Friends With Benefits Red Band Trailer

There's been a few rom com trailers dropped in the last couple of days but this one looks the best of the bunch, or maybe I am being corrupted by it's red bandness!

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star as the friends with benefits in what looks like a genuinely funny sex comedy that finds a humorous way to incorporate JT's singing while featuring the kind of line from Patricia Clarkson that ever guy wants to hear from a hot girls mom.

"Friends With Benefits" opens on the 22nd of July 2011 and you can check out the trailer below.

Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark Delayed...Again

Anyone planning a holiday trip to New York to see Spiderman on Broadway?  Well...you better get tickets to Elf: The Musical instead (which I'm hearing is actually quite good).   The NY Times is reporting that the much-troubled Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, directed by Julie Taymor and featuring music by Bono and The Edge of U2, has once again pushed back its opening date and will now officially open in January 2011.

Originally scheduled to open last February, the production was shut down for several months when the first team of producers ran out of cash to fund the elaborately-staged superhero musical.  The show's fate remained unknown long enough for original cast members Alan Cumming and Evan Rachel Wood (set to play the Green Goblin and Mary Jane Watson, respectively) to ultimately bail on the production for other projects.  Eventually, U2 concert promoter Michael Cohl came on board with the money necessary to get the show rolling again, and an opening night was set for December 21.

For the record, notice that no one from U2 has been stupid enough to invest their own money in what's shaping up to be Broadway's most expensive catastrophe.  The musical has an advance ticket sale of $8 million, which is usually a great start for a new show.  Unfortunately this show has cost upwards of $60 million to produce.

The reason for the current round of delays is a safety issue:  the show is supposed to feature two dozen different flying sequences, but none of them have yet been approved by the NY Department of Labor.  In fact, two actors have already been injured rehearsing the flying stunts. 

Also, the show just isn't ready.  The music is reportedly still not synched up with the performances and the onstage set transitions still aren't finished.  They don't even have a confirmed running time yet.  And this was supposed to start previews next week. 

Previews are now (maybe) scheduled to begin on November 28, and the official opening night has been moved from December 21 to January 11, almost one year to the day it was originally supposed to open.  Whether that date will change before then, we'll find out soon enough.  Stay tuned...

New Tron Legacy Quad

Empire has an exclusive Quad poster for the forthcoming Tron Legacy, the sequel to the 80's sci fi classic opens December 17th in traditional and IMAX 3D cinemas.

Muppets Movie First Look

Entertainment Weekly via Coming Soon has your first look at the new Muppets movie. The flick is due to drop Christmas 2011 and features Amy Adams, Jason Segel, and Chris Cooper

The article mentions that the new Muppet in the film will be Walter, who you can see holding the smartphone below. He's described as "a sweet, slightly naive twenty-something Everypuppet who, in the movie, is the best friend and roommate of Segel's character, Gary. Both Gary and Walter are die-hard Muppet fans."

"Walter is the kind of guy who faints when he sees Kermit," Bobin told the magazine. "Walter has a little bit of a self-confidence issue because he's the only person like him that he's seen aside from the Muppets," Segel explained. "His dream is to meet the Muppets and be around people who are like him."

Teaser Trailer For "Zookeeper"

The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes (James). Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style. The film also stars Rosario Dawson and Leslie Bibb and features the voices of Cher, Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler, and Sylvester Stallone.

"Hall Pass" Trailer

Owen Wilson stars as a married man who is granted one week to live a bachelor's life, but runs into a moral snag when his wife (Jenna Fischer) heads out on her own single-life fantasy while off on vacation in this comedy from Bobby and Peter Farrelly 

"Zookeeper" Teaser Poster

Griffin Keyes, is a kind-hearted zookeeper who is convinced the only way to get a girl in his life is to quit his job. The zoo animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored rule of not talking to humans and teach Griffin the ways of the wild so he can find a mate and stay at the zoo.

Third "Yogi Bear" Trailer

Hanna-Barbera's beloved picnic-basket-stealing bear makes his big-screen debut in this live-action/animated mix children's pic from director Eric Brevig. Brad Copeland provides the screenplay, which centers around a documentary crew as they delve into the goings-on of Jellystone Park, home to Yogi the Bear and Boo Boo.

New Films International Acquires "Burning Palms"

New Films International has acquires worldwide rights to Christopher B. Landon's Burning Palms, starring Zoe Saldana, Dylan McDermott, Paz Vega and Rosamund Pike.

Burning Palms is a dark comedy that interlaces five stories set in different Los Angeles neighborhoods, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate.

Nesim Hason, President of New Films International and New Films Cinema states, "We are excited to be distributing 'Burning Palms' worldwide and we are planning the US theatrical release for early 2011."

New Films International is both screening and launching sales for the film at AFM this year.

The overall deal between New Films and the producers was finalized right after the film's World Premier at the Newport Beach Film Festival by Ron Gell, New Films Chief Content Officer, Oren Segal, producer of Burning Palms, and brokered by Straw Weisman.

In a comment, Gell states, "'Burning Palms' is a smart independent, cast-driven film that we expect will be a breakout film in the US theatrically and deliver in the International marketplace."

Producer Oren Segal states, "'Burning Palms' is a daring film. Writer, Director Christopher B. Landon delivered a powerful narrative, with performances from an incredibly strong cast. 'Burning Palms' is an experience that audiences will never forget."

Promo Photos From American Film Market

Coming Soon goes all out scoop again at the American Film Market. See a group of promo shots below of Mel Gibson in the "The Beaver", Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in "Larry Crowne" and Jake Gyllenhaal in Duncan Jones' "Source Code".