Sentences with phrase «only franchise film»

This film is all the more unfortunate in that this is probably the only franchise film we'll see this year, next year or the year after in which the star is a 74 - year - old woman.

Not exact matches

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

Not only does the feature have a good deal of franchise history behind it, but it also has the same advantage that all family films have, in that kids going to see the film will be dragging along their parents, ensuring extra ticket sales.

$ 147 million is not only the biggest opening weekend for the «Fast and Furious» franchise, but it's also now the highest - grossing debut for an April film, topping 2014's «Captain America: The Winter Soldier» ($ 95 million).

Perhaps the reason then, that elements of the film feel so familiar is that it not only retraces the franchise's lineage, but our own.

As yet the camera work is a little shaky and the picture somewhat grainy, but the technical finesse of the electron film - franchise can only improve with time.

Not only is it a long - overdue embrace of diversity and representation, it's a film that actually has something to say — and it's able to do so without stepping away from the superhero dynamics that make the larger franchise work.

Though the film only just started production, we already got our first official look at Chris Pine and co-star Kevin Costner in the franchise reboot Jack Ryan earlier this month.

Deadpool 2 is the perfect sequel, taking the foundation built from the first film and building onto it, creating not only a viable franchise, but one of the better comic book movies, and certainly one of the best comic books movies from 20th Century Fox.

There was a lot of criticism regarding Sony's decision to reboot the Spider - Man franchise only a decade after Sam Raimi's first film was released, but it was time for a change.

2016's surprise sort - of - sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane provided our first look at the anthology - like nature of this loose franchise umbrella, and while we wait to see a trailer for God Particle (now possibly titled Cloverfield Station) and learn when and how we're actually going to see that movie, we have confirmation that Cloverfield 4 not only exists, but that it's already completed filming.

Now we not only have «Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,» the first television series that provides the connective tissue of a film franchise, we have its prequel.

Directed by Chris Sanders (the filmmaker behind «How to Train Your Dragon» and the illustrator who created «Lilo & Stitch «-RRB- and Kirk DeMicco (writer of «Space Chimps» and the upcoming «Hong Kong Phooey» adaptation), one can only assume that if the film takes off like they hope, franchise is in the cards (and when isn't it for the lucrative field of animation?).

Well probably the only thing for this reviewer were the fight scenes which crackle with realism, vigour and fluidity meaning there is none of the fast editing / shakycam technique that has become the signature style of Hollywood action films since the success of the Bourne franchise.

This is part five in a popular franchise, but it's in an odd place: last installment «On Stranger Tides» was the only film in the series to fail to cross $ 300 million domestic.

Yep, there already was a Hitman film in 2007 starring Timothy Olyphant, but a movie franchise stalled after installment grossed only $ 39 million domestically.

I'm not exactly sure why Sony would want to remind moviegoers about the original «Spider - Man» trilogy when the studio is only weeks away from rebooting the lucrative superhero franchise, but if you never got around to buying the films on Blu - ray, it's as good a time as any to get them now.

There is so much money on the line with this film — especially considering that parent studio Lionsgate bid a reluctant farewell to the «Saw» franchise only a little over a year ago, and could use another cash cow — and yet nearly everything about its execution flies in the face of standard Hollywood protocol.

Fans of the franchise should enjoy it and adding another animated film to a library can only help make a long road trip more tolerable.

Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Brad Stevens and a consideration of the Hills franchise by Ewan Cant, illustrated with original archive stills (Blu - Ray only)

In the franchise, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST was the only film to be nominated for an Academy Awards in «Best Achievement in Visual Effects.»

While the franchise is only two films deep, it is clear that one doesn't come to the Kingsman franchise to get realism.

For those who don't know, Tauriel is a character played by Evangeline Lilly in the final two installments of the franchise, one of two female characters in the entire story (both added from outside the source material), and the only character that is a complete invention of the film universe.

Universal thus far hasn't decided to explore this area, which is just fine, as few would want to see a Psycho film without Norman Bates in it, so it is only fitting that the film franchise end here.

The 9th «Star Wars» film boasts not only one of the largest casts in the franchise history but also the longest running time (152 minutes).

Robert Pattinson is clearly relishing putting the Twilight franchise ever further in his career's rear - view mirror, but even when you think his Jerome is just about the only vaguely moral person in this film's twisted universe there comes a twist which throws you completely off, as the script essentially points out that Hollywood is a corrupt and corrupting place where no real human values apply.

Chris Tucker is the cinematic equivalent of one of those celestial events that only happens once every few years — he hasn't appeared in a film since 2007's Rush Hour 3 and the Brett Ratner franchise marked the three lone acting jobs he's taken since 1998.

So we don't have a ton to go off of when it comes to Passengers, but what I do know not only piques my interest but gives me reason to believe this could be one of the most unique, interesting, and entertaining films that comes out in 2016 — a year I continue to bemoan as already looking formulaic and franchised to the hilt.

It's the only time the film stops in tracks to provide a showcase for the ability of one of its characters, but the sequence is so cleverly choreographed by director Bryan Singer (who returns to the franchise after directing its first two installments) that we hardly notice.

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The trilogies original star Keanu Reeves said he'd be up to returning to the franchise, but only if it's original film makers and writers i.e. the Wachowski's were to return, but that probably isn't happening so don't expect Reeves to be anywhere near this one.

I know it seems like I am being overly critical of an animated Batman film but that is only because the film made a point of being so knowledgeable of Batman as a franchise.

The only film from the Final Destination franchise to be eligible for this list, it's not the best of the franchise, but it featured some of the series» more memorable sequences, including a gymnastics routine that is a master class in playing with the audience's paranoia.

With a product that spawned various lines of toys that sold by the millions, and had television shows and an animated movie to its name, The Transformers: The Movie in 1986, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood turned it into a hugely profitable film franchise, having now made over $ 3.7 billion across its four recent movies.

But the newest installment in the Thor franchise not only leaves the Guardians fighting for the title of wittiest Marvel film but marks a rebirth for both Thor and Asgard.

Since the victims typically rotate in those films, the villain is the only constant in a franchise.

It's easy to forgive the cast of «American Reunion» for having some hesitations about returning for another installment of the comedy franchise (especially after that terrible line of direct - to - video spin - offs didn't do much for its reputation), but credit to co - writers / directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg for not only getting everyone on board, but delivering one of the better films in the series.

Act of Valor's Scott Waugh, directing only his second film after nearly twenty years in stunts, apes Jerry Bruckheimer as much as the Fast franchise and not just his slick production values but also his reliance on an interchangeable ensemble and humor.

Cruise and his co-stars are energized to match in their commitment and chemistry, making what had seemed a dead horse of a film franchise not only alive but off to the races.

However, when the film only rounded up a disappointing $ 89 million, the future of the franchise remained uncertain.

If the film isn't as plausible, it's due to more shortcuts in the storytelling to get check all of the boxes to satisfy the fans, while setting up for the future of not only the Iron Man franchise, but the Marvel Universe as a whole, in as close to 2 hours.

The Quicksilver character is unique within the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he's the only comic character overlapping in film franchises: Quicksilver is being portrayed by different actors in Marvel / Walt Disney's Avengers films and Marvel / 20th Century Fox's X-Men series, with actor Evan Peters playing Quicksilver in the latter.

Only Christopher Reeve (I almost feel if I have to say as «Superman» you may need to stop reading) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine in the «X-Men» franchise) have played the same comic book character in as many films.

Can I see this film having only seen the «Iron Man» franchise?

With «Harry Potter» wrapped up, and the final «Twilight» film only nine months away, Hollywood's search for a new teen - friendly franchise is starting to become a matter of urgency.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is the black sheep of the whole franchise, as it's the only film that doesn't feature Myers, but it also stands out as being the best sequel in the series that creates its own mythology.

Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, stars of upcoming Sci - Fi action film «Dredd,» sat down with CBR News and other members of the press at Comic - Con International in San Diego to discuss the new film, their hopes for the franchise, and what it's like to act using only your chin.

To date, the Pitch Perfect films constitute the only franchise by and for women to succeed in the multiplex market.

THE DVD by Bill Chambers Just about the only thing that drives me nuts about Blade II on DVD has nothing to do with the way it was mastered: The first film was in 2.35:1, while Del Toro chose to shoot the sequel at 1.85:1 — I loathe an inconsistency in aspect ratio between franchise entries (see also the Alien «Legacy» and the Halloween films).

The previous seven films have grossed over $ 6 billion worldwide, and where most franchises tend to lose steam around the third installment, this series has only gotten better over time.