Official MORTAL ENGINES Trailer Here is the official MORTAL ENGINES trailer! The film, directed by Christian Rivers, stars Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Robert Sheehan, and Stephen Lang. MORTAL ENGINES will be released in theaters on December 14. Many years after the “Sixty Minute War,” cities survive a now desolate Earth by moving around on giant wheels attacking and devouring smaller towns to replenish their resources