The Minions are back, and this time they star in their very own spinoff movie appropriately titled Minions. Following their memorable debut in 2010’s Despicable Me and their reprise in the 2013 sequel Despicable Me 2, the tiny, yellow, lovable, babbling, hysterical creatures are turning back time in a prequel of sorts that takes place way before they worked with Steve Carell’s Gru. As you can see in the debut trailer above, the minions’ story dates back to the beginning of time and they all share the same goal: “to serve the most despicable master around.” From dinosaurs to ancient Egyptian pharaohs to Napoleon and even Dracula, the minions roam the Earth to serve. Unfortunately they can never seem to hold onto a master for long, and eventually they grow bored and depressed without a purpose. And so Kevin, Stuart and Bob team up on an adventure to find a new and lasting despicable master for their tribe. And as the extended trailer reveals, the trio will make their way to 1968 New York and then…you’ll have to flock to theatres July 10, 2015 to find out what happens next. You might be suspect as to how a feature-length film packed with jibberish-speaking oddities will keep your attention; well, if this trailer is any indication, Minions will do juuuuust fine. Also, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, and Steve Coogan are billed as voice cast so there’s that to look forward to! Illumination Entertainment’s latest film is directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda and written by Brian Lynch.
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The seventh installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise is dubbed Furious 7 and it will serve as actor Paul Walker’s swan song. You guessed it: he’s going out with a bang, indeed. F7, also starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, and Lucas Blac, looks to be one wild ride. Joining the cast this go-around are Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, and Kurt Russell. James Wan (The Conjuring, Insidious, Saw) directs. It’s out April 3, 2015.
Humans are pitted against machines in another movie about that. Except this time it’s placed in a more intimate setting. Director/writer Alex Garland’s Ex Machina radiates sensuality and paranoia wrapped inside of an intense thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. This wonderfully cut trailer gets the job done by introducing those themes along with a bit of plot:
Ex Machina is a stylish and cerebral thriller that follows Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant who wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test — charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated, seductive–and more deceptive–than the two men could have imagined.
Intrigued? You bet. It’s out April 10, 2015.
Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) is back with another sci-fi action film named Chappie. Voiced by District 9‘s Sharlto Copley, Chappie is the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. The film also stars Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, and South African rappers Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er (better known as Die Antwoord). Like D9, it was shot on-location in Johannesburg, South Africa. Due out March 6, 2015.