Well, it looks like we can forget about Harold being a cliche, like I feared. Above you can check out the amusing trailer for the film about a kid who has male-pattern baldness at the ripe young age of 14. It looks like it could be a fun ride. I was thinking that the kid just had a bald spot, but no, he's got one big shiny dome on the top of his head. My question: At that point, why not shave it all off?

Spencer Breslin plays the follicly challenged kid, and he really reminds me of Michael Cera, just a little rounder. Even better, it looks like Cuba Gooding Jr. is giving a performance with much less of the family-film mindset that he's become known for. (It's about time!) But those two aren't the only names in this pic -- Ally Sheedy, Nikki Blonsky, Fred Willard, Rachel Dratch, Nicky Katt, Chris Parnell, Colin Quinn... The film is scheduled to hit theaters on July 11. Will you make the trek to see it?

Despite having one of the worst reputations in Hollywood, it would appear that things are starting to look up for M. Night Shyamalan. You can check out the latest trailer Shyamalan's The Happening above, and it already has me sold on the apocalyptic thriller. Even though I was relatively impressed with the first trailer, this one has definitely amped up the creep factor (caused some serious heebie-jeebies when I saw it in front of Iron Man last weekend).

Mark Wahlberg stars as a meek and mild high school science teacher who lands smack dab in the middle of an end of days scenario. And might I add that it will be nice to see Wahlberg play something other than his usual tough guy role -- I mean, it's been too long since he's really had to act. Zooey Deschanel co-stars as his estranged wife and the criminally underused John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin (brother to Abigail) and Ashlyn Sanchez play fellow survivors.

The Happening is scheduled for release on Friday June 13th, which will put the thriller in direct competition with The Incredible Hulk for opening weekend supremacy. Between the critics who call Shyamalan a one-trick pony, and the bad buzz for the big green guy, it's going to be a tough call for audiences. I know which film I'm going to see first -- how about you?

What I'm about to say might shock you ... ready? I still think M. Night Shyamalan is a pretty good director. Okay, so he may have gone off the rails with Lady in the Water, but everyone is allowed a few stinkers, right? Hopefully things will start to turn around for him with The Happening. JoBlo now has new stills from his M. Night's 'end of the world' drama, and for those of you who like to be surprised, don't worry, they're spoiler-free. In fact, most of them look like they came straight from the trailer.

Most of the details have been kept under lock and key, but we did get some spoilers back in August (read at your own risk). What we do know for sure is that the story centers on an estranged couple (Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel) who band together to save their family during an environmental crisis (remember the news story about the disappearing bees?). That old chestnut even makes an appearance in the narrative. Joining Wahlberg and Deschanel in the cast are John Leguizamo and Spencer Breslin (star of The Shaggy Dog and brother to Abigail) as fellow survivors.

The first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening is now online (watch it above), and, well, what the hell is happening in this one? From the looks of it, some sort of disease hits the city in which everyone begins killing themselves. It's the strangest thing, but that's what I took away from the trailer. So far, all we've been told about the movie was that a national crisis hits and one family must go on the run. So what's this disease, and why -- out of the blue -- does it appear as if people are stabbing themselves in the neck and jumping off buildings? Odd as all hell, but that's M. Night for ya -- and, while the film definitely looks like a step up from his previous two films, will The Happening fall curse to that late-inning surprise twist that not only made M. Night, but also helped mangle the guy's career?

The Happening stars Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo and Spencer Breslin. Word has it this trailer will be attached to Jumper, when it hits theaters later this month. What will happen when M. Night arrives in theaters with another film on June 13? I guess we'll see ...

The first poster for M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening has been released online, courtesy of Coming Soon (click on the image for a larger version). The tagline really cracks me up: "We've sensed it ... We've seen the signs ... Now it's happening." Get it? His other films? How fun. Basically, The Happening seems to have all the makings of War of the Worlds 2, except without an aliens. Mark Wahlberg stars as a family man who must flee alongside his loved ones when a natural disaster threatens to extinguish all humanity. Here's my question though: If you're all gonna die, where is it that you're fleeing to? Seeing all those cars empty also brings back memories of War of the Worlds; remember the aliens in that film made it so you couldn't drive any cars. Except for the car Tom Cruise was in; he was special.

Personally, I really hope M. Night does something different with this film. For one thing, the cast is solid: Alongside Wahlberg, you have my favorite actress in the whole entire universe, Zooey Deschanel, as well as John Leguizamo and the male version of Abigail Breslin; her brother Spencer Breslin. M. Night needs to get this one right. The man was crucified following Lady in the Water; he's been hopping from studio to studio, trying to find someone to finance his bizarre tales. And how he's with Fox. Will he succeed? Will he fail? Will Wahlberg whip out his junk and fight storm clouds for 90 minutes? The Happening arrives in theaters on June 13th (that's a Friday people!), 2008.

No matter which direction you look lately, at least one Breslin family member is landing a big role. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Spencer Breslin (big brother to the adorable Abigail Breslin) has signed on to star in two upcoming films. First up is the high school comedy Harold, opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. Breslin will star as Harold, a prematurely balding student who's finding it tough adapting to life at his new school. Based on my own experiences as a prematurely balding student, I can totally relate. Gooding Jr. will play a janitor at the school who befriends our balding teen and helps him adjust. Look for plenty of cruel jocks and bald jokes to be featured prominently throughout.

Additionally, Breslin has also signed to star opposite Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and, now, John Leguizamo in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening. In that film he'll most likely play Wahlberg's son, and part of a family who find themselves on the run after a natural disaster threatens to destroy the planet. I hate to say it, but if something is going to destroy the entire planet, there ain't many places to run to. Breslin describes his role in that film as being "a typical teenage boy, a bit of a smartass." Apart from that, however, he hasn't been "clued in" to other aspects of the film. Thus, we're not positive whether he'll be playing a Wahlberg offspring or just some wiseass kid they meet along the way. Harold begins its filming this month in New York, while The Happening kick-starts its production next month. Both films are due out next year, with the latter already scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 13, 2008.