It’s been nearly ten years seen the last iteration of the Riddick character has “graced” the silver screen but it appears that Vin Diesel will fill the shoes of the anti-hero once again with the simply named Riddick. I don’t think many people imagined that a third entry into the canon would arrive so far after the last one especially considering that it was considered a box-office flop. There is no doubt that the people footing the bill on this one are banking on Diesel’s resurging popularity following the recent success of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

The trailer offers nothing new or ground breaking and if anything it just goes to show exactly why the franchise had the plug pulled on it in the first place. I guess the studio has to be hoping to capture audiences of similar fare like Underworld and Resident Evil. Take a look at the trailer and weigh in on whether this was worth digging up or if it should have been left to rot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDxDEjDMreA

 Riddick is directed by David Twohy and stars Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Molla, Bokeem Woodbine, and Keri Hilson. It hits theaters September 6, 2013.

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Last year’s V/H/S was a delightfully spooky affair. Working within the same found footage compilation framework, V/H/S 2 offers up seven different visions from emerging filmmakers Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans and Jason Eisener. I’ll be seeing the premiere next week so I’m gonna pass on the trailer though I’d encourage any horror fans to take a peek and see if this is up their alley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmUfP3Dupbo

V/H/S/2 will be on iTunes/On Demand June 6 and in theaters July 12.

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James Franco is something of an enigma. On one side of the coin, he’s definitely an intelligent. He’s taught courses at NYU, USC and UCLA where he is also an adjunct professor of English and is pursuing a PhD at Yale. He is a prominent actor and a celebrated multimedia artist. He was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar at the Academy Awards for his performance in Danny Boyle‘s 127 Hours. And yet somehow, anytime the guy gives an interview, or even more notable when he hosted the Academy Awards, he kind of seems like a stoned goof.

This year, Franco has tried his hand at yet another project: adapting William Faulkner‘s As I Lay Dying. Considering the literary prowess of the source material, its status as a Cannes Selected Feature and this promising trailer, the result may just be quiet good. I typically have a hard time being won over by films about the early 20th century as they seem to rotate around accuracy rather than a hard pressing story so we’ll see where this one lands for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO68Kd2yQsE

As I Lay Dying is directed by James Franco and stars Franco, Jim Parrack, Tim Blake Nelson, Richard Jenkins, Danny McBride, Logan Marshall-Green,and Ahna O’Reilly. It is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20.

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As if the stream of posters wasn’t enough, we can finally watch the Bluths back in action as the first trailer for the ten-years-in-the-making fourth season of Arrested Development has hit the web. Featuring Michael, George Michael, Maebe, Lindsay, Tobias, George Sr, Gob, Buster and Lucille as well as a slew of supporting bit characters, this trailer offers a bounty of references to the first three seasons, giving off the impression that they will continue the tradition of long running jokes. Let’s hope that show-runner Mitchell Hurwitz didn’t prematurely shoot his wad on a dry run so Netflix doesn’t have something of a mess on their hands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfU2Td_MMf0

Arrested Development stars Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia De Rossi, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jessica Walter and David Cross and will air exclusively on Netflix with all 15 episodes on Sunday, May 26.

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At the turn of the year, I called Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity my most anticipated film of the year. Now while I wasn’t trying to hype it up, there was something alluring in the mystique of the film and I had great faith in Cuaron’s (Children of Men, Y Tu Mama Tambien) weathered directorial hand.

Initially slated for a release date last year, the post production on this somewhat effects-driven film ended up keeping it in the stables for much longer than expected. Meanwhile, the world waited to see whether Cuaron would be able to deliver the epic we expect from him.

Anticipation is a funny thing. Sometimes the mere act of expectation can warp our reaction to the final product so I’m trying to remain as skeptical as possible. That’s why I won’t be watching this trailer even though I really, really want to.

You, on the other hand, ought to dig in and enjoy watching George Clooney and Sandra Bullock play around as endangered astronauts. Tell me how you think this one looks in the comments section.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufsrgE0BYf0

Gravity is directed by Alfonso Cuaron and stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. It will fall into theaters on October 4.

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Way back when, Lee Daniel‘s The Butler had some steam in its Oscar chambers but with the release of this first trailer, some pundits are saying that it may have tuckered out early in the race already. The film is a loose biopic about White House butler Eugene Allen, played by Forest Whitaker, who served between the era of Harry Truman in 1952 until the reign of Reagan in ’86. Daniel’s last film, Precious, received a Best Picture nomination but, come on, who didn’t hate watching that movie?

There seems to be a lot invested in the supporting characters in this film as it’s stuffed to the brim with big namesincluding Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Jane Fonda, Melissa Leo, Minka Kelly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nelsan Elli with Alan Rickman, James Marsden, John Cusack, Liev Schreiber, and Robin Williams all playing former US presidents.

I guess it’s hard to be shocked that something starring Oprah Winfrey making that face wouldn’t be quite up to snuff. Have a look at the trailer yourself and see if you think that this will be something that will get Oscar voters in its corner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUA7rr0bOcc

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With The World’s End, Edgar Wright will finish out his much beloved blood and ice cream trilogy that started with Shaun of the Dead and followed up Hot Fuzz. As one would expect, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will return as a pair of Brits palling around. This time though, instead of fighting off zombies or busting suburban crime as buddy-cops, they’ll witness the end of the world in the midst of a legendary pub crawl.

I’ve been a massive fan of the trilogy so far and The World’s End has been one of my most anticipated pictures of the year. the comedic pairing of Frost and Pegg under the direction of Wright is just a combination made in heaven.

Check out the trailer here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ibQvQUpMTg

The World’s End is directed by Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan and Rosamund Pike. It comes to theaters on August 23.

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Return to the edge-of-your-seat world of Paul Greengrass’s films with this first trailer for Captain Phillips. Telling the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, played here by Tom Hanks, Greengrass’s film charters Phillips surrender to Somali pirates after their cargo ship was captured. Like the real life events, Phillips gave himself up in order to allow his crew to leave unharmed.

The screenplay is adapted from the semi-autobiographical book by Richard Phillips himself alongside co-author Stephen Tatty entitled “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea” 

Greengrass made a name for himself with the Bourne franchise as well as the fantastic United 93 but his last outing, Green Zone, was a bit of a dud. Hopefully this next effort will return his name to good standing. Check out the trailer for yourself and see how interested you are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ASoBrFGlc

Captain Phillips is directed by Paul Greengrass and stars Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, John Magaro, Max Martini, David Warshofsky, Chris Mulkey, Corey Johnson and Yul Vazquez. It comes it theaters on October 11.

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When I was drafting my 40 most anticipated films of 2013, I gave the Coen Bro‘s Inside Llewyn Davis the benefit of the doubt and let it soar to my number ten spot. This had nothing to do with the synopsis or the talent in front of the camera. No, all my expectations arose from the mere presence of the men behind the camera- the enigmatic Coen brothers- the familial duo responsible for classics such as Fargo, The Big Lebowski and No Country for Old Men.

While I wouldn’t say that their proverbial chicken lays a gold egg each go around, I think they swing pretty hard when the ball comes their way and have a first-rate batting average. Letting go of the metaphors- they’re just great filmmakers. While not all of their stuff is Academy fare, it all has the potential to be looked at as an award’s darling so it’s still up in the air as to whether this one will have any running at the 2014 Academy Awards.

Have a peek at this red band trailer and see if it gets you more intrigued than the first trailer did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4GGOXkY5CI

Inside Llewyn Davis is directed by the Joel and Ethan Coen and stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, F. Murray Abraham, and Garrett Hedlund. It’s expected to open at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May and then hits limited theaters on December 6 and goes wide on December 20.

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Ender’s Game is one of those popular young adult books that I never around to reading as a kidbut with a big screen adaptation on the way, I’ll be able to discover what all the fuss is about. 70 years after an alien race attacked Earth and nearly destroyed everything that we know, the human race has decided to train child soldiers in an effort to subvert the enemy’s expectations and conquer them.

Directed by Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), this first trailer for Ender’s Game seems to really be repping the Academy-friendly cast as nearly every name in the trailer is stamped with an ‘Academy Award Nominee’ subtitle. It’s an interesting bit of positioning but I don’t usually go to see sci-fi flicks to get award winning performances. Take a look at the trailer and see if it’s something that might interest you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0cUBi4hwE

I’m still on the fence as to where this one will fall for me but I’m usually intrigued by sci-fi. How closely the source material will be followed or how successfully is still up for grabs. In my opinion, the worse case scenario for this film is that it could wind up much like the money-jettisoning John Carter.

Ender’s Game is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. It launches into theaters on November 1.

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