The Final Trailer for Black Widow Highlights the Mysterious Taskmaster
Fully conscious but no choices. This is the way Yelena (Florence Pugh) describes the minions of the Taskmaster, the main baddie—or so we think—in director Cate Shortland’s Black Widow. Although the identity of the Taskmaster has been kept a secret, this final trailer for Marvel’s upcoming stand-alone film about Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff reveals at least a little of what this faceless villain is all about. The Taskmaster controls the Red Room, where future Black Widows are trained to be the world’s most lethal assassins and drained of their free will in the process.
The Byrde Family Doubles Down in the Ozark Season Three Trailer
Netflix‘s Ozark, created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, and starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as the perpetually stressed, incredibly competent Marty and Wendy Byrde, has just released its season three trailer. For the past two seasons, Ozark has been one of TV’s most reliably panic attack-inducing series. For those of you who haven’t dipped your toe into this deliciously diabolical crime drama, this series is certainly binge-worthy.
A New Never Rarely Sometimes Always Trailer Highlights one of the Year’s Must-See Films
Writer/director Eliza Hittman’s new film Never Rarely Sometimes Always comes packed with festival plaudits and rave reviews. A new trailer from Focus Features will give you a hint as to why Hittman is regarded as a rising star, a director with the ability to take one of the most politically charged subjects—abortion—and deliver a film with exquisite sensitivity and intelligence. Never Rarely Sometimes Always took home the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award (Neorealism) at Sundance,
Connected Trailer Reveals One Family’s Fight Against a Tech Takeover
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, the masterminds behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie, have an unbeatable track record when it comes to animated features. This means you’ve already got two very good reasons to be intrigued by Mike Rianda’s intriguing new feature Connected, in which Miller and Lord are executive producers. Connected pits one family against all the gadgets that now pretty much rule our lives—our phones,
Artemis Fowl Trailer Reveals Disney’s Fantasy Sci-Fi Adaptation
Disney has released the official trailer for Artemis Fowl, which is based on the surprisingly edgy fantasy sci-fi books by Eoin Colfer. In Colfer’s series, your titular Artemis is a boy genius who is also, contra the usual conceit of such books, a villain. What’s more, he’s a fairy-napper (our term) who kidnaps fairies and holds them for ransom. Granted, it turns out that he’s not really a villain,
Netflix Reveals the First Teaser for Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy
We know by now that writer/director Damien Chazelle is one of our most music-obsessed filmmakers. His breakout film Whiplash and his follow-up La La Land proved Chazelle is deeply passionate about music. While he went on to make the thrilling space epic First Man, Chazelle is back with a music-centered limited series for Netflix, The Eddy. Chazelle created the series (and directs a few episodes) in which we follow a jazz pianist and Paris club owner named Elliot Udo (André Holland).
Behold the Buzz-Worthy Trailer for Jordan Peele’s Candyman
Now this is how you generate buzz.
Apologies for the pun (not really), but the official trailer for Candyman, co-written and produced by Jordan Peele, is here, and bees play a fairly significant part. Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 original, directed by rising star Nia DaCosta (Little Woods), looks straight-up fantastic.
We now know that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman,
Monster Wrestlers Reign Supreme in First Rumble Trailer
Will Arnett’s track record with voicing non-human animated characters is, to put it mildly, excellent. He just wrapped up voicing the title character in Netflix’s consistently excellent Bojack Horseman, and now Arnett’s vocal talents are being deployed in Paramount Picture’s new animated feature Rumble, which is centered around the genuinely fantastic conceit of monster wrestling. Rumble invites us into a world where monster wrestling is a global phenomenon,
Here’s the First Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories
Children in danger. Children becoming heroes and facing danger. Families in peril, and families coming together. Inexplicable supernatural and alien events. This and more is in store for viewers in one of the most intriguing new TV series to launch this year. We’re talking about Steven Spielberg‘s Amazing Stories. Apple TV+ has revealed the first trailer for Spielberg’s reboot of the classic sci-fi/fantasy anthology series, which is executive produced by the master himself.
The Green Knight Trailer Reveals Dev Patel in David Lowrey’s Medieval Fantasy
Take director David Lowery (A Ghost Story) and add star Dev Patel as Sir Gawain in a Medieval fantasy, and add powerhouse production studio A24 and you’ve got the makings for something potentially great. Thus we’ve got The Green Knight, in which Lowery takes on the story of King Arthur’s dangerously headstrong nephew who sets off on an epic quest to confront the titular Green Knight, a colossal green-skinned menace.
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch Trailer is Here
Yesterday we got the poster, today, the trailer. Our first glimpse at Wes Anderson’s upcoming film The French Dispatch is here, with newly minted Searchlight (formerly Fox Searchlight) releasing the first trailer for Anderson’s latest. The last Anderson film was 2018’s delightful animated caper Isle of Dogs, and it’s been a whopping six years since we last got a live-action feature from the famously meticulous auteur—2014’s excellent The Grand Budapest Hotel.
First Spiral Trailer Reveals Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson in new Saw Movie
It was mid-May of last year when we learned that Chris Rock would be rebooting the Saw franchise. Now Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Spiral, the ninth film in the Saw franchise. The story centers on Rock as Detective Zeke banks, a brash cop who is pulled into a deepening, and yes, disgusting series of murders reminiscent of the horrific slayings in the city’s past.
The First Trailer for HBO’s The Plot Against America Reveals David Simon’s Gripping Roth Adaptation
When word spread that The Wire mastermind David Simon would be adapting legendary novelist Philip Roth’s brilliant dystopian book “The Plot Against America” for HBO (along with executive producer Ed Burns, another The Wire alum), we were enthused. Now that the first trailer for the upcoming series has dropped, it’s safe to say the limited series is on our must-see list.
The story is set in a World War II-era America that looks very much like our past on the surface.
Ambition and Risk Highlight Narcos: Mexico Season 2 Trailer
The last time we left Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna), commonly referred to as Félix, he had managed to talk his way out of imprisonment and stay atop the Guadalaraja Cartel—the first Mexican drug cartel—using his wits alone. Granted, in order to become Mexico’s leading narco-trafficker, Félix used a lot more than wits. He was ruthless in his rise to power, and inarguably brilliant, but he only escaped prison (or death) by cutting a last-second deal in which he promised to keep the secrets of powerful players in Mexico secret,
The First Trailer for Jon Stewart’s Irresistible is Here
It seems like a lifetime ago when Jon Stewart stepped down from his epic, game-changing run at The Daily Show back in 2014. Stewart handed the reigns over to Trevor Noah and went on to write and direct his first feature film, Rosewater. It was a story that was near and dear to his heart, about Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari (played in the film by Gael García Bernal) who was imprisoned and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces on the suspicion he was actually a spy.
Blake Lively’s on the Hunt in new The Rhythm Section Trailer
Novelist Mark Burnell’s novel “The Rhythm Section” is a ripping yarn about heartbreak, revenge, and one woman on the warpath. Burnell adapted his own novel for the big screen for Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale)’s film, which stars Blake Lively in the title role as Stephanie Patrick, a young woman who has lost her way, and her reason to live, after her family is killed in a plane crash.
Alison Brie’s Got Some Alien Issues in First Horse Girl Trailer
Alison Brie (Glow, Mad Men) co-wrote and stars in director Jeff Baena’s Horse Girl, in which Brie plays a shy young woman named Sarah who either has mental problems or alien abduction problems. Neither are good! Brie and Baena have collaborated twice before, in Little Hours and Joshy, and the trailer for their latest film (Brie’s screenwriting debut) looks like a compelling twist on the alien abduction/psychological thriller genres.
Watch the First Trailer for Snowpiercer, Adapted From Oscar-Nominated Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 Film
Considering there are few directors more beloved than Parasite‘s Bong Joon Ho, there couldn’t be a better time to see one of his most overlooked films get adapted for TV. Bong Joon Ho’s epic sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer, based on the “Le Transperceneige” graphic novels, was unceremoniously buried way back in 2013, despite being an absolutely ripping story with a great cast (Tilda Swinton!
Devs Trailer Reveals Annihilation & Ex Machina Director’s Intriguing new Series
So you were a fan of Alex Garland‘s Ex Machina (2014) and Annihilation (2018)? Yeah, us too. Garland has made a name for himself as one of the most compelling writer/directors of sci-fi in the business. Ex Machina took the artificial intelligence run amok narrative and made something wholly new (with an incredible trio of cast members in Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Domhnall Gleeson).
The New Birds of Prey Trailer is a Total Scream
Now that’s a trailer, folks. Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is one of 2020’s most anticipated films, and this new trailer will only increase the excitement. Birds of Prey airlifts Suicide Squad‘s main attraction—Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn—and plops her down in Gotham with a bunch of new friends and a proper enemy to take on. Harley no longer has her sociopathic sidekick to steal screen time (Jared Leto’s Joker),
