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Three filmmakers have recently spoken about the tone of their upcoming franchise films which will see all of them shifting slightly from the pre-established norm of their respective series.

Not exact matches

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

The film, which will be released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise's huge 2015 release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.

«There's been a steady stream of James Bond films, which keeps the general public very aware of that particular franchise,» says Young.

The two films serve as direct inspiration for the next film in the franchise, «Terminator Genisys,» which is expected to kick off a new trilogy.

But, Paramount's best bet for a blockbuster film in 2017 is likely the latest installment in the long - running and financially successful Transformers action franchise, which will hit theaters in June.

The strong start for «Minions» comes despite some ho - hum reviews for the film, which is the third tied to the Despicable Me franchise.

As has become standard for bankable intellectual property (see the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises), the book is being split into two films, the first of which, An Unexpected Journey, will arrive in time for Christmas.

DiCenso says strong film franchises and TV series provide stability to the firm, «which they really never had before.»

The Disney arrangement gives Netflix access to movies from Pixar, Marvel (i.e., the Avengers franchise) and Lucasfilm — including the hotly awaited Star Wars films, which are likely to be box - office gold.

That runtime makes it the longest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, of which «Infinity War» is the 19th film in the franchise.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

The entertainment giant will get Fox's film and TV studios, which includes the «Avatar» franchise, its regional sports networks, its international businesses and Fox's 30 percent stake in Hulu, giving Disney a majority of the streaming service.

The fifth in the apparently never - ending series of horror films actually has the highest Metascore of any film in the franchise, which doesn't make it good, per se; just not bad.

The film, which is based on a television series (which was itself a spinoff from the Wallace & Gromit franchise), boasts a tremendously appealing stop - motion animation style that's heightened by an assortment of affable characters, and it's worth noting, too, that the movie's total absence of dialogue in no way hinders one's ability to get caught up in the briskly - paced narrative.

There are the occasionally good Nightmare on Elm Street films, but nothing of worth has ever come out of the Friday the 13ths, which continues into the long awaited (and dreaded) merge of the two franchises.

It's easy to be cynical about the mechanics of the cash - cow franchise, which trades on cliffhangers — and the knowledge that its ticket - buying (and merchandise - buying) audience is guaranteed, even if the quality of its films isn't.

Just on a technical level, the film represents such a big jump forward for Saulnier that you should expect the studios to immediately start arguing over which giant soulless franchise should occupy his time in the near - future.

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.

Unlike franchises overexplained to breaking point, the sequel repeats the no - frills plot of the first outing with no further depth — which means that as a film, it needs to work as an engine, primarily, to scare us into submission.

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).

The film which opens on October 17th stars Michael Keaton as Riggan Thompson an actor trying to distance himself from an iconic superhero film franchise by starring and directing his own broadway production.

The film team review the final part of The Hunger Games franchise, in which Katniss Everdeen leads the armies of Panem into the Capital to dispose of President Snow

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).

STX Entertainment has announced that it is set to capitalise on the success of the hit comedy Bad Moms by launching a franchise of feature film spinoffs, digital shorts, and a reality series, beginning with a Bad Dads movie, which has been set for a July 14th 2017 release.

David Ayer's fantasy blockbuster, which stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as a human - orc cop duo, was met with mixed reviews from critics, but Netflix is confident in the movie's franchise potential, with Bloomberg reporting that a sequel had been given the green light before the film had even been released.

If you're craving an air - tight, claustrophobic sci - fi which satisfyingly ties into the Cloververse, you'll be left wanting — and hoping that the franchise's fourth film due out in October, Overlord, is a good sight better — but if you can settle for well - acted, glossy, fitfully riotous junk food with some questionably lapses in logic, The Cloverfield Paradox does the job well enough.

Specifically, we get a 20 minute documentary on the franchise in which the creative team attempts to ponder the reasons why the films were not terribly successful.

We finally have our very first clip from Liongate's eighth Saw franchise film Jigsaw, which begins one of John Kramer's brand new deadly traps.

One of the most underrated franchises at the moment is «Planet of the Apes,» both films of which deserved recognition outside of its sole Visual Effects mentions.

Well probably the only thing for this reviewer were the fight scenes which crackle with realism, vigour and fluidity meaning there is none of the fast editing / shakycam technique that has become the signature style of Hollywood action films since the success of the Bourne franchise.

director Mike Mendez — that, while it has a charming sense of humor about itself, leans too heavily on CGI blood; The Girl With All The Gifts (B), a well - shot British zombie film that attempts to inject new life into a tired genre, and almost succeeds thanks to young star Sennia Nanua; and the disappointing Phantasm: Ravager (C --RRB-, a low - budget labor of love which, while it plays like a Phantasm fan film, ultimately undercuts the emotional closure it attempts to bring to the franchise by failing to resolve the central conflict between good and evil.

Oh, and I almost forgot Fangoria writer Michael Gringold's loving 40 - page commemorative book that also comes with this set, featuring an efficient history of the franchise and dozens of incredible, rare behind the scenes images, many of which can also be viewed within the still galleries included on the various discs for each film.

His aim is to collect the stones, which have been scattered across Marvel Studios» existent superhero franchise films, in order to decimate the galactic populace.

Boyd Holbrook's Donald Pierce — yep, the former cyborg Hellfire Club charter member — has been reduced to head merc in charge of reacquisitions, but it's a meaty part if altogether different from his comic book counterpart (which is par for the course concerning the X-Men film franchise).

He also talked about the experience of being a part of the highly successful The Hangover franchise, whether he and Todd Phillips took the criticism of the second film into account when writing The Hangover Part III, making films for audiences to enjoy, and the animated feature Turkeys (featuring the voices of Amy Poehler, Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson), which he's writing and producing.

Rupert Sanders (Snow White And The Huntsman) is directing with Paramount on board to co-finance the film, which is based on the bestselling Japanese sci - fi franchise.

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.

Since DREDD was announced back in 2008 THN has tempered its excitement, remembering all - too - well Slur - vester Stallone's abysmal 1995 take on the character, a film which destroyed the integrity of the source material and masses of potential for a fantastic franchise.

The Star Trek: To Boldly Go campaign will support the cast's personal selection of nine global causes, which will each receive equal portions of the funds raised when fans enter for a chance to win a walk - on role in director Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond, the third film in the blockbuster franchise, which will be released on July 8, 2016.

«Godzilla: King of Monsters,» the sequel to the 2014 American version of Toho's famous kaiju franchise, will be part of a monster movie cinematic universe that also includes the upcoming film «Kong: Skull Island,» which Warner Bros. will release this March.

The franchise's prequel is set before the haunting of the Lambert family, which was haunted in the first two films.

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 is the latest in a series of annual media events from Disney, which with «The Little Mermaid,» «Beauty and the Beast» and «Aladdin» reinvented its franchise of animated feature films.

What started as a way of parodying the «Scream» films (themselves ostensibly a parody of the horror genre to begin with) has evolved into a franchise which takes shots at pretty much any movie it wants, from «Million Dollar Baby» to «Brokeback Mountain.»

He is planning a third film in the franchise, moving the action to Tokyo, which will release during Chinese New Year in 2020.

The Expendables 3 is the first film in the franchise to sport a PG - 13 rating, which some fans will likely be disappointed with, especially since the first two films really pushed heavily into R - rated blood and guts depictions.

Those who read the book upon which the film is based knew ahead of time that it would re-define pop culture references and homages for movie fans - assuming the makers of Ready Player One could get the rights to the characters and franchises referenced.

Universal thus far hasn't decided to explore this area, which is just fine, as few would want to see a Psycho film without Norman Bates in it, so it is only fitting that the film franchise end here.

It's cool to see the return of two iconic sci - fi / action franchises such as Alien: Covenant and now Predators which both can hopefully bring back and add the things we loved from the original films.