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17 Reasons We Can't Wait for Spring

''Your Highness,'' ''Game of Thrones,'' Lady Gaga: Movies, games, TV, and music you'll warm up to
By EW Staff Updated January 05, 2011 at 12:00 AM EST
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I AM NUMBER FOUR (2/18)

After wizards, vampires, and werewolves, the latest YA adaptation is all about refugee teenage aliens. Alex Pettyfer and Timothy Olyphant star in the sci-fi film…
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After wizards, vampires, and werewolves, the latest YA adaptation is all about refugee teenage aliens. Alex Pettyfer and Timothy Olyphant star in the sci-fi film about an alien on the run, based on the novel by Jobie Hughes and James Frey.

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HALL PASS (2/25)

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis | Jason Sudeikis and Owen Wilson star as two sweet but randy husbands whose wives give them one week and a license to cheat in this…
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Jason Sudeikis and Owen Wilson star as two sweet but randy husbands whose wives give them one week and a license to cheat in this Farrelly brothers comedy.

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RANGO (3/4)

Johnny Depp | The chameleonic Johnny Depp voices an actual chameleon in this spaghetti-Western-inspired cartoon. Click for an expanded, printable calendar of our Spring Preview.

The chameleonic Johnny Depp voices an actual chameleon in this spaghetti-Western-inspired cartoon.

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THE BEAVER (3/25)

Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster | Mel Gibson portrays a broken man who finds his voice via a beaver hand puppet in this film directed by Jodie Foster, who also plays…
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Mel Gibson portrays a broken man who finds his voice via a beaver hand puppet in this film directed by Jodie Foster, who also plays his wife.

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HANNA (4/8)

Saoirse Ronan | A 16-year-old girl (Saoirse Ronan) is trained to be a coldhearted killing machine by her dad (Eric Bana) in this thriller. Click for an expanded,…
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A 16-year-old girl (Saoirse Ronan) is trained to be a coldhearted killing machine by her dad (Eric Bana) in this thriller.

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RED RIDING HOOD (3/11)

Amanda Seyfried, Little Red Riding Hood | In a dark retelling of the famous children's tale (out March 11), Seyfried stars as Valerie, a village girl torn between two loves. ''I've never…
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Amanda Seyfried's heroine, Valerie, may wear the titular cape, but this isn't the story you remember. A werewolf terrorizes the village, paranoia runs rampant, fueled by a hunter (Gary Oldman), and Valerie is torn between the man her parents want her to marry (Max Irons) and the one she really loves (Shiloh Fernandez).

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YOUR HIGHNESS (4/8)

James Franco, Danny McBride, ... | Danny McBride and James Franco team up again, as two princes in medieval times and with Natalie Portman joining them on a quest to rescue…
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Danny McBride and James Franco team up again, as two princes in medieval times and with Natalie Portman joining them on a quest to rescue a princess (Zooey Deschanel).

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ARTHUR (4/8)

Helen Mirren, Russell Brand | Russell Brand gives his take on Dudley Moore's drunken playboy in this remake of the 1981 hit. Even the butler Hobson gets a new look…
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Russell Brand gives his take on Dudley Moore's drunken playboy in this remake of the 1981 hit. Even the butler Hobson gets a new look with Helen Mirren playing Arthur's quippy nanny.

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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (4/22)

Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon as a couple of beautiful circus folk bringing Sara Gruen's best-seller to life. Adding some weight to the cast is…
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Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon as a couple of beautiful circus folk bringing Sara Gruen's best-seller to life. Adding some weight to the cast is Tai, a 9,000-pound Asian elephant.

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GOODBYE LULLABY, Avril Lavigne (3/8)

Avril Lavigne | The Canadian pop star drops her fourth studio album, and the first single, ''What the Hell,'' is a raucous anthem produced by Max Martin. Click…

The Canadian pop star drops her fourth studio album, and the first single, ''What the Hell,'' is a raucous anthem produced by Max Martin.

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BORN THIS WAY, Lady Gaga (5/23)

Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga's little monsters finally get a new album, which she says will be the ''greatest album of this decade.'' Click for an expanded, printable…
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Lady Gaga's little monsters finally get a new album, which she says will be the ''greatest album of this decade.''

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THE ROYAL WEDDING (4/29)

Enjoy the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton...or at least the spectacle surrounding it. Click for an expanded, printable calendar…
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Enjoy the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton...or at least the spectacle surrounding it.

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GAME OF THRONES (4/17)

Peter Dinklage and Sean Bean star in HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's best-selling series, which is a sprawling tale of families warring for control…
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Peter Dinklage and Sean Bean star in HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's best-selling series, which is a sprawling tale of families warring for control of the fictional land of Westeros.

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BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey (4/5)

Tina Fey | Funnywoman Tina Fey delivers an essay collection that covers her suburban upbringing, her rise to Queen of Smart Comedy, and everything in between. Click for…

Funnywoman Tina Fey delivers an essay collection that covers her suburban upbringing, her rise to Queen of Smart Comedy, and everything in between.

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LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS (March, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PC)

The toy-brick version of the popular Clone Wars cartoon will click with kids. Click for an expanded, printable calendar of our Spring Preview.

The toy-brick version of the popular Clone Wars cartoon will click with kids.

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BULLETSTORM (Feb. 22, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows)

You are a space pirate marooned on a planet with mutants, man-eating plants, and exploding ice cream carts in this intense, outrageous — and funny…

You are a space pirate marooned on a planet with mutants, man-eating plants, and exploding ice cream carts in this intense, outrageous — and funny — shooter game.

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PORTAL 2 (April 18, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac)

The sequel to the surprise 2007 hit puzzler mixes mind-warping puzzles with a wry, Douglas Adams-ian sense of humor as you try to escape a…

The sequel to the surprise 2007 hit puzzler mixes mind-warping puzzles with a wry, Douglas Adams-ian sense of humor as you try to escape a sprawling research facility overseen by a batty artificial intelligence convinced that you tried to murder it...which is kind of true.

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    1 of 17 I AM NUMBER FOUR (2/18)
    2 of 17 HALL PASS (2/25)
    3 of 17 RANGO (3/4)
    4 of 17 THE BEAVER (3/25)
    5 of 17 HANNA (4/8)
    6 of 17 RED RIDING HOOD (3/11)
    7 of 17 YOUR HIGHNESS (4/8)
    8 of 17 ARTHUR (4/8)
    9 of 17 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (4/22)
    10 of 17 GOODBYE LULLABY, Avril Lavigne (3/8)
    11 of 17 BORN THIS WAY, Lady Gaga (5/23)
    12 of 17 THE ROYAL WEDDING (4/29)
    13 of 17 GAME OF THRONES (4/17)
    14 of 17 BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey (4/5)
    15 of 17 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS (March, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PC)
    16 of 17 BULLETSTORM (Feb. 22, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows)
    17 of 17 PORTAL 2 (April 18, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac)

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