Warner Bros. Releases Fall Preview of Films Through Dec. 2007

On Thursday, Warner Bros. released a preview of its fall film lineup from Sept. 2007 to Dec. 2007.

“The Brave One” (scheduled to open on Sept. 14)
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews and Mary Steenburgen
Plot outline: Psychological thriller. New York radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) has a life she loves and a fiancé she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiancé dead.

“The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford” (scheduled to open on Sept. 21 in limited theaters)
Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Zooey Deschanel and Sam Rockwell
Plot outline: Drama. This delves into the private life and public exploits of America’s most notorious outlaw. As the charismatic and unpredictable Jesse James (Brad Pitt) plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies.

“Michael Clayton” (scheduled to open on Oct. 5 in limited theaters and Oct. 12 wide)
Director: Tony Gilroy
Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton and Sydney Pollack
Plot outline: Drama. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York.

“Rails & Ties” (scheduled to open on Oct. 26 in limited theaters)
Director: Alison Eastwood
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden and Miles Heizer
Plot outline: Drama. Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time – time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco and time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan’s illness and Tom’s inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left.

“Fred Claus” (scheduled to open on Nov. 9)
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates and Kevin Spacey
Plot outline: Comedy. Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in his little brother’s very large shadow. Fred tried, but he could never live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was a perfect saint.

“August Rush” (scheduled to open on Nov. 21)
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams
Plot outline: Music-driven drama. A charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) have a chance encounter one magical night above New York’s Washington Square. They are soon torn apart and leave in their wake an infant orphaned by circumstance.

“I Am Legend” (scheduled to open on Dec. 14)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith and Charlie Tahan
Plot outline: Sci-fi action adventure. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable and manmade.

“P.S. I Love You” (scheduled to open on Dec. 21)
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow, Harry Connick, Jr., Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kathy Bates and James Marsters
Plot outline: Romantic drama. Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life. When his life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly.

“The Bucket List” (scheduled to open on Dec. 25 in limited theaters)
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman and Sean Hayes
Plot outline: Comedy drama. Corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and working-class mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common.