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The Honest Trailer for ‘Star Trek’ Is Here (VIDEO)

By Lenny | May 7, 2013 @ 10:25 pm

Honest Trailers: Star Trek

Honest Trailers: Star Trek

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek: Into Darkness hits theaters on May 17th. But before you get your expectations all out of whack, let's stop and remember that as good as it was, 2009's Star Trek was far from a perfect film. In case you've forgotten, this Honest Trailer from the guys at Screen Junkies is here to remind you. And they bring up some great points. Honestly, what's with all the lens flares, J.J.?

That said, even if you took all the complaints in this trailer and multiplied them times a thousand, Abrams' Star Trek would still be better than 90% of the franchise films. Seriously, watch Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and report back.

Ron Burgundy Doesn’t Hunt Sharks, He Wrastles Them

By Bill Swift | May 7, 2013 @ 9:58 am

Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy Wrestles with a Shark in

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That's it. I'm in.

Anchorman 2 is scheduled for a December 20th release date.

Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy Wrestles with a Shark in 'Anchorman 2'

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Marvel Turns ‘Iron’ Into Box Office Gold

By Lenny | May 6, 2013 @ 11:24 pm

As expected, Iron Man 3 dominated the weekend box office, raking in $175.3 million, the second biggest weekend opening in history behind The Avengers. That amount does not include an additional $175.9 million made this weekend via international markets, bringing the film's 12-day global take to $680.1 million. Making more than half-a-billion dollars in less than two weeks seems like a pretty good start, but I'm no expert.

Considering Iron Man 2 was widely considered a bad film, it's all the more impressive that audiences were willing to give the franchise the benefit of the doubt. With that in mind, the producers of The Hangover Part 3 must be breathing a sigh of relief.

Sony Pictures Is Giving Us Just What We Need: Another ‘Men in Black’

By Esteban | May 6, 2013 @ 11:13 pm

Men in Black 4: a Story that MUST Be Told

Just a couple weeks ago I was sitting around in my mom's basement eating Cheetos in my underwear (because that's what bloggers do) and telling my cat how I'm so sick of all of the original movies Hollywood is making these days, and how I wished they would just stop that and only make sequels, remakes, and reboots.

Well, I think my cat might actually be moonlighting as an executive over at Sony Pictures or something, because on Friday they announced that Men in Black 4 and 21 Jump Street 2 have been given the green light. And why not, right? MiB 3 grossed $634 million worldwide, and 21 Jump Street earned $138 million.

Sadly, early reports say Will Smith likely will not be returning to the MiB franchise for a fourth go around. However, it's obviously not because the Fresh Prince of Bel Air is too good for gratuitous sequels. In fact, it's quite the opposite. The guy is already signed on for sequels to I, Robot, Hancock, and, yes, even Bad Boys. So it's probably just that Smith didn't have any more time in his busy sequel-shooting schedule to do MiB 4.

Can the MiB franchise survive without Will Smith? Well, I don't know. But I'll make sure to put in a good word for Jaden Smith with my cat...just in case.

H/T – [Hollywood Reporter]

If You Like Watching National Monuments Explode, You’ll Love the New ‘White House Down’ Trailer

By Esteban | May 3, 2013 @ 10:58 am

Blow up the Capitol? Oh no they didn't!

Director Roland Emmerich never passes up a chance to bring the catastrophic destruction of world famous landmarks to the silver screen. The guy has directed such films as Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, and of course the apocalypse film to end all apocalypse films, 2012. So when the folks at Sony Pictures asked him if he'd like to direct a new film called White House Down, he didn't care that the film starred Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. All Emmerich wanted to know was would he get to blow up the United States Capitol Building.

The answer to that question, according to the new trailer released this week, is an emphatic yes. And, for good measure, Emmerich also got to blow up the White House and Air Force One. So this trailer is basically every terrorist's wet dream.

Of course, if any terrorists do head out to the cineplex on June 28 to see the film thinking they're going to see America lose, they'll be very disappointed. You can bet your life that Tatum and Foxx defeat the bad guys in the end.

Here’s a Sneak Peek for You Superman Geeks: Hans Zimmer’s Score for ‘Man of Steel’

By Esteban | May 2, 2013 @ 3:43 pm

How do you top a John Williams score?

Hans Zimmer is one of the most successful and respected film score composers of all-time. The guy has scored such films as The Lion King, The Thin Red Line, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, and Inception. He's been nominated for eight Oscars, and he's taken home the golden naked dude once. However, can you hum a single Hans Zimmer theme? Go ahead. Try it. And no, "Circle of Life" doesn't count. Elton John wrote that.

Yeah, it's hard, isn't it? All I could come up with was the "dooooo dooooo" from Inception, and that's just two notes. So Zimmer is great, but he's no John Williams—and he knows it. That's why he says he procrastinated for three months before finally sitting down to compose the score for the new Superman movie, Man of Steel.

However, now Zimmer is all done and Amazon has released samples, which one industrious person pieced together and uploaded to YouTube. Have a listen, and see what you think.

H/T – [Screen Rant]

How Come None of the Dinosaurs Are Eating Each Other in the New ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ Trailer?

By Esteban | May 1, 2013 @ 3:40 pm

Walking with Dinos: Who Knew They Were So Cute and Cudly?

When I say "feature-length 3D dinosaur movie with breathtaking special effects," what images pop into your head?

Exactly! You picture Tyrannosauruses biting the heads off Pterodactyls and a pack of Raptors feasting on a Brontosaurus, right?

Unfortunately, the folks over at 20th Century Fox had something a little more cutesy in mind. They've made a movie called Walking with Dinosaurs, and—are you ready for this?—it's about two young dinosaurs growing up in a wild prehistoric world who just want to follow in the footsteps of their father, but whose path takes them on a wild adventure that eventually leads to them becoming leaders of their dinosaur community.

Seriously. That's what Walking with Dinosaurs is about. The film is based on the Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular live-action animatronic dinosaur show, which in turn was based on the 1999 BBC documentary miniseries of the same name.

So, sorry. There's lots of cute tumbling and roughhousing, plus plenty of wide-eyed dino-stares. But, according to the trailer, there are no T-Rexes savagely shredding their prey to bits.

Walking with Dinosaurs opens in 3D on December 20.