Walt Disney has released the teaser trailer for stop-motion, animated Frankenweenie [FRNKW] directed by Tim Burton [TBURT]. A boy named Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his dog Sparky back to life. Even if a The Artist just won the Oscar for Best Picture, the black and white film has earned less than $40 million. Will today's kids and mass audience watch an animated film entiredly in black and white? Frankenweenie opens wide October 5th.
Columbia Pictures has debuted a red-band trailer for the comedy That's My Boy [TMBOY] starring Adam Sandler [ASAND] and Andy Samberg [ASAMB] as father and son. Sandler (who's only 12 years older than Samberg) plays an absentee father making up for lost time so he can mooch off his estranged son, now a multi-millionaire. That's My Boy opens Father Day's weekend on June 15th.
Fox has revealed a teaser trailer for the comedy Neighborhood Watch [NEIBW]. Ben Stiller [BSTIL], Vince Vaughn [VVAUG], Jonah Hill [JHILL], and Richard Ayoade play suburbanites who form a neighborhood watch group so they can cruise the streets listening to gansta rap. The trailer would have you believe this is gonna be in the vein of Mall Cop, when the story is supposedly going to take a sci-fi turn. Neighborhood Watch opens July 27th.
Dimension has unleashed a full trailer for the horror sequel Piranha 3DD [PIRA2]. Originally set to open last August, the film is still without a release date, though the trailer promises "This Summer". The prehistoric piranha from the first film enter the water system and make their way into people's homes and a Water Park. David Hasselhoff, David Koechner [DKOEC], Danielle Panabaker [DPANA], and Katrina Bowden [KBOWD] join returning cast members Christopher Lloyd and Ving Rhames...
Paramount has unveiled the full, theatrical trailer for Marvel's The Avengers [AVNGR] on Apple. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America are brought together into a Super Hero Team by Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., joined by Hawkeye and Black Widow to save arth from an inter-dimensional invasion led by Loki. The highly anticipated The Avengers finally assemble in the U.S. on May 4th.
On a night honoring the year’s best in filmmaking, two films celebrating filmmaking tied with the most Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards. The black & white silent film The Artist won the biggest prize Best Picture among its five awards. Hugo also won five, all in the craft and technical categories.
Traders correctly forecasted the winner from seven out of the eight major categories. The Artist [A2PART] was the overwhelming favorite for Best Picture as was Michel Hazanavicius [A2DMHA] ...
On the eve of the Academy Awards, real-life Navy SEALs stormed the weekend box office as Act of Valor [AOVAL] debuted in first place with an estimated $24.7 million. The military recruitment film turned feature release attracted an audience that was over 70% male.
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds [GDEED] finished second at $16.0 million. As expected, the drama drew older women with 85% over the age of 25.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [MYSTR] moved up to third place with $13.5 million. The...
As Hollywood prepares for the annual Academy Awards on Sunday, four new releases hope to catch the attention of moviegoers. Good Deeds [GDEED] is the latest original drama from filmmaker Tyler Perry [TPERR]. His reliable fanbase of older black women will turn out like clockwork even without the benefit of the Madea character. Opening in 2132 theaters, Good Deeds may translate into about $19 million and first place at the weekend box office.
Real life, active Navy Seals are the star of...
Sony Pictures Classics has dropped the domestic trailer for the Indonesian action film The Raid [TRAID], now with a goofy sub-title Redemption.
Rama, a member of a special forces team, arrives at a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord. The building has become a sanctuary to killers, gangs, rapists and thieves seeking accommodation in the one place they know they cannot be touched by the police. When a spotter blows their cover, Rama and his...
Warner Bros. unleashed a new trailer for the fantasy sequel Wrath of the Titans [CLSH2] that's actually shorter than the first teaser. Sam Worthington [SWORT], Ralph Fiennes [RFIEN] and Liam Neeson [LNEES] return from the first film Clash of the Titans, while Rosamund Pike [RPIKE] takes over the role of Andromeda. Showcasing special effects over story, the trailer highlights action that seems to be taken right out of Sony's videogame series God of War.
