The Plot: Like most teens, young Nick Twisp (Cera) is ruled by his libido. And from the recesses of a trailer park in Northern California, Twisp (Cera) concocts a plan -- make that multiple schemes -- to lose his virginity to a local girl, the precocious Sheeni Saunders.

THE BUZZ: The search for Sheeni is on as I write this up, and from what I understand production is scheduled to begin soon in Michigan (standing in for NorCal) for a hurry-up release at year's end. Someone on our message boards suggested Emma Watson for the role, and I think she's a good choice. Anyway, Cera's role here should be a natural extension of the characters he's played thus far, seeing that YiR plays a bit more with teen identity and the imaginable embarrassments that come to those who try to find a place to masturbate while living with dysfunctional parents in an RV. (Is that more difficult than having a crush on your cousin? Hard to say.) Though Twisp is written as a 14 year old, I imagine his age will be blurred to be more Cera-appropriate. Fortunately he was cast and not, say, super-spooky Cameron Bright.

The Plot: A professional man (Smith) who is close to suicide for his role in an auto accident that claimed the lives of seven people finds a reason to live, and to atone, when he falls for a woman (Dawson) who wants to help him deal with his grief.

THE BUZZ: Get way down and then be lifted back up a second time by Will Smith and his Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino. I don't think we know the full scope of the story just yet -- there are whispers about Smith's character assuming the identity of his brother (possibly played by Michael Ealy?) -- but you and I both can imagine the weighty drama is being positioned for a third Best-Actor nomination for Smith. There must have been tremendous pressure on greenish screenwriter Grant Nieporte to deliver, and I've seen plenty of postings championing his script. I thought Happyness' screenplay was wispy, but that didn't prevent it from international success, so I have to surmise that Smith's bulletproof career is in no danger of taking a dent this holiday season ... even if he made a few enemies in LA this time around.

The Plot: A young couple raising a family in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s look to break free from their frustratingly mediocre lives.

THE BUZZ: Avoiding the whole Kate and Leo back together again thing is like trying to steer clear of a giant iceberg. So, we'll just get all the OMG's out of our system now and crown Mendes the new "King of the World" for this brilliant (and nepotistic) casting move.

The Plot: An impossibly cute, but impossible-to-live-with yellow Labrador retriever named Marley teaches his newlywed owners a thing or two about patience and parenthood.

THE BUZZ: There must be some kind of rule in Hollywood about when a big-time star decides to make a dog movie. We're guessing for Aniston and Wilson, it's when they're done working with Ben Stiller.