Well, I guess this new trailer solves the problem of not seeing the actual Venom enough in that first teaser. He's definitely all over this one and he's creepy as hell. I don't know if they're going for a sort of horror movie element with him, but since he's not exactly a hero, I guess they could be. I'm intrigued, but Sony hasn't made a decent comic book movie in many years, so we'll have to see.
See Teaser for Mike Leigh's 'Peterloo'
The great Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Secrets & Lies, Mr. Turner) has a new historical epic coming out this fall, and it looks like it'll be making its debut in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Leigh's movies are sometimes too inscrutable for the Oscars, but they're always worthwhile. This one is being distributed through Amazon Studios and coming out in theaters November 9th.
Jude Law is the Young Dumbledore in 'Fantastic Beasts 2' Trailer
From the Young Pope to the Young Professor, Jude Law takes over as the iconic wizard in The Crimes of Grindelwald, although word is he and Johnny Depp won't have many (or any) scenes together. The first film in this Fantastic Beasts franchise was utterly forgettable (seriously, I remember watching it, but I can't remember what actually happened in it), so despite Law's casting, I have no real hopes for this one either.
Millie Bobby Brown Joins the Franchise in 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'
The last Godzilla movie was kind of divisive (I pretty much hated it), but there were some fans of its direction by Gareth Edwards. He's not doing this sequel, although it looks like they're trying to keep his dark, moody style. I don't have much of a reaction to this though. I mean, I guess if you liked the last one and are really into Godzilla movies, this is for you? I probably won't be seeing it.
WB Reveals 'Aquaman' Trailer at Comic-Con
Aquaman wasn't exactly a dynamite character in the lame Justice League movie, so I don't know how many people were looking forward to his solo outing (from director James Wan, of The Conjuring fame). But it turns out to be WB's only superhero movie this year, so I'm sure they're hoping for the best. Most of this trailer just looks dumb and bad. And there's an awful lot of surface action going on for a character that's supposed to be underwater most of the time. Meh.
Zachary Levi Leads Superhero Comedy 'Shazam'
Comic-Con 2018 is going on right now, so get ready for a boatload of new trailers for movies coming out in the winter and next year. Surprisingly, this one doesn't look nearly as bad as I was expecting, given the premise. It's obviously Big as a superhero movie, but that whole idea kinda makes it stand apart from all the others, and I think the only way to do it is to make it a comedy. It could still turn out ridiculous, but maybe the high concept worked in this case.
Lucas Hedges Stars in Conversion Therapy Drama 'Boy Erased'
This movie directed by Joel Edgerton looks like an almost certain tearjerker, and Focus Features recently moved its release date from late September to November 2nd, which is a definite push for awards consideration, so they must think it's pretty strong. I would guess in the acting categories, since Hedges has been good since he was first noticed (and Oscar nominated) for Manchester By the Sea, and his parents in this are played by Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman. Edgerton also wrote the script, which is based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, about his experience in gay conversion therapy after his parents wouldn't accept his sexuality.
More Queen Songs Are Created in New 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Trailer
That first teaser was popular because it was a 90-second montage set to those great Queen songs, and to be honest, the longer trailer isn't all that different. Guess they knew what worked. You do see a little more of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury (the accent's a little shaky I think), and it basically looks like more of an old-school biopic than they've made in a while. And Bryan Singer is getting the sole directing credit for this, despite having left the production about three quarters of the way through. My guess is the music is going to be enough to make this a hit.
Felicity Jones Struggles With Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Accent in 'On the Basis of Sex'
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a legend of course, and a lot of people are interested in her story (as they should be, and as the box office success of the recent documentary RBG, has shown), but I don't think this movie about her looks very good. Sorry, but I can't help but get cheesy, TV movie vibes from this (the music doesn't help) and Felicity Jones is not a good actress, in my opinion. It could be that Focus Features agrees, since they moved the release date to late December on this one, but it will probably premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, so we'll hear about it before then.
New Trailer for 1960's Love Story 'Cold War'
This new movie from Pawel Pawlikowski, the Polish filmmaker who directed Ida (which won the Foreign Language Film Oscar a few years ago) is called Cold War and got rave reviews out of Cannes this year. It seems destined for the Oscar race and is coming out in the U.S. on Dec 21st, but much earlier in the UK, as you can see from this trailer. It looks exquisite. I can't wait.
Queen Mary vs. Queen Elizabeth in 'Mary, Queen of Scots'
Looks like this has been the week for period costume drama trailers, hasn't it? Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie face off in this historical drama, which I honestly don't think looks very good. Neither actress looks like she's up to the challenge of this kind of character (especially Robbie, who resembles the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland in parts of this trailer). But I guess we'll see when it comes out in December.
Keira Knightley Fights for Her Name in 'Colette'
Yay! As a longtime Keira fangirl, I get excited when she has a new movie out, and this film about the famous, bisexual, Parisian writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette got great reviews out of Sundance. Also as a Dominic West fan, he got great notices too and looks like a standout in this, as her piggish husband Willy. By the way, how is it she hasn't seemed to have aged a day in the last 15 years?
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