The A-Team

Who’s in it? Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper
Director: Joe Carnahan
We’re a bit worried about this one. Sometimes there is just no need to remake the TV series of our youth, but movie bigwigs want our money and think otherwise. Liam Neeson is Hannibal, Bradley Cooper is ‘Face’, the South African guy from District 9 is Murdoch and an ex-UFC cagefighter is BA Baracus. Neeson wouldn’t attach his name to anything really bad, would he?
Release date: June

The Expendables

Who’s in it? Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham
Director: Sylvester Stallone
We’re secretly excited about this one, even though we are slightly unnerved to admit it. Stallone has assembled a dream mix of action movie stars from the ’80s up to the present day – himself, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren. Even Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger have cameos. It promises to be all cheesy one-liners and huge explosions. Bring it on.
Release date: August

Inception

Who’s in it? Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Wantabe, Ellen Page
Director: Christopher Nolan
How can a movie that isn’t a sequel, a remake or something based on a video game make this list? Because it’s directed by movie genius Christopher Nolan, that’s why. The man has racked up The Dark Knight and The Prestige amongst recent greats, but this one is said to hark back to the likes of his earlier classic Memento, with plenty of twists and intrigue. The plot has been kept completely under wraps for this reason, so do yourself a favour and don’t try to find out before you see it.
Release date: July

The Last Airbender

Who’s in it? Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M Night Shyamalan
This movie features characters called Avatars apparently – not to be confused with the blue CGI versions, obviously. Here an Avatar is someone who brings balance to the four elements, and when the reigning one disappears it brings chaos to the world. Then a 12-year-old boy called Aang discovers that he is the new Avatar, with the ability to manipulate the elements and hopefully restore order. A massive departure for director Shyamalan, which could be a good or bad thing.
Release date: July