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| Inglourious Basterds | 8.5/10 |
| Star Trek | 9/10 |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 5/10 |
| Sin Nombre | 8.5/10 |
| Duplicity | 7.5/10 |
Must Watch: Second Full TV Trailer for Inglourious Basterds!
It was way back in February when we saw the first teaser trailer for Inglourious Basterds. Now Quentin Tarantino is back to present the second official trailer (via TheMovieBox) for his new WWII extravaganza. There's a different feeling this time, though, since the film already had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Now it has a bit more buzz, both positive and negative. And we know that Christoph Waltz as the Nazi villain Col. Hans Landa and Mélanie Laurent as Shosanna Dreyfus are the stand outs. Yet again, this trailer focuses more on the Basterds, who are only a minor part of the story. But this still looks great!
Check This Out: Spierig Brothers' Daybreakers Vampire Poster
More vampires? Haven't we seen enough of them with Twilight and True Blood? No, these are the dark, gritty vampires, and one of them in Willem Dafoe (and other is Ethan Hawke). Now I've got you interested! Daybreakers was first announced years ago, and we even featured some first look photos back in January of last year. Now our friends at Ain't It Cool News have finally debuted the first teaser poster. With any luck, this means we'll see a trailer this week. Lionsgate has scheduled this for release in January of next year. This looks a lot like the 30 Days of Night posters with a touch of 28 Days Later. Pretty badass, I'd say. You?
Fox Searchlight's Brilliant 500 Treats of Summer Promotion
When it comes to indie distributors, no one is better than Fox Searchlight. They really are the Pixar of the indie film world, not only with films they produce and develop, but also with the films they acquire from festivals - they're almost always great. You probably already know that they've got Marc Webb's wonderfully unique romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer due out in July, but earlier today, Searchlight coordinated one of the best promotions I've ever seen. They really know how to market their movies, especially the ones that people are falling in love with, and this 500 Treats of Summer stunt has created some great buzz.
First Look: Tim Burton's Trippy New Alice in Wonderland
We've seen glimpse of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland previously, but USA Today now has our official first look. And it's definitely not what we were expecting to see, that's for sure! Not only do they have three new gorgeous new concept art photos, but they reveal our first looks at Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as The White Queen. "It has been Burton-ized" is how producer Richard Zanuck describes the director's vision of the Lewis Carroll classic. After shooting for only 40 days, they're working on adding CG animation and motion-capture creatures.
Visual Effects Supervisor Charles Gibson Directing The Goblin
Oscar winning visual effects supervisor and second-unit director Charles Gibson (seen above) will make his big screen directing debut with the family comedy The Goblin. The project is being developed by Daddy Day Care producer Matt Berenson, Wind Dancer Films principal Matt Williams, and production head Judd Payne. The script, written by Geoff Rodkey (Daddy Day Care, The Shaggy Dog, RV) revolves around a suburban family that moves into its new home only to find a "curmudgeonly" goblin who doesn't want them there. "It's about creating a goblin that will appeal to audiences of all ages," Williams explains.
Sony Dumps Steven Soderbergh's Moneyball Movie Last Minute!
A mere 3 days before that start of production, Columbia Pictures has decided to drop Steven Soderbergh's Moneyball. On Friday, Sony Pictures' Co-Chairman Amy Pascal placed the project into a “limited turnaround,” giving the filmmaker the chance to set it up at another studio, with Warner Brothers and Paramount the prime targets. The move came after Pascal read the final draft delivered last week by Oscar winner Steven Zaillian and found it very different from the earlier scripts she championed. Pascal was uncomfortable with how Soderbergh’s vision had changed and decided to stop the project before it began.
ET Premieres New Inglourious Basterds Trailer Footage
I really don't like Entertainment Tonight. But sometimes they get good exclusives. And this is one of them. In anticipation of an upcoming new trailer, ET has debuted some footage (not the full trailer) from Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. If you want to stay completely fresh when this actually debuts, then don't watch, as I'm sure it'll be out next week. But otherwise, this is definitely pretty cool. In the first teaser trailer they never showed us any of Christoph Waltz as the Nazi Col. Hans Landa, but now he's in this. And after Cannes, I'd argue that he's now a top contender for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Anyway, enjoy!
Check This Out: Michael Cera's Youth in Revolt Poster
What the heck is up with this? A hand-painted Michael Cera poster? Are we sure this isn't a fan creation? Cinematical has debuted the first official poster for Youth in Revolt, the upcoming comedy from The Weinstein Company / Lionsgate. The movie is coming-of-age story about an "ultra-angsty" teen named Nick Twisp (played by Michael Cera) who does everything he can in order to win the heart of (and lose his virginity to) his dream girl Sheeni Saunders. This poster, which arrives on the same weekend as Year One, is really just painful to look at. But maybe that's because I'm tired of Cera playing Cera and nothing more.
Worth Watching - June 20: B-Boy Doc 'Turn It Loose' Trailer
We've seen plenty of breakdancing and b-boys in movies and even a few b-boy documentaries before (like Planet B-Boy and Inside the Circle), but we haven't ever seen anything like this. Turn It Loose is a new documentary about the world’s greatest breakdancing b-boys. It follows six international b-boys as they compete at an old power station in the heart of South Africa. As the director explains: "I tried to make it really about what’s going on right now, make it as it is today around the world, and leave the preconceptions that people have about breakdancing out of the film." This looks like it could be great, so give it a shot!
Producer Joe Gatta Updates Rodriguez' Red Sonja Movie
"She's beautiful and sexy, and she kicks ass!" That's one way you could describe Red Sonja. I remember back to last year's Comic-Con - Robert Rodriguez and his girlfriend Rose McGowan showed up to talk about their new Red Sonja project. Now its been nearly a year and we haven't heard anything. Well, except that the Conan movie is moving forward with Marcus Nispel at the helm, instead. So what about Red Sonja? Well, over at Empire (via Coventry Telegraph) they finally caught up with executive producer Joe Gatta who has been the central voice for all things Robert E. Howard who said that its been delayed until at least 2010.
New District 9 Viral Updates: Memos, Videos, and LA Times
Sadly I was told that the new District 9 trailer that was supposed to hit this week was delayed. It'll be out sometime in July, or so I hear, but until then, we've got some minor updates on the viral that should keep a few of you occupied. Everyone who has been closely following this viral already knows of D-9.com. If you've seen any of the bus stop ads or posters, you've also seen that URL. That site actually launched last year at Comic-Con and hasn't changed, however, there are finally a few updates. First, there's a memo, and second, there is a new video. Exciting right?! But that's not all. There are a few more cool D9 viral updates.
Does This Final New G.I. Joe Trailer Convince You to See It?
Yet another trailer for G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra has hit. I don't completely think this was a final attempt to build buzz and get everyone to forget about the Stephen Sommers rumors, but rather just another trailer that might show in front of Transformers 2 next week as their very last in-theater push. Unfortunately, it's not an improvement at all. In fact, they've added more of the comedic, cheesy scenes that make me want to see this even less. Transformers can pull off a few of these cheesy scenes, and I know G.I. Joe should be able to, as well, but I'm just not digging it. Though I do really want to hear what everyone else thinks of this!
Latest Updates from David S. Goyer on The Invisible Man
The last time we heard from writer/director David S. Goyer about his upcoming project The Invisible Man was late last year, as he was starting to tour around for The Unborn. Since that hit in January, to rather dismal reviews, Goyer has remained somewhat out of the public spotlight. ShockTillYouDrop finally caught up with Goyer today in the offices for his upcoming TV show Flash Forward and got a small, bit positive update, on The Invisible Man. Yep, this is that remake, or rather re-adaptation, of H.G. Wells' classic story about, well, an invisible man. "I've since finished a draft and I'm in the midst of revisions."
Sly Stallone's The Expendables Could End Up Being PG-13?
We've already had at least one big battle this year about a movie's rating (as in, Terminator Salvation). I don't want to start another one, but this is an interesting discussion worth having, especially in relation to a movie I'm excited to see. A few websites were recently on the set of Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables (including AICN) and as part of the visit, they got to talk with producer Avi Lerner. Lerner, who gave UGO these quotes, not only talked about Rambo 5 and that it might eventually happen, but that The Expendables would be testing for both PG-13 and R ratings and the studio would then decide once the reports came in.
Must Watch: Official Red Band World's Greatest Dad Trailer
Magnolia has finally debuted the first trailer for Bobcat Goldthwait's World's Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams. This isn't a cheerful family comedy, no, this is a very dark, very disturbing indie comedy, so disturbing that the first (and probably only) trailer is a red band one - you've been warned! If it doesn't seem like they're getting into the story much, that's because they aren't, this trailer, remarkably, doesn't spoil the very big reveal. With that said, World's Greatest Dad really is one of this year's best dark comedies, and this reminds me why it was so great. Plus, there's nothing like watching Robin Williams say "f**k!"
So Will Roland Kickinger Be Marcus Nispel's Conan or Not?
Here's an interesting story. Way back when, before anyone had even seen Terminator Salvation yet, news hit that an Austrian bodybuilder named Roland Kickinger had been cast to play the T-800 instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger. As we later found out, he was cast for his body, not his face. But now numerous sites are reporting that Kickinger has been cast in Lionsgate's Conan reboot that Marcus Nispel will direct. One of those sites is the Risky Biz Blog, run by the Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik, and they usually run only officially confirmed news. However, El Mayimbe on Latino Review is claiming this is all bullshit.
Two New Stylish Character Posters for Sherlock Holmes
So you've seen the trailer, now see the new posters as well! Er, that doesn't exactly work as well this time, but these are still badass! Empire has debuted two new official posters for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. These are a vastly different design than the moody, dark poster first revealed at ShoWest. In fact, I think this design is great, it's sleek, it's bright, and I love Downey Jr's hair the most - it's frickin' wild! I have a feeling that Sherlock Holmes is going to be the big hit of the holiday season (besides Avatar of course), plus, the trailer looked a lot better than I was expecting. Enjoy these!
First Look: Monica Bellucci in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice
I really hate paparazzi photos. They're always completely out of context, we never know if this is how it'll look finished, what they're even doing, or how far into the movie the scene being shot occurs. And as much as I know it's rarely helpful for a film, sometimes we just can't help ourselves, like today. Just Jared posted a few photos of Italian actress Monica Bellucci on the set of Disney's upcoming movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice that also stars Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel. There have been a lot of paparazzi shots from this floating around because its been shooting in New York City, but I wanted to feature these shots today.
Paul Giamatti in the Trailer for Sophie Barthes's Cold Souls
Samuel Goldwyn has finally debuted the official trailer for Cold Souls starring Paul Giamatti as Paul Giamatti. This quirky little comedy, reminiscent of Being John Malkovich in a way, is simply about soul removal. Paul Giamatti wants to remove his soul, so he does so at a new startup company in New York, but then they accidentally misplace it, and he goes to Russia in search of it. Unfortunately, I didn't think this story was as polished as a Charlie Kaufman story, but it's still wacky and fun, in a very cold way. You'll see what I mean in this trailer. Though I do have a desire to revisit this once it hits theaters in a few months.
Another Crazy New Poster for Christian Alvart's Pandorum!
Overture Films has put out yet another new poster for their upcoming sci-fi horror Pandorum directed by Christian Alvart. I don't have too much to say about this - we've seen multiple trailers and multiple posters before already. Obviously they're going all out with these posters and I generally like the gritty, grungy, crazy designs. This isn't my favorite one, but it's an improvement over their last poster with just the arm. I do think the metaphorical idea (of all the screaming in her mind) is a cool concept. But will it actually bring in an audience for this movie? I hope so, because I think this movie looks awesome. We'll see in September!