It’s out on Friday, and to get you in the mood, a new trailer for Apollo 18 has popped up online. The film’s conceit is that it’s supposedly footage of a secret NASA moon mission the public was never told about (the official missions ended with Apollo 17), which found evidence of alien life. However the trailer suggests things didn’t go well, which is why we never heard anything about it, until now! Click below to take a look. It look a little Alien, a tad The Thing, a dash of Blair Witch, and could be a lot of fun.
The Hunger Games Teaser – Take a look at the first footage from the much-anticipated flick
At the MTV Video Music Awards last night, Lionsgate took the opportunity to debut the first footage from the much-anticipated The Hunger Games. It’s mainly Jennifer Lawrence running through a forest, but if you’re already interested in the film, it should up the anticipation. Lawrence is heading a cast that also includes Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Stanley Tucci, to tell the tale of a future society where the US has broken down into separate factions, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in The Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which ‘Tributes’ must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence), is representing District 12, replacing her chosen younger sister. The film arrives in cinemas early next year.
Tyrannosaur Trailer – Take a look at Paddy Considine’s Sundance winner
Paddy Considine’s directorial debut, Tyrannosaur took Sundance by storm, winning both Best Director and Special Jury acting awards for both Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman. Now the trailer for the movie has arrived, which you can see below. Tyrannosaur is the story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Josephs life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating consequences for both of them. The film’s due out on October 7th.
The Rum Diary Trailer – Johnny Depp returns to Hunter S. Thompson land
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas is undoubtedly one of Johnny Depp’s greatest roles, and now he’s travelling back into the mind of Hunter S. Thompson with an adaptation of another one of his books, The Rum Diary. Once more playing a Thompson alter-ego, The Rum Diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favourably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen’s financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down. The film’s due out on November 4th.
The Lady Teaser Trailer – Luc Besson takes on Aung San Suu Kyi with Michelle Yeoh
The Lady has already seen Michelle Yeoh banned from Burma, with the military government not keen on her playing Nobel Prize winning political leader and activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung is famed for having spent 15 of the last 20 years under house arrest due to the miltary rulers of Burma not taking kindly to her pro-democracy campaigning, but the movie will focus on the years between 1988 and 1999. During this time she returned from Oxford to Burma to visit her sick mother, but decided to stay and fight for democracy, leaving her husband, Michael Aris, behind in England after he was refused entry to Burma. The film will follow her valiant struggle, which involved her political party winning an election but then not being allowed to take office by the military junta that runs Burma, as well as being under house arrest for decades for very dubious reasons. The Lady will build up to the point when her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It’s believed that at that point, Burma’s leaders offered her the chance to leave the country, but if she did, she’d never be allowed to return and continue her fight. Click below to take a look at the teaser trailer.
The Muppets Theme Song – OK Go Music Video – A new take on a classic tune
OK Go became known for their innovative viral music videos and now they’ve teamed up with The Muppets for a new version of the classic theme tune, where they put on makeup and light the lights. It’s great fun so take a look at it below. The tune comes fromThe Green Album, which features numerous new version of classic Muppet songs, and which is available to buy now. And of course this is ahead of the release of The Muppets, on February 17th, 2012. The film sees Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater.Tthey then help Kermit reunite the Muppets to stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theatre.
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