Sentences with phrase «decades as the superhero»

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Over the past decade I've enjoyed the resurgence in superhero flicks as many big - name franchises have received the reboot to great effect.

Once dominated by men who strived for superhero physiques, the art of weightlifting has gone mainstream over the past decade as both men and women are hitting the gym to lift heavy handweights and load their barbells.

As the superhero movie world shudders in the immediate wake of Avengers: Infinity War (a film I was pretty bored by), this week on store shelves lands Ryan Coogler's (Creed) Black Panther, one of the most successful films of the decade and a surprise hit across the globe.

As the first black superhero film in a cinematic universe that's spent the past decade focused primarily on white superheroes, it underlines the chasm that exists between society's treatment of black Americans and white Americans.

But after Marvel Studios cinematic universe started a decade ago and launched successful series such as «Iron Man» and «The Avengers» — while casting a bunch of white blond guys named Chris — fans knew it was bound to use its rights to the top black superhero.

Within the opening minutes, Iñarritu's script name - drops Michael Fassbender, Woody Harrelson and Jeremy Renner in the context of superhero franchise mania; later, Keaton glares in the mirror as the gruff voice of the costumed avenger he played decades earlier intones, «We're the real thing.

With the dominance of superhero films in the past decade, it was also quite different in the mid-90's, as Hollywood star Wesley Snipes, who was in a wave of box - office hits that skyrocketed him to superstardom, took a bold initiative to make a film about the Black Panther, which was supposed to release many years ago.

As the YouTube critic Really That Good pointed out in November, superhero films as they've been produced in the last decade belong to their own innovative genrAs the YouTube critic Really That Good pointed out in November, superhero films as they've been produced in the last decade belong to their own innovative genras they've been produced in the last decade belong to their own innovative genre.

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: ThanoAs 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: Thanoas 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.

He retired as a superhero decades ago to dedicate his life to rescuing his wife Janet van Dyne, who sacrificed herself to disarm a Soviet missile, and became trapped there, presumably for eternity.

The previous films in the DC Comics Extended Universe series (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Suicide Squad) have left both critics and comic - book fans increasingly disappointed in the franchise's output; as a result, Wonder Woman, which is receiving its release ahead of the first Justice League movie (set to premiere this November), has been saddled with the burden of recovering DC's tainted reputation in the eyes of viewers, while also representing the first major female - fronted superhero flick in more than a decade.

From Summer Bay to Asgard, he's in demand from directors such as Michael Mann and JJ Abrams, but he'll give the best part of the next decade to being Marvel's hammer - throwing superhero

Even with the sheer number of superhero origin films over the last couple of decades, it's rare and refreshing to see so much detail given to who these characters are as people, until you realise that you're quickly running out of movie.

After five decades as sidekicks, secondary characters and niche titles, the black superhero's time has finally come.

Robert Downey, Jr. may have changed the game almost a decade after Jackman's first turn as Wolverine, but it's Jackman's performance that has truly carried the X-Men franchise and which defined our expectations of big screen superheroes.

Before Hollywood adapted Blade, Spawn, and Steel from their respective Marvel and DC Comics franchises, the black superhero tradition in TV and film was decidedly less mainstream, even as Hollywood adapted the white comic heroes Superman and Batman into blockbusters for decades before the modern superhero movie boom began in earnest.

With an incredibly in - depth combat system with loads of different combos and attacks, as well as high - octane action scenes, Spider - Man should be one of the best games about the superhero for the last couple of decades!