Universal Pictures has released a second, explosive trailer for SKYSCRAPER – looming over theaters on July 13.
A nostalgic throwback to the days of the Irwin Allen 70’s disaster, popcorn flicks, especially THE TOWERING INFERNO, starring Paul Newman and Steve McQueen, and EARTHQUAKE, starring Charlton Heston, Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s 2018 SKYSCRAPER as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers.
On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.
This will be a fun movie to catch during the hot days of summer!
Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence, We’re the Millers), the 3D action-thriller is produced by Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Baywatch), Johnson, Thurber and Hiram Garcia (San Andreas, Central Intelligence).
Skyscraper’s executive producers are Dany Garcia (Baywatch, Ballers), Wendy Jacobson (San Andreas), Eric McLeod (Kong: Skull Island, Pirates of the Caribbean series) and Eric Hedayat (The Great Wall, Real Steel).
On May 28, the stars of EDGE OF TOMORROW will take part in a groundbreaking worldwide event when, for the first time ever, three fan premieres will be held in three different countries in just one day, “resetting” the red carpet as Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt race the clock to make each event before time runs out.
In EDGE OF TOMORROW, Cruise’s character relives the events of one day over and over in an epic battle to save the world. The story begins as he arrives in London, making that city the perfect place to kick off this global event. All times are local:
7:00 a.m. inaugural premiere kicks off on the carpet in London, with a 9:00 a.m. screening.
The film takes both characters to France, where they face off against an insurmountable army of alien invaders.
2:00 p.m. red carpet in Paris, screening at 4:00 p.m.
The final premiere will take the stars back to the U.S.
10:00 p.m. red carpet in New York City, with the final screening—on the edge of tomorrow—at 11:59 p.m.
Between cities, Cruise, Blunt and the film’s director, Doug Liman, will interact with fans via social media as they jet from country to country. A contingent of select press will travel to each premiere, covering the events as they unfold.
There will be live stream components for each of the three events. Those fans on the ground can network via social media using #EOTLive.
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller EDGE OF TOMORROW, under the direction of Doug Liman.
The epic action of EDGE OF TOMORROW unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world.
Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.
But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
The international cast also includes Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor, Kick Gurry, Dragomir Mrsic, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong, Franz Drameh, Masayoshi Haneda and Tony Way.
Liman directed EDGE OF TOMORROW from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the novel entitled All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
Opening domestically on June 6, 2014, the film will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX.
This movie has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material.
The story of a quirky loner coming of age and experiencing first love has been a staple of independent films for quite some time. The new film SUBMARINE directed by Richard Ayoade from the novel by Joe Dunthorne looks at this a new way by setting the story in Wales ( in what appears to be the 1980’s ) and has it’s hero dividing his attention between the pursuit of his new love and concern over his parent’s marriage. This gives a fresh spin to some well trodden cinema territory.
Oliver Tate ( Craig Roberts ) doesn’t seem to fit in at school. His supposed best pal delights in taunting him. He pines for the very cool Jordana Bevan ( Yasmin Paige ). He belongs to none of the popular groups, but daydreams that the entire school would be devastated by his death. Things are tense at home. He believes that his mother Jill ( Sally Hawkins ) is unhappy with his nerdy marine science researcher father Lloyd ( Noah Taylor ). The recent arrival of one of Jill’s former boyfriends, Graham ( Paddy Considine ) who is renting the house next door concerns Oliver more than Lloyd. Life gets much more interesting for Oliver when Jordana enlists him in a plot to make her former boyfriend jealous. When Oliver stands up to the bullying former beau and defends her, Jordana sees him in a different light. They become a couple although Jordana is still bit hesitant for such labels. Soon she opens up to him and tells him of her mother’s illness. Jordana wants Oliver to lend his support during her mom’s upcoming hospital stay, but he becomes more concerned about his mom’s attending the motivational speech given by Graham. He begins following the two and trying rouse Lloyd into action. Will Oliver’s mission to stop a potential affair derail his relationship with Jordana?
SUBMARINE offers some great dialogue and many delightfully kooky performances. Roberts is very effective as the hero who still screws things up like any kid. His concern and affection for his folks and his romantic longings are touching and endearing. Yasmin’s Jordana starts as a “too cool for school” hipster who slowly begins to thaw thanks to the sweetness of Oliver’s character. Unlike many of these ” young love ” stories, the adults are giving a chance to shine. Taylor makes Lloyd a lovable, socially awkward, brilliant doofus. Hawkins leaves her light-hearted roles to play a woman who is a bit unsatisfied and very conflicted. Considine walks a tightrope while playing a somewhat buffonish guy ( he sports a great spiked mullet while driving about in his Pink Floyd inspired van ) and still making him a bit sympathetic. Ayoade does indulge a bit with some fantasy sequences and camera tricks, but never lets the film veer off the central story. The 1980’s setting ( never stated but conveyed by the tiny TVs, VHS tapes, and audio cassettes ) never overpowers the characters. If you’re nostalgic to revisit those pangs of first love with a classmate, then SUBMARINE is a sweet, quirky trip .
Here’s the trailer for The Weinstein Company’s comedy SUBMARINE, in theaters June 3rd.
Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate has two big ambitions: to save his parents’ marriage via carefully plotted intervention and to lose his virginity before his next birthday. Worried that his mom is having an affair with New Age weirdo Graham, Oliver monitors his parents’ sex life by charting the dimmer switch in their bedroom. He also forges suggestive love letters from his mom to dad. Meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo his classmate, Jordana, a self-professed pyromaniac who supervises his journal writing – especially the bits about her. When necessary, she orders him to cross things out. Based on Joe Dunthorne’s acclaimed novel, SUBMARINE is a captivating coming-of-age story with an offbeat edge.
SUBMARINE is the debut feature film from Richard Ayoade, produced by Warp Films and Exec Produced by Ben Stiller. The film will be in theaters June 3, 2011. Follow the film on Twitter (http://twitter.com/SubmarineUK) and “Like” it on Facebook HERE.
Hey kids! Here is a look at SUBMARINE, the debut feature film from Richard Ayoade, produced by Warp Films and Exec Produced by Ben Stiller. Based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor, Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige.
Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate has two big ambitions: to save his parents’ marriage via carefully plotted intervention and to lose his virginity before his next birthday. Worried that his mom is having an affair with New Age weirdo Graham, Oliver monitors his parents’ sex life by charting the dimmer switch in their bedroom. He also forges suggestive love letters from his mom to dad.
Meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo his classmate, Jordana, a self-professed pyromaniac who supervises his journal writing – especially the bits about her. When necessary, she orders him to cross things out. Based on Joe Dunthorne’s acclaimed novel, Submarine is a captivating coming-of-age story with an offbeat edge.
