Setting itself apart from
the other films in the franchise, director Don Michael Paul's Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is...
This shouldn't come as a shock given he has been in ever
other film in the franchise.
Katniss Everdeen may have come out on top of the weekend box office with an estimated $ 101 million in domestic ticket sales, but the new «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2» fell short of industry expectations and, unlike the «Twilight» and «Harry Potter» young - adult juggernauts, her «Hunger Games» finale fell far short of
other films in the franchise.
Similar to
other films in the franchise, their training montages motivate us to get moving.
Last up is the first full trailer for The Bourne Legacy, which, naturally runs through far more of the plot than that first teaser, opening up the film to a wider audience, perhaps even those who have yet to catch all of
the other films in the franchise.
While on first glance, X-Men: First Class may seem like a prequel to
the other films in the franchise (apart from the Wolverine film, of course, which just bounces all over the place), the new film really plays more like a reboot of the X-Men franchise.
Despite the messy news clippings, the finished product is poised to premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will join
other films in the franchise like 2002's Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and 2005's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith as having used the notable platform at the Grand Théâtre Lumière to bring to light a new chapter.
Although there are neat nods to
other films in the franchise, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story quickly establishes its own distinctive tone.
As we've seen with
the other films in the franchise and her other work in Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, or Winter's Bone, she's a strong actress that can bring complexity to this character that isn't always present in the books.
Not exact matches
Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major
franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much
in common as they are both
film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the
other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart
in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence
in The Hunger Games).
Once a
film franchise has established itself,
other similar
franchises often follow it, haging on the coattails of its success and trying to cash
in by appealing to the same audience.
If the
film succeeds, they have
other projects waiting
in the wings, including multiple X-Men sequels (can anyone say «
franchise»?).
Indeed, the non-Marvel
films in these
franchises that have done best more recently are the ones that stood out from the crowd, like Wonder Woman (which rejected the dark tone of
other DC movies), Logan (which felt like a grown - up standalone
film), and Deadpool (which loudly razzed the idea of being linked to X-Men movies).
Since that time, the star of Dracula Untold has been seen
in a wide variety of
films - including several blockbuster
franchises: Clash of the Titans, Fast and Furious 6, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, among
others - with upcoming roles
in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and The Crow reboot.
It's been nearly a decade since release of the last
film in the Predator
franchise — Predators, starring Adrien Brody and Alice Braga — but that's about to change with The Predator, a revival from The
Other Guys and Iron Man 3 director Shane Black.
Sean Astin may have been an integral part of one of the biggest
franchises in film history not long ago, but he too is now on the
other side of forty and would probably love if Adam Sandler could find him some more juicy supporting roles.
New director David Leitch sticks to the formula of raunchy humor and low blows to
other superhero movies for a
film that succeeds
in feeling new and hilarious enough to keep this
franchise going.
Though realized on a more modest scale than
other Aardman features, the
film is still an absolute delight
in terms of set and character design, with sophisticated blink - and - you'll - miss - it detailing to counterbalance the
franchise's cruder visual trademarks.
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other streaming services... Pay - Per - View / Video - On - Demand It is a big week for VOD debuts big and small, and few are bigger than The Fate of the Furious, the eighth
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In the tradition of other female adventure sidekicks of late (Keira Knightley in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Rachel Weisz in the Mummy franchise), she is feisty, independent and Britis
In the tradition of
other female adventure sidekicks of late (Keira Knightley
in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Rachel Weisz in the Mummy franchise), she is feisty, independent and Britis
in the Pirates of the Caribbean
films, Rachel Weisz
in the Mummy franchise), she is feisty, independent and Britis
in the Mummy
franchise), she is feisty, independent and British.
It's clear she has the physicality for it, and given she is a woman playing
in a genre thats dominated by men, it's hard not to measure her against the likes of Linda Hamilton (the Terminator
films), Sigourney Weaver (the Alien
franchise), Charlize Theron as Furiosa from Mad Max Fury Road, and several
others.
His
film credits include playing Captain George Stacy
in The Amazing Spider - Man, voicing Francis
in A Bug's Life and Diego
in the Ice Age
franchise and
other movies such as The Ref, The Sandlot, Draft Day, Wag The Dog, Monument Ave and The Thomas Crown Affair.
Mix that
in with a
film that includes aliens, a god and an android (among
other oddities) and it is difficult to believe that such a movie could be called the «most human»
film in a massive
franchise, but that's exactly how Anthony Mackie, who portrays the hero Falcon (aka Sam Wilson)
in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, feels about Avengers: Infinity War.
Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and the
others are back for the obligatory third
film in the Pirates
franchise, and the patchiest of the lot.
It may follow the same exact structure as many of the
other films, but it's a structure that works, and Ridley Scott has made sure to include this
in his most recent visitation to the
franchise he helped create.
Other films playing are It Follows, which caused a stir earlier this year at Cannes; Jermaine Clement & Taika Waititi's vampire comedy What We Do
in the Shadows; Kevin Smith's Tusk; [REC]: Apocalypse, the fourth entry
in the hit Spanish
franchise, and Big Game, the new
film from the director of past TIFF
film Rare Exports starring Samuel L. Jackson as the president.
In other words, all the quintessential elements of a successful Bond film were in alignment, and it shows; there's no simply going - through - the - motions for the franchise just ye
In other words, all the quintessential elements of a successful Bond
film were
in alignment, and it shows; there's no simply going - through - the - motions for the franchise just ye
in alignment, and it shows; there's no simply going - through - the - motions for the
franchise just yet.
Since then, I have gone through the
franchise in it's entirety one more time with
others who for one reason or another hadn't found the time to watch the
films either.
The
film's cast includes the great Brad Dourif, who will once again voice the possessed doll Chucky, as well as some
other returning characters, including Dourif's daughter Fiona, who is reprising her Curse role of Nica Pierce, and fellow
franchise veterans Alex Vincent, who starred as Andy
in the first two Child's Play movies and had a surprise cameo
in an after - credits scene
in Curse, and Jennifer Tilly, who voiced Chucky's soulmate Tiffany
in Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky and was also featured breifly
in Curse.
She's worked with great directors and
other great actors
in big and small movies, she's been a key part of one of the biggest
franchises of all - time and has even proved she can lead a summer action
film by herself.
Directed by: Dean DeBlois Written by: Dean DeBlois Main Cast: Voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Djimon Hounsou, Christopher Mintz - Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, and
others Past Oscar relations: The first
film in the
franchise was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score Here -LSB-...]
The
film arrives
in a time after
other YA dystopia
franchises, such as Divergent and The -LSB-...]
Seeing as most of the
other films in Michael Bay's
franchise haven't exactly overflowed with a fidelity to continuity, that's going to be... interesting.
Among the highlights include the world premiere of Chris Evans» directorial debut «Before We Go» (formerly «1:30 Train»), dueling Anna Kendrick
films in dark drama «Cake» and musical adaptation «The Last Five Years,» ensemble comedy «This is Where I Leave You» starring Corey Stoll, Adam Driver and more, Jason Reitman's «Men, Women and Children» with Ansel Elgort, Kaitin Dever and
others, and «99 Homes,» Ramin Bahrani's financial world set drama which also serves as the first
film outside of «The Amazing Spider - Man»
franchise for Andrew Garfield since «The Social Network.»
Violence: Following
in the pattern of the
franchise's previous
films, this production is replete with fistfights, sword assaults, shootings, stabbings and
other means of inflicting death.
Other highlights include Fox recalling the original
film's royal screening,
in which he was seated next to Princess Diana and had to use the bathroom the whole time; Secret Cinema's alluring Back to the Future exhibition (
in which the 1955 Hill Valley was impressively recreated); a discussion of BTTF books that have been published; and homages to the
franchise from ABC's «The Goldbergs» (whose creator Adam F. Goldberg is both an executive producer and interview subject here) to «American Dad» and Harmon's «Rick and Morty.»
The trailers are about the same quality of the
other trailers
in the
franchise, so if you're a fan of the previous three
films, there doesn't seem to be any reason not to be excited for this installment.
Some speculated, since it's a trendy thing to do on several
other young people's
franchises, and the fact that Lawrence himself was a replacement for Gary Ross (who directed «Hunger Games»), that Lionsgate might continue to shake things up and bring
in a new director for each
film in the highly - successful movie series.
The new instalment of the Thor
franchise will not be linked to
other films in the Marvel cinematic universe, director Taika Waititi has said.
Of all the major horror
franchises, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has been pretty poorly served despite being eight
films in, and still filmmakers and studios can not move away from trying to give a definitive background on main antagonist Leatherface, a fact given credence by the eponymous title which,
in any
other franchise, would be seen as being definitive but this being the schizophrenic series that it is, this is the second movie
in it to bear this title, the
other being 1990s Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.
The project has been
in the works for years and marks the next step for the
franchise, which already includes animated
films, video games, apps and
other forms of media.
And because there can be no talk of gender swapping or reboots without invoking Paul Feig's new Ghostbusters movie, Indiewire notes that the Sony hack — that gift that keeps on giving — uncovered an email from Amy Pascal,
in which she urged completion of Feig's
film to head off
other female - led
franchises.
The fourth
film in Bay's skull - splinteringly insensitive
franchise has a whole new cast — did the
others run out of batteries, asks Peter Bradshaw
Series star Jay Baruchel recently commented on the progress of the
film, and his thoughts on how it will stack up to the
other entries
in the
franchise once it's finally released.
The director and producer of the
franchise reboot discuss their love for Godzilla, the «golden rules» of their
film, and bringing
in other monsters.
DVD Review by Kam Williams Ryan Reynolds Is Simply Sublime as Irreverent Superhero Technically, Deadpool is the 8th installment
in the X-Men
film franchise, although it's different enough from the
others to stand on its own.
The Cloverfield Paradox is an unholy mess... The characters here never feel like they could exist
in a world outside of this space station, all of them barking
in tech - speak at each
other, rarely acting
in what could be classified as recognizably human behavior... As the
film bumbles from one confusingly mounted scene to the next, disappointment turns to boredom... The Cloverfield
franchise is rumored to grow even more later this year with a second world war - set thriller potentially unspooling
in October.
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.
Apparently Christopher Nolan's influence has fully asserted itself
in the blockbuster world judging by all the Star Trek, James Bond and
other franchises seeming to shoot and market their
films in this manner.
Other Movies
in this
film franchise include: The Hunger Games The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1