Holy shit, Josh Brolin’s Tommy Lee Jones is dead on.
Men in Black III opens on May 25, 2012 — a.k.a. the once and future Big Willy Weekend.
See the first trailer over on the YouTubes.
Posts Tagged ‘science fiction’
Trailer Watch: Beyond the Black Rainbow
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Via /Film comes the trailer for first-time writer-director Panos Cosmatos’ sci-fi film, Beyond the Black Rainbow, described as
a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with no choice but to navigate an escape from her labyrinthine prison, in the process revealing its hidden secrets.
The film premiered at Tribeca last fall. Magnet Released picked up the film and has it slated for VOD and digital distribution first sometime this spring, followed by a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it theatrical run.
Beyond all that, I have no clue about this movie, but in addition to Kubrick, I can also see a bit of Solaris (Tarkovsky) and THX-1138 (Lucas, of course), and the visuals are spectacular, so I’m definitely intrigued. With any luck, the story won’t be a steaming mess.
Trailer Watch: Ridley Scott’s Prometheus
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Yesterday, a trailer for Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel that doesn’t have the Aliens (a.k.a. Xenomorphs) in it hit the internet, and here it is. It’s a tease, to be sure, but the footage we see is pretty damned awesome. Consider my appetite whetted.
Interestingly, Charlize Theron is billed last here, not first, despite her prominence in the trailer. I’ll let others speculate as to why…
Prometheus was written by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts and stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron — the YouTube page lists Ben Foster, as well — and it hits theaters on June 8, 2012.
Trailer Watch: Guy Pearce in Luc Besson’s Lockout (updated with official trailer and stupid new title)
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Luc Besson’s recent-ish productions are very hit and miss, ranging from brainless fun (District B13, Unleashed, Taken) to brainless drivel (Transporter 2 & 3).
Lockout, his upcoming science fiction flick starring Guy Pearce, Peter Stormare, and Maggie Grace looks like it could go either way, but I like Pearce (and this trailer) well enough to give it a chance when it comes out. Look for around on April 20, 2012.
UPDATE (12/16): It seems that film has been renamed MS One: Maximum Security… uh, okay. Also, the earlier trailer was an early, leaked version that doesn’t quite reflect the finished film. Here’s a new, official one. Thanks to @Vanderlow58 for the heads up!
Now that we know a little more about the plot, I’m cringing a little (basically a ripoff of Escape from New York) but Besson has never been terribly strong with plot. So whatever.