Sentences with phrase «more of his action star»

As you will see in the Bourne Legacy teaser, though, this is first and foremost Renner «s chance to show off more of his action star chops.

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Since the «Star Wars» prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big - budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of practical and visual effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel.

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Arsenal fans are already well aware of how important the Chilean international star is to Arsenal and any chance we have of winning a trophy and more importantly the title of Premier League champions, as we have seen how much the Gunners suffer when the fantastic forward is out of action or struggling for form.

The Colombian star posts a series of candid images, match day action and tbt's to keep his fans coming back for more.

I am surprised that there is not more excitement coming from the Arsenal fan base over the news that our England international star Danny Welbeck is finally set for a return to playing action for the Gunners after a couple of years that have seen the former Manchester United man play beset by injury problems.

Reports emerged last week claiming that the Arsenal star Mathieu Debuchy was looking at leaving the club in January in order to get more first - team action and boost his chances of making the French squad for Euro 2016, and Arsene Wenger has now confirmed the player's displeasure and admitted that an exit may be on the cards.

We also have players like Monreal, Coquelin, Mertesacker and Bellerin who are not involved and could really do with a nice rest, while the break brings the return of our injured stars Wilshere, Arteta and Debuchy closer without them missing any more domestic action.

Simeone remains steadfast in his words of support for star forward Antoine Griezmann more than in his actions after substituting the French international in each of Atletico's last two games.

Updated at 8:12 p.m. ET on Tuesday 6/4 (CNN)-- Access to top Russian officials by U.S. lawmakers was helped along by action movie star Steven Seagal — and more specifically the actor's martial arts skills - the leader of a congressional delegation said Tuesday.

Surely, theorists thought, the action of these two competing forces against each other would prevent stars becoming more massive than, say, 120 times the mass of the sun.

As directed by Rupert Goold — a British theater veteran making his feature debut — it's deliberately paced, with much more talk than action, which seems appropriate for the material but might frustrate fans of its stars.

Together they've made «Insurgent» into less of a youthful romance and more of an action - heavy science fiction story, the kind of rat - a-tat tale that used to star grown - ups before teens ruled the box office.

It reminds me of those feel good, but action packed series of the 90s like the A-Team and Star Trek and with a few more series, I'm certain Z - Nation will become equally a cult classic

After a couple of brief but powerful action scenes and a long section where Louie and two pals, tail gunner Mac (Finn Wittrock) and pilot Phil (Domhnall Gleeson), are lost at sea (the movie's best bit, but more on that later), we're left with a long last section; a prison camp pic where our hero is locked into a battle of wills with Watanabe (Japanese pop star Miyavi aka Takamasa Ishihara).

And his action - team entourage, drawn from various species of animal and movie star — praying mantis, tiger, monkey, etc; Seth Rogen, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, etc. — do more to crowd the picture than to enliven it.

Star Wars: Battlefront is more of a multiplayer based game rather then single player, but Pandemic Studios did try to offer enough single player action to keep everyone happy.

While Kate Mara does a lovely job and the addition of some pretty heavy hitting stars in each supporting role was a treat, the single major action sequence left me wanting more.

Since the whole gang is back and once again led by Peter Quill / Star - Lord (Pratt), you can expect more of the original's near - constant bickering and one - liners, literally colorful characters and can - you - top - this action.

All of this is a shame, because the seeds of a conceptually daring project are present here: a mainstream Hollywood special - effects action extravaganza retelling a classic Japanese legend with a cast made up mostly of Japanese actors, many of them mainstays in the country's contemporary cinema, and all of whom are allowed to occasionally take the spotlight away from its more widely known marquee star.

French director Pierre Morel more or less started the «aging action star» trend with Taken, and now he's giving Sean Penn the «Neeson» treatment with The Gunman, an international action thriller that unfortunately won't be Penn's springboard into genre superstardom because frankly, the movie's sort of a bummer.

But like Abrams did on «Star Trek,» Whedon has stepped up his game in a major way: the action is clear and coherent, the pacing is tight (it's 140 minutes long, but flies by) and the technical contributions are top - notch across the board, from the Bond - movie production design of James Chinlund («The Fountain «-RRB- and the razor - sharp cutting of Jeffrey Ford («Public Enemies «-RRB- and Lisa Lassek («Cabin In The Woods») to Seamus McGarvey «s bright cinematography and Alan Silvestri's firmly listenable score (although the latter could, it should be said, use a more distinctive theme).

by Walter Chaw The same kind of movie as Doug Liman's Mr. and Mrs. Smith but more so, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang marks the hyphenate debut of star screenwriter Shane Black, and it's the kind of movie his Last Action Hero would have been had they aimed it at adults (and cast actors).

Barely eighteen months on, we're getting part two, which promises bigger and more spectacular action, and some new blood in the shape of top - notch character actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeffrey Wright, as well as rising star Sam Claflin.

«21 Jump Street «It shouldn't have worked — yet another tired reinvention of a preexisting property (in this case a beloved but marginal eighties television series), gussied up with of - the - moment stars and a more comedic bent (something found, time and time again, in the television - series - adaptation subgenre — see also: «The Addams Family,» «The Brady Bunch,» and «Charlie's Angels «-RRB-, shepherded by a pair of directors making the shaky transition from animation to the much woollier world of live action.

Instead, Cameron Fay has been hired to write the script, which will apparently have more of an action comedy slant this time, with producers C3 Entertainment looking to add a big star into the mix.

Much more footage of the various characters and action beats are shown, including one brief look at the most formidable villain of the Star Wars saga.

Just recently we got a slew of dinosaur action in the second theatrical trailer, finally showing off the intimidating Indominus Rex, and now we get a new featurette, complete with nostalgia from stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, director Colin Trevorrow and more for the original 1993 action adventure where everything started, Jurassic Park.

Their mix of big - ticket stars, big - budget action sequences and easily reproducible characterization has proven uncommonly popular and, more importantly, exceptionally profitable.

by Bill Chambers Max Landis follows up his American Ultra script with another action comedy about slick killing machines but abandons the Manchurian Candidate backstory in a grotesquely cynical fashion: When Sam Rockwell throws knives at new girlfriend Anna Kendrick to prove she can catch them, his conviction is based on nothing more substantial than her being the star of this particular show.

A misfire of a more artistically engaging variety, meanwhile, comes by way of the futuristic action romance «The 10th Victim,» starring Marcello Mastroianni and erstwhile Bond babe Ursula Andress.

In more recent years one such work of brilliant badness was Samurai Cop, an early 90's action film that looked like it was shot in 2 days for 2 dollars and inexplicably starred the late (great) Robert Z'Dar.

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Older audiences may find Hook, the live action film starring Dustin Hoffman as the evil pirate and Robin Williams as a grownup Peter to be a more engaging portrayal of the story.

He's taciturn in the classic action star sense, but there's a greater thoughtfulness to him, with the actor speaking in a steely - eyed matter - of - factness in moments of action and a more poetic, spiritual tone when bonding with Madeleine Stowe's Cora.

As we wait for more details and dream of console ports, check out this first footage of the Phantasy Star Online 2 in action on the Vita:

The latter action isn't always in response to unworthy choices (though I imagine many will deem the inclusion of, say, relatively unproven comedian - turned - movie - star Russell Brand premature), but more to the tardiness of others: every year, I find myself surprised that so - and - so wasn't already a member.

Not only do the posters show Lee's acting range — he stars in the Nicholas Sparks - inspired Let's Hope There's A Heaven because he's more than just an action star — they include some of the best faux - taglines an action movie lover could hope for.

Her mix of femme fatale and impenetrable action star is humbled by a late emotional reveal towards the end, that's more impactful than it should be.

Pam Grier is the first black woman action star, and in recent years there's been more attention paid to pulp figures in that ilk, thanks to the nostalgia of cult cinema and the celebration of genre canons.

The 34 - year - old actor stars as Thomas McGregor in the new live action / CGI comedy directed by Will Gluck, but Gleeson has admitted filming the adaptation of the beloved Beatrix Potter character was more painful than he anticipated.

The bonds had become consistently more ridiculous till it got to the point of them being unwatchable with the pierce brosnan films replete with one star reviews - this is slightly better than those but still feels like an uncool English version of a big hollywood action movie.

Mr. Statham has starred in high - adrenaline action flicks that are more than worthy of viewing on their own terms.

Despite the possibility that this could be viewed as just another action film, the use of Penn, as well as the fact that this also stars Idris Elba and Javier Bardem may see this film being a bit more than just a shallow bit of fun.

We've got much more piss your pants one liners and forth wall breaking tomfoolery from Wade, it's sweet sensitive and extremely emotional in parts (not since the finale of T2 have I sobbed so much), the OTT action and gore makes a hatchet fight in a Butcher shop look clean in comparison with moments to make hardcore Gore - Geeks give a huge hooray, the cringe worthy «oh no he didn't» moments are rife, there's a touching subplot about what it really means to be Family and also we are treated to an array of colorful supporting characters including an excellent turn from Josh Brolin as futuristic super soldier «Cable», a wonderful performance from upcoming young talented star Julian Dennison (hunt for the wilder people), the obligatory Hugh Jackman cameo and a mega hard Super Villain who makes his previous onscreen incarnation seem like Vinny Jones in a giant penis suit... Oh wait!

All that said: Non-Stop still has the makings of a terse thrill ride featuring one of the more enjoyable onscreen action stars in the biz right now.

With two subsequent sequels proving to be even more profitable, Neeson has firmly - established himself as a bonafide action star, and although Martin Scorsese's upcoming Silence may well find him back on prime dramatic form, he is showing no signs of turning his back on the genre that he has seemingly embraced with opening arms in recent years.

Written and directed by four - time Oscar ® nominee Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), and starring Oscar ® winner Matthew McConaughey, Free State of Jones is an epic action - drama set during Read More →

Playing a little more like an entry in the Bourne series than the Bond series, not only with its «rogue agent who can't trust his organization» story, but also its hyperkinetic way of editing the sometimes brutal action sequences, Quantum of Solace falls a bit from star Daniel Craig's debut due to the fact that impressively choreographed hand - to - hand combat fails to impress when the action and stunts are this grandiose.