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September 2012

TRAILER: Fox Searchlight's 'Stoker'

“Old Boy” director Chan-wook Park makes his English-language debut on “Stoker,” the Fox Searchlight thriller starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode. Written by “Prison Break” actor Wentworth Miller, story follows a mysterious, charming man who has ulterior motives in an already unstable home. Pic is set for release March, 2013.

 

TRAILER: Jackie Robinson biopic '42'

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have released the first trailer for the Jackie Robinson pic "42." Newcomer Chadwick Boseman stars as the baseball legend, while Harrison Ford will play influential manager Branch Rickey. Written and directed by Brian Helegeland and produced by Legendary's Thomas Tull, "42" opens nationwide April 12, 2013.

WATCH: First trailer for Spielberg's 'Lincoln'

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On Thursday, Steven Spielberg and Joseph Gordon-Levitt unveiled the first official teaser for Spielberg's long-gestating "Lincoln" biopic from DreamWorks and producer Kathleen Kennedy.

"Lincoln was a monumental president and we treat him as a man, not a monument," Spielberg said during Google's special Hangout presentation.

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln" is based on historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's book about Abraham Lincoln and his presidential Cabinet, "Team of Rivals." The film's dramatic focus, Spielberg recently told Variety, is on the work in the Lincoln White House, the efforts by Lincoln to steer events, and the obstacles in his way. Sally Fields, Tommy Lee Jones and Jared Hess co-star in the film.

"Lincoln," adapted for the bigscreen by Tony Kushner, arrives in theaters Nov. 9.

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TORONTO VIDEO: Derek Cianfrance talks 'Place Beyond the Pines'

VIDEO: Google teases 'Lincoln' teaser

While we still don’t know what Daniel Day Lewis’ “Lincoln” sounds like, Google Play has unveiled a glimpse of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming drama in a preview of the pic’s trailer, which Spielberg, himself, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will introduce in a special event Wednesday.

David Oyelowo, who plays Ira Clark, narrates the 44 second clip, using words from Lincoln’s infamous Gettysberg Address.

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon-Levitt, Sally Fields and Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln” arrives in limited release November 9 before expanding wide Nov. 16.

 

FIRST PHOTO: Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga in 'Admissions'

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In this photo, Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga appear in rom-com "Admissions," which just wrapped production in Spokane, Wash., and will be released  early 2013. Pic centers on a relationship that develops between two strangers over the course of a single day.  Farmiga portrays a free-spirited mom who takes her daughter on a walking tour of a small college, where they encounter Garcia's character, a buttoned-up heart surgeon, and his son. The two decide to divert from the tour and explore the campus together; the result is a surprising romance.

Adam Rodgers directed from a script he co-wrote with Glenn German. Wander and FBI are handling international distribution and will be selling “Admissions” at Toronto.

TRAILER: 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters'

Paramount's "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" -- one of several upcoming pics taking twists on a classic story -- toplines Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as the fairytale siblings, set 15 years after the pair kill the witch who kidnapped them. The siblings have trained as bounty hunters in search of witches. "Witch Hunters" was recently pushed back to January, 2013 to capitalize on Renner's turns in "The Bourne Legacy" and "The Avengers."

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