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Ok—I have no freaking idea what this movie is about, but I'm DESPERATE to see it. Whenever Tilda Swinton's name is attached to a project, chances are good that I'll be intriguing. This can definitely be said for I Am Love, her upcoming film that takes us to Milan. I don't know much about the plot, but after viewing the trailer, I don't need more.
Shrek Forever After is the fourth and final instalment for our favourite green ogre. Shrek has settled down and has grown tired of his quiet life with Fiona and their ogre triplets. He inadvertently signs a contract with the evil Rumpelstiltskin and his world is turned upside down.
Ashton Kutcher will be heading Down Under to promote his new rom com with Katherine Heigl. The Twitter king will be in Oz next month for the premiere of Killers. He’ll be joined by Australian director Robert Luketic, who is also behind the hits Legally Blonde, 21, The Ugly Truth and Monster-in-Law.
Jennifer Lopez makes a return to the rom-com and this time around her leading man in none other than our very own Alex O’Loughlin. Holly Valance’s ex may finally crack the big time and become the next Matthew McConaughey or Bradley Cooper in this mainstream role. Jennifer stars as a 30-something woman who can’t find “the one.” With her biological clock running out of time, she decides to turn to artificial insemination and the next thing you know, Mr. Perfect shows up.
In The Book of Eli, Denzel Washington stars as one of the only survivors left on Earth after the apocalyse. He possesses a book that holds the secrets to rebuilding humankind and, as he explains, some would kill to take the book from him and he'll do anything to protect it. The cinematography is what's really catching my eye—everything's shot in tones of green and grey and the fight scenes are filmed almost in shadow.
Matthew Vaughn's pet project, Kick-Ass, is based on the Marvel comic about a loner teenage boy (Aaron Johnson) who decides to become a superhero—despite the fact that he doesn't have any actual powers. That's when he teams up with Damon Macready (Nicolas Cage) and his daughter, Mindy (Chloe Moretz), aka "Hit Girl." ('Cause, you know, she's an 11-year-old hitman.) Christopher "McLovin'" Mintz-Plasse also plays a role in their posse as "Red Mist."
I've heard it's a cheeky slant on the superhero genre, but that it's also pretty gory.
Want to see Chace Crawford in a more extreme version of Gossip Girl? Then it looks like you'll get your wish with his new movie Twelve co-starring Emma Roberts, Zoe Kravitz and 50 Cent. Based on the novel by 17-year-old (at the time) Nick McDonnell, the film is still waiting on a release date in Australia, but in the meantime, check out the trailer below and let me know if you'll see it or skip it!
If you can't get enough of Sam Worthington following Avatar's huge success (and really, who can?), then you'll be pleased to hear you can catch him on the big screen now in Clash of the Titans. Sam is joined by a fantastic British and Irish cast, including Liam Neeson, Gemma Arterton, Ralph Fiennes, About a Boy's Nicholas Hoult and Kaya Scodelario. In the epic story, Perseus (Worthington) attempts to defeat Hades (Fiennes) before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson). Watch the trailer and vote below to let me know: will you see it or skip it?
She may not have won the Oscar, but Carey Mulligan has still been thrust into the collective consciousness because of An Education. With roles in Wall Street 2 and now The Greatest, it's clear the uber-talented newcomer isn't going anywhere. In the trailer for The Greatest, she plays Rose, a teen who falls for her first love—only to lose him almost immediately in a car accident.
There are a lot of things that please me about the preview for Cop Out (formerly known as the less SFW-sounding A Couple of Dicks): a return to form as a tough-talking officer for Bruce Willis, an always hilarious Tracy Morgan and the fact that the movie is directed by Kevin Smith, but does not look like a Kevin Smith film. Though I'll always have a soft spot for Mallrats and Clerks, it looks like the Smith-isms have been toned down for this raucous and fun buddy cop flick, instead playing to the actors' strengths rather than the director's. Morgan and Willis together is enough to get me excited, while the promise of Adam Brody's appearance in the movie (though not the trailer, boo) sweetens the pot. Brody's not the only rad actor who's been included, either; Rashida Jones, Jason Lee, Michelle Trachtenberg and Fred Armisen are all in the cast list.