Sentences with phrase «reboot than a sequel»

But Sony is approaching this follow - up as more of a reboot than a sequel, recasting The Crown's Claire Foy as hacker Lisbeth Salander and leaping ahead to the fourth book in the Millennium series (itself a kind of reboot, given that it was written by David Lagercrantz, who took over after Larsson died of a heart attack in 2004).

Not exact matches

While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.

The publisher increased its Metascore average by more than six points compared to its 2016 slate thanks to a well - received new entry in the Wolfenstein franchise, a reboot of Prey, a strong Evil Within sequel, and various releases in the Elder Scrolls series.

What better way to pay tribute to classic Xbox games than to make sequels or reboots?

As always, there are far too many sequels, spin - offs, remakes and reboots clogging the cinemas, but hopefully they'll be better than 2016's lacklustre batch.

Much like the under - appreciated «Zathura: A Space Adventure,» writer - director Jake Kasdan's «Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle» is a spiritual sequel to Joe Johnston's 1995 classic «Jumanji» rather than a reboot or a remake.

Yes, he successfully rebooted a franchise last time but the greater challenge will be in maintaining the story's momentum and creating something more memorable than this forgettable sequel.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is director Matt Reeves sequel to Rupert Wyatt's prequel, which was in - turn a reboot of a franchise born in the late sixties that went on to spawn more than 5 spin - offs as well as a television series.

Even better news has hit the Predator front today as Collider did a little bit of investigating and found out from the director of the film himself, Shane Black, that his take on the film is actually going to be an «inventive sequel» rather than a reboot.

2008 was no exception as its summer contained no less than six sequels, not to mention one semi - sequel / reboot (The Incredible Hulk) and one spin - off (Star Wars: The Clone Wars).

Uprising never tries to be anything more than this, which feels strangely refreshing in a world of gritty reboots and super serious sequels.

WHY: Hollywood hasn't been shy about its love for sequels, reboots and remakes this year, but as far as big screen adaptations of mildly popular television shows go, you could do a lot worse than «The Man from U.N.C.L.E.» In fact, though director Guy Ritchie has admitted that he wasn't overly familiar with the 1960s TV series before signing on to the project, it's the ideal property for a filmmaker like Ritchie to tackle, because it allows him to cherry - pick the show's best bits and put his own spin on the material without worrying about stepping on too many toes.

Hollywood hasn't been shy about its love for sequels, reboots and remakes this summer, but as far as big screen adaptations of mildly popular television shows go, you could do a lot worse than «The Man from U.N.C.L.E.» In fact, though director Guy Ritchie has admitted that he wasn't overly familiar with the 1960s TV series before signing on to the project, it's the ideal property for a filmmaker like Ritchie to tackle, because it allows him to cherry - pick the show's best bits and put his own spin on the material without worrying about stepping on too many toes.

Either way, no amount of fuckery can make this series» continuity any more confusing than the Texas Chain Saw or Friday the 13th sequels, which were totally boned by their multiple sequels, remakes, reboots, what - have - yous.

While the 16 - bit Genesis did indeed see a Golden Axe II, it was more a half - hearted reboot of the original game than a true sequel.

One interesting thing to note is that the game is simply titled Star Wars: Battlefront, instead of Star Wars: Battlefront 3, suggesting it's going to be a reboot rather than a sequel.

In the case of the «Call of Duty» franchise, I think it's safer to speak of story arcs rather than sequels and reboots.

Rather than a sequel or a straight reboot, this Prey is more of a re-imagining combining elements of science fiction and horror, and it looks glorious.

After more than five months of work on the project, the release of a development build last February, and a recent reboot for the game's art style (see above image), indie developer Flashhbang Studios announced that it's suspended development on the HD sequel to Off - Road Velociraptor Safari, with no plans to resume in the forseeable future.