Anghus Houvouras wasn't a fan of the news — check out his feature «The Joker doesn't need an origin story (or a solo movie)» — but Samuel Brace thinks that «If DC Wants to
Make Standalone Movies, We Should Cheer `...
Not exact matches
According to a report by Variety, Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Willy Wonka from Roald Dahl's estate and has tapped David Heyman, the producer behind Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, to
make a
standalone film about Willy Wonka's life and adventures before we meet him in the original
movie.
Deadpool was a surprise hit for the studio: After Reynolds spent years lobbying to get a
standalone Deadpool
movie made, the film about the «Merc with the Mouth» ended up becoming the highest grossing rated - R film of all time.
Spider - Man will have his own
standalone movie in July 2017, and rumor has it he will
make his grand debut in Captain America: Civil War, out May 2016.
-- The studio originally planned for one big
movie divided in two parts, but the Russos preferred to
make them
standalone stories that compliment each other
With a renewed focus on the larger universe at their disposal and the willingness to
make movies that are very
standalone from the larger continuity, Twentieth Century Fox is moving forward and finding success with their X-Men universe.
The original script by «Mortal Kombat» creator John Tobias and the first
movie's producer, Lawrence Kasanoff (along with Joshua Wexler), was ditched in favor of a barebones one by b -
movie horror scribe Brent V. Friedman and TV writer Bryce Zabel, who mostly ignore the video game's style in order to
make the film a
standalone horror - action fantasy.
They probably should have
made a few
standalone Batman
movies before opening up the DC Universe.
Joaquin Phoenix was
making headlines all over the place yesterday because of reports that he could be the Joker in a new
standalone movie.
«Harley loves interacting with folks, so don't ever
make her do a
standalone movie.
2014 didn't have a cult film in the
making like What We Do in the Shadows, or a true sleeper like Straight Outta Compton (or Spy, for that matter), or a blockbuster hitting the sweet spot for audiences and critics alike like Mad Max has done, or a traditional
standalone nonfranchise blockbuster like The Martian, or an animated film with the acclaim of Inside Out, or a little horror
movie that could like It Follows, or an unexpected independent drama that ran forever like Room....2015 was a year like 1999 or 1994.
«I want to just
make one thing perfectly clear today: A
standalone «Hulk»
movie will never happen,» confirmed Ruffalo.
Keeping in mind that this film has obviously gutted many of the bells and whistles that
make reading a Rowling work such a pleasure for millions, as a
movie — viewing it solely as a
standalone cinematic work, rather than a mere adaptation — it's probably the most successful of the series thus far.
Chadwick
made his Marvel debut in the
movie Captain America: Civil War last year and his
standalone Black Panther
movie will hit theaters on February 16, 2018.
«Guardians of the Galaxy» is the closest thing to a
standalone movie that the studio has
made since the first «Iron Man,» and Gunn absolutely nails the offbeat tone of the source material, creating a sort of punk rock «Star Wars» that delivers big on adventure and comedy with a thoroughly entertaining cast of characters.