
Superman Reborn (PG-13) (Adventure/Comic Book/Action) Starring Ashton Kutcher as Superman and Claire Forlani as Lois Lane Also Featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Clive Owen, and Maggie Gyllenhaal Directed by Brett Ratner Screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar Projected Budget Range: $120-129 Million Planned Release Date: May Projected Box Office Receipts: $15.08 million (Opening Weekend) $92.06 million (Total Domestic Gross) Chance of getting Oscar Nomination: 1% Chance of winning at least one Oscar: Slim to None Critic Most Likely to Praise: Ron Wells, Film Threat Critic Most Likely to Skewer: Desson Howe, Washington Post
Camelot (PG-13) (Fantasy/Historical Epic) Starring Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman Also Featuring Viggo Mortensen, Liam Neeson, and Liv Tyler Directed by Steven Spielberg Screenplay by J.R.R. Tolkien and Steven Zaillian Projected Budget Range: $120-129 Million Planned Release Date: December Projected Box Office Receipts: $18.14 million (Opening Weekend) $128.32 million (Total Domestic Gross) Chance of getting Oscar Nomination: 21% Chance of winning at least one Oscar: 6% Critic Most Likely to Praise: Jack Garner, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Critic Most Likely to Skewer: Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
