Finally the trailer to the hit 2006 sequel of 300 as arrived. 300: Rise of an Empire continues where 300 left off, still firmly under the reins of Zach Snyder (Man of Steel, 300 and Watchmen). Though the 2006 adaptation of the famous Battle of Thermoplae wasn’t a true account of goings on, 300 was still an excellent film, combining a gritty and more of a mythological take on the historical battle, and it went down well. Now eight years on (with 300: Rise of an Empire set for a 2014 release), the sequel sets add a bigger Greek army to the mix whilst still keeping these intense action scenes. 

Watch the action packed trailer below featuring Eva Green :-

The sequel to last years The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  is set to follow on with the second installment in the Hobbit franchise with The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. 

The trailer, released by Warner Brothers Studios, entices you to believe that The Desolation Of Smaug will be a more action packed affair compared to the first installment of The Hobbit, that at times seemed a little hollow in places and felt like an extremely long beginning to a film rather than a stand alone film, that had its own story but still contributing to create a trilogy. 

Don't get me wrong, the Hobbit is a great film but just not as good as the original Lord of the Rings trilogy. Hopefully the second can improve on the last and aim higher than the Lord of the Rings, a tall order yes, but one I'm sure Peter Jackson will be aiming to accomplish. 

The summer blockbusters of 2013 are starting to roll out and below I have compiled what looks to be the best comedy movies.  

3. The Hangover Part 3- May

The first Hangover was recently voted funniest comedy film ever by British cinema goers on The Sun. There is a reason why and the third installment looks to continue the same formula that we all found hilarious. The second Hangover was highly criticised for being too similar to the original and lacked that innovation that took us in with the first film. The third isn’t using that traditional formula that the others seem to use. It looks as though the trilogy is going to end on a high.

2. Kick Ass 2 – July

The sequel to the 2010 hit comedy is set to be released this year recruiting the comedy genius that is Jim Carrey along the way. This isn’t a typical superhero film as it adds that layer of vulnerability to the characters. I expect Kick Ass 2 to be like Kick Ass whereby it’s very funny but serious at the same time. It is very unique and I recommend anyone to watch the first film before seeing Kick Ass 2.

1. This is the End – June

The all-star cast including Seth Rogan, James Franco, JohanHill, Michael Sara plus a couple of A-list celebrities, to name a few, all play themselves in this comedy. After a massive party at James Fanco’s house, that includes some of the best comedy actors in the industry along with celebrity’s like Rihanna and Emma Watson, the characters find them self coming face to face with the apocalypse. The apocalypse situation the actors find themselves in results in them being confined inside James Franco’s house and sure to create comedy gold. This in my opinion could go two ways, it could be genius by confining these comedic minds together or it could fall a bit flat and appear stale. But I’m quite confident that this will succeed and if it does it has the potential to take the comedy crown.

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Over the last few days we have seen some epic trailers released for some of this summer’s potential blockbuster hits. Trailers such as Man of Steel, Only God Forgives and a trailer for the new Zombie Land TV Series.

Man of Steel

The latest movie from director Zack Snyder (Watchmen and 300) and producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Night) looks set to be a really big triumph once the movie hits our screens. The trailer doesn’t give too much away when it comes to story but shows us that it is going to lead the style of Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan) by showing the development of the main hero and how they become this superhero. The action packed trailer is very impressive and the film is looking like a must see once it is released. The initial problems behind the older superhero films is that sense of invincibility that made the films cheesy and boring and I’m wondering how they are going to create that emotional vulnerability behind this indestructible godly character. If it is pulled off then this could be one of the films of te year. Trailer below:-

Only God Forgives

Ryan Gosling teams back up with director Nicolas Winding Refn of the hit film Drive (2011). This could be the last time we see Gosling on the acting front for a while as he pursues a directing path. Only God Forgives latest trailer still doesn’t show too much in terms of story but shows some action scenes. This film looks as though it could be structured like Drive with the superb writing and acting performance focussed more on than the action scenes. Trailer below:-

Zombieland (TV Series)

Zombieland the TV series is the follow up to the 2009 comedy movie and is exclusive to Amazon (Amazon Instant or Love Film in the UK). The short trailer looks as though the series is keeping to the films structure and applying the same comedic style contained within the film. Though the new series looks as though it has completely missed the comedy gold within in the movie. It looks as though this isnt going to be something TV goers are going to miss. The show stars Kirk Ward, Tyler Ross, Maiara Walsh as they keep to the classic rules set out in Zombieland. Most of all the pilot is available now on Amazon Instant or LoveFilm. Trailer Below:-

Elysium is the new Sc-Fi Action film from director Neill Blomkamp (District 9). Elysium, starring Matt Damon (as Max De Costa), Jodie Foster (as Secretary Rhodes, head of security on Elysium) and Sharlto Copley (as Kuger), is set in the year 2154 and clearly has some implications presents taken from District 9.

The new trailer for the movie shows off a desolate looking earth where the only safe haven is in a space station where only the wealthy may bask in its beauty city. The paradise know as Elysium inhabits a place where sickness, poverty and war are extinct and left to exist in the poor and polluted looking earth.

District 9 focused on the slums in South Africa and focused on the poor living there. This movie again looks at the poor, but shows the vast contrast between the living conditions of those that are in poverty and the wealthy.

Max De Costa looks to travel to Elysium for some reason, the reason isn’t revealed in the trailer but could possibly be to restore some balance in humanity’s separation of wealth. Anyway in order for Max to infiltrate, what is the heaviest guarded place in the universe, he gets what looks to be some bionic attachment to his body in order for him to complete this mission.

The action pack trailer has a lot on but not too much when it comes to revealing the plot other than Max must get to Elysium. The trailer does create some interest by revealing very little and instead focusing on showing some action. Expect another trailer soon that reveals more when it comes to story.

Elysium is out in cinemas this summer on August 9^th.

Trailer below:-

New Movie Trailers 

So there have been many new film trailers released over the past week. I have rounded up the best over the week and compiled them all for your ease. We’ve seen the likes on Grown Ups 2; This is the End and Pineapple Express 2 …. Okay there may be a little catch to the last one.

Grown Ups 2

This is the sequel to the 2010 comedy Grown Ups. It stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and directed by Denis Dugan. The 2010 film was about five old friends reuniting for the fourth of July and two years later Adam Sandler’s character (Lenny) and the rest of his friends have decided to move back to their old home town after enjoying themselves so much in the first movie. But this time there going to come up against the kids of today. I wasn’t a fan of the first film, I do like Sandler films and some of his classics like Happy Gilmore keep me laughing every time but there was just something about this that didn’t stick with me. The trailer for the second film does look interesting but that’s what trailers are supposed to do right…

Anyway the trailer is funny and there are some moments to be checked out below.

This is the End

Now this is a film I’m looking forward too. The apocalyptic scenario in this film, set in the real world (so all the characters play themselves) is an experience that looks to keep you laughing. This film has some great comedy actors including Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Michael Cera, Jason Segal, Paul Rudd, Aziz Ansari, Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel and an appearance from Emma Watson and Rihanna. Wow, now that cast in my opinion looks set to be the ultimate comedy film. I’m so glad to see Rogan and Franco reunited since Pineapple Express, in my opinion one of my favourite comedies, and this film looks to be great. It will be out June this year and I cant wait.

Pineapple Express 2

Okay yes this isn’t in fact real but it’s still a funny trailer staring the cast of ‘This is the End’. This trailer was released April 1^st as an April fool’s joke but it’s good to see the actors take some time out to have a laugh; it’s what they do best right. Anyway April fools may have passed but it’s still worth watching.

New Movie Trailers: March 24th and 25th

So over the past few days we have had quite a lot of new trailers released. That includes a teaser for the new Wolverine, the second trailer for Kick Ass 2, a new trailer for Pain & Gain and the first trailer for White House Down.

March 26^th

The Wolverine

So I know that I already did a roundup of trailers from March 25th. But later that day a new teaser was released for The Wolverine from MTV. The six second teaser didn’t show too much but the day after an extended teaser, with a running time of 20 seconds, was released. The trailer shows an almost constant reel of action. The film stars Hugh Jackman who plays the part of The Wolverine. I did enjoy the first film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but I didn’t find it perfect, there was a few sloppy parts including the scene where the crew made a smoke machine visible in the background by mistake.

Dark Skies

Dark Skies is another film about alien visitors to earth. From the creators of Paranormal Activity and Insidious the trailer doesn’t show too much. The 50 second trailer shows a boy running through the woods until he hears a high pitch sound. Then as the tense music builds up it comes to its conclusion when another boy enters the scene and the other boy undergoes a form of abduction. The story follows the Barrett family who undergo the paranormal terror that these alien’s bring as they start to realise the true reasoning to their memory loss. This trailer only seems to be available form Total Film as of this moment so head over to their website to check out the scene.

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/exclusive-dark-skies-clip-abduction 

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby has a two new TV-spots at around 30 seconds long each. The stars of this film, out in May, include Leonardo DiCaprio, Isla Fisher, Myrtle Wilson, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire. The film sees Nick Carraway (played by Toby Maguire), a Midwestern war veteran, become interested in his millionaire neighbour played by DiCaprio. After watching Leonardo DiCaprio’s stunning performance in Django Unchained I’m looking forward to see if he is capable to pull off as good, if not better, of a performance than in Django.

March 27^th

White House Down

Again this is another film I’m looking forward to seeing after hearing about Jamie Foxx playing a key role in this film after his great performance in Django. White House Down also stars Channing Tatum, Jason Clarke and Joey King and today came the first trailer. This Washington disaster movie comes after another one premièred last week in the form of Olympus has Fallen. This film, form the director of Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012, stars Channing Tatum lead rolling  and playing a cop who must react to 

the attack on Washington (as seen in the trailer) so save both his younger daughter and the president.

Pain & Gain

We have a Red Band trailer after the release of a short TV-Spot a few days ago. The action comedy, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, is definitely a different approach to a Michael Bay movie than we are used too. The lengthy trailer is action packed after a short motivational speech from the recognisable voice of Ken Jeong (most popularly known as Mr Chow in the Hangover). The film is about three body builders who trade the gym for a life of crime after they rob a criminal businessman. But after their successful robbery everything comes chasing after them.

Kick Ass 2

We have the second trailer for the second Kick Ass and this one focuses on Hit girl. This trailer remind us of that young 12 year old girl form the first movie and now that she’s a bit older (15), showing us she still lives up to the badass title she earned. This is definitely a film I’ll be watching after loving the first movie and with one of my comedy favourites, Jim Carrey, playing a major role in this movie I’m expected that unexpected comedy presence that was in the first movie to be present in this also. 

Watch the trailer exclusive to MSN here:-

http://movies.uk.msn.com/trailers-and-clips?videoid=2thzn5cn 

New Movie / Film Trailers: Weekly Round up 1: March 24 and 25 th

The final part of the first weeks round up of trailers will include the new movie trailers released over the past few days. We've seen the first look at the new Riddick film, a Hummingbird trailer, and another trailer from World War Z and a TV-spot from Pain & Gain.

March 24^th

Riddick

It’s been almost a decade since the last Riddick was released back in 2004. Yesterday Vin Diesel released an official teaser for the new sequel via his Facebook page. I haven’t seen the first movie so I’m not too familiar with the plot and this short trailer doesn’t give anything away when it comes to storyline. This teaser has Vin Diesel deep narrative throughout and we also get a release date of September 6^th. Watch the trailer below:-

Hummingbird

The Hummingbird stars Jason Statham playing Joey Jones set in London. Joey, as in typical Statham nature, is give the hard man label and given a second chance after being homeless, to go to work in the London criminal underbelly. This looks like it could be a very different role to what we normally expect from Statham. Yes I’m sure it’s going to involve Statham beating the living day lights out of endless foes but there also seems to be a big emotional impact in this movie involving Joey's love for a girl. Directed by Steven Knight, the Hummingbird is one I’m quite interested in. This surprised me because I’m not normally one who enjoys Statham’s films but I’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on this one when it’s released on May 17^th.  

March 25^th

World War Z

So far we have only been give one trailer and a short TV-spot at the Super Bowl. Well today we have been given trailer number 2. The lengthy trailer shows almost all new footage mainly focusing on the lead actor in this movie Brad Pitt. This trailer being so long includes a lot of new analysis. I’ll do a separate article later today of a review and analysis on this specific trailer.

Pain & Gain

A TV-spot for Pain & Gain was released yesterday. The Michael Bay film stars Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie and Mark Wahlberg. The Comedy, Drama movie is about a group of body builders that get caught up in a new career away from thegym. They decide the best way forward is to kidnap a twisted businessman but being a comedy things don’t go to plan.   

This Weeks Top Movie trailers: March 20th

A lot of big name trailers were released on March 21st including the likes of Star Trek, Iron Man 3 and Fast and Furious 6. Along with these big names a we also saw trailers for other films such as Epic, Crush, Copperhead and Ryan Gosling’s new film The Place Beyond the Pines.

March 21^st

Star Trek: Into Darkness

The new international trailer for Star Trek focuses mainly on Benedict Cumberbatch but also includes a lot more explosions, a lot more fighting and a lot more action. The crew learn about a betrayal that starts a man hunt for Cumberbatch's character to stop a terror threat against mankind. The film is looking very impressive and definitely one I will be checking out once it launches in May.

Iron Man 3

This is only a Tv-spot so the footage isn't new but still this is a film I will also be watching after seeing one of my favourite films of last year, Avengers. It will be interested to see how the film follows on from the Avengers. Take a look below at the new Tv-spot:-

Fast & Furious 6

Whilst we are on the theme of Tv-spots we might as well mention this one as well. Again this is mostly recycled footage with a few short snippets to cement the 30 second clip together. The main highlighted scenes all come from the already seen tank and plane scene.

Epic

Epic stars Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler and Amanda Seyfried in this animated film from the makers of Ice Age and Rio. The film also includes voice acting from pop stars Pitbull and Beyoncé along with Colin Farrell lending his talent. The animated film is about a teenage girl that is transported to a forest in the middle of a battle between good and evil. The third trailer isn’t on youtube yet but can be viewed via apple’s itunes store from this link:- http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/fox/epic/

The Place Beyond The Pines

This film starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper is about a father, Ryan Gosling’s character, Luke, being unable to provide for is new-born child and wife. He turns to robbing banks that ultimately leads him to being track down by a rookie cop. This could be the last film we see Ryan in for a while after this week’s news about him taking a break from acting and focusing more on directing and producing. This film is looking very impressive and should be a hit once it premiers in April.

Other Trailers on the 21^st:-

Copperhead:- 

Crush:-

This weeks top Movie trailers: March 20th

So there have been many new film trailers released over the past week. I have rounded up the best over the week and compiled them all for your ease. Rather than make a very clunky article with every trailer inside and I've spilt them up for a more ease of use. On March 20^th we had a few new trailers released and below are the top 5 trailers with  a brief description.

March 20^th:-

The Internship

A new international trailer was realised this week for The Internship that stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. The Internship is a comedy about two people living in the past and not very up to date with modern technology. After their company gets closed down they apply for an Internship at Google where the two will battle it out against some of the top brains out there for a job at Google.

Trance

Trance is the latest film from Danny Boyle starring James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson. James McAvoy plays Simon who is suffering with amnesia after he participated in a high value art robbery. He is undergoing therapy in order for Vincent Cassel’s character, Franck, to find the whereabouts of the painting that Simon hid before is amnesia. But as he undergoes his therapy is guessing he will uncover a bigger story to what he is being fed.

The Host

A fourth trailer has been released for The Host that appears in theatres in less than a week. This film is about love set in a future where mankind’s existence is threatened by aliens that takes over human’s bodies. Rachel Roberts leads this film in which she and a few others fight back against the invaders to save mankind.

Hatchet 3

A small 50 second teaser was released for this first look at Hatchet 3. Again this isn’t a film I’m too familiar with and I haven’t seen the previous films. Not much of a story can be gained from this teaser. What I’ve seen from the trailer and read from various sources is that a hunt for Victor Crowley is on as a team heads into the haunted swaps to end the terror that has been haunting the Honey Island Swamp, this is despite what looked to be the end of Victor in Hatchet 2, but this is all the range in horrors right, the bad guys always come back.

Turbo

DreamWorks’s latest animated feature is about, ironically, one of the slowest animals out there, a snail, with the need for speed. This snail is a big Indy 500 racing fan but with it taking him 17 minutes to across the length of a 30 cm ruler you can see the complications. This film sets up a journey for this everyday garden snail and after a freak accident this snail, Turbo, voiced by Ryan Renolds, becomes turbo charged and his dreams may soon become reality.

This Week's Top Movie Trailers: 19th March

So there have been many new film trailers released over the past week. I have rounded up the best over the week and compiled them all for your ease. Rather than make a very clunky article with every trailer inside and I've spilt them up for a more easy of use. This article will consist of trailers out on March 19th where we saw two new interesting trailers and one that we was made more aware of.

March 19^th:-

The Colony

The first look of this futuristic film set in a frozen world, where one day it didn’t stop snowing was revealed on Tuesday. The new film stars Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton and Kevin Zegers but apart from that very few details can be sourced from this first look. From what I can gather, in this new world, colonies live underneath the ice to survive the cold. They pick up an SOS signal from colony 5, where it appears they have been attacked. Laurence Fishburne then leads a rescue team across the ice to find out what has happened in colony 5. Towards the end of the trailer it looks like what ever they uncovered has followed them back or heading to their own home.

Love is All You Need

This romance stars Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm who both coincidently run into each other after they scrap cars. Pierce Brosnan plays an angry cold character, Phillip, a single parent. Trine Dyrholm’s character, Ida, has recently survived cancer and found her husband has been cheating on her.  After they both speak they realise that both their children are soon to be married to each other in Italy and both head over there to embarking on a romance of their own. This trailer has been out a while now but I’ve only included it due to Empire Magazine’s report on the trailer over the last week that have made the trailer more aware and I definitely think you should check it out.

Despicable Me 2

Steve Carell stars in this summer’s animated sequel Despicable Me 2. I haven’t seen the first film but after doing a bit of reading I can gather that this trailer shows that Gru has been taken into the Anti-Villain league due to his insider knowledge in order to take down a new villain. Steve Coogan’s vocals are also used in this new movie and it’s rumoured that Al Pacino will also lean his vocals, possible he could vocal the new villain perhaps? Trailer below:-

Kick Ass 2 official trailer

The Kick Ass 2 Trailer has appeared on-line yesterday

All the major characters from the previous film look to re-appear in this new film (that wasn't killed off in the previous film). Jim Carrey looks to be the head of the team of super heroes that have emerged since the news broke about superheroes (Kick Ass and Hit Girl) making a difference, as a result of the previous film's events. He will rival Christopher Mintz Plasse's character Chris D'Amico and new villain 'The Mother Fucker'.

The trailer can be viewed below:-

The Hangover 3 First Official Trailer and Breakdown 

Yesterday the first official trailer for The Hangover 3 was released showing us a first look of the final film in the trilogy.

Director:- Todd Phillips 

Cast:-      Bradley Cooper  ...    Phil

                Zach Galifianakis ...   Alan

                Ed Helms              ...   Stu

                Justin Bartha         ...   Doug

                Ken Jeong             ...   Mr Chow

                John Goodman     ...  (Character not confirmed, but will play a villain in this film)

                Jamie Chung         ...   Lauren

                Heather Graham   ...   Jade

                Sasha Barrese     ...   Tracy

At the start of the trailer we see the cast attending a funeral of what looks to be Alan's dad, Sid Garner (Jeffrye Tambor). Although no story plot is given away in the trailer we can see that the 'Wolfpack' return back to the place where it all began, Las Vegas. We here Stu say "Someone needs to burn this place to the ground".

Taking into account that line we also was given a glimpse at the first official poster (poster above) from the Hangover 3 yesterday. The poster shows Alan and Mr Chow face to face with Vegas burning to the ground in the backdrop.

After the funeral it looks as though Alan inherits his fathers money and sets to spend some of it on another trip to Vegas. Though this time they will encounter a villain played by John Goodman. No other details are apparent but it looks as though the Wolfpack get kidnapped and are probably set to do something in Vegas by there kidnappers. 

The trailer also shows a  prison riot scene, so perhaps the Wolfpack could wake up in prison from their previous nights antics. Although this film is apparently using a different formula than the first two Hangover's it cant be called what it is without a forgetful previous night out.

On top of this we see that Alan has a new pet, but in the previous films where Alan chose to mother a small animal (Monkey) or baby, this time he has gone for a taller option, a Giraffe. We also see the return of Heather Graham's character Jade.