I was just reading a couple articles in my weekly email animation newsletter and saw a small feature on Steven Spielberg's upcoming projects. Plain and simple, 2009 is going to be ridiculous. He finishes off his summer 2008 with the 4th Indiana Jones. In and of itself - amazing. In the fall, he jumps into the first in a trilogy of films featuring the character Tintin (an absolute favorite series of mine growing up). Not to mention that series will be directed in part by Peter Jackson and star Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock. Crazy. Follow that with a biopic of Lincoln starring Liam Neeson as the title character. I uncovered an exclusive pre-production photo and I think he looks pretty convincing. So, expect some mind-blowing coverage of the Civil War from gritty hand-held cameras. Then Steven takes a turn at executive producing with "Jurassic Park IV" which may or may not be alternately titled "Steven Gets a Fat Paycheck or National Lampoon's Exotic Dino People-Eating Vacation!" Either way, there will be cool dinos. And after that, another executive producer role for Mr. Spielberg with "Transformers 2: The Kingdom of the Chrome Hood Ornament" where, I've heard, Michael Bay might blow something up.
No matter what, it's going to be an "awesome" year for Spielberg. And I am certain, a need for an increase in Tim's entertainment budget for 2009.
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