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I'm still of the opinion that Star Trek will rule. This trailer does not change that.
The game is over. And what a game it was with the ups and downs for each of the teams. We're not here to talk about the game itself but the extra genre goodies that come with every Super Bowl.
The movie trailers.
Those studios who are willing to shell out the millions for a 30 second teaser in hopes of scoring big at the box office this summer. And while some of the big Hollywood elite did skip out on showing some of the films, a few did say yes to buying some spots. As noted in Rob's G.I. Joe article today, there's been a few online already but we were wondering if a studio was going to sneak one in during the game that nobody was expecting. Something that didn't pan out.
So let's highlight the 10 genre trailers which did happen.The trailers are listed in order of their release dates. Sound off below with your thoughts on each of the upcoming titles.
1. Race to Witch Mountain
The film that brings back Walt Disney's 70's franchise stars Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Alexander Ludwig, Tom Everett Scott, Christopher Marquette, Cheech Marin and Garry Marshall. Director Andy Fickman led behind the camera, based on a screenplay that he co-wrote with Matt Lopez and Mark Bomback.
Plot Concept: For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when a Las Vegas cab driver (Dwayne Johnson) finds two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can't explain. When they discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, the race begins, as the government, mobsters and even extraterrestrials try to stop them. "Race to Witch Mountain" is a fun and thrilling adventure featuring incredible special effects.
Race to Witch Mountain will hit theaters March 13, 2009.
2. Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D
The new 3-D adventure out of DreamWorks Animation features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Rudd. Co-directors Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon led the production behind the cameras.
Plot Concept: When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.
Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D will hit theaters March 27, 2009.
3. Fast & Furious
The fourth installment, which brings back the main cast, stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot, Shea Whigham, Tego Calderon and Liza Lapira. Director Justin Lin shot the film, based on a screenplay by Chris Morgan.
Plot Concept: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed -- "Fast & Furious." Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.
When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.
Fast & Furious will hit theaters April 3, 2009.
4. Star Trek
The upcoming installment stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy. Director J.J. Abrams led behind the camera, based on a screenplay by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
Plot Concept: From director J.J. Abrams ("Mission: Impossible III," "Lost" and "Alias") and screenwriters Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before.
Star Trek will hit standard and IMAX theaters on May 8, 2009.
5. Angels & Demons
The next installment of the franchise, based on Dan Brown's novels, stars Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Director Ron Howard was once again behind the camera, based on a screenplay by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.
Plot Concept: The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley. The screenplay is by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.
When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
Angels & Demons will hit theaters May 15, 2009.
6. UP
Pixar's next film, presented in Digital 3-D, features the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo and Jordan Nagai. Co-directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson (Monsters, Inc) led the production, based on a screenplay that Peterson penned.
Plot Concept: From Disney•Pixar comes "Up," a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 9-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. From the Academy Award®-nominated director Pete Docter ("Monsters, Inc."), Disney•Pixar's "Up" invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. "Up" will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D™ in select theaters.
UP will hit Digital 3-D theaters May 29, 2009.
7. Land of the Lost
The return of the 70's franchise stars Will Ferrell, Danny R. McBride, Anna Friel and Jorma Taccone. Director Brad Silberling led the Universal Pictures production, based on a screenplay by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas.
Plot Concept: Space-time vortexes suck!
Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world - a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost.
Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T-Rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally - a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone) to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they’re heroes. Get stuck, and they'll be permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost.
Based on the classic television series created by Sid & Marty Krofft, "Land of the Lost" is directed by Brad Silberling and produced by Jimmy Miller and Sid & Marty Krofft.
Land of the Lost will hit theaters June 5, 2009.
8. Year One
This next Judd Apatow-produced take of the biblical times stars Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross and Hank Azaria. Director Harold Ramis led the Columbia Pictures production, based on a screenplay that he co-wrote with Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg.
Plot Concept: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures' comedy "Year One." Harold Ramis directs. The screenplay is by Harold Ramis & Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg ("The Office") from a story by Harold Ramis. The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Harold Ramis, and Clayton Townsend.
Year One will hit theaters June 19, 2009.
9. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The next installment of the franchise stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas and John Turturro. Director Michael Bay once again leads behind the camera, based on a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
Plot Concept: In the highly-anticipated "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," debuting June 26, 2009, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots® against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons®. Michael Bay directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will hit standard and IMAX theaters on June 26, 2009.
10. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
SHH gives out the first teaser for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Said Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid. Director Stephen Sommers led behind the camera, based on a screenplay by Stuart Beattie.
Plot Concept: Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "Transformers," join forces with Spyglass Entertainment for another extraordinary action-adventure "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." is directed by Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "The Mummy Returns").
G.I. Joe will hit theaters August 7, 2009.
I'm still of the opinion that Star Trek will rule. This trailer does not change that.
For those living outside the US and can't see the trailers because they are on hulu; screw hulu! Go to Trailer Addict, they're all there.
Oh my god,,,the actress who was the girl that escaped from With Mountain......I think it looks fun,,,better than the original, those kids used to annoy the fuck out of me.......Monsters Vs. Aliens looks funny, but way to many obvious jokes in the trailer alone........Fast & Furious looks dope, I love racing movies......Star Trek looks like it is going to be bad-ass, and I for one am on board with it........Angels & Demons should be a better movie because there is a sense of urgency, unlike Davinci.....I am not sure about UP, but Wall-E turned out to be good,,,,hell so did Ratotutouie.......Land of the Lost looks like it might be fun, but a little too Journey to the Center of the Earth-ish......and Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe look sick from what I have seen so far, but can't wait to see a full trailer to be sure. It looks like the really upped the action from T2.
The Transformers ad kicks ass!
Land of the lost looks funny, so does 1 a.d.
UP-a short old man is not as adorible as a robot.
Loved the book Angels & Demons. I hope that the movie is good. Oh, and daforce, a&d is a prequel to the davinci code. A&D was written first.
xenomorph - The book A&D did take place before The Da Vinci Code, but they are changing the movie to make everything take place afterwards. So the movie actally is a sequel. Ron Howard made that decision.
I'm so down for Trek I can't stand to wait! So I'll sit with feet tapping nervously.... Transformers 2 was so choppy I couldn't quite tell what was what. Though I wasn't thrilled with the first I'll probably see this one...Up. It's Pixar so 'nuff said. ...I'll probably see Land of the Lost because I liked the original series as a kid....G.I. Joe was more impressive looking in that tease than I expected. The rest of the trailers were nothing that held my attention.
Not one of them thrilled me at all to go rush and see them… and it is official based on the trailer “G.I. Joe” will suck.
Witch Mountain - Isn't this the third remake for this dead franchise? Why do we need to be subjected to it again?
Monsters Vs. Aliens - Finally! They've released what this thing is about. Looks like fun.
Fast And the Furious - I understand that the careers of all the actors involved in this remake (let's call it what it is) are dead or dying, but couldn't they have come up with a better (and more original, not to mention more up-to-date) plot?
Star Trek (in name only) - This movie removes anything the original franchise had that actually attracted people to it in the first place, and replaces it with lots of shiny surfaces, lots of explosions (to keep the stupid people looking at the screen) and zero plot.
Angels & Demons - didn't see the first one, couldn't care about the sequel.
Up - Pixar's bad movies are still light years better than anything else anyone else puts out. This looks like fun.
land of the Lost and Year One - Both look like video rental fodder.
Transformers 2 and GI joe - not enough seen to make a call since they were both teasers.