Walt Disney Pictures this year are releasing a reasonably confident set of movies with such films as 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' leading the pack for 2005.
Also keep an eye out for the smaller films such as Japanese remake of 'Dark Water', and the latest movie addition to the 'Herbie' franchise titled 'Herbie: Fully Loaded'.
Here is the full list of the movies Disney has in store for 2005.
Aliens of the Deep "Aliens of the Deep" is the result of several dramatic and visually stunning deep-sea expeditions to hydrothermal vent sites in the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. These vent sites are violent volcanic regions where the interaction between ocean and molten rock create plumes of super-heated, chemically-charged water that serve as unimaginable oases for animals unlike anything ever discovered. Six-foot tall stomach-less worms with blood-red plumes, blind white crabs, and an inconceivable biomass of shrimp capable of "seeing" heat all compete to find just the right location in the flow of the super-heated, life-giving water that surrounds these vents. Unlike all other life on Earth, these creatures are not dependent on sunlight and their ecosystems are as close to alien as anything ever imagined. They provide one possible blueprint for the life that might exist beyond our world. Cameron is joined on his search for the strange and alien creatures that live in the hydrothermal vent sites by a team of young NASA scientists and marine biologists. They share his interests as they consider how these life forms represent life we may one day find in outer space, not only on faraway planets orbiting distant stars, but also within our own solar system. Stretching imagination from the depths of the sea into the far reaches of our universe, "Aliens of the Deep" takes audiences on a journey to encounter alien life, face to face, and to inspire a new generation of exploration.
Aliens of the Deep is set for an IMAX release on January 28th. Further details and media in our database .
Annapolis Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality. He is helped by a senior class mate and they fall for each other.Annapolis is set for release on June 1st. Further details and media in our database .
Chicken Little Walt Disneys latest CGI Animated comedy 'Chicken Little' is a remake of there 1943 animated film version. 'Chicken Little' follows the story of a little Chicken called Chicken Little who must save the world from Alien Invasion with his friends and family. Chicken Little is set for release on July 1st. Further details and media in our database .
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe A White Witch has used her dark powers to keep Narnia in winter for 100 years, but it is foretold that four humans will be able to help Aslan break the spell. When the Pevensie siblings - Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter - discover the magic of Narnia by entering the enchanted world through a wardrobe, the stage is set for a classic battle of epic proportions.
Narnia is set for release on Christmas day. For further details and media visit our database .
Dark Water A mother and daughter move into a run down apartment building after a bitter custody dispute. They soon realize that they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident. Dark Water is set for release on August 1st. For further details and media visit our database .
Flight Plan The movie follows the plight of a passenger (Foster) who's daughter goes missing during the actual flight. Everyone then denies she was ever on it...
Flight Plan is set for release on October 10th. For further details and media visit our database .
Glory Road Based on the true story of coach Don Haskins and his all-black collage basketball team. The first to make it to the NCAA championship, in 1966.Glory Road is set for release on April 4th. For further details and media visit our database .
The Greatest Game Ever Played Drama based on the true story of the 1913 US golf open champion Francis Ouimet. At the age of 20 years he defeated the long time reigning champion Harry Vardon. This is his story.The Greatest Game Ever Played is set for release in the Spring. For further details and media visit our database .
Herbie: Fully Loaded Revival of the Herbie movies in this sequel.This time Herbie is in the world of NASCAR and looking to spread some love. Herbie: Fully Loaded is set for release on August 3rd. For further details and media visit our database .
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of the The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out of work actor
Together this dynamic pair begin their journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitch Hiker's Guide "A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have" and a galaxy-full of fellow travellers: Zaphod Beeblebrox - the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out to lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ball-point pens he has bought over the years.
Hitchhikers Guide is set for release on May 6th. For further details and media visit our database .
Ice Princess A high-school bookworm transforms into a swan in Walt Disney Pictures' "ICE PRINCESS." Brainy Casey Carlyle (MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG) has never quite fit in. Caught between her fantasy of becoming a championship figure skater and her strong-willed mother (JOAN CUSACK), who has her on the fast track to Harvard, she can only hope to be like Nikki, Tiffany and Gen (HAYDEN PANETTIERE)--three elite skating prodigies who are ruthlessly competing on the US National circuit (and have attitudes to match). But when Casey gets the chance to train with Gen and her coach, a disgraced former skating champion who also happens to be Gen's mother (KIM CATTRALL), she must dash her own mother's hopes in order to pursue her dream. Now, with only the support of Gen's teenage brother, a hunky Zamboni driver (TREVOR BLUMAS), Casey takes on the challenge of her life when she finds herself competing against the best to make it into the championship circuit and become a real "ice princess.
Ice Princess is set for release on March 18th. For further details and media visit our database .
A Lot Like Love The story of 'A Lot Like Love' is about two people, a guy and a gal who manage to resist there attractions to each other for years but are eventually pulled together by fate.
A Lot Like Love is set for release on April 22nd. For further details and media visit our database .
The Pacifier Vin Diesel redefines what it means to be an action hero in the heartwarming family action-comedy THE PACIFIER. Diesel stars as Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe who, as an elite member of the world’s fiercest and most highly trained force thought he was prepared to take on any duty no matter how perilous or impossible . . . until he tried baby-sitting.
Assigned to protect the five out-of-control children of an assassinated scientist working on vital government secrets, Shane is suddenly faced with juggling two outrageously incompatible jobs: fighting the bad guys while keeping house.
Replacing his usual arsenal of wetsuits and weapons with diapers and juice boxes, Shane not only must battle a deceptive enemy but wrangle teen rebel Zoe (BRITTANY SNOW), sullen 14 year-old Seth (MAX THERIOT), 8 year-old Ninja-wanna-be Lulu (MORGAN YORK), as well as 3 year-old Peter and baby Tyler – not to mention their off-beat Romanian Nanny (CAROL KANE). But while drop zones, demolitions and destroying enemy targets come naturally to Shane, he has no idea what tough really is until he pits his courage against diapering, den-mothering and driver’s education.
He’s truly a SEAL out of water, and now it’s up to this one-time lone warrior to take on the most important mission of his life: keeping a family together.
The Pacifier is set for release on March 4th. For further details and media visit our database .
Pooh's Heffalump Movie Awakened by a rumbling that could only be made by the much-feared Heffalump, the Hundred Acre Wood crew sets forth to catch the dreaded creature. Disregarded as too young to partake in such a dangerous expedition, Roo opts to search on his own - with far greater success than his friends. But in meeting a young, playful Heffalump named Lumpy, Roo quickly discovers that Heffalumps are nothing like what he's been told, and that the creature is equally afraid of Roo's silly pals. Roo and Lumpy strike up a sweet friendship and work together to dispel the unfounded fears of their respective friends and families.
Pooh's Heffalump Movie is set for release on Febuary 11th. For further details and media visit our database .
Sky High Set in a world where super heroes are an everyday event. A special school is the place where it decided whether you will be a hero or a sidekick. Family comedy from Disney.
Sky High is set for release on June 6th. For further details and media visit our database .
Untitled Casanova Project Heath Ledger plays the fabled romantic as a man who, after failing to win the affection of a particular Venetian woman, strives to discover the real meaning of love.
Casanova Project is release is still TBA. For further details and media visit our database .
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