Thoughts of Stallone and his “I am the law!” still echo in our collective brains, which is why it’s a bit difficult to take any new movie about Judge Dredd seriously. However, the folks making the new, rebooted version keep on slugging away and after seeing this first real trailer, we’re starting to believe.

Many of the familiar elements of the Dredd comic and previous film are here, including the stoic Judge Dredd who takes matters into his own hands. But this time things seem a bit more on the serious side and for some reason we find Karl Urban far more credible in the role than that guy who did it previously.

As is often the case, though, a trailer doesn’t really tell the whole story and the proof is in the actual film. Based on this trailer, though, we’re willing to give this one a chance.

Check out the trailer after the jump and see for yourself. Look for Dredd in theaters on September 21.

As we draw closer to the 2012 award season, you can expect so see more and more films that folks like to refer to as “Oscar bait” which are considered films that actors use purely for the sake of an Academy Award Nomination.

One big one this year will surely be Meryll Streep’s performance of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. The second film? Clearly Robert De Niro’s role in the upcoming Paul Weitz film Being Flynn. Here’s the premise.

Based on a true story, BEING FLYNN follows Nick Flynn (Paul Dano) who is shocked to have his eccentric and long-absent father, Jonathan (De Niro) reach out to him unexpectedly. Still feeling the loss of his mother (Julianne Moore) in the midst of starting a new relationship with Denise (JUNO’s Olivia Thirlby), the last person Nick wants to see is his father. But you can’t outrun fate and slowly Nick comes to realize he has been given the chance to make a real future not only for himself, but for his struggling father too.

Prepare to have your heartstrings sufficiently tugged in the trailer after the jump, and catch Being Flynn in theaters next Spring.

As a fan of the genre, it’s sad to say it but we have had a bit too much of the “Alien Invasion Blockbuster.” Between subpar films like Battle: Los Angeles, Skyline, and the countless District 9 ripoffs that have gotten the greenlight in the past two years, the genre itself has been a bit played out.

That’s why we’re pretty excited to see something new and fresh with the trailer for The Darkest Hour. Directed by production designer Chris Gorak and produced by our old pal Timur Bekmambetov, the movie has an interesting visual take on the played out story.

The Darkest Hour is the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects.

Starring a fresh young cast (Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor) and showing more bystander deaths in the trailer than any film we can think of from the past year, we’re pretty excited to see what this film can bring to 3D and 2D theaters.

Check out the trailer after the jump and catch The Darkest Hour in theaters December 23rd.

Everyone remembers Stallone’s Judge Dredd. Some remember it fondly, and some not so much, but it’s still back there in our minds. Now, fans of the original graphic novel are getting the chance to erase Stallone, Lane, and Schneider from our memories as a brand new Judge Dredd is in the works, this time simply titled Dredd. (image after jump)

Starring Star Trek’s Karl Urban as the titular Dredd, and American Dreams’ Olivia Thirlby as Cassandra Anderson, the film is definitely looking to skew younger, or at least younger than Stallone and Arman Assante. You can also expect to see a much darker film, as 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland is taking on the script.

The production has been kept pretty secret for the most part, until now. The very first image from a costume test of Karl Urban as Judge Dredd was recently posted online, and it looks…..almost identical to the original. This is fine, because everyone who saw the original film knows that the costumes were the least of the problems (we’re looking at you, Schneider).

Either way, you can check out the image after the jump, and be sure to keep an ear out as production continues on Dredd in the UK and we get a bit more of a look at this new, darker reboot.

Judge Dredd was a science fiction movie that was released in 1995 about a judge (played by Sylvester Stallone) who is wrongly accused of murder in a dystopian future. The film grossed just shy of $35M at the domestic box office, but it has been set for a reboot in 2012.

The reboot will be simply entitled DREDD, according to recent reports.  The character Judge Dredd is one of the most famous UK comic characters, and was ranked 7th greatest comic character by popular British film magazine Empire.

British film company DNA films will be working with Rebellion Developments and IM Global to bring the movie to fruition after almost two years.  An official synopsis has been released.

“DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot – if necessary.”

The film will star Karl Urban (Star Trek) as Dredd,  and Olivia Thirlby (Juno) as Cassandra Anderson.  Pete Travis (Vantage Point) will direct, and Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) will deliver the screenplay. It is interesting to note that Garland will also be writing the screenplay for the upcoming  Halo, a sure sign of confidence in his writing.

The 1995 Judge Dredd was criticized for not honoring its comic book roots.  DREDD sounds like it will be a little closer to the comic book vision. It is slated for a 2012 release.