Because almost everything in certain parts of Comic Con was already running late today, but not quite everything, I raced from the Avatar footage (impressive, incredibly detailed, still more cartoonish than I expected) to the Dexter panel, only to finally be allowed to enter the hall just as the Season Four trailer finished. So I didn’t get to see the first footage of Dexter, Rita and their new son Harrison, nor the clips of John Lithgow as this season’s ‘killer of the year’.
I did see an image from Dexter: Early Cuts, the animated webisodes that will detail the killer’s early years, and a bit of footage from the video game soon to be released on the iPhone/iTouch platform. And even without seeing the trailer, I got quite a bit of information out of the panel discussion that followed. It’s after the break, as are embeds of both the season four trailer I missed and the Early Cuts teaser. Read More »
Lionsgate has premiered the official U.S. trailer for Gamer on XBox Live (is this the first movie to ever premiere a trailer on a video game console? Possibly) The trailer has found its way online. Gamer (previously titled Game) is the new film from Crank madmen, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.
The story takes us to the sci-fi future world where prisoners do battle in a real life video game. A test screening was held in October, and you can read our Early Buzz report for the full scoop. It looks like a fun crazy-concept sci-fi film from the 1980’s. Watch the trailer embedded after the jump, remember to hit the HQ button to see high quality video, and leave your thoughts in the comments below.
[Dave's note: I believe the song used in the trailer is Marilyn Manson's cover of "Sweet Dreams," a song originally made popular by Eurythmics. Not the first song I would think of to use, but I think it's employed to great effect!]
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An Italian movie trailer for Game has shown up online. The new movie from Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor - the madmen that brought us Crank takes us to the sci-fi future world where prisoners do battle in a real life video game. The trailer looks pretty insane, gritty action mixed with sci-fi futuristic tech overlays. And the sci-fi concept is the kind of impossible crazy that could lend it self to a kick ass action flick. And you have to love the use of Marilyn Manson’s cover of the 1983 Eurythmics hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”. Aparently the trailer originated from JoBlo, but I cant seem to find it on their site. Watch the trailer after the jump and let me know what you think in the comments below.
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I usually refrain from covering the personal lives of actors/directors, but I thought that some of you may be interested in this story. I promise not to make a habit of this.
Like many of you, I’m a Dexter fanatic. I’ve been watching the show since the first episode, and while it doesn’t get better than the first season, the last two seasons have been must watch television. And I understand that it’s a television show, and I know that it’s all just fiction, but I was still somewhat disturbed to learn the news on /Gossip.
Michael C. Hall (the actor who plays Dexter) has married his on screen sister Jennifer Carpenter in a real life California wedding on New Years Eve. Apparently the couple had been dating for a year and a half, something which I never heard about until now. It is a bit strange, right? Now that you know this information, will it change the way you look at their on screen relationship? My theory is if the story is good, which it is, you won’t think about it.
I find one of the best shows on television today is Showtime’s serial killer drama Dexter. When I heard Comic-Con was going to have a panel featuring Dexter’s cast and crew, I just had to be in attendance. After waiting over an hour just to sit in the back of an auditorium, I was able to view the newest trailer for the third season.
The trailer started off with Dexter getting up in the morning, brushing his teeth, taking a shower…everything that everybody normally does when the get up first get up from bed. As it showed clips of him doing this, Michael C. Hall doing one of his chilling voiceovers said “life is a ritual, hurtful, and controlling”. We see quick clips with familiar characters and also one new face for this series. Jimmy Smit, of CSI-Miami fame, will be joining Miami-Dade Police Department. And this time, instead of working in the law enforcement, he’ll be a rookie hard-nose District Attorney, put in the position to clean up the crime-ridden streets. Probably not the best thing for our favorite killer.
As the trailer went on, I started to notice that Dexter might have done the unthinkable, kill a innocent person. It had a voice over of Dexter talking about how he gave in to one of his impulses and not following “Harry’s Code”. He then went on to say something very disturbing, “If I still cared what Harry thought, I’d feel bad”. The trailer ended soon after that. But not after the words “The student becomes the master.”
The lights came up and the actors in attendance were ready to speak. The line-up included Michael C. Hall and Juile Bentz (Rita). The major point of focus is how Dexter will grow into himself. Meaning, Dexter will have almost forgotten what Harry taught him, and how he’s creating his own life and rules. Because of the void, Dexter starts to build a relationship with the new DA. They even compared it to a big brother type friendship.
At the end of the panel, they discussed how Dexter’s sister Deb would finally have a “real” relationship but with a twist, it won’t be anyone we’ll ever expect (please god, not Dexter). They also promised that the first episode was going to have such a HUGE twist, it would be like “throwing a pebble on a mountain, then a avalanche falling down and it can’t be stopped”. Yeah, I think he basically said it was going to be life changing.
Dexter Season 3 will air September 28th on Showtime.
