Huffington Magazine Issue 50 | Page 33

FROM TOP: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER INC.; JAAP BUITENDIJK/ © 2011 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS (AUG. 16) Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck star in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, another film that made waves at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. THE TO-DO LIST (AUG. 16) Aubrey Plaza stars in this R-rated comedy about a young woman looking to become a sexual pro before college. WORLD WAR Z (JUNE 21) Originally set for release last December, World War Z finally arrives in theaters this June. Will the Brad Pitt film overcome a troubled production (including lastminute rewrites and reported fights between Pitt and director Marc Forster) and find its audience? Since zombies are so hot right now (Zoolander reference), don’t bet against that happening. THE LONE RANGER (JULY 3) Disney’s $250 million gamble: will audiences want to see The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp when Johnny Depp isn’t playing The Lone Ranger? (He’s Tonto.) Gore Verbinksi (the Pirates franchise) directs, so don’t be surprised if the answer is yes. THE WORLD’S END (AUG. 23) Director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost team together for a third time with The World’s End, an apocalypse comedy set in England. Their previous efforts were Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz so put this on your radar. THE WOLVERINE (JULY 26) Hope it’s better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine.