Anna Kendrick and George Clooney go Up in The Air!

That's right, little Anna Kendrick from Twilight landed a supporting role in Up in the Air ( coming out December 4, 2009) with veteran movie star, George Clooney!  It's amazing what a small role in a major movie series will get you!  

The story is that Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is constantly on the move, traveling the nation to bascially, terminate people from their jobs.  He gets to live out of a suitcase, toss aside remorse and compassion from his life and he's loving every minute of it.  The downside is that his boss decides to hire young, arrogant Natalie (Kendrick), who develops a method of termination without ever leaving the office; video conferences.  As this threatens Ryans very lifestyle and profession, he takes her along one of his firing expeditions to show her what face to face termination is all about.  The clencher is that she begins to realize the disheartening realities of her profession and Ryan finally begins to see the downfalls to his way of life.  

Hmm.... interesting.  This is on my list of movies to see over the holidays!

'Ninja Assassin' :: Jet Li Film on Steroids

Ok, can I just say that the Ninja Assassin movie looks like a Jet Li/Crouching Tiger film on Crack!  In this first teaser trailer, it looks like something out of Frank Miller's 300.  The evil kid, with no shirt on breathing hard, beating the crap out of another kid... hmm seen it before!!!  Then there's the kid all grown up just being a ninja badass that pulls a Bruce Wayne-like, betrayl move on his trainer/father and yeah... you get it.  

So the other ninja badasses are after him... and this Liu Kang-type just kills everyone with his special ninja moves.  I feel like I've seen all this before... but the effects and action seem pretty solid.  Who knows, I may go see it with a bunch of dudes... cause I think my lady friends wont enjoy it as much.  HAHA

The Yellow Handkerchief Trailer: K-Stew Picks Up a Hitchhiker

Somewhere in between becoming the most famous breakout young actress in film thanks to her role as "Bella" in The Twilight Saga; Kristen Stewart found time to fill a role in an indie film titled, The Yellow Handkerchief.  

The film stars K-Stew as a young girl with her scrawny boyfriend on a journey.  The couple happens by a man (William Hurt) and decide to give him a lift.  On that "lift" they discover he's lost in love and needs help rekindling his flame with the love of his life (Maria Bello) that he can't forget.  With the help of these young lovers, I imagine Love is restored and Love is discovered at the same time.  So.. it's an indie film about Love... couldn't hurt yeah?

Check it out:

2 Possible 'Independence Day' Sequels?!

According to Cinema Blend, director Ronald Emmerich planned to resurrect the ID4 franchise with a sequel, which was inspired partly by President Obama!  However, Emmerich talked with MTV recently and said that he was planning to make possibly more than one Independence Day sequel.  

He stated, "What we want to do in the next, is actaully two movies-- we want to do a bigger arc..." 

What will the arc be about?  How is this going to happen?  What story can be told?!  Give me some answers Ronny!!  

Emmerich told Cinemablend that he saw Independence Day as a story of a king leading his country against an invader.  It appears he will continue this theme.  

"The idea is just to continue the story and actually I don't know how many years ago this was-- twelve, thirteen, fourteen years ago-- and just continue where it ended."

So, the plot is definitely going to be the same, but what about the title of the film? When asked about the title of the sequel, Emmerich suggested, "ID4-ever. Part I and Part II maybe? "

I really hope he's joking.  He's going to have to do better than that!

In case you missed it: New Salt Trailer

I am so ready for this film!  Not only does it have Angelina Jolie being a badass again, but she's a spy which equals ACTION-PACKED!  The point of SALT is that she's a spy and she doesn't even know it!!!  No it's not like Bourne Identity or something... but it's more like a defector accuses Evelyn Salt (Jolie) to be a sleeper spy when she's sworn an oath to protect her country by serving in the CIA.  So, Salt's in a rut and she does what she does best, run and fight her way to the truth.  I'm just ready to Angelina kick some ass again.  It's been too damn long.  :)

Here's the trailer.  Enjoy!

'Mad Men' Writer Remaking 'Fright Night'!

Marti Noxon has had great luck writing and even producing some episodes of the TV hit Mad Men.  However, she even has TV pedigree dating all the way back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel... and let's just say she's been tapping into her vampy past lately.  

Dreamworks has hired her to remake the classic 1985 horror comedy, Fright Night.  (I told you remakes are in this season, but Vampires are even more IN! What movie better to remake than a vampire filled classic?! )  

The movie is about a teenager who finds out his neighbors are vampires and not the kind that's romantic and sparkles.  THR says that the plan is to keep the same "campy comedy vibe".  

Can't wait to see how Noxon brings a little bit of her Buffy-esque side back to meet her new Mad Men style of writing to the table.  

'Leap Year' Trailer and Poster Revealed Today

So, I was hoping this movie would be better than those cheesy romantic comedies than we've all seen in the past.  The last romantic comedy I saw was probably The Proposal.  However, Leap Year, starring the adorable Amy Adams and the handsome Matthew Goode, seems to be unimpresive so far.  It actually had some of the same scenes as The Proposal!!  There is a scene where the two must pretend to be married and then kiss in front of people.  RIP OFF!  

But, I must admit, I'm  sucker for Amy Adams... so I hope there is more than meets the eye here (and no I don't hope there are Transformers in this flick!)  

Here is the trailer... thoughts?