Movies: This week’s hottest movie trailers

This week we check out brand new trailers for Despicable Me 2 and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and a new viral video for thriller Stoker.‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ This classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale has been rebooted into an action-packed, adult version of the children’s story. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as Hansel and Gretel, sibling bounty hunters, who track down and kill witches all over the world. Famke Janssen also stars as the head of a coven of evil witches. ‘Hobbit’-inspired in-flight safety videoAir New Zealand is becoming famous for its unique in-flight safety videos, but this one tops them all. Inspired by The Hobbit, various characters take a flight to Middle-earth and even director Peter Jackson makes a cameo in the video. ‘Stoker’ new viral videoNicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska star as mother and daughter and Matthew Goode takes on the role of Wasikowska’s creepy uncle in this psychological thriller. Written by Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller, the video shows the creation of the poster that accompanies the film interlaced with shots from the movie. ‘Despicable Me 2’: Minions unveil a second teaser trailerA new teaser trailer has been released for animated movie Despicable Me 2. Universal Pictures are keeping the sequel plot under wraps but the trailer hints at a possible alien abduction storyline. Steve Carell returns as the lead character Gru, along with Kristen Wiig, Russell Brand, Al Pacino, Steve Coogan and Miranda Cosgrove.

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Movies: This week’s hottest movie trailers