Predictions: Film

Last year was an important one for film, with advances in trends, technology, sequels and more. If 2010 is anything like it, it’ll be exhausting.

Before 2009 is forgotten, “The Hurt Locker,” an Iraq war movie that made barely $13 million, will win Best Picture at the Oscars in March. That win will mean the Academy is comfortable with the Iraq War genre, and will be good news for the award chances of Paul Greengrass’ “Green Zone,” starring Matt Damon.

Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” will have the challenge of seeing if lightning will strike twice for 3D. If it does, it won’t be long until James Cameron announces “Avatar 2,” which will likely explore the moons of Pandora.

Those recovering from 2009’s “New Moon” and “Harry Potter” fandom will have little time to rest.“Eclipse” is being released this summer and “The Deathly Hallows Part 1” in the fall.

Leonardo DiCaprio will be the most successful man in Hollywood when he appears in Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” this February and Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” this July.

Mickey Rourke will make a really cool villain in “Iron Man 2,” and Russell Crowe will make a really cool Robin Hood in Ridley Scott’s new film.

Darren Aronofsky’s ballet thriller “Black Swan,” starring Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman, may just be the most provocative movie of the new year.

Facebook will swarm with advertisements for David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” starring Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.

America will prove once again that remakes are a bad idea when they “Twilightize” the Swedish vampire drama “Let the Right One In.”

And the latest “Toy Story” sequel due out in June will likely become the greatest movie ever made with a “3” on the end.