The Week in Review - Trailer Picks

Pick number one: Lone Survivor

Directed by: Peter Berg

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Ludwig

UK Release: February 21st, 2014.

Based on a real failed mission in 2005, Lone Survivor tells of the Navy SEAL team's mission to capture and kill a Taliban leader. With the potential to be a truly moving portrayal of a failed mission, I am really excited to see how the film is constructed, what aspects of the mission it will focus on and how the performance from lead actor Mark Wahlberg will be. 

Pick number two: American Hustle

Directed by: David O. Russell

Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams

UK Release: 26th December, 2013.

Styled brilliantly in their '70s attire, Bale, Cooper and Adams star in a film about New York con men who work with a fed agent in order to reveal other con artists and scammers such as themselves. With some big star names, this film will see crowds of people heading to the cinemas during the Christmas period, and I will be among them crowds.

Pick number three: Ender's Game

Directed by: Gavin Hood

Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Asa Butterfield

UK Release: 25th October, 2013.

With Young Adult book adaptations taking the film world by storm in the past few years, the trailer for Ender's Game looks like the film will stand with the best. Boasting some good CGI and the king of sci-fi, Harrison Ford, this dystopian apocalyptic film will bring the enthusiasm of young adults to the cinema this autumn.

Pick number four: The Counselor

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Starring: Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem

UK Release: 15th November, 2013.

With some of the most prolific actors in Hollywood at the moment, this film follows a lawyer who gets caught up in the drug smuggling trade. With Ridley Scott as director, the film is my favourite of this list already, the trailer is exciting, the acting is obviously going to be amazing and my trust is fully in Ridley Scott to create the film of the year.