Trailers Week 18: 09/11/14

The Gambler

Two weeks ago, we showed you the teaser for Mark Wahlberg's upcoming movie, but this week we get a better look. Marky Mark plays a literature professor with a gambling problem who gets on the wrong side of some gangsters. Directed by Rupert Wyatt and also starring John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and Michael K. Williams.

Chappie

Neil Blomkamp returns with his unique vision of the future, this time focusing on a robot with a childlike artificial intelligence, and the people trying to get rid of him. The movie will feature Blomkamp regular Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman doing a good South African accent. Notice how the trailer only mentions District 9, it's as if Elysium never happened.

Paddington

Who doesn't love it when a favourite childhood book is adapted for the screen. Paddington is stuffed toy bear, who makes his way into the hands of a loving family and is targeted by a Cruella de Vil type character. I think we're forgetting about the fact that he's a talking toy bear, shouldn't he be experimented on by scientists or something. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman and Ben Whishaw as Paddington.

Selma

It would suck for your town to be known as the place that was responsible for a hugely publicised racial attack on peaceful protestors and that's exactly what happened in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a peaceful protest in order to gain voting rights. Starring David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Common, Oprah Winfrey and Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Hobbit: The Battle of The Armies

Speaking of shameless cash grabs in adapting childhood books, I think this will be the final instalment of The Hobbit. This time it just looks like a massive battle in lieu of any plot or story, but this is coming from someone who hasn't seen the first two. Starring Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom.

Into The Woods

This musical-comedy is based on the Stephen Sondheim Broadway show of the same name. It takes all of the fairy tales you grew up with and shows the consequences that came after. This movie has a huge cast, including Emily Blunt, James Corden, Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp.

Minions

This trailer to the prequel of Despicable Me almost looks like a documentary. Whatever it is, it looks hilarious. The movie will go into detail about where the minions came from and what their purpose is as they look for a new master. Starring Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm and Michael Keaton. Check out the hilarious reference to The Magic Flute at the end.

Annie

This week's remake news has us looking at Annie, which sucks because I hated the original. It was originally supposed to star Will Smith's daughter, but I think she realised how stupid it was. Now starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne and Cameron Diaz.

McFarland, USA

Kevin Costner returns to what he does best as a coach teaching a group of underdogs to be the best. And just like Field of Dreams, this one features cornfields as well. Also starring Morgan Saylor, Maria Bello and Daniel Moncada.

A Most Violent Year

Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star in this violent crime drama about a criminal empire in New York City in the 1980s. Both of their performances have been tipped for the coming awards season. Expect big things.