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. 

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 / 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 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:-