Welcome to the Weekly Trailer Roundup, where we count down the top five trailers released in the past week, “top” being defined any way we want to at the moment…exciting, ridiculous, best, worst…
These are the trailers that, for one reason or another, you should be paying attention to.
There are some roles that require actors to through a transformation, a metamorphosis if you will. This week we are honoring the of films whose stars had to drastically alter their voice, appearance, personality, mindset, or physique – through some method or another – to make us forget about their huge paychecks and catering service. The trailers with actors who couldn’t be bothered are at the bottom – if you care.
#5 – Inherent Vice
Good Lord, just look at Joaquin Phoenix. Sure, Robert De Niro gained the equivalent of two other people in weight for Raging Bull, and Christian Bale slimed down to the size of a piece of string for Rescue Dawn, but just imagine what Phoenix had to go through wearing those hideous mutton chops. Suffer for your art indeed.
#4 – Exodus: Gods and Kings
You really have to hand it to white actors courageous enough to play other races in 2014. Joel Edgerton must’ve lived in a tanning bed for a year.
#3 – The Theory of Everything
The likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan may be more celebrated at the moment (and often not without reason), but to ignore Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones is to ignore two of the best young actors in the business today.
#2 – Taken 3
Alright, yes Liam Neeson has played characters who threaten people through phone several times before. But this time someone’s threatening him through a phone.
#1 – Inside Out
Wait a minute. Lewis Black is playing character named Anger. How did they coax that performance out of him?
The other stuff:
American Sniper Official Trailer #1
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Official Trailer #1
Interstellar Official Trailer #3
Horrible Bosses 2 Official Trailer #3
The Water Diviner Official Trailer #1
V/H/S: Viral Official Trailer #1
Garm Wars: The Last Druid Teaser Trailer
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