Who knew baby penguins were so street? That’s what it appears is the in thing in Happy Feet two, where there are plenty more dancing penguins. Mumble is now grown up and has a baby of his own. However young Erik is reluctant to dance, as he’s not very good. As a result Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven – a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father’s ‘guts and grit’ as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures – from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals – to put things right. The movie is out in the UK on December 2nd, but now a new full trailer has arrived, which you can see below, as well as the poster above.
Bunraku Trailer – Woody Harrelson & Co. go a little Sin City in east-meets-west fusion
It’ll be interesting to see whether Bunraku succeeds. It’s an east-meet-west fusion, with a Sin City-esque look, good cast and slightly vidoegame quality. In a world without guns, a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) walks into a strange town terrorised by the ruthless Nicola (Ron Perlman) and his army of thugs, headed by nine deadly assassins including the vicious Killer #2 (Kevin McKidd). The drifter is forced to trust a young samurai (Japanese superstar Gackt) who is looking to restore his family’s honour, and the local bartender (Woody Harrelson) who has been secretly awaiting a dream team to help overthrow Nicolas tyrannical regime. It’s all a bit strange, but the trailer is well worth a look. It’ll be interesting to see if it find box office success when it’s released later this year.
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil Red Band Trailer – Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine turn horror on its head
Horror comedies are difficult to get right – for every Shaun Of The Dead there are a hundred misjudged pieces of dreck. However with Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine starring and a fun, goofy feel, this trailer suggests Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil could work very well, with a nice premise that turns horror movies conventions on its head. Tucker and Dale are two best friends on vacation at their dilapidated mountain house. Unfortunately for them though a group of obnoxious, preppy college kids who’ve watched too many backwoods horror movies mistake them for murderous hillbillies. When one of the students gets separated from her friends, the boys try to lend a hand, but as the misunderstanding grows, so does the body count. There’s no UK release set yet, but hopefully it’ll be out soon.
New Year’s Eve Trailer – All of Hollywood gets together for this Valentine’s Day follow-up
For a while it looked like the follow-up to Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be able to scare up the same sort of star-filled cast of the first movie, but then director Garry Marshall really got to work and managed to sign up an impressive list of talent. As you can see from the trailer below, the movie features Ashton Kutcher, Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Carla Gugino, Jessica Biel, Sofia Vergara, Alyssa Milano, Lea Michele, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Halley Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sienna Miller, Julie Andrew, Jon Bon Jovi, John Lithgow and loads more. The set up is similar to Valentine’s Day, but this time set on New Year’s Eve, with the lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwining over the course of the day. Click below to take a look and marvel at the cast list, even if the film itself doesn’t look that thriller.
Drive Red Band Trailer – Ryan Gosling gets behind the wheel in Nicolas Winding Refn’s flick
It surprised many when Drive was included in competition at Cannes, but the movie got a very good response and scored Nicholas Winding Refn the Best Director award. Now a new Red Band trailer has arrived, which shows off the darkness of the film, which sees Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman, and discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist goes wrong. The film is currently scheduled to hit cinemas on September 23rd.
Main Street Trailer – Firth, Bloom & Burstyn head to the Southern US
You’d have thought with Colin Firth’s Oscar success, Main St. would have had an easy ride to the big screen, but it’s already gone straight-to-DVD in some countries, has no UK release set and is only get a small US release in September. However with a cast including Firth, Orlando Bloom, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Amber Tamblyn, as well as with a screenplay by Oscar-winning To Kill A Mockingbird writer Horton Foote (who died in 2009), it’s worth a look. The film follows several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today’s challenging times, each of the colourful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighbourhood. Click below to take a look at the trailer.
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