Sentences with phrase «adaptations hit the big screen»

Matt Rodgers on the best ever video game movie scenes... The first part of 2018 will see two high profile videogame adaptations hit the big screen in an attempt to do what 2016's Assassin's Creed couldn't, by breaking a curse which has stretched back as far as 1993's infamous Super Mario Bros. movie.

Not exact matches

British novelist Mary Stewart's beloved «The Little Broomstick» predates J.K. Rowling's hit Harry Potter series by more than a quarter - century, which means the source material is original, even if its gorgeous big - screen adaptation feels a bit derivative in places — and derivative of not just Rowling's more richly imagined fantasy world, but also Ghibli's own «Kiki's Delivery Service,» which presents a similar plot, in reverse: There, a young witch with a flying broom loses her powers, whereas in this case, young Mary discovers a magical broom that whisks her away to Endor College, where she's celebrated for her newfound abilities.

And during a period that saw a resurgence of interest in the spy genre, with several Le Carre (and other) adaptations making it to the big screen, the show, created by «Love and Other Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefire hit.

But then last December came Dreamgirls, the much - anticipated big - screen adaptation of the classic»80s Broadway hit.

No, he's not hitting on older actresses this time, but instead debuting the look of his next role, that of Ig from the big - screen adaptation Joe Hill's supernatural thriller Horns.

Adventure, Action - The heroes on the half - shell hit the big screen again in this adaptation of the comic book franchise.

After two poorly received adaptations of Marvel's superhero family hit the big screen in 2005 and 2007, it was announced that the franchise will (thankfully) be rebooted.

Downton Abbey could be heading to the big screen with a movie adaptation of the hit period drama, the cast have revealed.

McFarlane Toys has unveiled the first figure from the Assassin's Creed movie which is based on the image of Michael Fassbender's Aguilar from Justin Kurzel's upcoming big screen adaptation of the hit video game series; take a look below... Aguilar is a warrior in 15th century Spain, during the Inquisition.

The long - gestating Stephen King adaptation is finally hitting the big screen, but a new report holds that the road there was even rockier than imagined.

«Murder on the Orient Express» hit theaters on November 10, and it's sure to be a thrilling update to the classic Christie story, which first hit the big screen in 1974 with Sidney Lumet's adaptation.

In theory, an adaptation of Disney's fawned - over classic doesn't sound all that appealing but when footage of Jon Favreau «s fixer - upper hit the big screens, jaws dropped.

Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans is the umpteenth adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel to hit the big screen.

The sitcom also boosted the careers of supporting actors Martin Freeman, now familiar to BBC1 viewers as John Watson in Sherlock and as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's big - screen adaptations of The Hobbit, and Mackenzie Crook, who has appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and hit fantasy show Game of Thrones.

Nobody was expecting a masterpiece, but director Seth Gordon's failure to give this big screen adaptation of the TV hit «Baywatch» any reason to exist will most certainly rank as one of the year's biggest disappointments.

Langella nabbed a Tony award in 2007 for playing another historical figure (albeit one of ill repute), Richard Nixon, and he's already generating Oscar buzz for his performance in the film adaptation of «Frost / Nixon,» scheduled to hit the big screen in December.

Isabelle Allen stars as the young Cosette in Tom Hooper's big screen adaptation of the hit musical, in theaters this Christmas.

Godzilla recently hit the big screens once again and with it comes a video game adaptation from Namco Bandai Games.

After all, other kinds of media have been hits on the big screen for generations, with books and comics both receiving stunning film adaptations over the decades.

Clint Eastwood was the wrong choice to helm the big screen adaptation of the hit jukebox musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Steven Spielberg just delivered the Best Picture nominee The Post at the end of 2017, and in a couple months we'll see his latest blockbuster hit the big screen in the form of the adaptation of Ready Player One (find out more about that movie here).

Michael Fassbender is leading the charge of «Assassin's Creed» (which will co-star Marion Cotillard), Tom Hardy is doing the same with «Splinter Cell,» «Kings Of Summer» filmmaker Jordan Vogt - Roberts is attached to «Metal Gear Solid,» and next summer, one of the biggest game adaptations will hit screens with a cinematic version of «World Of Warcraft.»

In an overwhelming presence of sci - fi / fantasy book - to - movie adaptations, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is the newest film to hit the big screen.

When: July 3rd Why: Disney may think that they have another ready - made hit on their hands with this big screen adaptation of the popular radio serial, but I don't know many people that are actually excited about «The Lone Ranger,» and that includes myself.

With so many YA adaptations hitting the big and small screens, is there one format that has more success in tapping into these young adult properties?

Suicide Squad (August 5th): One of the most highly - anticipated movies of the years, Suicide Squad is the latest comic book adaptation to hit the big screen.

While you're waiting for publication of The Lost Symbol, you can check out Ron Howard's big screen adaptation of Angels & Demons, the prequel to The Da Vinci Code, which hits theaters nationwide on May 15th.

We have yet another game - to - film adaptation on the way, and this time it's the Playstation duo of Ratchet & Clank that will be hitting the big screen.

Eagle Eye director D.J. Caruso is set to hit the director's chair for the big screen adaptation of the Electronic Arts hit, Dead Space.

In that vein, we've compiled a list of some of the sci - fi stories that currently have big - screen adaptations in various stages of development, so you can get an early peek at the next big things hitting theaters.

Even as Steven Spielberg's big - budget blockbuster adaptation of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One prepares to hit the silver screen, it's starting to look like VR will take many more years to manifest as a mainstream consumer product.

Despite purchasing the film rights to Armada, Universal Pictures appeared to be holding off on development of the adaptation until Ready Player One hit theaters and the big - screen viability of Cline's most popular story could be put to the test.