Sentences with phrase «book adaptations of»

And now, after all the hullaballo, is my list of the best comic book adaptations of 2017: Honorable mention: Kingsman: The Golden Circle — not as good as the first, but still a wild ride.

IDW Publishing rolled out its game plan for comic book adaptations of G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and Transformers 2 today at the 2009 New York Comic Con — including this hot new cover art.

Elektra follows in the weary footsteps of a long line of tired, uninspired comic book adaptations of recent years, showing neither inspiration nor interest.

Goyer has been associated with some of the most high profile comic book adaptations of the past decade, from THE DARK KNIGHT to MAN OF STEEL and Joseph Gordon - Levitt's forthcoming SANDMAN, as well as writing genre curios like DARK CITY.

Metal Gear fans will remember Wood's art from the comic book adaptations of the first two Metal Gear Solid games.

«The Dark Knight» is far and away one of the best comic book adaptations of all time.

The movie may not have answered those questions, but the book adaptation of the movie, which Disney / Lucasfilm had to sign off on before it was published, is more conclusive.

Plagued by pre - and post production problems, the latest fantasy book adaptation of Seventh Son, book one of... Read More

Dynamite Entertainment's comic book adaptation of George R.R. Martin's epic A Song of Ice and Fire continues this week with the release of Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings # 7, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here... Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings # 7 is set for -LSB-...]

You already have a comic book adaptation of the film, but would you ever consider TV?

The network that brought us «Mad Men» and «Breaking Bad» is at it again with a comic book adaptation of the emotionally gripping and delightfully gory «The Walking Dead.»

Then wonder no more, because we a few pages and a couple of covers from DC Comics» upcoming comic book adaptation of Django Unchained.

If you're looking for a more approachable, by - the - books adaptation of Sarah Walter's famed novel, you won't so much be leaving the theatre disappointed as you will be fleeing it half - way through, no doubt in tears, because as much as Park follows the book's often racy content, he throws in his own unusual twists along the way too.

John has mentioned that he has you in mind to play the villain in his upcoming comic book adaptation of «Luke Cage.»

As far as his other upcoming projects, Wirkola says he's been working tirelessly on a comic book adaptation of Irredeemable for Adam McKay.

This scintillating picture - book adaptation of Caroline Stutson's cumulative story about a young fiddler features repetitive lyrics, a sprightly violin background, and digitally animated sequences for added spookiness.

(If you Google the Kindle store for Spider - Man, you'll find the book adaptation of Spider - Man 3, but not, say, a comic book adaptation!)

While there's no news on the content of the book, our guess is it's a picture book adaptation of the poem «Instructions» that Gaiman published in A Wolf at the Door.

Not exact matches

Though Putin was a key figure in the original book, he's been quietly cut out of the film adaptation.

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.

But the new strategic direction of Amazon Studios, which comes as the company is launching several new shows, including a comedy with Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen and a Seth Rogen - produced comic book adaptation, underscores the financial constraints the division is under.

As Disney was wrapping up production on A Wrinkle in Time, the latest film from lauded director Ava DuVernay and an adaptation of the beloved children's book, out Friday, the production team reached out to Rodeo FX to add finishing touches on a selected scene.

The movie adaptation of Lewis» 2010 book hits a limited number of theaters this week, and will be widely released Dec. 23.

From the moment it was announced, fans of the books had high expectations for the «Fifty Shades» film adaptations.

Jeffrey Ma was a key player toward the end of the team's run, and is the basis for the lead characters in both Ben Mezrich's book Bringing Down the House and the 2008 film adaptation, 21.

Comic fans are one of the hardest - to - please audiences imaginable for popular adaptations of their favorite books, so even getting a passing mark makes Disney look better than just about anyone else.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

The Big Short, the film adaptation of Michael Lewis» book of the same name about the causes of the financial crisis, opens in UK cinemas this weekend.

Freakonomics: The Movie (available on Netflix and Hulu) is Chad Troutwine's documentary film adaptation of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives - based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.

Folman's adaptation attempts to update some of the themes of Lem's book to fit our modern obsession with entertainment, but the original novel is more about the use of psychotropic drugs to create a dream world in which everyone thinks himself happy.

Filmmaker Scott Derrickson's adaptation of the Doctor Strange comic book has an interesting combination of elements: a starring role from Benedict Cumberbatch, one of Marvel's creepiest characters and Derrickson's penchant for bringing elements of Christianity into his films.

Sure, there's no shortage of comic book adaptations (Batman v Superman!)

Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Shūsaku Endō's classic novel about Christian persecution will likely be as controversial as the book.

E. L. James's novel Fifty Shades of Grey is now the best selling book in British history, has sold more than 100 million copies globally, and has spawned two sequels, along with an upcoming film adaptation.

This Sunday, Nat Geo will air its adaptation of Martin Dugard and Bill O'Reilly's best - selling book, Killing Jesus.

According to reports, he's consulting the book as he prepares to play a Jesuit in a film adaptation of «Silence,» a novel about Catholic missionaries in Japan.

So no, of course Anne is not the Kevin Sullivan 1985 movie adaptation of the original book.

Martin Scorese's film adaptation of the acclaimed book tells the story of persecution, martyrdom and faith involving two Jesuit priests who serve as missionaries to Japan in the 1600s.

This weekend, actually, a highly anticipated film adaptation of that book — which is also the directorial debut of Ewan McGregor — hits theaters.

In a recent article in the «New York Review of Books» on the television and stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel's historical novels «Wolf Hall» and «Bring up the Bodies,» the Irish critic Fintan O'Toole tries to explain the present popularity of a story about Henry VIII's obscure....

Consider the significance of the current comic - book adaptation Kick - Ass, which is so up - to - date it emulates 3 - D in a sequence that uses the style of comic - book panels when flashing back to two characters» histories.

Another attack on Ely's work came from the philosopher - theologian and member of the University of Chicago faculty who was becoming the foremost advocate of process philosophy and theology, Charles Hartshorne.25 From the publication of his first book in 6 until the present, no thinker has matched Hartshorne in the detailed elaboration and adaptation of Whitehead's philosophy.

The pop - culture Austenmania that kicked off in 1995, when the BBC released its now - iconic, Colin - Firth - in - a-wet-shirt adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, sometimes threatens to bury the books Austen actually wrote under an avalanche of souvenir fridge magnets, dishtowels, and tote bags.

Paul Thomas Anderson (one of America's greatest living filmmakers) is directing a film adaptation of a book by Thomas Pynchon (one of America's greatest living writers) starring Joaquin Phoenix (one of America's greatest living actors), so Inherent Vice has some hype behind it.

Anderson plays famously loose with his adaptations of books (There Will Be Blood was supposedly inspired by Upton Sinclair's Oil!

Presupposing men who are thoroughly trained in the traditions of the Church and completely loyal to the hierarchy, Ignatius wants Jesuits on the spot to make necessary adaptations rather than simply to go by the book.

If you saw the big - screen adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's classic sci - fi novel A Wrinkle in Time, you may have noticed that some of the book's references to the Bible and Jesus were left out of the script.

Did they think there was a legion of Mortecai fans eagerly awaiting the film adaptation of their favorite book?

This «book of extraordinary audacity,» the dust jacket claims, was not compiled by Grayling so much as «made» using the very «techniques of editing, redaction, and adaptation that produced the holy books of the Judeo - Christian and Islamic religions.»

The book in question, The Sword in the Stone, was the first volume in what was to become a tetralogy of very loose adaptations from Malory (its author referred to it as «a preface»).