Trailer For Sienna Miller's 'Stardust' Online
Filed under: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family Films, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Daniel Craig
In the span of two minutes and 24 seconds, this Stardust has gone from a movie I couldn't care less about to something I'm pretty stoked to see. Head over to kino-express to check out the new trailer, which looks pretty darn cool to me. (It's a foreign site, but don't be afraid. Just click the play button). This is an unusual preview -- for the first minute it's just Sienna Miller cutting a deal with a suitor. He's got one week to cross "The Wall" into a magical land and bring her back a falling star, or she's going to marry someone else. It's a minute and a half in before we get any action, but once things gets moving, it's got a very Princess Bride feel to me. And if it's 1/10th as good as that movie, we'll really have something. The film stars Robert DeNiro (who's swordfighting in the trailer) as pirate Captain Shakespeare, Michelle Pfeiffer (who appears to get naked in the trailer) as witch Lamia, and Claire Danes (who...runs around looking scared in the trailer) as Yvaine.Stardust is being described as an "adult fairy tale," a genre that is tonally very difficult to nail. It was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who did the super cool Daniel Craig flick Layer Cake, also with Miller. Vaughn wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman, based on Neil Gaiman's beloved book. The movie has a terrific British supporting cast, with Peter O'Toole as a King, Rupert Everett, Waking Ned Devine's David Kelly, and one of the funniest men alive, Ricky Gervais (If you've never seen his BBC series Office, do yourself a favor and throw it in the Netflix queue). Ian McKellen is the narrator. It's currently scheduled to be released here on August 10th. What do you think -- are you excited?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-17-2007 @ 5:36PM
Ex said...
this is NOT a trailer, its a promotional reel, these are leaked scenes with unfinished CGI/effects. the real, official trailer will be out in a couple of weeks
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3-18-2007 @ 2:21AM
Bob said...
The video seems gone now...
Though it's hard to tell why since I can't read Russian.
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3-18-2007 @ 2:21AM
Anders said...
I saw the panel on this film at Comic-Con last year (I'm a critic based in San Diego). Neil Gaiman was there, and he screened at least 10 minutes of rough footage, including a terrific argument between Gervais and De Niro. Seriously, it looked fantastic, and exactly like the post said, an "adult" fairy tale, like a Princess Bride for the new millennium. It felt as though it had the potential to be something very special. I don't think it's really Miller's movie, though--the lead, the guy who plays Tristan, is an unknown.
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3-18-2007 @ 2:22AM
Anders said...
I saw the panel on this film at Comic-Con last year (I'm a critic based in San Diego). Neil Gaiman was there, and he screened at least 10 minutes of rough footage, including a terrific argument between Gervais and De Niro. Seriously, it looked fantastic, and exactly like the post said, an "adult" fairy tale, like a Princess Bride for the new millennium. It felt as though it had the potential to be something very special.
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3-18-2007 @ 2:22AM
Joseph Land said...
I've been psyched for this film for months now. I read Gaiman's blog and I was so excited to hear they were making a movie out of such a great book.
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3-18-2007 @ 12:26PM
Gilbert Davis said...
Thanks for the youtube heads up. It looks like it could be interesting. Hopefully good.
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3-18-2007 @ 6:09PM
Mark said...
The video is also up on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II1upiVzeRs
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3-19-2007 @ 1:32AM
Matt Kastner said...
Check out Neil Gaiman's comments on the "sorta" trailer: http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/labels/Stardust.html
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3-19-2007 @ 1:39AM
Patrick Walsh said...
So from the horse's mouth, this is not the "official" trailer. Still looks pretty neat.
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