Pics are never quite enough to satisfy the appetite – what people are looking for are the trailers.

Fortunately, with shooting going swiftly and Tarantino deep into editing, the first trailer arrived in February 2009.

Aside from brief peeks here and there, this was the first proper look at Pitt and co in the film.

Also arriving quickly – thanks to Tarantino agreeing to mentor the American Idol singers – was another footage snippet that showed more of the soldiers at work, including a glimpse at Mike Myers (see below).

Now, the waiting really begins…