With all of the news we've been hearing about high-profile sequels scheduled for next summer like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past, it's easy to forget about the potential blockbusters that haven't yet launched marketing campaigns. How to Train Your Dragon 2, the second installment in DreamWorks' animated action fantasy series, has thus far only received a less-than-illuminating teaser, but a new poster for the movie suggests that another trailer may soon appear in theaters, perhaps attached to next week's animated adventure Frozen.
Though British thesp Colin Firth is currently best known for character-driven dramas like The King's Speech and A Single Man, his reputation in Hollywood may be getting a makeover within the next few years. Hot off a supporting role as a super-spy in Matthew Vaughn's upcoming action-adventure The Secret Service, Firth has committed to another action-oriented project: gritty thriller Three to Kill.
Are you sick of reading about marketing teases for lifelong provocateur Lars Von Trier's latest film, Nymphomaniac? If you're not yet worn out by the Danish director's prolific advertising campaign for the sexually-explicit drama, perhaps this new set of promotional posters for the film will do more for you than they have for me.
Are Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions positioning last summer's breakout hit The Purge as the first installment in a long-lasting, low-budgeted horror franchise (à la Paranormal Activity)? That's certainly my first impression after the recent news that a sequel to the horror-thriller hit has been set for release next summer.
Talk about a stacked cast. Lake Bell, the break-out star of Sundance darling In A World..., just signed on to star alongside Britcom all-star Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) in Man Up, a romantic comedy set to be helmed by The Inbetweeners director Ben Palmer.
File this one under 'thoroughly unsurprising news.' The Strain, a vampire horror-thriller based on the trilogy by fantasy maestro Guillermo del Toro and bestselling novelist Chuck Hogan, has been ordered to series over at FX. The thirteen-episode series is set to bow next summer, with del Toro helming the pilot.
Though The Amazing Spider-Man 2 won't swing into theaters until next summer, director Marc Webb is already creating a sizable amount of buzz for the superhero sequel, frequently posting production photos across the web. Additional promotional material for the film has included a teaser trailer, which focused heavily on Jamie Foxx's blue-skinned antagonist Electro.
Indie triple-threat Thomas McCarthy previously brought attention to his upcoming drama The Cobbler in September by casting comedian Adam Sandler in the lead role. Now, he's recruited two more big names for the film - Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer) and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) have both joined The Cobbler in supporting roles.
The sixth installment in Universal Studios' astoundingly durable Fast & Furious franchise emerged as one of this past summer's biggest box-office smashes, as well as one of its guiltiest pleasures, so it would be an understatement to say we're excited to see what comes next. And although Fast & Furious 7 isn't set to touch down until next summer, co-star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is already giving us a sneak peek at what we can expect from the film with two Instagram shots.
The biggest problem that FOX's new sci-fi cop procedural Almost Human will face in the coming weeks is the undue burden of expectation. Creator and showrunner J.H. Wyman previously helmed the late, lamented Fringe, while Almost Human's promos have heavily featured its geek triumvirate of executive-producers: Wyman, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk. Another unmistakably major draw is Almost Human's recognizable cast, led by Star Trek's Karl Urban and Sleeper Cell's Michael Ealy.