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Now on a new episode of «On the Score,» Lorne Balfe talks about forging his own musical identity as one of sci - fi's biggest franchises reboots itself to fight the future.
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While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.
Over the past decade I've enjoyed the resurgence in superhero flicks as many big - name franchises have received the reboot to great effect.
The upcoming reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise features one of the funniest ensemble casts of any film this year: Along with stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, the sci - fi comedy will also feature appearances by Cecily Strong, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and a bunch of other big names.
They've had to terminate a contract with Indonesian artist Ardian Syaf for some controversial references he slipped into the first issue of X-Men Gold, which was supposed to be Marvel's big reboot of their X-Men franchise.
This Halloween, the seasonal offerings include some big - ticket gift sets, like «Chucky: The Complete Collection,» an anthology of all six films in the «Child's Play» series (Universal; Blu - ray, $ 84.98; DVD, $ 59.88; not rated), and «Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection,» which offers Blu - ray editions of 12 films in that slasher franchise, from the original 1980 «Friday the 13th» directed by Sean S. Cunningham to its 2009 remake - reboot directed by Marcus Nispel — in effect, closing the circle (Warner Home Video; $ 129.95; R).
He followed that up with Creed, a reboot of the Rocky franchise that saw Sylvester Stallone pick up an Oscar nomination as the boxing coach of a young guy with big dreams.
One of the biggest stories of the year is that Neil Marshall (The Descent) will be behind the camera on a reboot of the Hellboy franchise.
Olsen just wrapped her first go at a big blockbuster franchise hopeful, Gareth Edwards» reboot of «Godzilla.»
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.
Based on the 12th novel in James Patterson's long - running series, the studio is clearly hoping that «Alex Cross» can reboot the film franchise that stalled out after 2001's «Along Came a Spider,» but surely there was a better option to play Cross than a man whose biggest claim to fame is dressing up like a fat black woman.
The 55 - year - old actor had long discussions with director Matt Reeves about how to ensure his portrayal of The Colonel in the rebooted sci - fi franchise was «more human» than how evil characters tend to come across on big - screen productions.
Winter / Spring 2017 includes awards - season contenders, multiple Vin Diesel movies, a Disney re-telling, big franchise sequels, reboots - and more!
Before Terminator: Genisys hit theaters this past summer, Paramount Pictures was hopeful that the sequel, which also functions as a franchise reboot, would be a big hit for them.
Following a trailer release, Lionsgate has revealed a new photo from the upcoming big screen reboot of the Power Rangers franchise, featuring Elizabeth Banks as the iconic baddie Rita Repulsa in all it's green glory.
Unfortunately, Hollywood's record of adapting video game franchises for the big screen hasn't improved in any notable way since then, making this Tomb Raider reboot feel like just as much of an uncertainty as ever.
In an unexpected and shocking move, Sony showed the previous cast the door and announced it would be rebooting the big - budget franchise with director Marc Webb at the helm.
Spurred by the successful videogame reboot in 2013, the revival of the brand's big - screen profile offered the opportunity to sharpen the reborn franchise's edge, a notion encouraged by the recruitment of Norwegian director Roar Uthang (The Wave).
Aside from its excellent sales, the game was also a big favorite amongst critics, topping many best of the year lists and even helping to renew Hollywood's interest in basing a new Tomb Raider film, starring Alicia Vikander (Jason Bourne) as Lara Croft, on the rebooted video game franchise.
Even if you aren't familiar with the early installments of this franchise starring Mel Gibson, it looks like this reboot with Tom Hardy will still be quite the spectacle on the big screen.
The big Mel Gibson franchise was getting a reboot without its star.
If the noughties are to be remembered for anything in terms of the output of the big Hollywood studios, it is likely the concept of the franchise reboot.
First Big - Budget Movie: After Scott Frank left the project (then called «Caesar»), Fox offered the reins of their reboot of the «Planet Of The Apes» franchise to the likes of Kathryn Bigelow and Tomas Alfredson before settling on the surprise choice of Wyatt.
Over the past six years, Nolan has not only produced one of the greatest thrillers («Memento») in the history of the genre, but can also be credited for expertly rebooting one of the biggest superhero franchises in Hollywood («Batman Begins»).
This reboot of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park franchise releases on the big screen 22 years after the original film.
If we're being honest, I've never been the biggest fan of the Devil May Cry series; I picked up and voraciously devoured the first title, had my gaming tastebuds soured by the second and skipped the following two titles as a result, only coming back to the franchise with the release of the much maligned DMC reboot, of which I'm not ashamed to say I probably preferred over the original iterations.
Anderson's involvement in the reboot is currently in question, as he is currently busy with a big screen adaptation of Monster Hunter, another successful video game franchise of Capcom, set to be released in late 2017 or early 2018.
Doom 2016 was an awesome reboot of the franchise and even made me (Not a big fan of straight - up FPS) play through the entire game.
The Spider - Man video game franchise has seen some ups and downs over the past years, and with the big - screen movie Spidey about to get a reboot, with a new movie launching in just over a week, the timing is perfect for the video game franchise to get one too.
While the shooter genre has swelled over the years with big name franchises, indie developers in recent years have been rekindling their love for some of the forgotten gems of yesteryear with a handful of standout reboots.
«But by far, the crowning glory of my time at Square Enix has been working at Crystal Dynamics and being a big part of rebooting the Tomb Raider franchise,» he wrote.
Id Software and Bethesda had a big task ahead of them when they announced a reboot of the decades - old franchise that defined an entire genre.
Anderson's involvement in the reboot is currently in question, as he is currently busy with a big screen adaptation of Monster Hunter, another successful video game franchise of Capcom, set to be released in late 2017 or early 2018.