Sentences with phrase «films in the franchise like»

Keanu Reeves is known for his films in franchises like «The Matrix» and «Bill & Ted».

Despite the messy news clippings, the finished product is poised to premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will join other films in the franchise like 2002's Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and 2005's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith as having used the notable platform at the Grand Théâtre Lumière to bring to light a new chapter.

Not exact matches

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 repeated pattern of expansions and recessions is like multiple sequels in a long - running movie franchise — each film shares a similar and familiar landscape but still manages to be different due to the specific causes and characters.

In truth, there are times when the film feels less like an addition to the franchise than it does a remake of the original movie.

Along with a handful of possession - themed TV shows (The Exorcist, Preacher, Outcast), audiences are continuing to turn out in droves for films like The Conjuring franchise.

Series creator Chris Carter has even written a third entry in the franchise's film department and, based on what the ratings will be like, we'll probably see more X-Files in the future, whether in terms of more episodes or a big blockbuster of a movie.

It fascinates me that the tendency of Hollywood is to use the locked - in audience of a franchise like cattle to a slaughter, spiting patrons with no more than they'll merely settle for because studio executives know they'll see the film anyway.

Perhaps its unexpected box office success can be attributed in part to the popular reaction against an entertainment industry whose laser - like concentration is on big - budget franchise and sequel films.

Yet all of Marvel's phase three films and their tentative questioning of the underlying political ethos of the franchise feel like buildup for Black Panther, which in its second act comes very close to completely tearing down the Marvel Cinematic Universe en totale — and making viewers long for such a thing to happen.

To be fair, the game IS an excellent attempt at a polished addition to a now tiresome franchise, if you loved the Ridley Scott and James Camerons heralded Alien films, and like me, consider Predator as a must - have classic in the DVD collection, you won't put down the controller.

Indeed, the non-Marvel films in these franchises that have done best more recently are the ones that stood out from the crowd, like Wonder Woman (which rejected the dark tone of other DC movies), Logan (which felt like a grown - up standalone film), and Deadpool (which loudly razzed the idea of being linked to X-Men movies).

Like the previous films in the franchise, it positions the military as the good guys who know what's best while the government characters are all bureaucrats who stand in the way of what needs to be done.

The coming years would find particular success for Pace in movies like A Single Man, Marmaduke, and When in Rome, not to mention franchise films like The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Deadline reports that the Jungle Cruise movie will be an Indiana Jones - like action - adventure, and Collet - Serra was very much interested in getting his hands on a film of its nature, a potential franchise that he will be able to mould around an A-list Hollywood star like Johnson.

This Halloween, the seasonal offerings include some big - ticket gift sets, like «Chucky: The Complete Collection,» an anthology of all six films in the «Child's Play» series (Universal; Blu - ray, $ 84.98; DVD, $ 59.88; not rated), and «Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection,» which offers Blu - ray editions of 12 films in that slasher franchise, from the original 1980 «Friday the 13th» directed by Sean S. Cunningham to its 2009 remake - reboot directed by Marcus Nispel — in effect, closing the circle (Warner Home Video; $ 129.95; R).

The Insidious franchise — like most horror series — began missing a step about two films in.

Directed by Chris Sanders (the filmmaker behind «How to Train Your Dragon» and the illustrator who created «Lilo & Stitch «-RRB- and Kirk DeMicco (writer of «Space Chimps» and the upcoming «Hong Kong Phooey» adaptation), one can only assume that if the film takes off like they hope, franchise is in the cards (and when isn't it for the lucrative field of animation?).

You saw it in 2004 when it was called «The Bourne Supremacy,» and you saw it in 2007 when it was called «The Bourne Ultimatum»... This fifth «Bourne «film (and fourth Matt Damon entry) plays like a greatest hits album of a popular franchise, with an emphasis on the two sequels that Greengrass himself directed.»

Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy fun action films like The Mummy franchise starring Brendan Fraser, but the humor in those movies felt more natural and organic.

At least the movie gets a solid performance out of Asano, a well - known face in American and Japanese cinema for his work in films like the Thor franchise and Ichi the Killer.

In this series of interviews, the actors - alongside director Rian Johnson - open up about their roles in this fantastic franchise, the extraordinary sets and scenaries they were placed in during filming, and just what it's like to be part of such a well - loved worlIn this series of interviews, the actors - alongside director Rian Johnson - open up about their roles in this fantastic franchise, the extraordinary sets and scenaries they were placed in during filming, and just what it's like to be part of such a well - loved worlin this fantastic franchise, the extraordinary sets and scenaries they were placed in during filming, and just what it's like to be part of such a well - loved worlin during filming, and just what it's like to be part of such a well - loved world.

Woody Harrelson barely makes an appearance and still seems like the most underutilized star in the franchise (although Stanley Tucci gets nothing more than a cameo appearance), while Donald Sutherland is the film's greatest benefit, hitting that perfect note of high drama and total commitment to the character — they were lucky to cast him in the role.

The 13th film in the franchise will make you feel «like you're back in your rec room, circa 1967, drinking Tang and waiting for the Tribbles» one reviewer says

Chapters of a long - running film franchise that exist in temporal limbo, like the one - generation - too - late prequels to the Star Wars series, often feel static and irrelevant.

Pettyfer is pretty and easygoing but lacks the sort of charisma that comes with a more focused sense of interior purpose, and the film basically feels, at its core, like a mash - up of carefully cross-tabbed teen movie trends, which is probably what happens when you set out in pre-production with the chief intent of manufacturing the next big «Twilight» - type cinematic franchise.

It's clear she has the physicality for it, and given she is a woman playing in a genre thats dominated by men, it's hard not to measure her against the likes of Linda Hamilton (the Terminator films), Sigourney Weaver (the Alien franchise), Charlize Theron as Furiosa from Mad Max Fury Road, and several others.

Fans of the franchise will notice they use a completely different house that looks nothing like the Myers house used in previous films.

Previously seen paparazzi photos have shown Xavier looking a bit rough, but Stewart's comments make it sound like Xavier's attitude might have drastically changed from previous films in the franchise.

He directed the funniest film in the Marvel franchise, Iron Man 3, and the criminally underrated crime comedy The Nice Guys, so a big - budget R - rated sci - fi horror like The Predator doesn't scream «next career step», but here we are.

With our own experience of the books (hey, we have nieces) being that # 2 is actually the best of the trilogy in expanding the mythology to a more resonant plane while still retaining the visceral excitement of the first, and with the director who'll be responsible for the taking the franchise home now in the hot seat (Francis Lawrence, replacing Gary Ross), we're hopeful for a film that at least partially deserves its inevitably blockbusting box office, and the trailer makes it look like it may.

Amidst those early signs of viewer interest (Blade), franchise launches (X-Men), moments of director / source material synergy (Raimi's Spider - Man) and 18 or so MCU films, Deadpool is recognizable as a triumph of perseverance and (baby) hand - in - glove casting, as well as proof that R - rated superheroing is viable at the box office (which in turn smoothed the way for more serious takes like Logan).

The film also continues the franchise's renewed interest in practical effects, making this once again feel like a lived - in world populated by «real» creatures and «working» vehicles and droids.

by Walter Chaw Maybe it was the anticipation, maybe it's because it's too much like the first film, Pitch Black, but David Twohy's Riddick is merely fine for what it is, lacking the kind of loopy, operatic invention of the franchise's middle course and contenting itself with being a bug hunt in the James Cameron sense of the word instead of exploring more of this universe.

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.

Based on the 12th novel in James Patterson's long - running series, the studio is clearly hoping that «Alex Cross» can reboot the film franchise that stalled out after 2001's «Along Came a Spider,» but surely there was a better option to play Cross than a man whose biggest claim to fame is dressing up like a fat black woman.

The studio has decided to give it the official title of The Divergent Series: Insurgent, not like the later titles in the Twilight franchise used the qualifier The Twilight Saga to precede the subtitle of the film.

Previous sequels in this franchise haven't remotely approached the quality of John McTiernan «s 1987 classic, but the main reason we're excited about this one is because it's co-written and directed by Shane Black, the guy behind movies like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Nice Guys, and one of Marvel Studios» very best films, Iron Man 3.

It is a symptom of Marvel's oppressive world - building that so much of the film's run time is devoted to new characters like the twins, or Vision (Paul Bettany, actually having a face on screen for the first time in the franchise), or Ulysses Klaw (Andy Serkis, a villain for a movie that will not see the light of day for three more years), squeezing the interstitial moments down to little more than an afterthought.

The 64 - year - old actor - who played Rubeus Hagrid in the «Harry Potter» film franchise - was immediately admitted to a medical facility in Orlando after getting off a flight on Thursday (29.01.15) reportedly suffering from severe flu - like symptoms.

The fourth film into a franchise really ought to be reviewed by someone who knows and likes the previous films in the series.

(And like the hero in the movie, the novice actor and his ensuing film franchise went on to win big at the box office as well.)

There's been an overwhelming sense of nostalgia at theaters this summer, with films like «Mad Max: Fury Road,» «Jurassic World» and «Terminator Genisys» all reviving decades - old franchises on the big screen, and «Vacation» continues that trend with the latest installment in the National Lampoon series that began with Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and a rotating door of actors playing their two kids.

While I appreciated bringing multiple Lego franchises together into one film, I felt like this was done very similar to the way that it was done in the Lego Movie.

And like the «Star Wars» franchise, there are plenty of visual motifs that have societal messages tucked away throughout the film begging to be deciphered (look at the rose, the bird on the pendants and the attire of those in hiding or in captivity).

But before I do, I'd like to say a tremendous thank you to everyone associated with the film franchise,» Suzanne wrote in the letter, featured on Scholastic «s website.

The film is set to arrive in cinemas in January, and follows his similar turns in the likes of the Taken franchise, Non-Stop and Run All Night.

«It's like a siren kind of thing,» states Brian Tyler, composer of the last four films in the Fast and Furious franchise.

Their contributions to the franchise are zoomed in and looped like unusually short Vines or the Zapruder film.

The film is the zenith of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that began with 2008's Iron Man and includes nearly all the characters that have appeared in their individual movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor franchises.