Trailerrific Tuesday: Clash of the Titans, Salt and More

Yep, finally a loooong overdue Trailerrific post with all the trailers I’ve missed the past month (excluding the ones that already are out by now). I haven’t embedded all the trailers on this page (otherwise it would load waaay to slow), but have added links to all of them at the end of each paragraph. Enjoy!

Clash of the Titans: The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods; but the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. While I love my Greek mythology, I’m not at all excited for this movie; it just seems overdone and not even remotely interesting. I want to like it, but so far: not impressed. Release Date: March 2010 (UK, US)

Date Night: Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a typical suburban couple whose lives have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro where a case of mistaken identity turns their evening into the ultimate date night-gone-awry. This doesn’t seem funny at all… I like Tina Fey, but not sure if even she can save this movie. Release Date: April 2010 (UK, US) [Trailer]

A Single Man: The story of George Falconer, a British college professor who is struggling to find meaning in his life after the death of his long-time partner, Jim. He is consoled by his closest friend Charley, a 48-year-old beauty, and is stalked by one of his students, Kenny. Release Date: December 2009 (US limited), February 2010 (UK) [Trailer]

The Slammin’ Salmon: “Slammin” Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) is a former Heavyweight Champion of the World turned celebrity owner of a high end Miami seafood restaurant, The Slammin’ Salmon. It looks stupidly silly. Pass. Release Date: December 2009 (US) [Trailer]

Salt: Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Ooh, I like the look of this! I remember hearing this was initially written for a male lead, but that they rewrote for Jolie. Yay, for female action heros! Release Date: July 2010 (US), August 2010 (UK)

Despicable Me: The plot revolves around a supervillain named Gru (Steve Carell) plotting to steal the moon while he hides underground in a suburban neighborhood. His plot is jeopardized by three orphaned girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher) who see him as a prospective father. Release Date: July 2010 (US), October 2010 (UK) [Trailer]

How To Train Your Dragon: A Viking teenager named Hiccup lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor don’t sit too well with his tribe or its chief, who just happens to be Hiccup’s father. When Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other Viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down. I actually kind of like the look of this. I know, I know, it looks a bit silly, but that dragon just looks adorable! Release Date: March 2010 (US, UK) [Trailer]

Green Zone: During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. Release Date: March 2010 (US, UK) [Trailer]

Avatar: I wasn’t that impressed by Avatar Day; the 3D made me dizzy, the visual effects seemed out of a video game (not per se a bad thing) and the plot sounded boring. Seeing this full trailer though has left me much more interested. Although in my eyes it suffers badly from give-away-the-plot-of-the-entire-movie syndrome. Release Date: December 2009 (US, UK)

Invictus: The inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. Release Date: December 2009 (US), February 2010 (UK) [Trailer]

Nowhere Boy: A lonely teenager, curious and sharp, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two incredible women clash for his love. Mimi, the formidable aunt who raised him and Julia, the spirited mother who gave him up. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into music. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as John’s new life begins the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape. Release Date: December 2009 (UK) [Trailer]

Leaves of Grass: An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord. Release Date: December 2009 (US) [Trailer]

Toy Story 3: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Release Date: June 2010 (US), July (UK)

Grown-Ups: A comedy about five friends and former teammates who reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph) and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn’t mean growing up. Release Date: June 2010 (US) [Trailer]

Leap Year: In Leap Year, Adams plays an uptight woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29, following an Irish tradition in which women propose to men on that day and the man has to say yes. When weather derails her trip, she enlists the help of a surly Irish innkeeper to make an unexpected cross-country trek to pull off the perfect proposal in time. I actually liked how this trailer looked up until the last bit; yep, it’s another member of the show-the-entire-plot-of-the-movie club! Release Date: January 2010 (US) [Trailer]

Edge of Darkness: Edge of Darkness centers on a veteran cop (Mel Gibson) whose only grown-up child (Novakovic) is murdered on the steps of his home. The cop unearths his daughter’s secret life and discovers a world of corporate cover-ups and government collusion. Release Date: January 2010 (US, UK) [Trailer]

Uncertainty: This movie thrusts Bobby Thompson and Kate Montero (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins) into two alternate realities on the same steamy summer day in New York City. With the flip of a coin, the couple are sent in opposite directions – a delicate drama set in Brooklyn examines familial love, self-discovery, loss and the ordinary choices we make everyday, while Manhattan offers a vastly different tale of intrigue, suspense and murder on the streets of Chinatown. Okay, this looks pretty cool! I always like the weird type of movie plots, and this one mixing a drama and a thriller alternate reality looks amazing. Release Date: unknown [Trailer]

Women in Trouble: One day in the lives of ten seemingly disparate women – including a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender and a pair of call girls — all with one thing in common: trouble. Release Date: November 2009 (US) [Trailer]

Altitude: After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves in a showdown with a malevolent supernatural force.Release Date: 2010 [Trailer]

Tooth Fairy: When a pro hockey player, nicknamed the Tooth Fairy for his ability to knock out other players’ teeth, dashes the hopes of a young boy, he is ordered to one week’s hard labor as the real Tooth Fairy. Release Date: January 2010 (US), May 2010 (UK) [Trailer]

Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron plays a teenage student who lucks his way into a minor role in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production of “Julius Caesar,” directed by 22-year-old genius Orson Welles. In the words of Kaplow’s protagonist: “This is the story of one week in my life. I was seventeen. It was the week I slept in Orson Welles’s pajamas. It was the week I fell in love…” Release Date: December 2009 (UK)

The Crazies: About the inhabitants of a small Iowa town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply. Release Date: February 2010 (US, UK) [Trailer]

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans: Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Release Date: November 2009 (US) [Trailer]

Crazy Heart: Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. Release Date: December 2009 (US limited) [Trailer]