I've never really understood why some media companies are so coy about releasing finished trailers to the public, especially ones that have been specifically designed to end a movie's speculation of crappiness and convince the masses that it's worth seeing. Such is the 'leaked' trailer for Marvel's upcoming Thor movie, which, as directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) and Natalie Portman in the leads, looks to pinch us one character closer to having the full Avengers ensemble together.
Hemsworth looks good in the part, and Anthony Hopkins sounds amazing as Thor's father Odin. So far, so good, although I'm not sure if some casual movie fans will dig the obvious cheese that makes this look like a fun hybrid between Flash Gordon meets Masters of the Universe (really), or if we need the unnecessary Twilight 'shirtless guy' moments in there. But this isn't a movie for the nerds - thank goodness - but for the masses, and I can only hope it's a lot closer to Iron Man than 2003's Hulk ever was. Guess we'll see when Thor smashes his mighty hammer into theaters May 6th!
Why, it seems like it was just yesterday that Chris was sharing the first-ever poster for the upcoming live-action/animated hybrid Yogi Bear movie with the world... oh, wait....it WAS just yesterday. Now we've got an even fresher honey-glazed look at the Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake-starring movie with the debut trailer, courtesy of Yahoo Movies. To be honest, Aykroyd and Timberlake sound an awful lot like the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon, and the animated Yogi and Boo Boo bears they're playing. And while I'm not 100% confident that the full thing will be anything more than the slapstick comedy it looks to be, right now it doesn't look (or sound) that bad. Color me impressed.
Yogi Bear steals your pic-a-nic baskets starting December 17th!
Here's a look at the poster for the upcoming Yogi Bear film from Warner Bros. Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake voice the animated bears among a cast featuring Anna Faris, TJ Miller, Tom Cavanagh, and Andrew Daly. The film's plot revolves around Jellystone Park losing business, causing the Mayor to shut it down and sell the land. With that happening, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they’ve ever known. The two join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing and to save their home.
We'll have to see if Yogi really is smarter than the average bear when it hits theaters on December 17, 2010.
Zack Synder is really making a name for himself when it comes to stylized, slow-motion action sequences. From the testosterone-filled gore of 300 to the animated owls of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, he's fast becoming one of the most creative directors in Hollywood today. Next on the list is the strange looking (even by his standards) Sucker Punch, which features a story he describes as:
"set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution in Brattleboro, Vermont and while there she starts to imagine alternative reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur."
It's gonna be a long wait until March 25th 2011, cuz that's when Sucker Punch punches into theaters everywhere. Enjoy the first trailer, and head on over to Apple for the HD version right HERE!
As Disney continues their blistering publicity tour for the long-awaited sequel that many thought would never happen, the excitement for Tron: Legacy heats up even more with the second full trailer. This time around there's less Daft Punk and more Jeff Bridges - a lot of Jeff Bridges, actually. So much Jeff Bridges that we've got a fully re-constructed Bridges from the original 1982 film, with a head fully rendered in lifelike CG and acting alongside the humans (and we presume himself). Some have commented that this floating head isn't entirely photorealistic, but I'd question the wisdom of wanting photorealism in an action movie featuring neon lightcycles and bands of brightly colored shapes and hues. I think it looks pretty remarkable, and am curious how the whole thing will splice together when it's finally released.
Tron: Legacy leaps into reality December 17th. Bet you never thought you'd see the day, huh? Check out the full HD version of the trailer over at Yahoo Movies right HERE!
After hearing about the return of Thundercats, I was wondering if any of the original cast would return to voice any of the characters. In the same spirit as Peter Cullen returned to voice Optimus Prime in the Transformers films, Larry Kenney, who voiced the Thundercats leader Lion-O, will be returning in the new series. At first it was thought he would voice Lion-O on the new series, but later it was revealed that Larry Kenney would voice King Claudus, Lion-O's father. I'm sure fans will be happy to know he's voicing a character on the new show. I'm looking forward to learning more about the new show, and to seeing it in action.
Thanks to Collider.com!
I was always curious as to how Ryan Reynolds would look as the Green Lantern when I heard he was cast in the role. Looks like my question has been answered, and the result is definitely not what I was expecting. The costume isn't too bad, but it looks more like something out of the upcoming Tron Legacy film than the traditional Green Lantern costume fans are used to. Now I'm really curious to see how Mark Strong will look as Sinestro in the film.
Feel free to enjoy a bigger, hi-res version of the pic HERE, and much thanks to Collider.com!
For too many reasons to fully document here, one of the movies I'm looking forward t the least this year is David Fincher's upcoming biographical drama about the world's most popular social-networking site, The Social Network. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake and a host of other 'faces', watching a movie about the sordid tale of how Facebook came to be is the last thing I want to sit down and pay money in the theater to see. Some will cry that even making a movie about the service's troubled CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) is a bit premature, despite the service's ongoing legal and (forgive me) social scandals, and I'd have to agree. I hope that I'm wrong, but I can't help feel this looks like it would have been much better on HBO than at your local multiplex.
The Social Network wants you to 'like' it on October 1st. Enjoy the trailer!