Awesome Trailers

The Planet of the Apes returns to its darkest roots in this upcoming Fall’s sci-fi flick, about the origins of the world’s most intelligent primates. Ape effects by WETA, so no cheesy monkey suits here.

A peek at the drug-ridden, corruption-infested and mob-ruled abyss that detective Cole Phelps will have to confront while doing duty at the Vice crime desk, as his career progresses in L.A. Noire.

A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary and appearances are deceiving, in Nick Tomnay’s psychological thriller The Perfect Host.

A group of unemployed samurai must help stop an evil Lord and save the country from the rule of tyranny in this martial arts epic. We didn’t know there was such a thing as unemployed samurai.

In case it’s fallen off your radar, this gameplay trailer for Brink is a great reminder of the game’s incredibly bright and detailed graphics, weapons and customization options. Out 05/17/11.

The same week Sony was hacked by a group with the same name, they’ve taken wraps off of Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous, a drama featuring a conspiracy of Shakespearean proportions.

(NSFW: Language) We just heard the first track off of the Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, now we have a trailer for the Boys’ 22-minute promo video, rife with awesome celeb cameos.

Fans of cats, heroes, swords, lightning bolts, and late 80s animation rejoice! The mighty Thundercats return, courtesy of Cartoon Network, as revealed in this WonderCon trailer. (Thanks, James!)

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stan Lee’s The Governator animated series will premiere in 2012; a comic book, 3D film and internet programming are also being considered. (Thanks Jonathan!)

Warner Bros. released this action-packed four-minute reel from the Green Lantern, after showing a ten-minute version that wowed fans at WonderCon. Consider our curiosity piqued.

Earlier trailer for Mech Combat FPS game Hawken. While the gameplay trailer shows us the players point of view, this video is in spectator mode, giving us a great view of the map and the mechs.

Winnie and his friends return for their first animated movie in more than 35 years, brought to life by hand-drawn animation. Inspired by five stories from series creator A.A. Milne’s books.

(NSFW: Language) The Hangover gang is back, but this time they wake up drunk, disorderly and disoriented in Bangkok, (Thigh-Land), not Vegas, with a monkey instead of a baby in tow.

A bit of vent-crawling and a mouse-based quick time event. Battlefield 3’s Frostbite graphics engine seems to be right up there with the Unreal Engine as well as Naughty Dog’s Game Engine.

Created by Yuen Woo Ping, the man behind the incredible wire-fu in The Matrix, Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, this epic martial arts flick explodes onto screens on May 13.

(Slightly NSFW) Antonio Banderas stars in this star-studded, acid-laced, (seemingly) tongue-in-cheek mystery movie directed by Tony Krantz. Also features Sam Elliott and Snoop Dogg.

We will not let these pigs destroy this country: the witty talent over at RoosterTeeth have created a “gritty” army drama trailer for Angry Birds: The Movie. We wish it were real. (Thanks Analoren!)

Director Mike Cahill’s allegorical tale follows an MIT astrophysics student, fascinated by the discovery of a second Earth, who crashes her car and kills a family while distracted by the new planet.

The Matrix may be passé, but that didn’t stop these guys from creating an episodic action and effects-laden fan-film. Great looks, cheesy dialogue – just like the original. First episode out 5/21.

We just saw the teaser, and now we have the first full trailer, with much more of the birth of the first Avenger (and a tiny bit more Red Skull.) There’s just something cool about a superhero with a gun.

(NSFW: Language) Directed by Jason Trost, The FP is an over the top parody of 80s sports movies. The sport in this movie? Dance Dance Revolution. Honestly, the trailer was more than enough for us.

The teaser for Captain America: First Avenger explores the origins of Steve Rogers before he became the symbol of hope for WWII America, and Johann Schmidt’s transformation into the Red Skull.

Jay Cheel’s Beauty Day tells the story of Canadian cable access TV maverick Ralph Zavadil, who performed a pre-Jackass series of daring and idiotic stunts on his Cap’n Video show in the ’90s.