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Jason Mamoa (Khal Drogo, Game of Thrones) is the new Conan. And he looks good in it. I hope the movie lives up to how good it looks.
Conan also stars Rachel Nichols (from one of my favorite short-lived Fox shows, “The Inside”), Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, and Rose McGowan.
“Priest” is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. Paul Bettany is Priest, a legendary warrior priest during the last Vampire War, who now lives in obscurity among the other human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities controlled by the Church. But when his 18-year-old niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires in the desolate wastelands outside, Priest breaks his sacred vows and ventures out to find her and seek vengeance upon those responsible, especially their brutal leader (Karl Urban).
Daniel Radcliffe stars in this ‘ghost story.’
About the real mission to space in the 1970s that was canceled by NASA.
Brandon Routh has made a couple of REALLY good choices since Superman Returns (Scott Pilgrim, anyone?). This looks to be another good choice.
Super 8 hits theaters on June 10th, 2011.
Cast: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso, Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Amanda Michalka
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
Super 8 trailer courtesy Paramount Pictures.
From Bleeding Cool, footage from the last Harry Potter movie:
A thriller, but there seems to be a speculative fiction bent to it… or at least it looks like Eric Bana is finally in a decent movie.
In the late 70s/early 80s there was a Japanese anime series called Space Battleship Yamato. The Americanized version was called Star Blazers, and it’s original U.S. run on afternoon t.v. was from 1979-1984.
And yes, it was my favorite cartoon ever.
The live action version of Space Battleship Yamato was released in Japan on Dec. 1, 2010. I don’t know when it will become available (legally) in the US, but I’ll be one of the first in line to pick up a copy.
Here’s a description of the movie:
It is the year 2194. The Gamilons, an enemy of undetermined form, begin an invasion of Earth. The nations of Earth pool their forces and fight back, but their armies are defeated and most of humanity wiped out.
Five years later, in 2199, the Earth has been polluted by space-to-planet bombs, and those who remain alive have fled underground. Even the former top pilot, Susume Kodai, has left the military. One day as he is exploring aboveground, a mysterious object falls out of the sky. This is a communications capsule from the planet of Iscandar, 148 000 light years distant. Apparently, on Iscandar there is equipment that will eliminate the radiation. The Defense Force of Earth equips the Space Battleship Yamato with a previously unknown propulsion system, a “wave-motion engine” based on plans found in the capsule. Kodai rejoins the Force, and resolves to set out aboard the Yamato. With the fate of the Earth in their hands, the crew blasts off for distant Iscandar. They have one year until radiation drives humanity to extinction. Kodai’s great battle has begun. Carrying humanity’s last hope with it, the Yamato blasts off!
For those interested in the original cartoon, here’s the wikipedia link to info on the show: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers
More teaser than trailer, but still, it’s Conan!