So now that we know that an R rating is officially no longer an obstacle
for superhero blockbusters in this golden age of comic book movies, where does Deadpool 2 go next?
The release date
for the superhero blockbuster, which will see Henry Cavill reprise his role as...
... We can add another name to the enormous cast of Avengers: Infinity War, with Black Panther star Danai Gurira confirmed as reprising the role of Okoye
for the superhero blockbuster.
Not exact matches
The first
superhero blockbuster film of 2018 is gearing up
for a huge box - office opening this weekend.
While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big
blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug —
superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were
for the»87 original.
The film marks a transition
for actor Andrew Garfield, from
blockbuster superhero, to critical darling, in a starring role that is already being called one of the year's most powerful.
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.
Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have finally seen the
blockbuster superhero movie «Wonder Woman,» and the credit goes to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, which hosted a private screening
for them at its New York location.
While this milestone will likely be dwarfed by the
superhero blockbusters slated
for release in the coming months, don't count horror down and out just yet.
This is an album of songs
for a big idea before it was shrunken down and packed into the
blockbuster money machine, and its well - intentioned attempt at bringing legitimacy to Marvel leaves Lamar and co. alone on a podium, broadcasting their passions through a megaphone to kids who just came to see
superheroes do some backflips.
Most audiences know Franco as a Judd Apatow regular, or
for his forays into
superhero blockbusters.
Black Panther may not be the first
superhero film to place a black lead front and centre — Wesley Snipes made two great Blade movies plus another one, and the»90s delivered a handful of now - forgotten fare with black men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new
blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative
for a widely underrepresented audience.
While the fascists at the Star Wars franchise are firing directors
for failing to conform to formula, Marvel takes an agreeable leap forward by putting New Zealand actor / director Taika Waititi in charge of one of its
superhero blockbusters.
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.
It's bold
for a
blockbuster, especially a
superhero movie to proudly embrace the creativeness with an African setting and all black cast.
Like last summer's cure
for the common
superhero blockbuster, the DC Comics ringer «Wonder Woman,» «Black Panther» fleshes out a beautifully functioning society far from the prying, destructive eyes of the outside world.
Fans have been waiting with burning anticipation
for two years
for the release of Deadpool 2, star and co-writer Ryan Reynolds» follow - up to the R - rated
superhero blockbuster that earned a stunning $ 363 million domestically and $ 420 million overseas
for a whopping worldwide total of $ 783 million.
But it's not just comic book
superheroes and
blockbuster franchises vying
for moviegoers» attention this season.
Infinity War marks the start of a hectic summer of
superhero blockbusters for Disney, who will also put out Solo: A Star Wars Story on May 25.
That seems like a lot of
superheroes for one gargantuan summer
blockbuster.
After scoring an enormous critical and commercial success last year with Warner Bros. and DC Films» Wonder Woman, Variety is reporting that Patty Jenkins has scored a major pay increase
for the upcoming sequel to the Gal Gadot - headlined
superhero blockbuster.
Determined to make a different kind of summer
blockbuster, director Guillermo del Toro avoided
superheroes in tights and capes, trading the more familiar American comic book universe
for Japanese genres involving monsters from the sea.
Ten years ago, we became part of a bigger universe — we just didn't know it yet — when Samuel L. Jackson popped up
for a cameo in Marvel's 2008
superhero blockbuster Iron Man to talk to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark about the Avengers Initiative.
Empire has released the cover
for the latest issue of its magazine, which gives us a new look at Ben Affleck's Dark Knight and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel from next year's DC
superhero blockbuster Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice... SEE ALSO: Trailer Breakdown: Breathtaking Batman v Superman Screen Grabs May Reveal Amazing Plot!
Two months after the Marvel
superhero movie hit cinemas, bosses at 20th Century Fox confirmed they are already working on a follow - up
for the
blockbuster hit during an appearance at Las Vegas» CinemaCon, said the Hollywood Reporter.
For the central villain of a
blockbuster superhero movie, Daniel Brühl's Helmut Zemo got relatively little screen time in Captain America: Civil War.
Tickets are officially on sale
for Captain America: Civil War, and with it comes the arrival of the final trailer
for Marvel's latest
superhero blockbuster.
From teen -
superhero and weird sci - fi
blockbusters to rebellious apes and superspy epics, your moviegoing guide
for the month
As is becoming increasingly common in our modern
blockbuster era,
superhero comedy Deadpool 2 got sent back
for reshoots earlier this year.
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.
Captain America: Civil War is a great
superhero blockbuster that lays the groundwork
for even bigger and better things to come in Phase 3 of the MCU.
Fresh off Wonder Woman hosting «SNL,» the latest trailer
for «Justice League,» the DC Cinematic Universe's
superhero blockbuster, has been unveiled.
Olsen plays Scarlet Witch in the
superhero franchise and appeared alongside co-stars Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch
for last night's screening - no sign yet though of Irish actor Tom Vaughan Lawlor, who landed his breakthrough role of his career as the villain in the much anticipated
blockbuster, Avengers: Infinity War.
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.
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.
As the final piece of the puzzle
for the ensemble cast of this summer's
blockbuster Marvel
superhero movie «The Avengers,» Finn cast him as mild - mannered Dr. Bruce Banner, known to transform from time to time into the Incredible Hulk.
An international trailer has arrived online
for Marvel's hotly - anticipated
superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War;, although it's really just a condensed version of the original trailer, and doesn't appear to feature anything in the way of new footage.
,
for which he received rave reviews
for his performance, and he now follows its director, fellow New Zealander Taika Waititi, into
superhero blockbuster territory — Waititi recently directed 2017 ’s
It's easy enough to follow, and the film wastes no time establishing these characters» backgrounds in order to get the ball rolling, the problem is, it's the same tired structure that's plagued comic
superhero blockbusters for the better part of almost a decade.
August has been a particularly rich month
for movies that fall between the mindless, overblown summer
superhero blockbusters and the polished prestige of the super-serious Oscar brigade to come.
Sideshow has unveiled a batch of promotional images
for Prime 1 Studio's Batman statue which is based on the likeness of Ben Affleck's Dark Knight in the upcoming
blockbuster superhero team - up Justice League.
All signs say Marvel Studios» «Black Panther,» being released Thursday evening by Walt Disney Co., is having a cultural moment fueled by massive pent - up demand
for what is expected to be the first global
superhero blockbuster to feature a mostly black cast and an African American director.
The summer
blockbusters have started early in the spring, because this Russo Brothers» spectacle has set the standard so high this year, that
for the rest of 2014, all action and
superhero movies will be compared to it.
The summer
blockbuster season is upon us, which
for the last decade has included a steady diet of
superhero movies.
Summer
blockbuster season is usually prime time
for action flicks, but adventure films — including Marvel
superheroes and a motley crew of gamers — will hit theaters well into December.
Marvel isn't wrong — it is a very diverse brand, and its Captain America: Civil War releasing on May 6 sports a robust ensemble cast with many actors of color,
for a
blockbuster superhero flick.
Amazing that in the current era of
superheroes and
blockbuster movies that cater
for all audiences, these guys continue to make successful movies both critically and financially.
Gal Gadot, who played the iconic
superhero in the
blockbuster original film and later reprised it in Justice League, will be back
for the sequel along with director Patty Jenkins.
The
superhero genre has (deservingly) caught a lot of flack over the years
for its Saturday Morning Cartoons rendition of tentpole
blockbuster cinema.
Filmmaker Zack Snyder has taken to the social media site Vero to share an image of a pre-Man of Steel Henry Cavill dressed in Christopher Reeve's classic Superman suit, which the director used to convince Warner Bros. executives that Cavill was the man
for the job in the 2013 DCEU - launching
superhero blockbuster.