Sentences with phrase «modern superhero movie»

is the antidote to the modern superhero movie.

Before Hollywood adapted Blade, Spawn, and Steel from their respective Marvel and DC Comics franchises, the black superhero tradition in TV and film was decidedly less mainstream, even as Hollywood adapted the white comic heroes Superman and Batman into blockbusters for decades before the modern superhero movie boom began in earnest.

If you believe the marketing (always a danger in this day and age), Deadpool is the antidote to the modern superhero movie.

«Well, I don't really want to speak on anything outside the movie, but I believe Bryan created the template for the modern superhero movie.

There are only so many ways you can break down and deconstruct the modern superhero movie for laughs, and «Deadpool» managed to do it all.

The movie is historic, after all: The first modern superhero movie centered on a black hero.

In that sense, «Logan» deconstructs the modern superhero movie.

Does it seem both groundbreaking and classic because it doesn't feel like a modern superhero movie, especially those with the Marvel brand?

Deep down, we all know that modern superhero movies are operating with even lower dramatic stakes than Star Wars or James Bond movies: beloved characters rarely stay dead after they've been killed, and no plot development, no matter how grave, is irreversible, so there's no possible way that what seems to be happening on the screen could really be happening.

Black Panther has something else going for it, something that should be a given but rarely is, something that surprisingly few modern superhero movies deliver: a terrific villain.

Cillian Murphy, who played Scarecrow in the Dark Knight trilogy, compares the grounded nature of Christopher Nolan's films to modern superhero movies.

It's not so much that I dislike the essential ingredients in modern superhero movies — people with powers facing highly - consequential questions where the right answer isn't always clear — it's just that there is no dish I love so much that I'm excited to eat it constantly.

It all establishes a tone that instantly distinguishes Homecoming from almost all modern superhero movies.

A who's who of filmmakers and composers assembled at this year's Comic - Con International to discuss the role played by music and sound design in modern superhero movies and television series.

More than that, however, the post-credits scene has rapidly developed into a staple of modern superhero movies, much to the chagrin of Logan director James Mangold.

The whole thing is a massive gag that spoofs modern superhero movies that cram in new characters as obvious ploys to set up future movies.

Not exact matches

Since the dawn of the modern Golden - Age superhero, we've been treated to over 30 iterations and appearances of Superman, Batman and Spider - Man (multiply that threefold if you count cartoons, cartoon movies and video games).

Aquaman will also feature a strikingly different world from that of other superhero films - something that also extends to other upcoming superhero movies, such as Marvel Studios» Doctor Strange (which dabbles in supernatural horror) or even 20th Century Fox's Wolverine 3 (an R - Rated film with a modern - western vibe).

It brought three big Marvel movies, gave us the first female - led superhero movie of the modern era, and saw Ridley Scott replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer a month from release, reshoot all the scenes, and still deliver it on time.

• Most scenes in modern blockbusters — superhero movies, comic book stories, FX - driven tentpoles, etc. — feel both perfunctory and dead on arrival.

The two both star in Marvel's hotly anticipated upcoming superhero film — the first of the modern era of comic book movies to star an almost all - black cast — and posed together for pictures at the annual ceremony.

Michael Bay is a guy who makes big and dumb action movies, and a lot of superhero films are big and dumb action movies, but he still hasn't taken the plunge and embraced modern Hollywood's love for men wearing capes.

Boasting smarts far beyond those of most superhero movies, the tight scriptwriting of Winter Soldier speaks to modern day concerns like no other entry in the Marvel canon, making genuinely insightful observations on the state of the world today.

Openly trolling the ambitions of other modern comic - book movies, the sequel to Deadpool, the surprise hit that cast Ryan Reynolds as the self - destructive and puerile Bugs Bunny figure of the present superhero blockbuster landscape, mostly outdoes its predecessor in terms of style and satirical intent: Now that he's...

But other than the mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie (2004) and, arguably, Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), there haven't been many films that are actually about superhero movies and their place in modern culture.

In 2003 the modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee — still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movie — got experimental with «Hulk.»

Joe and Anthony Russo's modern superhero masterpiece is the film most likely to define the next generation of comic book movies.

Inarritu is out to make a statement about his disappointment with certain aspects of modern society, namely social media, the preponderance of superhero movies, and the faults of criticism as an enterprise.