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2009 in film
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2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009, as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming. Some films in production do not have definite release dates.
Scheduled 2009 Releases
The tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released sometime in 2009. For projects announced for this year but not yet in production, see the announcements.
January - March
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Studio |
Cast and crew |
Ref. |
J
A
N |
16 |
They Came from Upstairs |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., John Schultz; Scr., Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg; Cast, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins |
[1]
|
| Notorious |
Fox Searchlight |
Dir., George Tillman Jr.; Cast, Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anwan Glover, Antonique Smith, Anthony Mackie |
[2]
|
| I Love You, Man |
DreamWorks SKG |
Dir. and Scr., John Hamburg; Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Jaime Pressley, Andy Samberg |
[3]
|
| 23 |
My Bloody Valentine 3-D |
Lionsgate |
Dir. Patrick Lussier; Scr. Zane Smith, Todd Farmer; Cast, Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins |
[4]
|
| Heart |
Lionsgate |
Dir. John Stockwell; Scr. Steve Niles; Cast, Brady Corbet, Jon Hamm |
|
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans |
Screen Gems |
Dir. Patrick Tatopoulos, Cast, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux and Shane Brolly |
[5]
|
| Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir., Thor Freudenthal; Scr., Jeff Lowell; Cast, Don Cheadle, Emma Roberts |
[6]
|
| 30 |
Inkheart |
New Line Cinema |
Dir., Iain Softley; Scr., David Lindsay-Abaire; Cast, Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Helen Mirren, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany |
[7]
|
| The Uninvited |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir. Charles Guard, Thomas Guard; Scr., Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard; Cast, Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar |
[8]
|
F
E
B |
6 |
Push |
Summit Entertainment |
Dir. Paul McGuigan; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou |
[9]
|
| Coraline |
Focus Features |
Dir. and Scr., Henry Selick; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane |
[10]
|
| The Pink Panther 2 |
Columbia Pictures |
Dir. Harald Zwart; Cast, Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Andy Garcia, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons |
[11]
|
| 13 |
Valkyrie |
United Artists |
Dir. Bryan Singer; Stars, Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Bill Nighy, Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard |
[12]
|
| Friday the 13th |
Paramount Pictures / New Line Cinema |
Dir. Marcus Nispel Cast: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti |
[13] |
| 14 |
I Love You Phillip Morris |
TBA |
Dir. John Requa, Cast Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor |
[14]
|
| 19 |
Cirque du Freak |
Universal Pictures |
Chris J. Kelly, John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Salma Hayek, Ken Watanabe, Willem Dafoe |
[15]
|
| The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema) |
Dir. Mark Waters; Scr. John Lucas, Scott Moore; Cast, Emma Stone, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Lacey Chabert, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer |
[16]
|
| 20 |
17 Again |
New Line Cinema |
Dir. Burr Steers; Scr. Jason Filardi; Cast, Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon |
[17]
|
| 27 |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak; Cast, Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Moon Bloodgood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas |
[18]
|
M
A
R |
6 |
Watchmen |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Zack Snyder; Scr., Alex Tse; Cast, Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Åkerman, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
[19]
|
| All About Steve |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. Phil Traill, Cast Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church |
[20]
|
| 13 |
Race to Witch Mountain |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Andy Fickman; Cast, AnnaSophia Robb, Dwayne Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Ciaran Hinds |
[21]
|
| 12 Rounds |
Fox Atomic |
Dir. Renny Harlin, Cast, John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White |
[22]
|
| 20 |
Duplicity |
Universal Pictures |
Dir. Tony Gilroy, Cast, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Wilkinson |
[23]
|
| 27 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
DreamWorks Animation |
Dir., Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman; Cast, Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Stephen Colbert |
[24]
|
April - June
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Studio |
Cast and crew |
Ref. |
A
P
R |
3 |
The Wolf Man |
Universal Studios |
Dir. Joe Johnston; Stars, Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Geraldine Chaplin, Hugo Weaving |
[12]
|
| 10 |
Dragonball |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., James Wong; Pro., Stephen Chow; Scr., James Wong, Ben Ramsey; Cast, Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Chow Yun-Fat |
[25]
|
| Old Dogs |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir. Walt Becker, Cast. John Travolta, Robin Williams |
[26]
|
| Observe and Report |
Warner Bros. |
Dir. Jody Hill, Cast. Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta, Michael Peña |
[27]
|
| 17 |
State of Play |
Universal Pictures |
Dir. Kevin Macdonald, cast. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams |
[28]
|
M
A
Y |
1 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., Gavin Hood; Scr., David Benioff, James Vanderbilt, Scott Silver; Cast, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber , Ryan Reynolds |
[29]
|
| Hannah Montana: The Movie |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir. Peter Chelsom; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, Jason Earles, Billy Ray Cyrus |
[30]
|
| 8 |
Star Trek |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir., J. J. Abrams; Scr., Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci,; Cast, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana |
[31]
|
| 15 |
Angels & Demons |
Columbia Pictures |
Dir., Ron Howard; Scr., Akiva Goldsman; Cast, Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor |
[32]
|
| Terminator Salvation |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., McG; Pro., Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver; Scr. John Brancato, Michael Ferris, David Campbell Wilson; Cast, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin |
[33]
|
| 29 |
Up |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Pete Docter; Cast, Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer |
[34]
|
J
U
N |
5 |
Fast and Furious |
Universal Studios |
Dir., Justin Lin; Scr., Chris Morgan; Cast, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez |
[35]
|
| The Year One |
Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures) |
Dir., Harold Ramis; Scr., Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg; Cast, Jack Black, Michael Cera, Vinnie Jones, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Juno Temple, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria |
[36]
|
| 12 |
NowhereLand |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick, Cast. Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church |
[37]
|
| 26 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir., Michael Bay; Scr., Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; Cast, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Peter Cullen |
[38]
|
July - September
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Studio |
Cast and crew |
Ref. |
J
U
L |
1 |
Public Enemies |
Universal Studios |
Dir. Michael Mann; Cast, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi |
[39]
|
| 4 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. Carlos Saldanha; Cast, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah |
[40]
|
| 17 |
Land of the Lost |
Universal Studios |
Dir., Brad Silberling; Cast, Will Ferrell, Anna Friel |
[41]
|
| 24 |
Planet 51 |
New Line Cinema |
Dir., Jorge Blanco; Scr., Joe Stillman; Cast, Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott |
[42]
|
| G-Force |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Hoyt Yeatman; Scr., Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley; Cast, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett |
[43]
|
| 31 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |
Columbia Pictures |
Dir., Tony Scott; Scr., David Koepp; Cast, Denzel Washington, John Travolta |
[44]
|
A
U
G |
7 |
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir., Stephen Sommers; Scr., Stuart Beattie; Cast, Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Marlon Wayans, Arnold Vosloo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
[45]
|
| 14 |
Final Destination 4 |
New Line Cinema |
Dir., David R. Ellis; Scr., Eric Bress; Cast, Bobby Campo, Nick Zano, Krista Allen |
[46]
|
S
E
P
T |
25 |
The Proposal |
Touchstone Pictures |
Dir., Anne Fletcher; Scr., Pete Chiarelli; Cast, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Oscar Nuñez, Aasif Mandvi |
[47]
|
October - December
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Studio |
Cast and crew |
Ref. |
O
C
T |
2 |
Toy Story (re-release in 3D) |
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar |
Dir., John Lasseter; Cast, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks |
[48]
|
| Ashecliffe |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir., Martin Scorsese; Scr., Laeta Kalogridis; Cast, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Max von Sydow |
[49]
|
| 9 |
The Lovely Bones |
Dreamworks SKG |
Dir. and Scr., Peter Jackson; Cast, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci |
[50]
|
| 16 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Legendary Pictures |
Dir.,Spike Jonze; Scr.,Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers; Cast, Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini |
[51]
|
| 30 |
Horrorween |
Adirondack International Pictures |
Dir. Joe Estevez, Cast, Chuck Lamb, Ed Meyer |
[52]
|
N
O
V |
6 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. and Scr., Wes Anderson; Scr. Noah Baumbach; Cast, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzmann |
[53]
|
| A Christmas Carol |
Buena Vista |
Dir. Robert Zemeckis; Cast, Jim Carrey |
[54]
|
D
E
C |
18 |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. and Scr., James Cameron; Cast, Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver |
[55]
|
| 25 |
The Princess and the Frog |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., John Musker, Ron Clements; Cast, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, John Goodman |
[56]
|
Unscheduled
The following films are filming, but do not have a specific release date set in 2009.
Announcements
Studios have announced targeted release dates for 2009 for the following films in development, but not yet in production.
| Film |
Date |
Studio |
Ref. |
| Hellraiser |
January 9, 2009 |
The Weinstein Company |
[57]
|
| Mall Cop |
January 26, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
[2] |
| He's Just Not That into You |
February 6, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
[3] |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic |
February 13, 2009 |
Touchstone Pictures |
[4] |
| The International |
February 20, 2009 |
Columbia Pictures |
[5] |
| The Box |
March 20, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
[6] |
| The Informant |
March 27, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
[7] |
| Case 39 |
April 10, 2009 |
Paramount Pictures |
[8] |
| Crank 2: High Voltage |
April 17, 2009 |
Lionsgate |
[9] |
| Vanilla Gorilla |
April 24, 2009 |
Freestyle Releasing |
[58]
|
| Bruno |
May 15, 2009 |
Universal Studios |
[10] |
| Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian |
May 22, 2009 |
20th Century Fox |
[59]
|
| The Tribe |
June 10, 2009 |
After Dark Films |
citation needed |
| The A-Team |
June 12, 2009 |
20th Century Fox |
citation needed |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
June 19, 2009 |
Buena Vista |
[60]
|
| The Birds |
July 3, 2009 |
Universal Studios |
[61]
|
| 2012 |
July 10, 2009 |
Columbia Pictures |
[11] |
| Motherland |
July 11, 2009 |
|
citation needed |
| District 9 |
August 14, 2009 |
Screen Gems |
[62]
|
| Hotel Transylvania |
September 25, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
citation needed |
| The Lightning Thief |
November 13, 2009 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
citation needed |
| The Surrogates |
November 20, 2009 |
Touchstone Pictures |
citation needed |
| Wonder Woman |
February 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
[63]
|
| Blood: The Last Vampire |
June 2009 |
Pathé |
citation needed |
| Jurassic Park IV |
Summer 2009 |
Universal Studios |
[64]
|
| Crood Awakening |
November 2009 |
DreamWorks Animation |
citation needed |
| The Sims |
2009 |
20th Century Fox |
[65]
|
| Magneto |
2009 |
20th Century Fox |
[66]
|
| Gallowwalker |
2009 |
Lionsgate Films |
[67]
|
| The Elfstones of Shannara |
2009 |
Warner Bros. |
[68]
|
| Untitled Warcraft Movie |
2009 |
Universal Studios| Legendary Pictures |
citation needed |
| Superman: The Man of Steel |
2009 |
Warner Bros. | Legendary Pictures |
citation needed |
| The Legend of Spyro |
2009 |
20th Century Fox |
citation needed |
| Tekken |
2009 |
Screen Gems |
citation needed |
| Witchblade |
2009 |
|
citation needed |
| Tintin |
2009 |
Paramount Pictures |
citation needed |
| Supay |
2009 |
|
citation needed |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
citation needed |
| Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
citation needed |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
2009 |
Lionsgate |
citation needed |
| Power of the Dark Crystal |
2009 |
Odyssey Entertainment |
citation needed |
| 24: The Movie |
2009 |
20th Century Fox |
citation needed |
| 28 Months Later |
2009 |
Fox Atomic |
citation needed |
| Red State |
2009 |
|
citation needed |
References
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