Author: Megan Williams

Superman (2025): Trailer Talk

Ever since James Gunn took over as co-CEO of DC Studios in 2022, an adaptation of ‘Superman’ was spoken of early on. And, seven years after the ‘Justice League’ movie, the first trailer for the next film on the Caped Crusader is here.

‘Superman’ tells the origin story of the famous DC Comics superhero as he crash-lands onto Earth and lives amongst the human race, protecting them in their time of need.

After the fantastic ‘The Suicide Squad’ from 2021, it’ll be interesting to see Gunn turn his sights on the Caped Crusader especially since he’s both writing and directing the film. Visually, it looks incredible and colourful, but the tone is occasionally sincere; an example of this is the introduction to Krypto the Superdog in his first ever live action appearance. The introduction isn’t played for humour and actually takes place during Superman’s time of need. The moment could’ve easily have been portrayed in a humorous way, but I really appreciate that it doesn’t. 

The trailer relies mostly on music instead of being dialogue-heavy which works really well and helps in creating a memorable trailer. Furthermore, the score and Superman costume do a fantastic job at recreating the nostalgia of the original Christopher Reeves films. The trailer’s score is the original film theme, and the costume reflects that of the original films. While this could be seen as pandering to nostalgia, it all blends in beautifully and looks and sounds incredible.

My only concern is whether ‘Superman’ would be doing too much in terms of its plot: from the trailer, it appears to be telling viewers Clark Kent’s origin story, his relationship with Lois Lane, facing off against Lex Luther (Nicholas Hoult – Mad Max: Fury Road, Nosferatu) as well as an encounter with a monster. On one hand, it looks like it’s going to be containing a lot of plots but, on the other hand, James Gunn has proven that he can deliver well-crafted films over and over. So, this is something that will be answered next year.

2024 has been an incredible year for movies and TV shows, whether we were respecting the balance with ‘The Substance’, defying gravity in ‘Wicked’ or travelling back in time with ‘Shogun’. And 2025 is looking just as incredible. But, for the time being, this article marks the last Trailer Talk article of 2024 and will return from the 6^th of January 2025.

Video reviews on ‘Battle Royale With Cheese’ Youtube channel will end on the 28^th December and return the same week as Trailer Talk. But, for now, I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas/holiday and I look forward to returning in the new year.

The Day The Earth Blew Up (A Looney Tunes Movie) – Trailer Talk

‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ is a brand new Looney Tunes feature film from Warner Bros. When the Earth is invaded by aliens, only two heroes can save it: Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.

This film was not only unexpected, but the initial announcement came just after Warner Bros. shelved the live action/animated film ‘Coyote vs Acme’. Despite the strange timing, ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ looks like a lot of fun.

The first aspect to notice is its animation style; the film is fully 2D animated. While this look did appear in the first half of 2021’s ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’, this is the first time Warner Bros. has released a fully 2D animated film in over two decades. It’s an absolute delight to see, even if it’s embraced years later.

Not only that, but the film embraces its roots in terms of its humour, which is something I appreciate. Not only is it reminiscent of the original ‘Looney Tunes’ cartoons, with its slapstick comedy, but there’s a couple of moments that are self-aware. This was not only something that ‘Looney Tunes’ did, but the original ‘Animaniacs’ show did too; overall, it looks like ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ is embracing its original, chaotic roots. 

While this film does look fun, I’m hoping ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ succeeds financially and critically so that Warner Bros. takes ‘Coyote vs Acme’ off the shelf and decides to release it. The final question to ask is: will Bugs Bunny be in the upcoming film, since he didn’t make a trailer appearance?

Disney’s Snow White: Trailer Talk

No, this isn’t a horror version, like last week’s article, but the trailer for Disney’s live action remake of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’.

‘Snow White’ is the remake of the first ever full-length animated film, that follows a runaway princess and a jealous Queen who aims to destroy her.

To give credit where it’s due, it’s doing something that the live action ‘Aladdin’ remake did, which is answer questions that the original film asked. The remake appears to be giving Snow White and the Queen more of a backstory and portraying Snow White as a strong female character, which is an aspect I really appreciate. Plus, with more of the story being told, the dynamic between the two makes more sense.

However, controversial castings aside, it visually looks terrible. The CGI is horrific and cheap looking, and the dwarves themselves look like something out of a nightmare. It’s such a missed opportunity when it comes to the dwarves because real people could’ve portrayed the dwarves instead; if Disney really wanted to be inclusive, then that’s the direction they should’ve gone in.

Even though I can appreciate the remake answering questions from its source material, this is still a film that should never have been given the Disney remake treatment. It’s such an important piece in movie history that it feels almost disrespectful to do so. With this and the ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake coming next year though, my only hope is that they’ll run out of films fans didn’t want remade, and start focusing on ones that do deserve the live action treatment. 

The Little Mermaid (2024) – Trailer Talk

Chances are, you saw the title of this week’s article and thought ‘wait, Disney are remaking this again already?!’ In actual fact, no. 

‘The Little Mermaid’ follows an archaeologist as his team discover an ancient temple, and a beautiful girl who seems all too familiar to the creature that they encountered at sea the night before.

Out of all the films coming out of the ‘reimagining Disney classics as horrors’ subgenre, ‘The Little Mermaid’ is the one that makes the most sense. Especially considering how the original story, by Hans Christian Anderson, progressed, a horror version could actually work. 

Furthermore, the film appears to showcase the titular mermaid as the creature that they were originally known for. Before Disney softened them, mermaids were disguised as beautiful girls who would trick sailors into the water, before killing them. The 2024 film looks to be following a similar idea which is something that I appreciate.

Despite the quality of 2024’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ resembling that of a B-movie, this is actually a film that makes sense. Not only is it being more accurate to the original story of the ‘Little Mermaid’, but it also appears to be giving the titular character an accurate portrayal too. Just don’t take the kids to see this film; this won’t be a Disney film at all!

The Bad Guys 2: Trailer Talk.

It was the week of Dreamworks this past week, as they released two huge trailers: one was for the live action remake of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ (of course I’ve covered on the BRWC Youtube channel) and the sequel for the 2022 gem ‘The Bad Guys’.

‘The Bad Guys 2’ once again follows Mr Wolf (Sam Rockwell – Iron Man 2) and his team of criminals as they try to adjust to the life of a good guy. However, this all grinds to a halt when they’re forced into one last job by a female-led group of criminals.

Like previously mentioned, the first film was, and still is, an underrated gem. The characters are charming and funny, and the animation is gorgeous. And it’s wonderful to see the visual quality hasn’t decreased at all; it still looks beautiful. 

However, I don’t think this needed a sequel: it was a delightful film on its own and told its story in a complete and concise manner. But, if a sequel was really needed, I would’ve preferred to have seen the main cast’s journey into becoming good guys.

‘The Bad Guys’ is an underrated gem that I feel didn’t need a sequel at all. Saying that, the animation in ‘The Bad Guys 2’ is still beautiful. Plus, I am willing to give it a chance, considering the 2022 film flew under the radar when it was released in cinemas.