Sentences with phrase «comic adaptation of»

Titan Comics» upcoming comic adaptation of the Assassin's Creed games will star a brand new lady assassin character named Charlotte de la Cruz; she sports the iconic hooded look in several of the variant covers released today.

I was obsessed with it in high school to the point where I did a comic adaptation of it (and when I wasn't working on that, I was playing the game.

«Fruit Ninja Comics» came about when Halfbrick Studios — the developer of «Fruit Ninja» — and Ape reached out to each other, both unaware the other was interested in working together on a comic adaptation of the popular game.

Coming this fall will be a comic adaptation of the Game of Thrones, and Wool by Hugh Howey.

IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of HBO's True Blood will arrive in comic shops today and can also be purchased at their booth tonight as Comic - Con International kicks off.

The film David Cronenberg's darkly comic adaptation of JG Ballard's 1973 novel explores the subversive sexual potential in car wrecks.

The first film is easily one of the best comic adaptation of all time.

In Tom Tykwer's wryly comic adaptation of Dave Eggers» novel, Tom Hanks stars as a struggling American businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

This shimmery, darkly comic adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides» novel marks the assured, often inspired feature film debut of writer - director Sofia Coppola.

Out of the top ten this week are Universal's comic adaptation of «R.I.P.D.» After three weekends, the $ 130 million budget film has earned $ 48.8 million at theaters.

The art for the first three issues will be handled by Omar Francia, known for his work on the comic adaptations of the Mass Effect and -LSB-...]

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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.

The studio does have a pair of big spring releases in Ghost in the Shell, the controversial adaptation of the popular manga comic that stars Scarlett Johansson, as well as the action - comedy adaptation of the 1990s lifeguard TV show Baywatch.

Marvel has a pretty well - established history of remixing and streamlining the best and most iconic of the many looks each of its characters have sported over the years for their big - screen adaptations (in a funny bit of symmetry, the movie designs usually end up influencing how a character will look in the comics afterward).

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.

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

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!)

In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has been amped up from the morality tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction of cute humans, comic animals, and one - dimensional villains,» but also that the film's «hyped - up story line... gives evidence that cultural standards have undergone a drastic change» in the decades since Walt Disney first set out to charm both children and adults with his animated retellings of fairy tales.

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.

Since its first season in 2010, the show — an adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comic book series — has been the most successful cable series in history.

The Multiplex wasn't filled with comic book adaptation after graphic novel adaptation; genre exposure came via late Sunday night airings of (old school) Doctor Who on WTTW.

American Film Institute: AFI is America's promise to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the Batman begins making a name for himself just as the flamboyant Joker takes over the Mafia in director Tim Burton's adaptation of the comic book.

This is the campy, colorful, comedic adaptation of the titular comic book character, produced for ABC from 1966 to 1968; it... Crochet a Batman hat for your little superhero fans with our free pattern from Craftown!

These are some reviews of the features released in 2005 that have generated the most discussion and interest among film critics and / or the Batman begins making a name for himself just as the flamboyant Joker takes over the Mafia in director Tim Burton's adaptation of the comic book.

Sure to delight X-fans everywhere and thrill action - lovers all around, this movie is most likely the best comic - to - film adaptation produced yet, despite a few changes made for the sake of creating an original story.

The new year is newly upon us and we already have a comic book adaptation thrust upon us in the form of The Spirit.

After a frustrating experience with AMC's The Walking Dead television adaptation, I was surprised to see that Telltale was able to capture the gruesome dark horror of Kirkman's comic, with some amazing new characters and stories.

A New Day is an exciting point and click adventure, and a great adaptation of the graphic novels with both a thrilling story and comic book look.

Her work in the action - packed comic book adaptation lead to a part in John McTiernan's Rollerball (2002), a remake of the»70s film about the futuristic world of sports.

In 2005 Tarantino did step back into the director's chair to helm a segment of Robert Rodriguez's eagerly anticipated comic book adaptation Sin City.

As we gear - up for a super-charged summer, take a look back at some of the all - time best comic book adaptations.

«Black Panther,» an adaptation of the iconic comic book that has been decades in coming, proves to be more than worth the wait.

But in this age of stellar comic book adaptations (ie the X-Men and Spider - Man series), that's just not enough.

Let's begin with a recap of Iron Man 1, not so much the plot (a man puts on an iron suit and beats the bad guys) as what it was that made it so successful, widely considered one of the best comic book adaptations ever.

In 1997, Randle played a major role in the film adaptation of Todd McFarlane's popular comic Spawn (1997).

While comic book adaptations don't always accurately represent the movies they're based on, the «Doctor Strange» prequel comic offers a lot of reveals that seem very plausible for the upcoming Marvel Studios film starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme.

At a time when the thought of another comic book movie being released is akin to punching oneself in the face, along comes Scott Pilgrim Vs the World to redefine what a mere comic book adaptation can be.

Certainly, comic book adaptations should explore the dark side of power for example, as this is bread and butter for the genre.

At the moment a direct movie adaptation of the comic can't be made by any film studio due to rights issues; several major characters who appear in the comic (including Hawkeye and the Incredible Hulk) are part of Marvel's Avengers film franchise, and therefore aren't available to be used as part of the X-Men movie franchise.

However, that's not a problem for Vaughn, because an article at AICN today states that Vaughn has been working on an adaptation of Mark Millar's latest Marvel comic book - Kick - Ass!

The television, film and comics writer will collaborate with Akiva Goldsman on the NBC TV series, part of an ambitious cross-platform adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy epic.

Valiant Entertainment has tapped Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer to direct an adaptation of its comic book series Archer & Armstrong, with Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) penning the script.

Nolan's vision of Batman has amounted to the best comic adaptation in cinematic history.

But Kendrick's bid just got a bit of a boost from someone familiar with comic - book adaptations.

That officially makes it the one of the highest grossing comic book adaptations in history, and one of the highest grossing rated R films as well.

The Russo brothers confirm that their forthcoming Avengers: Infinity War movie isn't a direct adaptation of the Jim Starlin comic book.

So I was talking to my mate Sean today, and we were discussing the various plotting failures that afflict this latest in the glut of comic book adaptations.

Darwyn Cooke's Eisner Award - winning mini-series, «DC: The New Frontier», gets the direct - to - DVD animated movie treatment, which will likely please fans of DC comics in general, even though its revisionist nature may irk some «Justice League» fans, while those who love the comic might feel like too much was left out to call this a truly successful adaptation (400 + densely presented comic book pages squeezed into a mere 75 minutes).