Sentences with phrase «band of rebels»

Only a small band of rebels stands against the looming menace.

When a small band of rebels decide to shut down the factory, they discover they may actually be the perfect consumers after all.

In the end, however, Jyn agrees to join the small band of rebels in an attempt to steal the plans for the Death Star.

The self - belief that led Castro to think in 1956 that a ragtag band of rebels under his command could overthrow Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship within a couple of years was not that different to the «reality - distortion field» sometimes attributed to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Premise: Shortly before the events of A New Hope (1977), a wayward band of Rebel fighters comes together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it can be used to enforce the Emperor's rule.

In exactly what universe is a film about a small band of rebels fighting against an oppressive Empire not «in any way a political film?»

Together with Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, and Conner Cruise, they form «The Wolverines,» a scrappy band of rebels who take the school's mascot as a rallying cry.

Set nineteen years after the foundation of the Galactic Empire, a wayward band of Rebel fighters come together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it can be used to enforce the Emperor's rule.

The idea of a plucky band of rebels taking on the overwhelming force of the «Empire», in a film produced by an American film agency, was quickly used as a neat piece of propaganda.

After being separated from all she's known in her life, Jyn joins an assorted band of rebels (Diego Luna, Donny Yen, Riz Ahmed and Jiang Wen) looking to act as heroes for the galaxy's oppressed.

The finest band of Rebel scum since Luke and Pals get their due in this fall's Disney Infinity 3.0.

Marvel Studios» cosmic romp - starring Chris, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista as members of an intergalactic band of rebels - earned 94 million US dollars (# 55.8 million) in its debut weekend in America.

Directed by «Godzilla» man Gareth Edwards and featuring a top - flight international cast including Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn, «Rogue One» tells of how, in the weeks before the first «Star Wars», a brave band of rebels stole the plans to the Death Star under the nose of Darth Vader and his dark legions.

We know this happened in Captain America: Civil War, when Tony Stark, who was pro-government, fought against Cap's band of rebel superheroes.

His father, on the other hand, has disappeared, presumably with the Partisans, the anti-Fascist band of rebels that hides in the hills and carries out subversive missions.

They perch on a hillside, enjoying their picnics, anticipating a great show with bands playing merrily while the young men in blue march in glorious parade and sweep aside the ragged band of rebels.

The story follows B.J. «Terror - Billy» Blazkowicz and a ragtag band of rebels attempting to reignite the American Revolution against the Nazi occupiers.

The story rarely ventures beyond the typical «band of rebels fight an evil empire» standard, but the setting fresh enough to keep players interested, offering a few surprise twists and turns.

Just over halfway through Ang Lee's masterful Civil War drama Ride with the Devil, the small group of men at the story's center, young, Southern - sympathizing Bushwhackers fighting in divided Missouri, meet up with other ragtag bands of rebels.

NOT so long ago, in a galaxy really rather close by, a small band of rebels has taken up arms to overthrow a dark empire...

I enjoyed the «band of rebels» aspect.

If he can beat the entire Imperial fleet with just a ragtag band of rebels, the financial crisis is...

If he can beat the entire Imperial fleet with just a ragtag band of rebels, the financial crisis is toast.

As in any good Western our reluctant hero is drawn out of retirement for the love of a good woman and to aid a small band of rebels.

In a dizzying speech to his Cabinet, lawyer - cum - president Lincoln argues that the very authority with which he freed the slaves through the Emancipation Proclamation was legally tenuous, that it depended upon an invocation of a state of war the president had otherwise vociferously denied (choosing instead to argue that the Confederacy was not an independent state but a band of rebels).

It's up to Galen's daughter Jyn (Felicity Jones) and her band of rebel fighters to capture that file and ensure daddy's flaw is exploited.

The first deliberate deviation from the Star Wars saga sees Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in this standalone story, leading a band of rebels bound together in their quest to steal the plans for the Death Star.

While the actions of WCKD are a part of this film, it is ultimately a side story, as is another story involving the band of rebels led by a decease - riddled Walton Goggins.

Sharing Greer's doubts about surrogacy are a band of rebel humans led by a man named The Prophet (Ving Rhames in Rasta dreads).

Taking over for Patrick Swayze, Thor's Chris Hemsworth plays the leader of a band of rebels, a shit - kicking Iraq War veteran who knows how to survive in the woods and use guerrilla tactics against a much larger force.

Starring Idris Elba and newcomer Abraham Attah, the film is based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala, centering on the young Agu (Attah), a child soldier tragically separated from his family and forced to join a band of rebels in the civil war of an African country led by Commandant (Elba) who takes in... Read

Katniss is rescued by a small band of rebels — ah, a reprieve from the horde of faceless sheep heading towards the slaughter — that takes her to a secluded District 13, a sector that the Capitol foolishly believes to have already been wiped from the map.

These two unlikely partners lead a band of rebels on a chase across a desert run by deadly scavengers, driving vehicles like you've never seen.

Set 18 years (my guess) after the events of «Episode III,» «Rogue One» is the tale of the band of rebels who risked everything attempting to steal the plans for the original Death Star.

A band of rebels led by Felicity Jones face off against storm troopers, dodge AT - AT fire and seek to infiltrate Empire strongholds in the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Katniss and her band of rebels — including longtime squeeze Gale (Liam Hemsworth) and the cognitively - compromised Peeta (Josh Hutcherson)-- stealthily make their way through the Capitol by way of tunnels and abandoned buildings.

The unforgiving evaluations, the intolerance for excuses, the talk of saving lives: These are the ever - present reminders that Canada and the staff are a band of rebels fighting against the corrosive culture of poverty laying siege to the families just outside our four walls.

Will the band of rebels in Anaheim have the resources to fight the union's appeal?

The third character is Dodge Anders, Alyss's long term love interest whose father is killed by The Cat (Redd's paid assassin, with the convenient advantage of 9 - lives); Dodge leads a band of rebels in Wonderland who await the day when their rightful queen is returned to the throne.

Of course, if he lies to you and tells you his mother has been dead for years but then she appears leading a band of rebels, it makes you question your relationship.

The story follows Rico and his band of rebels as they try to overthrow an evil dictator who rules Medici with an iron fist.

Pursued by enemies who would use her ancient skills for evil, she unites with a band of rebels, and finds herself fighting for her life - and the fate of the world - against the tyrannical reign of the Empire.

Join a small band of rebels, specialise and develop their skills, and lead them in an attempt to restore everyone's individuality.

While the likelihood of a roast chicken springing to life and leading a mutiny against you is thankfully slim, Ni No Kuni's protagonist Evan — a descendant of cat royalty — is embarrassingly usurped as king of Ding Dong Dell by a band of rebel rats.

And it is all the better for it: you can expect a band of rebels in conflict against an empirical force, political backstabbing, and scandalous familial connections between protagonists and villains.

As a member of one of the few countries that managed to survive a somewhat recent war with this evil empire, you and a band of rebels you'll pick up along the way must use your new found power (in the form of wielding Vaettir Arms) to put an end to their tyranny.

One of the most beloved entires in the iconic JRPG series, Final Fantasy VI tells the story of a band of rebels in a world full of fascinating machines and magic.

A band of rebels were able to wrest away their people's freedom.