A word of caution: these are my most anticipated films for the coming year and this list is likely to annoy or perplex some readers. I haven’t bothered to list them in any particular order, I’ve just put them in as I’ve remembered them. Some of them may well have been released already in other markets, but I haven’t seen any of these yet. I’ll admit also that there’s probably a heap of films that I don’t know about and therefore can’t add, but if you think there’s any glaring omissions, leave a comment and I’ll decide whether to make some additions!

Brave

Because Pixar. They rarely go wrong. And the voice cast sounds amazing; I think I have a crush on Kelly MacDonald, and with Emma Thompson and Billy Connelly, this should be fun.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

I recently read The Hobbit again and remembered why it’s so wonderful. Bilbo, Gandalf and a bunch of dwarves. SHouldn’t be as heavy as the LOTR films, but with essentially the same talent involved, it should be as good. And once again, a great cast!

Cogan’s Trade

Don’t know a great deal about this, but I loved The Assassination of Jesse James etc and expect this to have some of the power of that one. Sam Rockwell is awesome. And the world’s favourite architect, Brad Pitt.

The Dark Knight Rises

Well obviously. Can Christopher Nolan screw up? With this cast? I doubt it. I’m in it for Bane. I think I”ll see anything with Tom Hardy in it at the moment.

The Great Gatsby

Should be epic, as is everything that Baz Luhrman does, and a brilliant cast including a few Aussies. Wooo!

The Wettest Country

John Hillicoat directing another NIck Cave script with Tom Hardy and Guy Pearce. DOn’t care much for Shia LaBeouf, but the rest should make up for him. Oh, and Mia Wasikowska.

Django Unchained

Because Tarantino.

Prometheus

ZOMG. If there was a Number 1 on this list, this would be it. Ridley Scott, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender (whom I would see in anything), Charlize Theron, Idris Elba (brilliant) and the beginnings of the Alien saga. Looks AMAZING.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Recently read the Millennium Trilogy and watched the Swedish films, all of which were great. But I can’t wait to see what David Fincher does with it, and once again it looks well casted. And that soundtrack.

Hyde Park on Hudson

Because Bill Murray

Life of Pi

Loved this book, and will be fascinated to see how in fact it is adapted for the screen, but with Ang Lee at the helm I don’t expect much short of wonderful.

Lincoln

Steven Spielberg hasn’t done anything that’s excited me greatly for a while, I hope this is the one to change that. And Daniel Day-Lewis

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best ensemble cast ever? Seriously. The best of what the Brits have to offer when it comes to male actors at the moment.

Stoker

Because of Park Chan-Wook of Oldboy fame and the three Australian women in the cast: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Jackie Weaver.

So. What have I missed? Your thoughts on the above? Leave a comment below.