Just when you thought director J.J. Abrams couldn’t top the viral campaign for his hit film Cloverfield. The official trailer for Abram’s and Steven Spielberg upcoming film Super 8 made its way online yesterday. According to the trailer the U.S Airforce were to have materials transported to a facility in Ohio. It then shows a train making an attempt to do so, that is until a truck comes causing a head on collision. It ends with something trying to escape from the box cart. The big question is exactly what.

Super 8 is slated to hit theaters next summer. In the meantime visit wwww.super8-movie.com and the Super 8 fan site www.super8news.com

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Billboard has confirmed that Maroon 5 will release their forthcoming Hands All Over on September 21st. The group will hit the road beginning July 30 in NY. Concert goers will be in for a treat because Maroon 5 will preview several songs from the upcoming album. For Hands All Over, Maroon 5 worked with producer Mutt Lange. Lunge has produced songs for Shania Twain, AC/DC and Nickleback.

Adam Levine on working with Matt Lange for Hands All Over:

“I like to say he descended from the sky in a cloud of smoke and said, ‘I want to produce this record,’ ’cause that’s kind of what happened,” explains Levine, who credits the Lange-produced Def Leppard albums as some of his earliest musical inspirations. “He keeps to himself and doesn’t necessarily come out of the woodwork unless he really wants to work on something. And he’s an amazing guy. He thinks huge; he wants to reach everybody in every country. He doesn’t want to dumb things down, but he wants to make things understandable and accessible.

“And we don’t think about things like that. I just think about how I’m feeling at any particular moment or what I want to express musically. So I think he took this music and really magnified it bigger than it ever could have been before.”

For tour dates visit www.maroon5.com. Maroon 5’s sophomore album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 back in 2007.

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Reports have come in that the legendary Lena Horne has died at 92-years-old. The actress and singer passed away at the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. For several decades, the Brooklyn native has starred in several well-known musicals including Broadway Rhythm, Till the Clouds Roll By, and The Wiz.

Not only was Lena Horne known for her acting chops, she was also an activist for Civil Rights. Because of her contributions, Horne has helped break color barriers in Hollywood and pave the way for several African American actresses who have come after her. Lena Horne leaves behind her daughter Gail Lumet Buckley.

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X-Men: First Class may be coming sooner than we think. Now that director Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass) is on board to direct to the film, Vaughn is said to start filming this summer with plans of a release in the summer of next year.

Fox on Matthew Vaughn as director for X-Men: First Class:

” ‘X-Men: First Class’ presents an exciting opportunity to further explore the history and relationships of these beloved characters. Matthew’s combination of talent, verve and vision is perfectly suited to the task,” Emma Watts, Fox’s prexy of production, said.

No details have been made on who will star in the anticipated flick. If all goes according to plan, X-Men: First Class will be released on June 13th, 2011.

Are you excited for X-Men: First Class?

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