I’m stuck in a weird situation when it comes to movies and TV these days. On the one hand, the constant stream of remakes, reboots, franchise films, and sequels often feels like it comes at the expense of the original storytelling. But on the other hand, I shamelessly look forward to Beetle Juice Beetle Juice, I really appreciate The Acolyteand I’m sorry, but I’m the reason Nintendo just guard redo Gamesand me will continue to be. (Also, I feel like I need to apologize to my friends and family in advance for my absence when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is released.)
Fortunately, the trailers that surfaced this week look as promising as the best of them.
This is another one Deadpool and Wolverine trailer; what am I going to do, not watch it five times and then tell you about it? This one has almost nothing we haven’t had before. Almost, that is, until it reveals that Tyler Mane reprises his role as Sabretooth Since the first X-Men movie. We have a little less than a month until the film’s release on July 26.
Actor Hamish Linklater’s Batman voice was revealed in a teaser earlier this month, clearly referencing that of the late Kevin Conroy representation of the character. In it, he listed the show’s stellar cast, which includes Christina Ricci, Jamie Chung, Diedrich Bader, John DiMaggio, Minnie Driver and Mckenna Grace.
Nosferatu’the first trailer offers only a dark look at the vampire known as Count Orlok, once played by Max Schreck in the 1922 silent horror film that the film is remaking. But it does a great job of setting the mood for the dark remake of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, itself an unofficial reinterpretation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula.
Starring Willem Dafoe, Lily Rose-Depp and Bill Skarsgård, Robert Eggers’ film is set to happily hit theaters on December 25.
Hugh Grant feels like he’s had his moment of glory recently. His role as Mr. Reed, a man who tricks two young Mormon missionaries who come to share the gospel with him, seems every bit as convincing as his portrayals of Lofty the Oompa Loompa in Wonka and the crook Forge Fitzwilliam in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Heretic also bucks the retread trend of this week’s other trailers by being its own story. It’s written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the team behind A silent place.
