First 'Smurfs' teaser trailer debuts

What do you expect from a mix of live-action and CGI? Well, anything better than "Garfield" is probably watchable in one way or another, but still, I just can't get overly excited about these movies.

Another CGI/live-action hybrid is "The Smurfs," which debuts in theaters Aug. 3, 2011. The first teaser trailer showed up at Yahoo!Movies, and you can check it out below. No big expectations though please...

So yeah, this is a quick preview, and we do get a good look at the Smurfs as well. They do look like CG of course, but that's something I may be able to somewhat accept as long as the story rocks.

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Mel Gibson spotted with 'Beaver' on set

Mel Gibson is running around in New York carrying a beaver puppet. Wait what? No need to panic, because it's all for his upcoming film "The Beaver," which is currently shooting. Check out some photos after the jump.

In the Jodie Foster-directed dark comedy, Gibson gets to play a crazy dude who starts walking around with a beaver puppet, which he treats just like a human. Foster plays his wife, and Anton Yelchin will play their son.

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Anton Yelchin talks to Mel Gibson's 'The Beaver'

Anton Yelchin is the latest to join Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in Foster's latest directing gig "The Beaver," a dark comedy for Summit Entertainment. Kyle Killen penned the script.

Gibson gets to play a crazy dude who starts walking around with a beaver puppet, which he treats just like a human. Foster will star as his (poor) wife, and Variety says Yelchin plays their son. Jennifer Lawrence co-stars as well.

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Movie Review: “Terminator Salvation”

Seen on: May 21, 2009

The players: Director: McG, Writers:Anthony E. Zuiker, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Common

Facts of interest: McG also directed "Charlie's Angels," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "We Are Marshall."

The plot: John Connor (Christian Bale) leads the human resistance through the battle against the machines after Skynet has destroyed most of the world.

Our thoughts: Sure, McG’s “Terminator Salvation” is not as good as I expected, and it’s by far not as awesome as the new “Star Trek,” but I also admit I don’t really feel all the bad press the film’s been facing. I agree the fourth installment in the popular “Terminator” series has its problems, but to be honest, I found it quite entertaining.

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Four new ‘Star Trek’ character posters pop up

J.J. Abrams’ reboot of “Star Trek” won’t hit theaters until May 8, 2009, but that’s no reason for Paramount not to kick off an early marketing campaign. TrekMovie recently caught a glimpse at four new character posters from the upcoming sci-fi action flick, and you can check out all of them below.

The new posters feature John Cho as Sulu, Simon Pegg as Scotty, Anton Yelchin as Chekov and Karl Urban as McCoy. I’ve never been a gigantic “Star Trek” fans, but I do have to admit I am looking forward to this new take on one of the most popular sci-fi franchises ever. Also starring are Chris Pine, Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto.  

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