Random Movie News to Know – The Week of July 25 - 31 2011

As JJ Abrams makes his role in directing the sequel to his 2009 Star Trek reboot apparent it also starts to become obvious that its rumored release date in mid-year 2012 will likely not be possible. With that tight schedule and the news that Paramount has now dated another sequel for the June 29th slot once reserved for Star Trek we now have to face the realization that instead of a well produced piece of sci-fi cinema we will be seated instead with the hair-brained G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Though Star Trek may be a ways off another less heightened flyer will be taking to the skies in the meantime as the World War II era film Red Tails will finally be making its way to theaters. The film directed by Anthony Hemingway tells the story of a group of African American pilots during World War II who fight for their chance to show their worth as pilots during a time of a still heavily segregated military. Slated for January 20, 2012 the trailer for Red Tails looks to offer up a solid amount of action with not much else to look forward to.

On a more recent warfront comes news that the pair behind the Academy Award winning film The Hurt Locker are in fact working on a film that as of now is known only as "Killing Bin Laden." The film said to be a "small-budget black-ops thriller" began conception before the terrorist figurehead was killed earlier this year. Originally plotted as a failed attempt the script was later rewritten to better match the events that took place. Little is known about the project as a whole but with the pair's previous work in mind, and an October 12, 2012 release date on the table keep an eye out for another run at the Oscars by Kathryn Bigelow.

Keeping with the war-torn theme I know I could leave you with a brilliant well-written gem of a film like Battleship but this week I may have to take another route and rot your mind with a cheesy gimmick film like George Clooney's upcoming political drama The Ides of March.