Trailer-ific is how I would badly word the past week in the world of film. We’ve had the release of 5 new trailers, from the not so compelling Night at the Museum 2, to the beautifully crafted teaser for District 9. Incidentally, both of these movies have a number in their titles, probably indicative of the scores they will receive from critics.

Aside from trailers, we’ve also received updates on a number of anticipated (or not so anticipated) upcoming projects, so let’s have a look shall we?

G.I Joe Trailer

The first full length trailer for the upcoming G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released this week. We were given a glimpse of the movie when the Superbowl TV spot aired, but this gives us more of a look into the highly professional, intelligent and cunning world of G.I Joe. Okay, so maybe it isn’t going to win any Oscars, but it looks like a lot of silly fun and some of the action shots are pretty impressive.

Rise of the Cobra is expected to hit Aussie screens on the 6th of August.

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Trailer

The sequel to the 2006 film….Night at the Museum. Ben Stiller is back with an even larger cast playing various historical figures who spout pop culture reference and do things you wouldn’t expect them to do. Monkeys slapping Ben Stiller in the face? I’m there!

In all fairness, I must admit I haven’t seen the first film, but this could prove to be an entertaining family film.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian will bring dead people to life on the 21st of May.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Michael Bay returns to direct the sequel to his 2007 over the top epic, Transformers. I’m happy to admit that I’m a huge fan of the original film and can’t wait for this follow up. This trailer sheds a little more light on the films plot. It looks like it’ll deliver on what you’d expect from an action sequel, more action, bigger explosions and ridiculously huge robots! Hell yeah!

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen rolls out on the 24th of June.

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District 9 Teaser Trailer

Coming somewhat as a surprise, the teaser trailer for District 9 was released this week. What is District 9? You may well ask yourself, and with good reason, so far the film has been kept pretty quiet. Directed by Niell Blokamp (who was slated to be the director of the Halo movie before the plug was pulled) and produced by Peter Jackson, it appears to be a documentary about an extremely interesting – albeit other worldly – subject. I won’t give any more away, because the reveal in the teaser is simply astounding. This film has rocketed onto my radar and I can’t wait to hear/see more about it. Sci-Fi fans take note.

District 9 will invade our cinemas on the 15th of October.

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Best Worst Movie Trailer

Switching over from huge budget blockbusters to the indie side of things, have you ever heard of a movie titled Troll 2? Me neither, but I think I’m going to have to check it out after seeing this trailer. Best Worst Movie is a documentary showcasing the making of Troll 2. Made in 1989, it is considered to be the worst movie of all time. The doco revisits the cast and crew members to see where they have ended up, and examines the cult following the movie has gathered over the years.

There has not been a date announced for an Australian release of Best Worst Movie, although we hope there is one soon!

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And in other news…

David Slade (Director of Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) has signed on to direct the third Twilight feature, titled Eclipse. It seems like a slightly odd choice for him, considering his previous films have been extremely adult orientated… coupled with the fact that he apparently had no interest in seeing the first film:

“Twilight drunk? No, not even drunk. Twilight on acid? No, not even on acid. Twilight at gun point? Just shoot me.”

Twilight sequel with a massive paycheck behind it? I think David Slade says ‘yes’.

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Comedian Russell Brand, best known to anyone outside the UK as the rock star Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall has reportedly been cast in a remake of the 1991 film Drop Dead Fred. The original, which everyone has seen, but no one owns, followed a young woman who dealt with her controlling mother and husband by hanging out with a childhood imaginary friend Drop Dead Fred (yep, that’s his full name). The concept behind the remake is to create a film in the tone of Beetlejuice, building a universe around the concept of imaginary friends.

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Wolverine Sequel in Development

It’s official. Hugh Jackman and 20th Century Fox are developing a sequel to the newly released X-Men Origins: Wolverine (you can read my thoughts on that film right here at MN!). The story is rumored to follow Logan as he travels Japan, a storyline which was apparently in a comic series. Here’s hoping the team learn from all the mistakes they made with the first film.

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Speaking of Wolverine, Fox are also reportedly busy looking for writers to pen a Deadpool movie. The character, featured in the latest X movie, will be played by Ryan Reynolds again. The film is expected to return the character somewhat to his comic book roots, as he was changed quite dramatically for his first on screen appearance.

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Family Guy Movie in Early Stage of Production
The folks over at Wired.com talked to Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane about the change of a big screen adaption of the show. Here’s what he had to say:

We want to do it. Fox wants it. We know what we want to do with it. It’s just a question of finding the time…There’s so much to do for a weekly animated series — twice as much as you have to do for a live-action show. So, we’re finding time where we can. We’re in the early stages right now.

The show seems to have fallen in and out of popularity over the years, with some people tired of the formula it’s established. Personally, I still think it can be pretty funny and I’m looking forward to seeing what these guys can do without the restrictions of television.

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And finally, a little bit of Aussie pride. Summer Heights High seems to have been making the rounds at Pixar Animation Studios, with Lee Unkrich (Co-Director of Finding Nemo and director of the upcoming Toy Story 3) thanking Andrew Stanton (writer/director of Finding Nemo and WALL. E) for introducing him to the show via social networking site twitter.com:

Thanks @6Mman [Andrew Stanton] for turning me on to “Summer Heights High” — hilarious show.

If you’re on Twitter, why not follow these guys?
Lee Unkrich can be found at: twitter.com/leeunkrich
Andrew Stanton can be found at: twitter.com/6Mman

Both of these accounts have been confirmed real. Oh, and if you’re interested you can follow me at: twitter.com/spikeshinizle