THE BUZZ: We never thought we'd see Stephen Sommers as an artiste, but when you replace him with Rob Cohen, he starts looking a little like Coppola, don't you think? Even with Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh on board, this feels like one expensive pay-per-view flick. Rachel Weisz weisz-ly dropped out, leaving poor Maria Bello to replace her. We hope Ms. History of Violence gets a nice down payment and a call from David Cronenberg soon. As for Mr. Fraser -- doesn't he have a sitcom deal yet? His summer of love up on the big screen can't last.

The Plot: A photographer (Cooper) hunts down a serial killer (Jones) who preys upon travelers in the subways of New York City.

THE BUZZ: The trailer for this strange Clive Barker creation first popped up in front of Good Luck Chuck ... so, right, we didn't see it in theaters either. We did, however, see the clip at Comic-Con last year, where we learned that Mr. Barker came up with this story (and, clearly, its title) while under the influence of a pot brownie. No joke. Poor Leslie Bibb, in girlfriend mode here, tried in earnest to keep the momentum going from there, but even the stoniest stoners began to walk out of the conference hall after gleaning all they needed to know about this one: Mahogany, the name of Jones's character, ain't looking to be anywhere near as iconic as Candyman or Hellraiser. Godzilla: Final Wars director Ryuhei Kitamura makes his English-language debut here.

The Plot: Best friends Lena (Bledel), Carmen (Ferrera), Bridget (Lively) and Tibby (Tamblyn) -- all of whom are having different experiences during their first year of college -- reunite in a Grecian seaside town in order to locate their missing pair of magical jeans.

THE BUZZ: Hardcore fans will want to know this sequel is actually an adaptation of the fourth book in the amazingly popular series, not the second. And if you're wondering how the producers got Rory Gilmore, Joan of Arcadia, Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty to reteam, the answer's simple -- contractual requirements. The Emmy-bound Ferrera was none too pleased, we hear, and we can't imagine the rest relish playing youthful college freshmen; only Lively is age-appropriate, and she has a new CW series to focus on. Still, Sanaa Hamri, of the wildly underappreciated rom-com Something New, is at the helm, giving all those Trav-Pants-ers a glimmer of hope. Yahoo! has the first trailer.

The Plot: An Interpol agent (Owen) attempts to break up an international arms dealing ring financed by a high-profile bank.

THE BUZZ: Has it really taken ten years for Hollywood to get the Run, Lola, Run director to make his first American, big-budget action-thriller? Embarrassing. Still, who cares, with Owen and Watts also on board, all is forgiven. What we also love the most about this picture sight unseen? The fact that we finally get to see what Clive Owen would have been like as 007 ...

The Plot: An Arab-American teenager is sent to live with her strict father and struggles to find love and acceptance in a her new surroundings.

THE BUZZ: The creative mind behind American Beauty and Six Feet Under wasn't likely to avoid controversy for his feature directorial debut with a title like that. So, it's no surprise that controversy, like a creepy, nosy neighbor, quickly came-a-knocking. First up was Fox News, who dubbed it the "feel-awful film of the year". No need to dignify their claim here, but the novel is touted for exploring themes of racism, misogyny and pedophilia. Not exactly perky, feel-good, date-movie topics. And, what to make of the report that people supposedly walked out during advance screenings? Hmmm, sometimes that only makes us want to see a movie more.

The Plot: A hitman (Cage) in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy.

THE BUZZ: Perhaps this Pang Brothers remake would be more interesting (and/or tolerable) if Nic Cage could have been convinced to play his character as a deaf-mute hitman as the original story goes. Though they certainly have a cult following, the Pangs's brand of horror hasn't taken off with mainstream audiences here, what with their meddling English-language debut and that barely there remake with J'Alba achieving back-to-back strikeouts. Our suggestion: Scrap this version, redevelop the remake with a bankable Asian star (Chow-Yun Fat, Jet Li), set the story in the U.S., and watch the receipts roll in. Though we certainly will acknowledge that the movie will probably rake it in across Asia.

The Plot: A Playboy bunny (Faris) who was recently booted from the mansion winds up becoming the new house mother for a sorority in jeopardy.

THE BUZZ: Can you plagiarize yourself? That's the question that screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith seem to be positing with this comedy, which lifts so much from Legally Blonde that we wouldn't be surprised if Bruiser the dog made an appearance. This is even so much like LB that we bet it's the talented star who makes it watchable. And while we love Faris to pieces, and are glad she's getting the lead roles these days.... something a little different wouldn't hurt on the resume!

And total US Weekly babe alert: "American Idol"'s Katharine McPhee and celeb progeny Rumer Willis too?! OMG -- where do we pick up the free L'Oreal make-up bags?

The Plot: When talk radio host Emma Lloyd (Thurman) advises one of her listeners (Machado) to break up with her boyfriend (Morgan), the jilted ex sets about getting his revenge.

THE BUZZ: Sounds kind of threatening, right? Really, though, it's like a romantic comedy! And emerging indie distributor Yari Film Group (the studio behind The Illusionist) might have a second breakout hit on their hands, courtesy of director -- wait for it -- Griffin Dunne (whose last project, Fierce People, has been sitting on the shelves at Lionsgate for almost three years now). All they need is for Uma and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (the TV hunk who of late has specialized in playing dead or ghostly fathers) to hit the talk show/premiere circuit and/or start a fake romance just for fun. They're both totally single, or they will be!

The Plot: Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) takes a high-risk assignment where he must escort a woman out of Russia. His client, however, is carrying a synthetic virus -- one that could bring about the end of humankind. Making his mission extra-difficult is the cult that has designs on what rests inside the young woman's body.

THE BUZZ: Dudes, random casting abounds for Vin Diesel's return to the sci-fi genre. But if it wasn't for this Michelle Yeoh fansite, we'd know next to nothing about the project -- except that it sounds like a low-brow companion piece to Children of Men. And we mean that as a compliment. The best buzz we've heard about the project? District B13 star David Belle has choreographed parkour fight scenes for both Diesel and Yeoh! And the worst? Uncooperative weather and powerplays between Diesel and director Mathieu Kassovitz have caused a production delay, sending producer Ilan Goldman (the man behind the two Crimson Rivers movies) on the hunt for snowy locales and replacements for several vital crew slots. Diesel's manager, meanwhile, apparently had to go coax Kassovitz back from a reported nervous breakdown.