LOOK: Land of the Lost Poster

Above is the poster for the upcoming Will Ferrell movie, "Land of the Lost," which opens wide on June 5, 2009. Click the image to supersize it.

Synopsis:

Based on the classic television series, Land of the Lost was directed by Brad Silberling and follows a has-been scientist (Ferrell), a crack-smart research assistant (Friel) and a redneck survivalist (McBride) who get sucked through time and spit out into an alternate universe — one that finds them running from dinosaurs and weird reptiles called Sleestaks, while trying to figure a way out of this hybrid dimension.

I loved Land of the Lost as a kid, so it will be interesting to see what they do with it here. Ferrell could be a very good fit, since his inclusion alone suggests they're going for comedy here, which the original didn't (at least not intentionally, though it was a hoot). What's interesting is that "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" opens just a two weeks prior to "Lost"--and it also features dinosaurs. You have to wonder whether that was a good move to place the movies so close together, and if it will affect the box office for "Lost."