Sentences with phrase «for superhero action»

A new promo for the film that debuted during last night's The Walking Dead finale and the talk show Talking Dead, announced that tickets for the superhero action - comedy will go live this Thursday, April 19.

Robert Downey Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Ruffalo, and Benedict Wong suit up for superhero action.

Not exact matches

Age appropriate toys for elementary school age kids allow them to use their imagination, but many still enjoy dolls, superhero action figures, tablets and board games.

The top ten men continue to out - earn their female counterparts by a huge margin — $ 488.5 million compared with just $ 172.5 million — a disparity Forbes attributed in part to the preponderance of superhero movies and action blockbusters that offer few starring roles for women.

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo give us plenty of action, and it works for the most part, allowing the superheroes to use their unique powers in tandem.

For superhero buffs, the movie plays homage to all kinds of previous action figures including Captain Marvel, Flash, X-Men and Ghost Rider.

«World War Z» is the most gratifying action spectacle in years, and one reason for its success is that Pitt doesn't play a superhero.

Mangold, a replacement for original director Darren Aronofsky, is new to the superhero genre, and hasn't directed a film since the disappointing 2010 action - comedy Knight and Day, but his approach to The Wolverine (it sounds more like a samurai film than anything else) suggests it should at least be an improvement over X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

It's a capable superhero action game that demonstrates that the team is getting better at crafting a Spider - Man game, but like most comic - licensed properties there is still room for improvement.

Another forgettable prequel to The Avengers that doesn't seem to be something of its own, with a plot that is mostly dull, action scenes that are unimpressive for a superhero movie, and a poorly developed villain with uninspired plans of destroying the world.

Once the Furious movies slipped the realism leash, they went from being pulpy B movies to something like blockbuster superstores — a one - stop - shopping center where you can sample Mission: Impossible - style assignments, MMA bouts (see Furious 7's Michelle Rodriguez and Ronda Rousey's formalwear tussle for a combo of both), A-list action heroes, gunfights, analog stunts, CGI spectacle, capeless superhero movies and a bit of broad comedy on the side.

Despite wasting Oscar Isaac's talent and having all - around boring villains, X-Men: Apocalypse is still a must - see for fans of the franchise, while more casual superhero enthusiasts will enjoy its bold action sequences and emotional character backstories.

Audiences looking for wham bang action may find Logan a little downbeat but there's more heart here than you'll find in almost any other superhero movie.»

This globe - trotting sci - fi - action - drama lacks the budget and superhero star power to deliver the entertaining thrills of the big screen counterparts, but it's passable for a television approximation.

Instead of using his newfound clout to take a starring role in another prestige picture, an action vehicle, or a superhero movie, his next gig will see him play a supporting role in a twisted comedy from the mind of Taika Waititi, the director of films like Thor: Ragnarok and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Every year is a good year for action cinema, at least from a financial standpoint: If you count superhero movies, the genre pretty much has the top of the box - office charts on perpetual lockdown.

Love this for what it is, but don't over hype it or allow flashy action and gore and slightly refreshing action to distract you from awesome potential in other superhero movies.

Having spoiled Hugh Jackman's cameo in the final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse, we now have a behind - the - scenes look at the Weapon X scene from the mutant superhero sequel courtesy of director Bryan Singer, who has shared a brief video featuring the Wolverine in action.

As comic book fans demand bigger action (and budgets) for superhero movies, some incredible mistakes have gone completely unnoticed.

Black Panther Rated PG - 13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 % Available on Disc and Streaming Marvel's mega-hit about an African king / superhero gets its home entertainment release this week, where it will no doubt grow it's already legendary profitability.

If «Wonder Woman» proved that a lady can lead a superhero flick as well as a gentleman, «Atomic Blonde» does the same for the action movie.

Thor Rated PG - 13 for sequences of intense sci - fi action and violence Available on Blu - ray 3D, Blu - ray and DVD Marvel superhero Thor is a god who is cast to Earth by his father, Odin, and forced to live there as a mortal until he learns the valuable lesson his father wishes to teach him.

For all the activity generated by the superheroes, the fellow driving the action here is the heretofore glimpsed but never central Thanos (Josh Brolin), a brooding tree trunk of a man whose stated goal is to achieve universal dominance by acquiring all six Infinity Stones.

Even «Iron Man» (which stuck Robert Downey, Jr. in a cave for 45 minutes) was a superhero origin story with WAY more action.

Scott Watson reviews Agents of Mayhem... Here's a question for you lot out there: What happens when you take a heady dose of classic 80's cartoon action, the foul mouthed humour of Saints Row, and the open world superhero antics of Crackdown?

The Amazing Spider - Man 2 (PG - 13 for action and sci - fi violence) Second installment in re-booted Marvel Comics franchise finds your friendly neighborhood superhero (Andrew Garfield) wooing Gwen (Emma Stone) while protecting New York from a few, formidable new foes (Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan and Paul Giamatti).

Michael Bay is a guy who makes big and dumb action movies, and a lot of superhero films are big and dumb action movies, but he still hasn't taken the plunge and embraced modern Hollywood's love for men wearing capes.

James Vanderbilt has been primarily known as a screenwriter for many years, having written everything from superhero movies (THE AMAZING SPIDER - MAN), to serial killer thrillers (ZODIAC), to action - adventures (WHITE HOUSE DOWN).

In the hours surrounding teaser trailer, Trank and screenwriter Simon Kinberg talked with Collider, Empire Online and Yahoo! Movies about their frame of mind for the film and setting it apart from what they see as the commodified superhero action genre.

Of course, as The A.V. Club reported last year, women made up the majority of movie audiences for the fourth year in a row in 2013, and they like action - packed superhero movies, though they prefer them with female protagonists.

Black Panther is now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, and with a record - breaking box office weekend for its premiere, the film is literally changing the game.

The latest video gives a sneak peek into the wondrous superhero action and everything else that's in store for the Marvel family across the world.

The film currently holds a 98 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes (it was at 100 percent for a while), but even more impressively, the Marvel film holds the title for the highest rated live - action superhero movie ever.

I'm not a racist but that is a directly slap in the face for those who expected their first African live action superhero.

There's a reason for that, as the ever more risk - averse studios have retreated into formulaic action movies and by - the - numbers superhero franchises, of which there are now a dizzying amount.

It helps too, of course, that moviegoers around the world have embraced the superheroes unequivocally they've met over the last decade (key to long - form, serial storytelling regardless of genre), reducing the need for long, drawn - out, character intros and giving plot, plot driven by action and spectacle, the predominant, primary role.

The book is set to debut a month before Chadwick Boseman debuts as the live - action Black Panther in «Captain America: Civil War,» so it looks like a very big year all around for the first Black superhero.

It's also got the right mix of action, comedy and heart that has become such a winning formula for successful superhero movies.

This may sound out of place for a superhero movie that focuses on action - packed choreography and crude humor, but it fits in the Deadpool series like a glove.

Indie comics author Nick Marino is writing Cougar and Cub for Action Lab Comics, a unique superhero dramatic comedy with an accidentally timely story.

For those looking for solid comic book superhero action, this is an average flick at best, with cartoonish villains and silly dialogue, not once aiming for an audience that isn't juveniFor those looking for solid comic book superhero action, this is an average flick at best, with cartoonish villains and silly dialogue, not once aiming for an audience that isn't juvenifor solid comic book superhero action, this is an average flick at best, with cartoonish villains and silly dialogue, not once aiming for an audience that isn't juvenifor an audience that isn't juvenile.

Suicide Squad (PG - 13 for profanity, suggestive content, disturbing behavior and pervasive action and violence) Adaptation of the DC Comics superhero series about a team of convicts recruited by the government yo conduct dangerous missions in exchange for clemency.

The following quote from Ryan Coogler, writer and director of Black Panther — a superhero blockbuster — on working with Rachel Morrison, supports the notion that there is no reason for the dearth of women cinematographers behind the camera when shooting action — or any other kind of scene.

THE AMAZING SPIDER - MAN is a terrific first installment of a rejuvenated franchise that aspires to be more than an excuse for action and very tight superhero outfits.

The overinflated superhero genre has been overdue for a popping, and this breezy action comedy provided the much - needed pin.

There are countless superhero movie fans in India, but Infinity War is suitable for pretty much anybody who likes big, loud action blockbusters even if the plot will be mostly incomprehensible.

Megamind (PG for action and mild epithets) Animated adventure in 3 - D about a hapless, evil villain (Will Ferrell) who decides to align himself with the forces of good after the demise of his longtime superhero adversary (Brad Pitt) when he unwittingly creates a diabolical scoundrel (Jonah Hill) bent on world domination.

Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal: «This action spectacular from Marvel Studios is the first megabudget blockbuster - for - sure with a black superhero and a mostly black cast.

The new trailer for Ant - Man and the Wasp shows plenty of shrinking and growing action, but it also hints at Marvel Studios» first superhero family.

Action, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, and superhero films are rarely nominated for Best Picture.