In an attempt to try and stick with some sort of a theme with these Warner Bros. 2011 previews after the first one addressed the upcoming sequels, this batch of films takes a look at the more thrilling films from their upcoming slate. Of course, a film such as Red Riding Hood looks like it will be as thrilling as any film in the Twilight franchise has been, but please allow me a little leeway here.
This batch includes the Anthony Hopkins exorcism feature The Rite, Ashley Greene and Tom Felton’s supernatural thriller The Apparition, the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown, Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood and unfortunately the only film of the bunch without a preview still… Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion.
Featured below is a teaser image from each film, the release date, a cast list, the director, synopsis and a link to look at the gallery of images sent over. Each link opens in a new window so once you are done just close it and you’ll return to this article.
I have two more previews on the way, so continue to look around and stay tuned for more.
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events, “The Rite” follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
SYNOPSIS: Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
SYNOPSIS: Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast–one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.
Director: Todd Lincoln
SYNOPSIS: When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force…
Director: Steven Soderbergh
SYNOPSIS: “Contagion” follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.
