The marketing for the upcoming film based on the Stephanie Meyer novel, The Host, is starting to pick up some marketing steam. No doubt there will be a lot of built in fans of the The Twilight Saga that will automatically ensure this film’s initial success at the box office, but I also have to admit it does look intriguing.

Recently, the marketing machine has been releasing character featurettes of the various characters in the film. Here’s the latest one, as well as two previous featurettes below. The Host comes to theaters on March 29.

While we’re waiting on a full length trailer for Monsters University, I’ve got a little something to tide us over. Director Dan Scanlon hosts a featurette about the upcoming film with a look at some basic plot elements, and other fun stuff.

Returning to the film are John Goodman as James P. Sullivan, and Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski. It should be a lot of fun.

One of the best, or certainly one of the most well known episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation is The Best of Both Worlds, parts 1 and 2. Who could forget Locutus of Borg? And for the time, the special effects were outstanding. And man that cliffhanger. I remember it quite well. In my then eight year old mind, I just knew Captain Picard was done for.

Well, now we get to enjoy the two parter episode turned into one single feature in HD on Blu-ray. It’s pretty awesome stuff and here’s the trailer:

The offerings at the box office this time of year may be a bit tepid, but we’re still here to tell you what might possibly be interesting to you. So here’s your guide to the box office this weekend. Buckle up though, with all the (lack of) excitement here at this weekend’s box office, your (not) going to need to hang on to your socks!!!!!1!!!!!

New This Weekend

Identity Thief - R
This actually looks like it might be fun. I don’t know for sure, it could be so over the top as to cross the line from fun to tedious. Still, I don’t expect it to be any more than a three star film at…

This was so much fun! If you want to be truly impressed by a “thief” then this is the one to watch.

I’ll tell you, even after watcing it and him somewhat explaining it I have a hard time imagining how to do it. Watch it! You will enjoy it!

Not my favorite Star Trek series by any means, in fact easily the worst. To top it off, the first season is absolutely terrible, mostly devoid of action, terrible plots, lack of interesting character dynamics, stupid gaffes that mess up Star Trek‘s timeline and more. Oh, and that theme music. BLEH! Whoever thought it was okay to use sudo pop music for a star trek theme should be FIRED!

But it is Star Trek, and I still like it better than a lot of TV trash out there.

Anyway, if you’re interested (and I don’t blame you if you aren’t), then here’s the trailer.

As we reported earlier there are two collectible covers for the new issue of Star Trek Into Darkness. If you go online to the ew.com site to buy the one with Chris Pine and Benedict Cumberbatch, the cover title appears to confirm the true secret identity of Cumberbatch’s character (John Harrison). See image below…

Being that the cover story includes exclusive new images and on the record comments from JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and many of the actors from the movie is this actual “Khanfirmation.” Actally, no.

Here is what is said about Khan in the actual EW cover story…

Stuart Freeborn, the British pioneering movie makeup artist behind creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died. He was 98.

LucasFilm confirmed Wednesday that Freeborn had died, “leaving a legacy of unforgettable contributions”.

Star Wars director George Lucas said in a statement that Freeborn was “already a makeup legend” when he started working on the space epic.

“He brought with him not only decades of experience but boundless creative energy,” Lucas said. “His artistry and craftsmanship will live on forever in the characters he created. His Star Wars…

Yesterday it was revealed that Disney is developing a Star Wars spin-off standalone film that would follow a young Han Solo, set between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope.

But what will this movie be about?

Sifting through the backstory established in the original trilogy, the elaborate expanded universe in the books and games, witht he help of Wookieepedia, we have some good ideas of what we might expect from this stand alone tale.

I had fun reading this one this morning.