Super Bowl LIIIis this weekend, and while it is the pinnacle of the NFL and arguably all of American sports, to many viewers, it’s also a lot more. While one of the most discussed highlights of the NFL is typically the Halftime show, which will be headlined this year by Maroon 5, the commercials very rarely cease to entertain.
Due to the amount of attention that theSuper Bowloften receives, many new movie trailers will often air during the commercial breaks, typically with never-before-seen clips from their respective movies. While many Super Bowl commercials and trailers tend to try to surprise the viewers, there are at least a few trailers that we know about ahead of time. Here is every trailer confirmed so far to air during Super Bowl LIII, along with a few that are rumored.
13Confirmed:Hobbs and Shaw
Right off the bat, we haveHobbs and Shaw, theFast and the Furiousspin-off starring Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and Idris Elba. In order to stay ahead of the game, given the competition, Universal Pictures already released the trailer forHobbs and Shawonline a couple days back. However, we should expect the trailer that plays during the Super Bowl to be a much shorter version of the three minute trailer already released, as playing a trailer for three minutes during the big game would probably cost Universal somewhere around $30 million.
12Rumored:Aladdin
Disney is estimated to be the biggest heavy hitter at this year’s Super Bowl with their trailers. One of the big tentpole releases on the first half of Disney’s 2019 schedule is their live-action remake ofAladdin. So far, this particular remake has been met with quite a bit of negative feedback, but the Super Bowl may be the perfect platform for Disney to change people’s minds. Though there is no confirmation just yet, it is strongly rumored that Disney will be releasing a trailer forAladdinat this year’s Super Bowl, possibly giving us our first look at Will Smith as the Genie in something more than a poster.
11Confirmed:Wonder Park
Wonder Parkis a colorful animated feature from Paramount Pictures that will be releasing next month. While this particular animated movie hasn’t received much publicity in recent months, Paramount is hoping to change this by giving it a Super Bowl trailer. The trailer is said to drop during the Super Bowl pregame show, so if you are hoping to see this particular trailer as soon as it airs, you may want to turn on your TV a bit before the game actually starts.
10Rumored:Stranger ThingsSeason 3
Stranger Thingshas been one of Netflix’s biggest hits in recent years, so there’s no doubt that Netflix will try to market the next season of this sci-fi series as well as they can. While they’ve already released a couple of teasers for season three online, they’ve mostly just been cryptic audio over the updated title. The only real look at the third season has been a single poster released a few weeks back featuring a few members of the cast. Rumor has it that Netflix aims to release another teaser for the third season during the Super Bowl. If this is true, hopefully this particular teaser will have a bit of substance to it than what they’ve put out previously.
9Confirmed:The Handmaid’s TaleSeason 3
Hulu has also had some success with their original seriesThe Handmaid’s Tale. At this time, Hulu does not even have a release date for the third season of this critically acclaimed series, but that doesn’t mean they’re not planning ahead. A teaser forThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 3 Super Bowl trailer has already been released online, a decision that was more than likely made to avoid their trailer being lost in the mix of this weekend’s competition. The third season is expected to release some time over the summer.
8Rumored:Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angelis arguably this month’s largest tentpole movie, so it would only make sense that 20th Century Fox would try to market it as well as they can. James Cameron and Fox have been trying to get this movie made since 2003, and have run into a number of issues over the past 16 years trying to get it finished, even having to push its original 2018 release date back last minute. Fox definitely will want to make sure they get their money’s worth for how much of a hassle this movie has been for them, so it’s strongly rumored thatAlitawill be receiving a TV Spot at some point during the Super Bowl just to remind audiences that the release is right around the corner. Fox will certainly need all the help they can get with this one, as the initial reviews of the movie have been wildly disappointing.
7Confirmed:Toy Story 4
While Pixar has a number of hits under their belt, their greatest accomplishment still seems to be theToy Storyfranchise, with the third installment to the series earning over $1 billion at the box office back in 2010. Disney and Pixar seem to have a large marketing plan for this fourth movie, already having released two teasers, with another trailer confirmed by theToy StoryTwitter page to release after the Super Bowl. Based on what Pixar has been marketing over the past week, it’s believed that this new trailer will put a great deal of focus on Bo Peep, a character who has not been seen since 1999 inToy Story 2.
6Rumored:Pet Sematary
Typically, horror movie trailers don’t air during the Super Bowl, as the movies tend to have a different target audience, but that all changed last year withA Quiet Place. Before Super Bowl LII,A Quiet Placewas relatively unknown, but the trailer released during the Super Bowl practically blew up, leading toA Quiet Placebecoming one of last year’s biggest surprise hits. This year,Pet Semataryis expected to try to follow inA Quiet Place’s footsteps with a Super Bowl TV Spot to tease the movie’s April release date. So far, the marketing for this particular horror reboot has been quite underwhelming, so the Super Bowl may be the last chance forPet Semataryto really stand out.
5Confirmed:Hanna
This new action series from Amazon actually has a marketing plan that rides completely off of the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl trailer forHannahas already been released online, and the first episode of the series will drop on Amazon Prime as soon as the game ends. This is actually a decent strategy by Hulu, as movies and TV shows that air right after the big game almost always tend to do well. The series is based on the 2011 movieHannathat starred Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana.
4Rumored:Dumbo
One of the next big releases from Disney is the live-action remake ofDumbo, directed by Tim Burton. While there’s still no confirmation from Disney if this particular remake will be receiving a Super Bowl trailer, it’s strongly rumored that it will. Surely, if Disney releases a Super Bowl trailer forAladdin, they will release one forDumboas well, considering thatDumbowill be releasing much sooner.
