Open Road Films has uploaded a very NSFW, red band trailer for the action comedy Hit & Run [HITRN]. The film has been rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, graphic nudity, some violence and drug content. If you enjoy prison rape jokes, this is the movie for you. Last Warning: Not Safe For Work or for those under the age of 17.
Disney has released a second trailer for the stop-motion animated Frankenweenie [FRNKW] on Apple. Director Tim Burton [TBURT] expands an early short into feature length to tell the story of a boy who revives his dead dog Sparky. Unfortunately, his method of resurrection fall into the wrong hands and soon his community is overrun with monstrous creations. The black & white Frankenweenie awakens October 5th.
Fox has revealed the teaser trailer for the animated adventure Epic [EPIC] from Blue Sky Studio. Based on 'Leaf Men' by William Joyce, the story follows a teenage girl who finds herself shrunken down in size and transported into a magical world of tiny forest dwellers. Epic is set to open on May 24th, 2013.
Summit has unleashed the first trailer for the action thriller Alex Cross [CROSS] on Amazon. For the first time, Tyler Perry [TPERR] stars in a role he did not originate as the famed police detective created by James Patterson. Cross is investigating the murders of a psychotic, serial killer, played by Matthew Fox [MFOX], who decides to come after Cross and his family. The deadly cat and mouse game soon escalates with increasing firepower. Judging by the trailer, Cross will be pulling...
Samuel Goldwyn Films has release the theatrical trailer for the comedy Robot and Frank [RBTFR]. Set in the near future, Frank Langella [FLANG] stars as a retired thief who is given a humanoid robot as his companion and caretaker by his grown children as an alternative to being place in a nursing home. He turns around and teaches the robot new tricks to his old profession. Robot and Frank opens limited on August 24th.
Extending Pixar's streak of number one opening to thirteen in a row, Brave [BRAVE] top the weekend box office with an estimated $66.7 million. The debut was the fifth best in Pixar's history and slightly better than Cars 2 last year. The female heroine attracted an audience that was 57% female. Positive word of mouth should continue to bring out families.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted [MADG3] was knocked down to second place with $20.2 million. DreamWorks' aniamted sequel has...
The official first weekend of summer comes with three new wide releases lead by Disney’s animated Brave [BRAVE]. Featuring the first female lead character in Pixar’s 13 film history, the PG-rated Brave is about a redheaded princess who prefers archery over corsets, but not much else is clear about the story set in ancient Scotland. However, the Pixar brand itself is strong enough to attract audiences of all demographics. Even the subpar sequel Cars 2 debuted with $66 million last year. ...
Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the first trailer for the relationship dramedy Celeste and Jesse Forever [CAJFV] on Apple. Rashida Jones [RJONE] and Andy Samberg [ASAMB] play a married couple who were high school sweethearts and are still soul mates. Now on different career trajectories and growing apart, they decide to get divorced while remaining best friends. They soon come to regret their decision as they find it hard to move on. Far more the typical Hollywood romantic comedy with...
Sony has unveiled the full, theatrical trailer for the animated Hotel Tanslyvania [HTRNS] which reunites Adam Sandler [ASAND] and Andy Samberg [ASAMB] from the recent That's My Boy bomb. After playing a lousy, foul-mouthed father in the R-rated film, Sandler plays nice as the doting and protective vampire dad to a young daughter voiced by Selena Gomez [SGOME]. With his career now in flux, the success or failure of Hotel Tanslyvania will determine whether Sandler's unique voice is still a...
An international trailer has appeared online for the action sequel Taken 2 [TAKE2]. Liam Neeson [LNEES] returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a "particular set of skills". The father of one of the Albanian bad guys killed in Taken swears revenge and targets Bryan and his family while they are vacationing in Istanbul. Maggie Grace [MGRAC] returns as his daughter Kim who escapes to help free his father and mother. Taken 2 opens on October 5th.
