Watch: Trailer for 'The Darkest Hour'

Here is the new trailer for Summit Entertainment's upcoming flick "The Darkest Hour," which opens Dec. 23, 2011. The Chris Gorak-directed sci-fi thriller stars Emile Hirsch as one of a few humans trying to survive a nasty alien invasion. See below.

The concept behind "Hour" looks pretty interesting, with the aliens arriving in some sort of electrical form that feeds off energy. These forces can see humans, but humans can't see them, which raises the stakes, obviously. Cool, huh?

Whether the 3D film will blow our minds; we'll have to wait until the end of the year. At this point, all I can say is that the trailer won over my attention. Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor and Max Minghella co-star, and Timur Bekmambetov produced.

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First photo from 'The Darkest Hour'

Chances are you have not heard that much yet about "The Darkest Hour," but the film in question is a 3D thriller Summit Entertainment will release Dec. 23, 2011. A first image has hit the Web, and you can see it above. Right, that's Emile Hirsch!

The dude who went on a long journey in "Into the Wild" returns as one of five people stranded in Moscow, trying to survive an alien attack. Yep, it's one of those films again... "Darkest Hour" is directed by Chris Gorak, who also helmed "Right at Your Door."

Interesting fact: Timur Bekmambetov is listed as a producer on the film. "The Darkest Hour" also stars Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor and Max Minghella. Not much going on in this still, but I hope we get a teaser soon. Time to build some expectations for this... (via CS)

Emile Hirsch boards Hardwicke's 'Hamlet'

Emile Hirsch is set to star in a modern version of "Hamlet," which "Twilight" helmer Catherine Hardwicke will direct for Ouverture Films. Ron Nyswaner ("Philadelphia," "The Painted Veil") will write the script based on the famous Shakespeare story. Plot details are kept under wraps, but Variety says the movie will be set in contempo America.

I admit I always enjoy watching Hirsch on the big screen. He recently delivered several excellent performances in some great films, including "Milk," "Into the Wild" and even "Alpha Dog" (yes, I really like it). Okay, his stunt in "Speed Racer" was not all that great, but who cares; the whole movie tanked anyway. You'll also see Hirsch in Ang Lee's upcoming "Taking Woodstock."

Watch the trailer for Van Sant's 'Milk'

Trailer Addict just posted the first trailer for Gus Van Sant's upcoming biopic "Milk," which stars Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist who became the first openly gay man to be elected into public office in the U.S. In 1977, he was voted to to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. I'll let you discover the rest when the film opens Dec. 5, 2008.

As you can see in the trailer above, this is just the kind of film for Sean Penn, who usually does a fabulous job at depicting eccentric or/and complex characters. Also starring are Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Diego Luno. Gotta look forward to that cast! Indeed, "Milk" looks like an interesting project. Enjoy.