Check out the new banner for “Star Trek,” in regular and IMAX theaters May 8, 2009. I’m such a “Star Trek” geek. Watch the extended “Star Trek” trailer here, and tell me you’re not excited about this movie. I dare ya!

Image: Star Trek, Paramount Pictures, 2009

“My Bloody Valentine 3D” - Lionsgate’s redo of George Mihalka’s 1981 slasher film - hits theaters Jan. 16, 2009. And it looks pretty creepy, doesn’t it? (Check out the face in the reflection on the mask.)

Directed by Patrick Lussier, the flick stars Jensen Ackles (”Supernatural”) as Tom Hanniger, a man who returns to his hometown of Harmony haunted by a tragic coal mining accident and the massacre that occurred courtesy of vengeful survivor Harry Warden.

Ten years later, on Valentine’s Day, the killings begin again with a masked killer wielding a pickaxe on the loose. Has Warden returned?

My Bloody Valentine 3D opens in theaters on January 16th. Also stars Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Edi Gathegi and Kevin Tighe.

Watch the trailer after the jump (if you dare)!

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Wow, talk about mining a movie franchise for all it’s worth. Last month, I heard that 20th Century Fox was working on a remake of “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes” called “Genesis: Apes.” The story is reportedly about Caesar, the first talking ape who started the whole apes-in-charge theme.

Now Fox is talking about a possible prequel, with more info in between showings of the “Planet of the Apes” movies on Fox Movie Channel this weekend.

“We are very close at Fox on a new Apes script,” said Fox’s Tom Rothman. “This one is a kind of prequel story before the first story, with a return to the social thematics that mark the first one, but with an entirely contemporary setting - Earth 2009.”

Hmmm … not sure what to think about this, but it kind of makes me want to watch the original “Apes” movies again and see what all the hoopla is about. Any thoughts on this? Has the franchise already been done to death?

Image: Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox, 1968

Not sure how I feel about this, but LatinoReview.com is reporting that the live-action “He-Man” movie, titled “Grayskull: The Masters of the Universe,” ISN’T dead in the water and, in fact, landed a director - John Stevenson.

Stevenson recently directed “Kung Fu Panda,” which went over well as a family movie. I dunno … is “He-Man” pegged as a family movie? And even if it isn’t, I guess we don’t have to pigeonhole Stevenson into just one genre, right?

Any thoughts on this?

Image: Amazon.com

Here’s the full trailer for “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” the remake starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth with some serious news for earthlings.

In the oh-no-not-another-remake department, “The Karate Kid” remake is a go at Columbia, with Jaden Smith in the title role. That’s Jaden, pictured, along with his dad, Will Smith, at the Los Angeles premiere of “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” on Oct. 26, 2008. Look at that face!

Rumors have been circulating for a while, but a note landed in my inbox today confirming the casting of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s offspring. Jaden co-starred along with his dad in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (which I loved).

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“Death at a Funeral” has been on my To-Watch list for eons, but I’ve yet to get there yet. Has anyone seen the 2007 British flick?

I should watch it soon, so I can compare with the remake coming up. Chris Rock is on board to produce, star, and co-write the script with Aeysha Carr. Sidney Kimmel is part of the producing team.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new movie is an ensemble comedy that takes place in urban American. It centers on a funeral that devolves into a debacle of misplaced cadavers, indecent exposure and family secrets. The cast will be primarily black, in contrast to the earlier, England-set version’s British cast.

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