{"id":1472,"date":"2008-11-23T08:21:27","date_gmt":"2008-11-22T22:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2008-11-25T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2008-11-25T02:37:16","slug":"giant-cameos-in-upcoming-flicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/11\/23\/giant-cameos-in-upcoming-flicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Cameos in Upcoming Flicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you notice how big the robot Gort has become in that trailer for the remake The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/strong> (US-2008; dir. Scott Derrickson)?<\/p>\n

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It seems to be de rigueur<\/em> to include a large-scale monster of some kind in your big-budget blockbuster these days, even though you may not be making an actual giant monster movie. This is the sort of monster who turns up during the climax or at a key point along the way to give the protagonists (and the SFX guys) something spectacular to do. There have been many such brief appearances over the years — and a fair number are listed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/strong>, 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer<\/strong>, Mummy 3: <\/strong>Tomb of the Dragon Emperor<\/span>, Spiderman 3<\/strong> and even Ironman<\/strong> have all offered up a bit of giant monster action despite the fact that the Big Thing is not a central focus (though in the case of 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer<\/strong>, at least, Galactus is anticipated throughout and does motivate the action).<\/p>\n

Anyway, I refer to this as an excuse to post a couple of trailers for upcoming blockbusters in which a Big Thing seems to be set to make a walk-on appearance.<\/p>\n

The much-anticipated and inevitably controversial (at least amongst the most avid of the Trekkie fans) prequel, Star Trek<\/strong> (US-2009; dir. J.J. Abrams) has a Big Something-or-other if you glue your eyes to the screen:<\/p>\n

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If you watch very closely there’s a suggestion of something big in the live-action graphic novel translation The Watchmen<\/strong> (US-2009; dir. Zack Snyder):<\/p>\n

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And then there’s the extremely giant robots that will be appearing in the new sequel, Terminator: Salvation<\/strong> (US-2009; dir. McG). Though they’re not in this trailer, you can see them in a featurette that snuck into the Backbrain a while back<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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