Posted By: Dan Geer
Many of you are probably aware that every year during the Super Bowl, new TV spots air for some of the year’s most anticipated movies. Last year proved to be one of the best in terms of previews of films with tons of hype behind them, like Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
With this year, however, I feel it needs to be said that it was disappointing that there were not as many trailers for highly anticipated films. There were a few, like The Avengers, John Carter, and The Hunger Games. But somehow, previews for lesser-hyped films such as The Lorax, Act of Valor and The Dictator made their way into the Super Bowl time slot. What’s more (and let’s be honest), even big-budget special effects movies like Battleship and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which also earned TV spots during the game, aren’t really all that anticipated.
There are much bigger, more anticipated releases out there – such as Men in Black 3, Dark Shadows, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises or Prometheus – that I am positive people would have much preferred to see previews for. Sure, the films I just knocked for taking up the time slot might end up being great, but it is surprising which previews ended up airing. In my opinion, it made watching the Super Bowl commercials a bit less exciting than it should have been (although, to be fair, they did air an ad for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3-D, which was totally cool by me).
Anyhow hit the jump to watch the Super Bowl TV spots, including an extended, one-minute version of the TV spot for Joss Whedon’s The Avengers!
John Carter:
Directed by Andrew Stanton, stars Taylor Kitsch, Bryan Cranston, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, Polly Walker, Lynn Collins, James Purefoy and Thomas Haden Church. Release Date: March 9th.
The Lorax:
Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda, stars Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift and Betty White. Release Date: March 2nd.
The Dictator:
Directed by Larry Charles, stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Megan Fox, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly and B.J. Novak. Release Date: May 11th.
The Avengers:
Directed by Joss Whedon, stars Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Ruffalo. Release Date: May 4th.
Battleship:
Directed by Peter Berg, stars Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna and Peter MacNicol. Release Date: May 18th.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation:
Directed by Jon M. Chu, Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Ray Park, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Stevenson, Walton Goggins, Joseph Mazzello, Elodie Yung, Arnold Vosloo, Byung-hun Lee, RZA, Jonathan Pryce and D.J. Cotrona. Release Date: June 29th.
Act of Valor:
Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh. Release Date: February 24th.
The Hunger Games:
Directed by Gary Ross, stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Josh Hutcherson and Lenny Kravitz. Release Date: March 23rd.
