Anticipated Movies

In summer of 2008, about one year from now, there are two movies that will be coming out that I would like to see. The first is Star Trek XI.
There were ten movies previous to this one, and one of the most exciting things is that this movie will be directed by J.J. Abrams, whose works have included the television series Alias and Lost. Abrams now represents a possible new life to the Star Trek franchise. He offered to take up a new movie project for the Star Trek franchise and his project is now pretty much confirmed. According to sources on the net like Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is set for a summer '08 release date.
There is a high likelihood that the movie is going to be set in TOS era (that's acronym language for "The Original Series") due to reports that an actor named Zachary Quinto (who has also played in the TV series Heroes) will be playing Spock. Oddly enough, Spock will also be played by Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock. Could we be looking at some type of flashback situation here? Perhaps a 200 year-old Spock at the end of his days is recounting some tale to a friend or some young Starfleet Academy cadets? We'll surely see.
The second movie to look for in a year is The Dark Knight. For all my Batfriends out there, you know what I'm talking about: the next installment of Christian Bale's portrayal as Batman. For those of you who saw Batman Begins, the latest news on this project appears to be just as compelling as the first movie in this series.
Once again, Rotten Tomatoes is helpful in getting the scoop, including information about a teaser trailer. Not much on the visual side, but the audio is quite exciting, at least to me. The basic idea is that Bruce Wayne is consulting Alfred on his frustrations, most likely at this Joker character (played by Heath Ledger... Better than Jack Nicholson? We'll see.) and saying that he's tried reason and fear, but Alfred explains that some men are just pure evil. And that isn't far from belief as The Joker gets the last few lines in, saying, "People are gonna die. I'm a man of my word," followed of course by the creepiest cackle you've heard since Nicholson in Burton's 1989 Batman. It sends chills down my spine just to think of this movie.
Anyway, those are my two anticipations in the movie industry a year from now. Keep on the lookout...