An interesting twist on the Shakespeare legend, this historical fantasy looks like it could be intellectually satisfying as well as just plain fun. Anonymous opens October 28th in the US, November and December for the rest of the world.
I just watched this at Sci-Fi Mafia, who got it from Empire Online, and it gave me a serious smile and a bit of a tear. They asked each of the primary actors in Harry Potter to sum up their 10 year experience of making the movies in one word. This was the result. You will also find a tasty Alan Rickman quote about it all at Sci-Fi Mafia, and some more cast videos at Empire Online, so be sure to stop by.
I love that some folks are actually making trailers for books now, and the one for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is particularly well done. The fact that there is a good chance they will turn it into a movie doesn’t hurt either, since this story is begging for the big screen. The author, Seth Grahame-Smith, has written a few other books you might have run across, like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Good fun!
The trailer for Immortals gives a taste of what this ancient Greek fantasy adventure will be like, of a time when Micky Rourke was out to kill all humanity and the gods.
This looks like a quality week to make it to the movie theaters! To start, we have two contenders for the Action/Adventure title, the first being Battle: Los Angeles. The next in a series of alien invasion movies that has gradually grown more intense over the last decade or so, given a serious boost with the advent of Battlestar Galactica, and refined by all the recent entrants from District 9, through Skyline, to Monster. For the hard Sci-Fi adrenalin junkys in the audience, this is the film to beat.
For the Fantasy crowd, there is a selection just as compelling: Red Riding Hood takes you through the implications the Twilight series pretended didn’t exist. I am really hoping Red herself turns out every bit as Buffy-like as I imagine her while watching the trailer, and reaks havoc on the innocent monsters.
In Suing the Devil, Luke O’Brien sues the devil for $8 trillion and the devil shows up in court to defend himself. The situation is just a bit unfair, since all of the best lawyers end up in hell when their life is over, and Malcolm McDowell as the Devil brings them with him. Again, a compelling movie with an amazing cast, and a lot to think about before the ending credits roll.
The fourth and possibly final choice for this weekend is the animated Mars Needs Moms! This Disney flic is the silliest of the weekend, but not necessarily the one with the fewest important points to bring to the table. The animation quality is what you would expect from that house: first rate!