You can keep your Fast Fiveses and your assorted overproduced Pirates--the summer movie I'm most looking forward to is X-Men First Class. And now we've got two new television spots to further whet our appetites for our favorite Homo Superiors in the 1960s. Thankfully, I don't think I'll ever tire of Michael Fassbender telling that me peace was never an option. And check out wee baby Professor X!
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Somehow Kung Fu Panda is a much more intriguing concept than Sumo Seahorse or Capoeira Jaguar -- apologies to our Japanese and Brazilian readers, respectively -- and in the 3-D sequel, we get more of the Jack Black-voiced antics we've come to (honestly) love about this franchise. Plus: How cute is that damn tiger? Seriously knocks Shrek's Puss in Boots right out of the animated zoo enclosure.
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As the saying goes, it takes a village... and when the long-gestating Nazi comedy Iron Sky finally hits theaters next year, we'll have many folks to thank. (Including crowdfunding backers and financiers from the U.K., Australia, Germany, and Finland.) Iron Sky explains that the Nazis didn't just disappear when World War II ended -- they relocated to the moon to regroup and hatch a space invasion of Earth (or, "meteorblitzkrieg") in 2018. After the jump, the latest grindhouse-y teaser!
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Take a deep breath, folks, and prepare for the nearly three minutes of tense exchanges and brutal violence (five words: boiling oil in the face) that comprise the first trailer for Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs remake. The setting has been moved to the Deep South, but the character relationships and abject horrors look to be faithfully evocative of Sam Peckinpah's original film, which taught audiences why you should never push a mild-mannered husband to the brink of desperation.
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DreamWorks has released the first trailer for their remake of the '80s horror comedy classic Fright Night, which either qualifies as heresy or amazeballs, depending on which side of the remake debate you're on. After the jump, watch smart-ass teenager Anton Yelchin do battle with his dreamy vampire neighbor, Colin Farrell, for moviegoers who were but a distant twinkle in their parents' eyes when the first movie came out.
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Let's hope Alec Baldwin's ultimate decision about co-starring in Rock of Ages doesn't come down to the baseball rooting interests of his fellow cast members. In this latest clip from New Era's ingenious 2011 ad campaign, the dyed-in-the-wool Yankees fan reacts a bit violently to his team's initial poor play against the Boston Red Sox. Unfortunately for Sox fan John Krasinski, that means a right hook to the jaw. Click ahead to watch.
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Much has been made about how Cars 2 is the very opposite of what the Pixar brand stands for: a money-driven sequel designed to push merchandise at the expense of creative ingenuity. And yet: Who cares when Cars 2 looks like a big, brightly-colored good time adventure that every kid under the age of 12 will adore the world over? Click ahead for the latest trailer.
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In Matthew Chapman's The Ledge, a battle of wills and of faith erupts between atheist Gavin (Charlie Hunnam) and uber-religious Joe (Patrick Wilson) after Joe discovers Gavin's been sleeping with his wife (Liv Tyler). The predicament lands Gavin on the titular ledge, forced to jump at the stroke of noon or else something terrible will happen to his lover... who's dealing with some intimidating marital overtures at home herself. Watch the Movieline exclusive (and NSFW) clip after the jump.
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Does the idea of sitting through another eardrum-shattering summer blockbuster have you downtrodden on this Thursday morning? Perhaps The Artist is just the thing to pick you up. The Michel Hazanavicius-directed film -- which is both black-and white and silent -- debuts at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend, but its very charming trailer has already arrived online. Click ahead to watch.
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Another hour, another trailer for an R-rated summer comedy co-starring Jason Bateman. Hot on the heels of the second look at The Change-Up comes your first look at Horrible Bosses, another in a long-line of R-rated comedies hitting theaters this summer. Does Bosses have enough juice to warrant its inclusion on Movieline's summer sleepers list? Watch and decide ahead.
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With less than a month until the June 3 release of Matthew Vaughn's swinging '60s X-Men prequel First Class, Marvel Studios has released the film's first clip. So fanboys and girls, buckle up and click through to see Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) perform a mutant-y magic trick for CIA personnel, including Rose Byrne and Oliver Platt. Take that, Harry Houdini.
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Fun fact proven by the new green band trailer for The Change-Up: despite what you might assume, all audiences can see Jason Bateman get pooped on by a baby. They're also still privy to the bathroom habits of Leslie Mann. In fact, with the exception of swear words, not much has changed in the new all-audiences trailer for The Change-Up: Bateman and Ryan Reynolds still switch bodies, and depending on your love of their shared charm, it either works or doesn't. Click ahead to watch.
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Not that you needed anymore proof that Lars von Trier's Melancholia was going to be a big ol' bummer, but this first clip from the film begins with Kirsten Dunst looking sad and saying that the Earth is "evil." Happy Wednesday! Click ahead to experience the opposite of a pick-me-up.
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Less than 24 hours after Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver shocked America with news of their separation, Taiwanese company Next Media Animation has already reduced their impressive three-decade relationship to a 60-second spoof. Fair warning: What the video lacks in characters bearing any resemblance to the former power couple, it makes up for in its ridiculous portrayal of their (fictional, we hope) tendency to throw domesticated cats at each other, bench press at orgies and shout at snowmen in bars.
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For the first time since 2004's Sideways, an Alexander Payne film will hit theaters this December. The Descendants features George Clooney (as a land baron who tries to reconnect with his daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident) as well as Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and a juicy plot line involving schizophrenia. And five months ahead of the release, Fox Searchlight has released the first clip. Click ahead to watch George run.
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