Trailer for 'Dolphin Tale' with Morgan Freeman

Here's the new trailer for Charles Martin Smith's family drama "Dolphin Tale," which stars Morgan Freeman, among others. Looks pretty cheesy to me, but see for yourself after the jump. The film, which will show in 3D (weirdly enough), opens Sept. 23, 2011.

The story sounds just like the one in "How to Train Your Dragon." It follows a young boy who tries everything to save a dolphin that loses her tail in an accident. As a result, the boy wants a doc to create a prosthetic attachment for the poor animal.

Tha cast also includes Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Connick Jr. and Nathan Gamble. I'm sure youngsters will find the entire thing enchanting, but I still don't understand why we'll have to see "Dolphin Tale" in 3D. Water staright into our faces, I guess...

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Kris Kristofferson joins 'Dolphin Tale 3D'

Kris Kristofferson is joining Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in "Dolphin Tale," a 3D family flick that is already shooting with Charles Martin Smith at the helm. "Dolphin Tale" opens Sept. 16, 2011.

The adventure follows an 11-year-old boy who tries everything to save a dolphin that loses her tail in an accident. The boy wants a doc to create a prosthetic attachment for the poor dolphin...

Harry Connick Jr. plays a single dad running an undertaffed aquarium, and Variety says Kristofferson will play his dad. Freeman is the doc, and Judd will play the boy's mother. Karen Janszen wrote the script.

'Dolphin Tale' gets Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd

Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd are reviving their "High Crimes" days and will team up again to star in "Dolphin Tale," a 3D family film Charles Martin Smith will direct from a script by Karen Janszen.

Variety says the story follows an 11-year-old boy who tries everything to save a dolphin that loses her tail in an accident. The boy wants a doc to create a prosthetic attachment for the poor dolphin...

Eh... sounds a lot like "How To Train You Dragon," but whatever. Freeman is the doc, and Judd will play the boy's mother. Also starring is Harry Connick Jr., who will be playing a nice marine biologist.

Review: "New in Town"

Seen on: January 31, 2009

The players: Director: Jonas Elmer, Writers: C. Jay Cox, Ken Rance, Cast: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J. K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy

Facts of interest: None whatsoever.

The plot: A Florida businesswoman's stay in a small Minnesota town changes for the better when she falls in love with the local labor union rep.

Our thoughts: In Jonas Elmer’s “New in Town,” Renee Zellweger plays Lucy Hill, a successful Miami consultant whose life takes a drastic turn when she’s sent to a small Minnesota town to oversee the restructuring of a manufacturing plant. Lucy really despises the place and its inhabitants at first, but once she gets better acquainted with a local labor union rep (Harry Connick Jr.), things change quicker than she could have ever imagined…

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Trailer radar: 'New in Town'

Renée Zellweger gets her cold on in Jonas Elmer's romantic comedy "New in Town," for which you can check out the new trailer right after the jump.

In the film, Zellweger plays a businesswoman from Miami who's sent to a cold town in Minnesota to oversee a new project.

But while the adjustment to the new temperatures prove to be a tough task, her heart slowly warms up for a local resident played by Harry Connick Jr.

Sometimes a trailer makes it difficult to get a clear first impression of a movie, and I'm not quite sure what to think of "New in Town." It looks a little silly at this point, but knows... Zellweger certainly has solid charm.

Watch out for "Town" Jan. 30, 2009.

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