Sentences with phrase «from comic»

Flashbacks are accomplished by taking pages from the comic and animating them.

Straight from Comic Con comes the new, very NSFW red band trailer for this summer's filthy animated comedy Sausage Party.

Most critics were kind to the individual performers, but accused the picture of being overly stagey and marred by an inconsistent tone that veered from comic to tragic, often in the same scene.

He got a strong reaction from the Comic - Con Hall H crowd Saturday during the Warner Bros panel to introduce Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, the first installment of JK Rowling's Harry Potter spinoff, with Redmayne playing the lead role of Nate Scamander.

The Gifted will take Gotham's original slot, Mondays at 9 pm, giving it a lead - in from another comic book adaptation, Lucifer.

I am eager to see where they go with the character as Thor has the potential to be one of the most visual and epic transition from comic book page to the silver screen of any of Marvel's finest.

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This film and Hidalgo go a long way towards distracting from the comic - book supervillain Jews of The Passion of the Christ (who knew that the Middle East Crisis was a civil war in the Legion of Doom?)

Accompanied by a secondary antagonist, in a comic book accurate Black Manta, and with an appearance from comic foes, The Trench, Aquaman promises «Star Wars - like underwater battles, scary monsters, lots of emotions.»

This is a lesson learned by Priest, a film about vampires and slayers adapted from a comic book line.

For more information on The Darkest Hour read our report from Comic - Con where we were shown tons of concept art, a bit of footage and chatted with the filmmakers and Hirsch himself.

In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek from Comic - Con.

As the principal competitor to Marvel in every medium from comic books to television, DC's Extended Universe made sense and didn't even seem like much of a gamble.

Like Wonder Woman (and Deadpool last year), it's a box office success from a comic book genre that is actually one of the best reviewed films of the year.

Well, it seems like Marvel was listening because the sequel, Ant - Man and the Wasp, features a totally different villain in the form of the Ghost — but this isn't exactly the Ghost readers known from the comic books.

Each take pot shots at the other, the way juveniles do, getting off some funny lines but I can not remember any quip from any comic.

Marvel just had its most recent hit with a Doctor Strange movie, proving they can make successful films out of virtually any character from its comic - book archive.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Edward Blake / The Comedian with aplomb, and it's incredible just how much Jackie Earle Haley looks like Walter from the comic (unfortunately this draws attention to how silly the Nixon prosthetics look).

Director Tim Miller hasn't made a film before, and the writers on board haven't necessarily perfected their craft yet, but like Ryan Reynolds, they shared a passion for bringing this unique superhero (a term I use loosely considering Deadpool straight up murders his enemies instead of opting for the moral high route) from comic strips to the silver screen with respect for the fans.

Margaret Qualley attends SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel Broadcasts From Comic Con 2017 at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego on July 20, 2017 in San Diego, California.

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a completely different beast from the comic books, it would nonetheless raise the eyebrows of diehard fans if Strange were to saddle up with the Avengers and go toe - to - toe with Thanos.

We've already become accustomed to the characters we already know, and screenwriters Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber (working off the characters from the comic book series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner) offer nothing new for these characters to do (Only Sarah's obsession with taking part in the action — and inevitably kissing men instead of hurting or killing them — is close to a distinct trait from any of the established characters).

Yet, despite the shifts of scene, the dozen - and - a-half leads, the changes of mood from comic to lethal — from colossal fight scenes to the Avengers» usual battlefield backchat — the Russo Brothers» adventure seems solidly entertaining and surprising.

While there have been a large number of Avengers: Infinity War television spots released in the past few weeks, many showcasing different aspects and characters of Marvel's sure - to - be-epic ensemble film, the most recent one teased a Thanos scene that is lifted straight from the comic books.

Ms. Rowling is capable of remarkable shifts in tone, gliding from comic observations of daily life at Hogwarts to tremors of absolute evil with a sure, deft touch.

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(He also, in the department of Aspirational Things Learned From Comic - Book Movies, can control his superhero suit with his mind — something I would like to do with my wardrobe.)

While the subject matter of his subsequent films has varied from comic book heroes to crop circle aliens, Shyamalan seems to be adhering to a formula, one which never fails to include a dark ponderous tone, a Pennsylvania setting, slow self - aware camerawork, a bit part played by the director himself, and importance assigned to colors and sounds.

A hit comedy from comic icon Jerry Seinfeld, an ambitious young worker bee Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld) soars out into the world in search of nectar and adventure.

From the moment the talking drum announces the entrance of the Wakandan king, Black Panther sets itself apart from its comic book - inspired brethren.

She's sarcastic and delivers Hela's more humorous lines with all the venom you'd hope from a comic book baddie.

From the recap artwork of the opening credits (commissioned from comic artiste Alex Ross) to the final scenes which tease the planned second sequel, director Sam Raimi's work seems freer and more commanding, even as it serves the grand designs of a superheroic trilogy.

All three of these references are from the comic books, where the Infinity Stones are known as Infinity Gems and have special names:

Journey alongside DC comic creators as they explore over fifty years of the Justice League, from comic books to animated adventures to their cinematic debut.

I suspect Infinity War will draw from the comic book The Thanos Quest, a two - issue comic book that sees Thanos hunting down powerful, immortal beings in order to assemble the Infinity Gauntlet:

This idea of a continuous narrative isn't the only concept Marvel Studios borrowed from its comic books.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Greg Motolla's «Paul» is a swiftly plotted and consistently funny road - trip comedy about Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost), best friends and sci - fi fanatics who are touring all the alien hot spots from Area 51 to Roswell on their way back from Comic - Con.

If there was any doubt The Avengers: Infinity War was going to be very different from the comic version, the cast has confirmed it.

The future team leader, Cyclops (played by Tye Sheridan), is making a bit of a departure from his comic book origins with EW's description of him as a «bad boy.»

Rumours have stated that Nyong» o is set to play Boseman's love interest in the film, shifting away from the comic book's original love interest of X-Men's Storm.

Despite complaints from comic book purists about the liberties this film takes with the source material, it manages to present both Xavier and Magneto as fresh and rich characters who are both worth exploring.

However, Ghostbusters plays more for laughs than scare, and Fright Night isn't really funny as it is comical, generating most of its amusement from the comic relief provided through the tensest of moments than in anything that would be funny on its own.

Coming straight from Comic Con UK, Robert Englund delivers a

Ruffalo: And it's so different from the comic books.

But unlike with that DC disaster, the use of all the extra characters from the comic universe is done effectively and with a purpose this time.

In fact, it looks like Avengers 3 will be lifting entire plots from the comic.

Check out the following images from Comic Con for «The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn».

This was one of those rare times I'm glad I gave it a shot as this was a tremendously entertaining film that consistently pushes the limits of 3D creativity in a way to seem like the images are leaping straight from the comic book panels.

To use a timely analogy: Think of what the outcry from comic book fans would've been, had Joe Johnston decided to present Steve Rogers as someone who maybe only imagined he had super-human abilities in Captain America.

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea This animated feature debut from comic book writer / artist Dash Shaw takes us inside a high school social structure after a disaster rocks the student body — you know, but funny.