Sentences with phrase «based on comic book»

The Darkness II, sequel to 2007's The Darkness, is based on the comic book of the same name and follows crime family don Jackie Estacado as he wields the «Darkness,» a supernatural force that causes sentient tentacles to sprout from his body.

Films, such as World War Z (based on a fan - favorite novel), and television series, such as The Walking Dead (based on a comic book that routinely flies off the shelves), have captured the imaginations of viewers.

Between 1960 and 1961, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Mel Ramos each produced a series of paintings based on comic book characters.

The fact that comics can be mainstream (movies based on comic book superheroes like Batman are pretty much the only sure thing at the box office nowadays) or highbrow (Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus: A Survivor's Tale won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992) isn't anything new.

A challenging JRPG and dungeon crawler based on the comic book Battle Chasers.

The DLC adds a brand new interactive level and characters that are based on the comic book series from Brian K. Vaughn.

More recently, Digital Extremes earned critical acclaim for the development of first - person action game, The Darkness ® II, based on the comic book series of the same name.

More recently, Digital Extremes earned critical acclaim for the development of first - person shooter, The Darkness ® II, based on the comic book series of the same name and the use of its proprietary technology, the Evolution Engine ™.

Perhaps it's unsurprising that a video game, based on a comic book, based on earlier video games feels like it's spreading its inspiration a bit thin.

Based on the comic book series of the same name (but taking inspiration from the recent film adaptations directed by James Gunn), this debut episode finds the Guardians — Star - Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Drax the Destroyer — answering a Nova Corps distress call and battling Thanos of Titan.

Sure, there are a plethora of television programs and movies based on comic book series, but how many of those movies and television programs have the privilege of creating new main villains?

Batman has undergone many changes during his video gaming career, starring in generic adventures based on his comic book persona, so - so console games inspired by Tim Burton's take on the character, and even recent games taking cues from Batman Begins and Justice League.

Blue Estate is an on - rails shooter based on a comic book series in which the setting takes place in a... Read More»

Squarely based on the comic book end of Marvel (read: not the Cinematic Universe), Disney Infinity 2.0 looks like something for Marvel fans to get excited about.

The Wolf Among us is an episodic game series released by Telltale based on the comic book series Fables.

Zombie novel based on the comic book series.

This cult movie is loosely based on the comic book of the same title and revolves around life on Earth after a meteor strikes.

Genre - juggler Ang Lee was a curious director to take on such a project, and while he played around with the effects as much he could, he was far more interested in the underlying psychology of Bruce Banner's rage and the formal constructs of a film literally based on a comic book movie, with editing flowing between on - screen panels — everything short of speech bubbles.

KICK - ASS 2 By: John» Doc» Strange Directed by: Jeff Wadlow (wrote screenplay based on the comic book written by Mark Millar...

Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Paz Vega, Louis Lombardi, Eric Balfour, Jaime King, Frank Miller Director: Frank Miller Screenplay: based on the comic book series created by Will Eisner Review published January 12, 2009

Cast: Aaron Johnson, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz - Plasse, Lyndsy Fonseca, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Omari Hardwick, Michael Rispoli, Garrett M. Brown, Stu «Large» Riley, Dexter Fletcher Cameo: Elizabeth McGovern, Craig Ferguson, Xander Berkeley Director: Matthew Vaughn Screenplay: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn (based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.) Review published August 17, 2010

Based on a comic book, Ghost Rider follows the story of a stunt motorcyclist named Johnny Blaze (Matt Long, Nicholas Cage) who, along with his dad Barton Blaze (Brett Cullen), jumps bikes through rings of fire.

The screenplay by Jeff Wadlow (based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr.) repeatedly has characters saying so, sometimes preceded by the line, «This isn't a comic book.»

Based on the comic book Red, this film adaptation (which takes several liberties with the original story) may be disappointing to fans of the series.

Wanted is a 2008 action film loosely based on the comic book miniseries Wanted by Mark Millar.

Director: Louis Leterrier Screenplay: Zak Penn, Edward Harrison (aka Edward Norton)(based on the comic book created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) Review published June 14, 2008

The Cat Returns is based on a comic book by Aoi Hiiragi that's translated as «Baron the Cat Baron.»

Cast: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Tony Todd, Jon Polito, David Patrick Kelly, Angel David, Laurence Mason, Michael Massee, Bai Ling, Anna Thomson, Sofia Shinas Director: Alex Proyas Screenplay: David J. Schow, John Shirley (based on the comic book by James O'Barr) Review published October 26, 2014

Based on the comic book by Mark Millar and adapted for the screen by Jane Goldman, Kick - Ass is due for release on 26th March in the UK and 16th April in the U.S..

Based on the comic book, 30 Days of Night imagines a scenario where vampires decide to attack a small Alaskan town known to annually have 30 straight days without sunlight.

Directed by Robert Schwentke; screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, based on the comic book by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner; director of photography, Florian Ballhaus; edited by Thom Noble; music by Christophe Beck; production design by Alec Hammond; produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian; released by Summit Entertainment.

Sort of a «Wow, this movie takes itself very seriously even though it's based on a comic book!»

A testosterone - fueled, lavishly presented iteration of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous literary sleuth is what's presented in this Guy Ritchie - directed adaptation based on a comic book that was being developed by Lionel Wigram.

This is the second movie based on a comic book created by Alan Moore, the first being From Hell.

Directed by Nelson McCormick; teleplay by John Rogers, based on the comic book by Warren Ellis; director of photography, Checco Varese; edited by Michael Schultz; production designers, Linda Del Rosario and Richard Paris; produced by Mark Burnett and Charlie Goldstein.

Were Accident Man not already based on a comic book, I would have said it was the perfect idea for a Scott Adkins franchise.

Berloff directs from her own screenplay, based on the comic book series created by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle for Vertigo from DC Entertainment.

** 1/2 / **** Image A Sound A Extras A + starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Steve Buscemi written by Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff, based on the comic book by Clowes directed by Terry Zwigoff

Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, this gritty drama portrays life in the weeks and months following a zombie apocalypse.

Directed by Albert and Allen Hughes; screenplay by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias, based on the comic book by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell; director of photography, Peter Deming; edited by Dan Lebental and George Bowers; music by Trevor Jones; production designer, Martin Childs; produced by Don Murphy and Jane Hamsher; released by 20th Century Fox.

But, if the film is based on a comic book, the probability that someone is going to freak out is very high.

Bulletproof Monk is based on a comic book, and retains the feel and attitude of its source material, and that is not necessarily a good thing.

Directed by Stephen Norrington; screenplay by James Robinson, based on the comic book by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill; director of photography, Dan Laustsen; edited by Paul Rubell; music by Trevor Jones; production designer, Carol Spier; produced by Don Murphy and Trevor Albert; released by 20th Century Fox.

Based on the comic book of the same title, the screenplay was a collaborative effort between Iannucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin.

Based on comic book characters, the movie reunites Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), Marvin Boggs (John Malkovich) and Victoria Winters (Helen Mirren) after a WikiLeaks report links them to a nuclear bomb hidden somewhere in Russia.

Yes, Affleck starred in what is widely considered one of the worst films ever based on a comic book, 2003's «Daredevil,» which flopped critically (45 percent on the Tomatometer) and commercially ($ 102.5 million total domestically, which is usually what a blockbuster superhero movie will make on its opening weekend alone).

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is the sequel to 2014's film Kingsman: The Secret Service which was based on comic book of the same name, created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar.

The screenplay is by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, based on the comic book series by Mark Millar.

Becoming a professional assassin as easy as pie when your dad was one, as James McAvoy's character discovers in this fun thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, and based on the comic book miniseries by Mark Millar.

«Kingsman: The Secret Service» is based on the comic book entitled «The Secret Service», written by Mark Millar.