Showing Out

After the teaser trailer for the upcoming Shrek Forever After hit the net last December (watch that here), DreamWorks Animation has decided to release a much timelier trailer in anticipation of their next blockbuster hit’s May 21st release. which comes long ahead of its May 21st theatrical release. This time around, the film sees Shrek (Mike Myers) getting all domesticated before signing a deal with the evil Rumpelstiltskin (Paul McCartney). Soon, Shrek lands in a bizarre alternate universe version of Far Far Away, where Rumpelstiltskin is king, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) is smart, Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) lives and Shrek and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) have never met (not to mention an obese Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas, is back). The film focuses on Shrek’s attempt to undo the mayhem set upon his world by Rumpelstiltskin. If this doesn’t tickle your funny bone, check yourself for a pulse.

As much as we haven’t bought into the whole Twilight craze, it begrudges us to post the trailer for it. But here we are, doing just that. Above is the freshly released trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which is slated for release in theaters on June 30th. In this one, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finds herself at the center of a dangerous series of murders in Seattle as a vampire continues on her journey for vengeance. Meanwhile, she’s torn between her love of Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and Edward (Robert Pattinson), a decision that has the potential to spark a war between vampires and werewolves. With her impending graduation, Bella is at a crossroads where she’ll have to make one of the toughest decisions of her life. Count us out on this one.

After the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood debuted last December, we get another one for our viewing pleasure. Above is the final trailer for the upcoming remake of the film, which stars Russell Crowe as Robin Longstride aka Robin of the Hood in this epic, brutal drama-action. In the above trailer, you get to see Crowe shooting an arrow into a guy’s neck, regal fight scenes and Cate Blanchett looking mighty fine in her classic garb. The film, which hits theaters on May 14th, is based on a script written by Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, L.A. Confidential), and it looks like it’s going to be pretty nice. Keep on the lookout for this jawn.

We’ve been patiently waiting for the trailer to hit the net for the upcoming Queen Latifah and Common film Just Wright, and our patience has paid off. Above is the trailer that just hit the net, giving us a glimpse of what we can expect in the film before it hits theaters May 14th. The Sanaa Hamri-directed film, which stars Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier, James Pickens Jr, Mehcad Brooks, Michael Landes, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Bobby Simmons, focuses on a sports trainer (Latifah) who takes on a difficult case in getting a Nets player (Common) back on his feet. Only problem? She falls in love with him, which soon becomes an issue when her best friend (Patton) goes after him, too. Who knew that Common had this much acting ability? Stay tuned for more on this one before it hits theaters this Spring.

It’s less than two weeks before Repo Men hits theaters, and in anticipation of the film’s release, FirstShowing.net has posted a nice little red band trailer for the film. Following the green band trailer hitting the net this past January, this red bander isn’t necessarily as graphic as you’d expect for it to be, if you consider open-heart surgery being shown on-screen to be graphic. Repo Men stars Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten, focusing on Remy (Law), a terrific organ repo man that suffers from a heart attack and is forced to get a heart replacement from his company. But when he can’t make payments, they send his partner Jake (Whitaker) to repossess his heart. Repo Men is based off Eric Garcia’s novel The Repossession Mambo, and is headed for theaters on March 19th. This one ain’t for the squeamish.

This is the trailer we’ve been waiting on for more than half a year now. After the teaser trailer leaked to the net last July, Disney has unveiled another teaser trailer for the upcoming film, which is set for a December 17th release in Digital 3-D and IMAX 3-D. The film features Jeff Bridges reprising his role as Kevin Flynn from the 1982 original, but refocusing on his son Sean Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) who goes on a quest to discover the truth about his father’s disappearance by entering the computer world. The graphics in this clip are unbelievable - even on our dinky computer screens. If this is the brief clip that we get in anticipation of release, then by all means, get this in theaters as soon as humanly possible, please.

Interesting. The original Harry Brown trailer debuted back in September 2009, and nearly six months later, we get a red band trailer for it. In the movie, Michael Caine stars as Harry Brown, an ex-Marine that goes on a vicious hunt to track down the murderer of a dear friend. That apparently involves the purchase of guns, the torturing and kidnapping of local blokes and ignoring the law. The film, which originally debuted at the Toronto Film Festival, is being brought to limited U.S. theaters beginning on April 30th, though if you’re up on your torrent game, you can probably download this one ahead of time. But no disrespect - go out and pay for a ticket. Support that cinema!

In case you didn’t stay up after the Oscar credits rolled last night, here’s the trailer for Iron Man 2 that debuted shortly after the ceremony was a wrap. Above is the new trailer for the Robert Downey Jr.-starring film, which sees him suiting back up for another go-around as Tony Starks. The sequel to the international box office smash is set a mere six months after Starks came out to the world as being Iron Man, only this time around, it seems as though he’s got a stalker enemy in the form of Whiplash (Mickey Rourke), a dude that hordes magazine articles about Tony Starks and wields weapons that resemble electrified chains. And since you probably didn’t already know, Iron Man 2 hits theaters in Digital IMAX on May 7th. Get excited.

Here’s a new one for you this morning. The above trailer is for the upcoming film The Runaways that follows the story of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie on their road to rock stardom. Starring Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Michael Shannon, the film focuses on Jett (Stewart) and Currie (Fanning) as they go from SoCal teens to rebellious rock and roll stars in the group The Runaways. This one has already made the rounds on the festival circuit and wowed those in attendance, so it might be worthy of getting added to your list of things to see. Check for this one when it opens in limited theaters on March 19th before heading for national theaters on April 9th.

If you’re familiar with your fantasy books, then you probably already know about Kathryn Lasky’s Legend of the Guardians series. And if you’re well-versed enough in fantasy fiction, then you surely know that this one is headed for the big screen. Directed by Zack Snyder and featuring voices by Jim Sturgess, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish, Sam Neill and a host of others, Legend of the Guardians is slated to bow in theaters in 3-D and IMAX 3-D on September 24th, but the trailer has already debuted on Yahoo far ahead of its release date. And since we don’t really know that much about these books, peep the plot below:

Legend of the Guardians follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father’s favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd’s jealousy has terrible consequences–causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga’Hoole–Soren’s only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

Owls. Warrior owls. Get ready.