Sentences with phrase «characters in superhero movies»

For one thing, an entire subset of younger cinema - goers are only just about to experience the dizzy uplift of watching a title character in a superhero movie who looks like them under the costume.

Not exact matches

Much like the success of last year's Warner Bros. film Wonder Woman helped change the conversation around a female superhero movie helmed by a woman director, a box - office smashing debut for Black Panther could pave the way for a similar paradigm shift in Hollywood with regard to how studios approach big - budget stories about characters of color.

And with the popularity of superhero movies, we expect Mera (MEE - ra)- a character in DC's Justice League, and wife to Aquaman - to rise in the charts.

Okorafor said she was buoyed by the global success of the summer box office hit «Wonder Woman» — the first superhero movie to star a woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Hollywood.

On its surface, the story being told in The Lego Movie is an unassumingly delightful little cross-genre tale that entertains the kiddos with an oddly diverse blend of Transformers action, superhero characters, and Pixar visuals.

These inconsistencies of story, tone, and character have solidified in this sequel, and it's enough to make one wonder if Deadpool, the masked smart - ass with pistols and swords, is even suited for the current climate of superhero movies.

Suicide Squad simply shouldn't be a movie about saving the world like every other superhero movie; the characters are far too interesting and entertaining to be stuck in something so cliché

Also, to the movie's benefit, it introduces us to the titular character without feeling bogged down in the trappings of a superhero origin story.

Logan takes the wildly popular character of Wolverine and places him into a dusty, violent, fatalistic neo-western that is unlike any X-Men film — and in fact any superhero movie of this current era.

Paul Rudd still stars as Ant - Man, Michael Douglas plays Henry Pym, the inventor of the shrinking formula in this version of the movie (and not the original superhero like he is in the comics) and Lily who recently revealed a few more details and said her character Hope Van Dyne «is the daughter of the founders of The Avengers, Ant - Man and the Wasp» which will no doubt lead to lots of confusion as we know from the MCU Ant - Man and The Wasp weren't in those original movies (she's referring to what happened in the comics).

Batman v Superman might already sound like a decent number of superheroes for a single movie just in the title alone, but add in Wonder Woman and then all the other DC characters who are supposed to appear to set up Justice League, and you're going to run into some logistical issues.

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-...]

Having the character state this observation outright is the most direct of the many tricks Deadpool attempts in order to convince us that this is not a normal superhero movie.

There are literally dozens of major characters (you pity whoever had to fit all of these A-list names onto the poster), in service to a story that's simultaneously every superhero movie ever and, for those who aren't obsessive readers of the comic books, a bit confusing.

Writer - director Joss Whedon improves on the first Avengers movie with an exciting, fast - paced superhero adventure that serves its many characters while weighing the difficulties of doing the right thing in a complicated world.

Not just a watershed moment — the first blockbuster comic - book movie centered on a female superhero — but an earnestly realized look at a character who embodies strength, compassion and courage in any century.

The movie features dozens of major characters in service to a story that's simultaneously every superhero movie ever and, for those who aren't obsessive readers of the comic books, a bit confusing.

The character feels bland next to the other Marvel superheroes brought to the screen in recent years, including Evans» own Johnny «Human Torch» Storm in the lighter, underrated Fantastic Four movies.

There are hiccups in its ambition, but it's hard not to get swept up in all the technologies, characters, and politics crammed into the movie's compelling dramatic conflict, which casts the charismatic Michael B. Jordan — the star of Creed and Coogler's debut, Fruitvale Station — as the most complex villain in the post-Dark Knight cycle of superhero blockbusters.

Blade, to the fresh eye, free of the fandom surrounding the character, comes across as the kind of film that is probably closer to a B Movie in the action genre than a superhero flick, as it is branded to be.

The two characters led the way in the R - rated superhero movie revolution, and now fans want to see Wolverine and Deadpool team up for the ultimate X-Men universe crossover film.

they should just have Green Lantern movie without any crossover from other superhero characters the only people should appear in the Green Lantern movie should be Alan Scott, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner they could come in some future sequels.

The director of the Captain Marvel movie has a big responsibility: they have to introduce a character who isn't particularly well known outside of comic book shops to a wide audience while also shouldering the burden of making the first solo female superhero movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

But the ace in the hole is the fact that this movie features the biggest ever ensemble of beloved superhero characters, with Avengers new and old rubbing shoulders with the Guardians of the Galaxy and just about anybody who has ever shown even the slightest hint of super-ability.

As this hilarious teaser for the teaser trailer points out, the people behind Reynolds» previous onscreen incarnations in X-Men Origins: Wolverine effectively ruined him by taking away the character's defining potty mouth (not to mention the whole thing being one of the worst superhero movies ever made).

Bringing on Shane Black and pushing for a character driven story in a comic superhero movie was a risky move.

Captain America: Winter Soldier artfully dodges nearly every typical superhero movie problem (as well as general sequel problems) with a stunning grasp of mood, total commitment to a «square» character, a smart choice of villain, and thrilling action scenes that feel authentically dangerous (a complete rarity in blockbusters) rather than like stop - and - gawk «setpieces» with no actual stakes.

Tom Holland stars as the title character in director Jon Watts» superhero movie, «Spider Man: Homecoming.»

Deadpool is supposed to be the funny superhero, but really, what's so funny about a character acknowledging that he is in a movie?

Josh Brolin has played iconic characters in the two biggest superhero movies of the Summer - Avengers: Infinity War's Thanos and Deadpool 2's Cable - but which is better?

As promised, Marvel has finally released the first official trailer for one of the most - hyped superhero movies of all time, as Infinity War is bringing almost every character in the MCU together to face a cosmic threat who they've been teasing for half a decade: Thanos.

More importantly, as Captain America: Civil War proves, they can balance a full - to - bursting line - up of superheroes and what is essentially three different movies — an extension of Winter Soldier's espionage vibe, an Avengers movie in everything but name, and a PTSD psychological drama — while still delivering something coherent, character - driven and more satisfying than the a series of things - blowed - up - real - good set pieces.

He has become a component of that bigger universe of super-powered characters, where heroes pop in and out of other heroes» movies (mostly during post-credit scenes) for little reason other than to set up an unstoppable team of superheroes.

Gerard Kennedy Best: «Iron Man» Worst: «21» Comments: While I don't buy the «best superhero movie ever» hyperbole some people are putting on «Iron Man,» Jon Favreau's take on the Marvel character was smart, involving, filled with great effects and a performance from Robert Downey Jr. that at least puts forth the best superhero protagonist in a long time.

I can't see how anyone could be dissatisfied with this movie I preferred it to the other two as I think it captured batman perfectly bane was perfect how anyone can disagree after batman and robin is beyond me??? Cat women was perfect there was no poor casting IMO character development was fine story was fine and beautifully shot soundtrack stunning all involved made an absolute masterpiece even tho I guessed most plotpoints in advance they still felt like a surprise to me I don't see the point in any other superhero franchise making any more movies as bb tdk and tdkr will never be surpassed

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It is long overdue, and while Marvel has given us some memorable female characters along the way — notably Peggy Carter and Black Widow, mostly thanks to Joss Whedon — it's about time the studio dove headfirst in an honest - to - goodness female - led superhero movie.

It was a great film that showcased a variety of different characters that challenged typical gender roles in superhero movies.

Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times: «A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

It's still not known which Marvel movie Stone has a part in, nor is it known which character — apparently a superhero with «heat» powers — she'll be playing.

CHICAGO — Critics and viewers fell in rapturous adoration of the legend of The Dark Knight when Christopher Nolan and his team took the risk of making character - driven superhero movies.

As alluded to in the first movie, Janet originally fought alongside Michael Douglas» Hank Pym during his superhero heyday, and Reed has promised that her character will have a vital role to play in the upcoming sequel.

Where other superhero movies pore over their characters» origin stories, in Suicide Squad only Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn — who gets all of the best lines — and Will Smith's Deadshot, an assassin with heart — are fleshed out in 3D.

In his review for The Times, Kenneth Turan wrote, «A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should bIn his review for The Times, Kenneth Turan wrote, «A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should bin a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

There have been black characters in Marvel's Cinematic Universe before, there's never been a superhero movie so ensconced in blackness, African culture, and ideas about the African diaspora as Black Panther.

Considering that his Ant - Man and The Wasp character is a superhero in his own right, it's possible, though somewhat unlikely, that Marvel Studios may spinoff his character into his own movie.

For me, it's a case of forgettable characters jumping around an action film that's entirely lacking in insurmountable odds — something that I'd argue is a required element of any superhero movie.

A case of superhero movies growing up, James Mangold's Western / road movie / post-apocalyptic drama is less about the X-Men and more about the humanity of a character we've been watching in superhero movies for seventeen years.

A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

From its baldly preposterous plot to its colorful settings to director Taika Waititi's signature humor, Ragnarok has way more character than any corporate, third - in - a-series superhero movie has the right to.