Sentences with phrase «live action franchises»

Many of the most successful live action franchises based off video games star women.

The Transformers: Prime CG tv show was excellent, AND it was produced by Orci and Kurtzman, who left the live action franchise.

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).

Paramount's grumpy - green - ogre franchise is the epitome of the hand - hold movie: family flicks that serve up action, tomfoolery and life - lessons for the kids, nonstop pop - culture in - jokes for the adults, and fart jokes for the whole family.

Somewhat later, in this cheekily self - aware and richly entertaining live - action comic book, we meet the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), who, as fans of the «Avengers» franchise will recall, has been missing in action since the end of «Age of Ultron.»

Equal parts action, comedy, and horror, this installment throws some life back into the franchise and makes the idea of more to come not such a bad thing.

While J.J. Abrams gave a much - needed jolt of energy to the franchise with M: I 3, Mission: Impossible thrives when it takes the complex action of spy life and weaves into a smoothly - paced adventure.

After a live - action bedroom opening which lets Carly Simon put her own spin on the Sherman Brothers» theme song (beginning Simon's short - lived association with the franchise), we open with the new material on Christmas Eve, as friends come over to Pooh's to decorate his house and tree.

These were the years that bred Norris» Missing in Action and Delta Force franchises, as well as the short - lived Saturday morning cartoon series «Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos.»

But while the prospect of topping such a dazzling crowd - pleasing blockbuster must have been daunting and no doubt encouraged the franchise to be left cinematically untouched for a number of years, eventually new adaptations arose in television animation and back in live - action film.

X-Men: Apocalypse is officially confirmed to not only wrap up the trilogy that started with X-Men: First Class in 2011 and continued on in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past, but also the entire franchise as we know it, under the guiding hand of producer Bryan Singer, who has directed four of the seven live - action movies.

The Herbie films make up the largest live action Disney franchise, with a total of four theatrical films, one television movie, and a short lived TV series.

And while the franchise continues to thrive in live - action and animated direct - to - video movies, distributor Warner Home Video also keeps returning to the original TV series that started it all.

«Fast Five» (2011) 77 percent: Sleek, loud, and over the top, this film proudly embraces its brainless action thrills and injects new life into the franchise, thanks in part to a typically charismatic performance from Diesel.

«The Fast and the Furious» franchise experienced a Renaissance when it embraced mindless action and over the top stunts, combining CGI with a real - life demolition derby, back when «Fast 5» was released.

The fan - favorite Autobot will at long last make his live - action debut in the next installment of Paramount's blockbuster franchise.

Tinker Bell Although she has her own direct - to - home - movie franchise, the sidekick of Peter Pan will also appear in live action, played by Reese Witherspoon.

It's nice to know he's out there breathing new life into old action franchises especially when movies like A Good Day to Die Hard show just how tired they can become.

Pitch Perfect franchise star Rebel Wilson is singing LeFou's part, while former Voice contestant Anthony Evans will perform «Evermore,» from the 2017 live - action movie, as the titular Beast.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Rated PG for mild action, some rude humor and brief language Available on DVD and Blu - ray This continuation and hopeful end to the Night at the Museum franchise finds night watchmen turned event coordinator Ben Stiller heading to the British Museum in London to uncover why the tablet that brings everything in the museum to life is suddenly losing its power.

Having called time on the Transformers franchise after this year's Transformers: The Last Knight, it seems that Michael Bay is turning his attention to another children's cartoon series, with THR reporting that Bay has signed on to produce a live - action Dora the Explorer movie.

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!

The final script rewrite by Simon Kinberg, who is also currently involved in the X-Men franchise at Fox as well as the Star Wars live - action films and animated series at Disney / Lucasfilm, was the last piece of the puzzle before full casting would commence.

In addition to the aforementioned Wanamaker (one of the few Americans that snuck into that J.K. Rowling franchise), Jones, Branagh, and a briefly - seen Geraldine Sommerville (Lily Potter), Emma Watson appears, enjoying her first live - action theatrical role besides Hermione Granger.

While he wasn't starring in these sci - fi franchises, he was working with Disney to direct a live - action reboot of Jungle Book.

I remember when Disney announced they were doing a live - action version of their The Jungle Book, it was also announced that Andy Serkis, best known for his mo - cap work in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Planet of the Apes franchise, would also be helming a version of the classic Rudyard Kipling story.

Whether it's discussing the use of subversion as an attempt to deepen nostalgic characters we've been waiting years to see again in «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» or the possible merits a Bumblebee spinoff set in the 1980's can have in an otherwise bloated and disappointing live - action «Transformers» franchise, nostalgia can be a defining factor as to whether or not a person sees the resurgence of properties of their romanticized past in an optimistic or cynical viewpoint.

But one of his most recognizable roles is Shaggy Rogers from Scooby - Doo, as Lillard has portrayed the live - action version and contributed his voice to the animated franchise.

It was back in 2007 when Michael Bay launched the live - action Transformers franchise, based on the iconic kids toys from the 1980s.

IGN has reported today that SEGA has signed a deal with Wanted Productions, Stories International (which as we reported previously, SEGA is working closely to bring more of its franchises to the big screen) and Scott Pilgrim The Movie producer Marc Platt to produce a Shinobi Live Action Film:

And if you didn't immediately recognize Yelchin as the accident - prone Clumsy Smurf in the two live - action movies adapted from that cartoon franchise, his identity became clear not long after he opened his computer - generated mouth.

Robert Rodriguez's long - planned adaptation of the 1983 animated fantasy Fire and Ice will become a live - action franchise for Sony.

He is known for bringing the character Jason Bourne to life on the big screen, starting up a massively successful action franchise.

In addition to its widely - loved animated classics and live - action remakes of those movies, Disney's key franchises include Star Wars (since 2015), the Marvel Cinematic Universe (since 2012), and Pirates of the Caribbean.

The backdrops showcase the franchises well with plenty of detail in their design while animations are as fluid as I would expect, mimicking the real life action of smashing up Lego pieces.

The domestic opening for Transformers: The Last Knight is the lowest for the Transformers live - action movie franchise yet.

This is interesting, since Hasbro reportedly told investors that Paramount was going to go through and reboot the live - action franchise after the release of Bumblebee later this year.

Over the intervening years the franchise has spawned an animated TV show, concert tours, a daily comic strip and a trio of live - action films.

While Fate series has seen multiple games throughout its life, this is the first time the developers have made an action game based on the Fate franchise.

Sorcery and science fuse together in this live - action adventure film that reunites Nicholas Cage and Jon Turteltaub, the star and director from the National Treasure franchise.

Legendary Entertainment and The Pokémon Company announced today they will partner to launch the first - ever Pokémon live - action film franchise based on DETECTIVE PIKACHU, a new character and story in the Pokémon universe.

Universal and Legendary Pictures also has a giant live - action video game movie coming next year with Duncan Jones» Warcraft movie, which could end - up being the next Middle - Earth franchise if handled properly.

Without question the Michael Bay - directed Transformers live - action movie franchise has been a lucrative one for Paramount Pictures, earning more than $ 3.7 billion worldwide in the first four films.

Peter Cullen, who's famously known for voicing Optimus Prime in both the»80s animated Transformers series as well as Paramount's live - action franchise, has been promoting The Last Knight's home video release, and in an interview with Cinemovie, Cullen confirmed that Optimus Prime will return for 2018's Bumblebee spinoff.

Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are among the only characters who have appeared in each Transformers movie ever since Michael Bay launched the live - action franchise in 2007, thereby providing Paramount Pictures with one of their most financially successful franchises ever.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens: The Star Wars franchise roars back to life with this consistently enthralling entry that boasts several compelling new characters and a surfeit of thrilling action sequences.

The live - action adaptation of the Monster Hunter franchise begins production this September and is being helmed by Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson.

The third installment in the popular comedy franchise about an all - female vocal group begins with an explosion aboard a yacht, as Beca and Fat Amy (Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson) are shown running for their lives while flames threaten — as if the duo were stuck in an off - brand 1980s cable action flick.

It's been a number of years since the extraterrestrial franchise hit the big screen, but the critically - panned Alien Vs. Predator films have been pushed aside as new life is squeezed into the Predator universe with this action - adventure.

Thankfully, there's TONS of gridiron action outside of that mode, especially in Madden Ultimate Team, Franchise mode, and Play Now Live.