After a few weeks where the number of trailer releases was lower than we liked, this week comes rolling by and took things up a notch giving us plenty of trailers to go over and take a look at. This past week, new trailers were released forX-Men: Apocalypse,Batman v Superman,The Legend of Tarzan,Ben-Hur,Sausage Party,Alice Through the Looking Glass, and much more. Check them out below.
X-Men: Apocalypse
Synopsis:Following the critically acclaimed global smash hitX-Men: Days of Future Past, directorBryan Singerreturns withX-Men: Apocalypse. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
Release Date:May 27th
Genre:Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director:Bryan Singer
Writer:Simon Kinberg
Starring:James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Rose Byrne, Lucas Till, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Munn, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Ben Hardy, Lana Condor, and Oscar Isaac.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Synopsis:Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Release Date:March 25th
Director:Zack Snyder
Writers:Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer
Starring:Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, and Laurence Fishburne.
The Legend of Tarzan
Synopsis:It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.
Release Date:July 1st
Genre:Action, Adventure
Director:David Yates
Writers:Stuart Beattie, Craig Brewer, John Colle, Adam Cozad
Starring:Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Djimon Hounsou, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Hurt.
Synopsis:Ben-Huris the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based onLew Wallace’stimeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Also starringMorgan FreemanandRodrigo Santoro.
Release Date:August 12th
Genre:Adventure, Drama, History
Director:Timur Bekmambetov
Writers:Keith R. Clarke and John Ridley
Starring:Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Sofia Black D’Elia.
Sausage Party
Synopsis:The film tells the story of one sausage setting out on a quest to discover the truth about his existence. After falling out of a shopping cart, our hero sausage and his new friends embark on a perilous journey through the supermarket to get back to their aisles before the Fourth of July sale.
Genre:Comedy
Directors:Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon
Writers:Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, Seth Rogen, and Ariel Shaffir
Starring:Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Salma Hayek.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Synopsis:In Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created on screen in 2010 with “Alice in Wonderland,” the film is written by Linda Woolverton based on characters created by Lewis Carroll and produced by Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd and Tim Burton with John G. Scotti serving as executive producer. “Alice Through the Looking Glass” reunites the all-star cast from the worldwide blockbuster phenomenon, including: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter along with the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. We are also introduced to several new characters: Zanik Hightopp (Rhys Ifans), the Mad Hatter’s father and Time himself (Sacha Baron Cohen), a peculiar creature who is part human, part clock.
Genre:Adventure
Director:James Bobin
Writer:Linda Woolverton
Starring:Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter.
Synopsis:Legendary’sWarcraftis a 3D epic adventure of world-colliding conflict based upon Blizzard Entertainment’s globally-renowned universe. Directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and written by Charles Leavitt and Duncan Jones, the film is a Legendary Pictures, Blizzard Entertainment and Atlas Entertainment production. The producers are Charles Roven, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Gartner and Stuart Fenegan. Jillian Share, Brent O’Connor, Michael Morhaime and Paul Sams serve as executive producers. Rob Pardo, Chris Metzen, Nick Carpenter and Rebecca Steel Roven co-produce. WARCRAFT will be released by Universal Pictures.
Fighting for The Alliance, Warcraft features Dominic Cooper as King Llane Wrynn, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Ben Foster as Medivh, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Ruth Negga as Lady Taria, and on the side of The Horde is also Clancy Brown as Blackhand, Toby Kebbel as Durotan, and Daniel Wu as Gul’Dan, with Paula Patton’s Garona caught in the middle.
Release Date:June 10th
Genre:Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Director:Duncan Jones
Writers:Duncan Jones, and Charles Leavitt
Starring:Toby Kebbell, Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Rob Kazinsky,Ben Foster, Daniel Wu, and Clancy Brown.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 2)
Synopsis:Season two of the Emmy-nominated series picks up shortly after season 1 and finds Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) looking for a new job, Titus (Tituss Burgess) forced to face his past with the appearance of his ex-wife and Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski) rediscovering her roots, while landlady Lillian (Carol Kane) finds a surprising romance.
The series was created by Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Robert Carlock (30 Rock), who serve as executive producers with Jeff Richmond (30 Rock) and David Miner (30 Rock,Brooklyn Nine-Nine).Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtis a production of Universal Television, Little Stranger Inc., 3 Arts Entertainment and Bevel Gears for Netflix.
All 13 episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2 will premiere on Friday, April 15 exclusively on Netflix around the world.
Release Date:April 15th (Netflix)
Genre:Comedy (TV Series)
Creators:Tina Fey and Robert Carlock
Starring:Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Carol Kane.
Everybody Wants Some!!
Synopsis:A group of college baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
Release Date:April 15th
Director:Richard Linklater
Writer:Richard Linklater
Starring:Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Anthony Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, and Wyatt Russell.
Orphan Black (Season 4)
Synopsis:Season 4 of the drama will see leader-of-the-pack, Sarah, reluctantly return home from her Icelandic hideout to track down an elusive and mysterious ally tied to the clone who started it all — Beth Childs. Sarah will follow Beth’s footsteps into a dangerous relationship with a potent new enemy, heading in a horrifying new direction. Under constant pressure to protect the sisterhood and keep everyone safe, Sarah’s old habits begin to resurface. As the close-knit sisters are pulled in disparate directions, Sarah finds herself estranged from the loving relationships that changed her for the better.
Release Date:April 14th (BBC America)
Genre:Action, Drama, Sci-Fi (TV Series)
Creators:John Fawcett, Graeme Manson
Starring:Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Évelyne Brochu, Kristian Bruun, and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
