Final Cut 2014

Here's another mashup of films released in 2014 edited by Nick Bosworth:

2014 Movie Trailer Mashup (The Sleep Skunk)

It's the time of year when we get a million recaps of the year, top 10 lists, and mashups. Our favorite movie trailer mashups always seem to come The Sleepy Skunk, and they're out now with their mashup of 2014 movie trailers.

Check it out:


Credits are below the break....

Trailer: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

After numerous fake trailers were "leaked," Disney has finally released an official trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, their first Star Wars film since buying the franchise from George Lucas. You can tell it's a real trailer because it has obviously new shots, unlike the fake trailers that were all clearly comprised solely of clips from the previous movies.

The film will be directed by J. J. Abrams, with apparently little to no involvement by Lucas himself. It is scheduled for release in December of 2015.

Trailer: Big Eyes (2014)

Tim Burton has released the trailer for Big Eyes, a biopic starring Amy Adams about Margaret Keane (Adams), who painted wildly popular kitsch paintings in the 1950s and 60s of children with enormous eyes, and her husband Walter (Christoph Waltz), who took credit for her work.

The film is slated to be released on December 25, 2014.

Trailer: The Maze Runner (2014)

From 20th Century Fox comes The Maze Runner, based on the dystopian young adult novel by James Dashner. Yeah, I know, yet another dystopian movie adapted from a young adult novel. But this one stars Dylan O'Brien (MTV's Teen Wolf) along with Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones, Love Actually), and Will Poulter (We're the Millers).

From the official release notes:

When Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based on the best-selling novel by James Dashner.

The film hit theaters September 19th.

Trailer: Into the Woods (2014)

Disney has released a teaser trailer for Into the Woods, a movie based on Stephen Sondheim's musical starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, and more. From the official release notes:

“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy)—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them.

It's just a teaser trailer with no actual singing, but it provides a sense of the film's flavor.

Trailer: Horns (2014)

Daniel Radcliffe, who received a Cosmo Best Actor nomination last year for Kill Your Darlings, stars in the upcoming thriller Horns, to be released in November. From the studio's description:

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Check out the trailer released at ComicCon.

Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)

Earlier we posted the teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. Now at least we have a full trailer:

Trailers: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

It's here at last, the teaser trailer for the final Hobbit film: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

Last year's film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was the top-nominated film at the 2013 Cosmique Movie Awards, and together with The Lord of the Rings films, the franchise has earned more nominations and awards than any other film franchise in Cosmo history.

Trailer: Nightcrawler (2014)

Nightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal's crime drama that some critics are calling his creepiest movie since Donnie Darko, now has a trailer.

Trailers: 50 Shades of Grey (2015)

The film adaptation of E. L. James' 50 Shades of Grey is scheduled for release, appropriately enough, on Valentine's Day. Still hoping for a redband trailer.

Movie Trailers: The Imitation Game (2014)

Coming in November, The Imitation Game is the Weinstein Company's biopic of Alan Turing. From the official synopsis:

In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.

Last year, Cumberbatch was one of the most-nominated individuals at the 2013 Cosmique Movie Awards, winning Best Male Villain and sharing the Sexiest Cast ensemble award for Star Trek Into Darkness, as well as being nominated individually for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and sharing the ensemble nomination for August: Osage County.

Trailers: Big Hero 6 (2014)

Disney has just released the trailer for Big Hero 6, their first collab with Marvel Comics, which Disney acquired in 2009. The animated sci-fi film is set in the futuristic city of "San Fransokyo," which should look fairly familiar for most Cosmo voters.

Movie Trailers: Credence

#Credence is an indie gay science fiction film that's seeking IndieGoGo crowd-source funding to cover post-production costs. From their website:

#Credence tells the story of a family torn apart during the last evacuation on earth after violent storms have made survival impossible. Hope has been found in the form of new worlds that support human life, however due to limited rocket capacity and life expectancy only children are permitted to evacuate, and even then – only the rich have ended up getting tickets. Our short film follows 2 fathers’ decision to make the ultimate sacrifice to give up all their possessions to ensure the survival of their daughter, and the entire human race.

The trailer looks good. Check it out!

Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games franchise has been popular with Cosmo voters, with both The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire each earning seven Cosmique Movie Award nominations.

So some voters will be excited about this teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1).

Trailer: Interstellar (2014)

Paramount has just released the first teaser trailer for Interstellar, a science fiction film from director Christopher Nolan starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, and Anne Hathaway that Hitfix thinks could be an Oscar contender next year. The film is currently scheduled for a November 2014 release.

In the film, a group of astronauts use a newly-discovered wormhole to explore interstellar space. But all of that is barely hinted at with this teaser.

Check out the trailer:

Trailer: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

The Amazing Spider-Man received eight Cosmo nominations in 2012, including Best Costume Design Or Make-Up, Best Visual Effects, Best Performance by a Young Actor or Actress (Max Charles), Favorite Male Heroic Character (Andrew Garfield), Actor’s Character You Would Most Like to be Intimate With (Andrew Garfield), Actress’ Character You Would Most Like to be Intimate With (Emma Stone), Best Action/Adventure Film, and Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Film.

Now the trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been released, starring Cosmo winner Andrew Garfield, Cosmo winner Emma Stone, and Cosmo nominee Dane DeHaan. Coming to theaters in 2014. Check it out!

Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Lord of the Rings has been a huge fan favorite of Cosmo Voters, and the most honored film franchise in Cosmo history.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring tied with Moulin Rouge for the most nominations in 2001 -- but since two of Moulin Rouge's nominations were in negative categories, it received the most positive nominations of the year. The following year, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers set a record for the most nominations ever, with 21 nominations, and then the most awards with 9 winners. The final film in the series, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, broke both of those records with 26 nominations and 12 awards. All told, the franchise has received 60 nominations and 27 awards. Even the Harry Potter films only collectively received 27 nominations and 4 awards, though several of its films were released during the period of Cosmo dormancy.

Now director Peter Jackson is returning to Middle Earth to film The Hobbit, the LotR prequel in which the hobbit Bilbo first discovers the One Ring that is the centerpiece of the subsequent trilogy. Though The Hobbit is a much shorter book, it's filled with a lot more action. In addition, much was happening in J.R.R. Tolkien's world concurrent with The Hobbit, revealed in appendices in other books. Jackson will show that concurrent action as well, turning that short novel into three more movies.

The first of those, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, hits theaters in December (and yes, we already have tickets). Will Cosmo voters reward it as the other LotR films? We shall see.

In the meantime, check out the trailer!

Trailers: Another Harry Potter trailer

Several weeks ago, we posted a trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Another one has just been released. Check it out!

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Trailers: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Part one of the seventh book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is scheduled to come to the silver screen in November of 2010, with part two being released in July of 2011.

When the first film was released, it was overshadowed at the Cosmique Movie Awards by Peter Jackson's translation of one of the seminal fantasy franchises of all time: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. And the next two Harry Potter films were naturally also overshadowed by the second and third Lord of the Rings films.

It wasn't until the 2005 awards that a Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, would win a Cosmo for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Film. The series is getting darker now, and without a Lord of the Rings film to compete against, will the Deathly Hallows resonate with Cosmo voters?

Check out the trailer to see for yourself: