Movie trailers have turned into a cultural event. Just look at ESPN, which saw its Monday Night Football viewership spike 13% the night it debuted a new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We’ve reached a point where there are premiere dates for these snippets and short teasers for the full-length promos.
With a seemingly never-ending list of movies coming out next year and an onslaught of previews to match, it’s easy to get lost in the hype. That’s why we’re narrowing it down for you and looking at the trailers that make you laugh, cry, wide-eyed or just plain excited.
These are the 15 Best Trailers for Movies in 2016.
15. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
This ain’t your high school English teacher’s Jane Austen. The comedy horror is the film adaptation of the book of the same name written by Seth Grahame-Smith. It remains true to the love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy set in Regency England, but there’s a twist—an outbreak of the Black Plague which is causing the dead to rise. Swapping bonnets for Katana swords, the Bennet sisters are highly trained and ready to fight for their lives.
Capturing the drama and suspense of the horror films before it, the preview also gives off a Charlie’s Angels vibe when Elizabeth and her sisters face off against the undead during a dance. And if seeing Darcy beheading one of the foul creatures isn’t a good sign, there’s no telling what is.
Release Date: February 5, 2016
