POTC: On Stranger Tides Teaser At Comic Con *UPDATED*

Attendees departing from the "Tron: Legacy" panel were treated with a special Comic Con Teaser for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", which is now shooting in Hawaii.

Johnny Depp appeared as Captain Jack Sparrow in full 3D, sitting on the beach with a bottle of rum and speaking directly to the Comic-Con audience. He told everyone that it certainly wasn't the case that he would soon be embarking on a quest to find the fountain of youth but that, even if he were, he wouldn't be looking for a crew. But, if he did, would anyone in the audience be interested?

He promised that such an adventure would include "zombies, cutthroats, mermaids and... Penelope Cruz" and that it would be the kind of quest that would require "A bloody map. Or a bloody Mary. Or both."

Update: The HD version of the teaser trialer is now online via traileraddict

Monsters teaser trailer

This movie caught my eye the other day but I sort of mentally wrote it off as a B movie, and yet despite it's very basic and B movie-ish title the teaser has me really wanting to see it.

I'd personally rate this just after the trailer for "The Town" as the most effective this year, the scale seems pretty epic for a low budget film and the whole thing has the same vibe as Cloverfield and Distirct 9, just a raw paired down sci fi flick.

IGN has the teaser and Comingsoon.net has a synopsis, both of which you can check out below.

Magnet has unleashed the teaser trailer for Gareth Edwards' Monsters, opening on October 29. The film picks up six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion and a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.

Mark Ruffalo Inches Closer To Going Green in The Avengers

Although it's not 100% signed, sealed and delivered, it looks like we'll be seeing Mark Ruffalo sporting purple pants, tearing up perfectly-nice shirts and going all Mel Gibson in The Avengers. This is according to The Wrap.

Ever since the "shocking" exit of Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/Hulk (Because we all know how much studios love when their leads hold their breath and refuse to promote their high-profile releases!), it's been a scrambled search to find his replacement.

Not surprisingly, Marvel wants everything finalized yesterday as to hop Ruffalo on a plane just in time for their big Comic-Con panel tomorrow. Equally far-from-shocking is the current bump in the road with negotiations – money and just how many damn movies he'll be contractually committed to. The House of Ideas/Mouse is big on continuity after all (hence firing Norton and Terence Howard's uncooperative asses) and wants to call on Ruffalo in the drop of a hat for anything. His representation obviously wants something a little less restricting.

Guess we'll find out if everything goes north for both sides in the next 24 hours.

"The Dry Land" In Los Angeles, New York & Dallas July 30th

HE DRY LAND opens in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas starting next Friday, July 30^th and expanding throughout August!!

 THE DRY LAND will be playing in the following theaters:

Los Angeles:

The Laemmle Sunset 5

AMC Broadway Santa Monica

New York:

AMC Empire 25 Theaters

Union Square Stadium 14
 

Dallas:

Angelika Film Center and Cafe

James (Ryan O’Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle—reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can’t fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy (Wilmer Valderrama), who provides him with compassion and camaraderie during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people—at least on the surface.

This moving, taut story of redemption and reconstruction extends beyond a post-traumatic-stress-disorder narrative. O’Nan is heartbreaking as he explores the depths of his internal struggle; Ferrera fearlessly tackles her role of a young wife in turmoil. The Dry Land is about one man’s fight within his own terrain—his country, home, and mind—and his journey to rebuild what he’s lost.

"Countdown To Zero" Expanding July 30th

Lawrence Bender’s COUNTDOWN TO ZERO is now playing in New York and Washington, DC in the following theaters:

New York, NY: Empire 25 Theaters

New York, NY: Angelika Film Center (6)

Washington, DC: E Street Cinema

The film will open in Los Angeles and additional cities

next Friday, July 30^th:

Berkeley, CA: Shattuck Cinemas 10

Hollywood, CA: Pacific ArcLight Hollywood 15

Irvine, CA: University Town Center 6 Cinemas

San Diego, CA: Ken Cinema

San Francisco, CA: Embarcadero Center Cinema 5

West Los Angeles, CA: The Landmark 12

Denver, CO: Mayan Theatre

Atlanta, GA: Midtown Art Cinemas 8

Chicago, IL: Landmark's Century Centre Cinema

Cambridge, MA: Kendall Square Cinema

Royal Oak, MI: Main Art Theatre

Minneapolis, MN: Lagoon Cinema

University City, MO: Tivoli Theatre

Portland, OR: Cinema 21 Theatre

Philadelphia, PA: Ritz at the Bourse

Austin, TX: Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills 8

Seattle, WA: Varsity Theatre

COUNTDOWN TO ZERO traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. It makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Obama administration working to revive this goal today. The film was produced by Academy Award® winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds, An Inconvenient Truth) and developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, together with World Security Institute. Participant collaborated with Magnolia on last year’s Food, Inc., recently nominated for an Academy Award®, and the upcoming CASINO JACK and the United States of Money. Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair and Matt Brown are the film’s executive producers.

Thor Helmets Finally Revealed!

I'd say with all the leaked images and photos from the set of Thor it's about damn time we got a look at his helmet. Well Marvel has finally unveiled the actual helmets worn by Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Sir Anthony Hopkins in the May 6, 2011 release. Fuck yeah!

With everything shown up to this point this is by far the coolest thing shown yet! I've been looking forward to the look of Thor's helmet and Marvel didn't disappoint. I must admit it looks fucking awesome!

Red Band Trailer "Machete"

Fox has released the newly Comic Con revealed red band trailer for their upcoming Robert Rodriguez cheese-fest Machete. Opening September 3 the action pic stars Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal.

For something that sounds almost down right retarded on paper this translates to crazy fucking awesome on film quite easily! It looks like the perfect amount of cheese mixed in with ridiculous action, raunchy humor and stars you never thought you'd see in something like this. Is it possible that Machete could actually be something awesome, I hope so!

Karl Urban Talks Judge Dredd & Star Trek 2!

Just yesterday it was reported that Karl Urban was the number one contender to replace Stallone for the new Judge Dredd in the remake. Lucky for us Collider was able to sit down with Urban and ask him about not only his involvement with both Judge Dredd, but also Star Trek 2 in which he'll be reprising his role as Bones McCoy.

In regards to Judge Dredd Urban confirmed he has been offered the part by director Pete Travis and they're working out the deal right now.

“I’ve met with Pete Travis, Andrew McDonald and we’ve had a really wonderful meeting of the minds and long story short, they have offered me the role and we’re in the process of making that happen.”

As well as confirming their plans to start shooting in October or November in South Africa he also said:

“To have the opportunity to play such an iconic and enigmatic character as Joe Dredd is a phenomenal opportunity and I’m really thrilled and looking forward to getting into it.”

And for the fans concerned with the relation to the comic in the new adaption Urban confirmed the plan is to remain very true to the source material and Dredd will wear his helmet for the entire film.

“If anyone is familiar with Dredd, over the years there are many times when Dredd removes his helmet but you never fully see his face and that was construct by the creator, Mr. Wagner. He represents that faceless system of justice and law. I will say this, hypothetically if I went to a movie that was called “Judge Dredd” and the character or the actor who played Judge Dredd took the helmet and I would see his full face and features I would puke in my popcorn because that’s not Dredd. He’s mysterious and enigmatic. We’re going to do it right.”

When asked when Star Trek would start shooting Urban confirmed earlier reports that it wouldn't start until May or June of next year. As far as JJ Abrams returning to the directors chair he seems confident which should come as a huge relief to most trekkies.

“I haven’t heard anything. I certainly hope so. Knowing J.J. I think he will have a pretty tough time handing this baby off to someone off. He was such an instrumental force of nature in delivering that film and creating those characters and ensuring that the Star Trek that was released was not some vacuous special effects extravaganza and that it was a character driven film. My hopes are that he will come back to the director’s char.”

For the full interview including what he had to say about his upcoming film with Bruce Willis RED you can go HERE.

Predators Sequel Could Be In Our Future

Robert Rodriguez may have that reputation for churning out movies fast and on the cheap. But will 20^th Century Fox spend some extra bucks on a Predators sequel? After its higher-than-expected $25 million opening, we all nodded and said "Duh!"

Then again, it dropped a whopping 72% the following weekend. That doesn't send the message to Fox people want to see more of Adrian Brody, Alice Braga and "those ugly motherfuckers."

Nevertheless Rodriguez tells to IGN Movies he has "an idea" for a follow-up. That doesn't necessarily translate to "Yes we're going to make another one!" But it's….something, and that's a plus, right? *Shrugs* The next course of action he says is hearing pitches from writers and go from there.

Again none of these sounds like a ringing endorsement and/or confirmation that we're getting a sequel to the sequel to the original 1987 favorite.

RUMOR: Goyer Working On 'Wonder Woman'?

It looks like yesterdays rumor regarding Goyer directing the Superman reboot may have less validity to it than I assumed. Once again ThePlaylist is reporting another rumor involving David Goyer. The only difference is this time his name could be attached to another super hero property rumored to also be in development... Wonder Woman! The details of his involvement weren't even so much as speculated, but I'm assuming it would for a writer/director position as that seems to be the same route they're taking with Superman.

Does this mean he's out of the running to direct Superman, no not necessarily but their report also said to be expecting an announcement from Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures sometime over the next 48 hours from comic con. If true we should know more soon enough.

Although I have no idea if there will be any "major" comic con announcements, I wouldn't think they want to take away from the Green Lantern spot light we know they already have planned. Our man Pete formerly of Inland Empire Strikes Back reported the wonder woman development long before The Playlist revealed anything from their "good source". That being said the Wonder Woman film is in fact being developed, but Goyers involvement should be taken entirely as rumor at this point.