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Todd Haynes is not exactly known for making films for all ages, having recently directed provocative R-rated films ‘Carol’, and ‘I’m Not There’. But it’s always great to see inspired artists work outside of their comfort zone.

‘Wonderstruck’ is Haynes’ new movie that is set to debut a week from now at the Cannes Film Festival, which is celebrating it’s 70th anniversary edition, competing for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section.

The movie is set in two time periods, 1927 and 1977. The trailer started in the modern day, in full color, with Ben (Oakes Fegley of ‘Pete’s Dragon’) playing around the American Museum of Natural History, followed by scenes of Rose (Millicent Simmonds) from the past and in black and white.

Scheduled for limited release on October 20, and to be distributed by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions, the film also stars Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams,

Here’s the official synopsis from the studio’s youtube page:

Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.

Baywatch

Paramount Pictures dropped the latest trailer for “Baywatch” and looks more like a spoof than a reboot of the classic TV series. Extremely good-looking people are still there running in slow motion, except this time with an extra surface of rude and super lewd R-rated comedy.

It is also more action-packed than previous trailers of the move we have seen previously, which suggests the studio is finally rolling out is promo blitz two weeks before the film’s release. If luck is on Paramount’s side, this could be this year’s surprise hit “21 jump street” or the start of a franchise ala “Hangover”, both of which attracted frat guys and sorority girls into the summer’s multiplexes.

It helps that the film is directed by Seth Gordon, the man who turned modestly budgeted Horrible Bosses and Identity Thief into certified $100 million hits, and stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, who both attract sizable following.

Also starring, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, Hannibal Buress, and Rob Huebel, Baywatch is scheduled for release on May 25.

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Warner Bros. has released the first official trailer for is hotly anticipated “Blade Runner 2049”. The neo-noir sci-fi stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, and directed by Denis Villeneuve who recently directed 2016’s “Arrival”. This being a sequel to 1982’s Ridley Scott classic “Blade Runner”, Harrison Ford is reprising his Rick Deckard character who disappeared 30 years ago.

The intense two minutes trailer debuted Monday at a live event with the two stars and the director. “The first film made me question what it meant to be a human being,” Gosling said of the original film.

Though the trailer did not reveal much of the film’s plot beyond what the studio has already released so far, it is effective nonetheless, evoking many of the original’s grit and beautiful cinematography that is part of it’s appeal.

The film also stars Jared Leto, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Barkhad Abdi, and Dave Bautista, and is due for release on October 6.

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The official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” was released by Warner Bros. on Friday and it is both harrowing and epic. Written and directed by Nolan, the movie concerns the mass rescue and evacuation of allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France during World War II, where they were stranded and surrounded by the German army.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred to the events in France “a colossal military disaster”. This line can be heard narrating the opening scenes, and quickly followed by ticking of the clock as we watch the allied troops under duress on land, air and sea.

The trailer is haunting, beautifully shot, and captured the intensity and chaos in Dunkirk. This all reminds us that the acclaimed filmmaker is not slowing down on making such large scale epic films, and that can only be a good thing. Nolan has put his heart and soul into this: in addition to his star-studded cast, he’s recruited 6,000 extras for the film. IMAX cameras were also hand-held by cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema for long durations, a painful yet pioneering practice on a feature film.

Dunkirk hits theaters July 21, similar to Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ and ‘Inception,’ which were both released in July.

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20th Century Fox has released the teaser for Kingsman: The Golden Circle called “The Ultimate Breakdown, a series of action scenes, car chases, and butterflies condensed into 15 seconds of short clips in rapid succession. That is right, 15 seconds, that’s all we got. If you think of it though, there’s more clips on this than usual teasers, albeit blink and you miss it clips. No word so far on when we will see a full trailer.

The sequel to 2015 film Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Golden Circle features Eggsy (Taron Egerton), Merlin (Mark STrong) and Roxy (Sophie Cookson) heading to the United States to join forces with Kingsman’s American counterpart, the Statesmen after their headquarters is destroyed by a criminal mastermind and member of “The Golden Circle”.

Earlier today, Empire also released two new images from the film, which follows the first photos of the film from EW last week

Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Sophie Cookson, and Mark Strong are back in Circle, and joined this time by Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Sir Elton John, Jeff Bridges, and Channing Tatum. The movie is based on The Secret Service comic book by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Matthew Vaughn returns to direct The Golden Circle from a script he co-wrote Jane Goldman.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is scheduled to open in theaters September 29.