Ethan Hawke Questions Himself and His Job in UK Trailer for 'Good Kill'

Ethan Hawke is coming off a great year. Boyhood has been nominated for several Academy Awards (he's got one for Best Supporting Actor) and he even starred in an intriguing film called Predestination. So now, Hawke is ready once more to take on the world of action in his new film Good Kill. 

The official UK trailer for the film has been released and the plot looks very interesting. The story follows Tom Egan (Hawke) who is a fighter pilot-turned drone pilot based in Las Vegas. You'll see in the trailer Hawke working day in and day out, but as he works, he begins to question his mission, his ethics, and everything about what he does, which poses intriguing questions and should make for an decent film. 

You can watch the trailer below. The film also stars January Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Kravitz, and Jake Abel. 

The film does not yet have a US release date. 

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Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Get Hard in New Trailer (Wait, what?)

Two things I want to get out of the way first. 

1. Sorry for the title....I couldn't resist 

2. If you're looking for a poster or still from this movie, don't Google image search 'Get Hard' without adding 'Movie' to the end of the search, learn from my mistakes people. 

Get Hard feels like the transitioning of the old to new guard of comedy giants in Hollywood. I don't say passing the torch because I don't think Ferrell's quite done yet but certainly Kevin Hart has taken that #1 spot that used to be firmly planted in the pocket of Will Ferrell. Honestly, having the two in the same movie feels like it should collapse the universe with the amount of hilarity it will bring. Visually opposite in every way Ferrell and Hart couldn't be more similar in what they bring to roles, I don't just mean that they're both funny, it's that they both can do the same bit in everything they do and it just doesn't seem to get old. That's what this trailer for Get Hard shows us. You have Hart being the ultimate non-badass little man and Ferrell every bit the middle America goofball, and it works. In a plot setup that's been overly done in the C to D list over the last year (see: Big Stan and Let's Go to Prison) Ferrell and Hart prove the difference between themselves and the likes of Rob Schneider and Dax Shepard as leading funny men. The movie's plot seems pretty simple, sheltered white guy gets sentenced to prison and, thanks to typical rich white guy stereotyping, goes to his black friend to find out how to not become someone's girlfriend. Every second of this trailer goes to the most obvious place you can think of but still I'm sitting here cracking up. Check it out for yourself and tell me you're not laughing as well. 

Get Hard hits theaters March 27th, 2015

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New UK Trailer for "Chappie" starring Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, & Sigourney Weaver

Here we have a new UK trailer for Chappie. It's a bit different than the new released trailer in theaters here. It seems that Blomkamp is still exploring the themes of downtrodden vs. the majority. Chappie has all the things I like. It feels like Robocop mixed with Short Circuit.

Chappie directed by Neill Blomkamp and stars Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, and Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie.




Look at the new trailer below.

Chappie hits theaters March 6th, 2015

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Magic is Cast in New Trailer for Disney's Live-Action 'Cinderella'

There are so many versions of Cinderella's story that I'm pretty sure we've all lost count, and even Disney itself has got a few, which now includes the live-action version of their originally animated Cinderella. And while the story has the possibility of becoming tiresome and worn out, the new trailer for the film, which stars Lily James in the title role and the wonderful Cate Blanchett as her evil stepmother, looks fantastic, I must say. 

The trailer, along with the sneak peek for the film, is filled with magic, beautiful costumes and settings, and that airy, breathless way that people talk to make the film seem even more dream-like. And what's even better about Cinderella is that Disney could release a million trailers for it, but nothing would ever be spoiled because, well, we already know what happens! 

Cinderella opens in theaters March 26, 2015 and also stars Helena Bonham-Carter as the Fairy Godmother, Richard Madden as Prince Charming, Hayley Atwell, and Stellan Skarsgard. 

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The Best and Worst Movie Trailers of 2014

+ Note: This post will focus only on trailers for movies released in 2014. So sorry, no love here for The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron trailer, even though it is great. Come back next year for that one.

We love trailers, which is why when I had to see The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies last week, on top of the 150-minute runtime for the film, I also had to sit through 10 – YES, TEN – trailers. That’s an additional 30 minutes of sitting in the theater! And yet a good trailer can be so great – an excellent bonding opportunity for you and the people sitting around – and a bad trailer can build camaraderie, too. The collective groan from myself, the three bros in front of me, and the mom and her son behind me at The Hobbit when we saw the Terminator: Genisys trailer is proof of that.

So what trailers excited me most this year, and which made me want to run out of the movie theater and never come back? Read on for the five best and five worst movie trailers of 2014.

The five best trailers of 2014:

+ VERONICA MARS. You could brush off this movie as fan service, sure, but it’s extremely satisfying fan service. Take this trailer for proof: Look, all of your favorite Veronica Mars characters are back! Look, Veronica and Logan still long for each other! Look, Mac has an amazing new haircut! Look, Weevil is still the shit! Look, Daddy Mars is still doing dad stuff! Dick Casablancas is being, well, a dick! As a promise to fans, the Veronica Mars movie trailer was undeniably well orchestrated. (And so was the movie, too.)

+ GONE GIRL. The creepy vibe of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score still haunts my dreams, as does Amazing Amy’s equally chilly, “That’s marriage.” Maybe this year’s best movie for grownups, Gone Girl delivered with a trailer that laid out the central question—Did Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne kill his wife, the beautiful and intelligent and perfect Amy?—while also subtly analyzing the 24-hour news cycle and upending the fake-American-dream promise of suburbia. “Where’s your wife, Nick?!” Yes, where, indeed.

+ GODZILLA. Godzilla underperformed a bit this year, but I agree withfellow PDC-er Julian Lytle that it was actually one of the year’s mostunderappreciated films—a movie that excellently chose when and how to feature Godzilla to build toward the impactful (and thrilling) final action set piece. And this trailer is a perfect microcosm of that approach: Blink and you’ll miss Godzilla, but when he wants to be seen, he’s unforgettable. And Godzilla’s final, discordant scream at the end of this trailer? It’s still giving me goosebumps.

+ X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. “We need you to hope again.” Sporting the most self-indulgent-and-yet-totally-successful cast of the year was X-Men: Days of Future Past, and this trailer forced you to acknowledge how great they all are. Patrick Stewart! Ian McKellen! Michael Fassbender! James McAvoy! The internet’s best friend Jennifer Lawrence! The internet’s best friend’s ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult! Tyrion Lannister! Jean Valjean! And on and on and on. Regardless of whether Days of Future Past had your favorite X-Men character or your favorite X-Men actor, that was the point: they were all in there. (Well, except for Anna Paquin, but that is a complaint for another day.) The cohesiveness of the cast did wonders for the timeline-mind-fuck of a story, and brought the contrasting movie worlds together in a way that keeps the storyline moving forward. How could you not get excited?

+ INTERSTELLAR. One of my most disappointing movies of the year still had one of the year’s best trailers, a perfect distillation of the things Christopher Nolan does well: cajole excellent performances from A-list male actors who play aching, ambitious widowers (here it’s Matthew McConaughey; see Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception or Hugh Jackman in The Prestige for further proof); present smoothly envisioned, sleekly impressive visual effects; and get Michael Caine to say something wise and sad, because that is basically all Michael Caine does in Christopher Nolan movies. It was such a formula, but oh, it was effective. If only the full version of Interstellar had been this airtight.

The five worst trailers of 2014:

+ TRANSCENDENCE. Oh look, Johnny Depp’s brain got uploaded into a computer because it’s super easy to do that. How could such an interesting idea seem so generic from even the first trailer? Pass. (Also, you’re going to have Cillian Murphy in your movie, but not even mention him in your trailer? For shame.)

+ THE OTHER WOMAN. Putting feminism back a century or two.

+ TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Stop giving Michael Bay enough money to destroy all our childhood dreams. Stop it! And stop pretending Megan Fox can act. Seriously, stop it.

+ DUMB AND DUMBER TO. When I saw 22 Jump Street this summer, more people laughed at this supremely awful trailer than they did during the entire length of 22 Jump Street. Because for some reason a senior citizen forcing Jim Carrey to pleasure her vagina full of dust is more amusing than the amazing meta-ness of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. (I hate people.)

+ EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS. Noooope.

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Hemsworth Takes to the Open Ocean In the Second Trailer for 'In The Heart Of The Sea'

I know that RDJ is everyone's favorite Avenger, and truly the comeback kid of the group but it's really starting to look like Chris Hemsworth will be the superstar career to come out of the Marvel epics. His latest film, In the Heart of the Sea has him taking the lead role in a book adaptation that explorers the true story that inspired Moby Dick. Hemsworth has everything a major Hollywood player needs and has proven time and again that he is much more than a pretty face and the son of Odin. Now, working with Ron Howard, he's set to really launch his career outside of Marvel. 

Jaws never scared me. I mean, if I was in the water and say a shark I'd definitely need a new pair of underwear but the idea of a shark? Nah, wasn't keeping me up at night. While not a horror movie, this trailer had me terrified. Obviously there's the fear of a colossal creature under the water while you're in a tiny (comparatively) ship in the middle of the ocean, but that's not what really got me shaking. It's the genius that is Ron Howard who decides to pull the camera WAYYY back in the long shots. That's the real fear factor in sea based movies that's never really hammered home, just how impossibly alone you are. The first few shots of the trailer pull back a curtain and make very apparent that these early seafarers were basically the ballsiest bunch the world has ever known, heading out into a vast nothingness with little more than a few planks of wood. Maybe this has been obvious to everyone else but I never fully appreciated the scope of it until watching this. I tend to overblow things but check it out for yourselves and tell me you'd have the gusto to scream "All aboard!" and head out to sea. 

Side note: These guys are whalers...back then that meant killing a whale with a spear that you through from nothing more than the power of your arm. Marinate on that. 

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Contact the Other Side In the Trailer for 'Ouija'

I honestly am astounded by the fact that it's 2014 and we are just NOW getting a Ouija movie, it's such an obvious go to for the board game to movie genre. I don't know the history pre-The Exorcist but ever since little Reagan talked to Captain Howdy via one of these suckers I haven't come within a mile of one. Seriously, I remember kids saying they wanted to play with one of these at sleepovers when I was younger and then being immediately out voted because, why take the risk?

I was prepared to rip this trailer to shreds as a cheap Halloween money grab and maybe it is, but that doesn't stop the trailer from hitting all of the right notes to make me turn the lights on after watching it. Is it ground breaking? No. Does it look like pretty much every other horror film out there? Yes. Does that stop it from freaking you out? You know what...I'm not answering that, find out for yourself! The trailer is below, check it out and tell me you'd have no problem turning the lights out and going to sleep right now!

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Guardians of the Galaxy- Lego Style!

It seems everything's getting the Lego treatment these days. At first I didn't get it, after all the first video games didn't feature any speaking...made sense but also made for boring games. The kept making them and kept getting better, than with The Lego Movie, it's all hit critical mass and for good reason! In the grand scheme of things this may be the most genius brand reinvention in history, LEGO has gone from all but dead to an industry leader. So, obviously, everything is getting the LEGO treatment!

With Guardians of the Galaxy poised to destroy the box office this weekend YouTube user Antonio Toscano has taken it upon himself to LEGOfy the film's trailer, something he's done for everything from the World Cup to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The results speak for themselves, as you'll see below. Check it out, and make sure to check out Guardians of the Galaxy this weekend!

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Red Band Trailer! Time to Bring The Nasty With 'Sex Tape'!

Move over Baseball, it's time for the new national past time, the sex tape! Now, I know this new Cameron Diaz/Jason Segel comedy is geared for laughs...but seriously it brings up a scary situation. I don't know if it's just me but that "Automatically stream" option in the IPhone is a constant button of dread. Anyone that's read this site for any amount of time knows that my sense of humor trends quite low-brow. Needless to say this trailer had me cracking up, as someone that's not exactly a fan of Cameron Diaz that's actually saying alot. Basically what we are looking at is an everyday couple that gets drunk and recreates The Joy of Sex for their own viewing pleasure. Remember that auto stream option I mentioned? Yeah, well Jason Segal's character didn't. As they sleep off the liquor and sex their Kardashian special is uploaded to the cloud for all of the world to see. What follows is the pointless quest to eradicate their romp from the interwebs. As I'll always disclaim, it's hard to tell from a trailer, but my early prediction is two ...um, thumbs...up. Check it out 

Sex Tape hits theaters July 18th, 2014

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Check Out 'Paddington' In the First Full Length Trailer!

I'm not sure if it's a generational thing or not but Paddington Bear was one of the first stories read to kids since 1958 when it was first published. The well mannered, sharp dressed teddy bear come to life sat just next to Curious George on countless children's bookshelves. With that in mind I suppose it was kind of a given that there would be a big-screen adaptation, actually I'm kind of surprised it took this long. The film, which comes out December 12th, stars Colin Firth and, of course, that sharp dressed little ball of fur. The thing is, and I may be fuzzy in my recollections of Mr. Bear, this movie doesn't resemble at all the Paddington Bear I remember. First, he's an actual bear...I could be wrong but I always assumed he was a teddy bear. Second, there's no sign of his signature blue jacket anywhere, obviously this could come in later. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, he doesn't appear to talk, at least not in the trailer. Just a series of grunts and silly situations...you can't have Paddington without his overly polite British accesnt. Still, I'm sure they have their ducks in a row and all of these qualms will undoubtedly be cleared up in the next trailer. At a minimum we can surely expect a harmless family romp. 

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Check Out The First Trailer for 'The Penguins of Madagascar'!

I'm a sucker for kid's movies. Always have been. I'll just start this intro by saying I find it completely refreshing when I see a kids movie nowadays that has...well...kid's jokes in it. I can appreciate the smarter humor aimed at the adults in the new style but sometimes I just want to see something silly. The Penguins of Madagascar does just that. I'd be lying if I didn't say I giggled through the entire thing. 

Also, movie trailer makers of the world, if you want me to immediately go all in on your movie all you need to do is work in a nice use of Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone. Just sayin' 

The Penguins of Madagascar opens in theaters everywhere on November 26th, 2014

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New Trailer for Nick Frost's New Comedy 'Cuban Fury'!

I will be the first to admit, when I first read the synopsis for Nick Frost's new flick Cuban Fury all I could think of was Balls of Fury (which I actually dug, please hold the tomato throwing until the end of the post). Still, something told me to reserve judgement, this was Nick Frost after all, Simon Pegg gets the credit but he was the heart of the Cornetto trilogy. He plays the down on his luck loser who anyone can root for with perfection. This domestic trailer only confirms my suspicions. Frost plays Bruce Garrett, a child prodigy at competitive salsa dancing that has since let himself go. When his new boss, played by the extremely delectable Rashida Jones, shows an interest in men who dance salsa Bruce decides to dust off his dancing shoes and salsa his way into her heart. Chris O'Dowd plays his co-worker and romantic opponent Drew which, if the trailer is to be believed, will be the source of a large percentage of the funny. I suppose you could say that this could go either way, but you would be wrong, Nick Frost has it in him to carry a film based on his charms alone...I think this is going to be that film. Check it out below!

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Check Out the Second Trailer for 'Noah' Now With More Emma Watson!

The last trailer we got for Noah was, in a word, amazing, yet I couldn't help but to feel like it was missing something. I now know what that missing element was, copious amounts of Emma Watson! This second trailer highlights the personal sacrifices that will be made by Noah's family with shots of, what we can assume is, Noah's children being made to leave their significant others behind. Russell Crowe delivers yet another epic line to his son, you'll just have to watch to see what it is! The best thing about this trailer? Well, it's introduced by Ms. Watson herself who proves even further that she is worth pining over with an adorable outtake reel to her trying to intro the trailer. Check it out below and let us know what you think!

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New Trailer for 'Noah' Brings the Wrath of God

If this latest trailer for Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic Noah tells us anything it's that Russell Crowe belongs next to Morgan Freeman when it comes to epic narration skills. His Jor-El did nothing but elevate Man of Steel and it's already obvious that he will do the same for Noah. The single line "I am not alone" is delivered in such a chill inducing manner...even if that was all to see in this trailer it would still be worth your time, but that's not all there is to see. The visuals are simply astounding and I don't just mean the overload of beauty that is Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson sharing a screen. When the flood finally comes, if these quick shots are any indicator, it's going to be one of the biggest visual effects accomplishments of the year. This is one of the main things that separates Noah from other apocalyptic films like last weekends Pompeii. Pompeii wasn't bad visually, it was actually pretty damn good, Noah just looks THAT much better. Check it out below and let us know what you think!

Noah hits theaters March 28, 2014

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New 'Maleficent' Trailer Includes a Sinister Twist on a Classic Song

Disney has always had a way of taking their own beloved movies and twisting them around. And with the new trailer of Maleficent, they've even taken what was once a sweet song from Sleeping Beauty and twisted it into something far more creepy and sinister-sounding. The new trailer for the movie doesn't have much in the way of dialogue, but it gives us glimpses into battles, Angelina Jolie's evil laugh, and lots of magical creatures. There's also no doubt that Jolie looks just like the character we've all come to know.

There have been a lot of hits and misses within the well-known, live-action story world with last year's Hansel and Gretel: Witchhunters and Jack the Giant Slayer not doing well. But Maleficent's anticipation is high and with the sinister factor in place and the film's new villainness point of view, Disney might have a hit on their hands.

Also starring Elle Fanning and Imelda Staunton, the film will cast its spell on May 30.

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'The Lunchbox,' starring Irrfan Khan, releases trailer and first clip

I'm pretty sure that if you don't like Irrfan Khan, you're probably the devil. I mean, honestly. Who can look at that wonderful actor's expressive face, his subtle emotions, and NOT want him to adopt you? I've had this fascination about him since The Namesake, through Life of Pi, and now to The Lunchbox, the feature film debut from director Ritesh Batra that stars Khan.

The Lunchbox uses India's lunch-delivery service - in which messengers pick up lunches from wives at home and deliver them to their husbands at work - to connect two characters, an unhappy wife played by Nimrat Kaur and a stranger to her, played by Khan. Kaur hopes to grow closer to her husband by painstakingly working on elaborate lunches, but when they end up delivered to Khan instead, they start exchanging notes that not only impact Kaur's impression of her husband but soothe Khan's cynicism and disdain for people, too.

OK, so it sounds a little romantic-drama-ish. But this seems very touching, too, and I can see The Lunchbox turning into a very nice first-date movie. Sure, it's in Hindu. But you can read, can't you? Watch the trailer and first clip below and try to tell me the line "Sometimes the wrong train will get you to the right station" doesn't stick with you. TRY TO TELL ME THAT. And you will be lying.

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Trailer drops for 'Better Living Through Chemistry,' starring Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde

The thing about March 14, 2014, is that - and don't be too shocked about this - the Veronica Mars movie is NOT the only movie coming out that day. I know, it's ghastly. Clearly that should be the only thing released so that everyone can go out and experience the wonder and perfection and greatness that is our favorite teen detective, all grown up. But if you were in the mood for something a bit kookier, a bit more black comedy, with some Sam Rockwell dancing thrown in, then maybe you should check out the trailer for Better Living Through Chemistry.

The film stars Rockwell as a frustrated-with-life pharmacist, emasculated in his marriage to Michelle Monaghan's spin instructor. He then begins an affair with rich and bored Olivia Wilde, which leads to recreational drug use and extramarital sex aplenty! There's also a plot to fake a death, maybe, and a supporting role for Ben Schwartz, so at least that's something.

Otherwise, the trailer is somewhat underwhelming. Maybe because Wilde still isn't interesting - stop trying to make her happen, Hollywood, goddammit! - and this plot (man finds himself through an affair? that's never been done before) seems a bit cliched.

But watch for yourself, and then decide what to do on March 14. Me? I'm voting for Veronica Mars. But Better Living Through Chemistry will be another option for that day, if you're so inclined.

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New U.S. Trailer for 'The Raid 2' Before Its World Premiere

So far the Sundance experience has had its ups and down, with some of the most buzzed about movies living up to the hype (Whiplash, The Skeleton Twins), and others falling short (lookin' at you, Dear White People). But there's one film that has expectations soaring higher than the mountains here in Park City, and that is The Raid 2, Gareth Evans' furious sequel to instant classic, The Raid: Redemption.

With the world premiere happening later on today, a new U.S. trailer has been released, and it's basically a tornado of fists, feet, and future medical bills. Iko Uwais is back in the lead role, again tasked with rooting out corruption by any means necessary, which means bashing in a few skulls. Hyped? Yeah, you bet I am.

Fortunately, those who can't be here won't have to wait long as The Raid 2 opens on March 28th.

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'300: Rise of an Empire' gets another blood-soaked trailer

Want some insane racism and cultural and historical inaccuracy in your schedule for March? Then maybe you'll be introduced in this new blood-soaked trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to the film adaptation of Frank Miller's comic book 300. Because the first wasn't propaganda enough!

In the second film, Eva Green (I'm disappointed in you, Eva) stars as a female Persian warrior leading her naval fleet against the Greeks, who are looking to avenge the death of Leonidas (no, Gerard Butler is not coming back for this) and his 300 men. Other people are back, though: Lena Headey as Leonidas's grieving, vengeful widow, and Rodrigo Santaro as the most revolting depiction of Persian emperor Xerxes ever. Oh look, he's taking a bath in - what is that, liquid gold? - as Persians bow before him. I must have missed that in all those Persian history and culture classics I took in college.

Please, share in my rage by watching this trailer. Or, if for some reason you are into this garbage, re-evaluate your life.

300: Rise of an Empire pollutes movie theaters on March 7, 2014.

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Michael Peña Gets Serious in New Trailer for 'Cesar Chavez'

The long-awaited trailed for Cesar Chavez is finally here and looks to be a role that star Michael Peña will leave a powerful impression on. Peña plays the title character, based on the true story of the Mexican-American activist who led the Delano grape strike in the 1960s that lasted five years and he helped fight for the rights of farms workers. Chavez earned the support of Robert Kennedy when he went on a 25-day hunger strike in 1968. 

You can check out the first trailer for the movie below! The film also stars America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich, Gabriel Mann, and Jacob Vargas and is directed by Diego Luna. It's set to hit theaters March 28. 

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