From Paul Haggis (Crash), you might want to get a little excited about Russell Crowe’s next film. When wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) is arrested for a murder she didn’t commit, John (Crowe) is struggling to keep it together, with a song, his job and a final appeal turned down against her decision all weighing on his shoulders. So he’s down to the last solution to get his wife her life back, break her out of jail.
Retelling the real life story of adventurer Aron Ralston, James Franco stars in the lead role, directed by the fantastic Danny Boyle, 127 Hours sees the mountain climber become trapped under a boulder while canyoneering, and with no-one around to come to his rescue, must resort to desperate measures to survive. I don’t know if it’s just because I’ve been looking forward to this for so long, but the trailer feels fairly underwhelming. Then again, this is Boyle, so I’d still expect the final film to be something pretty special.
Soon to have its world premiere in England at Frightfest, the Ford bros film The Dead, a zombie movie set in Africa, now has an official trailer. The brothers and their crew went through a lot to get this movie finished, including muggings at knife point and a serious case of malaria; hopefully it will all have been worth it.
David Fincher’s new film is looking good, despite Justin Timberlake, but then this is Fincher, what did you expect?
Darren Aronofsky returns (following the success of The Wrestler) with Black Swan, a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as rival ballet dancers. Certainly looks intriguing.
We’ve been waiting quite a while for this. Casey Affleck’s ‘documentary’ about brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix’s drop out of acting to start a rap career. Is it real or fake? No one really knows, but if they pull it off, it might just be a modern day This Is Spinal Tap.
Zack Snyder goes fantasy, which sounds pretty promising already. His next action epic “takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, but her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary, with potentially tragic consequences.” We’re in.
This trailer was released a while ago now, but after, as Disney dubbed it, ‘Comic-Tron’ (Comic-Con to you or I), we felt it needed posting here too. It is looking mightily good, and might not disappoint in the end.
Because the first Paranormal Activity just didn’t scare you enough (and Paramount probably want to cash in again too), they’re making a sequel. Looks good though. Due out late October.
Amazing animated infographic teaser for the upcoming documentary Waiting For Superman, in theatres this fall. Check out the website here.
