Sentences with phrase «for video game adaptations»

In 2006, the original ROGUE TROOPER set the benchmark for video game adaptations of comic books.

Having been able to watch through nine episodes of 12 prior to this post, it's safe to say that Street Fighter Assassin's Fist is a huge step forward for video game adaptations.

In 2006, the original Rogue Trooper set the benchmark for video game adaptations of comic books.

Based on Blizzard's World of Warcraft, the multiplayer role - playing game, Warcraft represents a chance to turn the tide for video game adaptations.

Still, there's something to be said for a video game adaptation being an interesting and well - intentioned failure and not a raging garbage fire, as is often the default with this kind of movie.

Following the release of a new trailer and poster for video game adaptation Hitman: Agent 47 yesterday, we've been sent across another new poster for the movie, which set for release in August.

Even for a video game adaptation, this is just plain bad.

We're now less than a month away from the release of the Assassin's Creed movie, and 20th Century Fox has today debuted a brand new poster for the video game adaptation featuring Michael Fassbender's Aguilar; take a look here... SEE ALSO: Assassin's Creed featurette explores «The Creed Mythology» SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for -LSB-...]

The movie currently boasts the highest Rotten Tomatoes critical score for a video game adaptation with 50 %, but US audiences haven't embraced it as widely as international markets.

The film opened to number one at the box office with $ 47.7 million, the biggest opening for a video game adaptation since Mortal Kombat in 1995 and the biggest opening for a movie with a female lead.

GOD OF WAR: Screenwriters Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton («Saw IV») wrote the screenplay for this video game adaptation Universal Pictures is developing.

Deadline reports the video game company and its film partners Sony and New Regency have landed a pair of writers for the video game adaptation, Zombieland «s Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.

The actress will re-team with her «Macbeth» co-star Michael Fassbender and director Justin Kurzel for the video game adaptation — one of many that are on the way — that follows Desmond Miles, a bartender kidnapped by a corporation and forced to use a machine called the Animus, which allows him to relive the memories of his ancestor Altair, who was an Assassin in the Middle East during the Crusades.

With its inventive challenges and competitive social dynamics, the reality show «Survivor» seemed like a natural fit for a video game adaptation.

As movie franchises go, Mad Max is one that's been crying out for a video game adaptation for a while.

Marvel tapped Chris Evans to don the red, white and blue of Captain America for the World War II hero's new movie, Captain America: The First Avenger, and now Sega has enlisted his services for the video game adaptation.

And so, with the filmmaker's words of wisdom in mind, we've pulled together five candidates ripe for a video game adaptation.

Not exact matches

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

In October 2006 the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) endorsed video games as a potential means for teaching «higher - order thinking skills, such as strategic thinking, interpretive analysis, problem solving, plan formulation and execution, and adaptation to rapid change.»

Basak explained that strategy - based video games include, not only real - time strategy games, such as «Rise of Nations,» which was used in her research, but also computer adaptations of strategy board games such as «Settlers of Catan,» a favorite among physicists and mathematicians; «Ticket to Ride,» for geography lovers; and especially the classic strategy game of chess — all played with a time constraint.

For Disney to duplicate its 2013 success, it will need films like Sleeping Beauty spin - off Maleficent, video game adaptation Need for Speed, and musical Into the Woods to be major hits, and that doesn't seem likeFor Disney to duplicate its 2013 success, it will need films like Sleeping Beauty spin - off Maleficent, video game adaptation Need for Speed, and musical Into the Woods to be major hits, and that doesn't seem likefor Speed, and musical Into the Woods to be major hits, and that doesn't seem likely.

Following shortly thereafter with the John Travolta thriller The General's Daughter, West confirmed his standing as a Hollywood player and was soon priming up for his biggest challenge to date, the big - screen adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider video game franchise.

Those who saw the movie and wanted to play the video game adaptation of it will be disappointed for sure.

Alien: Isolation is one of the most faithful video game adaptations you're ever likely to play, coming across as an homage to Alien and a like - for - like recreation of the used future Ridley Scott introduced us to in 1979.

Is this a fun animated flick for the whole family, or just another crappy video game adaptation that's for the birds?

Now, for most video game adaptations or huge tentpole films in general, such a comment would sound too good to be true — but this is coming from the director Snowtown Murders and last year's Macbeth.

The actor is very much the focus of this first trailer for «Need for Speed,» the big - budget film adaptation of the best - selling video game series.Scott Waugh («Act of Valor») helms...

The video games always prided themselves on their historical accuracy and the marketing for Justin Kurzel «s film adaptation have followed suit, emphasizing star Michael Fassbender in 15th century Spanish garb.

The underrated madman behind The Grey, Smokin» Aces, and the wildly underrated The A-Team is still attached to direct Bad Boys For Life (the third Bad Boys movie), but he's also written the most recent version of the Uncharted video game adaptation and is planning to tiptoe on some sacred ground with a remake of The Raid.

The adaptation of the long - running and occasionally beloved video game series has been filming for a few months now, but details of any kind have been shaky at best.

20th Century Fox has released a new global trailer for the upcoming video game adaptation Hitman: Agent 47 ahead of its release later this month; check it out here... HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and is known only by the -LSB-...]

Macbeth director Justin Kurzel is reteaming with star Michael Fassbender for the big screen adaptation of Assassin's Creed, and the caliber of talent involved has many hoping this really will be the video game movie that actually works for gamers and movie lovers.

Not much as changed with the idea that video game to film adaptations are never a good idea, «Silent Hill: Revelation 3D» ensures that trend, and while it's dazzling at times, it will leave an audience hungry for a better movie and experience.

An adaptation of the adventure video game Uncharted has been in the works for a while now.

We saw a new trailer and a couple of posters last week [see here and here], and now we have the first action - packed TV spot for the upcoming video game adaptation Hitman: Agent 47, which you can watch right here... HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to -LSB-...]

Known mostly for helming a string of god - awful video game adaptations including Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead and...

We've got a pretty good selection for you this week: a bombastic smash»em up video game adaptation, a throwaway horror with creepy faces and a delightful stop motion animation that's one of my favourites of the year so far:

It's an approach not really open to other video game adaptations — the various and largely abominable Street Fighter films couldn't really engage their audience in some supernatural fisticuffs, and Tomb Raider couldn't really replicate the game's thrill of exploration, opting instead for the cheaper thrill of ogling Angelina Jolie in a catsuit.

Connery has since provided the voice for a low - budget Scottish animated film called Sir Billi and the video game adaptation of From Russia With Love, but has been adamant that he'll never return to perform in a live - action role.

Deadline reports Ready Player One, Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline's bestselling sci - fi novel, is scheduled for a December 15, 2017 release date, meaning instead of reading about a kid playing video games, you'll get to watch a kid play video games, an activity universally agreed upon as being the most fun.

When we last checked in on Sony's long - gestating adaptation of the popular video game Uncharted, they had set a release date for June 10, 2016 with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) with an eye to start filming in early 2015.

Yesterday we saw an extended TV spot for Duncan Jones» upcoming video game adaptation Warcraft [watch it here], and now we have a brand new poster for you... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Warcraft UPDATE: And here's a quad poster... The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a -LSB-...]

Dwayne Johnson has revealed the first poster for his upcoming action movie Rampage, the big - screen adaptation of the video game due in cinemas next...

The «Mama» director is venturing into franchise territory for the first time with a video game adaptation

He's listed as the screenwriter for the Halo (Xbox Video Game) film adaptation.

As for when we'll next see Gleeson, he's part of the cast for In The Heart Of The Sea, arriving December 26, and the actor has just finished work on video game adaptation Assassin's Creed, which is currently set to arrive exactly a year later.

Yesterday we saw an extended TV spot for Duncan Jones» upcoming video game adaptation Warcraft [watch it here], and now we have a brand new poster for you...

While I like the action and do think that the movie captures the video game on which it is based very well, there is one fundamental problem with Doom, and this problem is also the same for most video game adaptations as a whole.

THR is reporting that director Brad Peyton is set to follow up the upcoming video game movie adaptation Rampage by helming the sci - fi mystery The Epoch Index for 20th Century Fox.

The Super Bowl spot from Sunday showed off some of the great, real action from the video game adaptation Need for Speed.