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Trailer 2: Cowboys & Aliens

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Here we have the sequel to the November 2010 premiere trailer for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens. It combines nearly everything we saw in that trailer with the Super Bowl 30-second spot and adds 0h-so-much more. In this brand spankin’ new trailer we are provided with more detail about Daniel Craig’s character and where he comes from. Apparently he was abducted by aliens and instead of killing him the foreign creatures dropped him into Arizona Territory in the year 1873. The weapon they fastened onto his arm looks to be a tracking device that ends up leading the alien race to the desert. Olivia Wilde has some speaking lines here, and co-star Harrison Ford also makes an appearance. Watch the trailer above, and hop after the break to read an updated synopsis.

Cowboys & Aliens releases July 29, and damn it’s gonna be good. Continue reading Trailer 2: Cowboys & Aliens →

Trailer: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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Today 20th Century Fox released the first full-length trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Too many ofs if you ask me. Anyway, the prequel tells a story where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Though the original Planet of the Apes came out in 1968, this one takes place in San Fransisco, present day. Now go on and watch James Franco initiate doomsday by ape infestation in the trailer above. The apes, I must say, look pretty life-like; we can thank the digital effects company behind Avatar for that.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes hits theatres August 5, 2011.

Trailer: Melancholia

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Melancholia from Zentropa on Vimeo.

Check out this eerie trailer for Lars Von Trier’s upcoming drama Melancholia. It stars a sexy Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgard, John Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Charlotte Rampling. Never mind a synopsis, just watch two-minute trailer and I’m certain you’ll experience the same level of intrigue I did upon my viewing of it. Melancholia will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival next month, it will release July 1 in the UK, and a North American release with Magnolia Pictures will follow later this year.

FOD: ‘When Harry Met Sally 2’ will blow your mind

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Twenty-two years later Sally has passed away, so what is Harry up to? The ingenious team at Funny or Die have teamed with Billy Crystal to give us a look into the When Harry Met Sally sequel. The queen Helen Mirren stars as Crystal’s new love interest and things take an unexpectedly wild turn when Adam Scott announces he has a “mild tweak” for the star-studded faux trailer.

Arnold Schwarzenegger gets animated in this three-minute trailer for ‘The Governator’

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Now that he’s no longer the Governator in real life, Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to become Stan Lee-backed superhero The Governator in an upcoming animated TV series. Apparently Ah-nuld is prepared to bring this character to which he lends his voice not only to television but also to comic books and and film (and in 3D, mind you). Figure out whether or not you’ll be following Schwarzenegger’s career post-Terminator/political figure.

Extended trailer: ‘The Green Lantern’

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This weekend at Wondercon Warner Bros. unveiled a brand new trailer for the upcoming DC Comics flick The Green Lantern. At just over four minutes in length, the extended trailer gives us a grander glimpse into the Green Lantern Corps. home world of Oa. We witness the giant monster Parallax mortally wound Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison), which leads to Sur’s quick escape to the closest inhabitable planet that is Earth where he crosses paths with Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Jordan is given the ring and he recites the oath:

In brightest day,

In blackest night,

No evil shall escape my sight,

Let those who worship evil’s might,

Beware my power … Green Lantern’s light!

Mark Strong’s Sinestro and Peter Sarsgaard’s villainous Hector Hammond get some screen time here, though human co-star Blake Lively unfortunately does not. And the rest, as they say, lives on in the trailer above. Want to get your full screen HD 1080p action on? Head over to Apple trailers for your fix.

The Green Lantern opens June 17 in 3D.

Trailer: The Hangover Part II

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One teaser trailer and movie poster later, Warner Bros. has finally let loose the full theatrical trailer for Todd Phillips’ The Hangover Part II. And now we know what to expect, plot-wise. Though he didn’t appear in the teaser or poster, Justin Bartha is back as Doug but this time he doesn’t go missing. The movie begins with the Wolfpack and their family and friends celebrating Stu’s (Ed Helms) impending marriage to an Asian woman (Jamie Chung). After conversing over a pre-wedding brunch in Thighland, the guys (Helms, Bradly Cooper, Zach Galifianakis) decide to celebrate the occasion with drinks. Stu’s finance encourages him to show her little brother Teddy a good time. During the night of insanity that will likely not be revealed a la the original Hangover, the boys will lose Teddy and the film revolves around finding him (not Doug) before the wedding takes place. Watch the funny unfold in the trailer embedded above. Spoiler alert–Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) is back!

The Hangover Part II opens May 26.

Reminder: Kiefer Sutherland’s web series ‘The Confession’ premieres tonight on Hulu

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The Confession, fully previewed here, is a thriller that follows a hitman (Kiefer Sutherland) who has a theological discussion with a priest (John Hurt) about why his victims deserved to die. The series streams exclusively on Hulu; 10 five-to-seven-minute webisodes have been produced. The first batch of “chapters” have been made available to watch starting today. In “Chapter 1” Sutherland enters a Catholic church confessional where he confronts a priest at gunpoint and forces the holy man to listen to his sins. Sutherland makes it a point that it has been 35 years since his last confession. The episode switches back and forth between the confession and action-packed flashbacks highlighting the hitman’s misdoings. Having watched the first episode I can say though this new character is not Jack Bauer, Sutherland certainly can’t contain the man he played for so many years. Also of note, 24‘s composer Sean Callery has produced the music for this series, and you can hear (ever-so-slightly) hints of 24‘s sound effects. Whether or not you’re a fan of the genre-defining FOX show you should make some time to watch this top notch, high caliber series being distributed over the web. Graphic scenes do pop up, so if you haven’t signed up for a free Hulu account you’ll have to do that to access the video page.

Watch the intense trailer above, then head over to Hulu and stream the first three chapters of The Confession.

Trailer: The Big Bang

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A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper but the job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead. From the mean streets of Los Angeles to the desolate desert of New Mexico, Cruz must contend with a brutal Russian Boxer, three brash LAPD detectives, an aged billionaire looking for the Big Bang, and the billionaire’s stunningly gorgeous wife. The solution to the mystery will cost ten lives, net $30 million and just might explain – well – everything.

So why should you care? Take a look at this cast: Antonio Banderas is the private eye (and who doesn’t like a good murder mystery?) and he’s surrounded by fantastic TV stars like Prison Break‘s William Fichner, No Ordinary Family‘s Autumn Reeser, Lost‘s Rebecca Mader, and Breakout King‘s Jimmi Simpson. James Van Der Beek and Snoop Dogg are thrown in for good measure. Should be a fun ride!

The Big Bang opens May 13.

Trailer: Captain America: The First Avenger

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We got a glimpse into the upcoming Captain American movie when a 30-second spot aired during the Super Bowl, but that does not compare to this full blown trailer recently submitted to the Internet by Marvel. In the theatrical trailer we witness a scrawny Steve Rogers (great FX here with Chris Evans) fight his way into the US army so he can help battle the Nazis and destroy Hitler. When he’s turned down, his sheer perseverance gains the attention of scientists who want to carry out an experiment. Said experiment is part of the top-secret super-soldier program that ultimately transforms Rogers into a man with incredible strength and speed. Captain America is born. The story’s villain Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) makes a quick cameo.

Captain America: The First Avenger hits theatres July 22 in three dimensions.

Trailer: Super 8 (plus synopsis)

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After dropping two teasers on us (the one from way back in May and the 30-second Super Bowl spot), Paramount opened the crack a bit more today providing us with a full-blown theatrical trailer for Super 8, the shrouded-in-mystery sci-fi Spielberg homage from writer/director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg. The studio even let loose a synopsis!

“In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth — something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.”

That pretty much sums up what’s going on in this new trailer. Looks like we can expect a character-driven story with phenomenal visuals and a mystery (alien invasion?) hanging over our heads. Can’t wait. Super 8, starring Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Ron Eldard, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee and Zach Mills, opens June 10 in standard and IMAX theatres.

Look after the break to see the official movie poster.

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Trailer: The Smurfs

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Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, and Glee‘s Jayma Mays star alongside the little blue guys in this new trailer for Sony’s upcoming 3D flick The Smurfs. Voice actors include Jonathan Winters as Papa Smurf, Katy Perry as Smurfette, Alan Cumming as Gutsy Smurf, George Lopez as Grouchy Smurf, Gary Basaraba as Hefty Smurf, Anton Yelchin as Clumsy Smurf, Fred Armisen as Brainy Smurf, John Oliver as Vanity Smurf, Paul Reubens as Jokey Smurf, Kenan Thompson as Greedy Smurf, B. J. Novak as Baker Smurf, Jeff Foxworthy as Handy Smurf, and Wolfgang Puck as Chef Smurf.

The Smurfs opens wide August 3.