My new favorite Nathan Fillion movie in trailer form...

There are only a few movies on my 2011 Must-See list. The want-to-see list is large, but must-see, that's an exclusive grouping. It did, however, just get larger by one: I must see Super.

Starring Rainn Wilson as an everyman loser, Super tells the story of an Average Joe who loses his super-hot wife to a bad guy. Legitimately a bad guy; the other man is a drug dealer in this story. So yeah, the story seems to borrow a lot from Kick-Ass, including the adorable, foul-mouthed girl sidekick. And it even feels a bit Pineapple Express, with the drug dealer story included. Super, however, promises to bring as many laughs as those two movies: and if it does, wouldn't that be amazing?

Rainn Wilson is joined by a stellar cast. Liv Tyler (Lord of the Rings, The Incredible Hulk) plays his straying wife, and Kevin Bacon (Apollo 13, X-Men: First Class) is the drug-dealing baddie. Ellen Page (Whip It, Inception) is the mouthy girl sidekick, and Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Dr. Horrible) plays another superhero, The Holy Avenger. Please tell me Nathan Fillion is the doofy, dim-witted, superhero-but-not-hero that he played in Dr. Horrible. After all, everyone IS a hero in their own way. And THIS is not the hammer. Also, Kevin Bacon can play the heck out of a comic role. I love him in every comic movie he's done, from Pyrates to Beauty Shop. Love him.

While James Gunn, the writer / director of Super, recently directed the horror-comedy Slither, he also wrote both Scooby-Doo live-action movies; both of which had funny points, memorable dialogue, and featured Linda Cardellini, who will appear in Super as well. Super will debut at the SXSW film festival, and is scheduled for a wide release on April 1, 2011.

The trailer can be seen here:

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