Trailers
Coming Attractions, Teasers, and Promos from horror, fantasy, and science fiction films
Iron Man 3 in theatres May 3
Walt Disney Pictures releases the third IRON MAN movie during the lucrative month of May (”summer” blockbusters don’t wait for summer anymore). Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark, the man in the iron suit, along iwth Dwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, and Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. However, [...]
Star Trek Into Darkness in theatres May 17
Paramount Pictures offers the next installment in the rebooted mission of the Starship Enterprise and her crew. J.J. Abrams is back in the director’s chair, working from a script by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman & Damon Lindelof, based on the original concept by Gene Roddenberry. Chris Pine is James T. Kirk; Zachary Quinto is [...]
The Croods in theatres March 22
20th Century Fox releases this 3D computer-generated prehistoric comedy from DreamWorks Animation. The story follows a curious daughter who chaffs against the restrictions of her father, who warns them of the dire consequences of disobedience and especially the danger of leaving the safety of the cave – until unforeseen circumstances force a reappraisal. Kirk De [...]
Oblivion in theatres April 19
Universal Pictures releases this science fiction film starring Tom Cruise. Joseph Kosinski (TRON: LEGACY) directed from a script co-written with Karl Gajdusek and Michael Arndt, based on the comic book by Kosinski and Arvid Nelson. Morgan Freeman co-stars, along with Zoe Bell, Olga Kurylenko, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Andrea Riseborough, and Melissa Leo. Cruise stars as a [...]
Monsters University in theatres June 21
Walt Disney Pictures releases the latest computer-animated fantasy from Pixar Animation Stuidios – a prequel to the popular MONSTERS, INC. This time, we get to see Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) back in their college days, when they were studying – and competing – to beomc the scariest monsters. Steve Buscemi, Jennifer [...]
Man of Steel in theatres June 14
Warner Brothers releases their reboot of the Superman franchise, which has been dormant since the disappointing SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006). Zack Snyder (SUCKER PUNCH) directs from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, from a story developed by Goyer and producer Christopher Nolan, based on the character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film offers [...]
The Last Exorcism Part II: Trailer #2
This second trailer repeats some images from the first but adds a few new scenes, uses “Amazing Grace” to ironic effect on the soundtrack.
Dark Skies in theatres February 22
The Weinstein Company (under their old Dimension Films banner) releases this science fiction horror film from Blumhouse Productions (the company behind the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise, SINISTER, INSIDIOUS, etc). The story has husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witnessing an escalating series of disturbing events that threatens the safety of their home and family. When [...]
Escape from Planet Earth in theatres February 15
The Weinstein Company (purveyors of fine Oscar-bait) releases their shot at cashing in on the lucrative animation market. The story of the CGI family-friendly sci-fi fantasy has astronaut Scorch Supernova caught in a trap after responding to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet – i.e., Earth. (Hey, I thought Earth was “mostly harmless”!)
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The ABCs of Death on Demand January 31, in theatres March 8
Magnet Releasing (the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) provides Video on Demand debut and limited theatrical engagements to this anthology effort that “showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.” The twenty-six short episodes (one for each letter of the alphabet) were written and/or directed by the likes of Xavier Gens (THE DIVIDE), [...]
The Sorcerer and the White Snake in theatres February 8
Magnet Releasing (the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) provides a couple of exclusive theatrical engagements for this wonderful Fant-Asia film, about a monk (Jet Lie) battling a demonic White Snake (Shengyi Huang) that has assumed human form and fallen in love with a mortal herbalist (Raymond Lam). (If the plot sounds familiar, it is because [...]
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia in theatres & on demand February 1
Lionsgate releases this production from Gold Circle Films, a sequel to 2009’s THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT. Tom Elkins ( who edited the first film) takes to the director’s chair, working from a screenplay by David Coggeshall. The cast includes Katee Sackhoff (BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA), Chad Michael Murray (HOUSE OF WAX), Abigail Spencer, and Cicely Tyson.
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The Host: DomesticTrailer 2
The second domestic trailer for THE HOST gives a slightly more concrete idea of the plot. The film was written and directed by Andrew Niccol, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer. Open Road releases THE HOST in U.S. theatres on March 29.
