Relativity Media has released the first two posters for Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror, which opens in the US on March 16 (Beating Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman out of the blocks by nearly 2 months. Curses!). That’s Julia Roberts looking better than she has since Pretty Woman, as the Evil Queen and Lily Collins (daughter of Phil) as Snow White. Armie Hammer plays her Prince.

Paramount has released the second poster for The Devil Inside, which opens in the US just in time to rid you of any residual Christmas cheer on January 6 (Kings Day actually). This new poster features a possessed nun, and that is about as scary as it gets, IMHO.

This is merely a first teaser poster for Jack the Giant Killer. It’s a modern day fairy tale in which the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened, as a young farmer leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing a kidnapped princess. Directed by Bryan Singer and starring Nicholas Hoult as Jack along with Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis,  Ian McShane and Eddie Marsan, the film opens June 15 in the US and the UK.

The 2^nd poster for The Expendables 2 leaves Stallone standing alone among the rubble. (Does that bode ill for the inevitable Expendables 3 cast? Will he have to start from scratch?)In this one, Bruce Willis’ Mr. Church reunites Barney Ross (Stallone) and the rest of the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of his men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. Directed by Simon West (Con Air, The Mechanic), the film opens August 17 in the US.

And finally, did you know that Goon played TIFF? Somehow that strikes me as a non sequitur. I must say, this movie looks like more fun than it has a right to. The cast is just too talented. It’s like Slap Shot’s goofy cousin. In addition to Seann William Scott, Live Schreiber is playing the villain, Kim Coates the beleaguered coach, Allison Pill the hockey groupie…Goon opens in the UK on 6^th January, VOD in the US on February 24 and in a limited theatrical run on March 30.

The latest volley in the big battle of the dueling Snow White’s is a trailer for Tarsem Singh’s now titled Mirror, Mirror. You know, the one with Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer and Phil Collins’ daughter Lily.  That other one, Snow White and the Huntsman has Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Stewart. It’s kind of like the Greek vs the Roman Gods…only not.  I can imagine that Universal rushed the SWatH trailer out there to capitalize on KStew’s ubiquity due to Breaking Dawn’s imminent opening. Relativity is probably hoping to stick the trailer for Mirror, Mirror on the coattails of the success of its latest release, Immortals.

These two films have since we saw the first images, appeared to be completely opposite each other in style and tone. This trailer confirms it. Where SWatH is dark and dramatic, Mirror, Mirror is light and frothy almost to the point of camp. Julia Roberts is clearly having a blast as the Evil Queen. Whether or not it works within the context of the entire film remains to be seen. This is either going to be a hot mess or a laugh riot.

Did that dwarf just say what I think he said? Yes. Yes he did. He went there. I don’t know about this. The script is by Jason Keller, whose only other credit is Machine Gun Preacher. Opinions differ wildly on that film as a whole but if you wanted to parse it out, in my opinion the script was the weakest aspect of it. I don’t know what that says about Mirror, Mirror. I can’t judge the entirety by the trailer, but it doesn’t make me hopeful. Mirror, Mirror still has the advantage of opening first, on March 16.. 

Chris Hemsworth Wins!

Remember last week I told you that Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman had finally found a male lead in Aussie hunk-of-the-month Chris Hemsworth?

Remember how I also mentioned that Relativity had a competing fairy tale themed film coming called The Brothers Grimm: Snow White AND that it would beat Hemsworth and company to the box office gate by about six months?

Well, it seems that Universal, so psyched about finally getting this pic cast, has moved up the release date. The new date for Snow White and the Huntsman is June 1, 2012 with The Brothers Grimm following on June 29, 2012!

So, while it’s Kristen Stewart vs Lily Collins as Snow White and Charlize Theron vs Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, it’s not exactly Chris Hemsworth vs Armie Hammer since one is playing the titular Huntsman and the other is playing the Prince. (SWATH’s prince is played by Sam Claflin. Who?)

What I find most amusing about this face off is that everyone’s getting all hot and bothered about release dates when not one single frame of either film has actually been shot.

Photo: WENN

I have seen the trailers for Legion on television for some time now and I have to say each and every time I do I pee just a little because I’m frightened so badly.  Seeing grandma morph into a freaky devil like creature makes me look at geriatric people a little differently and a lot more cautiously.  The movie’s tagline:

When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins

*Gulp*.  Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany (who I think is just so, so cute), Adrianne Palicki (who is sexy gorgeous), Kate Walsh, Tyrese Gibson (who brought along some friends who seem to be having such a fun time) all star in this action/horror/fantasy movie.  Funny when I think fantasy, I don’t think grandma scaling walls like a possessed spiderman.

At the Los Angeles premiere:

• Willa Holland
• Adrianne Palicki
• Tia Carrere
• Doug Jones
• David Henrie
• Jeanette Miller
• James Cromwell
• Dennis Quaid
• Kate Walsh
• Hakeem Kae-Kazim
• Paul Bettany
• Tyrese Gibson
• John Tenney
• Veil Bloom
• Lily Collins
• Scott Stewart

Pictures after the break

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