The promotion of Ninja Assassin is kicking into high gear with TV spots starting to air to show off the latest action movie directed by James McTeigue:

Ninja Assassin Movie

NINJA ASSASSIN

Our world is secret, our story is legend.

NINJA ASSASSIN

Raised to be an assassin, destined to be a hero!

Ninja Assassin

Our Way is the only way!

Plot:
“In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow, Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi, to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive…and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.”

South Korean pop-singer Rain got the lead role as Raizo. He trained very hard to be fit for the film!
:)

A few preview clips of Amelia, the upcoming biopic of Amelia Earhart starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere, have been released:

Amelia – Safety First
Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) along with George Putnam (Richard Gere) and Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor) discuss her flying route.

Amelia – Anywhere You Are
Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) and George Putnam (Richard Gere) talk on the wireless.

Amelia – Aiming for Paris
Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) isn’t sure where she landed.
Don’t think about landing like that in middle of nowhere nowadays: air traffic control wouldn’t allow it!
;-P

An intense preview clip of New Moon has been released:

NEW MOON – Little Bella vs Angry Wolfpack
Jacob (Taylor Lautner) transforms into a wolf to protect bella from the Wolfpack

–>Movie clips of Twilight New Moon

Bella is either courageous or out of her mind to slap Paul in the face like she did! Don’t bug the Wolfpack, it’s for you own safety!
;)

A new movie trailer has been released for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes:

Sherlock Holmes Trailer

Plot:
“Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis (Mark Strong) whose plot is a threat to all of England.”

Do you think people will buy more Sherlock Holmes books following this movie?
:)

You may watch below a quite long three-part featurette of Ninja, the upcoming action movie starring the awesome Scott Adkins:

Plot:
“In NINJA, SCOTT ADKINS plays “Casey”, a Western Ninja charged with retrieving the traditional weapons of the Koga Ninja from a high-tech foe, the likes of which has never been seen in the world of action cinema.”

Too bad that the movie Ninja isn’t getting a theatrical release!
:(

While Director David Slade, the actors and the rest of the crew are working hard filming Twilight 3 Eclipse, a few spies are roaming around the set waiting for a scoop. And sometimes they manage to bring some interesting material, like this clip of the opening scene of Twilight Eclipse featuring Xavier Samuel as Riley:

Eclipse Clip

Twilight Eclipse Clip
Riley still in human form is being terrorized down an alley in Seattle pursued by a sinister shadow which turns out to be Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard): he cannot outrun her, she attacks him, and he writhes in pain from being bitten
A few pictures from the same scene:

(Click on a picture to enlarge it.)

That clip of Twilight 3 Eclipse is kind of blurry but hey, it’s a spy clip… Hope to get something better soon!
:)

Here’s the movie trailer of Bunny and the Bull, a psychedelic British comedy movie directed by Paul King:

Plot:
“Bunny & the Bull is a road movie set entirely in a flat. Stephen Turnbull hasn’t been outside in months. Living with a painfully restrictive routine, he refuses to interact with the world or think about the past. When a sudden infestation of mice forces him to change his ways, he finds his mind hurtling back to the disastrous trek around Europe he undertook with his friend Bunny, a womanising, gambling-addicted booze-hound.

Unable to stem the flood of memories, Stephen’s flat becomes the springboard for an extraordinary odyssey through landscapes made up of snapshots and souvenirs, from the industrial wastelands of Silesia to the bull fields of Andalusia. A story of love, disillusionment, stuffed bears and globalised seafood, Bunny & the Bull is an offbeat and heartfelt journey to the end of the room.”

Cast:
– Edward Hogg as Stephen Turnbull
– Simon Farnaby as Bunny
– Verónica Echegui as Eloisa
– Noel Fielding as Alcoholic ex-matador
– Richard Ayoade as Dull tour-guide
– Julian Barratt as Dog-loving tramp

Alice in Wonderland looks tame compared to Bunny and the Bull! Those two are living in a crazy world of memories and dreams.
:)

Here’s a series of clips of Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox:

Fantastic Mr Fox Preview Clip

Cussing Badger Bill Murray
Plot:
“Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.”

Four more clips of the Fantanstic mr Fox are waiting for you: Continue reading »

Robin Williams and John Travolta, who both impersonated women in previous movies (respectively in Mrs. Doubtfire and Hairspray), are finally teaming up for the comedy movie Old Dogs, but they won’t be wearing skirts: Old Dogs is about two old dudes who want to believe that they are still young stallions, but find out that life is catching up with them. Here below the latest trailer of Old Dogs:

Plot:
“Two best friends — one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta) — have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so kidsavvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.”

Still hard to get interested in the movie Old Dogs, but John Travolta is in it, so I’ll give it a try…
:/

Here’s the latest international trailer of Amelia, the upcoming biopic directed by Mira Nair:

AMELIA
Plot:
“Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart, the legendary aviatrix and enigmatic symbol of the American free spirit, who was guided by a profound curiosity for everything life had to offer. Earhart’s early aviation triumphs and meteoric rise to fame and fortune were propelled along by her tempestuous partnership and eventual marriage to publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere). Bound by mutual ambition, admiration and, ultimately a great love, their bond could not be broken even with her brief passionate affair with Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). Ms. Earhart was the first woman to solo the Atlantic and was the first pilot, man or woman, to fly unaccompanied across the Pacific. In Amelia’s attempt to be the first to fly around the world in an equatorial flight her life was tragically cut short with her mysterious and untimely disappearance over the South Pacific in 1937.”

Hilary Swank makes a pretty Amelia but I wonder if she attended a pilot school to really prepare for her role.
:?

Jackie Chan got the lead role in the Spy Next Door, an upcoming action comedy movie directed by Brian Levant. Along Jackie Chan, the film is also starring Billy Ray Cyrus, George Lopez, Magnus Scheving, Lucas Till and Amber Valletta. Here’s the first official movie trailer of the Spy Next Door:

SPY NEXT DOOR
Plot:
“While babysitting his neighbor’s children, a mild-mannered man (Jackie Chan) winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code.”

I’m fan of Jackie Chan and can’t have enough, even his dumb jokes make laugh! Must be because of his funny friendly face. The Spy Next Door movie will be released on January 15, 2010.
:)

The movie Paranormal Activity is getting a wide release, so a new trailer has shown up:

Paranormal Activity
Plot:
“After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.”

Paranormal Activity is maybe low-budget, but it’s a damn scary movie!
:)

An official movie trailer of Serious Moonlight has been released by Magnolia Pictures. Serious Moonlight is a love/hate comedy directed by Cheryl Hines and starring Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, and Justin Long.

Serious Moonlight
Plot:
“A dark comedy about a high-powered attorney who discovers that her husband is leaving her for another younger woman and duct tapes him to the toilet to talk right before their home is invaded by burglars.”

Time isn’t nice to Meg Ryan… She’s really getting old. I can’t blame Timothy Hutton for looking for a younger partner! Even the electric Kristen Bell is better!

Anyway, the movie Serious Moonlight will be released on December 4, 2009
;-P

Geroge Clooney is so handsome that even Goats can’t resist him in the upcoming movie Men Who Stare At Goats. Here’s a new TV spot:

Men Who Stare At Goats TV Spot

Plot:
“A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.”

I’ve been staring at my neighbor’s dog since a while, but that damned mutt is still barking and alive!
:)

I think Dreamworks go a real blockbuster with the 3D animated movie How to Train your Dragon. The film looks to be close to an ideal mix of 3D animation, voice acting, plot and humor. Just check for yourself with this amazing bootleg clip of How to Train Your Dragon that was shown at IDF 2009 and just leaked online:

Plot:
“From the studio that brought you Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda comes How to Train Your Dragon—a comedy adventure set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a scrawny Viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor don’t sit too well with his tribe or its chief…who just happens to be Hiccup’s father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other Viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down, and what started out as Hiccup’s one shot to prove himself turns into an opportunity to set a new course for the future of the entire tribe.”

To create such vivid characters in 3D is no easy task. Dreamworks work hard for the dream to come true. And Lincoln Wallen, head of research and development at Dreamworks, confirms that it requires a lot of computer power:

“Our teams (Dreamwork’s and Intel’s) have been working together for about a year. It’s been a pretty intense collaboration. We talk about Shrek’s Law, a way of communicating that with each iteration of the Shrek franchise, the power required to meet our creative appetite doubles. There was a dragon in Shrek 1, but in our next movie, dragons are some of the main story characters. Some scenes have more than 1,000 dragons performing at the same time. Our creatives want them to be central characters, able to emote and bond with other characters. The complexity of animation is astounding. We need four times the animation controls.”

Lincoln Wallen,
Head of research and development at Dreamworks

A thousand dragons on screen at the same time, and the whole thing in 3D: sign me up for the movie How To Train Your Dragon!
:)