DreamWorks Pictures has released the first trailer for video game adaptation Need for Speed, starring ‘Breaking Bad' regular Aaron Paul, which while action-packed, is still hauntingly beautiful…. or maybe not.
Paul is very much the focus of this first trailer, playing a street racer and mechanic who partners with a rich business associate (Dominic Cooper), only to be framed by his colleague and subsequently jailed for a crime he didn't commit. When he gets out of prison, he joins the Super Bowl of underground racing, the high-stakes De Leon race to get revenge.
Sadly, most of the action looks generic and the voiceover sounds brutal. Maybe it's just a bad trailer?
Directed by stuntman turned director Scott Waugh (Act of Valour), Need for Speed also stars Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Ramon Rodriguez, Michael Keaton, Rami Malek, Dakota Johnson and Harrison Gilbertson.
A release date has been set for March 14th, 2014.
Here's the first trailer for ‘a fast-paced, high-octane film rooted in the tradition of the great car culture films of the 70s while being extremely faithful to the spirit of the video game franchise.'
Synopsis:
Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures' “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and '70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, “Need for Speed” taps into what makes the American myth of the open road so enticing.
The story chronicles a near-impossible cross-country race against time—one that begins as a mission for revenge, but proves to be one of redemption. In a last attempt to save his struggling garage, blue-collar mechanic Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul)—who with his team skillfully builds and races muscle cars on the side—reluctantly partners with wealthy, arrogant ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Just as a major sale to car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poots) looks like it will save the business, a disastrous, unsanctioned race results in Dino framing Tobey for manslaughter.
Two years later and fresh out of prison, Tobey is set on revenge with plans to take down Dino in the high-stakes De Leon race—the Super Bowl of underground racing. To get there in time, Tobey must run a high-octane, action-packed gauntlet, dodging cops coast-to-coast and dealing with fallout from a dangerous bounty Dino put on his car. With his loyal crew and the surprisingly resourceful Julia as allies, Tobey defies odds at every turn and proves that even in the flashy world of exotic supercars, the underdog can still finish first.
The studio has released two new high-res images from the film.
