Trailers: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

The trailer for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (based on a 1970's spy novel of the same name), is out! And it definitely looks intriguing. It's the 1970's and there's a soviet mole somewhere within MI6 and it lies upon George Smiley to find it. From the trailer I can already tell that it's going to be a slow burn, more chock full with heavy conversations and suspicious looks than action, which is not necessarily a bad thing. You can't really help but be excited when you take a look at the cast; Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch to name a few - certainly a on screen force to be reckoned with. I am officially excited.

Trailers: War Horse

From Novel to Stage Show, it seemed almost inevitable that War Horse would make an on screen appearance at some point. Well that time is now (or should I say, December of this year - a release date which suggests it is being aimed squarely at this years awards). The first trailer is out, and well, there's a horse, its WW1, and heartbreak seems soon round the corner. I got a massive Black Beauty vibe off of it - as in you can tell its going to bone crushingly emotional. It seems an interesting subject matter, judging how important animals were in the first world war, and I'm hoping there will be a good dollop of action alongside all the tugging at heart strings which always coincides with animals in peril. The tears are welling up inside me already!

Trailers: Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol

The new trailer for the new mission impossible film, subtitled Ghost Protocol, has been released today (see above to the big video shaped box). Perhaps it was just the fact that the trailer was well put together, but I’m actually feeling rather good about the prospect of another Impossible Mission for Tom Cruise despite so-so nature of the 3^rd film. From the trailer it seems that it will consist of all you would expect a Mission Impossible film to contain, Tom cruise kicking dudes, fast cars, pretty girls, explosions and ridiculous stunts (or some wild combination of the above). Also Simon Pegg seems to be playing a rather major role, which, as a fan of all things Simon Pegg, I’m certainly happy about. It will also be interesting to see how Director Brad Bird (that's Brad Bird, not Big Bird) will transition from his career as a director of animated films to some live action, action. I feel confident! Let’s hope this new iteration on the mission impossible franchise will return to its roots and be somewhat incomprehensible on first viewing! Yeah!