SiM Poster: The Collector

Tagline: "He Always Takes One"

In Marcus Dunstan's horror-thriller The Collector, a desperate ex-con (Josh Stewart) plans to rob the country home of his new boss, unaware that some psycho serial killer has already set his sight on the estate, and has planted a number of deadly traps as part of his own heist.

The R-rated suspence feature is the directorial debut for Dunstan, who also co-wrote the script, and had previously worked on the screenplays for Saw IV (2007), V (2008) and VI (2009), as well as the Feast trilogy (2005-09). Slated for a July 31st release, The Collector (Dimesion Films) stars Stewart (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Andrea Roth (Rescue Me), Madeline Zima (Californication), Daniella Alonso (The Hills Have Eyes II) and Robert Wisdom (The Wire).

SiM Poster: Alice in Wonderland

144-year-old story gets modern-day Tim Burton twist

Directed and co-produced by the one-and-only Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas), the latest Alice in Wonderland epic reunites the legendary filmmaker with star Johnny Depp (Public Enemies) for the seventh time in their careers (Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street). Depp will star as the Mad Hatter in the iconic Charles Lutwidge Dodgson tale, which also features Mia Wasikowska (Amelia) as Alice, Helena Bonham Carter (Merlin) as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway (Get Smart) as the White Queen, Michael Sheen (New Moon) as the White Rabbit, Alan Rickman (Die Hard) as the Caterpillar, and Stephen Fry (V for Vendetta) as the Cheshire Cat. The Walt Disney feature hits theatres March 5, 2010.

SiM Poster: Carriers

Captain Kirk (Pine) tries hand at the viral thriller genre

In the joint venture by Spanish brothers Alex Pastor (Peacemaker) and David Pastor (Orson), Carriers, a group of four friends try to escape a viral pandemic in the western U.S., only to discover that it is each other that they need to watch out for. Directed and scripted by the Pastors, this PG-13 horror-thriller stars Lou Taylor Pucci (Fanboys), Chris Pine (Star Trek), Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly), Emily VanCamp (The Ring Two) and Christopher Meloni (The Stepfather). Paramount Vantage will release the film September 4th.

SiM Poster: From Paris with Love

Travolta plays an FBI agent in Morel's crime flick for 2010

In Pierre Morel's From Paris with Love John Travolta (Taking Pelham 1 2 3) plays a U.S. secret FBI agent who crosses paths with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (Mission: Impossible III), an embassy worker, during a risky mission in Paris, France, to stop a terrorist attack. The crime-action flick, which was written by Luc Besson (Taken) and Adi Hasak (Shadow Conspiracy), was initially expected to hit theatres on Christmas Day '09, but the distributors have upped the release date to February 19, 2010. The film also stars Kasia Smutniak, Amber Rose Revah, Melissa Mars, Richards Durden and Farid Elouardi.

SiM Poster: Sherlock Holmes

Warner issues two more ads to tease awaiting fans of Holmes franchise

Even though Guy Ritchie's highly-anticipated Sherlock Holmes feature film will not hit theatres until Christmas Day, Warner Bros. has released two more promo posters to Yahoo! Movies, featuring Robert Downey, Jr. (as Holmes) and Jude Law (as Watson) and taglines "Nothing Escapes Him" and "Crime Will Pay," respectively. Sherlock Holmes is the first theatrical movie based on Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic, 122-year-old detective characters since 1988's Without a Clue, a comedic venture that starred Ben Kingsley. This latest adaptation, which cost $80 million to make, also stars Rachel McAdams (The Time Traveler's Wife) as Irene Adler, Mark Strong (RocknRolla) as Lord Blackwood, Kelly Reilly (Eden Lake) as Mary Morstan, and Eddie Marsan (Hancock) as Inspector Lestrade.

SiM Poster: The Ugly Truth

Butler & Heigl bring star power to new movie with worn-out love story

In Robert Luketic's upcoming romantic comedy The Ugly Truth (Columbia Pictures), Gerard Butler (300) stars as Mike Chadway, a male chauvinist TV correspondent who gets under the skin of the beautiful Abby Richter, a "romantically-challenged" morning TV show producer played by Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up). Guess what? They fall in love! Not exactly a new premise, but with Hollywood elite like Butler and Heigl--and the director of Legally Blonde--this chick flick is sure to be at least a modest box office hit. Set for a July 24th launch, The Ugly Truth also stars TV vets Cheryl Hines (Cheryl in Curb Your Enthusiasm), Eric Winter (Rex in Days of Our Lives) and Bonnie Somerville (Mona in Friends). Here are a couple of the promo posters Columbia has issued for the movie.

SiM Poster: The Final Destination

Sequel season isn't over, as Final Destination franchise is rekindled

UGO.com had exclusively acquired rights to the first look at the poster for The Final Destination, the fourth (and supposedly final) film in the eponymous 9-year-old supernatural horror franchise. Previously christened Final Destination: Death Trip 3D, the $43 million feature will be shown in HD 3-D starting August 28th.

David R. Ellis, who directed part II (2003) of the series, returns to helm this Warner Bros. project, which will most likely win back some of the fans the franchise lost with the third installment (2006). The Final Destination was written by Eric Bress (Final Destination 2 & 3) and stars no-names Bobby Campo (Legally Blondes), Haley Webb (Big Game), Nick Zano (Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead), Krista Allen (Liar Liar), and former swimsuit model Shantel VanSanten (You and I).

SiM Posters: The Hangover

Four new promo ads for upcoming Todd Phillips comedy

From the director of Old School and Road Trip (Todd Phillips) comes a comedy that captures the next morning confusion that a group of buddies (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha) deal with following an out-of-control bachelor party in Vegas. Featuring a cameo by Mike Tyson himself, The Hangover (Warner Bros.) will hit theatres on June 5th.

SiM Poster: New Moon

Sequel's promo poster is leaked online

The latest poster for New Moon (Summit Entertainment), the sequel to last year's Twilight, was recently leaked to the net, featuring stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner. A never-before-seen clip of the upcoming New Moon will premiere during the telecast of the MTV Movie Awards, on May 30th. It will hit theatres on November 20, 2009.

SiM Poster: H2: Halloween 2

The Halloween sequel issues promo poster

On Rob Zombie's MySpace page--yes, he has a MySpace page!--the metal singer-turned-movie director released the latest promotional poster for the upcoming H2: Halloween 2, the sequel to his hit 2007 original. Zombie directed, wrote, and produced the feature (Dimension Films), which has villain Michael Myers (played by the original's Tyler Mane) returning to his home of Haddonfield, Illinois, leaving a path of destruction in his wake. The horror flick will hit theatres this August 28th.

SiM Poster: Terminator Salvation

Bale takes off the Batman suit for the fourth Terminator film

The fourth chapter in the quarter-century-old Terminator franchise, Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros.), has released no less than 10 movie posters over the last few months, including this recent one. Helmed by former music video director McG (Charlie's Angels), Salvation stars Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) as a soldier looking to lead the human race in a war against the Skynet computer system. The $200 million blockbuster, which is due in theatres May 21st, also features Sam Worthington (Macbeth), Moon Bloodgood (Pathfinder), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek), Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club), and hip-hop star Common (Wanted), and is narrated by Linda Hamilton, who starred in the first two Terminator movies (1984 & 1991).

SiM Poster: Inglourious Basterds

Spaghetti-western war film is full of class-A Basterds!


Here is one of the latest posters released by Universal Pictures for Quentin Tarantino's WWII epic Inglourious Basterds, which is scheduled to hit theatres on August 21st. The highly-anticipated movie, which comes in at more than 2 and a half hours long (!), stars Brad Pitt as a pissed-off hillbilly looking to kick some Nazi ass! Partially inspired by Enzo Castellari's 1978 film of the same name, Basterds also features Melanie Laurent (Rice Rhapsody), Michael Fassbender (Hunger), Diane Kruger (Troy), B.J. Novak (The Office), Mike Myers (Shrek), and newcomer Christoph Waltz, in his first production.