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The Avengers
- Genre: Action/adventure
- Release month: May
- Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Movie info: Director Joss Whedon attempts to weave the individual story lines of the Avenger super heroes — The Hulk, Black Widow, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye and Captain America into one blockbuster movie.
Men In Black 3
- Genre: Action/comedy
- Release month: May
- Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Rip Torn, Emma Thompson, Alec Baldwin
Movie info: Agent J time-jumps back to the 1960s, where an alien with its sights on the younger version of Agent K poses a threat to the future of the MIB organisation — and humankind's very existence.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Genre: Action/adventure
- Release month: July
- Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan
Movie info: It is the fourth Columbia Pictures film based on the Marvel Comics character, and the first film in a rebooted Spider-Man film franchise. Teenager Peter Parker grapples with both human problems and amazing super-human crises as tries to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today.
The Dark Knight Rises
- Genre: Action/crime
- Cast: Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine
- Release month: July
Film info: Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface. This is the third and final instalment in Christopher Nolan's Batman film series.
Expendables 2
- Genre: Action/adventure
- Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Release month: August
Movie info: Mr Church (Bruce Willis) reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy pay cheque, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
The Bourne Legacy
- Genre: Action/thriller
- Release month: August
- Cast: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Oscar Isaac, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Stacy Keach, Scott Glenn
Movie info: This is not a reboot or prequel in any way of the Bourne series, but more likely a "sidequel" or full spin-off with a new character in the mould of Bourne dealing with the ramifications of the Treadstone conspiracy. The movie is set in Manila.
Skyfall (James Bond 23)
- Genre: Action/thriller
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
- Release month: October
Movie info: Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Gangster Squad
- Genre: Crime/drama
- Release month: October
- Cast: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi
Movie info: A chronicle of the LAPD's fight to keep East Coast mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and '50s.
Django Unchained
- Genre: Drama/western
- Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Samuel L. Jackson
- Release Month: December
Movie info: With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
The Great Gatsby
- Genre: Drama/romance
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Amitabh Bachchan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher
- Release month: December
Movie info: This is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbour. Amitabh Bachchan as Meyer Wolfsheim is set to make his Hollywood debut in this film.
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Players
- Genre: Action/thriller
- Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh
- Release month: January
Film info: The movie is a remake of famous British film The Italian Job (there's also a Hollywood remake). It is about a team of thieves who plan to steal gold bullion from a former associate who double- crossed them.
Agneepath
- Genre: Action/drama
- Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rishi Kapoor
- Release month: January
Film info: A remake of the 1990 hit of the same name, Hrithik will play the landmark role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan played by Amitabh Bachchan in the first film. While the character played by Mithun Chakraborty has been totally done away with in the remake, the main villain will be played by Sanjay Dutt. Watch out for Katrina Kaif's item song Chikni Chameli.
Agent Vinod
- Genre: Suspense/thriller
- Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor
- Release month: February
Film info: The film depicts the story of a spy and promises loads of action. Saif is said to have done body work-outs diligently for his character as a detective agent. According to director Sriram Raghavan it's a "realistic film and not a spoof or comic James Bond".
Talaash
- Genre: Drama/suspense
- Cast: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor
- Release month: June
Film info: This is Aamir's next big commercial project after 3 Idiots. Directed by Reema Kagti, the film will feature Aamir as a cop on a mission
Krrish 2
- Genre: Action/adventure
- Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberoi
- Release month: Not finalised
Film info: The film continues the story of Rohit Mehra and his superhero son Krrish after Koi... Mil Gaya and Krrish. Initial reports have confirmed that Krrish 2 will feature Hrithik Roshan saving the Seven Wonders Of The World with Vivek Oberoi portraying the antagonist in the movie.
Ek Tha Tiger
- Genre: Romance/thriller
- Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey
- Release month: June
Movie info: The film tells the story of a man who has fought for his country throughout his life and there comes a time when he is forced to fight for his love.
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2
- Genre: Crime/thriller
- Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor
- Release month: August
Film info: Akshay Kumar plays the role of the dreaded underworld don Dawood Ebrahim, while Kareena Kapoor is his love interest, Mandakini. Shahid Kapoor appears as Chhota Rajan, Dawood's right hand man who becomes his rival.
Heroine
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Arunoday Singh, Kanika Dhillon, Shahana Goswami
- Release month: November
Film info: This is a Madhur Bhandarkar film which initially cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead role - but after 10 days of shooting, she had to opt out due to her pregnancy.
Dabangg 2
- Genre: Action/romance
- Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan
- Release month: December
Film info: Salman is expected to continue from where he left off in the first film. But there will be two noticeable changes: Arbaaz Khan, who played a key role in Dabangg, will take over the director's chair from first-timer Abhinav Kashyap and Prakash Raj will be the new baddie.
Dhoom 3
- Genre: Thriller/action
- Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Aamir Khan
- Release month: December
Film info: While Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will reprise their roles as in Dhoom and Dhoom 2, the film will see Aamir Khan taking the lead negative role played by John Abraham and Hrithik Roshan respectively in the earlier installations.
