Star Shia LaBeouf promised the third installment of the “Transformers” franchise, called “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” wouldn’t suck. And according to this very short, but telling trailer, he might be right. It looks pretty good, no?

We get a good look at Megan Fox‘s replacement Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Anything is an improvement from Fox. So that’s better on its own. But the best part of the trailer is seeing the return of Optimus Prime. And he’s gotten an upgrade.

We’ll know for sure if what Shia says is true on July 1 when it opens.

Thanks to Empire, we’ve got a new batch of images from “Captain America: The First Avenger.” So far, everything is looking good. I was a little unimpressed with Chris Evans‘ Captain America costume when I first saw it, but it’s growing on me know. Besides, the person who first decided spandex was a masculine costume was off the mark a bit. This is a little more like it.

As of now, the movie is set for a July 29 release date.

A new poster for Wes Craven’s “Scream 4″ has been released and it’s kind of blah. It, like so many other posters, looks like an intern designed it. A bad intern.

So it’s the fourth one. We get that. Does the number 4 need to be the focus? Oh well, it’s just a poster.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced today that the next “Superman” is not Matthew Goode or Armie Hammer or even Jon Hamm. It’s somewhat unknown Henry Cavill.

Cavill most recently played Charles Brandon in Showtime’s “The Tudors.”

A press release from the film companies included this:

The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen. I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry. He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.”

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations were announced today, and the nominations stayed pretty true to other award nominations this season. It was a bit of a surprise to see Mark Ruffalo nominated for Best Supporting Actor and for “127 Hours” (that’s a pleasant surprise; it’s one of my favorite movies of the year) to show up in the Best Picture nominations. But aside from that, nothing that shocking.

I was hoping to see Mila Kunis or Julianne Moore sneak in there, but I think Kunis’ spot was used for “True Grit’s” Hailee Steinfeld (despite her role being a leading one). Oh well. I’d also like to see “Rabbit Hole” up for Best Picture. Maybe instead of “Winter’s Bone” or “Inception.”

Here are the 2011 Oscar Nominations:

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffery Rush, The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jessie Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

Best Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel Coen/Ethan Coen, True Grit

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Earlier this week, a new “Scream 4″ trailer was released leaked and I was impressed by it. But it was taken down. It’s now officially been released and we’ve got it here. I’m going to just repeat what I said about it last time:

After the first “Scream 4″ teaser trailer, I was a bit skeptical and snarky. I was all annoyed with the new twist on things like iPhones and recording the murders and the fact that virgins can die now. But after this full-length “Scream 4″ trailer, I’m less annoyed and more intrigued. I think I’ll save the snark and actually give the movie a chance.

What below and please share your thoughts.

It’s been officially reported that Anne Hathaway has won the role of Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, in the next installment of Batman, “The Dark Knight Rises.”

Also being reported is that Tom Hardy will play villain Bane in the Christopher Nolan-directed film. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway,” Nolan stated in a press release, “who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story.”

This is good casting, right? What do you think?

Empire is reporting that Jack of All Trades James Franco will star in and direct “The Night Stalker,” a biopic of one of the nation’s scariest and most-known serial killers, Richard Ramirez.

The movie will be based on the book of the same name by writer Philip Carlo. Screenwriter Nicolas Constantine stresses that the movie will not be a gory horror film. “This isn’t a horror film,” Empire quotes Constantine as saying. “Nor does it glorify Ramirez in any way. Philip Carlo painted an amazing portrait of Ramirez the human being, and how he became that monster. James Franco shares that vision, and we all agree that he’s the one actor, and now director, who can do that vision justice. He read the material and responded to it immediately.”

Richard Ramirez was convicted of a number of murders in Los Angeles during the 1980s.

Now this is how you do a promo when you don’t have any footage ready for your upcoming season. Season 4 of “True Blood” starts this summer and while it’s still months away, it’s never too early to get excited. And this promo did it for me! So simple, yet so telling. And that f-ing amazing version of “Season of the Witch” by Joan Jett. Chilling and amazing. (See the promo below).

Being a pasty someone who hates the sun (not too unlike Bill Compton), I’m about to say something I never say. I’m ready for summer!

After the first “Scream 4″ teaser trailer, I was a bit skeptical and snarky. I was all annoyed with the new twist on things like iPhones and recording the murders and the fact that virgins can die now. But after this full-length “Scream 4″ trailer, I’m less annoyed and more intrigued. I think I’ll save the snark and actually give the movie a chance.

What are your thoughts?