While plenty of audiences in the United States are obsessed with comic book adaptations like Iron Man, Thor and The Avengers from the Marvel universe (with DC Comics playing catch - up, beginning with Man of Steel), the people of Spain have
another big comic book adaptation with adventure and excitement.
Not exact matches
Following the success of 2005's «Sin City,»
comic book creator Frank Miller was in search of another
comic book adaptation to bring to the
big screen.
«Black Panther» is the
biggest movie in the world, but what makes this
comic book adaptation more important than the nearly 20 Marvel movies that came before it?
In the omnivorous devouring of
comic book - related material for costly
big screen
adaptations, there are a number of glaring omissions.
Walt Disney Pictures is about to make history this weekend with
Big Hero 6, the first animated theatrical
adaptation of a Marvel
comic book.
Superhero film The Wolverine takes Hugh Jackman to Japan in the latest
big - screen
comic -
book adaptation
2013 has definitely been a year of
big comic book movies so far, with Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel both performing laudably at the box office, but one
comic book adaptation that seems to have flown under the radar is acclaimed South Korean director Bong Joon - ho's (The Host, Mother) dystopian sci - fi drama Snowpiercer.
Adventure, Action - The heroes on the half - shell hit the
big screen again in this
adaptation of the
comic book franchise.
Scott J. Davis and Rohan Morbey return to discuss the week's
biggest film — Deadpool, the
adaptation of the Marvel
comic book starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand and T.J. Miller.
2016 is not only a
big year for the
comic book adaptation, it's also a proving ground for the video game movie.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 23, 2011
BIG BUDGET FILMS The Adventures of Tintin (PG for violence, drunkenness and smoking) Steven Spielberg directs this animated
adaptation of the classic
comic book series about an intrepid young journalist who is abducted from Europe to Morocco where he escapes his kidnappers to embark on a perilous quest for hidden treasure.
In the next few years
Comic book adaptations became
big business becoming some of the highest grossing motion pictures of all time but to tell you the truth my peeps I have felt increasingly Jaded with the influx of every super character and their Granny getting a movie!
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).
While The Last Stand is perceived as a lesser film, it still has the
biggest balls of any
comic book adaptation to date, killing so many lead characters in one movie.
It also offers two featurettes --» The Origin Story of
Big Hero 6: Hiro's Journey,» which follows the process of
adaptation process from
comic book to animate feature, and «
Big Animator 6: The Characters Behind the Characters,» with the animators discussing the evolution of the characters on the screen — deleted scenes (in rough form, as they were removed in early stages of production; you can see one of them at the end of the post), and Easter Eggs for the kids to hunt for.
When his
adaptation of the Marvel's Black Panther
comic book series hit theaters in February no one, let alone the director of Fruitvale Station and Creed himself, could have predicted just how
big it would be.
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.
This
comic book adaptation expects a lot from its audience in the brainpower department and delivers
big time.
The
big screen
adaptation of the cult - y Bryan Lee O'Malley
comic book is, like its print counterpart, a mash - up of teen pop culture obsessions infused into a young romance storyline.
A couple of new banners have surfaced for Universal Studio's
big - budget
adaptation on the Peter M. Lenkov
comic -
book, R.I.P.D. Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds are...
A couple of new banners have surfaced for Universal Studio's
big - budget
adaptation on the Peter M. Lenkov
comic -
book, R.I.P.D.
Reading through some of the reviews of the latest Spiderpants movie you see the phrase best
comic book movie ever a phrase we will probably hear until the next Spiderman movie or the next
big comic adaptation.
The success of Ryan Reynolds» irreverent antihero has sped
comic book adaptations towards grown - up territory, while the genre's child - friendly side still thrives with animated fare such as
Big Hero 6 and the Lego Movie spin - offs
...
Comic book writer Mark Millar sparked a rather
big rumour this week, suggesting on Twitter that Warner Bros. had been meeting with directors for a possible Superman: Red Son
adaptation, with Kong: Skull Island helmer Jordan Vogt - Roberts revealing that he'd pitched WB that very same idea.
The history of videogames - to -
big - screen -
adaptation isn't very pretty, and a far - cry from the ongoing Hollywood success of gaming's
comic book cousins.
While the Joseph Gordon - Levitt / David S. Goyer - produced
adaptation of Neil Gaiman's seminal
comic book series Sandman was absent from Warner Bros.»
big DC Comics announcement, the project is still very much a priority for the studio, and both Gordon - Levitt and Goyer have given updates on its status today.
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Marvel has no plans of slowing down as they continue to crank out
big screen
adaptations of their
comic book characters.
The movie studio has been considering several actors for the title role in their
big screen
adaptation of the
comic book, about a neurosurgeon who serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, protecting Earth against mystical threats.
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.
A taut political thriller that works even without costumes, but doesn't shy away from its
comic book roots, The Winter Soldier represents almost everything a
comic book fan could want in a
big screen
adaptation.
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.
Perhaps a
big - screen
adaptation of Dr. Evo — the
comic book character, that is.