Maze Runner: The Death Cure
sees franchise director Wes Ball close the circle that began with his first instalment of the James Dashner novel adaptations.
The film also spanned two (even better) sequels that eventually
saw the franchises director given a shot at the mainstream.
Not exact matches
As many of you know, I loathe Part 1, as a fan of the books I was looking forward to
seeing how this all ends but
Director David Yates is a putz who ruined the film
franchise and disappointed me every single time.
Lionsgate has struck a deal with Now You
See Me 2
director, Jon M. Chu, to secure his return to direct the third film in the
franchise.
It was a huge hit, so Universal snapped up
director Justin Lin to make his fourth film in the
franchise, this time the actioner
sees Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, et al. (bolstered by a returning, back - from - the - dead Michelle Rodriguez) heading to the U.K. and to Spain, with Dwayne Johnson «s supercop still on their trail.
It's a new collaboration between
director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, who launched the «
Saw»
franchise.
Director James Wan, best known for creating the «
Saw»
franchise, delivers his finest work to date.
Director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell may be best known for kicking off the long - running (and phenomenally successful)
Saw franchise, but the pair's latest film is arguably their first attempt at pure horror.
Final Thoughts: The Transformers series is one for four so far in making quality blockbusters, and without a change in
directors, it's hard to
see the
franchise reversing that trend with its fifth installment.
Jessabelle is directed by Kevin Greutert, who cut his directorial teeth working on the final two installments in the
Saw franchise (although he edited several
Saw installments before taking over as
director).
Whether it's possible to squeeze even one more drop of terror out of this
franchise remains to be
seen, but hiring a real
director like Green all about assures that it will have creative vision.
Writer Leigh Whannell and
director James Wan, meanwhile, hail from another inexpensive annual horror
franchise:
Saw.
Hugh Jackman and Nicholas Hoult are
seen in their period wardrobes for this
franchise sequel from
director Bryan Singer.
Supposedly the final film in the surprise box - office hit
franchise,
director Todd Phillips re-unites the Wolfpack for THE HANGOVER PART 3, which will
see the boys venture to Tijuana, Mexico for more booze - filled frolics with the local, crazed clientele.
With the critical and commercial success of
director Mathew Vaughn's 2011's X-Men: First Class, the X-Men
franchise had been sufficiently revitalized and fans were eager to
see more of the First Class characters in a sequel.
Supposedly the final film in the surprise box - office hit
franchise,
director Todd Phillips re-unites the Wolfpack for THE HANGOVER PART 3, which will
see...
I think it is extremely interesting to
see what a very creative young
director like Waititi will do with the most boring superhero
franchise around.
When people are naming
directors they wish could direct films in their favorite
franchises, it's always men who are named, but how amazing would it be to
see Lynn Shelton's version of The Giver?
In the capable hands of
director Matt Reeves and motion - capture star Andy Serkis as Caesar, I'd gladly watch more new APES films by 20th Century Fox to
see just where the narrative will take us and how closely it will skew to the original
franchise storyline.
The pitch The third in the rebooted «Star Trek» series
sees original
director JJ Abrams stepping down in favour of «Fast & Furious»
franchise veteran Justin Lin.
The latest film from writer -
director Leigh Whannell (Insidious and
Saw franchises), centers on Grey Trace, a technophobe in a utopian near - future when computers control nearly everything a» from cars to crime - surveillance a» who is paralyzed in a freak mugging.
Director George Miller unleashes the explosive fury of a world gone mad in «Mad Max: Fury Road,» the fourth outing of the legendary
franchise and a must
see big screen experience.
This is one
franchise that has gotten better with age, as each
director has brought his unique sensibilities to the material, and I can't wait to
see how McQuarrie changes things up for his second go - around.
To
see those
franchises continued in the hands of acclaimed and up - and - coming
directors like Denis Villeneuve, Rian Johnson and Matt Reeves, there's a lot to be feverishly giggity - giggity about.
According to a report at the BD website, Jigsaw
directors Michael and Peter Spierig are not involved in the ninth
Saw franchise film.
In our first Crew Call podcast of awards season, we sit down with Baby Driver
director Edgar Wright and his supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer Julian Slater to discuss how they made the
director's passion project the visceral and aural experience of the summer — an original piece of IP that could be
seen only in theaters and stood out among a sea of dusty
franchises.
The Russo brothers aren't entirely counting themselves out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after they wrap their much - hyped (and still - untitled) «Avengers: Infinity War» sequel — frankly, they need a little bit of time to breathe before announcing anything about their
franchise plans going forward — but the
directors already have a clear idea what they'd like to
see from the next phase of the sprawling blockbuster series.
Plus, the writer -
director of «Apes» reveals J.J. Abrams and Drew Goddard were the first people to
see the sequel and talks about how the
franchise is really about holding up a mirror to who we are.
Director Ridley Scott includes that de-earing scene, of course, approaching it with the same finely honed horror sensibility
seen in films such as the Alien
franchise.
According to IMDB, Curtis also will be
seen in theaters next year in the political thriller «The Pages,» from writer -
director Joe Chappelle, a fellow «Halloween»
franchise alumnus who helmed 1995's «Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.»
This week's home video releases include a Bruce Willis action flick, a new entry to the «
Saw»
franchise and Drew Barrymore's first feature as a
director, but it's a documentary about late pop star Michael Jackson that leads the pack in terms of both quality and stature.
While
director James Wan went on to the more refined pastures of the Insidious and Conjuring
franchises, the
Saw sequels increasingly curdled into nastiness and convoluted plotting as tortured as their victims.
We suspect this American heavy plot is where Tatum, Bridges, and Berry all show up and we couldn't be more excited to
see a followup to the surprise hit that
director Matthew Vaughn left the X-Men
franchise for.
Visions may lack some of the atmosphere of Jessabelle, which used its Louisiana locations to great effect, and Fisher lacks the compelling, quirkier presence of the earlier film's Sarah Snook, but Visions serves as further evidence that Greutert is one of the most interesting mainstream horror
directors around — I can easily
see a The Conjuring - style success in his future — and that despite its many diminishing - returns
franchise films (Paranormal Activity, Sinister, Insidious, et al.), Blumhouse is far from running out of ideas.
Recently, it was reported that he is in talks with Deadpool
director Tim Miller to bring a new Terminator film to life in a few years; though after being burned many times before, some audiences may not want to
see more from this
franchise.
At the moment we don't have either a writer or
director attached for the project, but hearing Vaughn's interest in the material it wouldn't be a terrible idea to
see him play around in that sandbox considering he gave new energy to the X-Men
franchise and he could do the same for Indy.
It wouldn't be until another
director — heavily inspired by Richard Donner in another superhero
franchise — took an interest, that the Man of Steel would be
seen again.
Reportedly, he competed against
directors Adam Wingard (The Guest) and Louis Leterrier (Now You
See Me) for the job, and
franchise star Vin Diesel and his producing partner Neal H. Moritz carefully selected him.
On the other hand, your honor, we did
see franchise items that knew what they were doing, and did what they did with confidence and a little class: «Captain America: Civil War,» for example, or
director Jon Favreau's live - action / motion - capture hybrid «The Jungle Book,» a movie people loved largely because they didn't hate it.
«The concept of an African story, with actors of African descent at the forefront, combined with the scale of modern
franchise filmmaking, is something that hasn't really been
seen before,» Mr. Coogler, the
director, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Heat Vision reports that Leigh Whannell, star of the first
Saw and co-creator of the
franchise alongside James Wan, will step behind the lens as
director of Insidious: Chapter 3, from Focus Features and FilmDistrict.
Not as commendable were the slick but forgettable Leatherface, the first disappointment by French filmmaking duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury; the Spierig Brothers» Jigsaw, part 8 of the exhausted
Saw series; the dull Amityville: The Awakening by Franck Khalfoun, usually a respectable genre
director, who does still add his share of clever touches (and meta moments, like when a group of teenagers watch the original Amityville Horror in the «real» Amityville haunted house, into which one's family has just moved); Open Water 3: Cage Dive, whose shark -
franchise designation was tacked on as an afterthought, not that it helped to draw in audiences (in an anemic year for great whites, 47 Meters Down takes the prize for the best shark film); Jeepers Creepers 3, a super-limited release — surely in part because of
director Victor Salva's history as a convicted child molester — which just a tiny bit later would probably have been shelved permanently in light of the slew of reprehensible - male - behavior outings in recent months.
Chronicle writer /
director Josh Trank's next film will again
see the 27 year - old Californian again dealing with a group of super-powered individuals in Fantastic Four while 30 Days of Night and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
director David Slade loses his chance to revitalize the Daredevil
franchise.
Lego The Incredibles has recently been announced, bringing the beloved
franchise to the Lego world, and while we were in London to
see the title recently we spoke with game
director Pete Gomer, who talked to us a little bit about how Pixar supported the project.
One of Nintendo's key
franchises that has been noticeably missing on Wii has been the Starfox series, and one of the people who would really like to
see a new entry in the rail shooter / strategy / Zelda clone series is Platinum Games head honcho and Bayonetta
director Hideki Kamiya.
Mitsunori Takahashi, the
director of Duodecim, recently had an interview with VG247 in regards to the direction of the
franchise, and whether Dissidia will
see future installments on the NGP or home consoles.
Seeing the advantages of a nationally recognized brand, John accepted a position as
Director of Corporate Relocation and a National Seniors Division with the largest RE / MAX
franchise in New England.
When he
saw the value of Bud Schultz, the national
franchise sales
director for rival Red Carpet who conceived the idea of his sales staff all wearing red jackets, Bartlett didn't just steal the idea, he stole Schultz.