BOMBASTIC "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" TEASER! SECOND DELIGHTFUL "THE CROODS" TRAILER! BEN WHISHAW IN "LILTING"! "ALADDIN 3477" SF EPIC!

 Ooh, so here it is, here it is, my trekkies, the first official teaser for STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, the sequel which hits cinemas next May. It's rather bombastic although I wish they've put less of Alice Eve in it and more of

the rest of the amazing crew :( When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. The old cast returns - Karl Urban, Chris Pine, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto with Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain.

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And here's an interesting project: Matthew Busch, who worked on MATRIX and STAR WARS, has begun production in India on his sf film ALADDIN 3477 which will be shot on different locations in Asia. His

adaptation of the famous fairy tale about Aladdin and his magical lamp from the ARABIAN NIGHTS will be a live action film set 1,500 years into the future. To be filmed in India, Thailand, Cambodia, China... the film will mix Eastern culture, Hindu mythology and Asian design motifs. An interesting piece of news comes from "Digital Spy": SKYFALL's young version of gadget expert Q, Ben Whishaw (who was also great earlier this year in BBC epic mini series THE HOLLOW CROWN) will take the lead role in British film LILTING. Whishaw will go gay in the story of a Chinese mother (Pei Pei) who is mourning the sudden death of her son (Andrew Leung). However, stranded without him and not able to speak English, she requires the help of his boyfriend (Whishaw), whom she only knows as his flatmate.

CROODS 2ND TRAILER

When it comes to other clips, today you can check out a delightfully beautiful second trailer for animated epic adventure THE CROODS which arrives to cinemas next March. Coming from the creators of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, this is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime

when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures - and their outlook is changed forever. A rather stellar voice cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone... and you can check out more details and photos on the film in HOLLYWOOD SPY's spotlight on the movie.