Sentences with phrase «film franchise today»

To them I say that no modern film franchise today could exist without books.

This is a fantastic film and one that might not be entirely original since it's part of a franchise, but it is still unlike any other film franchise today.

Not exact matches

There's been virtually no hint of sex in any of Marvel's recent blockbusters or the Harry Potter franchise, and those films have set the bar for what's going to make money in today's market.

A Bond film that feels caught between its roots as a mindlessly enjoyable action - franchise and its new mandate to deliver the operatic emotions and sudsy plot lines of today's superhero properties.

With today's debut of the official trailer for «Star Wars: Rogue One,» a standalone installment of the intergalactic franchise about the events leading up to the original film, we've got lightsabers on the brain.

In the midst of all the franchises coming from studios today, there's one unlikely collection of films that has just as loyal and rabid a fanbase as any comic book, young adult or fantasy series.

In keeping with the popular social media trend of «Throwback Thursday» (#TBT), we will from time to time take a moment to focus on the classic trailers, posters, and promotional items from some of our favorite Halloween - themed movies, TV shows, and more, continuing today with a flashback viewing of the original trailer for the sixth film in the Halloween franchise, originally titled Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers (1995).

Not that I am really surprised — all great Superhero films come in threes — Marvel announced today the two writers that will be bring Mjolnir back to the big screen in the third installment of the Thor franchise!

Although filming for the Halloween sequel began several weeks ago, fans of the horror movie franchise were given another jolt of excitement today when scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis took to social media and posted a photo from the set.

The Saw franchise is coming back to theaters this Halloween with the eighth film, titled simply Jigsaw after the iconic mastermind killer, and after a poster debut last week, the first official trailer has arrived online today.

AICN pointed out a press release today from MGM that lists a new RoboCop movie alongside upcoming franchise films already in development like Quantum of Solace, The Thomas Crown Affair 2 (with RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven on board) and everyone's favorite future films, The Pink Panther 2 and 3.

The most killer toy ever is back, as Universal Studios officially announced today that the seventh film in the Child's Play horror franchise will begin production this Monday, titled Curse of Chucky, and an announcement video and details have been released.

Had those films come out today, audiences probably still would have been disappointed, which is why future horror franchises haven't attempted this again.

Today, Marvel released the full cast list for the upcoming film, which includes many actors from previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films, as well as newcomers to the franchise as well.

Don't miss: The extras include a nine - part retrospective from 2009 on the legacy of the trilogy; a short film, «Doc Brown Saves the World,» with Christopher Lloyd, that shows why some of the futuristic gadgets from the second film do not exist today; a peek at the 2012 restoration of the iconic DeLorean; two episodes from «Back to the Future: The Animated Series;» a 2015 commercial for a hoverboard and a trailer for «Jaws 9»; a five - part documentary on the making of the movies, a look at the franchise's physics; deleted scenes; a question - and - answer session with Fox; eight archival featurettes; behind - the - scenes footage; music videos; commentaries; and a look at «Back to the Future: The Ride.»

You obtained the rights soon after you left the Bond franchise, but the tone of the Bond films in the 90s is very different compared to today's spy films.

Today, at a grand unveiling at the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios, director Sam Mendes revealed the title of the 24th James Bond film - and the follow - up to the franchise's first billion - dollar grosser, Skyfall - will be SPECTRE.

LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2016 — John Carpenter, the multiple award - winning and legendary filmmaker and creator of the original Halloween films, will return to the franchise as executive producer on a new production of the iconic horror movie, it was jointly announced today by MIRAMAX ® and Trancas International Films — MIRAMAX ® and Blumhouse Productions will co-finance development and production, with Malek Akkad serving as producer under his Trancas banner and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse.

Legendary Entertainment and The Pokémon Company announced today they will partner to launch the first - ever Pokémon live - action film franchise based on DETECTIVE PIKACHU, a new character and story in the Pokémon universe.

Cameron's beef seems to be less with superhero films in general though and more about Hollywood's obsession with sequels, remakes and branding — which is strange coming from a filmmaker who is prepping a new series of «Terminator» movies (the sixth, seventh and eighth in that franchise), four new «Avatar» movies (sequels to a film many consider more a showreel for today's effects than a truly enjoyable bit of filmmaking), and a TV series based on his»90s film «True Lies».

Universal Pictures is about to re-launch all of its classic movie monsters in a new series of interconnected franchise films and today they have revealed that the official title of that connection to be «Dark Universe», along with a brand new photo of the principal cast members, including The Mummy «s Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, and Russell Crowe, who plays Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr.

John Carpenter, the multiple award - winning and legendary filmmaker and creator of the original Halloween films, will return to the franchise as executive producer on a new production of the iconic horror movie, it was jointly announced today by MIRAMAX ® and Trancas International Films — MIRAMAX ® and Blumhouse Productions will co-finance development and production, with Malek Akkad serving as producer under his Trancas banner and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse.

The big entertainment offerings today, however, tend to be franchise films aimed at young foreign audiences — movies that don't get nominated, and probably never will.

SyFy Wire announced today that the original Leprechaun franchise is coming back in a brand new horror sequel to the 1993 film with Leprechaun Returns, which is...

For the first time, the Jurassic Park franchise comes to LEGO video games, spanning more than two decades of epic films from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, as well as the highly anticipated Jurassic World, opening today.

FRIDAY, JULY 22 4:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. Developing Interactive Entertainment: The Performance Capture Techniques of the UNCHARTED Franchise and Today's Film Industry: Join UNCHARTED 3's Creative Director Amy Hennig, cast members Nolan North, Richard McGonagle, and Emily Rose to discuss the influence of theatrical techniques and styles from the history of film that have helped the team continually produce industry - leading and award - winning interactive entertainment.

The official website for Yo - kai Watch Shadowside: Oniou no Fukkatsu (The Return of The Oni King), the fourth feature film in the Yo - kai Watch anime franchise, announced today that the seven main characters from Shigeru Mizuki's Gegege no Kitaro manga series will make guest appearance.

Expectations are high for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it appears Disney and Lucasfilm are happy with the way the film turned out: today, Disney announced that its director, Rian Johnson, will be launching an entirely new trilogy in the Star Wars franchise.