Sentences with phrase «budget superhero»

This little film has flown under my radar this summer with big budget superhero movies taken the spotlight.

I like to judge the look of these big - budget superhero movies on the «I've never seen that before» meter — and this movie gets a zero.

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.

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.

The critically beloved Boyhood is now on Netflix, and this summer's big budget superhero flick Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice is now on HBO.

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

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 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.

Mixing the stoner comedy of Seth Rogan (Knocked Up) with the quirky visual styling's and imagination of director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) to create a big budget superhero caper should be an intriguing prospect.

The big budget superhero mashup came in well under expectations, which had pegged it for a $ 110 million launch in North American theaters.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

And while Liman's experience with big movies like Edge of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identity will certainly help him direct a big budget superhero movie that stars Channing Tatum, I like this news because of his other work: Early films like Swingers, Go, even Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

If it fails, the future of big - budget superhero movies, already uncertain in the wake of the Batman and Robin disaster, will be gloomy indeed.

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-...]

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.»

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).

He produced and directed (but did not write) the low - budget superhero film The Specials.

Hallmarked as the first big - budget superhero film to feature a black lead as well as a primarily black cast, the film already broke pre-sale ticket records with notable media figures buying out screenings for children to see the flick for free.

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.

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.

I like the idea of low - budget superhero movies.

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

Director Josh Trank took the helms of the new franchise after his successful low - budget superhero movie Chronicle showed what he was capable of.

«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.

Yan, who was born in China and was raised in Hong Kong and Washington, would become the first Asian woman to direct a big - budget superhero movie.