Samuel L. Jackson is POTUS on the Run in Trailer for 'Big Game'

The premise of Jalmari Helander Finnish action-comedy Big Game certainly sounds as audacious as the title would suggest. Samuel L. Jackson plays the President of the United States (already an out-there idea) who is stranded in the wilds after Air Force One is attacked. To survive, he'll need the help of a 13-year-old boy played by Omni Tommila. Sounds great, right? But the film is actually something of a genre parody, and the first trailer doesn't give any hint that the tone is quite right.

Co-starring Ray Stevenson, Felicity Huffman, Jim Broadbent, and Ted Levine, the film has a lot of talent but seems to be trying to have it both ways. Some moments seem to be playing it straight while others are clearly in jest, and it makes for a trailer that is less than the sum of its parts. You won't be surprised to learn that was the common critique of it in early reviews from TIFF.

Big Game has yet to get a release date in the U.S.

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Hear Ben Whishaw as 'Paddington' in the Latest Trailer

Some of the earliest trailers for the live-action/CGI adaptation Paddington were curiously silent, or at least we never heard the famous marmalade sandwich-loving bear say anything. It was strange because he was voiced by Oscar winner Colin Firth, and Weinstein would want to highlight that. We soon found out why as Firth and the producers amicably agreed to go separate ways, with Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) coming on board soon after. Now we're finally getting a chance to hear Paddington with Whishaw providing the vocals in this new trailer.

The human cast is made up of Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville, and Peter Capaldi, with Imelda Staunton and Michael Gambon providing additional voicework. It's already hard to find a Brit feature that doesn't include at least one Harry Potter alum, but Paddington has a handful.  Paddington opens January 26th 2015. Check out the trailer and synopsis below.


Paddington – Official International Trailer #3 by itsartmag

Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved books, Paddington follows the comic misadventures of a polite young bear with an endearing talent for comic chaos.

Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to dream of an exciting life in London. When an earthquake destroys their home, Aunt Lucy decides to smuggle her young nephew on board a boat bound for England, in search of a better life. Arriving alone at Paddington Station, Paddington soon finds that city life is not all he had imagined – until he meets the kindly Brown family, who find him with a label tied around his neck which reads ‘Please look after this bear. Thank you.’ They offer him a temporary home whilst he searches for the explorer who impressed Aunt Lucy all those years before.

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New Red Band Trailer for Irvine Welsh's 'Filth' Starring James McAvoy

Before James McAvoy plays the altruistic, peaceful Charles Xavier in X-men: Days of Future Past, he'll indulge in some good ol' fashioned, Irvine Welsh-inspired debauchery in Filth. Based on the author's sex and drug-fueled novel, the story follows degenerate cop Bruce Robertson as he does a half-assed job investigating a murder and earning a promotion. We've seen plenty of NSFW footage already but a new red band trailer ups the ante yet again, with McAvoy looking like he's having more fun than at any point in his career.

Co-starring Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, and Eddie Marsan with direction by Jon S. Baird, Filth hits VOD on April 24th and theaters May 30th.

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Jessica Brown Findlay In 'Frankenstein'; Olivia Thirlby Joins 'The Wedding Ringer'; Ray Stevenson Hunts 'Big Game'

* Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay has been making some pretty big moves lately, and she's just landed the female lead in an updated Frankenstein, opposite Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy. Written by Max Landis and directed by Paul McGuigan, plot details are under wraps but we know Radcliffe will play Igor while McAvoy is Victor von Frankenstein. [THR]

* The uber-talented Olivia Thirlby has come aboard Jeremy Gerelick's untitled comedy starring Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, and Kaley Cuoco. Hart plays a charismatic guy who offers best man services to grooms without the friends to fill the role. Gad is a husband-to-be who fabricates not only his  best man, but all of his groomsman, and he must team up with Hart to make sure the wedding goes off without a hitch. Cuoco plays the selfish fiancee, while Thirlby is her sister who falls for Gad's character. *UPDATE*  The film has now been titled The Wedding Ringer, and will co-star Cloris Leachman, Alan Ritchson, Jorge Garcia, and Mimi Rogers.

* Jim Broadbent, Ray Stevenson, and Mehmet Kurtulus have joined the cast of Big Game, which is probably best known as the action flick with Samuel L. Jackson as the President of the United States. Written and directed by Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale), the film follows a shy 13-year-old boy (Onni Tommila) who must prove his manhood by spending a day and night alone in the wilderness. That evening Air Force One is shot down by terrorists nearby, and the boy must team with the President to stay alive. Filming begins tomorrow so we can probably expect Big Game ready for 2014.

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First poster and red band trailer for 'Filth' starring James McAvoy

Other than leading the mutant charge as a young Charles  Xavier in X-men: First Class, the last couple of years were fairly lean for James McAvoy. But he's making up for it in spades now, and his 2013 has already gotten off to a strong start with his Brit crime caper Welcome to the Punch, and Danny Boyle's Trance which goes national tomorrow. This along with an acclaimed stage run as MacBeth, and starring later this year alongside Jessica Chastain in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. One film that has largely gone under the radar and is about to make a huge splash is Filth, an adaptation of Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh's novel.

The first trailer for the film has finally turned up, and it's a crude, vulgar piece of work that more than earns its red band label. McAvoy plays drug-addicted, bigoted, sexually abusive cop who relishes in is baser urges. As he investigates a major murder case, he begins to lose his grip on reality.

Between the morally bankrupt characters and the offensive, rapid-fire dialogue, it closely resembles a Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) film on steroids. Directed by Jon S. Baird and featuring an impressive supporting cast of Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, and Kate Dickie, look for Filth to open some time in the fall. [HeyUGuys]

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