Beltrami joins The Fantastic Four with a long list of action film credentials, from the recent Snowpiercer and World War Z to
older comic book films such as Hellboy, Blade II and The Wolverine.
Not exact matches
Yet while those
comic book references, along with plenty of well - written quips aimed at
older audiences, will engage the parents in the theater, the
film's introspective second act may fail to hold the attention of younger viewers.
In chronological order, it covers the design and evolution of Batman's vehicle in the DC
comic books, the early film serials, the 1960s TV show, the cartoons, and all eight movies, with input from various individuals of importance, including Christopher Nolan, Joel Schumacher, Adam West, the TV Batmobile's customizer George Barris, Tim Burton (in seemingly old footage), Batman historians, crew members, stuntmen, comic book artists, Comic - Con attendees, and ventriloquist / Batmobile owner Jeff Du
comic books, the early
film serials, the 1960s TV show, the cartoons, and all eight movies, with input from various individuals of importance, including Christopher Nolan, Joel Schumacher, Adam West, the TV Batmobile's customizer George Barris, Tim Burton (in seemingly
old footage), Batman historians, crew members, stuntmen,
comic book artists, Comic - Con attendees, and ventriloquist / Batmobile owner Jeff Du
comic book artists,
Comic - Con attendees, and ventriloquist / Batmobile owner Jeff Du
Comic - Con attendees, and ventriloquist / Batmobile owner Jeff Dunham.
Loosely adapted from a little - known
comic book series, which itself was based on
old UFO folklore, Men in Black had sci - fi legend Steven Spielberg producing at the height of his prowess (while simultaneously directing the summer's second - biggest
film, The Lost World: Jurassic Park).
Director Guy Ritchie takes liberties with the story while giving the
film ye
old comic -
book twist.
He's the 44 - year -
old London - born writer - director who turned
comic -
book movies on their head with his Dark Knight trilogy, a brooding take on Batman that retained the cocksure intelligence and visionary edge of his earlier
films like Memento and Insomnia.
The 94 - year -
old comic book writer is renowned for creating iconic superhero characters, including Iron Man, Captain America and Spider - Man, but Lee has admitted there is one particular hero he wants to see secure a feature - length
film.
Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World aside, most
comic book movies are centred on men and boys — and that's even looking beyond Hollywood's superhero franchises to
films like A History of Violence, Oblivion and
Old Boy.
The 26 - year -
old helmer was the man behind «Chronicle,» which made back its $ 12 million budget ten times over on release in February, and since then he's been lining up all kinds of projects; while he won't direct any «Chronicle» sequel, he is attached to a
film version of Soviet - themed
comic book «The Red Star, «and is developing not one, but two major superhero franchises, in Sony's «Venom «and Fox «s «Fantastic Four.»
The games are packed with in - depth storylines that encompass both the Star Wars
films (new and
old),
books,
comics and more.