Movies to look forward to in 2010

2010 is a year of fantasy and supernatural. Whether it deals with the gods (“Clash of Titans,” “Legion,” “Percy Jackson”) or witches, wizards and werewolves (“Harry Potter,” “The Wolfman”), Hollywood is looking to transport you from everyday America into a land of mythology. Here’s a look at some of the movies I’m most looking forward to watching this year:

• Youth in Revolt (Jan. 8; Michael Cera, PG-13) — “Youth in Revolt” is the irreverent story about the wild adventures of a teenage boy named Nick Twisp who meets the girl of his dreams while on a family vacation and has to turn his life and the lives of all those around him upside down in order to be with her.

• The Book of Eli (Jan. 15; Denzel Washington, R) — A lone hero named Eli must fight his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity.

• Legion (Jan. 22; Paul Bettany, R) — An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Bettany).

• The Wolfman (Feb. 12; Anthony Hopkins, R) — Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate, sets out to find his vanished brother ... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

• Alice in Wonderland (March 5; Johnny Depp, Not yet rated) — When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer’s afternoon in pursuit of a white rabbit, she finds herself in the strange and extraordinary Wonderland, populated with strange and extraordinary beings.

• Clash of the Titans (March 26; Sam Worthington, Not yet rated) — The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world.

• Iron Man 2 (May 7; Robert Downey Jr., Not yet rated) — Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony Stark is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands.

• Toy Story 3 (June 18; Tim Allen, G) — Andy is now a young adult, departing for college, and his toys, including Woody and Buzz Lightyear, are being sent to storage. Before his toys can be put in the attic, they are accidentally thrown away and are picked up by the garbage men. The toys find themselves at a local day-care center where they must try to survive pre-school children.

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (Nov. 19; Dan Radcliffe, PG-13) — The final chapter of the Harry Potter film series begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave Hogwarts behind and set out to find and destroy the Horcruxes — the secret to Voldemort’s power and immortality.

Other movies that you’re sure to hear about this year are Russell Crowe’s “Robin Hood” (due out in May) and, as usual, a host of sequels that might have been better left behind: “Sex and the City 2,” “Shrek Forever After,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” “Saw VII” and “Jackass 3-D.”