"Red Dawn" remake trailer debuts

(CBS News) "Red Dawn" will be back in theaters Nov. 21 with a new cast and a whole different set of explosions.

The first trailer is out, revealing some of the plot, which focuses on the Wolverines, a group of teens and twenty-somethings who try to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

The "Red Dawn" remake, which went into production in 2008, stars Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas and Tom Cruise's son, Connor Cruise. The release had been delayed because of MGM's financial issues, and in the last year, Hemsworth and Hutcherson have become even bigger stars, thank to major film roles in "The Avengers" and "The Hunger Games," respectively.

The original "Red Dawn," released in 1984, starred a who's-who cast of 1980s actors: Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson.

The first film centered on the then-Soviet Union invading the United States. In the reboot, it's North Korea as the enemy. According to The Wall Street Journal, the original storyline centered on China, but it was swapped for North Korea in May 2011 in hopes of earning better box office sales overseas. As a result, filmmakers had to digitally alter various parts of the film.

Go here to watch the original "Red Dawn" movie trailer.

Tell us: What do you think about the "Red Dawn" trailer?

[mcalexmc]

Considering Obama has already admitted the UN is in control of the U.S., this movie is not far-fetched!

[mattr66usa]

This movie would have been out a couple of years ago, but we didn't want to offend China who pretty much owns us at this point. I still think that the new movie is cool, as I grew up watching the original version. Do I think this could really happen here? Probably not with our current military, but if we keep pulling money out of it, countries like China and Russia will smell the weakness and make a play for our resources.

[thatchmo62]

Sounds lame. They should have kept the original story. China or even Russia are going to be the invaders in the near future. China already has a foothold in most of the regions of the world and are biding their time. Russia, under Putin, are feeling their oats again with the recent submarine and bomber sitings in the Gulf and in US airspace on the West Coast.

[iceman0047]

That a LIE! it was not that MGM was have money problems it was that it was made in MI and it was about not about invasion of North Korean soldiers but it was about the invasion of China! So get ur facts right and redo it again, GOD just keep hating MI people and their state!! Keep going CBS LIES!!!