1. “Superman” (PG-13) Trailer
David Corenswet is your new Superman in this new DCU version directed by James Gunn, who’s most famous for the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies. David is 6’4″ and he put on 40 pounds of muscle prior to donning the red cape.
He stars opposite Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as his bitter arch-enemy Lex Luthor, and a massive cast of supporting characters. Directors often hire actors they enjoy working with, and Gunn is no exception.
Bradley Cooper has a cameo as Kal-El’s Kryptonian dad Jor-El. And if you pay close attention to robots #1 and #5 in the Fortress of Solitude, you may recognize the voices of his “Guardians” costars Michael Rooker and Pom Klementieff.
Gunn also put his brother Sean Gunn in the movie as Maxwell Lord . . . a billionaire who puts together his own team of superheroes, but gives them the ridiculous sounding name of the Justice Gang.
That “gang” consists of Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner . . . an abrasive Green Lantern with an embarrassing bowl cut hairstyle, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, and Edi Gathegi as tech inventor Mister Terrific.
They use the classic John Williams theme from 1978’s “Superman”. And Christopher Reeve’s son has a cameo as a news reporter in one of the crowd scenes . . . which is fitting since Will Reeve works for ABC News in real life.
2. “Skillhouse” (Not Yet Rated)
A horror movie where 50 Cent lures ten social media influencers to a content house, traps them there, forces them to start from scratch by erasing their millions of followers . . . and kills off whoever earns the fewest “likes”.
PROFANITY WARNING: There are F-bombs and other profanity in the trailer.
3. And now, some limited releases you may or may not care about:
—“Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story” starring Titus Welliver as Abraham Van Helsing, who moves his wife and two sons to America to try to escape their past. (Trailer)
—“Singing in My Sleep” starring Jessica Belkin as a teenage songwriter confronting how her famous dead father abandoned her and her mother (Malin Akerman) as the 20th anniversary of his debut album approaches. (Trailer)
—“Sovereign” starring Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay as a father and son touring the country preaching a radical anti-establishment belief system and Dennis Quaid as a police chief who suspects them in a cop killing. (Trailer)
