While movies like X-Men: The Last Stand and The Devil Wears Prada performed well for 20th Century Fox over the summer, the rest of their entries this year have turned out as flops. They'll try to recover this fall with a completely different mix of films. This fall their throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. They've got wrestlers, foreigners, and legendary directors. With a release schedule this broad, something has to work.

Find out exactly what Fox has in store for you in Cinema Blend's Fall 2006 Fox Preview below. Click each movie title for more information and images.


Everyone's Hero
Release Date: September 15
Synopsis: A young boy (Jake T. Austin) finds himself at an extraordinary crossroads: He has a chance to be a hero and make a difference against incredible odds or he can play it safe. With faith in himself instilled by his family, he teams up with a sassy young girl (Raven-Symone) and some off-the-wall sidekicks and embarks on a sometimes perilous, often funny, cross-country quest. In the process, he restores his family's honor, befriends the world's biggest sports superstar, and reveals the hero within. Christopher Reeve was the original director on this computer-generated animated feature, the late actor-director's dream project.

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The Marine
Release Date: October 13
Synopsis: WWE wrestling champion John Cena makes his motion picture debut in this rugged action thriller. Cena is John Triton, a heroic Marine who returns home after being discharged against his will -- from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when his wife (Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by a murderous gang led by the merciless Rome (Robert Patrick). With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission.

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Flicka
Release Date: October 20
Synopsis: In this contemporary motion picture adaptation of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel "My Friend Flicka", 16-year-old Katy McLaughlin (Alison Lohman) dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on her father's ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But Katy's father wants more for her, insisting that Katy go to college. Katy finds a wild mustang, which she names Flicka, and sets out to make her a riding horse. But Flicka and Katy are more alike than she could have imagined. Like Katy, Flicka has a disdain for authority and is not about to give up her freedom without a fight.

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Borat
Release Date: November 3
Synopsis: Sacha Baron Cohen - star of HBO's hit comedy "Da Ali G Show", takes his outrageous Kazakhstani reporter character Borat to the big screen. In this hilariously offensive movie, Borat travels from his primitive home in Kazakhstan to the U.S. to make a documentary. On his cross-country road-trip, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences.

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A Good Year
Release Date: November 10
Synopsis: Oscar®-winner Russell Crowe reunites with Gladiator director Ridley Scott in A Good Year. London-based Investment expert Max Skinner (Crowe) moves to Provence to sell a small vineyard he has inherited from his late uncle. As Max reluctantly settles into what ultimately becomes an intoxicating new chapter in his life, he encounters a beautiful California woman who also lays claim to the property.