Just something I've noticed that has been happening a bit more recently in that there will be scenes shown in trailers that dont make the final cut of the film. It seems weird that if they felt it was important enough to put it in the trailer for the audience to see and draw them in that they would keep it in the film. the two I can recall most recently is The Dictator - the scene in the trailer where he asks the cabbie for 20 million dollars and the scene when he cant talk about women's rights without laughing - neither are in the final cut of the film Avengers - though this was the first trailer that was released at the end of captain america the scene in the trailer when Stark comments on Thor's nice swing I first noticed this with the trailers for Rise of the Planet of the Apes where there were some scenes shown in the trailer that never made it to the final cut. Battleship - the part in the trailer where one of the battleships are destroyed with planes on it falling and being crushed that was aired during the superbowl - I dont know if this was an official trailer or some special superbowl spot though I mean most of these trailers tend to come out when the final edits of the film are being made or could already have been completed so why keep that in the trailer if you will cut it. At least for me while a trailer doesnt necessarily spoil the entire film I tend to keep in the back of my mind when watching the movie the scenes I saw in the trailer. I mean is it some new trick by hollywood to keep the audience guessing?
Been happening for years, and if you think about it, from a directorial standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. Imagine you've got a very weak or unnecessary scene but there's one line of good dialogue or one good visual in it. You just trim the good part and stick it in the trailer. Not to mention: I've heard many moviegoers complain that the "best parts were in the trailer". Well, this is one solution to that problem.
The reason is that the marketing departments have to work on a film campaign eight months before it's release. With bigger films usually a year before the release. So directors give them footage before they've assembled the final product or finished filming the movie. Plus, there is the focus group testing and sometimes that audience doesn't like a particular scene and it gets cut. It's happening a bit more now I've noticed.
Remember Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? In the preview, there's a scene where they're walking away from the camera next to a pier and one of them casually pushes some old lady into the water as they walk by. I don't recall that being in the movie.
I remember that (vive Ruprecht!) I actually think that was filmed separately for the trailer only. It's funny without them worrying about what to put in the trailer from the film.
This is it: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PJWHBb3AHq4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> It was never meant to be part of the movie just the ad campaign.
Spoiler After the Iron Man/Thor fight, when they're back on the SHIELD helicarrier, Stark walks past Thor and says something along the lines of, "Hey, Point Break, no hard feelings. You've got a mean swing." Is that what you're taking about?
Kurt Russell doin' Dana Delaney in this Tombstone trailer back in 1993 is a CLEAR example. <object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uo8rhsPv170?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uo8rhsPv170?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> I feel your pain, Señor The_Yoyo.
