Cinematical

For every hero, heroine, and sidekick, there's a nuisance -- that person who's there to mess things up and foil the plan. This week, we've got a bunch of men who make trouble and quickly become the thorn in someone, or someTHING's side.

Terminator Salvation
As if Christian Bale taking on Batman wasn't enough, now he's taking the shoes once filled by ol' Eddie Furlong and becoming John Connor in Terminator Salvation. That's right -- it's the future and Bale wants to bring those metallic jerks down. It's 2018, and John's understanding of the future has been changed by the appearance of a stranger named Marcus Wright. Connor and Wright head for the heart of Skynet and discover "the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind." Bale's being all breathy, there's lots of flashes and demolition, and Connor gets a bit of a surprise from one Hulk-sized machine. Erik thinks it's the perfect teaser trailer. Me, I'm not sold, but I'm not disappointed yet either.

Wolverine vs. Hulk
Batman isn't the only hero that is getting teamed with a direct-to-DVD animated film. There's another feature on the way that pits adamantium man against the dude who goes green. It's part of Hulk VS -- a feature due out in 2009 that follows the Incredible one through fights with both Wolverine and Thor. In the clip, poor Logan is just trying to pop his arm back in place and get his bearings when a certain anger-filled beast lands and attacks him. As Elisabeth explained, a bunch of lucky ducks will get to see the brawl play out at ComicCon, but for now, we've just got this brief clip where Wolverine gets stabby with his claws.

Ghost Town
While Christian Bale is doing what he can to mess with the machines, Ricky Gervais is a rude jerk who just wants to be left alone in Ghost Town. Unfortunately, a routine colonoscopy kills him for a few minutes -- a mistake that gives him the gift of ghost sightings, and a Greg Kinnear-shaped thorn that demands his help. His wife is getting married again, to the wrong guy, and Ricky has to save the day! As I said earlier, the trailer makes the film look cute, if not a bit familiar.

12
On a more serious note: Did you ever sit down to watch the wonderful 12 Angry Men and wonder what it would be like if it was set in Russia? No? Well, even if you didn't there's a funky spin on the old classic coming our way from Nikita Mikhalkov. By now, I think we all know the story -- a jury gets to decide a murder case, and while it looks to be a sea of hands voting to find the kid guilty, one man doesn't buy it. Here's the trailer:


Eagle Eye
You know, I wasn't interested in this movie much until I saw this new trailer. Now, I'm suckered in. Shia LaBeouf stars a young man whose twin brother has mysteriously died. One day, he starts receiving strange phone messages, gets framed as a terrorist, and is teamed with a single mom (Michelle Monaghan) to pull off some undisclosed deed or face certain death. This film appears to have all the pieces needed for entertaining brain candy -- a wild plot, explosions and action, mysteries, and a few attractive leads. Here's the trailer:


New this week on AOL Moviefone:

• Take -- In another split-time narrative, Minnie Driver stars as a desperate mother whose life collides with that of a gambling addict.
• Battle in Seattle -- Charlize Theron, André Benjamin, and Martin Henderson, Ray Liotta, and Woody Harrelsonstar in Stuart Townsend's film about the 1999 WTO mess.
• The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Keanu Reeves travels through space with a very important message.
• Blindness -- Based on Nobel Prize winner José Saramago's 1995 novel, Julianne Moore fights off blindness while many others lose their sight.
• Man on Wire -- Remember the guy who tight-walked between the World Trade Center towers? This flick is about him.
• High School Musical 3 -- It's all well-coiffed kids singing and dancing their way out of high school.