Sentences with phrase «franchise as a reboot»

We talk to Sony's product manager Jon Edwards about marketing an established franchise as a reboot and how the publisher hopes to expand the God of War fanbase with the most mature title in the series to date

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There's already a lot of speculation as to how this newest iteration of Spider - Man was able to breathe new life into the franchise, but there is one particular moment in the film that points to what differentiates this Spider - Man reboot from its predecessors.

But even Marvel can have problems, as the recent Spider - Man franchise reboot attempt showed.

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.

Over the past decade I've enjoyed the resurgence in superhero flicks as many big - name franchises have received the reboot to great effect.

With indyref2 Nicola Sturgeon is rebooting the franchise (literally), and as is the way these days the reboot is inevitably going to be darker and grittier.

After the wild success of 2009's franchise reboot, stakes are high for Kirk and crew as they fight both an intergalactic terrorist and the dreaded Sophomore Slump.

Though he's most known for his role as Batman in Christopher Nolan's reboot of the franchise, Bale proved that he's as versatile as both Pitt and Damon with his portrayal of Dickey.

As brilliant as it is bloody, Resident Evil 7 doesn't just give the franchise a refreshing reboot, but also raises the bar for future survival horror games... If we had to nitpick, we'd say the campaign's a bit short and the enemy variety slightly lackinAs brilliant as it is bloody, Resident Evil 7 doesn't just give the franchise a refreshing reboot, but also raises the bar for future survival horror games... If we had to nitpick, we'd say the campaign's a bit short and the enemy variety slightly lackinas it is bloody, Resident Evil 7 doesn't just give the franchise a refreshing reboot, but also raises the bar for future survival horror games... If we had to nitpick, we'd say the campaign's a bit short and the enemy variety slightly lacking.

As a fan of horror movies I am often suspect of reboots / revamps, etc, but I'm trash for three horror franchises Hellraiser, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween.

Slater's upcoming project is as one of the many writers of The Fantastic Four franchise reboot.

Not sure how I would feel about yet another reboot of a popular horror franchise such as Scream.

Joining the cast of Neill Marshall's rebooted Hellboy franchise alongside David Harbour will be none other than Ian McShane as Hellboy's wise father Professor Trevor Broom.

As one of the worst kept secrets in a long time, the Syndicate franchise has gotten a reboot as a FPAs one of the worst kept secrets in a long time, the Syndicate franchise has gotten a reboot as a FPas a FPS.

Campbell Moore has a two - and - a-half-year-old daughter with his wife Claire Foy, star of The Crown (and just announced as the new Lisbeth Salander in a reboot of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise).

Back to the Future producer Frank Marshall says that «as long as I have my say,» the iconic franchise will never be rebooted.

In the future, 2015 will be recalled as the year of the triumphantly rebooted franchise, of «Star Wars» and «Rocky» springing back to life and, of course, Australian director George Miller's stark, post-apocalyptic thrill ride, «Mad Max: Fury Road,» which...

I'm not exactly sure why Sony would want to remind moviegoers about the original «Spider - Man» trilogy when the studio is only weeks away from rebooting the lucrative superhero franchise, but if you never got around to buying the films on Blu - ray, it's as good a time as any to get them now.

He followed that up with Creed, a reboot of the Rocky franchise that saw Sylvester Stallone pick up an Oscar nomination as the boxing coach of a young guy with big dreams.

Much like this summer's «Superman Returns» and last year's «Batman Begins,» «Casino Royale» can be viewed as a sort of reboot for the careworn franchise.

The Pink Panther is close to a lot of people's hearts and as with any reboot, new blood coming in and trying to replicate the magic of an original franchise can be seen as an unwelcome prospect.

Fans of his are sure to be excited as he's currently in final negotiations to lead upcoming franchise reboot / sequel TERMINATOR: GENESIS.

As good as his Star Trek reboot was in 2009, it still doesn't display the devotion to the franchise that The Force Awakens doeAs good as his Star Trek reboot was in 2009, it still doesn't display the devotion to the franchise that The Force Awakens doeas his Star Trek reboot was in 2009, it still doesn't display the devotion to the franchise that The Force Awakens does.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG - 13 for intense violence and brief profanity) Chris Pine stars as the title character previously played by Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck, in this reboot of the franchise inspired by the Tom Clancy series of espionage thrillers.

Well, Warner Bros. is rolling the dice and saying yes, moving their franchise comedy reboot «Vacation» from the fall, to the same date as «Rogue Nation.»

As with the too - early franchise reboot in 2012, this sequel struggles to balance the demands of a teen romance with a superhero blockbuster.

Deadline reports that the actress is in final negotiations to join the franchise reboot as the film's villain, the Blood Queen.

Honorable Mentions: As usual, some good films have to fall just outside the top 10 list including: Tommy Lee Jones «feature - length directorial debut, «The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent, in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb rebooting of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.&raquAs usual, some good films have to fall just outside the top 10 list including: Tommy Lee Jones «feature - length directorial debut, «The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent, in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb rebooting of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.&raquas a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.»

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is director Matt Reeves sequel to Rupert Wyatt's prequel, which was in - turn a reboot of a franchise born in the late sixties that went on to spawn more than 5 spin - offs as well as a television series.

Unfortunately for Love - Hewitt, producers did not take the hint, opting to wait another seven years before casting the relative unknown Alicia Vikander in the role as part of a franchise reboot.

Already established as a supporting player in the Riddick and Star Trek film franchises (he was the superb Dr. McCoy in the 2009 Trek reboot) here he's taken a leading role... where, as in the comic, his entire face is covered except for his mouth and chin.

The film was clearly designed as a complete reboot of the franchise, turning Michael Myers and even Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) into pawns in an existential, supernatural game.

The third film in the reboot franchise, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise find themselves in yet another uncharted area of the universe where they face a new, enigmatic foe (Elba) who tests the most central of their beliefs as dutiful foot soldiers of the Federation.

This fourth installment of the franchise reboots the franchise which originally starred Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara as the titular Spy Kids and Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino as their parents.

«Creed» Ryan Coogler's reboot of the «Rocky» franchise has drawn raves, and Sylvester Stallone's supporting turn as boxer - turned - coach could earn him a supporting actor nod.

In 2015, the franchise was rebooted starring Miles Teller, Jamie Bell, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan as the titular Four, however, the film was poorly received by fans and critics alike.

JJ Abrams managed to work alongside Steven Spielberg himself for throwback fantasy Super 8 before taking charge of the rebooted Star Wars franchise, Gareth Edwards admitted that his take on Godzilla was influenced by Close Encounters of the Third Kind and others such as Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon are clear students of the multiplex masters who birthed the event movie.

NBCUniversal is looking to reboot the Shrek franchise and make as many as «four animated movies a...

Tom Cruise reboots the action franchise in the modern world, with help from Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll.

One scene in Andy Serkis's directorial debut, «Breathe,» suggests that the actor — best known as Gollum in the «Lord of the Rings» movies and Caesar in the rebooted «Planet of the Apes» franchise — might have promise as a filmmaker.

Now on a new episode of «On the Score,» Lorne Balfe talks about forging his own musical identity as one of sci - fi's biggest franchises reboots itself to fight the future.

Before Terminator: Genisys hit theaters this past summer, Paramount Pictures was hopeful that the sequel, which also functions as a franchise reboot, would be a big hit for them.

UPDATE: After some uproar and general disbelief that Sony Pictures was planning a different all - male Ghostbusters to come after the forthcoming all - female reboot of the paranormal comedy franchise from director Paul Feig, Badass Digest did some digging and clarified some details, many of which were just as easily assumed, but are nonetheless comforting for anyone confused or worried about what this meant.

Following a trailer release, Lionsgate has revealed a new photo from the upcoming big screen reboot of the Power Rangers franchise, featuring Elizabeth Banks as the iconic baddie Rita Repulsa in all it's green glory.

Universal Studios had high hopes for its 2017 reboot of the Mummy franchise, with planned to use the movie as a launchpad for a sprawling, shared universe of monster movies starring characters like the Bride of Frankenstein and the Wolf Man.

The film, which is out July 31, is both a sequel to and a reboot of the original franchise as Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprise their roles as the Griswolds and Ed Helms plays their son, Rusty.

Considering just how well - received the 2013 video game reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise was - which told a similar origin story - like tale for Lara Croft - it doesn't come as much of a surprise that this new take on the character would pick up with her at the start of her adventuring days.

The Pokémon Company's long time movie collaborator, Toho, will handle distribution of the film franchise in Japan, as it had similarly done in its partnership with Legendary on the iconic monster reboot for Godzilla.

Unfortunately, Hollywood's record of adapting video game franchises for the big screen hasn't improved in any notable way since then, making this Tomb Raider reboot feel like just as much of an uncertainty as ever.

It lacks the subversive politics of Brian DePalma's film (which corrupts the source TV franchise as much as it reboots the thing), but Bird's deft action filmmaking make it among the more visually appetizing American blockbusters released in years.