Not exact matches
Before they parachuted their cars
out of airplanes and did jobs for the military across the globe, the
characters of the «Fast and Furious»
franchise were just street racers looking for a rush.
Compared to how submissive and sapped
of all agency the
character was in her two previous
outings, Ana does seem extremely mischievous in «50 Shades Freed,» the third and presumably last entry in this kinky
franchise.
The second cinematic
outing in the now legendary Star Wars
franchise, The Empire Strikes Back does exactly what a sequel should, developing the
characters and keeping the story interesting to keep fans
of the
franchise waiting for more.
Regarding David Hayter, the beloved voice actor
of Solid Snake and Big Boss, Baker said that «I love David Hayter, [he's been in the]
franchise since the very beginning, David is amazing, he loves the
character... Kiefer Sutherland came in and knocked it
out of the park.
When a
franchise descends to having its own
characters wink at the audience with jokes about how it's run
out of ideas, and resorts to just (literally) setting things on fire, not once but twice in it's 90ish minute runtime, it's one movie past time to stop.
Given that the plot motor is Thanos's worry that the universe is overpopulated, sly self - awareness is shown as the filmmakers embrace drastic solutions to the problems
of braiding multiple
franchises into one — though some jiggery - pokery with Dr Strange's time - juggling amulet (and Cumberbatch's knowing line readings) suggest any shocking plot developments can be rolled back later, especially with sequels in development for
characters who seem to be permanently written
out in a tragic finale that's also an old - fashioned cliffhanger.
When a
franchise runs
out of ideas, it's time to stop, even if the
characters and music are still delightful.
Each
character has their own ending so those who are a big fan
of the Scott Pilgrim
franchise will probably get some extra replayability
out of this title to see all
of those extra endings.
It's debatable whether the weaknesses
out weight the strengths or vice versa, but at least for the fans
of this
character they will have a good time with the newest addition
of the
franchise.
With Maze Runner: The Death Cure set to arrive in cinemas next month, 20th Century Fox has released a trailer for the third and final instalment in the Maze Runner
franchise along with a batch
of character posters Dylan O'Brien, Giancarlo Esposito, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Rosa Salazar, and Thomas Brodie - Sangster; check them
out here... In the epic finale to -LSB-...]
The
character dialog was also incredibly funny with the typical LEGO one - liners that fans
of the
franchise will get a kick
out of.
Some
of the most iconic secondary Star Wars
characters, including Yoda, Lando Calrissian, and Boba Fett, all make their
franchise debuts in Episode V. Plus, we'd be remiss to leave
out the villainous Emperor Palpatine, whose enigmatic introduction accompanies the bone - chilling revelation that the evil Darth Vader isn't actually the one pulling the strings.
While most die - hard Marvel fans have been busy regathering their brains after the decimating Avengers: Infinity War ending, which saw many
franchise staples pfft
out of existence, some were left questioning what happened to one
character in particular: Captain Marvel.
With Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales set to sail into cinemas next month, a batch
of character posters have arrived online for the upcoming fifth instalment in the action adventure
franchise featuring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites, and Geoffrey Rush; check them
out below... SEE ALSO: Orlando Bloom's Will -LSB-...]
The people behind the «American Pie»
franchise seem to be genuinely under the impression that in the course
of two gross -
out movies audiences looking for lowbrow laughs have actually come to care for the series» one - dimensional
characters.
With Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales set to sail into cinemas next month, a batch
of character posters have arrived online for the upcoming fifth instalment in the action adventure
franchise featuring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites, and Geoffrey Rush; check them
out below...
It's also clear that Hurwitz and Schlossberg are fans
of the
franchise themselves, and it definitely shows in their understanding
of the
characters» relationships, as well as the balance between the sweeter moments and gross -
out humor.
Overall, The Lost Legacy doesn't bring anything new to the Uncharted series but if you're curious about what these less - discussed
characters from the
franchise get up to when Nathan isn't around and you're happy with more
of the same gameplay and scenery then you'll definitely want to check
out Chloe and Nadine's adventure.
With many critics pointing
out how depressing it is that the «Mission: Impossible»
franchise has a recurring cast
of characters playing Ethan Hunt's «gang,» yet the women involved never seem to last for more than one movie, the announcement
of Rebecca Ferguson for the most recent installment was greeted with either a shrug or a «who dat?»
When word got
out that Ubisoft was making a game mashing up its Rabbids
characters with Nintendo's Mario
franchise, reactions were muted: surely, this would be the sickliest
of sickly sweet family games.
It's too soon to say if The Cloverfield Paradox killed its
franchise (a fourth installment is already slated for later this year), but it's already clear that the Cloverfield brand — until yesterday a magic word capable
of stirring excitement
out of nothing — is now tainted beyond recognition... «Logic doesn't apply anymore,» one
of the
characters says
of their situation, and Uziel's script quickly internalizes that idea as an excuse to just do whatever.
This announcement hardly comes as a surprise since both Captain America and Morrigan have been present in previous games
of the
franchise, but it is good to have confirmation since fighting games sometimes switch
out characters from their rosters.
«MY HERO ONE»S JUSTICE is an electric combination
of stellar graphics, intense gameplay, and a collection
of popular
characters,» said Randy Le, Associate Brand Manager at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. «All based around the hottest new anime and manga
franchise coming
out of Japan that fans have been craving.»
There's tons
of speculation that we could be getting up to three
characters revealed to help round
out the roster, with many people hoping for additional Fire Emblem
characters, while others want to see Nintendo pull
characters from other gaming
franchises.
A comparatively ambitious effort from filmmaker Charles Band (the Trancers and Puppet Master
franchises), this is basically a knockoff
of both the Mad Max and Star Wars series, with locales straight
out of George Miller and
characters straight
out of George Lucas.
The decision to carry on the
franchise even though they were clearly
out of ideas is only exacerbated by bringing Ken Jeong «s cringe - worthy Chow
character to the forefront.
Ahead
of its release next month, five new
character poster have arrived online for Michael and Peter Spierig's upcoming eighth instalment in the Saw
franchise, Jigsaw; check them
out here... SEE ALSO: Watch the red band trailer for horror sequel Jigsaw here «Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a -LSB-...]
It did its best to take the most important — and probably available —
characters from the established
franchise and bring a slew
of new
characters to replace a lot
of the fringe roles that push along another ad lib adventure story that melds history and fantasy together in such a way that when you try to figure
out how much
of it is historically true you're immediately distracted by how fun it all is.
It might feel a bit cynical to write off
character deaths because
of external factors like
franchise potential and actors» contracts, but the MCU is a multibillion - dollar enterprise: These deaths feel exploitative because they wiped
out nearly every young star that matters, and the MCU can't possibly survive in the long term without reverse - engineering this event.
They're running
out of Fire Emblem
characters to put in sexy Easter costumes, and that wouldn't work for most
of their other
franchises.
«MY HERO ONE»S JUSTICE is an electric combination
of stellar graphics, intense gameplay, and a collection
of popular
characters,» said Randy Le, Associate Brand Manager at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. «All based around the hottest new anime and manga
franchise coming
out of Japan that fans have been craving.»
For the first next - gen
outing of Sega's most famous mascot
character, Sonic Team have chosen to return to the name
of the first game in the whole
franchise.
Joy is one
of the
characters from Disney Infinity 3.0 Inside
Out franchise.
When the list
of rumored launch titles (which had several iterations) started to get a lot
of traction from multiple sources, the Mario / Rabbids game stuck
out like a sore thumb, people absolutely hated the idea
of Mario being lumped together with a not so impressive
franchise and felt it was pointless milking
of the Nintendo
character.
One aspect
of the mobile game that makes it stand
out from previously released titles from the fantasy
franchise is its
character creator.
After the slight miss - step that was the rather moody and downbeat Connor in Assassin's Creed III, it was a refreshing rejuvenation to see such a charismatic and fleshed
out character back in the driving seat
of the
franchise in the form
of Assassin's Creed IV's Edward Kenway.
Another new feature for the
franchise is the complete customisation
of the playable
character, with any loot found in the game world or by pillaging enemy corpses available to equip to your player
character and build
out your own story.
The company is also stepping
out of its hardware - software comfort zone to further drum up interest, promoting its game
franchises and
characters at theme parks and in films
Now that he is
out of the picture as his story concluded with Uncharted 4: The Thief's End, Naughty Dog can now spread
out their wings and explore new stories and
characters of the
franchise.
The creation
of an original
character is a nice little touch to Sonic Forces and to the
franchise in general, as it allows players to create their very own hero for the Sonic Universe and while cosmetic choices are limited early on, more new items will become available the more you progress through, allowing you to kit
out your newly designed
character.
The first Project X Zone game featured a good selection
of characters from a variety
of different games and
franchises, and as it turns
out the second game is going to be no different.
While you can't mix and match themes in the Play Sets (preventing you from playing co-op
out of the box, since it only comes with one
character from each
franchise), you can do whatever you want in Toy Box.
Even though F - Zero is part
of Nintendo's long list
of franchises that are only dug
out from their vault for new Smash Bros.
characters and trophies, it used to be one
of the big names identified with Nintendo in the 16 - and 64 - bit days.
Speculation that the Uncharted
franchise would falter in the absence
of Nathan Drake has been silenced courtesy
of an always engaging campaign, an interesting cast
of characters, some
of the best puzzles and set - pieces in the
franchise's history, as well as an incredibly impressive multiplayer suite straight
out of the box.
As well as possessing the usual gripping and addictive gameplay the
franchise is famous for, this stellar
outing also includes some
of the most memorable
characters to ever feature in a role - playing adventure, and packs a dramatic storyline to boot.
When it comes to licencing
out their intellectual properties, the idea
of their properties is usually based on the
characters and
franchises that they own, like Mickey, Star Wars, and Marvel.
Maybe I've been
out of the
franchise too long, but since when does the main
character in Monster Hunter speak?
For the record, I again point
out that Metroid and Donkey Kong, two
of Nintendo's biggest
franchises, each only have two playable
characters in Super Smash Bros. (in Metroid's case, it's two versions
of the same
character), but Star Fox has had three.
Every
character here strongly represents Nintendo's diverse
franchises, and you can't really complain about the the
character inclusions (though it is a shame the low memory
of the N64 meant that Princess Peach, Bowser and King Dedede were left
out of the mix until later entries).
I'm not one
of those people who thinks Nintendo needs to showcase obscure
characters in Smash Bros. for the heck
of it, but I do think it would be fun if we saw this newest Super Smash Bros. pull a few
characters out of left field, even when it pertains to prominent
franchises.