“Is it too late to change the name?” — The ‘Ant-Man’ Trailer

“Is it too late to change the name?” — The ‘Ant-Man’ Trailer

I don’t know what’s going on with Evangeline Lilly’s hair, but this rest of this trailer looks intriguing. Leave it to Marvel to bring up yet another franchise I know absolutely nothing about, but which looks totally cool. I know there was a lot of controversy over the director change and Edgar Wright being fired, but I still have some faith in Marvel to do this right.

The thing I find the most interesting about this trailer is the fact that this doesn’t feel like your average flash/bang super-hero trailer. Their really positioning the film as a character exploration — and that’s welcome as…

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New ‘Peanuts’ Trailer

New ‘Peanuts’ Trailer

The job of any trailer is to get people excited for the film — or at the very least, to get them interested in the film. The first two teaser trailer succeeded in that. This one does too in a way, although it’s a little bit strange. They seem to be calling this the first full trailer, and yet it’s basically like the last teaser trailer. It’s all Snoopy flying his dog house around. I’m not complaining too much, though. Many modern trailers give way too much away over the course of the promotional run and leave little left to discover in the theater. Of all the films I doubt that would hurt,…

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Next ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer Coming January 12 (With Announcement Video)

Next ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer Coming January 12 (With Announcement Video)

Welcome to 2015, film fans! Marvel is prepared to ring in our new year right with a new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron. They will officially do so on January 12 — at least, that’s the idea. But we knew that the last time they tried to hold an Avengers trailer for an announced future release date, it got leaked. So we’ll see if they can keep it under lock and key this time.

Maybe they can satiate the people who would leak the trailer with this announcement clip (unlikely). Either way, Age of Ultron is one of the films I’m most looking forward to this year for many reasons — not the least…

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‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ International Trailer and Featurettes

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ International Trailer and Featurettes

February has typically been a dumping ground for not-so-great films. But I want to believe that Kingsman is not a dumping ground film.

In Kingsman, Matthew Vaughn hopes to put a new twist on the super villain and spy flick. If you’re hoping to avoid spoilers, this trailer is probably not for you. But, it’s a comedy flick, so what’s to spoil. I’ll certainly be going to the theater for the laughs, not necessarily the plot. And it certainly looks to be pretty humorous and tongue-in-cheek.

On interesting thing I never took note of before, Mark Hamill has a part in this film. That’s… Read The Rest

‘Insurgent’ Full Trailer

‘Insurgent’ Full Trailer

Critics just hated the first installment in the Divergent series of films. They thought it too formulaic and predictable. I found the film to be okay — yes, occasionally formulaic, but… ahem… diverting.

That said, I think this second film could go either way. In fact I would say this film will either be a good bit better and considerably worse and I’m not sure which yet. The first teaser trailer was not much to go on as it appears to be entirely a dream sequence of Triss’. This trailer gives us a bit more to go on. I have not read the books but I am given to understand that it appears from…

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Trailer for Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’

Trailer for Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’

I think it’s safe to say that this doesn’t look at all like anything Pixar has ever done before — and that’s probably a good thing. While I still have my doubts about this project, I did find this trailer hillarious even if I would find the actual situation, if it were taking place in real life, repulsive. We all wonder sometimes what’s going on in someone else’s brain and this film is going to set out to answer that question in what looks to be a pretty clever and funny way.

And this film is actually just around the corner. It will arrive on June 19th. As always with Pixar, I look forward…

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‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Red Band Trailer

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Red Band Trailer

I don’t often post red band trailers on MovieByte, but since I’ve been pretty public here about looking forward to this film and recommending it in a way, I wanted you all to know what you’re getting in to.

I still think the film looks like great fun, and it’s certainly not going to take itself too seriously.

It will be out in theaters on February 13.

First Trailer for ‘Terminator Genisys’ Starring Arnold Schwarenegger, Emilia Clarke, & Jai Courtney

First Trailer for ‘Terminator Genisys’ Starring Arnold Schwarenegger, Emilia Clarke, & Jai Courtney

Remember when Arnold said, “I’ll be back” in that first Terminator film? Well, he wasn’t joking, because he’s back. Again. And he looks old. Apparently, that’s okay though because the T-800 model terminator’s outside organic body ages just like a human’s would.

So, everyone has been sort of hating on this trailer. I actually kind of like it. Granted I have no special affection for this franchise. I was (understandably) not allowed to watch it when a kid, and only this year have I been getting aquainted with the series. There are some things to like and some things I don’t care for. And I’m…

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Honest Trailer: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’

Honest Trailer: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’

Well, they did it again. No, it’s not their best trailer ever, but as usual it’s a lot of fun and makes a lot of uncomfortably good points. I still love the film a lot, but doggone, it’s easy to make fun of.

Be warned if this sort of thing offends you, there’s a crude reference to the male anatomy at the end.

‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ TV Trailer

‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ TV Trailer

Many are calling this latest trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings “epic.” While I understand what they mean, I have to say that this trailer would not get my attention like the last one did. This trailer seesm to focus on the action and the heart pounding. The previous theatrical trailer has much more balance and nuance and things that I was interested in. But that’s not what’s going to seel people on this film, and Ridley Scott and the rest of the team know that. So they’ve given us this trailer.

The film opens in theaters on December 12.