This teaser for Despicable Me 2 hit the trailers last week (sans any information as to what the plot of the movie will be). Are the minions cute? Sure. Does this do anything to make me more excited about the sequel? No, not really.
Although it’s still giving away nothing about the threat, other than the presence of Loki (Tom Hiddleston), I’ve got to say I’m pretty positive on this second trailer for this summer’s big budget super-hero flick The Avengers. Sure Captain America’s (Chris Evans) costume still doesn’t quite look right, and, more importantly, the action looks far too Michael Bay for my tastes (and even includes a giant Depticon-ish looking monstrosity in the final shot), but that shot with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) bringing down his Hammer on Captain America’s shield? Yeah, that looks pretty cool (and a hellova lot better than that awful new poster). Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, Mark Ruffalo, and Samuel L. Jackson also star. The fun stars everywhere on May 4th.
Seriously? Take a look at this and tell me it doesn’t remind you of countless examples of photoshopped characters, all staring in different directions, and always against random destruction in the background, that has become a staple of Justice League since the New 52 reboot.
Written and directed by Andrew Bowler, the Oscar-nominated short Time Freak stars Michael Nathanson as a neurotic inventor who creates a time machine and becomes lost while trying to fix the mistakes of the previous day. John Conor Brooke and Emilea Wilson also star. You can see the full short on iTunes for $1.99.
Pixar has released their first full-length trailer for their next animated feature Brave. Set in the Highlands of Scotland the film follows the adventures of a young archer named Merida (Kelly Macdonald), the daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), who defies tradition inadvertently unleashing chaos and fury into the kingdom. Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Julie Walters, and Craig Ferguson also lend their voices to the project. Brave opens in theaters everywhere on June 22nd.