Sentences with phrase «biggest studios took»

Not exact matches

Luckily I will be able to zip into the newly painted blog room / photo studio tomorrow and take some shots by the big patio door.

Almost all studios take an interval approach to pedaling on «flat ground» versus pushing hard to «climb a big hill.»

It can take a big man to see past hot pink yoga mats and pretty smelling studios to attend a yoga class.

Most big studio fantasies take you out for a joy ride only to hit the same exhausted story and franchise - expanding beats.

After making his name with three independent films in Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter and Mud, director Jeff Nichols approaches his fourth feature with a bigger budget, making it his first studio production and allowing him to operate on a slightly more ambitious and grander scale.

Most games only offer you the illusion of choice (yes Bioware, I'm looking at ME3 and Dragon Age 2) I've been let down by a lot of big game series and it has become rather rare that game studios are willing to take risks.

The studio behind «The Expendables» and «Saw» wanted «Beyond Deceit», tyro director Shintaro Shimosawa's movie about a young lawyer (Josh Duhamel of «Safe Haven») who who takes on a big case against a ruthless executive of a pharmaceutical company (Hopkins), only to find himself drawn into a murder case in which he is the prime suspect.

But it's not all sure - bets and big - spenders — the studio also takes on smaller projects, such as Alex Garland's 2015 directorial debut, Ex Machina.

It didn't take long to deduce why the big studios didn't back this particular film — it's horrid.

Shawn also explains that Sony take a hands off approach with their big studios, such as Naughty Dog and Guerrilla.

The video (shown above), titled 10 Years of Fandom, takes a look at the growing fan - base of the MCU, with footage from some of the studios» biggest hits — starting with Tony Stark's very first Iron Man armour shown in his first solo film and jumping to the latest Marvel release, Black Panther.

«No studio is going to take a big film to the ratings board and have them say, «Go back and cut that dismemberment or that decapitation,» or you land «in jail» with an NC - 17.

What separates «Black Panther» from the Batmans, Spidermans and Iron Mans of the creaky, big studio superhero genre is that it looks and, more important, feels nothing like the usual bloated franchise movie that takes no chances and plays by genre rules.

Back when it sounded like Suspiria was dead in the water, Green noted that the reason was mostly because the budget was just too big for a film that a studio was essentially going to be taking a risk on.

The film, meant to be a big action - oriented take on the Arthurian legend, was taken off the studio's production schedule after budget concerns arose and attached actors Kit Harington and Joel Kinnaman were freed to do other projects.

The show takes cues from the big screen as well: Its absurdist deadpan and quasi-documentary feel (the episodes are shot on handheld camera without a studio audience or laugh track) recall Christopher Guest's improvisational gems.

«The Vow,» starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, took in $ 41.7 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday in the biggest domestic opening so far this year, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters on Sunday.

Since 2015, when the hashtag first became a rallying cry for inclusion, most, if not all, of the big studios have reinvigorated or created diversity initiatives, agencies have taken a more active role in supporting their clients and film festivals have continued to be entrees into Hollywood for traditionally marginalized folks.

He could have easily been leading big studio tentpoles at multiple points in his career, but time and time again he's opted instead to take challenging roles...

And how great for publicists and studios to be able to take critics out of the mix because then they can bring out their big stars and woo the voters without the critics coming along and spoiling all the fun.

MAIN JUSTICE STUDIO: CBS Television Studios / Jerry Bruckheimer Television TEAM: Sascha Penn (w, ep), Jerry Bruckheimer (ep), Jonathan Littman (ep), KristieAnne Reed (ep), Eric Holder (ep), David Semel (d, ep), Sunil Nayar (ep, sr) LOGLINE: In the tumultuous world of the 5th floor of the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney General takes on the biggest legal and investigative cases in the country — all while being the youngest person to ever hold such an esteemed position.

But where «Brick» and «The Brothers Bloom» were low key productions, «Looper» takes Nathan and Rian Johnson into the studio big leagues, uniquely pairing Bruce Willis with their frequent star Joseph Gordon - Levitt as a future - past hitman, one regretfully trying to change his destiny, while his younger, foolhardy persona is hell - bent on putting himself in the furnace.

In 2013, he traveled to the former plantation where «12 Years a Slave» was filmed with director Steve McQueen, and more recently charted how the story of Columbine came to a stage in New York and watched Angelina Jolie take on her first big studio directing job, the «Unbroken» story of Olympian and USC alumnus Louis Zamperini.

It's not really all that dramatic, but after the studio made such a big deal out of the character's appearance in «Iron Man», Jackson basically wanted to make sure that he was going to be taken care of financially on a long term basis, and that the studio weren't taking it for granted that he would just show up whenever they wanted him to show up.

Naturally, we have your back when it comes to breaking down the big - budget blockbusters and big - name studio releases that will be taking over your multiplexes from Memorial Day until Labor Day — but what if you're looking for something besides the latest pop - franchise installment or A-list star vehicle to see?

The biggest fight in Warner Bros.» «Suicide Squad» didn't take place on a film set — it was waged in the editing room at the studio between director David Ayer and the executives behind his $ 175 million super villain gamble, insiders told TheWrap.

With Super Bowl 50 set to take place next weekend, The Hollywood Reporter has posted details on which studios have stumped up the $ 4.6 million for a 30 - second commercial during the big game.

Now the studio is taking its next big chance with Guardians, which isn't just the start of potentially a new franchise, but also an incredibly strange world.

The payoff finally came when Marvel confirmed the coming of Infinity War, the studio's biggest movie yet, named for the comic series in which Thanos united the Infinity Stones to take over the universe.

Though, I don't know how or why they are doing it while all the big studios just continue to sit on their catalogs, Blu - ray enthusiasts ought to take notice and give them some business when interested.

Ex Machina became that rare indie to take the Visual Effects Oscar over much bigger studio blockbusters, and it is nice to report that the ingenuity that went into that film hasn't been sacrificed now that he is working on a bigger scale with an Oscar - winning star on board in Natalie Portman.

Here is another example of a studio taking a director with little to no experience and shoving him behind one of the summer's biggest tent - pole action flicks.

While it sounds like Kyle Chandler may very well be the first choice to play Cable for director Tim Miller, the word is the studio is looking for a bigger name in the role, namely Taken star Liam Neeson.

Time Browne, the game's lead multiplayer game designer spoke at Ubisoft's Annecy studio, «You have to take into consideration that it took a very big dedicated team in Singapore about two - and - a-half years to do it for the solo [play].

It has been a self - fulfilling attitude; studios, ever fixated on what kinds of movies have succeeded in the past, never challenged the assumption with a big - budget fantasy because they were always too afraid to take the risk.

Fox, often a genre - friendly studio, have a few pictures which are kinda - sorta aiming for the Comic - Con crowd — the underpromoted «The Watch,» which opens two weeks later, plus «Taken 2,» «Life Of Pi,» the animated «Epic» and «Machete Kills» further down the line — but with «The Wolverine» only shooting right before the event, and the «X-Men First Class» sequel not shooting until next year, they don't really have the kind of big draw movie they've had in the past.

While we still wonder about how effective if it is (see our recent piece), and several studios are skipping this year, including Paramount and Universal, there's still some big - name guests and unveilings taking place between Wednesday and Sunday and it'll undoubtedly be the major story of the week, movie-wise.

Budgetary Leap: «The Escapist» cost a mere $ 2 million, while in contrast, «Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes» was said by the studio to cost $ 93 million — low by tentpole standards, but thought at the time to be the biggest - ever jump in budget for a second - time director (though Marc Webb took the crown soon after, and Gareth Edwards will likely break the record again with «Godzilla»).

Plenty (including Wyatt, presumably) must have been nervous about such an untested filmmaker taking on a big budget property, and an important franchise for the studio, but the film proved a surprise smash, and much of the credit (along with Andy Serkis» remarkable performance) must go to Wyatt, who directed the film cleanly but brilliantly, and soon attracted the label of «the next Christopher Nolan.»

We take a look at 14 big - budget movies releasing in 2016 to determine how much, if any, financial risk they pose for the studio producing them.

The film takes place during the autumn of Hollywood's Golden Age and follows a day in the life of studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), who's tasked with keeping some of the studio's biggest stars (read: divas) in check.

The Konami rep went on to explain that after a massive project like Metal Gear Solid V; The Phantom Pain, Kojima was fatigued, needed a break, and that it's normal for studio leads to take a hiatus from game development after big projects.

The studio has had a rough year at the box office and might want to seriously take a look at putting Metal Gear into production sooner rather than later, as Vogt - Roberts could land some serious offers if Skull Island is a big success.

We're still a ways off from being able to flush out a fuller picture of which films made the most money, but I suspect the studios will let the awards be their guide: what wins big at the Globes will expand and grow their box office take.

Then Stacey gets the last email she ever expected to receive: A studio is interested in taking her provocative novel - in - verse, Monsters in the Afterlife, to the big screen, and they want her to consult on the adaptation.

In many ways this is reminiscent of old Hollywood, where the big five movie studios realized they could maximize their take by collapsing the entire life cycle of movies under their control, including production, distribution and exhibition.

The Xbox One X was a big step forward, but 1st party studios have taken a backseat to all of that.

Also how many times have I read about bigger companies like EA buying out smaller development studios, taking all the IP's and firing everybody and closing the studio.

I think they may have pulled a Nintendo and secured Vanquish 2 exclusive to Xbox platforms, Actually they may have gone back to Sega like they did with the original xbox and secured a bunch of their games for xbox exclusivity... thats the only way I see them making a quick and big splash with fans... if they announced new studios under their umbrella thats great but fans are not going to see those rewards until the next generation as it will take a few years to get those IP's whether brand new or existing franchises up and running... thats how I see them making shock and awe, IF they even pull that off.

The advantage independent developers» hold over the big - studio big - budget developers is the ability to take giant risks while putting a lot less on the line.