Sentences with phrase «setting as sequels»

John Wick: Chapter 2 doesn't mess with a good thing, expanding the setting as sequels are obligated to do, while firmly sticking to the foundations of what makes the action series such pure popcorn pleasure.

Set as a sequel to the 1995 classic Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle turns the mythical board game into a video game, which sucks up four high school students turning them into superhero antagonists as they battle their way through a Vietnam-esque jungle.

Set as the sequel to the reboot Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider tells the story of Lara Croft who has become labeled insane with the organization Trinity covering up the events that took place in Yamatai.

Not exact matches

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Same format as the first (as expected) with a different set of circumstances, which could have developed into a fairly good story, instead it turned in to quite a pointless sequel.

A sequel to «Shanghai Noon,» where the action is set in the Wild West, here 18th century London is the backdrop and paying homage to certain characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chaplin, and yes Jack The Ripper, is Chan who gets here to avenge the death of his father, who is murdered.

An old friendship is renewed and new bonds are forged as Kenai and Nita set out on the adventure of a lifetime in this animated, direct - to - video sequel to the 2003 Disney hit Brother Bear.

And part of the problem with this sequel is how little it lets its star just riff with silly abandon, as he did throughout the original, rather than advance the serious themes set out by Yuh Nelson and her crew.

With superb acting, an excellent script and thunderous set - pieces, The Bourne Supremacy should be held as a textbook example of how to do a sequel right.

Yuh Nelson was promoted from the creative / design ranks of the 2008 DreamWorks original directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, so it comes as no surprise that the sequel amps up the beauty of its ancient China setting and delivers 3 - D animation that enhances, even if it doesn't exactly astound.

According to co-director Tomohiro Shibuya, Dark Souls II, though set on the same planet as the original game, does not represent a direct sequel — Drangleic is a completely different region than Lodran.

After weathering the furore over his casting as Lee Child's 6 - foot - 5 blond muscle man in the 2012 film Jack Reacher, Tom Cruise set out to make the character his own in the sequel, Jack Reacher:...

Just the other day we got a glimpse of Christopher Eccleston as the villain Malekith on the set of Marvel's sequel Thor: The Dark World alongside his Dark Elf brethren, and today more photos and video from the set have...

In our conversation with Luke Evans on set, the star confirmed sequel discussions - as well as indicated, given that Dracula is an immortal being, anything is possible in future installments:

This sequel offers more of the same peppy, upbeat blend of onstage thrust - and - grind and offstage emotional upheaval, as Mike and the team set out for the beach to take part in a stripping convention.

TheWrap's Robert Abele is among those who gave Damon's fourth stint as Bourne a positive review, concluding that a «mindful moment about violence,» as well as Greengrass's touch, sets the sequel «apart from the rest of the blockbuster crowd.»

Sadly, it's sequel Jet Set Radio Future was only released as an Xbox original exclusive.

The MacFarlane comedy sequel Ted 2 is currently scheduled to hit theaters in Summer 2015, with Mark Wahlberg set to return as John Bennett, alongside his «Thunder Buddy for Life» — the CGI walking, talking and misbehaving teddy bear Ted (voiced by MacFarlane, in Peter Griffin mode).

More new images from the set of the Marvel sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier have surfaced online, this time giving us a look at Anthony Mackie in costume as Falcon.

In fact, it's becoming a family affair as her Irish husband Niall Leonard, is reportedly set to write the screenplay for the sequel to the movie adaption of her erotic novel series.

In keeping with what has now become an annual tradition since 2012, Michael Myers will return to theaters this October in John Carpenter's 1978 Halloween, as well as the sequels Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), all set for a limited theatrical re-release just in time for Halloween 2016!

It's not so much a crossover as a mosaic, and it sets out — among other impossible tasks — to shuffle the colourful, light - hearted hijinks of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy films and Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok with the angstier, despairing, politicised tone of the Russo brothers» Captain America sequels, while at the same time reconciling the science - fictional and magical worlds of Iron Man, Black Panther, the Hulk and Dr Strange.

Ditching the MCU's familiar roster of heroes (they don't get as much as a mention) along with many of the basics of the Marvel film formula, Ryan Coogler has turned Black Panther into a highly personal crowd - pleaser in the vein of his last film, the Rocky sequel Creed, but with all the idiosyncrasies and intrigues afforded by its main setting, the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda.

The game is set up as a sequel (Or is it a soft - reboot?)

And, in the end, the whole thing feels like a set - up for a sequel, which it of course is, as there are three more books in the series.

The idea of «obviously» envisioning a comedy as part of a trilogy is a little bizarre, since there are very, very few examples of successful comedy trilogies and there's nothing in the original Hangover that looks like they're really setting things up for a sequel

A while back, director M. Night Shyamalan teased audiences that he is already currently writing his follow - up project to the critically and financially successful multiple personality disorder thriller Split, which he also confirmed will also be a sequel to arguably his greatest effort, Unbreakable, which we learned is also set in the same universe as -LSB-...]

From Richard Linklater (Boyhood) comes this ensemble comedy set in a 1980s college, billed as the «spiritual sequel» to Linklater's classic Dazed and Confused (1993).

The sequel centers on a dollmaker and his wife, whose daughter tragically died twenty years earlier, as they decide to open their home to a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage; the dollmaker's possessed creation Annabelle sets her sights on the children and turns their shelter into a storm of horror, but how will they escape from the terror?

Extinction sort of drops the ball with its conclusion as it becomes clear that Anderson is merely trying to set up another sequel (none of the Resident Evil movies feel like actual movies....

Earlier in the day, the studio also mapped out the release dates for the long - delayed Avatar sequels, as well as stationed Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers film The Post at December 22nd, 2017, setting it up for an awards season run.

Scheduled to premiere in 2018, the sequel is set to take place 30 years after events of the original movie, with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka on board to reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Protector 2 (R for profanity and violence) Tony Jaa reprises the title role in this martial arts sequel, set in Thailand, as a retired Royal Guard now enlisted to crack a terrorist conspiracy to disrupt peace talks in Bangkok.

Although it sets itself up for the possibility of a sequel, as a first entry, it's a bit of a disappointment that so much expense and energy, plus some very good performances, couldn't result in a more satisfying movie.

Elizabeth Olsen looks set to star as superhero the Scarlet Witch in the forthcoming sequel to last year's box office comic book megalith The Avengers.

Whedon also had to craft Age of Ultron to function as the climax to the several Marvel movies released right before it, in addition to setting up sequels and stand - alones to come.

It seems inevitable that there will be more «Bad Moms» films despite the throwaway feel of this outing, and «A Bad Moms Christmas» might be the worst movie to so transparently set up a sequel that nearly demands to be made as soon as possible (yes, it involves the Bad Grandmas).

Eschewing the direct sequel route, and choosing instead to set a new story in the same world with Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro and a sprinkling of other characters returning, the follow - up to Sicario, known here as Sicario 2: Soldado, is on its way.

It was reported last year that Everton FC's home ground of Goodison Park would be used as a set for Creed, the sequel / reboot to the Rocky series.

Deadpool 2 is already following in the record - setting footsteps of its predecessor, as Regal Cinemas has announced the Fox sequel crushed its 24 - hour advance tickets record in just four hours.

Director David Yates, who is currently set work on the film's sequel too, revealed that the future Headmaster of Hogwarts would be returning at a roundtable discussion with journalists ahead of the release of «Fantastic Beasts,» as reported by Screenrant.

With production now underway on Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, some new spyphotos have arrived online from the Sydney set of the film, showing what has been described as an «extraterrestrial massacre» featuring what looks to be scorched humanoids (or Engineers?).

Although fans are no doubt looking forward to seeing Downey Jr. slip back into his high - collared jacket with his slicked back hair, the festive season in 2020 looks set to be a busy one and somewhat competitive as James Cameron's long - awaited «Avatar» sequel is scheduled to open on December 18, followed by «Sing 2» on Christmas Day.

Clearly he didn't spend much of that time coming - up with a script, as this sequel is as bland and basic as you can get — with the clever and unpredictable mall setting of the original being replaced by tired and overdone Las Vegas.

The first (and probably correct) way *: this is simply the art direction version of casting Nick Castle as Michael Myers, a sign to fans that the individuals behind this new sequel are just as in love with the Halloween universe as you are, right down to trying to replicate the logo from the main setting of Halloween II.

Serving as a sequel to both Unbreakable and Split, M. Night Shyamalan's Glass is set to begin shooting next month ahead of a 2019...

Bad news comes from the set of The Maze Runner: The Death Cure today as franchise star Dylan O'Brien was injured during production on the sequel bring directed by Wes Ball in British Columbia.

Anna Camp, who featured as snooty senior singer Aubrey Posen in PITCH PERFECT, is set to briefly appear in the sequel.

The pay channel's video unit just released the sequel in the U.S. as a four - DVD set.

As a fan of director Ridley Scott's original 1982 neo-noir sci - fi film, set in a dystopian future in which humans and androids live side - by - side, Deakins was excited about the idea of working on the long - discussed sequel.