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They’ve done toys, creepy-crawlies, monsters, sea-creatures and superheroes… Now Pixar have added the world of Cars to their blend.

The movie is centred on the life of the world-famous racing car Lightning McQueen, who, en route to a big race, gets waylaid in a little town called Radiator Springs. There he meets some interesting pick-ups and old bangers as well as a tasty little Porsche that leaves him for dust.

Written and directed by John Lasseter, the animated-comedy boasts the vocal talents of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt and Michael Keaton.

The flick handbrake turns into multiplexes on 28 July but you can click here to watch the trailer.

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Tom McCarthy to pen Home MoviesWin Win director taking a trip through time

By Josh Winning | Jun 8th 2011

Win Win and The Visitor director Tom McCarthy has signed on to write a supernatural family comedy called Home Movies.Heat Vision report that the plot follows a man who can revisit and change moments from his life by re-watching his old home movies.Thus far, McCarthy has excelled in helming stories about conflicted middle-aged men who aren’t necessarily happy with how their lives have turned out.Which makes him the perfect writer for this project, even though it’s pandering to a different market than McCarthy’s used to.With McCarthy wielding the pen, that intriguing premise should be afforded the same kind of depth and humanity that his other films have boasted. In short: don’t expect The Butterfly Effect 4.

Source: Heat Vision

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Seth MacFarlane is keeping it in the animated family. He’s signed “Family Guy” daughter Mila Kunis to join Max Payne co-star Mark Wahlberg in Ted. Additionally, “Party Down” star and super-shopper Adam Scott is in talks to join the raunchy comedy. Kunis will play Wahlberg’s long-suffering girlfriend and Scott will play her boss who comes between the two.

The film, of course, revolves around a man and his childhood teddy bear that happens to be alive. Over the years, the bear has grown to be “a cursing, smoking, delinquent (voiced by MacFarlane) that is preventing the man from maturing.” No word yet on which of his four voices MacFarlane will use. (THR)

Get ready to clip on a mangy Mohawk, strap on some battered American football gear and bow down before our new robot overlords. Or, in other words, welcome to the first day of totalfilm.com’s Apocalypse Fortnight.For the next nine days we’re going to be bringing you the end of the world, daily. That adds up to an Apocalypse Fortnight of features about cyborgs, cyber-punks and alien invasions – all building up to a MASSIVE Terminator Salvation exclusive reveal on 10 December.Head for our 16 Terminator Rules McG Must Follow feature to join in on the fun, by clicking on any Apocalypse Fortnight in this story.And make sure you keep checking totalfilm.com for more Apocalypse Fortnight updates.

Robert Zemeckis just can’t stop finding books to turn into motion capture films – his latest project is having Gil Kenan turn Eoin Colfer’s Airman into a film.Colfer’s story follows Connor, a lad living on an island off the coast of Ireland, where is father makes a living protecting the king.But then the ruler is murdered, Connor is blamed and he’s thrown into prison. He spends his time alone designing a flying machine he can use to escape and save his family.Zemeckis is producing the film and Kenan – who worked on Monster House and last helmed City Of Ember – will direct the movie from Ann Peacock’s script. [Source: Variety]More motion capture adaptations… Is it time for an original project?

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Official Girl With The Dragon Tattoo teaser onlineLess blood, same cool

By Josh Winning | Jun 1st 2011

A bloodless but by no means anaemic new teaser trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has been released online.After the leak of the film’s red band first teaser over the weekend, this new, official teaser is basically exactly the same, just minus a few shots of Daniel Craig covered in blood.For those who still haven’t gotten acquainted with the titular tattooed girl, she’s Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), and is a computer hacker who ends up helping journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Craig) as he invstigates the disappearance of a young woman years ago.Check out the teaser below…

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo opens 26 December.

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Sundance favourite Margin Call banks trailerPot-boiler based on real life financial meltdown gets first video promo

By Matt Chapman | Jul 27th 2011

The first trailer for financial thriller Margin Call has been released online.Premiering early this year at The Sundance Film Festival, the plot follows the actions of a group of investment bankers who are determined to save their company from collapse when they spot the beginnings of the financial crisis in 2008.The stellar cast includes Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci and Zachary Quinto, while screenwriter JC Chandor sits in the directors chair for the first time. Margin Call has no official UK release date yet but is expected to be in cinemas in autumn 2011. Source: Yahoo Movies

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