Trailers are often our best guide to judge and decide whether we are going to watch the movie or series being promoted, they also give plenty to talk about and speculate among fans. Seeing a trailer for a movie or series you didn’t know was coming creates an excitement and anticipation, and seeing a trailer for something you knew was coming increases those feelings. We have the latest trailers right here for you to enjoy and make your viewing choices. This week, we got new trailers for Captain America: Civil War, Game of Thrones, Ghostbusters, Hardcore Henry, and plenty more. Check them out below.
Captain America: Civil War
Synopsis: Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability. Get ready to pick a side and join the nonstop action playing out on two fronts when Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” opens in U.S. theaters on May 6, 2016.
Release Date: May 6th
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl, and Tom Holland.
Game of Thrones (Season 6)
Synopsis: Several noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.
Release Date: April 24 (HBO)
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Fantasy (TV Series)
Creators: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harrington, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams.
Ghostbusters
Synopsis: Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the funniest actors working today. Get ready to watch them save the world this summer!
Release Date: July 15th
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Feig
Writers: Paul Feig, Katie Dippold
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Kristin Wiig.
Hardcore Henry
Synopsis: Strap in. Hardcore Henry is one of the most unflinchingly original wild-rides to hit the big screen in a long time: You remember nothing. Mainly because you’ve just been brought back from the dead by your wife (Haley Bennett). She tells you that your name is Henry. Five minutes later, you are being shot at, your wife has been kidnapped, and you should probably go get her back. Who’s got her? His name’s Akan (Danila Kozlovsky); he’s a powerful warlord with an army of mercenaries, and a plan for world domination. You’re also in an unfamiliar city of Moscow, and everyone wants you dead. Everyone except for a mysterious British fellow called Jimmy (Sharlto Copley.) He may be on your side, but you aren’t sure. If you can survive the insanity, and solve the mystery, you might just discover your purpose and the truth behind your identity. Good luck, Henry. You’re likely going to need it…
Release Date: April 8th
Genre: Action, Adventure
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Writer: Ilya Naishuller, Will Stewart
Starring: Tim Roth, Haley Bennett, and Sharlto Copley.
A Hologram for the King
Synopsis: Cultures collide when an American businessman (Tom Hanks) is sent to Saudi Arabia to close what he hopes will be the deal of a lifetime. Baffled by local customs and stymied by an opaque bureaucracy, he eventually finds his footing with the help of a wise-cracking taxi driver (Alexander Black) and a beautiful Saudi doctor (Sarita Choudhury).
Release Date: April 22nd
Genre: Drama
Directors: Tom Tykwer and Ahmed Al-Ibrahim
Writer: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Tom Skerritt, and Sarita Choudhury.
I Am Wrath
Synopsis: Unemployed engineer Stanley Hill (Travolta) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife Vivian (Rebecca De Mornay, TV’s Jessica Jones) who was attacked by thugs in a parking garage. When Detective Gibson (Sam Trammell, True Blood) and other corrupt police officers are unable and unwilling to bring the killers to justice, Stanley turns to his old friend Dennis (Christopher Meloni, Man of Steel, TVs Law & Order) and decides to take matters into his own hands. It is only then that Stanley and Dennis are found to have a mysterious past that, until now, they kept very well hidden.
As they wreak their revenge, those involved in the cover up realize that Stanley and Dennis are more dangerous than they could have ever imagined…
Release Date: April 15th (VOD) May 13th (Theaters)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Chuck Russell
Writer: Paul Sloan
Starring: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Rebecca De Mornay, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell, and Luis Da Silva Jr.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Synopsis: Universal Pictures’ POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING is headlined by musical digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, collectively known as The Lonely Island. The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.
The latest comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Superbad, Knocked Up) co-stars Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph and many of the biggest names in comedy and music in cameo performances. Co-directed by Schaffer and Taccone and written by The Lonely Island trio, POPSTAR is also produced by Rodney Rothman (producer of Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall; co-writer of 22 Jump Street), as well as Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone.
Release Date: June 3rd
Genre: Comedy
Directors: Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer
Writers: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer.
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Mike Birbiglia, Tim Meadows, and Imogen Poots.
The Ranch
Synopsis: Set in present day on a Colorado ranch, this multi-camera comedy series stars Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Sam Elliott and Debra Winger. The show follows Colt’s (Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi- pro football career to run the family ranching business with his older brother Jameson “Rooster” (Masterson) and father Beau (Elliott), whom he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Winger stars as Colt’s and Rooster’s mother, Maggie, who runs the local town bar.
Releases Date: April 1st (Netflix)
Genre: Comedy (TV Series)
Creators: Jim Patterson and Don Reo
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliot, Debra Winger, and Danny Masterson.
Kubo and the Two Strings
Synopsis: An epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes out a humble living, telling fantastical stories to the people of his seaside town. But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a mythical spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara), to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and his heroic destiny. The all-star cast also includes George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Brenda Vaccaro.
Release Date: August 19th
Genre: Animation
Director: Travis Knight
Writers: Marc Haimes and Chris Butler
Starring: Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Brenda Vaccaro.
Vice Principals
Synopsis: Created by Danny McBride and Jody Hill, who also created HBO’s EASTBOUND & DOWN, VICE PRINCIPALS is a dark comedy series that tells the story of a high school and the two people who almost run it, the vice principals. McBride and Goggins star as the rival administrators, who are in an epic power struggle, vying for the top spot: to be school principal. The half-hour show is slated for 18 episodes over two seasons. Premieres July 2016.
Release Date: July 2016 (HBO)
Genre: Comedy (TV Series)
Creators: Danny McBride and Jody Hill
Starring: Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Georgia King, Busy Philipps, Shea Whigham, and Sheaun McKinney.
The Darkness
Synopsis: From the director of the cult classic, WOLF CREEK, Greg McLean, comes the supernatural thriller THE DARKNESS, opening nationwide May 13th, 2016. As a family returns home from vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences.
Release Date: May 13th
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Greg McLean
Writer: Shayne Armstrong, Shane Krause, and Greg McLean.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Rhada Mitchell, and David Mazouz.
Dramaworld
Synopsis: What is the most exciting — and most terrifying — thing that can happen to a K-drama fanatic? Claire Duncan is a 20-year-old college student who finds her real life boring. Maybe that’s because she’s never looking up, instead having her nose buried in her smartphone and watching her favorite Korean drama, “Taste of Love,” starring her favorite actor Joon Park (Sean Dulake). Joon Park plays the hot chef and protagonists in “Taste of Love” who is still waiting for his one true love to come into his life. Through a touch of the supernatural and a sprinkle of magic, Claire’s desire to shed her own boring life and live in the world of “Taste of Love” comes true when she is transported into her favorite drama and comes face-to-face with Joon Park!
There, Claire also meets the mysterious waiter Seth Ko, who made his own journey into the drama years ago from the real world and mentors Claire on how to navigate the drama world. When the appearance of Claire throws “Taste of Love” off-balance, causing other dramas to splice into the series, what kind of crazy adventure will Claire experience? “Dramaworld” is a 2016 Viki original series, produced in partnership. Set in Los Angeles and Seoul, the first-ever American-Korean mashup series is written by Josh Billig and Chris Martin and directed by Chris Martin.
Release Date: April 17th (Viki)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy (TV Series)
Director: Chris Martin
Writers: Josh Billig and Chris Martin
Starring: Liv Hewson, Sean Dulake, Justin Chon, Kim Sa Hee, Bae Noo Ri, and Jimmy Shubert.