Two trailers were released this week for two completely different films and I want to see both of them in different ways. First, the new trailer for Iron Man 3 which… looks okay. I really liked the first Iron Man and I thought the second one blew major chunks. I guess the third is supposed to be a return to, like, actual storytelling and a real plot that isn’t just a set-up for another damn franchise. This one is also notable because people are saying Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts might be in real danger or something? Are they going to kill off poor Pepper? God, that would be awesome. I mean, I kind of like Pepper in the world of Iron Man, but let’s not pretend that Gwyneth is the reason people are tuning into the franchise. Anyway, less talking, more action!

See? It’s nice that it doesn’t feel as if they’re giving away the whole plot. I have high hopes for Guy Pearce, and not-so-high hopes for Ben Kingsley who, let’s face it, will say “yes” to anything. That man loves to get paid, and I hope he’s amassed a spectacular fortune because good God does he say yes to some crappy movies. (And I’m saying that as someone who adores Ben Kingsley.)

Next up: the trailer for the long-awaited What Maisie Knew, starring Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and a precocious child actor. I was actually blown away by how good this looks:

As any child of divorce will tell you, this sh-t is real. I mean, they’ve heightened the stakes with the story because Julianne is playing some kind of rock star and Coogan is playing against type as some kind of super-dramatic bastard. But my heart-area pinged a little bit with this. This is going to be good. And Skarsgard looks GREAT in this.

Photos courtesy of WENN, posters courtesy of Marvel.