Lets start with an explanation of whats not coming over the course of this article.
Its a slight cheat, perhaps, as weve very much looking forward to it.
Crucially, Steve Carells excellent comedy creation, Brick Tamlin, is reporting back for duty too.
This time, its John McClane and son, saving the entire world while sojourning Moscow.
There are lots of reasons to be wary, not least the decision to appoint John Moore to direct.
HisMax Paynemovie still makes us shudder.
Turns out, he did a decent job, and John Moore may yet surprise a few people.
Perhaps thats why late writing work was done on the final act of the film.
We hope hes done so again withWorld War Z, not least because follow-ups have already been planned.
Green Zonecame at the end of a prolific few years that included the terrificUnited 93andThe Bourne Ultimatum.
Captain Philipsis something a little different, though.
Were going to have to wait until October 2013 before we get to see it, though.
Were not on the bandwagon thats suggesting the glory days of Pixar are over.
Cars 2 was a misfire, certainly, but we had a lot of fun withBrave.
Furthermore,Monsters Universitylooks a lot of fun: the teaser trailer for the film is a hoot.
Expect the animation to be first class, and expect the film to be a family treat.
By rights, the ageingFastfranchise should be propping up the bottom shelf of straight-to-DVD releases.
Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo andGame Of ThronesNikolaj Coster-Waldau are also among the supporting cast.
When Aardman and DreamWorks went their separate ways, the latter kept control ofThe Croods.
Yes, its an M Night Shyamalan movie.
With the father injured, the son must traverse a dangerous landscape to get help.
WillAfter Earthsee the director reclaim his directing mojo?
We live in hope.
In though came Francis Lawrence to directCatching Fire.
Hes subsequently agreed to makeMockingjay Part 1 andPart 2as well.
Lawrence is a good choice.
Joining the cast forCatching Fire,in the pivotal role of Finnick Odair, is Sam Claflin.
Philip Seymour Hoffman has also been added to the cast.
Will a shark named Margaret Thatcher also make a cameo appearance?
Dedicated devotees of Disney animation will probably be viewingFrozenin quite a divided way.
Broadway composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are working on the songs.
Getting Broadway composes in in itself harks back to Disney of some 20 years ago.
Its been a long, long time coming.
But where can the film go next?
Furthermore, on villain duties this time around is Christopher Eccleston.
Further geek points have been earned by adding Chuck himself, Zachary Levi, to the cast.
Lots of promise, this one, in a year that has no shortage of movies in the genre.
Theres a real sense of trying to properly do Wolverine justice this time, too.
Why should that be of interest?
Well, Chan-wook gave the world the wonderfulOldboyfor starters.
That should be enough to prick the old ears up.
Furthermore, the screenplay has heritage, too.
It strikes us as the perfect film to go and see knowing no more than that.
Oh, and we also get a new Clint Mansell score with this one.
We like Clint Mansell scores.
But heck, its the one were most intrigued about seeing.
Henry Cavill is pulling on the blue tights this time around, to do battle with Michael Shannon.
Theres also the hand of Christopher Nolan involved.
Nolan is one of the producers, too.
Zack Snyder, meanwhile, has much to prove withMan Of Steel.Some of his work onWatchmenremains quite brilliant.
Much of his work onSucker Punchwasnt.
Yet its hard not to be excited about Supermans latest return.
Expect Superman to be back on the big screen within two years ofMan Of Steels release, too… Outside ofThe Avengers, this is Marvels most valuable franchise right now.
And Blacks balance of humour and action seems a bang-on fit forIron Man.
Expect a lot of money to head in the direction ofIron Man 3at the box office.
Hopefully, itll also put the standaloneIron Manfranchise firmly back on track, after the slightly disappointingIron Man 2.
Theres a section of devotedStar Trekfans who really dont like what JJ Abrams did with his reboot.
But then, arguably, it was never set to be a film for the hardened Trekkie/Trekker.
As a piece of action cinema,Star Trekwas also something quite special.
Sherlocks Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve and Noel Clarke are amongst the talents on show.
Either way, this is the sequel to beat next year.
Cuaron, of course, was the director of 2006s stunningChildren Of Men.
Gravitymarks his return to the sci-fi genre, and his first movie in more than six years.
Children Of Mens critical acclaim didnt, sadly, trigger a stampede at the box-office.
Heres hoping that 2013 proves to be Cuarons year, and thatGravityfinds the audience it deserves.
