Cowboys & Aliens Teaser Trailer

The teaser trailer for Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens is here thanks to Yahoo! Movies.

If we never see Daniel Craig in the tuxedo and sporting the license to kill again, he'll be fine career-wise from the looks of this. Similiar to Green Lantern, it's a concept that just sounds goofy and has to be handled with the right care.

But that doesn't appear to be a concern here unlike the Emerald Knight. Very good trailer and my money's on this being one of the big surprise hits of next summer.

'The Dark Knight Rises' 101

Over the past month, a lot of news has come out regarding the third installment in director Christoper Nolan's highly successful Batman series.  First off, in early October, news came out that actor Tom Hardy, who had a supporting role in Nolan's recent summer hit, Inception, had been cast in an unspecified leading role in the film.  Speculation has been that Hardy will be playing some kind of villian character in the film.  Then, later in the month, the title was finally announced  (The Dark Knight Rises) by Nolan himself, along with confirming a certain villian won't appear in the film (The Riddler).  Finally just last week, word leaked over the net that 6-9 notable actresses (Keira Knightley, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Anne Hathaway, Blake Lively, Naomi Watts, Marion Cottilard, Piper Perabo, and Tanit Phoenix) were meeting with Nolan for not one but two female leads in the movie, one being a love interest, the other being a villian.  Along with this, news came out that Nolan plans on shooting the entire film in IMAX while cinematographer Wally Pfister went on record stating that would not be the case.  With all that said, I decided to write up a sort of "101" regarding Batman 3 in case anyone needed to be brought up to date with everything that's occured over the past month along with facts we already knew.  Here it is:

Title: The Dark Knight Rises

Release Date: July 20th, 2012

Director: Christoper Nolan

Screenwriter(s): Christoper Nolan & Jonathan Nolan

Story by: David Goyer & Jonathan Nolan

Cinematopgrapher: Wally Pfister

Remaining Crew: Everyone else who worked on The Dark Knight

Cast

Bruce Wayne/Batman - Christian Bale

Alfred Pennyworth - Michael Caine

Commisioner Jim Gordon - Gary Oldman

Lucius Fox - Morgan Freeman

Unknown role - Tom Hardy

Facts

• Harvey Dent will NOT return, at least alive, possibly in flashbacks
• Villian won't be Riddler or Mr. Freeze
• Will NOT shoot in New Orleans
• Will shoot primarily in U.K. as well as secondary shooting in Chicago

A few more things to add.  I believe this film will be shot entirely in IMAX, as Nolan has gone on record stating he wants to accomplish something with this film that has never been done before.  In regards to the villians in the film and casting, first off, I'm under the belief that Tom Hardy will either be playing Black Mask or Hush.  Secondly, I am also under the strong belief that Catwoman will be in the film (thank you BOF).  Finally, in case anyone missed this, Rachel Weisz recently had to drop out of a yet to be titled independent film that was set to start filming in the coming months.  Wonder why...

"Open Season 3" Available On Blu-Ray & DVD January 25th

The loveable characters Boog, Elliot and their forest friends return for a third adventure, in Sony Pictures Animation’s comedy Open Season 3, making its debut on DVD and Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack January 25th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Families will love the fun, interactive Open Season 3 bonus material, including the DVD game “Runaway RV,” in which Mr. Weenie and the pet gang are out to save Boog from the circus and it’s up to you to help steer them to safety. Also on the DVD is a Progression Reel, which shows a scene come to life from story sketch through final animation. With the Blu-ray + DVD Combo pack come the exclusive features “Boog’s Cannon Blaster,” which let’s you launch all your favorite Open Season characters out of a circus cannon to free Boog from his cage, and “Rabbit Splat” Mode which will have the whole family thumping with laughter while you use your.

Blu-ray remote to throw virtual rabbits at the screen while watching the movie.
Open Season 3 features the voice talents of Steve Schirripa (Open Season 2, “The Sopranos”), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future franchise, Open Season 2) Ciara Bravo (TV’s “Big Time Rush”), Dana Snyder (TV’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”) and Karley Scott Collins (TV’s “The Class”), and follows everyone’s favorite furry friends on a rescue mission to bring Boog home from a Russian traveling circus. The film was directed by Cody Cameron and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt from a screenplay by writer David I. Stern.

Open Season 3 is a fun comedy adventure that is priced to own for the SRP of $28.95 for the DVD and $34.95for the Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack.

Synopsis

Boog, Elliot and all their forest friends return with an all-new adventure that is their fastest and furriest yet – this time in a big top circus! When Boog’s buddies can’t make their annual guys-only getaway, he decides to take a trip by himself. Stumbling across a visiting circus, Boog switches places with a look-alike circus grizzly and takes over his part in the act. But when the circus decides to go back to Russia, it’s a race against time for Elliot, McSquizzy, Mr. Weenie and the gang to rescue Boog before it’s too late!

DVD Bonus Features Include:
§    Progression Reel
§    Runaway RV Game

Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Exclusive Bonus Features Include:
§    Boog’s Cannon Blast Game
§    Rabbit Splat Mode

Check out the trailer via Yahoo Kids.

Warner Bros. remaking 'Wizard of Oz' with Robert Zemeckis

In one of the more interesting remake annoucements in the last decade, TOLDJA! is reporting Warner Bros. has announced plans to remake the timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz.  Now, I know what you're thinking, aren't they already doing that over at Disney with Sam Raimi and Robert Downey Jr.?  Well, kind of.  That movie being set up there is Oz: The Great and Powerful, more of a prequel than anything else.  But this remake will apparently be directed by Robert Zemeckis, which instantly brings credibility to the project.  Yet, here's the kicker to the whole dam story, Warners plans on using the original script from the 1939 film.  Yes, the original script, word for word, scene for scene.  Wow, really?  Not one original idea will even come from the this project?  This just reinforces my hate in today's Hollywood execs. 

By the way though, Green Lantern trailer looks awesome (even though CGI looks unfinished and Peter Skarsgard can still annoy the shit out of me without even saying one line).

Update - Green Lantern Trailer

UPDATE: Took down the initial espanol-friendly trailer and replace it with this HD one. Enjoy. Or bitch about it in the Comments section. Either one is fine by me.

We all slobbered over a mere 30 seconds worth of (talked over) Green Lantern footage last week. How about the real McCoy now?

The trailer's online – albeit clearly leaked earlier than intended (Now in Quicktime!), with Spanish subtitles and is it just me or is the video a bit wonky? Regardless check it out. It certainly isn't as comedy-centric as the earlier footage implied (although it still feels like they're aiming for Iron Man) and Ryan Reynolds might actually pull off his much-hyped leading man persona.

But the CG suit still looks awful.

Your Highness Red-Band Trailer

The good folks over at IGN have the red-band trailer for David Gordon Green's fantasy/comedy Your Highness up.

There's definitely concern that in a three-and-a-half minute trailer, a sizeable portion of the jokes, one-liners, etc. were given away. Something we've seen happen plenty of times in the past.

But I laughed. A lot. So consider my ticket sold when this hits next April.  

The Mechanic Trailer

The trailer has arrived for the Jason Statham hit-man thriller "The Mechanic," directed by Simon "Con Air" West; it's a remake of an old Charles Bronson movie and judging from the trailer it appears to have taken some liberties with the plot.

What it does look like is a very slick action film that is more streamlined than many of today's CGI heavy fantasy action films, it is also boosted by the fact the talented Ben Foster will be playing Statham's understudy, a role played in the original by the guy who flew the chopper in Airwolf.

It certainly isn't a character study of an assassin by any means but for those missing the kind of straight up action films of the 90's this will tick some boxes.

"The Mechanic" Opens January 28th, 2011 and you can see the trailer below.

Don't Answer the Door! It's Seth Rogen!

Seth Rogen & writing partner-in-crime Evan Goldberg got another gig.

Heat Vision reports the duo is on rewrite duties for 20^th Century Fox and their comedy Neighborhood Watch. The story centers on a neighborhood watch group (nothing but a scam for the local guys to dick around away from their family duties) accidentally discovering a plot for world domination.

Peter Segal (most recently of Get Smart and forever known for helming Tommy Boy) is attached to direct, and it is a rather funny premise, I'll confess. Then again, so was Hall Pass and look at how awful that looks.

Right now, Rogen's only involved in a writing capacity. Seems inevitable before we hear about him appearing onscreen – which is the last thing he needs to be doing right now. Been harping on this since my Screen Rant days, but God love him, the dude has done way too many movies under such a reasonably short period.

HULK SMAAAAAAAAASH NIELSEN RATINGS!

After two bites at the gamma radiated apple, Marvel seems have gotten the message. Audiences don't give a damn about a Hulk film franchise. So why not go to the format where the angry green giant first exploded with the general public – television.

As per "TOLDJA," Marvel and ABC Studios are collaborating on a new live-action Hulk series with fan-favorite Guillermo del Toro and Battlestar Galactica executive producer David Eick as the creative force behind the project aiming for Fall 2012. The two will develop the story and, if scheduling permits it, del Toro may sit in the director's chair for the pilot.

Considering this is network television we're talking, don't expect a 100% CG Hulk every week. Instead the goal will involve a mixture of make-up effects, puppets and computer technology. Even with those plans, it sounds pretty damn expensive for a weekly series. Were we talking, say AMC, this could work for 6-13 episodes. But we'd, no doubt, be looking at 22 episodes a year were this is click with viewers.

I love the pairing (Should have been done back in 2003), but don't know if this is going to work.

Cars 2 Trailer

We have the trailer for Cars 2 upon us. Still not seeing the need for a sequel, but this is Pixar we're talking about and I admittedly quite enjoyed the 2006 original.

Haven't they delivered the goods enough times to earn the benefit of the doubt? The answer, of course, is yes. So shut the fuck up, and have a little faith.