We got to the point where we agreed on all the terms, but the sale was contingent on the company's
franchise releasing it from its franchise agreement.
Not exact matches
The studio has two more big Marvel
releases (Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Thor: Ragnarok) as well as a live - action version of Beauty and the Beast, two new movies
from Pixar Animation Studios (including Cars 3), and a fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean
franchise (two of the first PotC films grossed more than $ 1 billion apiece).
And, to top it all off, Disney will end the year with yet another installment
from the massively successful Star Wars
franchise, with Episode VIII set for a December
release.
The report,
released annually by the International
Franchise Association, also forecasts a strong output for the
franchising industry: $ 839 billion in 2014, an increase of 4.7 percent
from 2013.
Beyond the Sculpin
franchise, Birkel said he hopes consumers continue their journey through the Ballast Point portfolio by experimenting with higher end «explorer series» beers such as a barrel - aged version of Victory at Sea, which sourced wood
from Constellation's High West Distillery and is slated for a November
release.
Many think of the Codemasters F1
franchise as starting
from 2010 onwards but there was actually a F1 2009
released for the Wii and PSP.
It has been a troubled week for the Ravens after new footage emerged of running back Ray Rice assaulting his wife, and he was later
released by the
franchise and received an indefinite ban
from the NFL.
This month's
release of J. J. Abrams's cinematic reboot of the Star Trek
franchise means a vast amount of new Trek merchandise, including a life - size replica of Captain Kirk's chair
from the original TV series: $ 2,717.01
from Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles.
Trolls are rampant everywhere, and the vast majority of negative reviews result
from either competition or a fanboy's anger that a newly
released entry in a
franchise didn't be what they wanted it to be.
An awesome update, but we should expect something more
from a full
release of the
franchise.
No doubt that aesthetic challenge was top - of - mind at Pixar for many months before the
release of Coco, the latest animated feature
from the Disney - owned studio behind the Toy Story and Finding Nemo
franchises.
Today, 20th Century Fox
released the first clip
from Matt Reeves's upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter in their blockbuster
franchise that kicked off in 2011 with Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and continued with Reeves's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014.
It's been nearly a decade since
release of the last film in the Predator
franchise — Predators, starring Adrien Brody and Alice Braga — but that's about to change with The Predator, a revival
from The Other Guys and Iron Man 3 director Shane Black.
Actor Jason Segel («How I Met Your Mother»), seemingly noticing the rash retirement forced onto The Muppets back in 1999 (when their last feature film, the slipshod «Muppets
from Space», was
released) and the lack of good old family humour and fozzie fuzzy, pitched a relaunch of the film
franchise to Disney (who now have the rights to the characters).
Eddie Redmayne opened up regarding the upcoming
release of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them to EW at PopFest in Los Angeles, and addressed how the film sets itself apart
from the Harry Potter
franchise.
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.
Shortly after we first covered Paramount's decision to move Mission: Impossible 5 («No, this time we swear the mission really is impossible») up
from Christmas to July 31, Variety reports that Warner Bros. is moving the
release of Point Break to Christmas day, essentially swapping places with the blockbuster
franchise.
With the
release of X-Men: Apocalypse, director Bryan Singer has taken his tally of X-Men movies up to four (or five, if you include his producing duties on X-Men: First Class), and it seems he's now ready for a break
from the mutant superhero
franchise.
New Tomb Raider clips have been
released from the Alicia Vikander - fronted reboot of the popular video game
franchise.
Universal has set a July 26, 2019
release date, with filming slated to begin this fall, and while doing press for Deadpool 2, David Leitch revealed that his spin - off will be more grounded than the Fast & Furious
franchise it was spawned
from.
Our studio had its first ever $ 1 billion worldwide grossing film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible»
franchise with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest installment in the «Paranormal Activity»
franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our first original animated film «Rango,»
from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic box office; and we
released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.
The first gaming title in the Metal Gear
franchise since Hideo Kojima's 2015 departure
from Konami is set to be
released sometime in 2018.
A mere two days ago, the movie then known as God Particle was an oft - delayed entry in J.J. Abrams» amorphous
franchise that had shifted more than a year
from its initial
release date — and was still undergoing reshoots as recently as December.
The latest spin - off
from Bravo's «Southern Charm» reality TV
franchise features «an elite circle of friends»
from «prominent families» in New Orleans, according to the network's news
release.
This week's new Blu - ray
releases include one of the funniest films of the year, a trio of horror movie collections for a few
franchises — one classic, one unlikely, and one incredibly gory — a dramatic turn
from Robert Pattinson, and more.
Also during the presentation, Zelnick said you can expect a more regular rotation of
releases from Take - Two's key
franchises going forward.
There's a Deluxe Edition which is pretty standard fare and a laughably expensive Dawn of the Creed bundle, which is a lot to ask even of super fans before the
franchise has proved it's recovered
from a spate of dodgy
releases.
The
release of Skyfall marks the 50th year of the
franchise and the film has received praise
from fans and critics alike.
What we are excited about: Similar to this week's other big
release, Bridget Jones's Baby is a sequel to a beloved a
franchise that has been away
from cineplexes for a while.
AICN pointed out a press
release today
from MGM that lists a new RoboCop movie alongside upcoming
franchise films already in development like Quantum of Solace, The Thomas Crown Affair 2 (with RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven on board) and everyone's favorite future films, The Pink Panther 2 and 3.
Later this year the LEGO Ideas Tron Legacy (21314) set will be
released offering the first LEGO toys
from Disney's two - film Sci - fi
franchise.
Lionsgate has
released a new TV spot
from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, the final installment in the young adult
franchise featuring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.
The studio reformed itself into an independent video game developer separate
from Konami, and Kojima announced that the first title in their new
franchise - Death Stranding - would be
released exclusively on the PS4, which made sense since Sony Interactive Entertainment would be publishing the game.
Take - Two Interactive's quarterly financial conference call revealed that both 2K and Rockstar will
release sequels to popular
franchises from mid-2017.
The game includes the fun and light retro mode
from previous
releases, and also allows you to play
franchise games in this mode as well for the first time ever.
If you missed it, Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation is a mobile Shin Megami Tensei game
from SEGA based on Atlus»
franchise that
released in Japan and a few other countries in late January.
However, the lessons
from Disney and the Halo
franchise show that expanding your properties to film and / or episodes help keep them relevant between updates or new
releases.
Sony Pictures has
released a clip
from the upcoming fifth instalment in the blockbuster action horror
franchise Underworld: Blood Wars featuring Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and David (Theo James); take a look below after the official synopsis... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Underworld: Blood Wars The next instalment in the blockbuster
franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire -LSB-...]
Amityville: The Awakening, the latest in the long - running horror
franchise, has shifted
from April 1, 2016, to January 6, 2017, and Mark Wahlberg drama Patriots Day has received an official
release of December 21, 2016.
After garnering critical acclaim for his directorial debut «Fruitvale Station,» the last thing anyone expected
from Ryan Coogler's much - anticipated follow - up was a spin - off / sequel to a movie
franchise that's last meaningful installment was
released 30 years ago.
While it's sad that the bigger AAA Survival Horror games seem to be disappearing as publishers try to minimize risk or move away
from single - player offline titles, and beloved scary
franchises like Silent Hill or Dead Space aren't getting new entries, at least we have Capcom and Bethesda
releasing big epic Survival Horrors and all the cool indie titles like Outlast and Observer picking up the slack.
Twentieth Century Fox has
released another clip
from the Matthew Vaughn - directed
franchise prequel, which opens on June 3.
Following the
release of the poster earlier today [see here], Universal Pictures has now unleashed the first trailer for The Fate of the Furious, the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious
franchise; check it out here... Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired
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«a robust development pipeline of new intellectual properties and offerings
from our proven
franchises, including multiple unannounced titles planned for
release during fiscal 2015,»
Marvel's Midas contact and the emblem loyalty they've earned
from fanatics over the past decade will have to paintings once more of their want with no matter new
franchises they try to
release, which reportedly will come with The Eternals.
These next - gen projects make up «a robust development pipeline of new intellectual properties and offerings
from our proven
franchises, including multiple unannounced titles planned for
release during fiscal 2015,» said Zelnick.
The Creative Assembly's Total War
franchise is now 15 years old and to celebrate the studio have
released a lovely little video that looks back at everything
from Shogun: Total War to Total War: Attila.
Today, Marvel
released the full cast list for the upcoming film, which includes many actors
from previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films, as well as newcomers to the
franchise as well.
Still, box office returns at the time of each film's
release suggest that removing the villain
from a
franchise is not the best thing to do if you want the film to make money.
Not only are there a surprising lack of new
releases this month, but only a few of them show any sort of promise, like the latest installment in the «Fast and Furious»
franchise and the directorial debut
from Alex Garland, which still doesn't make up for the fact that a «Paul Blart: Mall Cop» sequel actually exists.