Sentences with phrase «playing against a villain»

The third sale on comiXology is Kill Shakespeare, which pits the heroes of Shakespeare's plays against the villains.

But the key thing in Fable Legends is you're not just going on quests, you're fighting and playing against a villain player.

Not exact matches

Vulture, or Adrian Toomes, played by a very well - cast Michael Keaton — who probably got this role for appearing as another man with wings in «Birdman» — is one of the rare villains in the MCU that has a personal vendetta against the superheroes who doesn't feel like a desperate tie - in.

Joel Embiid is the NBA's biggest villain these days, and he reminded the world on a play that had absolutely nothing to do with him during the 76ers» matchup against the Knicks on Monday night.

Birmingham survived a derby against city rivals Aston Villa on the weekend, playing out a 0 - 0 draw with the Villains.

Perhaps one of the reasons that the mass public has continued to fail to embrace the film is that he works against the grain at every opportunity, playing a borderline villain, not unlike Captain Ahab in «Moby Dick», willing to push his entire family to the brink of his own madness in order to come to a destiny that he keeps changing a firm position on.

And then there is Sean Harris, he who plays the craziest, deadliest type of villains, from the Harry Brown and A Lonely Place To Die to Mission Impossible 5, playing strongly against type as the noble MacDuff who loses his family to MacBeth's ever increasing paranoia (shades of Lord Stannis / Sir Davos thread in the most recent chapter in Westeros.)

Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.

Christoph Waltz had been rumored to play the film's villain but Bardem currently holds the offer and is in discussions to tackle the part of Captain Brand, a ghost bent on revenge against Capt. Jack Sparrow, who he holds responsible for the murder of his brother.

Originally, Jason Statham was rumored to play the villain against the protagonist characters, played by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, but Evans seems to be the guy they are going for now.

Here are some interesting Marvel villains John could play that would have him pitted against Evans» Captain America.

It does boast a memorable villain, of sorts, in the form of Irving, played by veteran character actor Timothy Spall as the picture of self - impressed conviction, who has a ridiculous answer for every charge against his work.

Meanwhile, Rachel McAdams gets stuck with an MCU love - interest role far less crucial than the ones Natalie Portman and Gwyneth Paltrow have already abandoned, while Mads Mikkelsen plays the villain — a sorcerer rebelling against the cruel march of time and certainty of death — with a chilly self - regard he could conjure in his sleep.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan's role remains undisclosed but it's believed that he could be playing the villain against Chadwick Boseman's titular hero.

Phillippe would play an Army officer that teams up with MacGruber against his will (already padding the thing out) and Kilmer would portray the villain, Cunth, who killed MacGruber's wife.

Like Henry Fonda playing the villain in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, a pivotal scene of which we see being shown on television in The American, the against - type casting makes the character that little more chilling and untrustworthy since they are so far removed from how we normally regard them.

We previously reported that Hugh Laurie was in negotiations to play the film's villain, but now Variety's Jeff Sneider is tweeting that Laurie won't be squaring off against the cyborg police officer.

Otherwise, it's all about the fight scenes, and they're entertaining enough, especially one against a villain played by none other than Mike Tyson.

We know he's a villain from his first onscreen appearance because he's played by William Fichtner who's at his best when he's cast against type which, alas, is not the case here.

He also plays Thanos, the villain who has appeared sporadically throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is set to be unleashed, Infinity Gauntlet in hand, against the Avengers in next year's «Avengers: Infinity War.»

For starters, the mere prospect of Ewan McGregor playing against himself as hero and villain — identical twins with opposing haircuts, no less — is enough to make you see double.

I'm sorry Jason Statham, but when your gravely - voiced tough guy type is put up against villains played by James Franco and Winona Ryder, well, buddy, you're automatically sent to second - tier status in your movie.And the movie in question is Homefront...

- first 30 mins or so can be confusing if you haven't played the demo - Yew Geneolgia is the leader of the Three Cavaliers, who guide the Crystalguard into battle - mission of the Crystalguard is to Protect pope Agnes Oblige from harm at all costs - Agnes is captured by this game's new villain, Kaiser Oblivion - together with Cryst - Fairy Anne, they hatch a plan that becomes more apparent as you move along - one of Yew's longterm partners, Janne, has betrayed everyone and actually works for this newly formed Empire - he killed most of the remaining Crystalguard - Yew finds the final member Nikolai of the Cavaliers before his death and requests of him to simply walk away - Yew is determined to bring Agnes back from the airship she is being held captive on - Yew is young and gets easily scared - Edea Lee from the previous game returns - Magnolia Arch, a Ba'al Buster warrior who claims to come from the moon also appears - between lines of English dialogue, she speaks lines of French as well - there is a long chat between all three characters about how adventuring and camping can be a ton of fun - Party Chat makes its return, and seems a bit more humorous this time - Tiz Arrior will also join your team - some things in Luxendarc have changed since the last game - the world is more united against this common threat - if you beat all enemies in a single turn, it enables the «Bring It On!»

Disney Infinity is a game with prebuilt games that can only be played with their corresponding heroes / villains and they also follow a story to go up against the bad guy.

Whilst playing the level pack, you'll find yourself coming up against 5 simple if innovative test chambers which each provide their own unique LEGO spin on the puzzles Portal is now known for, before culminating in a boss battle with fan favourite villain GLaDOS that will once again test your wits.

He plays the main villain in the Rise against the Empire Play Set.

We're also introducing a new permanent game mode where players will play as two Heroes against two Villains, where the winning team needs to change up their strategy to continue winning.

Heroes vs. Villains pits three heroes against three villains (who each only have one life but are crazy powerful) while the rest of the players play as generic grunts who can Villains pits three heroes against three villains (who each only have one life but are crazy powerful) while the rest of the players play as generic grunts who can villains (who each only have one life but are crazy powerful) while the rest of the players play as generic grunts who can respawn.

You play as Issac, as you and his friends embarked on a journey to save the world of Weyard from a group of villains attempting to use Alchemy against the world.

The final play set («Toy Box Takeover») will incorporate characters from every franchise in a battle against Syndrome and a whole bunch of familiar villains.