Sentences with phrase «next action movie»

Theron's next action movie, Atomic Blonde, doesn't look like it's letting any of her talents go unused.

Not exact matches

None of the upcoming movies listed over the next two years will have women behind the director's chair and, as Casey Cipriani and Melissa Silverstein of IndieWire have noted, no woman has directed a live - action film for the studio since 2010.

Many in Hollywood say they see the spiritual - memoir - turned - movie as the next hot genre, suggesting there are ongoing talks about turning Lauren Winner's «Girl Meets God» into a romantic comedy, Ian Cron's «Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me» into an action flick, Anne Lamott's «Traveling Mercies» into an indie road trip film, Kathleen Norris» «The Cloister Walk» into something really creepy involving monks.»

Full disclosure: I know next - to - nothing about comic books, or the blockbuster action movies that, these days, so often spring forth from them.

Younger fans of Marvel action movies wanted a hard core action flick, while seated next to me was a couple in their 80's on a date.

Without much material or throughline, the movie devolves into a succession of scenes in which the scream queen Vivian runs from one imperilment to the next; the proceedings culminate in abandoned mine tunnel that serves primarily as a means for obscuring the action.

I did not go into it expecting the next great action movie.

The abundant tropes remind the viewer of those featured in vehicles favored by the likes of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn, men's men who made movies for men that weren't even likely to interest boys with a taste for action, as the work of the next generation of action stars (Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Norris» other slightly younger Expendables cast mates) would.

Next weekend sees the release of Zac Efron's EDM movie We Are Your Friends, the faith - based War Room, and the Owen Wilson starring action thriller No Escape, which leaves plenty of room for Compton to squeeze out its third victory in a row.

Instead of using his newfound clout to take a starring role in another prestige picture, an action vehicle, or a superhero movie, his next gig will see him play a supporting role in a twisted comedy from the mind of Taika Waititi, the director of films like Thor: Ragnarok and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

The sci - fi action comedy, which is now playing in select theaters, is a YouTube Red Original Movie and will debut on YouTube Red early next month.

«Wonder Woman» hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins («Monster,» AMC's «The Killing»).

Before they reteam for next year's all - female «Ghostbusters», «Bridesmaids» director Paul Feig and his regular muse Melissa McCarthy pastiche the «Bourne» - style espionage movie in this slapstick action flick.

The screen star's next movie due for release is action thriller Hummingbird, followed by Shane Black's The Predator, in which she will appear opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

Next weekend offers several new options, including Liam Neeson's latest thriller, The Commuter, Paddington 2, the follow - up to Paul King's 2014's original feature, Taraji P. Henson's action movie Proud Mary, and the expansion of Steven Spielberg's The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

Hot on the heels of the smash hit horror It, producer Roy Lee is turning his sights to the Japanese sci - fi property Ma.K for his next project, with THR reporting that Lee is teaming up with former Universal exec Scott Bernstein to develop a live - action movie for Warner Bros..

But the next two films (the third book has been cleaved in half for the movies) are in good hands; Lawrence's direction has scope as well as intimacy, and his action is well - directed.

Grillo can be seen next in Netflix's action movie «Wheelman.»

Before they reteam for next year's all - female Ghostbusters, Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and his regular muse Melissa McCarthy pastiche the Bourne - style espionage movie in this slapstick action flick.

Dwayne Johnson has revealed the first poster for his upcoming action movie Rampage, the big - screen adaptation of the video game due in cinemas next...

Disney's live action remake of Beauty and the Beast topped the MTV Movie & TV Awards with wins for Best Movie and Best Actor in a Movie (Emma Watson) tonight, besting nomination leader Get Out, which walked home with wins for Lil Rel Howery for Comedic Performance and Daniel Kaluuya for the Next Generation award.

There is a lot of «Hi, I'm Montgomery Scott also known as Scotty» dialogue to make sure that audiences don't miss the point as the movie careens from one action scene to the next.

[Audiences] often see him in action - packed movies, but I wanted to do something very subtle with him — a guy next door who is working class.

This role seems like it was made for Martin Henderson to be one of the next big action starts, but unfortunately, the movie itself quells any hopes of that.

The star of Universal's upcoming live - action - meets CGI movie Hop is making a side trip to the iPhone next month, when the Russell Brand - voiced Easter Bunny bounces in for a cameo on the iPhone's all - time top paid U.S. iPhone app Doodle Jump.

This is not so much a movie meant for mass entertainment as it is writer / director Wayne Kramer's portfolio submission to Jerry Bruckheimer in the hopes that he will be considered along with Michael Bay, Dominic Sena, and Tony Scott for Bruckheimer's next big multi-million-dollar action extravaganza.

Maybe everyone's steering clear of «Déjà Vu» (11/22), because the next closest things to an action movie are «Rocky Balboa» and «We Are Marshall»... and they both open on the same day (12/22).

As «Beyond the Black Rainbow» director Cosmatos reinvents himself right before our eyes as a high - voltage action filmmaker, Cage ascends to status of Midnight movie god in one amazing (and amazingly gory) battle after the next.

Cruise is on autopilot, making one action movie a year, and this was just the next script in the pile.

I loved 80's action movies just as much as the next guy, but then I was a child in the 80's.

«Peter Rabbit is the movie Will Gluck will direct, with Animal Logic deep into character development and animatics in Australia, and the live - action shoot starting early next year,» Belgrad said.

James McAvoy, on the other hand, proves he has the mainstream appeal required to carry a big - budget action movie, and should he continue to mix roles like these with Oscar bait like «Atonement,» the actor will be well on his way to becoming the next Christian Bale.

Still, if it skimps on character depth and somewhat dawdles during its first two acts, in which a pair of taut centerpieces helps prop up dramatic filler (including a subplot involving Olivia Wilde's single mom), The Next Three Days refuses to puff up its action with message - movie sermonizing.

Terminator Genisys could have been your next favorite dumb action movie, but it is far too concerned with fitting into the greater Terminator timeline and ultimately the action suffers because of it.

In addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.»

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening May 8, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Next Day Air (R for violence, drug use, pervasive profanity and brief sexuality) Action - oriented crime caper about the comedy of errors which ensue after a couple of hapless hoodlums (Mike Epps and Wood Harris) are mistakenly delivered a large package filled with bricks of pure cocaine.

There is no shortage of action, which is typically good for an action movie... but here, it seemed that one monster vs robot fight led right into the next one, and the next.

Scottish movie hunk DOUGRAY SCOTT wants to be the next JAMES BOND.The star has been tipped to take on the action hero role when Daniel Craig steps...

After messily carrying out his self - appointed revenge mission with the blundering recklessness that defines his actions throughout the movie's first half, Dwight then has to try to staunch the flow of wrathful retribution that he's invited from his victim's next - of - kin.»

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.

Still, if these guys can get their plans in order and start on a sequel in the next year or two, this may mean Cruise and his squad will have set up a fairly nice slate of kickass action movies — from McQuarrie's Jack Reacher to Liman's Edge of Tomorrow to McQuarrie's new Mission: Impossible installment to Cruise and Liman's upcoming 1980s - set drug thriller Mena to Edge of Tomorrow 2 (a.k.a Edge of Next Wenext year or two, this may mean Cruise and his squad will have set up a fairly nice slate of kickass action movies — from McQuarrie's Jack Reacher to Liman's Edge of Tomorrow to McQuarrie's new Mission: Impossible installment to Cruise and Liman's upcoming 1980s - set drug thriller Mena to Edge of Tomorrow 2 (a.k.a Edge of Next WeNext Week).

This layer of deception only complicates further their respective resentment of the father, and as the action widens to include the protagonist's widowed mother (Michelle Pfeiffer), the movie develops into a painful story of one generation inflicting its selfish compromises on the next.

Cargo isn't the kind of film that you think demands a spinoff or its own cinematic universe but... come on, once you see those flashes of action, you may spend the next few moments with Andy wondering why we're following this dude when there are — I repeat — Indigenous zombie hunters in this movie!

Though it may be dialed down by Cameron standards, the action in True Lies is simply bonkers, with the last hour or so of the movie spilling from one city - rending potential disaster to the next.

«Wonder Woman» hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins.

Fact: Actor John Krasinski crashed the stage to congratulate his wife Emily Blunt, who accepted her trophy for Best Actress In An Action Movie during Thursday's (15Jan15) Critics Choice Movie Awards, since he was backstage waiting to present the next prize.

Song Hye - kyo is currently in China working on her next role in «The Grand Master», the martial arts movie directed by renowned Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar - wai, and will apparently be displaying some «real action» skills in the film.

Hit thriller Gone Girl and sci - fi action movie Guardians Of The Galaxy are among the top nominees at the 2014 New Now Next Awards.Gone Girl, based on...

It's officially summer movie season, meaning over-the-top action sequences, mind - blowing special effects, and 3D magic will dominate theaters over the next few months.

A new featurette of the upcoming Zack Snyder action flick Sucker Punch has been released and it gives us a deeper look into the next installment of the Zack Snyder series — movies - with - mind - blowing - ass - kicking.