This first trailer for Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to 2010’s Clash of the Titans, (itself a remake of the 1981 version) makes the film appear to be miles ahead of its predecessors. Starting with Liam Neeson’s voice as Zeus giving his half human son Perseus (Sam Worthington) some fatherly advice was a good idea, so was using Marilyn Manson’s cover of the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams”.

Synopsis:

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) –the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)–is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramirez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon’s demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

Directed by Jonathan Liebesman (Battle Los Angeles, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) from a script with four credited writers, although Dan Mazeau seems to be top dog (he’s already at work on the third in this franchise), Wrath of the Titans is unleashed March 30 in the US and the UK.

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Well, after having watched the second trailer a few times, I’m not really any more enthused about Battleship (ostensibly based on the board game of the same name but the similarities end there) than I was after the first one. Universal has dropped a new ‘feature trailer’ for its Spring/Summer 2012 tent-pole release. It’s about twenty seconds longer than the initial trailer, but it still reeks of ‘Transformers-At-Sea’.  In fact, it’s difficult to believe that this is not Michael Bay, but a Peter Berg film. Producer/director Berg is capable of nuance and character development (Friday Night Lights) as well as intelligent action (The Kingdom). Michael Bay…not so much. He just likes to blow things up.  And this looks like a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing.

Synopsis: A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. 

Here’s a look at the new trailer.

Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, Liam Neeson as Admiral Shane, Alexander Skarsgard as Hopper’s older brother, Stone, Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, Alex’s fiancé, and you guessed it, the Admiral’s daughter (cue power ballad), Jesse Plemmons (I love how “Friday Night Lights” co-star Kitsch is now an adult but Plemmons is still playing a boy), Peter MacNichol as the Secretary of Defense and Rihanna in her big screen debut, as Petty Officer Raikes.

Battleship starts chumming the waters on 20^th April in the UK and May 18 in the US and Canada. We also have new posters and stills to share. Enjoy.

You know, I think I conjured this up. I was thinking (and not in a good way) just the other day that we hadn’t heard anything about Battleship in a while. I was sort of hoping maybe I’d dreamt it up in the first place. Well, silly me. Universal Studios just released the first featurette for director Peter Berg's Battleship which is set for release next year. It’s called ‘Real Heroes’ and in it we get to hear from the US Marines and Naval personnel that worked on the film. Most of the extras that you’ll see in this movie are real Marines doing the jobs they do every day and, if nothing else, will lend a look and feel of authenticity to Berg’s ‘vision’. (I have my doubts as to whether a big screen version of a boardgame deserves the USMC and USN, but Berg deserves an 'A for effort'.)

The synopsis: A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. We’ve already shown you a trailer and some images, now take a look at the featurette.

Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch​, Liam Neeson, ​Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano​, Jesse Plemons and Rihanna in her feature debut.

Battleship sails into the UK on 20 April and the US & Canada on May 18 (What’s up with that??)

The first teaser for Joe Carnahan's thriller, The Grey, has hit the web thanks to Yahoo!Movies and I for one am excited. (Gerard Butler's name was at one time bandied about in connection with this, so it's been on my radar.) Whether you love Carnahan's films (The A-Team,Narc, Smokin' Aces - he also wrote Pride and Glory, which I loved) or hate them, he knows how to do action and judging by what we see here, there will be plenty of action. The trailer seems to focus on Liam Neeson vs wolves (I'm assuming they are the 'grey' of the title) and the elements. Personally, I'm enjoying Neeson's recent incarnation as a middle-aged action hero. I never quite understand the rationale behind a "serious" actor going down this path, but if he's having fun, I'll go along for the ride.

Official synopsis: A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

The Grey also stars James Badge Dale, Dallas Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo (who is getting a lot of play since Warrior! Good for him!), and Nonso Anonzie (Conan the Barbarian, Brighton Rock, Rocknrolla - love him!) It opens in theaters January 27, 2012 in the US and March 1 in Germany. No other dates are known at this time. I'm sure we'll have more on this one.

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The movie ‘Unknown‘ beat out Dianna Agron and Alex Pettyfer’s ‘I Am Number Four’ as well as Justin Bieber’s ‘Never Say Never‘ (ohhhh noooo…not the Biebs!) in its opening weekend this past weekend. The movie stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones and Aiden Quinn. The storyline:

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.

Liam Neeson Reflects on Losing Natasha Richardson

Dianna Agron and Alex Pettyfer at ‘I Am Number Four’ Signing PHOTOS

Liam plays Dr. Martin Harris in the film. Have you seen previews of this? It looks wild. Did you see it, or would you go see it?

Here are the box office receipts from this weekend courtesy of Collider:

You know whenever I see Liam Neeson I think about the untimely death of his beloved wife Natasha Richardson (she was only 45 when she died almost two years ago) and how difficult it must be for him.

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It will be two years ago on March 18 since Liam Neeson lost the love of his life, Natasha Richardson to a freak skiing accident.

In the new issue (March) of Esquire magazine, Liam opens up about the day he rushed to his wife’s side only to say goodbye.

“I walked into the emergency — it’s like seventy, eighty people, broken arms, black eyes, all that — and for the first time in years, nobody recognizes me.  Not the nurses. The patients. No one… So I went outside. It’s freezing cold, and I thought, What am I gonna do? How am I going to get past the security?”

Natasha Richardson 1963-2009

Of all the times in the world not to be recognized, not to have the fame helping you out.  Finally, it was a nurse on her smoke break who recognized him and helped,

“I’ll tell you, I was so f–king grateful — for the first time in I don’t know how long — to be recognized,” he says. “And this one, she says, ‘Go in that back door there.’ She points me to it. ‘Make a left. She’s in a room there.’ So I get there, just in time. And all these young doctors, who look all of eighteen years of age, they tell me the worst. The worst.”

Working as much as possible is Liam’s only way to sort of run away and cope with his loss.

“It’s easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work.  That’s effective. But that’s the weird thing about grief. You can’t prepare for it. You think you’re gonna cry and get it over with. You make those plans, but they never work.  It hits you in the middle of the night — well, it hits me in the middle of the night,” he says. “I’m out walking. I’m feeling quite content. And it’s like suddenly, boom. It’s like you’ve just done that in your chest.”

I can’t imagine ever getting over a loss like that.  Such a shocking, sudden tragedy. There was no time to prepare.  She was just ripped away from him.  My heart still hurts for him.

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Mel Gibson was all set to do a cameo in ‘Hangover 2‘ when they pulled out at the last second.  Mel got the boot and Bradley Cooper saved the day.  I could totally ravage Bradley right here, right now.  I love that man.

Cooper called his ‘A Team‘ co-star Liam Neeson and asked him to fill the spot of a tattoo artist in Thailand.  Neeson told Variety,

“I just got a call to do a one day shoot on ‘Hangover’ as a tattooist in Thailand … that’s all I know about it.”

Nice work Bradley!  I love Liam Neeson.  He is definitely the right choice whereas Mel Gibson was a sure way to ruin the box office numbers.  What were they thinking anyhow? Mel Gibson really?  They would have been better off not making the movie in the first place!  Liam will be a sure thing in this hilarious sequel.  It’s going to be a full on riot.

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