American Reunion gets a new trailer

American Reunion has released a new theatrical trailer crammed full of new footage, as Jim, Finch, Stifler and co celebrate their high-school reunion in time-honoured style... by getting wasted and sleazing on girls.The new trailer introduces a few new plot points, including the arrival of the girl Jim used to babysit for. Naturally, she's turning 18, and is going to test sex-starved Jim's powers of self-control.Elsewhere, there's more Stifler-centric action, with a welcome suggestion that the character has returned to the obnoxious frat-boy of the first two films, rather than the gibbering moron of the third.Check out the new trailer below... Nostalgia is the name of the game with this one, and it'll be interesting to see how co-directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg balance the gross-out gags with the stresses and strains of adult life.It's certainly the most interesting ground the series has covered since the original movie, and it's not just fond memories that have us excited by this one. American Reunion opens in the UK on 2 May 2012.

'Safe House' surges to top spot at B.O.

Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the Universal thriller 'Safe House.'In an impressive surge to No. 1 at the domestic B.O., Universal's Denzel Washington starrer "Safe House" grossed over President's Day weekend an estimated three-day take of $24 million, with the studio projecting the pic to earn $28.5 million in four days."Safe House," in its second outing, dropped just 40% using a three-day weekend comparison. Overall four-day B.O., meanwhile, was up approximately 10% over last year's holiday frame.Overseas, the U pic collected $6 million from 35 territories, bringing its international tally to $19.6 million. Through Monday, "Safe House's" estimated worldwide cume stands at $102.4 million.A Sony pair nabbed the following Stateside rankings: Holdover weeper "The Vow" earned a fantastic four-day gross of $27.4 million, followed by newcomer "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" (budgeted for a reported $57 million), which debuted to an early estimated $25.5 million through Monday."The Vow," from Screen Gems and Spyglass Entertainment, has cumed a stellar $85.5 million domestically in 10 days, making it already the highest-grossing pic ever for Screen Gems.Also bowing this weekend, Fox's romantic actioner "This Means War" earned a solid $17.6 million in three days. That's with "The Vow" still attracting a strong share of post-Valentine's Day couples and female audiences.Disney's Studio Ghibli toon "The Secret World of Arrietty" grossed in four days an projected $8 million, making it the biggest Stateside debut for the Japanese toon shop. Consider, however, "Arrietty" opened the widest of any Ghibli pic at 1,522 domestic locations.Though as the top choice for families, Warner Bros.-New Line's holdover "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" collected an estimated $20.1 million through Sunday, down only 27% from the pic's three-day opening last weekend. "Journey 2" has tallied so far $53.2 million domestically. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Ty Burrell joins 'Jackie Brown' prequel

Burrell"Modern Family" star Ty Burrell will spend his first post-Emmy hiatus co-starring in writer-director Dan Schechter's Elmore Leonard adaptation "Switch."Crime drama, which will serve as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," stars John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey ("Dexter") as younger versions of Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson's respective characters Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, who also appear in Leonard's novel "Rum Punch."Set 15 years before the events in "Jackie Brown," story follows career criminals Ordell and Louis as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a corrupt Detroit real estate developer. When the husband refuses to pay the ransom for his wife's return, the ex-cons are forced to reconceive their plan, and the angry housewife uses the duo to get her revenge.Burrell will play Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lee Stollman will produce "Switch" with Michael Siegel and Leonard, while Jim Garavente will exec produce. Production is skedded to start in May.While Burrell is perhaps best known for his comedic work on ABC's "Modern Family," which recently earned the star his first Emmy, his feature career includes a diverse lineup of roles. In addition to blockbusters such as "The Incredible Hulk" and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," Burrell has appeared in challenging dramatic fare such as Steven Shainberg's Diane Arbus pic "Fur" and Doug Liman's "Fair Game." Thesp will next be seen in the comedies "Goats" and "Butter."Burrell is repped by ICM and attorney Frank Stewart. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com