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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Jim Sturgess among four to join Snyder's 'Ga'

Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, and David Wenham are the latest to join Zack Snyder's upcoming animated project "Guardians of Ga'Hoole."

Based children's books by Kathryn Lasky, the plot centers on a bunch of Barn Owls whose kingdom is threatened by evil rogue owls.

Variety reported the flick is currently shooting in Australia, with Snyder directing. IMDb has a release date set for July 23, 2010.

Early this year, I heard some rumors about Hugo Weaving, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Kwanten boarding the pic as well, but this was apparently never announed officially. I could be missing something though.

Anyway, Sturgess recently appeared in "21" and "The Other Boleyn Girl." You will also see him in "Crossing Over." Rush starred in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." Taylor's credits include "Bottle Shock," while Wenham appeared in "Australia."

Writing about this flick also reminded me of a great "Twin Peaks" quote I have to include to wrap this up: "The owls are not what they seem."

Four more board ‘Middle Men’

James Caan, Gabriel Macht, Peter Stormare and Rachael Taylor are the latest to join Luke Wilson and Giovanni Ribisi in George Gallo’s upcoming indie drama “Middle Men,” according to Variety.

Written by Gallo and Andy Weiss, the film centers on a businessman who builds an online billing company and is consequently pulled into chaotic mess involving conmen, federal agents and terrorists.

The film, which heads into production this month, is further described as a chronicle of the birth of the Internet porn industry.

Caan recently appeared in “Get Smart,” and he will next be seen in “New York, I Love You.” Macht is toplining Frank Miller’s “The Spirit,” due in theaters Dec. 25.

Stormare was last seen on the big screen in “Witless Protection,” while Taylor recently starred in “Bottle Shock” and “Shutter.”