May 04, 2006
Casino Royale Teaser Trailer: Official and English
A few days ago, a French, poor quality version of the Casino Royale trailer turned up. In response, the studio has finally released a better version on Moviefone. Unfortunately, the content is still just as boring in English as it was in French. Still no word on when they'll release the version that replaces this troglodyte with a human actor.
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Superman Returns Trailer
With just under two months until the film's release, the trailer for Superman Returns has hit the Internet. Director Bryan Singer really pulls the stops on this one, giving us all the big, iconic shots you'd hope for in a Superman movie. We're talking the majestic Fortress of Solitude, Superman jumping amazing heights, drifitng above the great glowing globe of the Daily Planet, floating through space, bullets ricocheting off his chest, throwing animals at targets, rolling around in pushpins, yelling at statues, kissing makeup ads, bashfully hiding erections with his cape, twisting the heads off infants, and even flying! If you don't believe me, you'll just have to watch it yourself.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Trailer
When the thrill of fawning over your Johnny Depp poster wears off, take a look at the trailer to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The film sees the return of stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, but I've got a feeling the main draw for many is going to be this fella with the octopus for a head. Through the captaining of a ship and playing a piano with his tentacles, he creates a strong role model and provides some interesting employment ideas for those of us who grew up under power lines.
Ben Affleck to Captain a Star Trek?
The newest rumor regarding the J.J. Abrams led Star Trek film is that Ben Affleck is in talks to play the lead. Though Abrams has said word that the project will feature a young Kirk and Spock is unfounded, speculation has already grown that Affleck will play the famous captain:
Some others had heard that Ben has also been talking to Paramount about possibly playing a lead role in a new Star Trek film from J.J Abrams. If it comes off, he's apparently playing the hero. Don't know if that's Captain Kirk or some other nameless male protagonist...but that's the gist of it.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is true--at least that he'll be in the film, if not as Captain Kirk. It's been widely known that in the 60's, just behind the U.S. and Russia, the Douchebags had been mounting a strong, yet secretive, run at space. It only makes sense Ben Affleck would lead their eventual victory.
Casino Royale French Trailer
To lose 58 seconds of your life you'll wish you could reclaim, watch the French trailer to Casino Royale that's hit the Internet. It's been dubbed over in French, so I don't know what's being said, but I imagine it to be a briefing something along the lines of this:
"James, I know you're used to a lot of cool gadgets, secret weapons, high-tech things of that nature... I'm afraid you won't be using any of that this go 'round. In fact, you won't even be using the whole range of human motion. For this mission, you'll be almost exclusively punching and jumping. There were some cutbacks in the spy department, so we're going to start basing your missions on the classic video game "Kung-Fu." We may eventually ask you to duck or kick, but don't worry about that now. At some point, a neat-looking device will scan your arm. Don't get too excited about this--it's just measuring your punching potential, so you can get back out there and punch some more. You can return to sitting awkwardly alone at a table now."
Dead or Alive Pictures
If your country doesn't promote ritualistic fighting between beautiful women to decide who will be married and who will be brutally scarred and sent to live alone in a cave, check out these stills to Dead or Alive. There's none of the boring ritual, all of the women and fighting.
I'm beginning to question the appropriateness of this movie's title. I know it's based on the video game, but the title Dead or Alive implies to me some sort of risk, possibly even life or death situations. All of these fighting images, however, seem to indicate a certain nonchalance to the battles. Maybe I'm just reading it wrong. It's not "Dead or Alive!" it's "Sure, dead or alive. Whatev," followed by a slow drag of a cigarette and a cool, apathetic stare.
See five more shots of girls, girls, girls under the cut.
