If you're one of the people who's gone to see
Avatar and helped it become the fastest movie to reach $1bn in ticket sales around the world then there's a good chance you'll have seen the 3D trailer for the 4th film in the
Shrek franchise.
The first
Shrek film came out in 2001 and won the first Academy Award For Best Animated Feature, since then we've had 2 sequels, a 4D theme park ride, a Christmas short and a stage musical.
Shrek Forever After is the fourth and final movie in the franchise, but don't go thinking that'll stop team ogre. A spin off film,
Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer is due in 2011.
In the new film Shrek is a domesticated family man who finds himself in an alternative version of Far Far Away. We're most excited about the addition of the rather brilliant John (Jim in
The American Office) Krasinski as Lancelot to the voice cast, who's currently got a scene stealing role in
It's Complicated.
Anyway, in case you haven't seen
Avatar yet but still want to see the trailer never fear as we've got it here for you to watch.
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As sure as Simon Cowell spends the New Year in Barbados on a jet-ski so the New Year in 'film world' means awards-type movies. Nice for Simon, nice for his jet-ski and nice for us cinema-goers.
Moody Viggo Mortensen kicks things off with the brilliantly bleak 'The Road', playing a dad caring for his son in a post-apocalyptic America. It's tough, yes - but it will also make grown men cry. Blub yourself silly from 8th Jan. We've got an exclusive clip of it online here.
The following week, George Clooney - that bloke from the coffee ads - gives his best performance in years in 'Up In The Air', from the director of Juno. 'Gorgeous' George plays a workaholic travelling businessman who can't deal with the uncertainties of everyday life, as fragile as he is suave. But it's Twilight's Anna Kendrick who steals it, as GC's perky new sidekick. I think I actually love her. You can see a clip of it here.
And finally in a particularly macho month - chick flicks normally come out around Easter - there's 'A Prophet', a French film following a prisoner's 'journey' (Copyright: X-Factor) from new boy in the slammer to jailbird bigwig. It also manages to subtley play on racial tensions whilst it's at it. Tres bon. Experience something special when A Prophet opens on 22nd Jan. You can see some pictures of it here.
It's the last day of Best Of The Blog (wipe those tears away) and we'll resume normal service tomorrow but before then here's the last lot of best ofs.
'Sherlock Holmes' is out now, Edith Bowman had a chat with Jude Law and we had an exclusive clip from the film.
Talking of exclusive clips, we also had one from the new Family Guy DVD, 'Something, Something, Something Dark Side.' Why not check it out here.
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