Sentences with phrase «big budget superhero»

«Any ridiculous notion that a woman may not be suited to direct a big budget superhero movie is hopefully once and for all shattered,» he said, according to CNN.

KYLE: It's cool how, for a big budget superhero movies, these crooks are clearly tweakers and addicts.

A refreshing spin on the superhero origin story, Chronicle was one of the surprise hits of the year, banking $ 126m from a budget of just $ 15m; a sequel has already been announced (although Fox are apparently unhappy with Max Landis» script), and its success has paved the way for Josh Trank to try his hand at a big budget superhero blockbuster with Fox's Fantastic Four reboot.

RoboCop seemed all but dead, especially since Aronofsky's Black Swan follow - up will be another big budget superhero movie, The Wolverine, and then possibly another machine / man movie called Machine Man.

While the action scenes are a bit rough (to the point where I'm a bit dubious about Affleck being able to tackle a big budget superhero film), everything else is stunning.

This makes for a stellar lineup of headliners of Best Picture contenders in Chalamet and Kaluuya, indie darlings with Pugh and O'Connor, and the big budget superhero badassery of Thompson.

Not exact matches

Much like the success of last year's Warner Bros. film Wonder Woman helped change the conversation around a female superhero movie helmed by a woman director, a box - office smashing debut for Black Panther could pave the way for a similar paradigm shift in Hollywood with regard to how studios approach big - budget stories about characters of color.

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles...

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

The «Batman» television show (1966 - 1968) cast a long, pop art - infused, camp shadow over the property and, after the big budget failures of a series of superhero films in the 1980s (some more campy than others) such as Howard the Duck (1986), WB apparently had cold feet.

A big - budgeted studio film about a black action superhero with a nearly all - black cast is a huge step forward.

This globe - trotting sci - fi - action - drama lacks the budget and superhero star power to deliver the entertaining thrills of the big screen counterparts, but it's passable for a television approximation.

Others are here just because the thought of them directing a big - budget superhero movie makes me giggle uncontrollably.

As comic book fans demand bigger action (and budgets) for superhero movies, some incredible mistakes have gone completely unnoticed.

With Lionsgate's big screen reboot of Saban's Power Rangers hitting cinemas this Friday, THR is reporting that the film is set to make history by being the first big - budget superhero movie to feature a LGBT protagonist in Becky G's Trini, a.k.a. the Yellow Ranger, with the character revealed to be having «girlfiend problems» in what director -LSB-...]

Marvel's «Black Panther» is another important step in that process, the first big - budget superhero pic to feature a mostly black cast.

Clocking in just under two hours, the Deadpool sequel runs shorter than most big - budget superhero films, with Leitch estimating twelve minutes were edited out of his initial «director's cut.»

Even so, «Black Panther» is a net victory because of Boseman, Jordan, a stellar Kendrick Lamar - produced soundtrack, and the project's historic dissemination of black voices and images through one of the most popular mediums of our time: big - budget superhero cinema.

This year, people are likely to do the same for Black Panther, the first superhero of color to carry a big budgeted film.

Enter the The Green Hornet, a big - budget superhero film that doesn't obsess about reverence to its roots, nor in making a movie that feels it has to respect the requirements of hero drama, or the moodiness that overwhelms some franchises (Spider - Man 3 overdosed on it).

In a fierce battle between the two comic book superhero studios, DC bested rival Marvel with «Wonder Woman», the first big budget modern day female comic book adaptation, and now it's Marvel's turn to break new ground with «Black Panther» being arguably the first black superhero (just don't say that to Wesley Snipes).

Wonder Woman was the film that defied all the predictions: a big - budget superhero movie directed by a woman which managed to please not only the feminists and their daughters but also the boys who love DC and Marvel.

ver the past decade, comic book geeks have had the best of both worlds with big - budget Hollywood adaptations of their favorite superheroes and graphic novels, but a line has always separated the two.

Basically, it is good news that Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel have performed so strongly: excellent films in that «indie - literate» middle ground that many in the industry have been worrying had been neglected in the general rush to big - budget, big - box - office superhero pictures.

Unlike a typical big - budget production like X-Men, he says «we don't get to make it with the budget of most superhero movies, but we get to make it the way we want to make it, so that's even more exciting than having a catered lunch.

Unless you count Warner Bros.» «The Lego Batman Movie» from February, it has been several months since the last big superhero movie, leaving audiences ready for a big - budget popcorn flick.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening May 7, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Iron Man 2 (PG - 13 for profanity and intense sci - fi violence) Robert Downey, Jr. reprises his role as the genius, billionaire inventor with a superhero alter ego.

This year, we have been treated to several big - budget superhero films like The Avengers and The Amazing Spider - Man.

But the superhero remains the preserve of the big budget blockbuster.

The trend continues after Marky Mark, as the list is mainly comprised of actors who've starred in uber - lucrative franchises or big - budget superhero movies, films for which there are conspicuously few female roles.

But, beyond that, director / co-writer Ryan Coogler («Creed,» «Fruitvale Station») has created a remarkable film that stays within the strictures of the big - budget superhero movie - including a hiss - worthy villain and the dreaded, CGI - saturated third act - but athletically pushes against the boundaries with the grace and skill of a Michael Jordan layup.

It is safe to say that Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie comes to the rescue to remind us that big - budget, explosive superhero sludge is not the only option at the movie theaters during the summer.

It's much more a big - budget buddy comedy than a traditional superhero movie.

Comedian and TV showrunner Dan Harmon, is doing script work for Marvel's big - budget November superhero movie Doctor Strange, says The Hollywood Reporter.

DC Entertainment is beating all the other superhero franchises to the punch in assembling a big budget villain team - up movie, and did we mention Batman and the new Joker are in this one too?

Something of a small miracle, «The Way Way Back» is such a refreshing, smartly enjoyable reprieve from the summer movie season's barrage of superhero fare and big - budget blockbusters that you feel blue when it must come to an end.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening July 22, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Captain America: The First Avenger (PG - 13 for intense sci - fi violence) Marvel Comics adaptation revolving around the patriotic exploits of a soldier - turned - superhero (Chris Evans) who, with the help of his trusty sidekick (Sebastian Stan), comes to the aid of the Allies during World War II when a Hitler henchman (Hugo Weaving) bent on world domination develops a top secret weapon.

SKIP THIS MOVIE IF: you believe summer movies should be filled with special effects and big budget actions and superheroes and mutants and aliens.

«DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman, produced by Warner Bros. to a budget of 150 million dollars, goes up on the big screen in June 2017.

Ringer editor - in - chief Sean Fennessey chats with Taika Waititi about his transition from small indie comedies in New Zealand to Marvel's big - budget superhero epic Thor: Ragnarok.

The special effects with the «super pig» are not on the level of a superhero film or big budget Hollywood flick, but passable enough as not to distract.

The era of big - budget superhero flicks started with Superman: The Movie, but it wasn't really until a dozen years ago, with X-Men and Spider - Man, that movies about do - gooders in fancy costumes became a force to be reckoned with, creatively and financially.

«Iron Man 3» has earned $ 195.3 million in five days.The big budget blockbuster - which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel's billionaire superhero Tony...

Trank made a stir with «Chronicle,» his low - budget superhero deconstruction, and matching indie talent with big studio fare, as «The Dark Knight» trilogy did with Christopher Nolan, historically reaps dividends.

«Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» is one of the most thrilling films I've ever seen — which is pretty amazing, since it's not a big - budget, action - packed, superhero blockbuster.

Ava DuVernay has one big budget in theaters now, and DC has given her a superhero film as a follow up.

Marvel Comics» Fantastic Four superhero crew previously appeared on the big screen in a low - budget 1994 film titled The Fantastic Four and in a glossier 2005 offering starring Chris Evans and Jessica Alba called Fantastic Four, which spawned a sequel that arrived two years later, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 6, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Watchmen (R for nudity, sexuality, profanity and graphic violence) Sci - fi thriller, based on the graphic comic book series of the same name, about a group of vigilantes determined to avenge the murder of a crime - fighting superhero.

For critics, Marvel's big - budget Ant - Man seemed like there was no end in sight for superhero movies.

For fans, Marvel's big - budget Ant - Man seemed — well, like there was no end in sight for superhero movies.