With most of this years major films behind us, its time for our yearly review of the 50 most promising genre films coming out next year. Some names you might remember from the 2006 list, proving that nothing runs smooth (or that maybe quality is worth waiting for)

And to remain strictly impartial, here they are in alphabetical order...

1 300
Adapts Frank Millars graphic novel of 300 Spartan warriors facing overwhelming odds

2 10,000 BC
Prehistoric epic following the journey of a young hunter across an uncharted land

3 28 WEEKS LATER
Sequel to the brit zombie thriller flick, but sans star and director this time.

4 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
Comicbook adaption about an Alaskan town plagued by vampires over a monthlong night

5 ALIEN VS PEDATOR 2 : DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES
Sequel to the monster match up promising to be larger, and hopefully better

6 BEE MOVIE
CGI comedy about Bees written and starring american comedian Jerry Seinfeld

7 BEOWULF
Largely CGI adaption of the classic medievil story of the monsterous Grendel.

8 BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Third outing for Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in another action packed thriller.

9 CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Both live action and CGI adaption of the classic pig centric children's book.

10 CORALINE
Adaps Neil Gaiman's book about a child who discovered a creepy parallel world.

11 DAY OF THE DEAD
Remake of the third film in George A Romero's classic zombie thriller series

12 DIE HARD 4: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Bruce Willis returns in a 3rd sequel to his claustrophobic action classic

13 DOOMSDAY
Post apocalyptic Brit horror flick from the makers of Descent and Dog Soldiers

14 ENCHANTED
Disney fantasy about a girl thrust from fantasy land into the harsh 'real world'

15 EVAN ALMIGHTY
Sequel to the Jim Carey comedy this time giving powers to Steve Carells character

16 FANTASTIC FOUR 2 : RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
Comic book sequel pitting the family of heroes against cosmic threat Galactus

17 FOUNTAIN
Delayed fantasy by Darren Aronofsky telling parallel tales over a thousand years

18 GHOST RIDER
Nic Cage stars as the demonic marvel superhero, from the director of Daredevil

19 GOLDEN COMPASS
Adapts the first installment of the best selling His Dark Materials trilogy

20 GRINDHOUSE
Twin gory horror tales from directors Quentin Tarentino and Robert Rodriguez

21 HALLOWEEN
Rob Zombie directs a remake of the slasher film that started an entire genre...

22 HANNIBAL RISING
Thriller exploring the early years of serial killer icon Doctor Hannibal Lekter

23 HILLS HAVE EYES 2
Sequel to the recent horror remake about mutants threatening desert travellers

24 HITCHER
Another horror remake about college students who pick up a murderous hitchhiker

25 HOT FUZZ
Shaun of the Dead team Simon Pegg and Nick Frost return in a british police spoof

26 HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Next in the popular film series based on J K Rowlings even more popular books

27 I AM LEGEND
Will Smith stars as the last man alive in a version of the apocalyptic vampire tale

28 INVASION
Nicole Kidman led remake of the classic scifi film Invasion of the Body Snatchers

29 NANCY DREW
Adaption of the ever popular series of books about a persistent teen detective

30 NEXT
Philip K Dick's tale of a man who can see his own future, stars Nicholas cage

31 OCEANS 13
Second sequel to the successful heist flick remake, starring just about everyone

32 ONE MISSED CALL
Japanese Horror remake, people receive shocking voicemails from their future selves

33 OUTLANDER
An alien hunter on the trail of an alien predator comes to earth in viking times

34 PATHFINDER
Unlikely historical epic where american indians fight against invading vikings

35 PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN 3 : AT WORLDS END
Third film in the immensely successful adventures of pirate Captain Jack Sparrow

36 RATATOUILLE
Pixar's latest CGI film about a rat living in the walls of a posh french restaurant

37 RESIDENT EVIL : EXTINCTION
Third in the series of scifi thrillers loosley adapting the popular video game.

38 ROCKY BALBOA
Stalone returns to his famous role as the boxer come out of retirement to fight

39 RUSH HOUR 3
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reteam once again for more culture clash action comedy

40 SHREK THE THIRD
Another fairy tale outing for the popular CGI ogre, princess and donkey sidekick

41 SIMPSONS MOVIE
The world famous yellow family from Springfield finally make it to the big screen.

42 SIN CITY 2
Sequel to Frank Millar's visually stunning anothology of stylish noir crime tales.

43 SPIDER-MAN 3
Superhero sequel this time pitting the wall crawler against Sandman and Venom

44 SPYHUNTER
Vehicle for The Rock, an action packed video game adaption with souped up cars

45 STARDUST
Fantasy tale from Neil Gaiman where a man searches a magical land for a fallen star

46 SWEENY TODD
Johnny Depp stars in this Tim Burton thriller about the bloody barber shop owner

47 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA
CGI action comedy returning the popular cartoon character to their gritter roots.

48 TRANSFORMERS
Summer blockbuster bringing the popular toy range to life, directed by Michael Bay

49 TRICK 'R TREET
Four shock tales together in a horror anthology to be released next Halloween

50 ZODIAC
David Fincher's next thriller focusing on the real life case of the Zodiac Killer


Sequel Count: 18!

Surprisingly there doesnt seem to be any one genre dominating 2007, while 2006 saw at least a dozen animal based CGI comedies, next year has one entry in all the recent genres; video game adaptions, check; Japanese Horror remake, got; comic book movies, you bet!

One name stands out in 2007, award winning comic book writer Neil Gaiman (also known for his Terry Pratchet collaboration Good Omens) has no less than three major projects coming to the screen. Coraline, Stardust and Beowulf all promise interesting viewing with not a corporate sell out among them.

Which films are you most looking forward to? Which do you think will be the sleeper hit, and which block busters will crash and burn?


(Edited by Wobag 06/11/2006 19:23)