My enthusiasm for Alex Proyas’ “Knowing” didn’t exactly leap up there after seeing this first trailer for his upcoming movie “Knowing”, starring Nicolas Cage as a teacher who discovers that predictions made 50 years ago are coming true; worst, the predictions eventually run out, then what happens? The trailer is good, the kind of slick stuff Hollywood does well, and it certainly doesn’t showcase the brilliance that Alex Proyas showcased in “The Crow” and “Dark City”. Having said that, I’m still holding out hope that he’ll one day return to such greatness, and maybe “Knowing” is a step in the right direction. I don’t see it in the trailer, alas, but who knows, Cage never does good trailers, so that may be it…

A teacher (Cage) opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son’s elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions — some that have already occurred and others that are about to — that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

Starring Nicolas Cage as the teacher and Rose Byrne as the granddaughter of the schoolgirl who made the predictions.

Get to know it March 20, 2009.