Trailerrific Thursday: Solomon Kane, A Christmas Carol and More

Solomon Kane: A 16th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. The invention of Robert E. Howard, the legendary creator of Conan the Barbarian, the Solomon Kane short stories were published in the Depression-era pulp magazine Weird Tales. One part of me really likes the look of this, the other just has alarm bells screaming “Dungeons and Dragons, and Van Helsing”. It could turn out really cool, but it could also easily turn out to be something like those two movies. Release Date: unknown

A Christmas Carol: An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. Jim Carrey stars as at least four different characters, next to of Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, and Bob Hoskins. This trailer has been for ages in the cinema (so you might have see it already, in front of Harry Potter for instance), but it only was released online this week. Release Date: 6 November 2009 (US, UK)

Takers: Revolves around a notorious group of criminals (Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Michael Ealy) who continue to baffle police by pulling off perfectly executed bank robberies. They are in and out like clockwork, leaving no evidence behind and laying low in between heists. But when they attempt to pull off one last job with more money at stake than ever before, the crew may find their plans interrupted by a hardened detective (Matt Dillon) who is hell-bent on solving the case. Release Date: February 2010 (US), March 2010 (UK)

From Paris With Love: Starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. From Paris With Love follows a young embassy worker and an American secret agent who cross paths while working on a high-risk mission in Paris. This is the second movie from director Pierre Morel, who previously did the badass Taken. Oh and it’s co-written by Luc Besson. Release Date: February 2010 (US)

Everybody’s Fine: A widower (Robert De Niro) who realizes his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on a road trip to reunite with each of his grown children: Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell. Release Date: 4 December 2009 (US)