This past weekend marked one of the largest, and most important, weekend in U.S. sports; it was Super Bowl Sunday; but far more importantly for movie fans, the Super Bowl is a time where the various ads (or commercials as they tend to be called stateside) are almost as important as the game, and provide the stage for a whole host of movies to gain that extra bit of promotion.
Many different films attempted to get in on the game, and gain a bit of extra recognition, this year, and while we have already showcased the Captain America TV spot, below is a selection of other movie TV spots featured during the game (complete with brief descriptions and release dates), that either contain brand new footage, or simply haven’t been featured here before.
Super 8:
The extremely secretive disaster movie from producer Steven Speilberg (The Pacific) and writer/director J.J. Abrams (Lost); which Abrams has described as a genre mixing science fiction movie, that’s also a love story, also a comedy, and also a special-effects spectacle movie.
Due to be released on June 10th in the U.S., and on August 19th in the U.K.
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon:
Shia LaBeouf (Wall Street 2) returns for the third Transformers movie; where Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaces Megan Fox (Jonah Hex), and the battle of giant robots still rages on, threatening the fate of the Earth, and spreading to the moon.
Due to be released on July 1st in both the U.S., and the U.K.
Limitless:
Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) and Robert De Niro (Little Fockers) star in this unusual thriller about a man who’s generally a waster, but suddenly manages to master the stock market, sort out his appearance, love-life, and utilize his full potential, thanks to a miracle drug.
Due to be released on March 18th in both the U.S. and U.K.
Battle: Los Angeles:
The world learns that we are not alone in the universe when aliens descend upon our planet, and begin to attack the human race with terrifying ease, and as the greatest cities in the world begin to fall, Los Angeles becomes mankind’s last stand in a war we’re thoroughly unprepared for.
Due to be released on March 11th in both the U.S. and U.K.
Drive Angry 3D:
After a cult murders his daughter, Milton (Nicholas Cage, Face/Off); a corpse with a grudge; breaks out of hell in order to prevent the same cult from sacrificing his infant granddaughter, whilst being pursued by Satan’s right-hand-man (William Fichtner, The Dark Knight)
Due to be released on February 25th in both the U.S. and U.K.
Priest:
Legion star Paul Bettany stars as a warrior priest, in an alternate future, who attempts to convince the higher members of his order that they are being threatened by an imminent attack from a feral vampire horde; something which passes on deaf ears, until it inevitably happens.
Due to be released on May 13th in both the U.S. and the U.K.
The Adjustment Bureau:
After stumbling in on an event he shouldn’t have ever seen, David Norris (Matt Damon, Green Zone) finds the very men who control the destiny of everyone, and attempts to outrun their dastardly designs, as they chase him; looking to redress the balance, and recover their anonymity.
Due to be released on March 4th in both the U.S. and U.K.
Cowboys & Aliens:
The title says it all; as Cowboys & Aliens is set in the Old West, where an amnesiac cowboy (Daniel Craig, Casino Royale) enters a village where he’s clearly well known, although not liked by all, and has the chance to become the town’s hero when aliens unexpectedly attack.
Due to be released on July 29th in the U.S. and August 12th in the U.K.
See the full-length Cowboys & Aliens trailer here.
