Sentences with phrase «franchises like star»

This includes racing games, platform titles, adventure games, and licensed franchises like Star Wars.

Handed the reigns to illustrious RPG franchises like Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic and Fallout but perceived to have released only sub-standard sequels;...

That recipe has worked so far with franchises like Star Wars, Batman, and Indiana Jones.

The 20 novels range in content and style, from franchises like Star Trek, Doctor Who, True Blood, and adaptations of video games like EA's Dragon Age and Dead Space, to recognizable comic collections like Joe Hill's Locke & Key, The Rocketeer, and Bloom County.

The Potter franchise has always had a steeper level of accessibility than other franchises like Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Their dependence on licensing deals with movies — particularly at Hasbro, which owns «master rights» to Disney (dis) franchises like Star Wars — has become a double - edged lightsaber: When movies are down, so are toys.

Simon Pegg recently admitted that he does not believe that the silver screen is the perfect home for a franchise like Star Trek.

Not exact matches

Why it's hot: Auntie Anne's is so well - liked that even stars like Shaquille O'Neal have franchised with the company.

Instead, it's a re-birth of an old franchise — «Battlefront» — which puts players in a «Star Wars» sandbox of sorts, able to play with series favorites like Han Solo, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia (among others).

One option is Disney, which has blockbuster movie franchises like «Frozen» and «Star Wars» under its belt that resonate with younger generations, he said.

In the past few years, Disney has been dominant, with movies like «Beauty and the Beast» and its «Star Wars» and «Marvel» franchises.

After critical success during the first 15 years of his career, Scorsese found the industry pivoting as tent - pole franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars set box - office records and turned Steven Spielberg and George Lucas into household names.

The fact that Star Trek Discovery, the latest offering of the 51 - year - old franchise is the property of CBS, a network which looks like its audience...

The fact that Star Trek Discovery, the latest offering of the 51 - year - old franchise is the property of CBS, a network which looks like its audience is a median 104 years old, doesn't help matters.

In the Eastern Conference, rumors have been swirling about the potential movement of franchise cornerstones like Dwight Howard and Deron Williams and borderline stars like Luol Deng and Josh Smith.

While Charlotte could break the franchise record of 54 wins this season, the Hornets» most critical assignment may be trying to win back those fans, who have grown grumpy with the departure of stars like Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson and Vlade Divac.

Our hopefully franchise (or at least star) top pick this year is fun but I really hope we can strike gold with one of our 25 - 36 picks and if we can avoid these picks ending up like the 2000 - 09 run we could be styling in a few years.

Most of the best picture nominees in recent years are nothing like the Star Wars franchise and, unfortunately, I can't see The Last Jedi getting the nod no matter how great it is.

The small - market franchises are in danger of becoming virtual farm teams, grooming stars for the clubs in large, opportunity - rich cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

RENE RUSSO Starred in hits like Tin Cup and the Lethal Weapon franchise before a six - year break from acting.

But having them on teams that look like they should be competitive throughout the year, on classic franchises that seem to just be adding to their history of successful, homegrown stars?

Over the coming years, Cho would continue to reimain an active force on screen over the coming years, appearing on shows like FlashForward and as Sulu in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek franchise.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: For a little while there, it sounded like J.J. Abrams wouldn't be able to return to the «Star Trek» realm for an anticipated follow - up to his massive franchise reboot.

If like me and the other adults contributing to the franchise's nearly $ 1 billion annual revenue ¹ (which ranks Pooh fifth among all entertainment brands, trailing only Disney Princess, Star Wars, Hello Kitty, and Cars), you find it difficult to suddenly stop seeing the appeal in Pooh, then good luck trying to maintain a typical grown - up fandom.

Deadline reports that the Jungle Cruise movie will be an Indiana Jones - like action - adventure, and Collet - Serra was very much interested in getting his hands on a film of its nature, a potential franchise that he will be able to mould around an A-list Hollywood star like Johnson.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World kept some elderly franchises going, but it seemed like every other week some big production was imploding.

The LEGO Movie did a good job of bringing together several franchises in Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, DC Super Heroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many, many more — and it's producer would like to do the same thing again with Nintendo.

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.

Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy fun action films like The Mummy franchise starring Brendan Fraser, but the humor in those movies felt more natural and organic.

Woody Harrelson barely makes an appearance and still seems like the most underutilized star in the franchise (although Stanley Tucci gets nothing more than a cameo appearance), while Donald Sutherland is the film's greatest benefit, hitting that perfect note of high drama and total commitment to the character — they were lucky to cast him in the role.

Death, if not Mistress Death, hangs over Infinity War like an executioner's axe, with the combination of Thanos's mass extermination plot and the expiring contracts of many of the franchise's fatiguing banner stars spelling curtains for some of Earth's mightiest heroes.

Just like its tireless star, the fifth installment of the 19 - year - old Mission: Impossible film franchise is sprier, tighter, and more energetic than its age might suggest.

Chapters of a long - running film franchise that exist in temporal limbo, like the one - generation - too - late prequels to the Star Wars series, often feel static and irrelevant.

Despite his work in blockbuster franchises like Batman, Star Wars, and The Chronicles of Narnia,

Even a cinematic titan like Steven Spielberg blinks rather than go up against the franchise behemoth that is Star Wars.

The film feels very much like a low - budget version of another big screen Star Wars - tinged film based on existing franchises, Flash Gordon, with its cheesy sets and costumes, and juvenile presentation.

When attempting to write about something like Star Wars I feel as though I should double my efforts, giving a deliciously specific discussion on the nature of the franchise, George Lucas» legacy and the underlining philosophies of it all.

The committed star pulls off the same magic trick to even more impressive effect than usual with Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy's directorial debut after toiling away as a screenwriter on less pedigreed fare like Real Steel and Two for the Money as well as big brother Tony's most recent Bourne franchise effort.

Remember: Infinity will be covering Disney, Pixar, live - action and TV franchises - and there's even potential for Marvel and Star Wars crossovers - so (at risk of sounding like a Disney marketer) the only limit is your imagination!

We discover the complexities of Havana's life as she receives massages from self - help guru and bona fide Bengal Dr. Stafford Weiss (John Cusack), himself in a troubled marriage to the neurotic Cristina (Olivia Williams), who acts as manager to the obnoxious Benjie (Evan Bird), their 13 year - old son who's the star of a profitable franchise and already familiar with what the inside of expensive rehab facilities look like.

They've made these games year after year for quite a few franchises such as Star Wars, Harry Potter and even Indiana Jones and it sure doesn't look like these Lego games are going to stop coming out.

X-Men functions more like the Star Wars saga than any other franchise to date.

The winter of 2015 will receive a lot of attention for big franchise additions like Avengers: Age of Ultron, SPECTRE, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two, and the crown jewel of geek anticipation, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the film I have circled on my calendar is Midnight Special.

With this year already delivering a broad catalogue of games for everyone, Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to an increasingly expansive line - up in the coming year, with the launch of Nintendo - published games like Kirby Star Allies, Bayonetta 2, Dragon Quest Builders and a new game in the Yoshi franchise, in addition to big third - party games like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Bethesda, Mega Man 11 from Capcom, PROJECT OCTOPATH TRAVELER (working title) from Square Enix, Shovel Knight: King of Cards from Yacht Club Games and Morphies Law from Cosmoscope.

And like the «Star Wars» franchise, there are plenty of visual motifs that have societal messages tucked away throughout the film begging to be deciphered (look at the rose, the bird on the pendants and the attire of those in hiding or in captivity).

It's unclear whether other original franchise stars like Halle Berry, James Marsden and Famke Janssen will also return.

Following his exit from The Expendables series, it looks like Sylvester Stallone has set his sights on another franchise, with Deadline reporting that he has officially signed on to star in Escape Plan 3.

Sitting for the franchise's last convention panel, director Francis Lawrence was joined by his three leads and fellow cast members like «Game of Thrones» star Natalie Dormer and Woody Harrelson.

For a while it was looking like Neill Blomkamp would get his shot at reviving the franchise with original star Sigourney Weaver, but Ridley Scott's sequel to Prometheus — originally not related to the Alien franchise, now called Alien: Covenant — put those plans on ice.

And when it comes to a franchise I love like Star Wars or Westworld, I tend to entertain more of these theories than I should.