"Red Riding Hood" Trailer Gothic to Say the Least

We've covered Red Riding Hood quite a bit here on AtD. Since Leonardo DiCaprio's production company announced it, to Catherine Hardwicke directing, to Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman being cast to this: the first trailer. Click the jump to check out the trailer below and read some of my notes.

I have to admit, I didn't quite understand how they were going to make this work. I mean, a "Gothic" Red Riding Hood just seemed a bit weird, no? But after seeing the trailer I understand the direction they're headed. It's still not something I will go watch, but interesting nonetheless. I like the art direction and cinematography. The music is not my cup of tea, but its ok. The talent is there, the style is there, will the story be there? I doubt it. It looks like a mash-up of The Village and Twilight; fitting as the movie shares the same director as Twilight. I know I say it a lot, but we'll have to wait and see. Your thoughts?

Disney Pixar's "Cars 2" Trailer, International Style

Damn it's good to be back. Tonedog got a job, FattMatt works and goes to school and neither one of us has been able to update this blog as often as we'd like. So let's start today. And it's a doozy. I think that's how you spell it.

The original Cars is actually my least favorite of the Pixar bunch. When I heard it was receiving the sequel treatment over a classic like The Incredibles, I was a bit shocked. But regardless, the news came out that it was going to be sequelized. Below is the first teaser trailer to Cars 2. Enjoy everyone, and thanks for reading the blog.

"Red State" Poster

Well, here you have it, folks. The first poster for Kevin Smith's new film Red State is out, and it's freaky good.

Here's a little description of it by Smith himself:

"Moody, weird, and pitch-perfect for the tone of the film. If I went out to an ad agency here in town, I’d be billed close to 20 grand for a campaign that’d maybe… maybe… include this poster. But this piece of artwork (I call it “The Holy Ghost”) didn’t come from a top-tier ad agency: Jon Gordon is my RED STATE producer, and this poster was created by his assistant, Melissa Bloom. So we’ve got a marketing image that was put together by someone who was on set every day, integral to the process that produced the film which inspired this image… The marketer is actually family, RED from pre-production all the way through wrap, so she’s got an insight into the flick that no ad agency could ever boast (not even one-time Glo-Coat golden boy Don Draper over at SCDP). I’ll take passion over pedigree any day…So Melissa (with a Gretzky-like assist by Ming), the person on the RED STATE crew least likely to spearhead our marketing campaign, gets the collar for this arresting image – and I fucking dig that."

Smith has been working hard on this film, and he seems to be really passionate about it. His enthusiasm is exciting for me. I hope it'll be good.

Click the poster to enlarge.

"Blitz" Trailer

The new Jason Statham film Blitz, from Lionsgate, has an international trailer out.
Nathan Parker (Moon) penned the script based on the novel Blitz by Ken Bruen.

Here's a little info:

"They’re after a cop killer called Blitz who uses a hammer to perpetrate his misdeeds as he attempts to kill officers all over the city. The characters inhabit a dirty, violent London and have their share of regrets; as the story opens Statham’s character Brant is dealing with the repurcussions from his assault on a precinct psychologist."

The film also stars Aidan Gillen, David Morrissey, Luke Evans and Richard Riddell.

Blitz exclusive trailer - certificate 15 @ Yahoo! Video

"Unknown" Trailer

Yahoo has the new trailer for Unknown, (previously Unknown White Male), starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger and Frank Langella.

The script is based on the novel Out of My Head by Didier Van Cauwelaert.

Here's their overview:

"Dr. Martin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth."

Teaser Trailer for Pixar's "Cars 2!"

Pixar's Cars 2 teaser trailer, due out June 24, 2011.

Need I say more?

Hugh Jackman Confirms Aronofsky to Direct "Wolverine 2"

In a recent quick interview with Hugh Jackman, Vulture found out that Darren Aronofsky will indeed be directing the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, confirming Tonedog's earlier rumor post.
I hope it'll be worth it and make up for the terrible first film.

Here's what Jackman had to say:

"This is, hopefully for me, going to be out of the box. It’s going to be the best one, I hope…Well, I would say that, but I really do feel that, and I feel this is going to be very different.
"This is Wolverine. This is not Popeye. He’s kind of dark… But, you know, this is a change of pace. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote The Usual Suspects, has written the script, so that’ll give you a good clue. [Aronofsky’s] going to make it fantastic. There’s going to be some meat on the bones. There will be something to think about as you leave the theater, for sure."