Sentences with phrase «film franchises ever»

It's an amazing way to celebrate 25 years of one of our favorite film franchises ever.»

In this follow - up to Alien vs. Predator, the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage their most brutal battle yet in an unsuspecting Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

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.

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

Not exact matches

For the first time ever in his career he went the independent film route and quickly found Brian Unkeless (the «Hunger Games» franchise) as a producing partner.

We know we have probably the most viable film franchise that ever existed.

Vin Diesel's diet and training were put to the test while filming The Fast & Furious 7 because he wanted to make it the best movie — in the 7 - part franchise — ever.

What is dead is the Harry Potter film franchise that milked Brit author J.K. Rowling's seven bestsellers for eight movies, a global box - office take of $ 6.3 billion, and the Hollywood heavyweight title as the most lucrative film series in, well, ever.

At no point will I ever consider the Harry Potter series to be a great one, but after eight films and 10 years, I must admit it developed into a consistent, dynamic and engaging franchise.

There are the occasionally good Nightmare on Elm Street films, but nothing of worth has ever come out of the Friday the 13ths, which continues into the long awaited (and dreaded) merge of the two franchises.

If you could have ever wanted an ultimate set for the «Harry Potter» film franchise... it has arrived!

«Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End» (2007) Box Office Take: $ 963m 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 20 At the time the most expensive film ever made, budgeted at $ 300m (before its even more dire sequel, «On Stranger Tides,» smashed that dubious record), the third «Pirates» movie was the one where the franchise's over-reliance on Johnny Depp «s Jack Sparrow really started to tell.

This is an exceptionally cool announcement, considering that Halloween H20 is one of the most popular and controversial sequels in the entire Halloween franchise, and this marks the first time that a feature commentary track has ever been provided for the film.

Our studio had its first ever $ 1 billion worldwide grossing film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible» franchise with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest installment in the «Paranormal Activity» franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our first original animated film «Rango,» from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic box office; and we released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.

Hugh Jackman is stepping away from the X Men franchise after a massive 17 years, with new film Logan being his last ever film as the hot headed hero.

The seventh film in the blockbuster franchise revved up the biggest ever April launch and the fourth biggest worldwide bow

For those in the middle, look, the Harry Potter franchise is one of the best ever put to film, bar none.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn — Part 2, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, Snitch, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Arbitrage and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever in the U.S.

Mad Max: Fury Road is not just superior to everything in this franchise, it's among the most exhausting, thrilling, visceral action films ever made.

Nevertheless, this franchise presents an unprecedented fanbase that it carries over from the novels, which explains the $ 152.5 million opening of the first film — still the highest opening weekend ever for a non-sequel.

This shouldn't come as a shock given he has been in ever other film in the franchise.

Robert Pattinson is clearly relishing putting the Twilight franchise ever further in his career's rear - view mirror, but even when you think his Jerome is just about the only vaguely moral person in this film's twisted universe there comes a twist which throws you completely off, as the script essentially points out that Hollywood is a corrupt and corrupting place where no real human values apply.

The fourth film in a horror franchise, released on the first weekend of the new year, is just about the easiest movie to write off ever.

LOS ANGELES November 29, 2016 — In support of the upcoming action / horror film UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS, the latest installment in the blockbuster UNDERWORLD franchise, Screen Gems has partnered with the wildly popular platform Snapchat to develop the first - ever sponsored interactive 3D Lens to reach their 150 + million daily users and allow the studio to communicate with Snapchatters in the most...

From new films from Jeff Nichols, David O. Russell, and Todd Haynes to the return of many a franchise, 2015 looks as eclectic a year in cinema as ever.

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.

Trudel spent last week in Los Angeles and made an agreement with Fox's Joe Hartwick to host the next film in the ever - growing mutant superhero franchise.

The X-Men have more legs than they've ever had at the moment, with big hit films like Logan and Deadpool (itself its own franchise) and TV shows like Legion and The Gifted.

He described the latest film as «one of the great imaginative trips I've ever been on» and praised the franchise for inspiring young minds.

They're less keen, but are a uniquely unpleasant trio themselves: quack to the stars Dr Stafford Weiss (a nicely nasty John Cusack, clearly enjoying his new villainous groove), pushy parent Christina (Olivia Williams - brilliantly brittle, as ever) and, the object of Christina's ruthless deal - making, 13 - year - old teen idol Benjie (Evan Bird), the spoilt star of a horrible film franchise called «Bad Babysitter».

And in March, Marvel will release its 21st entry in the franchise and the first - ever standalone film headlined by a woman: «Captain Marvel,» starring Brie Larson.

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.

While Gibson and Glover have been replaced by Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans, respectively, the energy and chemistry between the two mismatched cops is still ever - present and the series allows for even more character growth than the successful four film franchise.

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.

No sequel could ever top that film, but holy moly, the fourth film in the franchise comes closer to replicating that mix of awe, wonder, and fright that neither The Lost World nor Jurassic Park III could accomplish before.

And while Strange may not be the most engaging of protagonists, Cumberbatch makes the leap from the small screen and a string of serious feature film roles to blockbuster leading man territory like he's been firing off zingers, juggling green screens and carrying franchises his whole life; if there were ever any doubt of Benedict's star quality, this is bona fide proof he's an A-lister with a capital «A».

That wrestling fans want to see their favorite combatants up on the silver screen has been pretty clear ever since WWE started producing films and we started seeing franchises like The Marine and 12 Rounds, but someone needs to remind wrestling fans that not every guy who steps into the spandex and overacts with semi-pithy taunts can lead a feature film.

One of the worst franchise ending films I've ever seen.

High stakes duly established, Villeneuve, production designer Dennis Gassner and genius cinematographer Roger Deakins (if he doesn't finally win an Oscar for this, the film industry is truly blind) take full advantage of the mega-budget that franchise filmmaking provides to craft some of the most striking visuals ever put on film, building on Scott's ruined future in ways that — ironically given the themes of the movie — feel absolutely real and lived in, even as that world is occasionally revealed to be less than authentic.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, A Madea Christmas, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions» Mud and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever released in the U.S.

However, considering how dense the Underworld mythology is and how each sequel / prequel hardly ever slows down to rehash backstory covered in previous installments (much to the franchise's credit), those in need of any sort of refresher in the world's now vast history will find this an invaluable resource, and the disc producers have executed it in such a way that it never disrupts the flow or skips and / or runs over any key scenes in the film.

Milla Jovovich has carried the RESIDENT EVIL franchise as Alice for five films now and they have all displayed some of the best zombie - killing action to ever grace the big screen.

Bravo Tom Cruise who somehow seems as fresh, feisty, fearless, and formidable as ever, and his team — the underutilized Jeremy Renner and Ving Rhames, the always entertaining Alec Baldwin, and Sean Harris as the insidiously menacing villain — for once again pulling off the impossible 5th film in the franchise that just won't quit, and in fact keeps getting harder, better, faster, stronger...!

With Cable and Domino now confirmed as major characters in the Deadpool sequel, and reports saying Brolin's deal is for four movies, it seems more likely than ever that Twentieth Century Fox (which owns the rights to anything X-Men related on film) has an «X-Force» movie franchise in their sights.

The Hollywood Reporter sat down with DEADPOOL 2 writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick about their plans for the sequel, including shaping the tone of future projects in the ever - expanding X-Men film franchise.

The Disney Fairies brand and film franchise is one of the smartest moves that Disney has ever created.

Taking a break from the Transformers franchise, Michael Bay has turned his attention to the 2012 terrorist attacks on an American compound in Libya for his new film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and you can check out the first trailer below... 13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account -LSB-...]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a shoo - in on legacy alone — Revenge of the Sith is the only Star Wars film to have ever missed a nomination here — and the current Apes franchise has reliably earned nominations for its incredibly crafted apes.

LOS ANGELES November 29, 2016 — In support of the upcoming action / horror film UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS, the latest installment in the blockbuster UNDERWORLD franchise, Screen Gems has partnered with the wildly popular platform Snapchat to develop the first - ever sponsored interactive 3D Lens to reach their 150 + million daily users and allow the studio to communicate with Snapchatters in the most interactive and personal way.

James Wan, the man who brought the world the start of the Saw franchise... Who would have ever thought that the person behind a franchise that is infamously known as «torture porn» would be able to create such smart, genuinely creepy films as the first Insidious, The Conjuring, and now Insidious: Chapter 2?