Take a look to Russell the chubby boy and Carl Fredriksen the grumpy old man who the two lead characters of Up, Pixar‘s latest movie for 2009:

Pixar UP

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In the movie UP, this improbable duo will go to to South America and live plenty of adventures!
:)

G-Force is a comedy adventure movie with a sci-fi twist about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage (absolutely no link with Gatchaman G-Force Battle of the Planets). The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures, with Director Hoyt Yeatman at the helm. And Sam Rockwell, Nicolas Cage, Tracy Morgan and Penelope Cruz are lending their voices to G-Force. The movie should be released Summer 2009.

Here below the first official movie trailer of G-Force:

Plot:
“A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (voice of Penelope Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage), the computer and information specialist.”

That’s a movie that will definitely appeal to younger audiences. Not sure that grown-ups will love it though…

I bet many kids will ask for their own guinea pigs when the movie G-Force is out. So if you bring your kids to watch G-Force: expect them to bargain for a new pet at home! Not sure I’ll bring my kids: rodents would destroy the wood floor!
:)

Cloverfield 2
Cloverfield Sequel
Action/Science Fiction/Thriller
Produced by J.J. Abrams
Directed by Matt reeves
Starring ?
Release Date: TBA 2012?

More information at: Cloverfield 2 Trailer

http://cloverfield-2-movie-trailer.blogspot.com/

We may have a look to the first official pictures of Transformers 2, aka Transformers Revenge Thanks to USA Today and to Empire Magazine. Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox are both back in Transformers 2:

Transformers 2 Official Pictures

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Thanks to USA Today (here) we know a bit more about the plot of Transformers 2:

Transformers 2 is one the most awaited movie of 2009, there is no doubt it is going to be a blockbuster: those pictures and the details about the plot are strong indicators that the movie is going to be awesome.

That’s a good sign for Transformers 3: quite sure now that Director Michael and Shia Labeouf will team up again to deliver a third transformers movie!
:)

The movie trailer of Street Fighter The Legend of Chun Li, aka Street Fighter 2, has been released in Japan. No English subtitles, but if you’re as curious as I am then you will not mind. Enjoy this Street Fighter movie trailer:

Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li Movie Trailer

This movie trailer of Street Fighter looks quite appealing: Kristin Kreuk does look to fit the job as Chun Li. I’m quite impressed by her skills in martial arts: she must have learned alot for this new Street Fighter movie.

An English trailer of Street Fighter should show up quite soon.
:)

In early December Jason from Nuke The Fridge wen to a test screening of the movie trailer of GI Joe Rise of Cobra. Here his description of the GI Joe trailer he saw:

Update: the superbowl trailer of GI Joe Rise of Cobra is now available:

[…] What can I say about it? Well, it was horrible. No, actually it was worse than horrible.

The trailer begins with some jets zooming by and dropping some bombs. Then we see Dennis Quaid as Hawk talking to members of a new elite fighting force he says has been put together to fight terrorism.

We see a couple of terrorist attacks, some G.I. Joe guys dressed like Snake Eyes jumping out of a plane and the Eiffel tower being topped by what looks like some green ooze.

Next we see some quick shots of a number of characters like Scarlett, Channing Tatum’s Duke on a motorcycle, Sienna Miller as the Baroness sliding down a staircase railing, and a quick shot of Snake Eyes and Stormshadow fighting. About the Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow fight…it looks about as bad as a fight from the “Double Dragon” movie from the early 90’s.

Finally we get another quick editing job of some action sequences that go by really too quick to make anything out, and then finally there is this really lame sequence featuring some horrible CG work, as a couple of rockets are launched at some Joes dressed again to look like Snake Eyes. They do this dive / twirl through mid air where they some how avoid the rockets as they swirl by.

The “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” title appears on screen followed by “Summer 2009.” In all the trailer was about a minute long. I was told they are testing the trailer for debut as a possible Super Bowl commercial.

There was no footage of Destro, Zartan, or Cobra Commander. More than likely because they look so bad, based on the above described footage. From the trailer, it looks like this is going to be a horrible movie. Way too cheesy for my taste anyways.

So I suspect that the Super Bowl is when we will be seeing this first teaser trailer. […]

Jason Nicholl from Nuke The Fridge (here)

NB: the pictures have been added by Teaser Trailer and are not screen caps of the official trailer of GI Joe Rise of Cobra

GI Joe Movie

The movie being scheduled for August 2009 then a trailer during the 2009 Super Bowl in February would be a good timing I agree. I’m impatient to see this GI Joe movie trailer myself: the description above isn’t appealing, but I have hope that the production team is taking into account the results of the test screenings and that the final version of the Superbowl trailer of GI Joe Rise of Cobra will be better.
:)

Crank 2
aka Crank 2 High Voltage
Action
Directed by Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Clifton Collins Jr, Bai Ling
Release Date: April 17, 2009

More information at: Crank 2 Trailer

http://crank-2-movie-trailer.blogspot.com/

I’m sure you were yearning for a movie trailer of Lesbian vampire Killers since you’ve heard the title of this movie and seen the gorgeous Lesbian Vampire Killers movie poster. And yeap, your wish comes true before the new year!

Here below the first official movie trailer of Lesbian Vampire Killers:

Like you can guess from this Lesbian Vampire Killers teaser trailer, the film is an explosive mix of action, comedy, and horror. Brittish Director Phil Claydon is bringing a damn appealing movie! And the lead actors, James Corden and Mathew Horne, fit the job of funny dudes quite well!

I really hope that the Lesbian Vampire Killers movie will hit USA’s shore soon: even thinking about booking flight to London to see the premiere of the Lesbian Vampire Killers! Yeap, I’m over-enthusiast about this movie!
:)

So Chris Weitz is taking over the job director at the helm of New Moon, the upcoming sequel to Twilight that should be released in November 2009. Doing so, he is replacing Catherine Hardwicke:

Fans may have felt she did a hell of a job with first movie adaptation of Twilight. But Summit Entertainment definitely wants to switch to Director Chris Weitz for New Moon. Why such a change?

New Moon Movie Director Chris Weitz Replaces Catherine Hardwicke

Officially, Catherine Hardwicke is leaving because of timing:

But well, I believe that Summit, who wants to make a real blockbuster, does not think that Hardwicke fits the job anymore. She’s got no experience with fantasy movies and a blockbuster budget may be overwhelming for her.

So Summit Entertainment prefers to hire Chris Weitz to direct the movie New Moon, aka Twilight 2. That’s a bold move that may backlash: Chris Weitz may be expert in doing fantasy, but Catherine Hardwicke is expert in understanding feelings and emotions. Love and characters is what drove throngs of Twilight fans to theaters. Let’s hope that Weitz will be able to mix the best of the two sides!

At least Chris Weitz shows some humility regarding his new job as director of the New Moon movie:

As long as Stephenie Meyer is controlling what’s done on the set of New Moon, Catherine Hardwicke being replaced by Chris Weitz shouldn’t matter that much. The real guardian of the Twilight saga is Stephenie Meyer herself after all!

Here a short New Moon clip by Reelz that’s dwelling on the controversy (it’s also hinting at the replacement of Taylor Lautner):

:)

The latest issue of Empire Magazine, the February 2009 issue, is featuring an article about Transformer 2, aka Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, and Optimus Prime is making Empire’s cover:

Transformers 2 Optimus Prime

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Transformers 2 on the cover of Empire Magazine

February 2009 issue

Transformers 2 the World’s First Look

USA Today gives us a better glimpse of Optimus Prime:

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Below a Transformers 2 clip showing Optimus Prime in its alternate mode as a truck:

Some additional pictures of Optimus Prime:

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Optimus Prime must be the dream truck for many!

Update:
New photos at: –> Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox Transformers 2

Don’t miss the trailer of Transformers 2 in February!
:)

G-Force
Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Directed by Hoyt Yeatman
Starring Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan
Release Date: July, 24, 2009

More information at: G-Force Trailer

Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas are teaming up in The Code, aka Thick as Thieves, an upcoming heist movie directed by Mimi Leder. Below an official movie poster of The Code:

The Code poster

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Can you believe that Antonio Banderas is playing the role of the ‘young’ thief the Code movie… I mean, he is younger than Morgan Freeman, but well, Banderas is over 40 years old… Is there a curious case of Antonio Banderas similar toBenjamin Button‘s?
;-P

Director Kevin Macdonald has tackled the movie adaptation of British TV series State of Play. The plot of the six hour mini-series has been condensed to fit two hours, and the location changed to Washington, D.C. In the lead cast: Ben Affleck and Russel Crowe, respectively as a young politician and an investigative journalist. The movie State of Play is scheduled to be released on April 17, 2009.

Here below the first official movie trailer of State of Play:

Plot:
“Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

McCaffrey (Russel Crowe), has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer’s identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one’s integrity, love or life is ever safe.” (Source: Coming Soon)

Director Macdonald said that State of Play explores the topical subjects of journalistic independence and the relationship between politicians and the press. Well, judging from this State of Play movie trailer I’d say that the film just plays with the usual prejudices of Hollywood against politicians…

In the role of the young politician they should have chosen a black actor: Ben Affleck is a great actor besides being handsome, but with an Afro-American actor State of Play would have been more in touch with the new paradigm of America’s political world!

Hope to get some preview clips of State of Play soon.
:)

Two weeks ago a new banner of Star Trek, the new movie based on the famous franchise, has shown up. This Star Trek movie banner features the new crew:

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Star Trek Crew
From Left to right: Scott, McCoy , Uhura, Kirk, Spock, Sulu, Checkov

Just to refresh your memory, here below the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie:

Chris Pine as James T. Kirk (William Shatner)

Zachary Quinto as Spock (Leonard Nimoy)

Karl Urban as Leonard H. McCoy (DeForest Kelley)

Simon Pegg as Montgomery Scott (James Doohan)

John Cho as Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)

Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig)

Zoe Saldana as Uhura (Nichelle Nichols)

We’ll get to see Uhura’s bras in this new Star Trek movi. God knows I do appreciate this new take on Star Trek!
;-)

State of Play
Thriller/Drama/Crime
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren
Release Date: April 17, 2009

More information at: State of Play Movie Trailer