The first trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been released.  Watch it now:

The Twilight Saga: New Moon will hit theaters:
Australia – November 19, 2009
USA – November 20, 2009
UK – November 27, 2009

Source: Myspace

Watch the following MTV exclusive clip below from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that was premiered at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.

The clip shows Shia LeBeouf’s Sam Witcwicky and Megal Fox’s Mikaela attempting to hide from the Decepticon’s in what is actually a very cool scene.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters June 24.

Over the weekend Star Trek edged its worldwide gross to $301.5M ($209.5M US domestic + $92M foreign box office).

J.J. ABrams’ hit film now not only sits in the no.1 spot as the highest grossing film of 2009 but has also entered the all time top 100 list for highest grossing films in the US.

Presently Star Trek sits at no.81 behind Back to the Future ($210.6M) and will probably surpass Back to the Future once the final weekend’s figures are in. You can also expect it to climb much higher in the list as the next 14 highest grossing films are separated by less than $10M.  See the list here.

Star Trek still has a way to go to enter the top 100 highest grossing films of all time.  The 100th highest grossing film is Sex and the City with $415.3M.  It could still do it, however, as the film continues to generate sound takings worldwide and has yet to be released in three major markets: Hong Kong (4 June), India (12 June) and one of the top grossing foreign markets in the world, Mexico (5 June).

Source: Box Office Mojo

Amber Valletta as Angie in 'Gamer'

A handful of new images from Gerard Butler’s new sci-fi actioner Gamer have been posted by the guys at First Showing.

Featured are colorful images of Amber Valletta (Angie) that  contrast starkly against the grungy, dirty look depicted by the trailer.  The images are apparently of her avatar in what is basically a real life version of The Sims.

The gallery below includes images via First Showing and an additional new official image from Gamer’s Facebook gallery.  Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

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Deadpool: The Merc with a Mouth will be back, but he'll still have a messed up face

When the X-Men Origins: Wolverine spinoff movie Deadpool was officially confirmed by 20th Century Fox, it came with the clarification that the film would “go back to the roots of the character”.  This led to speculation that the filmmakers were considering a prequel that would focus on Ryan Reynold’s character Wade Wilson.

Whilst promoting his latest film The Proposal, Ryan Reynolds appears to have confirmed to Hit Fix that the film will not be a prequel.

“Well, I’m intimately involved with it,” Reynolds said. “We’re just trying to break a story right now and figure out who the villain is going to be and all that stuff.  But, it’s going to be just like the comic books.  I’m gonna have a messed up face and you may see some flashbacks of Wade earlier in his life, but primarily what you see is what you get in the comics and that’s the goal.  And there is no better place to draw material from than the comics which are incredible.”

If Deadpool has a “messed up face” then it would seem the film will not be a prequel to the events that unfold in Wolverine, though how closely the film will follow on from Wolverine remains unclear. Since Deadpool gained a variety of new powers in Wolverine that were completely out of character with the comic, it would seem the writers may have their work cut out for them to convincingly wind those powers back.

Perhaps the saving grace from Wolverine may be the scene in which it is emphasized Deadpool’s metamorphosis was ended prematurely.

Either way, Deadpool fans will certainly be pleased to hear that the film will be drawing heavily from the comic.

The release date of Deadpool remains unknown though it is expected it won’t hit theaters until 2011/2012.

Check out these cool images of the marketing being undertaken to promote Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming sci-fi thriller District 9. Click the thumbnails to enlarge.

The images come from a flickr photo stream belonging to user ‘district9pics’ who also has a number of additional images for you to enjoy.  Click here to view the photostream.

If you haven’t seen the trailer for District 9 you can watch the uncensored version here.  You can also read more about the film here and watch Neill Blomkamp’s Alive in Joburg – the original short film that District 9 is based upon.

District 9 will hit theaters:
14 August 2009 – USA
13 August 2009 – Australia

CineFOOLS have been lucky enough to score an interview with Ashley Miller, the screen writer behind Marvel’s new feature film adaptation of Thor.

During the interview Miller confirms that his aim is to bring grit to the tone of the new Thor film, as opposed to simply making the film ‘dark’.  He also confirms that the story won’t be based upon any single storyline arc from the Thor comic, but rather is inspired by a composition of many.

From cineFOOLS:

As a writer what would you like to bring to the characters in the Thor Saga?

AM: Grit. Not in the sense that you’d want to see a generic “dark” take on Thor, but in the sense that you want to feel Thor’s rage when he rages. You want to see him fight like hell, and take as much he dishes out — maybe more. You want to have a visceral reaction to the guy, and what happens to him. You don’t want his adventures to be clean and antiseptic. You want to see the dirt, and grime and blood. You want to feel every bone crunching moment of every fight. And when he unleashes the storm, you want to feel like you’re seeing the power of a GOD at work.

The best example I can give you is the end of Ultimates 2. When Thor shows up and kicks ass, he shows up and kicks ass. He isn’t screwing around. There’s a certain brutal, cock-eyed realism to Thor in that moment (and through that book in general) that I really resonate to and want to expand on.

Is there any Thor storylines you are inspired by?

AM: So many things. Certainly, Walt Simonson’s take on the character greatly informs what we brought to the script although I wouldn’t say we went to a specific story from his tenure on the book. We saw part of our job as taking all the many approaches to the character over the years (including the myths) and distilling them down into a form that worked for a two-hour movie. There’s a tremendous amount of ground to cover, so inspiration has to come from everywhere.

Read the full interview here.

Thor stars Australian Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) in the lead role as Thor and British actor Tom Hiddleston as his nemesis Loki.  No additional cast announcements have been made, although it is rumored Samual L. Jackson may appear in the film as Nick Fury.

Thor will hit theaters on May 20, 2011.

Wolverine, a bad role model for children..because of the cigar?

The American Medical Association Alliance (AMAA) has launched a campaign aimed at publicly shaming film studios that include smoking in their movies – and they’re calling for an R rating on any movie that does.

As part of their campaign, AMAA President Sandi Frost has singled out X-Men Origins: Wolverine and its star Hugh Jackman as a prime example of a movie featuring excessive gratuitous smoking.

“Millions of children have been exposed to the main star of the film, Hugh Jackman, with a cigar in his mouth in various scenes,” Frost said. “I’m willing to bet that not one child would have enjoyed that movie or Mr. Jackman’s performance any less if he hadn’t been smoking.”

20th Century Fox have hit back, emphasizing that Wolverine only appears with his cigar in two scenes and that at no stage in the entire film is he actually smoking.  In fact, he never lights the cigar up.

A spokesman for 20th Century Fox adds that in one of the scenes the cigar is shot out of Wolverine’s mouth, prompting him to suggest that its loss would lead to clean living – a clear anti-smoking statement.

The core of the AMAA’s concern is the level of influence films like Wolverine have on children who, in their view, will attempt to emulate what the hero of the film does.

They want an R rating for films that feature smoking – or a few seconds of a cigar in a mouth. Fortunately they don’t seem to be expressing any issue with children being exposed to revenge, war, execution, fighting and killing.  Just don’t chew on a cigar.

And for the record, what happened to the ‘Parental Guidance’ in PG?

Source:  CNN via io9

Here’s six new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen promotional images:

You can find two additional images and ultra high quality versions of these at Spoiler TV.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters June 24.

Check out this short sneak peek clip from G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra:

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra follows an elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, who take on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra hits theaters:
Australia – August 6
USA & UK – August 7

Source: MTV via Spoiler TV