After two quite intriguing teasers the official trailer for Cars 3 has been released, and I must say, I think I might cry during that film. The trailer shows us the story of Lightning McQueen fall and his attempt to rise from the ashes for one last chance at glory. It seems to be the type of comeback underdog story that audiences love to see. Hopefully it will be a fitting conclusion to one of Disney/Pixar’s most storied franchises. View the trailer for yourself below:
It seems as if the Star Wars celebration in Orlando has given us one more gift. After releasing the trailer for The Last Jedi on Friday, the good people at EA and Dice have released the trailer for the much anticipated sequel to the incredible-looking, but leaving much to be desired Star Wars Battlefront.
This iteration will include a much clamored for campaign dealing with an Empire soldier in the wake of the destruction of the Death Star over the forest moon of Endor. The campaign is confirmed to officially be canon as well. The game of course will provide multiplayer (on both land and in space), and it seems that the story and or battle will take place over the entire span of the Star Wars saga. It will arrive on Xbox, PS4 & PC November 17, just in time for The Last Jedi. View the trailer for yourself below:
After months and months of speculation, the teaser for The Last Jedi has finally premiered as part of the the Star Wars celebration that is currently underway in Orlando. My first impressions was that outside of the music, it was unlike any Star Wars trailer that I have seen.
The tone of the trailer is quite dark and begins with what seems to be very close to the end of the last film judging from Rey’s clothing. Most of the beginning of the trailer deals with Rey’s training at the hands of Luke Skywalker (who sounds quite Yoda-like during the trailer). We are then treated to several shots of familiar characters from Episode VII. We see Finn (still unconscious), Kylo Ren, Leia, the Millennium Falcon, Poe Dameron and the silhouette several times of Luke Skywalker, who ends the trailer by mysteriously proclaiming that the Jedi have to end.
I had a couple thoughts and observations about the trailer; it’s minor, but we see something that we have not previously seen in the Star Wars universe: physical books. We have seen holograms, data pads, but never a physical book. Yet here will see a group of them in the possession of Luke Skywalker (at :58). It has been suggested that the books look like they are being held by Bendu (for those of you who are fans of Rebels), but I’m not sure if that is not just wishful thinking.
We are also treated to quite an interesting shot of Luke kneeling by R2 while something is burning in the background (at 1:30). My guess is that’s a flashback to when his Jedi temple was burned down.
Of course, we also have some familiar sounds and dialogue thrown in as a whispers. We hear Leia’s whisper of “You’re my only hope” (at :46) and of course Vader’s faith breathing when we see the remnants of his helmet (:52).
So what am I expecting to see in this film? One, I expect to see a fair amount of flashback as Luke Skywalker explains how he ended up on the island we meet him on. Two, I expect that we will find that Rey is not a Skywalker, she’s a Kenobi. Three, I think that we will see the force ghosts of Obi Wan (played by Ewan McGregor), Yoda (played by the immortal Frank Oz), and Anakin (reprised by Hayden Christensen, who incidentally was at this year’s Star Wars celebration). And finally, I think we will see the death of another major character within the Star Wars universe; who that will be I’m not quite sure of, and I am not quite ready to reveal my guess quite yet.
Beyond that, I have no idea what the actual storyline is, which to me is always preferable to knowing too much of the story too early (take note DC universe!). You can review the trailer for yourself below:
UPDATE: I think that the very beginning of the trailer involves Luke force choking Rey to train her. Also, the broken mask is probably Kylo Ren’s not Vader’s.
The good people over at Marvel/ Disney have released the trailer for the third Thor film, Thor: Ragnarok. For those of us who know Norse mythology, we know that Ragnorok refers to the end of everything. But I digress…
The trailer seems to show a stark difference in tone and feel between the previous Thor films, which is a welcome change. The trailer is set to Led Zepplin’s “Immigrant Song”, and is surprisingly dark, until the end that is. We finally get to see the elements of Planet Hulk that the film will be using. All in all, it looks like the film will be a good time and possibly a fitting end to the Thor series as we know it. View the trailer for yourself below:
According to a short trailer released, it appears that the Marvel/Netflix Defenders series will drop on August 18th. The trailer, which is called “Midland Circle Security Elevator B”, shows Matt Murdock (Daredevil), Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Danny Rand (Iron Fist) riding up in an elevator together. The trick here is to read the timestamp which reads first ) 08:18, which to the savvy viewer would indicate the release date of the show as August 18th. My guess is that we will find out quite soon. You can view the trailer for yourself below:
The Dark Side 