The Kingdom

The Kingdom

Director: Peter Berg

Stars: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner (Full Cast)

Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: An FBI agent (Foxx) and his team are dispatched to a formerly off-limits Middle Eastern kingdom to find those responsible for a bombing that claimed the lives of American workers in Riyadh.

THE BUZZ: Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper return to the Middle Eastern desert (really, an elaborate set in Arizona) for a story conceived by Michael Mann and written by Joe Carnahan's brother, Matthew. Frankly, we're surprised the project's release strategy is more United 93 than Jarhead, as they have two Oscar-winners in starring roles.

Update: Reactions to initial test screenings, which were held this past winter, were so overwhelmingly positive that Universal has now positioned their film as a marquee release for the fall, where it joins U's other two prestige films, American Gangster and Charlie Wilson's War.Final thought:We're wondering how the movie-going public will react to this major release, especially as Warner Bros. takes their time in rolling out In the Valley of Elah. Something tells us it could be old news by the time Rendition, the next war-related bummer, arrives!

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