It’s no big secret that Hollywood churns out sequels and remakes . Looking over a list of the potential blockbusters of summer 2010— Iron Man 2 and Shrek Forever After among them—gives one the feeling, however, that moviedom has finally, pitifully, totally run out of ideas. Below I’ve compiled a list of 11 sequels and adaptations scheduled to be released this year. I’ve also seeded the list with a pair of phony movies. Take a stab at guessing the real from the fake, then check your answers in ” The Fray .”
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Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood
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Owen Wilson and McLovin in Marmaduke
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Neil Patrick Harris and Mary-Kate Olsen in Beastly , a modernized version of Beauty and the Beast
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Jake Gyllenhaal in the adaptation of the video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, and MMA star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in The A-Team
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Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s offspring in The Karate Kid
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The Rock in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Airwolf
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Nicolas Cage in Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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Jim Carrey and Steve Carell in Horton Hatches the Egg
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
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Little Fockers , aka Meet the Parents 3
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Step Up 3-D