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UltimateMarvel wrote:I've been looking forward to Code 8 sequel since the first one. I knew they were in production but haven't heard anything until this trailer just dropped out of nowhere. I've been following this ever since the short film and I can't wait.

WyldeMan wrote:You gotta love when a trailer drops and you find out that it's coming at the end of the month.

WyldeMan wrote:It seems like Robbie is working primarily in sci-fi these days because when he's not filming Upload, he's doing movies like Simulant or dropping by The Witcher. Stephen should be very grateful for his cousin because as I proved with his western trailer, he's a moron who can't choose good projects for himself or he's illiterate.

At long last, Lionsgate has unveiled a trailer for Borderlands, its starry adaptation of the hit Gearbox video game starring Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, which is slated to hit theaters on August 9.

Co-written and directed by Eli Roth (Thanksgiving), the Borderlands movie follows Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, who reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful S.O.B., Atlas (Edgar Ramirez).

Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team – Roland (Kevin Hart), a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Tina’s musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector, Krieg; Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a persistently wiseass robot. These unlikely heroes must then battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power.

A first-person shooter video game combining Western and sci-fi elements, Borderlands debuted in 2009. The success of the original game spawned several sequels, as well as various spin-offs and downloadable content expansions, with the entire series having sold over 77 million copies worldwide, as of 2022.

Seemingly reminiscent in tone to James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy films for Marvel, Borderlands has faced a long road to theaters. Roth completed production all the way back in 2021, amidst the Covid production, but stepped back as the film underwent reshoots last January under the direction of Deadpool‘s Tim Miller.

Also starring Florian Munteanu and Gina Gershon, the film was written by Roth and Joe Crombie. Produced by Ari Arad, Avi Arad and Erik Feig, its exec producers are Miller, Ethan Smith, Louise Rosner, Emmy Yu, Lucy Kitada, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, Randy Pitchford, and Strauss Zelnick.

Borderlands opens on the 9th opposite Amazon MGM’s Brian Tyree Henry boxing drama Flint Strong, marking the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated DP Rachel Morrison. Check out the trailer above.

Rusty wrote:Looks like a Zak Snyder knock-off version of Guardians of The Galaxy.

Rusty wrote:Shyamalamadingdong's daughter, Ishana, has a new weird flick coming out: The Watchers.

Written & Directed by her. Produced by her dad.

UltimateMarvel wrote:WOOOOOOOOO! Dev is kicking ass! I'm so looking forward to this one.

WyldeMan wrote:

Well it's about damn time we get the first MaXXXine trailer...

Rusty wrote:That looks good. Still need to watch Pearl though. I lined it up after I watched X, but never got around to it.

UltimateMarvel wrote:

Rusty wrote:That looks good. Still need to watch Pearl though. I lined it up after I watched X, but never got around to it.

You and me both Russ!

This third one is loaded with some big names it looks like.

‘Trap’ Trailer: Shyamalan’s New Thriller Casts Josh Hartnett as a Serial Killer at a Pop Star’s Concert

Warner Bros. has released the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan‘s latest mystery thriller “Trap,” starring Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Marnie McPhail.

According to the official logline, “Trap” follows a “father and teen daughter attending a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.” The film’s first look was screened at this year’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

In the trailer, Hartnett’s character and his daughter, Jody, are at the concert of pop star Lady Raven. When Hartnett runs off to the bathroom, he sees that there is a heavy police presence at the concert and quickly learns they are there to catch a serial killer. The twist is that Hartnett is the killer they are looking for, and it is revealed on his phone that he is holding a victim hostage. The trailer ends with Hartnett maniacally laughing to himself.

In addition to CinemaCon, the “Trap” trailer was teased at an event this week in Los Angeles called “The Summer of Shyamalan,” in which the filmmaker spoke not only about “Trap” but also about “The Watchers,” which he produced. “The Watchers” is written and directed by his daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan. The pop star in “Trap” is played by the director’s other daughter, Saleka, a singer-songwriter who also wrote several songs for the film.

The director said part of the appeal of making “Trap” was the idea of telling the story “from the vantage point of an unexpected person” — in this case, Hartnett’s killer. “It kind of led more and more to this dark humor angle that ‘Servant’ has and ‘The Visit’ and ‘Split’ had.” Shyamalan said he has really come to embrace that tone “and making sure it’s a fun time for everybody. It’s odd … when you should be terrified and you’re laughing at the same time.”

Shyamalan also spoke about casting Hartnett, who has recently made a return to acting by appearing in “Black Mirror” and “Oppenheimer.” Shyamalan said he works outside of Hollywood conventions, making films in a “small, reasonable” way. He noted, “What I’m looking for is someone that’s willing to just let go completely, give themselves over like a play to the movie and leap, leap, leap — don’t protect yourself. That beautiful electricity that requires the right actor at the right time in their life. And that’s where Josh was when when I when I met him.”

Shyamalan continued, “It was just a feeling of the right person at the right time. I just had the most wonderful time working with him.”

“Trap” is set to hit theaters Aug. 9. Watch the “Trap” trailer below.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Loved the twist in the trailer! I'm a fan of Hartnett so I'm looking forward to this one. I hope there is more twists to it because if not, there is only one way it could end.

Rusty wrote:I enjoy Shyamalamadingdong's stuff, but I just realised the last movie of his I saw was The Happening. Need to catch up.

Rusty wrote:I also enjoy Hartnett's work. Trailer looked good. I'll check it out.

I enjoy Shyamalamadingdong's stuff, but I just realised the last movie of his I saw was The Happening. Need to catch up.