New Clip "MegaMind"

An almost 4 minute clip from Dreamworks upcoming Mega Mind which was shown at Comic Con yesterday is now online via Yahoo! Movies. Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on November 5, the animated comedy is voiced by Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill.

When super villain Megamind (Ferrell) defeats his archrival Metro Man (Pitt), the world should be his oyster. But instead, Megamind falls into total despair. It turns out that life without a rival is life without a point for him. So, he creates a new superhero rival, Titan (Hill). Unfortunately, the new hero wants to be a super villain, too. Caught in the middle, star reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Fey) asks the tough questions: Who can we turn to? Who has what it takes to stand up to this menace? Who will defend the innocent? Megamind! That's who.

I don't care about anything Pixar is doing this looks all kinds of awesome! Brad Pitt and Will Ferrell are hilarious as an animated match up, can't wait for this one!

New Trailer "Stone"

Overture Films has released the official trailer for Stone Starring Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton and Milla Jovovich. John Curran directs with a script by playwright Angus MacLachlan.

"As parole officer Jack Mabry (De Niro) counts the days toward a quiet retirement, he is asked to review the case of Gerald “Stone” Creeson (Norton), in prison for covering up the murder of his grandparents with a fire. Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man’s decision have profound and unexpected effects on them both. Stone skillfully weaves together the parallel journeys of two men grappling with dark impulses, as the line between lawman and lawbreaker becomes precariously thin. The film’s superb ensemble features Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) as Lucetta, Stone’s sexy, casually amoral wife, and Golden Globe® winner Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) as Madylyn, Jack’s devout, long-suffering spouse.

Set against the quiet desperation of economically ravaged suburban Detroit and the stifling brutality of a maximum security prison, this tale of passion, betrayal and corruption examines the fractured lives of two volatile men breaking from their troubled pasts to face uncertain futures.”

It's not very often you get to see a film with two actors of this caliber in something that actually looks this good. Almost always it's something that sounds better on paper than it translates to film, a great example was DeNiro and Pacino in Righteous Kill. At any rate this looks like an amazing performance from both DeNiro and Norton, lets just hope they deliver.

Who Are The Front Runners To Direct Superman?

Right from the moment it was revealed Christopher Nolan would be Producing or "Godfathering" the new Superman film, rumors started to fly rampant that his younger brother Jonathon was the front runner to direct. You really have to love nepotism in Hollywood, don't you. It definitely seems like a plausible possibility, the only problem being nothing aside from Nolan Producing and Goyer writing has been officially announced at this point, that and the rumor almost seems to be too obvious of a choice.

According to The Playlist a "good source" has re-ignited the rumor mill this time naming not only Johnathon Nolan but also David Goyer as the two front runners to direct the next Superman film. If Nolan were take the job it would mark his directorial debut. Which in most cases you would assume the studio wouldn't be so quick to hand over a major franchise to an inexperienced director, the exception in this case being Nolans impressive screenwriting resume which includes The Dark Knight and the forthcoming Batman 3. Goyer on the other hand hasn't had nearly as much success as a director as a writer. Which would bring you to assume he wouldn't be considered for the job either, however according to their source there's already a Man of Steel draft that's really wowed the studio. That alone along with his involvement on the new Batman franchise could easily explain his name being on the shortlist.

The job was also allegedly offered to the Wachowski brothers who turned it down. Also making the rumor mills recently and being shot down in the playlist's report was the potential casting of Tv star Zachary Levi, according to them he has no involvement what so ever with the development of the reboot.

More somewhat obvious news was that the plan was for an unknown to don the cape, as the studio would like to secure the talent for a three-picture deal. According to the source “there is a list knocking around, but its nothing major and really worth nothing more than a fan wish-list.”

And last but not least we'll apparently be hearing major announcements in regards to the superman franchise over this weekend at comic con. I find that last bit somewhat hard to believe and in turn makes me question the rest of their almost entirely obvious "scoop". As far as I know the plan from Warner Bros is for the focus to be on Green Lantern come Saturday in Hall H. But don't get me wrong I would love to hear something new, I'm just not holding my breath either way.

New Trailer "Red"

The second trailer for the comic book adaption 'Red' has come online. I'm not personally familiar with the comic, so I have no idea how accurately this was adapted. But I doubt the majority of general audiences will know the book either. That being said, this looks all kinds of awesome!

The plot from what I can tell revolves around a group of retired CIA "hitmen" that are having a hard time settling into retired life. Bruce Willis being his usual awesome self, Academy Award winner Helen Mirren mowing people down with machine guns, John Malkovich acting bat-shit crazy, and Morgan Freeman... not sure what he's doing, but who cares its Morgan Freeman! An ensemble cast in a ridiculous plot with a shit ton of action, what more could you ask for?

New Clip "Scott Pilgrim Vs The World"

Universal has released another clip from Scott Pilgrim Vs The World via IGN. Opening in theaters on August 13. The big screen adaptation stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh and Jason Schwartzman.

I seriously hope the joke from Brandon Routh was intended to be delivered like that. Otherwise I may begin to lose interest in this after all. Judging from the trailers and the rest of the clips though I would imagine this jives with the tone of the film. It fits right into Michael Cera's "thing" loser virgin sarcastic scrawny guy, only difference is this time he gets the chance to kick some ass. Should be great!

Abin Sur from Green Lantern!

ScreenJunkies has a shot of the Abin Sur corpse on display at Comic Con in San Diego. For those of you unaware of who this creepy looking purple dude is he's the alien that gives Ryan Reynolds character Hal Jordan the Lantern Ring granting him is awesome giant fist forming powers!

Not much else to say about it, but hopefully with WB/DC focusing on Green Lantern at this years Con this means we can expect to see the first teaser trailer at the very least being released online, fingers crossed!

New Trailer "Tron Legacy"

Those of you at Comic Con this weekend that were lucky enough to squeeze into Hall H would have seen the new trailer from Disney's Tron Legacy. Lucky for us folks that aren't there they also released it online via Yahoo!Movies.

The film is a sequel not a reboot/remake depsite the fact that the first tron was released 1982. The sequel involves Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce Programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidante (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous

This looks like something that could be as visually stunning as Avatar was in 3D, but with an actual intriguing plot to go along with the eye candy. Not to mention it looks all kinds of awesome!

Set to open on December 17th, Tron Legacy stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett and Michael Sheen and will hit regular theaters and IMAX in both 2D and 3D.

Teaser Trailer "Saw 3D"

Lionsgate has released the first teaser trailer for Saw 3D due out October 29 via IGN. This is said to be the final installment in the Saw franchise according to the producers. My thoughts on his statement are lie to someone else. We've heard it all before.

"It's time to stop," producer Oren Koules told USA Today , "We have told the story we wanted to tell, and this is going to be a great farewell."

I wish I could believe them when they say this is it for the franchise, but you know for a fact if this is even remotely successful they'll find a way to make another one. Nothing you wouldn't already expect can be found in the teaser, which is why this franchise needs to finally give up and die. I'll admit the first saw and maybe even the second one were good, but they've all been shit after that.

Is Karl Urban The New Judge Dredd?

It looks like the producers of the new Judge Dredd remake may have found their Dredd. Talk of the remake has been going around for a while now, and it even had quite the buzz at this years cannes film festival.

According to BleedingCool the number one candidate to replace Stallone is Karl Urban. Although Urban may not be a huge name right now, he can be seen reprising his role in JJ Abrams Star Trek 2 as Bones McCoy in 2012 as well as appearing along side Bruce willis in this falls RED.

One of the provisions of the contract if Urban does agree is that just like in the comics Dredd will not remove his helmet for the entire film, which will be shot in 3D, yay! This was the same reason Schwarzenegger originally turned the role down in the 90's and it ultimately went to Stallone. To add insult to injury one of the many things wrong with the previous Dredd amongst fans was the fact that his helmet was actually off for a good portion of the film.

There's certainly no guarantee Urban will accept the role, but if he does it's certainly a sign that this new Judge Dredd won't be anywhere near as terrible as the last incarnation.

New Trailer "Buried"

Lionsgate has revealed the new trailer for Buried via Yahoo! Movies. Opening September 24 Buried is directed by Rodrigo Cortes and starring Ryan Reynolds.

Reynolds plays Paul Conroy, who wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why and the life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time - fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.

The plot may not be entirely original in theme, but with Ryan Reynolds set to star in what will likely be a mostly one man show, this sounds like it could be pretty damn awesome. The only other one man show I really enjoyed was I Am Legend with Will Smith, granted I've liked Reynolds in everything I've seen him in so far, so I'm willing to give this a chance.