MOVIES RELEASED AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2004

 

SEPTEMBER 2
Collateral (TBA): National. UIP. 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 9


I, Robot (TBA): National. Fox. Sci fi -thriller. Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk, Aaron Douglas. D: Alex Proyas. Based on the classic story collection by famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, "I, Robot" will concentrate on Detective Del Spooner, who, with the aid of psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin, will investigate the death of Dr. Miles Hogenmiller, a brilliant scientist who worked at US Robotics. Initially labeled a suicide, Spooner has other ideas, convinced that a robot may have taken the doctor’s life. Isolated and eccentric, Dr. Hogenmiller appears as a hologram of himself, summoning Spooner to his side after his death. He was working on a very special project when his life was cut short. He had created something quite extraordinary – a robot with a living brain, code named “Sonny.” Spooner goes to Hogenmiller’s boss, Dr. Lance Robertson, with his suspicions. Incensed that Spooner wants to charge one of his robots with murder, Dr. Robertson maintains Dr. Hogenmiller took his own life. 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 16

 
  Catwoman (TBA): National. Roadshow. Action- crime. Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Josh Lucas. D: Pitof. Centers on orphaned veterinary scientist Patience Price's vendetta against industrialist Simon Church, the man whose corporate assassins "killed" her. Lake City detective Tom Lone was the point man in the police's Catwoman investigation. What Lone didn't realize, though, was that his prey also happened to be his mousy next door neighbor and prospective girlfriend, Patience Price. 'It's great-lots of fight training and whip work,' says Berry 'Catwoman's been done by great women, and I'm just hoping I can stand among them and add some of my own personality.'  She describes the costumes are 'amazing... different than any others.' And "I'm trying to get my purr just right.'

 

Garfield (TBA): National. Fox. Comedy. D: Peter Hewitt (Thunderpants). In his film debut, Garfield's owner, Jon, takes in sweet but dimwitted pooch Odie, turning Garfield's perfect world upside down. Now, Garfield wants only one thing: Odie out of his home and life. But when the hapless pup is kidnapped by a nasty dog trainer, Garfield feels responsible. Pulling himself away from his beloved barcolounger, Garfield springs into action. He’s cynical, lazy and literally a fat cat. Now, Garfield, America’s favourite feline is about to become a major motion picture star. The live action/CGI film adaptation of the syndicated cartoon strip read in 2600 newspapers by 260 million readers around the globe is seen as the basis for a new movie franchise with enormous built-in awareness and broad appeal for all audiences.
  Thunderbirds (TBA): National. UIP. Sci fi-comedy. Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, Brady Corbet, Anthony Edwards, Sophia Myles, Dominic Colenso, Ron Cook, Lex Shrapnel, Ben Torgeson, Philip Winchester. D: Jonathan Frakes. Based on the 1960s cult U.K. television puppet series, "Thunderbirds" follows the Tracy family and their top-secret International Rescue organization. They travel around the world carrying out covert missions with the Thunderbirds, a set of five vehicles ranging from a rocket to a space station. Kingsley's character will invade Tracy Island, the secret base and home of International Rescue and the Thunderbirds, in the hope of using them for his own evil needs. The Tracy family will be headed by Bill Paxton, who will play Jeff Tracy, the father of the family of five sons, Virgil, John, Gordon, Scott and Alan.

 

Yu-Gi-Oh (TBA): National. Roadshow (WB). Animated. Meet Yugi, and his best buds, Joey, Tristan, and Téa. They share a love for the newest game that's sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! Duel Monsters is a card-battling game in which players pit different mystical creatures against one another in wild, magical duels. Packed with awesome monsters and mighty spell-cards, Yugi and his friends are totally obsessed with the game. The creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kazuki Takahashi, began drawing the comics series in 1996. The animated version debuted in 2000 and became an immediate hit, spawning a mania that included video games, animation, and a card game, all of which boasted record sales.

 

 

SEPTEMBER 23
A Cinderella Story (TBA): National. Roadshow (WB). 
World Of Tomorrow (TBA): National. UIP. 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 30

 

 

Untitled Charles Shyer (TBA): National. UIP. 

 

 

SEPTEMBER

 

Strange Bedfellows (TBA): National. Becker. Comedy. Australia. Michael Caton. D: Dean Murphy.  60 year-old Ralph Williams and his 58 year-old best mate, Vince Hopgood, have money problems. Vince spots a newspaper headline - the government has passed new legislation giving same-sex couples equal tax breaks to married folk. Vince persuades a very reluctant Ralph that they should register as a same-sex couple - they can pool their incomes and create a family trust and only the Tax Department will ever know!  Two weeks later a letter arrives, an investigator is coming to audit their claim. Suddenly, Ralph and Vince, have a week to learn how to pose as a loving homosexual couple in a small town that knows them as anything but…