Check out the posters for EUROPA REPORT and HELL BABY!

In the ongoing battle to clear my e-mail inbox of all the juicy press releases, trailers, and posters, I came across the new posters for two films I'm not quite familiar with, namely EUROPA REPORT and HELL BABY. Check out the posters (click on them to get a better view!) and plot synopses below:

Prometheus meets J.J. Abrams' lens-flares?

EUROPA REPORT
Coming to iTunes & On Demand on June 27th; playing in select theaters on August 2nd.

Directed by Sebastián Cordero
Starring Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz, Dan Fogler, Anamaria Marinca, Isiah Whitlock, JR., Karolina Wydra and Daniel Wu

A unique blend of documentary, alternative history and science fiction thriller, EUROPA REPORT follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa’s icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may lie in the Europan ocean.

After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crewmember, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined.

This sounds like it could be really good, and several names in the cast stand out, particularly Sharlto Copley (DISTRICT 9 and THE A-TEAM) and Embeth Davidtz (Sheila from ARMY OF DARKNESS)! Good (strictly) sci-fi films are few and far between these days, so I plan on giving this one a go!

Next up is a new comedy from the creators of RENO 911......

Satan's baby is a Dio fan!

HELL BABY
Written and Directed by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant

Starring Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Ian Black, Riki Lindhome, Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer

HELL BABY, is a comedy scripted by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (Night at The Museum, Reno 911!: Miami) that marks their co-directing debut. Jack (Rob Corddry) and Vanessa (Leslie Bibb) are an expectant couple that moves into the most haunted fixer-upper in New Orleans -- a house with a deadly demonic curse.

Things soon spiral out of control for Jack and Vanessa, as well as their-not-so-helpful neighbor F'Resnel (Keegan-Michael Key), Vanessa's friendly psychiatrist (Michael Ian Black), Vanessa's Wiccan sister Marjorie (Riki Lindhome) and the detectives assigned to look into the rising body count (Rob Huebel and PaulScheer). Only the Vatican's elite exorcism team (Garant and Lennon) can save them -- or can they?

I was a big fan of RENO 911 back in the day, and the cast in HELL BABY is pretty solid, so I'm more than willing to give this one a look. At the moment there isn't a theatrical or home video release date, but I'll be sure to let you all know once I get that information.