This up-coming Thai series certainly does like intriguing. It gives off a bit of a Lost vibe, which I guess is a good thing if you liked Lost. Me, I loved Lost so I’m happy.
The Stranded will be available on Netflix on November 15th!
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Here’s The Trailer For Jumanji: The Next Level
Oh, hey, another Jumanji film!
I didn’t see the last one, even though it looked cute. Maybe I’ll see the new one. Who knows? Dwayne Johnson is always worth taking a chance on.
Here’s the trailer!
Here’s The Trailer For The Witcher!
To be honest, I had my doubt about this project but the trailer actually looks kind of good.
The Witcher, which is based the series of books by Andrzej Sapkowski, tells the story of Geralt of Rivia, who hunts monsters at a time and in a land where it can often be difficult to tell the difference between who is truly a monster and who is not. Heny Cavill will be playing Geralt in the series and Adrzej Sapkowsi swill serve as a creative consultant.
So, let’s hope for the best when The Witcher drops on Netflix on December 20th!
Here’s the trailer.
Jamie Lee Curtis Tweets A First Look At Halloween Kills!
Well, everyone, Halloween will soon be over for this year but we’ve got 2020 to look forward to! That’s one good thing about Halloween. It may have to end but it always returns, resurrected like an angry ghost or vampire.
Or like Michael Myers!
Yes, that’s right. Michael is returning next year, in a sequel to David Gordon Green’s Halloween. David Gordon Green’s Halloween, of course, should not be mistaken for Rob Zombie’s Halloween or any other Halloween that came out after the original. I swear to God, it’s so hard to keep all of these continuities straight.
Anyway, Halloween Kills is coming out next year and everyone’s really excited, even though Halloween Kills is a TERRIBLE title. Today, in honor of the holiday, Jamie Lee Curtis tweeted out some first-look footage of the film. And, because we love all of you and like to share, here it is!
https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/1189944554369118208
To be honest, there’s not much there so it’s hard to say for sure what to make of this footage. I will say that this is still far superior to the teaser they released for the next Bond film.
Here’s The Trailer For BBC One’s The War Of The Worlds!
Now, this looks really good!
This is the latest of several adaptations of H.G. Wells’s classic tale about Martians invading Earth. What sets this one apart from some of the others is that 1) it’s set close to the time period that the novel was originally written (the novel was published in 1898 and the new miniseries takes place during the Edwardian era so it’s only a difference of a few years) and 2) it takes place in the country where the novel is actually set. In other words, the Martians have arrived and it’s up to the British to save us all!
Well, maybe. Not to spoil the book but let’s just say that humanity didn’t do a very good job when it came to defending Earth from the Martians.
Anyway, this is a 3-episode miniseries which will air on the BBC sometime in the autumn. (Hopefully in late November or early December, hint, hint.) Eventually, I imagine that viewers in the States will get to see it.
For now, here’s the trailer!
Here’s The Trailer For Uncut Gems!
I’m a few days late in sharing this but no matter! Here’s the trailer for Uncut Gems!
I’ve said this in the past but it bears repeating. If you only knew Adam Sandler from his dramatic performances (in films like The Meyerowitz Stories, Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me, Men Women & Children, The Cobbler, and Funny People), you would be totally justified in thinking that he was one of our most acclaimed performers. I mean, as strange as it may seem to say about the star of Jack and Jill and That’s My Boy, Adam Sandler is a surprisingly cable and versatile actor.
(In fact, I think one reason why we tend to get more annoyed with Sandler’s dumb films — as opposed to the dumb films of so many other comedic actors — is because we actually have evidence that Sandler’s capable of a lot more. I mean, if you’ve just seen Sandler in Punch Drunk Love, it makes total sense that then seeing Sandler in commercials for Grown Ups 2 is going to piss you off just a little.)
Anyway, Adam Sandler deserved an Oscar nomination for The Meyerowitz Stories. The early buzz is that he deserves one for Uncut Gems. Standing in his way, of course, is the fact that he’s Adam Sandler. But, we’ll see what happens. The trailer looks intense and the film, which has already gotten some early acclaim, is directed by the up-and-coming Safdie Brothers.
Uncut Gems will be released on December 13th.
Here’s The New Trailer For The Irishman!
The second trailer for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming gangster epic, The Irishman, dropped today and …. wow.
Now, admittedly, the reaction online has been kind of mixed. Some people are a little bit concerned that the de-aging technology is just going to be too distracting, especially considering that this is a four-hour movie. I will admit that both Al Pacino and Joe Pesci looked a bit …. well, off. I mean, all the CGI in the world can’t change the fact that this is a film that will feature elderly actors playing youngish gangsters.
Still, the story that The Irishman is telling is a fascinating one and, since Robert De Niro’s character claimed to be both a hitman and a participant in the JFK assassination, the film seems like it will appeal to both mafia afficianadoes and conspiracy theorists.
Add to that, is a Scorsese film and how can you not be excited about that?
That said, the main reaction to this latest trailer seems to be shock that Ray Romano is apparently holding his own opposite actors like De Niro, Pacino, Pesci, and Harvey Keitel. But, believe it or not, Romano actually has developed into a pretty dependable character actor. Anyone who has seen The Big Sick can attest to that.
Anyway, The Irishman is expected to be a major Oscar contender. Of course, they said the same thing about Silence. We’ll see what happens!
The Irishman will be released on November 1st in select theaters and will then drop on Netflix on November 27th.
Here’s the trailer!
Belatedly, here’s the trailer for Friday the 13th: Vengeance
Did y’all know that there’s a new Friday the 13th film coming out?
Well, kind of.
Friday the 13th: Vengeance is a crowdfunded fan-made film that takes place 30 years after the conclusion of Friday the 13th: Jason Lives! It features C.J. Graham, who previously played Jason in Jason Lives, as Elias Voorhees, the father of everyone’s favorite hockey mask-wearing, Oedipal complex-having zombie. When Elias returns to Camp Crystal Lake, people start dying once again. After Tommy Jarvis goes missing, his daughter launches an investigation of her own.
This film is currently in post-production and, if nothing else, it’ll probably be better than the Friday the 13th reboot that was released a few years ago. This trailer was released a while ago but, given the date, today seems like an appropriate time to share it here on the Shattered Lens!
You can read more about this project over at Movies and Mania!
Here’s The Trailer For Midway
Earlier today, the first trailer for Midway was released. Based on the famous World War II battle, Midway will be in theaters on November 8th. Judging from the trailer, it would appear that this adaptation has more in common with Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor than Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
Of course, we shouldn’t be too surprised by that. Midway is the latest film from Roland Emmerich and that’ll probably mean a lot of action, not a lot of character development, and maybe a half-assed debate about whether or not Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. (I have to admit that I have never forgiven Emmerich for Anonymous, a film that not only promoted a silly conspiracy theory but which also accused Shakespeare of murdering Christopher Marlowe.) Of course, Midway could still be a good film, even if it is a typical Emmerich production. Sometimes, you just want to spend a few hours watching stuff blow up.
Midway does have a big cast: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Darren Criss and Woody Harrelson. I don’t know if I’d say that was an intriguing cast, if just because Woody Harrelson and Dennis Quaid appear to be legally required to appear in ensemble war films like this. Still, it’ll be interesting to see if Midway can do for Nick Jonas what Dunkirk did for Harry Styles.
Here’s the trailer:
Here’s The Final Trailer For Doctor Sleep
I’m a little bit late in posting this but I’m happy to correct that oversight now.
Doctor Sleep is a film that I’m very much looking forward to seeing. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King’s The Shining and it’ll be interesting to see which version of The Shining that director Mike Flanagan will decide to honor with this film, King’s original novel or Stanley Kubrick’s far superior film version. Kubrick’s film is one of the best horror movies ever made but Stephen King has always been very vocal in his dislike for it.
(Personally, I think a lot of King’s distaste for the film comes down to jealousy over the way that Kubrick improved on King’s original story. Whereas The Shining is a good book that sometimes gets bogged down with King’s usual shtick, Kubrick’s film is a pop horror masterpiece.)
Judging from the just-released final trailer for Doctor Sleep, it looks like director Mike Flanagan will be building on Kubrick’s vision as opposed to King’s. As you can probably already guess, that’s fine by me. Flanagan is one of the best horror directors working right now and Ewan McGregor would appear to be perfectly cast in the role of grown-up Danny Torrance.
Doctor Sleep will be playing in theaters on November 8th. (That’s the day before my birthday so I have a feeling I know what my free movie at the Alamo Drafthouse is going to be.) Here’s the final trailer!
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