Pop Culture Roundup 41 / The Superslice

It’s the triumphant return of Pop Culture Roundup. The forty-first edition is coming straight at your dome.

Captain’s log, stardate 1207.12, the poster (/Film points out a common trend with these posters) and teaser trailer (above) for Star Trek Into Darkness has been released. This is J. J. Abrams‘ second installation of the franchise reboot. It’s what you’d expect, an enchilada filled with next-level action and innovative eye candy. That shit cray. Another plus, looks like Abrams has toned down the lens flares. There is the Japanese version of the trailer below with some extra footage. Soak it in, Redshirts. The film opens on May 17, 2013.

TRAILERS, TEASERS and FEATURETTES

A Good Day to Die Hard (Featurette)

Black Rock (Official Trailer)

Django Unchained (TV Spot 3)

Howard Stern Show: Quentin Tarantino Full Interview (December 5, 2012)

GQ: Emancipators of the Year

Gangster Squad (Featurette)

G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation (Poster Version 25)

A promo for the upcoming film Jeremiah Harm, from the people who brought you Iron Sky and Live Free or Die Hard. This is just a promo piece presenting the tone and style of the film, but it’s not material from the actual film. This promo was shot in Finland in Fall of 2012.

Les Misérables (Craft Featurette: Original New Song: Suddenly)

Man of Steel (Official Poster)

Here’s the first official poster for Oblivion, the new film from Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski. The movie casts Tom Cruise as a drone repairman who is stationed on an Earth that has seen better days, to put things mildly. The first image sells a grand vision of an almost fossilized Manhattan, with Cruise in the now-standard poster stance. via /Film

Stoker (Poster Version 3)

The Croods (Trailer 2)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (13-Minute Television Special, The Magic Making of Middle-earth, Post Production Video, TV Spots 8, 9 and 10)

This 2012 Macrograph VFX Showreel reveals some of the creature VFX and CG for The Host 2.

Sound City (Documentary Official Trailer), directed by Dave Grohl

The Summit (Documentary Trailer 2) – In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Forty-eight hours later, eleven had been killed or had vanished, making it the worst K2 climbing disaster in history.

From the director of the complex science fiction film, Primer, comes Upstream Color by Shane Carruth.

Warm Bodies (Official Trailer 2) – After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

The Dark Knight Rises DVD was released this week. A couple of must see videos and links in celebration of the release.

The Dark Knight Trilogy – Epic Retrospective

The Dark Knight Rises – Honest Trailer

TELEROUNDUP

The Walking Dead (wrap photo)

The first half of Season 3 of The Walking Dead concluded last Sunday. What an intense series of episodes before the intermission. Rest in Peace, Lori Grimes, T-Dog, Oscar, The Governor’s eyeball, and Penny, his Zombie Daughter. More like The Walking Duuuuuuuude. AMIRITE?! Anyway, check out the teaser/preview and funny mashup below.

Michonne is a Jedi

Game Of Thrones Season 3: In Production – WINTER IS COMING!

Game of Thrones x Seinfeld

Game of Thrones x Street Fighter by Roberto Flores

Hey, Breaking Bad Fans:

I just finished reading the first episode of the final season of Breaking Bad and words can not express what I just experienced. Holy shit.

— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) November 27, 2012