Blu - ray / DVD Review by Kam Williams
Franchise Reboot Features Politically - Correct Version of the King of the Jungle Tarzan became a sensation soon after his initial introduction to the world via pulp magazines published in 1912.
On the ectoplasm - covered heels of the teaser trailer, Sony Pictures has released a new poster for
the franchise reboot featuring the iconic «No Ghosts» logo.
Directed by Tim Burton, this attempt at
a franchise reboot featured groundbreaking prosthetics (as opposed to today's CG apes) and animalistic performances from Helena Bonham Carter and Paul Giamatti.
Not exact matches
The upcoming
reboot of the Ghostbusters
franchise features one of the funniest ensemble casts of any film this year: Along with stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, the sci - fi comedy will also
feature appearances by Cecily Strong, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and a bunch of other big names.
Honorable Mentions: As usual, some good films have to fall just outside the top 10 list including: Tommy Lee Jones «
feature - length directorial debut, «The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent, in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb
rebooting of the Bond
franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which
featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.»
In the
feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his
feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the
reboot of one of the most popular film
franchises of all time to giant box - office success.
The James Cameron - created futuristic cyborg
franchise is to receive a
reboot of sorts and the beginning of a new trilogy that is expected to still
feature Arnold Schwarzenegger in some capacity.
The
reboot of the early - 00s would - be
franchise — that may be the most depressing combination of words ever uttered about the entertainment industry, incidentally —
features a script from Star Trek and Transformers writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
Following a trailer release, Lionsgate has revealed a new photo from the upcoming big screen
reboot of the Power Rangers
franchise,
featuring Elizabeth Banks as the iconic baddie Rita Repulsa in all it's green glory.
In this
feature piece Chris Neill looks at the original film in each of the three major slasher
franchises to come out of the late»70s / early»80s and compares them to their modern Hollywood
reboots.
Plus, in the studio's obvious effort to
reboot the
franchise, it put the
feature films New Mutants and X-Men: Dark Phoenix into play, and ordered the X-Men themed TV series The Gifted.
Edward Burns is also
featured in this first look at director Rob Cohen's
reboot of the Alex Cross
franchise.
Employing production design that would be right at home in the
rebooted J.J. Abrams Star Trek
franchise, Netflix's Lost In Space takes the raw materials from the original show, and molds them into an episodic drama
featuring surprisingly complex characters.
Borrowing a page from first - person shooter horror
franchise F.E.A.R., Master
Reboot also
features a demonic girl with long black hair who would like to eliminate you.
Underground totally
rebooted the
franchise, ignoring the last Need for Speed games which
featured sports cars & exotics.
This
reboot of the stylish Capcom
franchise features a younger, more punk-esque Dante but doesn't skimp on the gameplay elements that made the series what it is today.