Even though Disney and it's Buena Vista Pictures subsidiary are supposed to be cutting back on the number of movies they're making, there's no shortage of new releases from the Magic Kingdom in 2007. With another Pirates movie coming in the summer, even if everything else underperforms it'll still probably be a good year for Disney. But with a new movie from Pixar and a sequel to National Treasure, it could be a great one.
Here's our quick look at what the Walt Disney Company has in store for you next year. Click each movie title for more information and tons of images.
The Invisible
Release Date: January 26
Synopsis: Based upon the novel “Den Osynlige” and the Swedish film of the same name. A supernatural thriller about a teenager who finds himself trapped between the worlds of the living and the deceased. Nick (JUSTIN CHATWIN), is a high school senior with a bright future until, in a tragic case of mistaken identity, he is brutally attacked by a troubled girl, Annie (MARGARITA LEVIEVA), and his body is left for dead. Now in limbo, not quite dead but invisible to the living, his spirit can only watch as his mother (Academy Award® winner MARCIA GAY HARDEN) and the police search frantically for him, unaware that he is only hours away from truly perishing.
Bridge to Terabithia
Release Date: February 16
Synopsis: Jess has trained all summer to become the fastest kid in his middle school class but his goal is unexpectedly thwarted by the new girl in school, Leslie Burke (ANNASOPHIA ROBB) who competes in the "boys only" race and wins. Despite their awkward introduction, the two outsiders quickly become best friends. Leslie loves to tell stories of fantasy and magic. Jess loves to draw, but until he met Leslie it was something he kept to himself. Leslie opens a new world of imagination for Jess. Together they create the secret kingdom of Terabithia, a magical place only accessible by swinging on an old rope over a stream in the woods near their homes. There, the friends rule the kingdom, fight the Dark Master and his creatures and plot against the school bullies. Thanks to his friendship with Leslie, Jess is changed for good.
Wild Hogs
Release Date: March 2
Synopsis: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy hit the road in this rollicking comedy-adventure about a group of middle-aged friends who decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip. Taking a long dreamed-of breather from their stressful jobs and family responsibilities, they can’t wait to feel the freedom of the open road. As they go looking for adventure, they soon find that they’ve embarked on a journey they will never forget.
Meet the Robinsons
Release Date: March 30
Synopsis: Lewis is a brilliant twelve-year-old with a surprising number of clever inventions to his credit. His latest and most ambitious project is the Memory Scanner, a machine that will help him find his birth mother so they can become a family. But before he can find her, his invention is stolen by the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy and his diabolical hat - and constant companion - Doris. Lewis has all but given up hope in his future when a mysterious boy named Wilbur Robinson whisks our bewildered hero away in a time machine and the two travel forward in time to spend a day with Wilbur's eccentric family. In a world filled with flying cars and floating cities, they hunt down Bowler Hat Guy, save the future and uncover the amazing secret of the Robinson family.
Primeval
Release Date: April 13
Synopsis: In the darkest reaches of the African jungle, a bloodthirsty, 25 foot-long man-eating crocodile has been menacing the local people— and upon hearing about the story, an American news crew becomes determined to get the terrifying creature on film and ultimately capture him alive. But when producer Tim Freeman (DOMINIC PURCELL, “Prison Break”), cameraman Steven Johnson (ORLANDO JONES) and the rest of their rag-tag team set out on a journey up-river in search of the colossal croc, they have no idea just how killer a story they are after. In the middle of a country suffering from the carnage of a Civil War, the reptile has become increasingly accustomed to the taste of human flesh and has evolved into a cunning serial killer. The journalists are now about to be hunted by man and reptile alike – and both are determined to outsmart them in this unique nail-biting action-thriller.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Release Date: May 25
Synopsis: In the follow-up to the record-breaking smash 2006 hit Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest we find our heroes Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones' locker while the terrifying ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman and Davy Jones, under the control of the East India Trading Company, wreaks havoc across the Seven Seas. Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, they must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Chinese Pirate Sao Feng (Chow Yun-Fat). Now headed beyond the very ends of the earth, each must ultimately choose a side in a final, titanic battle as not only their lives and fortunes, but the entire future of the freedom-loving Pirate way, hangs in the balance.
Ratatouille
Release Date: June 29
Synopsis: A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
Underdog
Release Date: Summer 2007
Synopsis: After an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister (PETER DINKLAGE), an ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak. Armed with a fetching superhero costume, UNDERDOG (voiced by comedian JASON LEE) vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capitol City and, in particular, one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebread (voiced by AMY ADAMS). When a sinister plot by Barsinister and his overgrown henchman Cad (PATRICK WARBURTON) threatens to destroy Capitol City only UNDERDOG can save the day.
Enchanted
Release Date: November 21
Synopsis: A classic Disney animated fairy tale meets with the modern, live-action romantic comedy in Walt Disney Pictures ENCHANTED. Featuring an all-star cast, the film follows the beautiful princess Giselle (AMY ADAMS) as she is banished by an evil queen (SUSAN SARANDON) from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn’t operate on a happily ever after basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer (PATRICK DEMPSEY) who has come to her aid -- even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince (JAMES MARSDEN) back home – she has to wonder: can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
National Treasure 2
Release Date: TBA
Synopsis: Sequel to the popular 2004 film. Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nic Cage) looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from Lincoln's diary.
Dan in Real Life
Release Date: TBA
Synopsis: A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.
The Game Plan
Release Date: TBA
Synopsis: The story of rugged superstar quarterback Joe Kingman (DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON), whose Boston-based team is chasing a championship. A serial bachelor, Kingman is living the ultimate fantasy: he's rich, famous and the life of the party. But this dream is suddenly sacked for a loss when he discovers the 7-year-old daughter (newcomer MADISON PETTIS) he never knew he had the product of a last fling before parting years ago with his young wife. Now, during the most important time in his career, he must figure out how to juggle his parties, practices and dates with the newfound ballet classes, bedtime stories and dolls that come with his daughter. Equally perplexed is his hard-edged mega-agent, Stella (KYRA SEDGWICK), herself without a parental bone in her body. Despite the often hilarious misadventures that come with being a new father, Joe discovers that there's more to life than money, endorsements and thousands of adoring fans: the love and care of one very special small fan is the only thing that matters.
