The latest incarnation of the John Carter trailer is stripped down to 30 seconds for airing on TV. According to the team at SFX, who are not usually in favor of the way 3D is used in movies, the 3D on this film version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic is awesome.
Chronicle is the story of three teen friends who gain superpowers, only to loose themselves to their darker sides. While not exactly a movie I have been waiting for (and there are lots of those in 2012), it may be OK for a weekend’s distraction.
The new movie Mirror Mirror just looks like too much fun, I am going to have to catch this one on the big screen. It may also be Julia Roberts only time to play the bad guy, since she gets to be the evil witch in this Snow White live action reimaging.
They just keep making the Resident Evil movies, and another one will be coming our way in September. This trailer is kind of cute; it starts out like a smartphone add, but it isn’t. This is the 5th movie for the franchise, which is pretty intense when you realize most games made into movies never get a sequel.
No actual genre films this week, although Man on a Ledge could be entertaining. Do not despair, because there actually are a ton of great movies coming out this year yet. Chronicle is out next week, a story about 3 high school friends who gain superpowers and risk loosing their souls. In February we get Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, based on Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island, it is the sequel to 2009’s film version of Journey to the Center of the Earth (the good one). There will be various 3D versions of the Star Wars franchise released in theaters in the course of the year. Also in February, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance for the adrenalin junkies, and a new treat from Studio Ghibli, The Secret World of Arrietty being a retelling of The Borrowers.
Then in March it all goes nuts, starting out with the long-awaited John Carter movie, which is actually the first book in Edgar Rice Burrough’s Mars series, not the later story the title might suggest. Near future Apocalypse tale The Hunger Games was written by Suzanne Collins, and Mirror Mirror is a Snow White update with Julia Robert’s as the evil queen. And of course The Pirates! Band of Misfits from the creators of Wallace and Gromit is insane animated fun. The Raven is the fictionalized account of Edgar Allen Poe out to catch a serial killer who has been plagiarizing his books to commit his crimes, and for some strange reason someone thought it would be interesting to make a sequel called Wrath of the Titans. And that’s just the next few months; should be a pretty interesting year in the theaters.
Underworld: Awakening brings us the latest in this series of Vampires Vs. Werewolves movies, but now the most dangerous predator has gotten wind of them and come to commit genocide: Humans! Kate Beckinsale may be replaced by the woman playing her offspring in future outings, provided this film grosses enough to keep the franchise going. While not exactly genre, the other film worth noting this weekend also has a woman kicking serious ass on everyone in her vicinity: Haywire.