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Trailer Watch: ‘Pawn Sacrifice’, ‘Cop Car’, ‘The End of the Tour’ & ‘A Walk in the Woods’ 0 1056

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It’s Trailer Watch time once more, where we collate all the major trailers of the day into one easily digestible dose! Today we present: Pawn Sacrifice, Cop Car, The End of the Tour and A Walk in the Woods. So let’s get to it, shall we?

First up we have the first trailer for Pawn Sacrifice, a biographical drama about troubled American chess champion Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) as he prepares for his legendary 1972 match with Russian grandmaster Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber).

The film sports an impressive supporting cast of great character actors including Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe (TV’s American Horror Story) and Robin Weigert (TV’s Deadwood). It’s directed by Edward Zwick (recently announced to direct Jack Reacher 2) and written by Steven Knight (Locke).

Check out the tense trailer below:

Pawn Sacrifice doesn’t have a UK release yet but is set for September 18th in the U.S.

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Moving on we the brand new trailer for Cop Car, a thriller starring Kevin Bacon as a small town sheriff who sets out to track down two kids who have taken a joy ride in his car. It comes from director Jon Watts, who turned certain heads with last year’s horror Clown, and co-stars “that guy from that thing” actor Shea Whigham.

Watch the trailer below:

Cop Car doesn’t have a UK release date yet but is set for August 7th across the pond. However, it will make an appearance at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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Next up we have the trailer for The End of the Tour, a drama starring the likes of Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Anna Chlumsky, Ron Livingston and Joan Cusack, which was extremely well-received when it premiered at Sundance back in January. The biographical drama recounts a magazine reporters travels and conversations with celebrated author David Foster Wallace (played by Segel, in what some are describing as his best ever performance) during one of his promotional book tours.

Here’s the trailer:

Once again, The End of the Tour doesn’t have a set UK release date but is out in the U.S. on July 31st. We’ll update once a UK date is set.

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Finally, we have the trailer for adventure comedy drama A Walk in the Woods, based on the memoir by celebrated travel author Bill Bryson. After spending two decades in England, Bryson (played in the film by Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends (Nick Nolte).

Watch the new trailer below:

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That’s it for our latest Trailer Watch. Which of these films are you looking forward to most?

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I'm a freelance film reviewer and blogger with over 10 years of experience writing for various different reputable online and print publications. In addition to my running, editing and writing for Thoughts On Film, I am also the film critic for The National, the newspaper that supports an independent Scotland, covering the weekly film releases, film festivals and film-related features. I have a passion for all types of cinema, and have a particular love for foreign language film, especially South Korean and Japanese cinema. Favourite films include The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Watch: New Trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ 0 1479

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If you’re at all interested in Star Wars (which if you’re reading this, the chances are pretty high) then you’ve no doubt already watched the new trailer for The Force Awakens. Probably many times.

However, if you happen not to have watched it yet or are only a casual viewer looking to see what all the fuss is about then we’ve got it right here for your viewing pleasure.

We’ve already had trailers and teasers that are basically fan-service but this one, while still not giving much away in terms of plot, is a much more general trailer – it premiered during an American football game last night – looking to get people excited who maybe haven’t already booked their tickets the moment they went on sale yesterday.

Anyway, without further ado check out the new trailer for what is set to be the biggest film of the year:

Also check out the new, very crowded poster:

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The Force Awakens features a cast of newcomers to the Star Wars universe including Daisy Ridley, John Boyega (Attack the Block), Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie and Adam Driver, as well as returning favourites like Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. It’s directed by the one-and-only J.J. Abrams.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released in the UK on December 17th and in the US on December 18th. You can book your tickets already!

The Hulk Might Return in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ 0 1462

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As was the case with the first movie, far and away one of the most entertaining aspects of Avengers: Age of Ultron was Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner AKA The Hulk, who had a film-stealing fight scene with Iron Man that rivalled the end of Man of Steel in terms of city destruction.

The last time we saw The Hulk in Age of Ultron he was [SPOILER ALERT] in the Quinjet, which supposedly crashed and the man or beast hasn’t been seen by the rest of The Avengers, SHIELD or anyone else since. He probably jumped out and swam to Fiji, said Nick Fury. However, we may now have word about when we’ll next see him.

Now take this news with a grain of salt but Joblo is reporting that The Hulk will next appear in Thor: Ragnarok, the third solo movie for Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder. The plot of the film, which recently had Flight of the Conchords director Taiki Waititi attached, is currently under wraps but Joblo reports it amounts to, “nothing less than the Norse Apocalypse.” The Hulk would certainly be a welcome fighting partner, then!

If true, Ruffalo joins the already confirmed returnees Tom Hiddleston as trickster Loki – the last time we saw him he had [SPOILER ALERT!] faked his death and claimed the Asgard throne for himself – and Jaimie Alexander as Thor’s female ally Lady Sif.

Do you believe Ragnarok is when we’ll next see The Hulk? Is he a good fit for Thor’s solo storyline?

Thor: Ragnarok is currently scheduled for a October 27th, 2017 release.

Source: Joblo