2020年沒能看到的大片，2021年將會統統補給你。《007：無暇赴死》、《沙丘》、《寂靜之地2》……這註定是電影精彩不斷的一年。
BBC推薦：2021年佳片前瞻（上）
Credit: Warner Bros.
Dune《沙丘》
Whether you rate it as a cult classic, or whether you're sensible enough to accept that it is one of the worst films ever made, David Lynch's Dune was not a triumph. Now Denis Villeneuve has made his version of Frank Herbert's epic interstellar novel, and, judging by Villeneuve's last two science-fiction dramas, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, his Dune should be a lot more successful than Lynch's. One thing's for sure, the film Villeneuve is calling "Star Wars for adults" has 2021's most impressive cast. Timothée Chalamet is the messianic hero; the other big names include Javier Bardem, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Charlotte Rampling, Zendaya and Dave Bautista.
大衛·林奇版的《沙丘》算不上一個成功的作品，無論你是將其視為邪典，還是理性地承認它是史上最糟的電影之一。現在丹尼斯·維倫紐瓦也將弗蘭克·赫伯特的星際史詩小說拍成了電影，從維倫紐瓦的上兩部科幻電影（《降臨》和《銀翼殺手2049》）來看，他拍的《沙丘》應該比林奇的要成功得多。有一件事是確定無疑的，這部被維倫紐瓦稱作「獻給成人的星球大戰」的影片擁有2021年最豪華的演員陣容。「甜茶」蒂莫西·柴勒梅德飾演救世主般的英雄，一起拍攝該片的知名演員還有哈維爾·巴登、奧斯卡·伊薩克、喬什·布洛林、麗貝卡·弗格森、傑森·莫瑪、夏洛特·蘭普林、贊達亞和戴夫·巴蒂斯塔。
messianic [mesink]: adj. 救世主似的
Released internationally on 1 October
該片將於10月1日在全球上映。
Credit: Disney
Eternals《永恆族》
Even before Chloe Zhao's affecting, low-key Nomadland hit the festival circuit, she had moved on to a wildly different project, directing this instalment in the Marvel franchise. Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Madden and Brian Tyree Henry head the cast as Eternals, immortal aliens who have hidden out of sight on Earth for thousands of years. They surface and unite to battle the evil Deviants. Nomadland displayed Zhao's eye for wide-scale images. Action and special effects are another story, but there's every reason to assume she will translate her vision to the superhero realm.
趙婷那部動人又低調的《無依之地》在電影節上映之前，她已經開始執導這部與前作風格迥異的漫威系列電影。安吉麗娜·朱莉、庫梅爾·南賈尼、理察·麥登和布萊恩·泰裡·亨利飾演「永恆族」——數千年來隱居在地球上的長生不死的外星人。為了抗擊邪惡的「異常族」，他們現身並團結在一起。《無依之地》展現出了趙婷對拍攝廣闊場景的眼力。撇開動作和視覺效果不談，我們有充分的理由相信趙婷會用同樣一流的眼光來拍攝超級英雄電影。
Released internationally on 5 November
該片將於11月5日在全球上映。
Credit: Disney
Nightmare Alley《玉面情魔》
With films including Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro is one of the most original, audacious directors today, his work fusing heart and horror. It will be fascinating to see what he does to reinvent Nightmare Alley, based on a novel that was adapted into the classic 1947 film noir of the same name. Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett star in the story of a con man who teams up with a psychologist. The rest of the amazing cast includes David Strathairn, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins and Willem Dafoe. 曾拍過《潘神的迷宮》、《水形物語》等電影的吉爾莫·德爾·託羅是當今最具原創力、最大膽的導演之一，他的作品既驚悚又感人。看他如何翻拍改編自同名小說的1947年經典黑色電影《玉面情魔》應該會很有趣。布萊德利·庫珀和凱特·布蘭切特飾演故事中結為搭檔的騙子和心理醫生。出演本片的優秀演員還有大衛·斯特雷澤恩、魯妮·瑪拉、託妮·科萊特、理察·詹金斯和威廉·達福。
Released on 3 December in the US
該片將於12月3日在美國上映。
Credit: 20th Century Fox
West Side Story《西區故事》
Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's classic Broadway musical was meant to be released last year, but when you're dealing with such an extravagantly beautiful source, a delay hardly matters. Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) and the little-known Rachel Zegler are Tony and Maria, the star-crossed Romeo and Juliet caught in a gang war between the Sharks and the Jets in 1957 New York City. This film version was written by playwright Tony Kushner, who also wrote Spielberg's Lincoln. Spielberg hasn't done a musical before but he starts with the advantage of some of the most gorgeous songs ever written in Maria and Tonight.
這部改編自倫納德·伯恩斯坦和史蒂芬·桑德海姆經典百老匯音樂劇的電影由史蒂文·史匹柏執導，原本計劃在去年和觀眾見面，但是這樣的華美巨製推遲一點上映又算得了什麼呢？該片講述了託尼和瑪麗亞這對羅密歐和朱麗葉式的苦命戀人捲入了1957年紐約市鯊魚幫和傑茨幫之間的幫派鬥爭。曾主演《極盜車神》的安塞爾·埃爾格特飾演託尼，沒什麼名氣的瑞秋·齊格勒飾演瑪麗亞。電影版劇本由託尼·庫什納操刀，庫什還擔任過史匹柏電影《林肯》的編劇。史匹柏從未拍過音樂劇，但是他從一開始就有《瑪麗亞》、《今晚》這樣的經典歌曲為他保駕護航。
Released internationally from 9 December
該片將於12月9日在全球上映。
Credit: Disney
The French Dispatch 《法蘭西特派》
If the cast, vintage-style poster and title signal anything, this comedy, originally set for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, is pure Wes Anderson, stylish and droll, in the mode of his Grand Budapest Hotel. The setting is a fictional city in France, among American journalists. Bill Murray plays a transplant from Kansas, founder of a magazine called The French Dispatch, which Anderson modelled on The New Yorker of decades ago, full of eccentrics on staff. The cast features many other Anderson regulars, including Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Benicio del Toro, Timothée Chalamet and Frances McDormand.
從演員陣容、復古海報和標題來看，這部原本要在2020年坎城電影節上映的喜劇片完全是韋斯·安德森的風格，時髦又滑稽，就和他的《布達佩斯大飯店》一樣。該片的背景設定在法國的一個虛構城市，故事圍繞著一群美國記者展開。比爾·默瑞飾演來自美國堪薩斯州的一名移居者，他創辦了一本名為《法蘭西特派》的雜誌。安德森以幾十年前的《紐約客》雜誌為模板，職員們都古裡古怪的。參演本片的有很多都是安德森的御用演員，包括歐文·威爾遜、蒂爾達·斯文頓、阿德裡安·布勞迪、本尼西奧·德爾·託羅、蒂莫西·柴勒梅德和弗朗西絲·麥克多曼德。
Released in 2021, date to be announced
該片將於2021年上映，具體時間待定。
英文來源：BBC
翻譯&編輯：丹妮
來源：中國日報網