Piranha 3DD
Having awoken from their spring break extravaganza at Lake Victoria, the swarm heads upstream where they look to make a meal out of Big Wet, a local water park where when it comes to fun, nobody does it wetter! Thought they came to get wet, get loaded and get some, the staff and patrons get more than they bargained for when they must face the fiercest, most bloodthirsty piranhas yet.
Stars: 3D Boobs. Oh, and Danielle Panabaker, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden, Allison Mack, Ving Rhames, David Koechner, David Hasslehoff
Release Date: TBA 2012
That’s My Boy (Red Band)
While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd’s 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.
Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, James Caan, Susan Sarandon, Milo Ventimiglia, Eva Amurri Martino, Vanilla Ice
Release Date: June 15, 2012
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The Raid: Redemption
An elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it.
But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building’s lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city’s worst to survive their mission.
Stars: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsya, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy
Release Date: March 23rd, 2012
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Bernie
In small-town Texas, the local mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she’s alive. The film is based on “Midnight in the Garden of East Texas,” an article published in Texas Monthly magazine in 1998.
Stars: Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine
Release Date: April 27th, 2012
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Neighborhood Watch (Teaser)
Four everyday suburban guys come together to form a neighborhood watch group, but only as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
Stars: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte, Billy Crudup, Doug Jones
Release Date: July 27th, 2012
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
Welcome to Comic-Con San Diego.
What started as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans has grown into the pop culture event of the year that influences every form of entertainment, now attended by over 140,000 strong. The new film by Morgan Spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca at San Diego Comic-Con 2010.
Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Eli Roth, Stan Lee
Release Date: April 6th, 2012 (Limited Release)
Playback (Red Band)
While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now, an evil spirit has been awakened and will stop at nothing to find his true heir.
Possessing its victims through video playback and using them for malevolent purposes, it closes in on one specific soul, threatening to expose the town’s deepest, darkest secret.
Stars: Christian Slater, Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni
Release Date: April 9th, 2012
Touchback
Former high school football star turned farmer and family mam finds himself with a unique opportunity to revisit his glory days during the Ohio State championship game where he permanently injured his knee in a game-winning play. Given a second shot at his destiny, he seeks counsel from his longtime mentor Coach Hand, to help him decide whether to let his fate unfold, or follow a path that will change his future.
Stars: Kurt Russell, Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas, Sarah Wright, Christine Lahti
Release Date: April 13th, 2012
Frankenweenie
After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life – with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.
Stars: Winona Ryder, Charlie Tahan, Martin Short, Catherine O’ Hara, Martin Landau, Conchata Ferrell, Tom Kenny
Release Date: October 5th, 2012
ParaNorman
Norman Babcock is an outcast whose obsession with all things ghoulish emanates from his ability to see and communicate with the dead. That ability comes in handy when a centuries-old curse is unleashed on Norman’s hometown, and only he – along with a misfit gang of his peers – can save the rest of their community from armies of zombies, witches, and other nasty supernatural creatures.
Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, John Goodman, Jeff Garlin
Release Date: August 17th, 2012
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And that’s it for this edition of the Trailer Roundup! You can check out more trailers here!
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