Releases December 2013



The Philosophers


Genre:
Drama, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Thriller



Director:
John Huddles



Starring:
James DArcy, Sophie Lowe, Daryl Sabara, Freddie Stroma, Rhys Wakefield, Bonnie Wright, Jacob Artist, George Blagden, Erin Moriarty, Katie Findlay



Release Date:
Sunday 01 December





       The Philosophers is a science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by John Huddles. This the third feature film of Huddles and stars Sophie Lowe, Rhys Wakefield, Bonnie Wright, James D'Arcy, Daryl Sabara, Freddie Stroma, Cinta Laura and Katie Findlay. The film premiered in competition at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival on 7 July 2013. The film also premiered at Fantasy Filmfest on 21 August, 2013.





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Out of the Furnace



Genre:
Thriller



Director:
Scott Cooper



Starring:
Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson



Release Date:
Friday 06 December






       Out of the Furnace is a 2013 American thriller film, directed by Scott Cooper, from a screenplay written by Cooper and Brad Ingelsby. Produced by Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio for Relativity Media, the film stars Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe and Sam Shepard. The film will receive a limited release in the U.S. on November 27, 2013, followed by a wider theatrical release on December 6.





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The Last Days on Mars



Genre:
Science-Fiction, Thriller



Director:
Ruairi Robinson



Starring:
Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams, Tom Cullen



Release Date:
Friday 06 December






       The Last Days on Mars is a 2013 science fiction thriller film directed by Ruairi Robinson and written by Clive Dawson, based on the short story 'The Animators' by Sydney J. Bounds.. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released on 19 September 2013 in the United Kingdom; it is scheduled for limited release in the United States on 6 December 2013. It stars Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas, Olivia Williams, Johnny Harris, Goran Kostić, Tom Cullen and Yusra Warsama.





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The Hobbit 2 The Desolation of Smaug



Genre:
Adventure, Fantasy



Director:
Peter Jackson



Starring:
Martin Freeman, Iain McKellen, Andy Serkis



Release Date:
Friday 13 December






      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic fantasy adventure film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Jackson. It is the second installment of a three-part film series based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, beginning with An Unexpected Journey (2012) and set to conclude with There and Back Again (2014). The three films together act as prequels to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film series.
      The storyline continues the events of An Unexpected Journey, in which the hobbit Bilbo Baggins travels with the wizard Gandalf and a company of thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield into the Kingdom of Erebor, taking them through Mirkwood, Esgaroth, and Dale to combat with the dragon Smaug. Jackson wrote the screenplay with his longtime collaborators and Lord of the Rings co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, originally chosen to direct the Hobbit films. It film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Orlando Bloom.
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is scheduled to premiere on 2 December 2013 in Los Angeles, and will be released internationally from 11 December 2013. Like its predecessor, the film used a shooting and projection frame rate of 48 frames per second. The new projection rate was advertised as "High Frame Rate" to the public.





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American Hustle


Genre:
Drama, Thriller



Director:
David O. Russell



Starring:
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Robert De Niro, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Michael Pena



Release Date:
Wednesday 18 December





      American Hustle is a crime drama film directed by David O. Russell, from a screenplay written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is scheduled to be released on December 18, 2013 (in limited release December 13, 2013) by Annapurna Pictures. It was filmed in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City, United States.





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Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues



Genre:
Comedy



Director:
Adam McKay



Starring:
Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Dave Joechner



Release Date:
Friday 20 December






      Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is an American comedy film slated for release on December 20, 2013, and a sequel to the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. As with the original film, it is directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, stars Will Ferrell and is written by McKay and Ferrell.





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Saving Mr Banks


Genre:
Biography, Drama, Comedy



Director:
John Lee Hancock



Starring:
Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Ruth Wilson, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti



Release Date:
Friday 20 December







      Saving Mr. Banks is a 2013 American-British-Australian biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock from a screenplay written by Kelly Marcel. Centered on the production of the 1964 Walt Disney Studios film, Mary Poppins, the film stars Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks with supporting roles from Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, and Colin Farrell.
      Taking its title from the patriarchal character of the same name, the film depicts author P. L. Travers (Thompson) and her two-week briefing in Los Angeles as she is persuaded by filmmaker Walt Disney (Hanks), in his attempts to obtain the screen rights to her novel.
      Produced by Alison Owen for Walt Disney Pictures, in association with BBC Films and Essential Media, Saving Mr. Banks will be released theatrically in the United States on December 13, 2013 in select cities and in wide release on December 20.





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47 Ronin




Genre:
Action, Adventure, Thriller



Director:
Carl Rinsch



Starring:
Keanu Reeves



Release Date:
Wednesday 25 December






       47 Ronin is a 2013 American fantasy action film depicting a fictional account of the forty-seven ronin, a real-life group of samurai in 18th-century Japan who avenge the murder of their master (stories, plays and other dramatic performances of the 47 Ronin story are commonly referred to as Chushingura in Japan). Being produced by Universal Studios, the film is directed by Carl Erik Rinsch and stars Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada and an ensemble of other Japanese actors. Filming started in Budapest in March 2011; it moved to Shepperton Studios in London and was concluded in Japan. The release date was moved from November 21, 2012 to February 8, 2013 and then again to Christmas Day, 2013.





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Grudge Match



Genre:
Comedy, Drama



Director:
Peter Segal



Starring:
Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro



Release Date:
Wednesday 25 December







      Grudge Match is a sports comedy starring Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro as aging boxers stepping into the ring for one last bout. Stallone and De Niro have both previously been in successful boxing films (Rocky and Raging Bull, respectively) and worked together in Cop Land. The film is being directed by Peter Segal. It was previously scheduled for a January 10, 2014 release, but it was later moved to December 25, 2013.





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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty


Genre:
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy



Director:
Ben Stiller



Starring:
Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Patton Oswalt, Shirley MacLaine



Release Date:
Wednesday 25 December







      The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a epic comedy-drama fantasy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film will be the second adaptation of James Thurber's 1939 short story of the same name, following the 1947 film. It is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2013.





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References.

External links:

"Main Page." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Nov. 2013. Web. 6 Nov. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>.

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