The Super Bowl commercials are considered the Academy Awards of advertising, and these commercials are often so good that some people, like myself, ignore the show itself and just watch the ads.

Of course, those sponsors pay huge prices for those ads, so they ought to be good. Many movie studios try to get their blockbuster movie to be seen by the millions of people watching.

I’ve learned what movie previews will be shown during this event:

The Last Airbender
Shutter Island
Iron Man 2
The Wolfman
Robin Hood
Despicable Me
Alice In Wonderland
Prince of Persia
Toy Story 3

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Three-time Grammy Award winner and internationally renowned singer, songwriter, producer and designer Pharrell Williams will write original music for the upcoming 3-D CGI feature Despicable Me.  The collaboration marks the first time The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. artist will compose music for a film.  He joins in the feature’s composition duties by Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira.

Despicable Me, which stars the vocal talents of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews, opens in theaters on July 9, 2010. 

In addition to the title track for Despicable Me, which debuted with the feature’s teaser trailer, Williams has already begun to write the film’s orchestral score as well as several other songs to be incorporated into the score.  

When I inquired about William’s new duty in the industry he replied “I love cartoons and animation, and I’ve never seen such incredible 3-D CGI.  To score Despicable Mealong with Hans and Heitor and write original songs for the film is a dream come true.” 

Pharrell is a contemporary songwriter, Hans (Angels & Demons, Sherlock Holmes) is one of the great film composers and Heitor (August Rush, Madagascar) is the next generation of Hans’ proteges. I am looking forward to the end result of this collaboration.

A new trailer for Illumination Entertainment’s 3-D CGI Feature Despicable Me has just debuted online!   

The new Despicable Me trailer doesn’t reveal much about the movie, but it’s worth watching for enjoyment.  The movie includes a wonderful cast including Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews.    

Movie will be in theaters July 9, 2010!

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn.  Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout.  Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world.  He is going to steal the moon. 

Gru delights in all things wicked.  Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way.  Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. 

The world’s (second) greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes. 

You know what…the trailer doesn’t show any of this story. You can see it at Apple.

The teaser trailer for Despicable Me has debuted exclusively on Yahoo!  

Despicable Me, the upcoming 3-D CGI animated comedy from Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures, boasts an all-star comedy cast including Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews.    

Be the first to check out Universal’s first trailer for the comedy event of summer 2010!     

Check out the World Premiere of the first teaser trailer for Despicable Me at Yahoo Movies in HD or watch it below.

I love this story – I tingle with delight imagining the three little girls. It will enchant children of all ages, no matter how old.

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Little to the neighbors know, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. 

Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon, yes, the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way.

Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

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Funny man Steve Carell will be back again on the big screen to voice the title character in upcoming 3D CG-animated feature Despicable Me.

His character will be a deplorable man known as Groo who plots about stealing the moon. He is egged on by his evil mother, however, one obstacle stands in his way: three orphan girls who temporarily come under his care and won’t leave.

Julie Andrews, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Jack McBrayer and many others have joined the cast.

The script has been penned by Horton Hears a Who scribes Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It is being primed for release in 2010.