Age of The Nerd
Welcome to Trailer Binge, a recurring feature where we get a chance to catch up on some of the recent trailer releases in the past week. Whether it be indie releases, or recent movie and TV trailers that may have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Trailer Binge allows us to catch up on the seemingly constant onslaught of new new content being released each week.
In this edition of Trailer Binge, we take a look at a new ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising‘ IMAX Trailer, a surprise trailer for the Javier Bardem-led film ‘Thy Kingdom Come‘, and a fascinating documentary exploring the cultural significance of the Air Jordan’s called ‘Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1′. In the TV realm, we have a new trailer of ‘Silicon Valley‘ Season 5, a nifty trailer for the new Amazon series ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys‘, and we leave off with an new trailer for the new Netflix reimagining of an off-beat Canadian animated series in ‘Reboot: The Guardian Code‘. Let the trailer binge begin!
‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ IMAX Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/TUUUh-51t1k”]‘Pacific Rim: Uprising‘ was directed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Charlie Day, Adria Arjona, Burn Gorman, and Rinko Kikuchi. The film is currently set for a March 23, 2018 release date.
The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.
John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi)—who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction.
Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (The Fate of the Furious’ Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (newcomer Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left. Rising up to become the most powerful defense force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale.
‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Trailer #1
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/wTmYWk7kerU”]‘Thy Kingdom Come‘ is an experimental little spin-off film that is comprised of cut footage from the 2012 Terrence Malick film, ‘To the Wonder‘. Javier Bardem stars as a priest struggling with his faith, but the more interesting aspect of this film is that the confessions of small-town residents in Oklahoma are actually real Americans. The New Yorker wrote an excellent piece of the story of how the film came together, but in the meantime, the 43-minute film is set to premiere at SXSW in March 2018.
‘Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1’ Teaser Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/p79nXVeyj4s”]Directed by Dexton Deboree, the film features interviews with Michael Jordan, Michael B. Jordan, Spike Lee, Lena Waithe, Anthony Anderson, DJ Khaled and many more. ‘Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1′ will be released on July 13, 2018.
‘Silicon Valley’ Season 5 Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/3cZFPRrRN_g”]Season 5 stars Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross, Suzanne Cryer and Jimmy O. Yang. ‘Silicon Valley’ returns on Sunday, March 25th at 10:00pm ET/PT on HBO.
‘Dangerous Book for Boys’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/YTJrFqoslaI”]Directed by Greg Mottola and Written by Mottola and Bryan Cranston, the new Amazon show stars Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Erinn Hayes, Drew Logan Powell, Kyan Zielinski, Dashand Liam, and Swoosie Kurtz. All six episodes will be released on March 30, 2018. Until then, here’s the official synopsis for the series:
Inspired by the best-selling book, The Dangerous Book for Boys is heartwarming story of a family overcoming loss with the help of a book filled with life lessons that was handed down from a father to his three boys. The book inspires adventurous fantasies in the youngest son, Wyatt, that teaches him how to bring his family closer and move forward.
‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/l8B5dqjsZUs”]For those that are unaware like me, ‘Reboot‘ was a somewhat obscure, yet groundbreaking Canadian animated series that took place in an entirely digital space where (per IMDB) “A guardian program called sprite and his friends defend the system from threats from viruses and the User”. ‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’ stars Ty Wood, Sydney Scotia, Ajay Parikh-Friese, and Gabriel Darku. The series debuts on Netflix on March 30, 2018.
The show is a cool mix of live action and awesome animation about the adventures of four teenagers who become the Next-Generation Guardians of Cyberspace with the help of an artificially intelligent bio-constructed teenage girl. This Netflix Original Series debuts worldwide on March 30th, stay tuned for dates in Canada!
