First Look Images Of HELLRAISER, MANOLETE, THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY And More

It’s weekend, so I figured we’d see some first look images of upcoming movies that are either completed or still in the works. Courtesy of the awesome Collider, the movie blog that visited the recent American Film Market ’09, a venue where film buyers from around the world come annually to buy movies and also pre-buy films in development. This is where a part of the business aspect of the film industry comes into play so studios would show off stills and synopsis from their new gigs. There’s the new HELLRAISER , Paul W.S. Anderson‘s THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY and more, more, more. You can see the rest OVER THERE but I’ve included a few right here, check ‘em all out after this jump…

HELLRAISER

The re-telling of Clive Barker’s classic horror masterpiece. Based on Barker’s critically acclaimed novella The Hellbound Heart, Hellraiser tells the story of an unfaithful wife who attempts to assist her dead lover in his escape from hell. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of forsaken demons – lead by one of the most enduring horror characters of all, Pinhead – he must force his former mistress to bring him the necessary human sacrifices to complete his body. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser promises to be a terrifying journey into the darkest corners of the soul.

EARTHBOUND, starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal

Carefree Marley Corbett (Kate Hudson) has it all; a promising career, amazing friends, her pick of any man, and an extremely witty sense of humor. Though she feels her life is complete, she never lets herself experience love, preferring to keep her relationships light and easy.
Julian Goldstein (Gael Garcia Bernal) is a successful doctor who has grown a hardened exterior from years of being the bearer of bad news. His detachment prevents him from getting close to anyone.
Marley and Julian’s first encounter leaves a lasting impression on both of them. For Marley, it is when she hears for the first time that she is sick. For Jeffrey, it is a realization that someone is still able to get through his tough exterior with nothing more than humor.
With Marley’s news, she decides to embark on a new adventure in life, knowing that she must enhance her precious days. Marley’s relentless sense of humor shines through under even the worst circumstances. With her newfound confidence she begins dating Julian. They both find themselves in a situation they have never been before…falling in love.
EARTHBOUND is a surprisingly funny and heartfelt story that proves sometimes laughter is the best type of medicine.

NOWHERE BOY, starring Aaron Johnson

From award winning artist turned director Sam Taylor-Wood and award-winning writer Matt Greenhalgh (Control) comes NOWHERE BOY, a touching and compelling story chronicling music legend John Lennon’s formative years. John is a spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. His home life is a difficult one, lacking the stability that most children take for granted. Without a father and with his mother Julia absent for most of his childhood, John grows up with aunt Mimi (Academy Award® Nominee Kristin Scott Thomas). After seeking to be reunited with his mother, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between Julia and Mimi, who compete for his love. As he yearns for a more conventional home life, John escapes into the world of American Rock and Roll. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as John’s new life begins, the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape.

THE CONCERT starring Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)

THE CONCERT is the new film from Radu Mihaileanu, the acclaimed writer/director of Live and Become, starring Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds), François Berléand; (Transporter series), and Alexi Guskov. In this new comedy, Guskov stars as Andrei Filipov, a once celebrated Russian conductor of the Bolshoi who has hit rock bottom and is now working as a depressed custodian who drinks too much. But when he intercepts an invitation meant for his former orchestra to perform in Paris, Andrei masterminds a plan to pose as the leader of the group in order to make a triumphant return to the music scenes.
With a motley bunch of former musicians at his side, Andrei sets off for Paris to fulfill his destiny and return to his glory as a great conductor. Along the way, he will reunite with a young, beautiful violin virtuoso played by acclaimed actress Mélanie Laurent who holds the key to his past and to his future. With a message of hope and making the most of second chances, THE CONCERT promises to be one of the most uplifting and entertaining films of the year.

THE TOURNAMENT (Check out the promo trailer)

30 assassins. 24 hours.
Only one will survive.
Every ten years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world’s deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No. 1, which itself carries the legendary million dollar a bullet price tag. All fights are monitored 24hrs a day on redirected CCTV cameras and broadcast secretly to a ring of high stake billionaire gamblers. A gritty action-thriller, THE TOURNAMENT brings together international killers from every imaginable discipline in a blood-bathed contest to the death. We follow the competition favorites through stories of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption as they finally discover the true value of life.

MANOLETE starring Adrien Brody and Penelope Cruz

This extraordinary film tells the true story of Spain’s most famous bullfighter, Manuel ‘Manolete’ Rodriguez, whose original style and tragic death in the bullring at 30 years old turned him into a legend.
The Film centres around the bullfighter and his obsessive love for Lupe Sino – an actress and social beauty who becomes the love of Manolete’s life, despite fierce opposition and jealousy from those closest to him. In Manolete’s world, it is considered bad luck to befriend a woman, let alone fall in love with one.
Lupe and Manolete couldn’t be more different from each other. She is in love with life and he is in love with death. Their love for each other is passionate, explosive, dangerous and ultimately tragic. On the last day of Manolete’s life, after a bitter argument with Lupe, he enters the bullring for the last time filled with sadness and rage. He has lost the will to fight.
Having shown Manolete how to live, Lupe ultimately also shows him how to die.

SMALL TOWN SATURDAY NIGHT starring Chris Pine

Days before leaving for Nashville, Rhett Ryan (Chris Pine) discovers that the desire to follow his dream of becoming a singer-songwriter will get in the way of being with the woman he loves. While Samantha does loves him, she starts to realize what’s best for her daughter and their future may not be what’s best for him.

THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon, Death Race)

The Long Good Friday takes place over 72 hours. A Good Friday weekend which should see the crowning achievement of career criminal Alex’s life, instead becomes his violent, terrifying downfall.
Alex is planning Miami’s first legal casino with the help of a corrupt congressman and bribed city councilor. Already under construction on an artificial spit of land just off the mainland, it is to be the Las Vegas of the East Coast. In order to finance this massive venture, Alex has struck a deal with the same Chinese Triads who transformed Macau into the gambling centre of the World. This weekend the Chinese are visiting Miami to finalise their arrangement.
But the arrival of the Chinese coincides with a sudden explosion of gangland violence. Alex’s nightclubs and restaurants are bombed. His best friend is knifed to death in a pool at the chic Delano Hotel. Even his Rolls Royce is car-bombed – right outside the Russian Orthodox Church where his mother is taking mass.
As Alex tries to deal with an increasingly vicious but unknown adversary, his wife Rebecca does the best to hide the truth from Mr. Wan – representative of the powerful 15K triad. Soon, however, Alex and Rebecca realize they are fighting not just to protect a business deal – they are fighting for their lives.
For 10 years there has been peace in Miami, but now at the worst possible time, there is a violent, bloody, upheaval. Someone is trying to take Alex down. But who?
This mystery lies at the heart of The Long Good Friday.
With his gangland adversaries long since dead, Alex finds himself confronted with a brand new foe. An enemy that fights not for money, but something more powerful – a belief.