Sentences with phrase «film franchises»

Even established, long - running film franchises like the James Bond films have never really concerned themselves much with continuity.

Over at Badass Digest, writer Devin Faraci argues that the Marvel model has made an irrevocable mark on franchise cinema: where Harry Potter turned film franchises into an annual event, Marvel is striving to make them obsessive.

Men in Black is one of those rare film franchises where the idea of a full - on reboot doesn't sound like an entirely bad idea when you really think about it.

The last decade or so has seen a number of young adult novel series come to life on the big screen in the form of blockbuster film franchises.

Chris Pine is in the enviable position of heading up not one but two film franchises.

Like a comic book collector obsessively rearranging their longboxes — or, more accurately, like a major movie studio delicately tinkering with one of the most lucrative film franchises in the history of the world — Marvel Studios has announced a name change for its upcoming Avengers sequels.

Each of the first two Hunger Games films have grossed over $ 400 million domestically and with the final film, Mockingjay, being split into two films, Lawrence will be solely in charge of the success of one of the most popular and lucrative film franchises in movie history.

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox, already undergoing seismic changes with Tom Rothman's year end exit, might have a major director to replace on one of the studio's most important film franchises.

Cube's successful film franchises also include the Friday, Are We There Yet?

After two Oscar nominations (and one win) for Best Actor, Eddie Redmayne is ready to take over Hollywood by starring in his own global blockbuster, and there's no better place to start than with a spinoff of one of the most successful film franchises of all time: the «Harry Potter» series.

What producers Moustapha Akkad, Debra Hill and Irwin Yablans, writer - director John Carpenter and stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence started in 1978 has transformed into one of the most durable, iconic — and copiously studied — horror film franchises ever created.

However, «reboot» is more commonly used for film franchises, while «remake» is more often used for stand - alone movies.

It would break any film lover's heart to discover that Weinstein cared so little about his potential audience and creating one of the greatest film franchises of all time and so much more about saving money.

Both of the film franchises are currently owned by 20th Century Fox but the 94 - year - old Marvel Comics legend...

The Harry Potter star has been part of one of the biggest film franchises from a young age and she feels her life has been affected differently...

In their never - ending quest to fill their corporate coffers, two film franchises that rely heavily on their fan base ask them to reach into their wallet (again).

The Oscar - winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy, revered as one of the most thrilling epic adventures in motion picture history and one of the highest grossing adventure film franchises to ever be created, was born with the release of The Fellowship of the Ring, followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line produced the Oscar ¬ Æ - winning «ÄúThe Lord of the Rings «Äù trilogy, which is a landmark in the history of film franchises.

The Quicksilver character is unique within the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he's the only comic character overlapping in film franchises: Quicksilver is being portrayed by different actors in Marvel / Walt Disney's Avengers films and Marvel / 20th Century Fox's X-Men series, with actor Evan Peters playing Quicksilver in the latter.

The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose seven beloved Harry Potter books were adapted into one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time.

In artistic quality, The Giver falls into the large gap that separates those two Lionsgate / Summit film franchises, falling short of Hunger's powerful post-apocalyptic thrills but coming much closer than this year's unappetizing first taste of Divergent.

As Simon Pegg gears up for press duties on both Margot Robbie thriller Terminal [read our review here] and blockbuster sequel Mission: Impossible: Fallout, he's been speaking to ComingSoon.net about another of his film franchises; Star Trek.

Compared to the other YA dystopian film franchises, the «Maze Runner» series falls somewhere between «The Hunger Games» and «Divergent.»

Before «Lone Ranger,» Bruckheimer teamed with Disney on the «Pirates of the Caribbean» and «National Treasure» film franchises.

The Back to the Future trilogy is one of the most important film franchises in history and one that is near and dear to my heart.

With the Twilight saga having run its course and The Hunger Games already halfway through its source material, Divergent was the next big hope for young adult big - screen adaptations to develop into moneymaking film franchises.

Both of the film franchises are currently...

Already established as a supporting player in the Riddick and Star Trek film franchises (he was the superb Dr. McCoy in the 2009 Trek reboot) here he's taken a leading role... where, as in the comic, his entire face is covered except for his mouth and chin.

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

This is one of the best film franchises of all time IMHO, all three films are excellent.

«What is significant now, however, is that (in) this age of convergence of film franchises with social media, a black superhero movie with an almost all - black cast conveys power, that we have arrived.

The series was well out front of the zombie craze that preceded The Walking Dead and WWZ, and it became one of the rare action film franchises anchored by an actress.

Sometimes, in film franchises as in life, the good stuff is worth the wait.

Wednesday brought some notable changes to the release date schedule of popular Disney - owned film franchises.

Two new comic book film franchises launch in 2015, and we now know who'll be putting sound to these superhero flicks.

Lions Gate plans on creating rides, and attractions based around the Lionsgate feature film franchises such as Step Up, Divergent, and Twilight.

Simon Kinberg might be the current architect of the X-Men cinematic universe as a writer and producer, but the man has his fingers in multiple film franchises.

Few film franchises have been more constitutive of the modern movie spectacle (and the digital age of cinema) than Harry Potter.

Given that one aspect of our jobs here at The A.V. Club is to watch pretty much everything that comes out around major film franchises and figure out, «Is this any good?»

Phil Ring and Jonathan Smith from TT games talk about playing with huge licensed film franchises in the video game sphere, as well as making dark themes and death safe...

In any given year, Grauman's Chinese Theatre hosts over 40 red carpet film premieres and since it opened, it has hosted three Academy Award (R) ceremonies and numerous world premieres, including those for internationally - acclaimed film franchises, such as Star Wars and Harry Potter.

Warner Bros. released two unexpectedly great movies in 2015, and oddly enough both were revivals of film franchises that launched in the 1970s: Mad Max: Fury Road, and Creed (part of the Rocky franchise).

I know they're there and that many people love them, but I've found other modern fantasy film franchises much more investable.

DiCenso says strong film franchises and TV series provide stability to the firm, «which they really never had before.»

But for Paramount, the studio's success will largely be defined by movie ticket sales as well as the number of big blockbuster and tentpole film franchises it can churn out.

The first three «Hunger Game» films raked in over $ 2.3 billion worldwide, making it one of the most successful film franchises in recent history.

The Harry Potter series became one of the most successful film franchises ever, grossing more than $ 6 billion.

Russell said he thought media reports had made potential negative consequences of AI seem like they were all but already happening and said references to the Terminator film franchise in descriptions of AI were misleading.

The deal gives iQiyi streaming rights to a list of about 200 Warner Bros. movies, from the Harry Potter film franchise to Academy Award - winner Gravity.

The Harry Potter book series and film franchise, worth well over $ 21 billion, continues to attract avid fans — even as many as nineteen years after author J.K. Rowling penned the first novel.