Sentences with phrase «returning to the franchise after»

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.

This may be great news to some after the disappointing announcement that Matthew Vaughn would not be returning to the franchise after his superb...

Dern isn't the only star who doesn't know if her character will ever return to the franchise after Lupita Nyong» o (Maz Kanata) and Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma) both admitted they haven't heard anything about the upcoming ninth movie.

Dennis Quaid is also on the verge of a return to the franchise after the surge in 3D sales.

As we reported back in September, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass were in negotiations to return to the franchise after their exit in 2007, now comes confirmation from the Read More →

The first came in the form of an auction, in which Episode IX director J.J. Abrams — returning to the franchise after reviving it with Star Wars: The Force Awakens — sold details of the plot to the highest bidder, only to be drowned out by spoilers for Hot Tub Time Machine 3 and Sharknado 5.

Enter Bryan Singer, returning to the franchise after a decade away, who has found a way to unite the two casts into a giant mega-blockbuster adaptation of the Days of Future Past storyline from Uncanny X-Men.

Director David Yates (returning to this franchise after helming the final four entries of Harry's adventures) approaches Scamander, his endeavor, and his cohorts with a light touch.

Does this mean that naval combat is making a return to the franchise after a long absence?

Not exact matches

The film, which will be released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise's huge 2015 release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.

All this sets up The Force Awakens — the seventh chapter in the Star Wars franchise that takes place 30 years after The Return of the Jedi — to break the record for the highest grossing opening weekend at the box office.

True North Sports and Entertainment Limited chairman Mark Chipman (right), NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (left) and True North president Jim Ludlow (centre) share a laugh after a press conference in Winnipeg, Tuesday May 31, 2011, announcing an NHL franchise returning to the city.

After revealing his origins in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and exploring his struggle to keep the peace in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the Apes franchise returns this summer with War for the Planet of the Apes, which finds Caesar fighting for the survival of his species against a group of humans led by Woody Harrelson's Colonel.

Or perhaps it was the return of the Assassin's Creed franchise to consoles after a year off.

While fans of Predator, the now iconic 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, are hoping for a return to form for the franchise after a dodgy sequel and a recent pair of horrible spin - offs, they're probably not expecting a reboot like Predators.

After nearly a decade, the popular fighting franchise returns to Xbox One with the «Killer Instinct» characters and combos that revolutionized fighting games.

RoboCop, everyone's favorite cinematic cyborg do - gooder, returns to the big screen after a 21 - year absence, now in a shiny, sanitized package that smartly brings the character into our post-9 / 11 reality only to malfunction halfway through by blandly defanging the franchise's satirical bite.

After his failed Dark Universe non-starter The Mummy, Tom Cruise is feeling the need, the need for the Mission: Impossible franchise to return like never before.

Theme song: After Kate Bush declined the gig (damn you, cruel world), Shirley Bassey returned to the franchise for her third outing, following Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever.

With anticipation building for the April 15th release of Dimension Films» Scream 4 — the latest entry in the top - grossing slasher franchise after more than ten years of silence — B - D reporter Chris Eggertsen and a horde of other journalists crowded into a conference room at West Hollywood's Mondrian Hotel this week to engage in a Q&A session with director Wes Craven, returning cast members Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox Arquette, and David Arquette, and new additions Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, and Anthony Anderson, to discuss their involvement in the massively - hyped new sequel.

In Dead Rising 4 we see the return of the franchise's original protagonist, Frank West, after a series of events lead him back to the zombie - infested town of Willamette over Christmas.

After successfully guiding Skyfall to critical acclaim and huge box office returns around the globe, director Sam Mendes has decided not to return for the next installment of the James Bond franchise.

After the slightly more rote LEGO Marvel's Avengers spent the bulk of its playtime retelling stories from the MCU film franchise, Super Heroes 2 returns to the original story format to pack in as much nostalgia and referential humour as is brickally possible.

Robert Rodriguez returned to the action franchise to direct «Machete Kills,» after he helmed its 2010 predecessor, «Machete.»

When: July 29th Why: After the misstep of «The Bourne Legacy,» both Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass return to the «Bourne» franchise with what seems like fists of fury and both barrels cocked.

Michael Fassbender returns to the franchise as Walter after playing the robot David in Prometheus.

Maybe after six films moviegoers would have guessed that the Rocky franchise was complete after Sylvester Stallone returned to the role for 2006's Rocky Balboa.

After appearing in a supporting role in director John McTiernan's 1987 action classic Predator, Shane Black has returned to the franchise as a writer / director with The Predator, his new reinvention of the sci - fi saga.

CREED Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew Maybe after six films moviegoers would have guessed that the Rocky franchise was complete after Sylvester Stallone returned to the role for 2006's Rocky Balboa.

Alien is revered as one of the greatest horror films of all time, as well as one of the greatest films set in space, so what happens when the director of the film that originated the franchise returns to it to provide us back - story about one of the biggest monster movie icons more than three decades after the fact?

And, Linda Hamilton is returning after a 25 - year hiatus to the «Terminator» franchise, as an older but equally kickass Sarah Connor.

Almost 10 years after the explosive original, Frank Miller has returned once again to bring us the second installment of the Sin City franchise.

After Sam Mendes announced that he would not be returning to the Bond universe after Spectre's release in 2015, we've been waiting on tenterhooks to see who will be next to take the directorial reins of the long - running movie francAfter Sam Mendes announced that he would not be returning to the Bond universe after Spectre's release in 2015, we've been waiting on tenterhooks to see who will be next to take the directorial reins of the long - running movie francafter Spectre's release in 2015, we've been waiting on tenterhooks to see who will be next to take the directorial reins of the long - running movie franchise.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE is a return to his bygone days when the meaty scripts were still out of reach and he had to build up a reputation, and it's sad to think how the once mighty one - man franchise could have fallen so low after a decade of unparalleled greatness for an action star.

Well - intentend Superman Returns fails to excite After two abysmal franchise - killers, two filmmakers tried in the mid-2000s to restore the luster

Fast & Furious 4 was the start of this incline which saw the original cast make a much needed return to breathe life into a dying franchise after its weak edition, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift nearly destroyed it.

After 33 years, director Ridley Scott returns to the Alien franchise with a film that answers a few questions, poses some new ones and plays fast and loose with its ensemble cast along the way.

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.

The film marks Singer's return to the X-Men franchise after an eleven year absence, and although X-Men: First Class and last summer's The Wolverine was a step... Read more»

But brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, who return as co-directors after «Civil War» and its predecessor, «Winter Soldier,» move the pace briskly and with frequent levity, as heroes from various Marvel franchises keep throwing things - sometimes literally - at Thanos, and as the scene of the action shifts from the «Guardians of the Galaxy» team's spaceship to Black Panther's African homeland of Wakanda to, at one point, Scotland.

After a broken ankle sidelined Tom Cruise for seven months, he's returned to the set of the sixth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise.

While the industry kinda got burned out on Ubisoft's stab happy open world stealth»em» up franchise after a long string of annual (or even more frequent) releases, the gaming community is ready for Assassin's Creed to return, and Origins seems like the best way the franchise can do just that.

It was risky, after their Bryan Singer - directed «Superman Returns» failed to relaunch the franchise.

Long before his time on the Bourne franchise, directing Michael Clayton and Duplicity, and his work on Rogue One: A Story Wars Story, Gilroy penned a story about Mason Skiles (Jon Hamm), a troubled, grieving, and alcoholic negotiator who returns to Beruit 10 years after a personal tragedy to negotiate the freedom of a CIA agent and former friend.

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The association with Downey earned him the helm of Iron Man 3, a partial reboot after the disappointment of the sequel that came before it, and a return to more organic (think more analog / less CGI) action film - making that breathed new life into the franchise — all of it due to the infusion of Black's wit and self - consciousness into the project.

Former Sandman actor Thomas Haden Church believes that director Sam Raimi may one day return to the Spider - Man franchise after a 10 + year hiatus.

After reviving the Rocky franchise in 2015 with the acclaimed spinoff Creed, filmmaker Ryan Coogler has opted against a return to the series — and another reunion with his Fruitvale Station and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan — passing on directing duties on Creed II.

2007 has been a year of many franchise movies, including the return of the law enforcing team of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker who are trying to bring Rush Hour back to life after a long absence.

It placed an X-Wing replica on Hollywood Boulevard for Rogue One, and a simultaneous debut at several Hollywood theatres for 2015's The Force Awakens, which was the return of Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill to the franchise after a 30 - year hiatus.