If you thought 2009 was a rollercoaster of films, check out what’s about to hit us in 2010 – it’s going to be a high speed blender on ‘maximum setting’… and then some. I’m buzzing with anticipation whilst writing about these upcoming films, this year is going to be choc-a-bloc full of sequels of hugely successful prequels, remakes of old film classics, reinventions of children’s book classics, films based on games and the most cutting-edge 3D technology yet will be complimenting the latest sequels and film sensations guaranteed to provide not just a feast for the eyes but a full on banquet for the senses all-round.

Here’s the breakdown of films to look out for this year:

January

Kicking off the year with a gruesome start: Daybreakers sets a plague loose transforming the human race into vampires (preview here) whilst romantic comedy It’s Complicated about a very complicated love triangle starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin (preview here).

The Road, a hotly tipped Oscar contender, is a post-apocalyptic thriller about a nameless man and his son trying to survive by any means possible – starring Viggo Mortensen out 8 January 2010. Also contending for Oscars is Up in the Air - a drama starring George Clooney originally due for release in 2009 but will now be hitting UK cinemas on 15 January 2010 (preview here).

Another two contending prize winners are Peter Jackson‘s supernatural thriller The Lovely Bones and Precious - a drama about a pregnant teenager given a second chance to change her life around, both out 29 January 2010, whilst gritty action/thriller Edge of Darkness – an adaptation of a TV series following a detective investigating the murder of his daughter, starring Mel Gibson (preview here).

February

Originally slated for release in 2009 but had been delayed til 2010 are Shutter Island – a horror/thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and The Wolfman (preview here) will finally hit cinemas mid February 2010.

March

Children’s classic Alice in Wonderland gets a superb remaking by director Tim Burton – quirky, crazy and fantastical – plunge into a land of mysteries, wonder and danger with Alice and let your senses be rattled in 3D come 5 March 2010.

Another remaking gracing the big screen is a new version of 1981′s Clash of the Titans with Avatar star Sam Worthington as Perseus, out 26 March 2010 (preview here).

April

Hotly anticipated and guaranteed to be a bunch of laughs – Kick-Ass, a comic book-inspired action comedy starring Nicolas Cage and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (preview here).

May

Come 14 May 2010, get ready for the epic remake of Robin Hood - legendary archer hero in the army fighting against invaders starring Russell Crowe, whilst another hero in the form of Iron Man 2 will see Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson face the formidable new foe played by Mickey Rourke (preview here).
Also, the best-selling Disney game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time transforms into an action adventure film starring Jake Gyllenhaal (preview here).

June

As if they couldn’t release any more remakes, 1980′s favourite Footloose will be getting a re-imagining come 18 June 2010, and rom-com When In Rome, which reaches our screens in June, is about a young girl (played by Kristen Bell) who is unlucky in love but whilst visiting Rome gets more whirlwind romances than she bargained for.

July

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – the third instalment of the Twilight franchise is sure to have the box-office booming when it arrives 9 July 2010, whilst a reimagining of The Karate Kid from the 1980′s comes in the form of The Karate Kid (2010) – an action drama starring Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son Jaden Smith as a young kid who moves to China and is made to adapt and embrace kung fu taught to him by a master.

August

Christopher Nolan (director of Dark Knight) is being very secretive about the science fiction thriller Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio – out August. In the meantime, check out the trailer:

In contrast, The Expendables plot should be fairly easy to guess – an action adventure starring Sylvester Stallone and a host of action stars from past and present including Jet Li, Mickey Rourke and the late Brittany Murphy.

September

September is looking a bit dry in terms of well known remakes, sequels etc, but here’s a refreshing look at some new titles such as The Other Guys – an action comedy starring Will Ferrell and a horror/thriller Priest about a priest who disobeys church law and goes after vampires who kidnapped his niece – interesting indeed.

October

An adorable animation for all the family to “aww” and “ooooh” at is Despicable Me about a trio of orphan girls and a plan to steal the moon!

November

Finishing off our year is the penultimate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 with Part 2 scheduled for 2011, preview here.

December

Children and adults alike will be waiting with bated breath for the third Narnia film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which will be hitting the big screen around Christmas alongside Tron Legacy - the hugely anticipated sequel to 1982 Tron film. Tron Legacy is a science fiction with exceptional visual effects looking to end our year off quite nicely in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D (preview here).

3D storm

As you’ve probably caught on, this year is all about 3D – if it isn’t 3D, it isn’t worth watching – something along those lines. Get a load of this: there will be a third Toy Story, fourth Shrek (Shrek Forever After) and a seventh Saw released this year all using a splash of 3D magic.

And look out, the third Step Up movie, called Step Up 3D is the first dance film to be shot in 3D and features tons of amazing dancers and dance crews, out August 2010.

If that’s not enough hip-popping action in 3D for you, StreetDance 3D is out May 2010, surely fans of talent shows will be interested to check this film out as it was filmed in London featuring dance troupes Diversity and Flawless who came first and second in the talent show Britain’s Got Talent. Not only that, StreetDance 3D is making history twice as it is the first UK independent feature film about street dancing and also the first ever UK feature film to be shot entirely in 3D. Are you proud Britons?

Sequels galore:

Another continuing trend – sequels of successful prequels, with directors and producers looking to remind us of their cash cow predecessors. We have the Meet The Fockers Sequel (yep that’s the actual title – how convenient), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (god, what the hell were they thinking?) and Sex and the City 2 - join Carrie Bradshaw as she hits the city once again with her dangerously fashionable girl pals, rocking the city with glamour and sex appeal.

Foreign Films

Foreign films that are set to impress us in 2010 include hard-hitting French prison drama A Prophet (out 22 January 2010) and dark Swedish mystery The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (out 12 March 2010).

Films contending for awards

Tis the season of film awards! Just in time for the awards season are a whole array of hotly tipped films all releasing this month including Up in the Air, Precious, The Road, Invictus (preview here) and The Lovely Bones amongst others.

Phew, if that’s not going to satisfy your film hungry tastebuds then I don’t know what will!

What will you be looking out for this year?