You may recall Larson already
starred in a comic book film — 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Envy Adams.
Not exact matches
A Scottish
comic book writer has hit out at Jim Carrey after the Hollywood
star effectively disowned a
film he was
starring in because of its violence.
Hugh Jackman is currently
in theaters playing Marvel fan favorite Wolverine for a record - setting ninth and final time
in the R - rated Logan, and during his recent press junket to promote the
film, the Van Helsing
star talked about taking his son trick - or - treating on Halloween while dressed up as has signature
comic book character.
The two both
star in Marvel's hotly anticipated upcoming superhero
film — the first of the modern era of
comic book movies to
star an almost all - black cast — and posed together for pictures at the annual ceremony.
Here's two new movie stills featuring Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Bruce Willis
in the upcoming
film based on the
comic book «Red» by director Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife) and starring Bruce Willis (Kane & Lynch, The Expendables), Morgan Freeman (Batman 3), Mary - Louise Parker (Weeds), Helen Mirren (National Treasure: Book of Secrets), Richard Dreyfuss (Lone Star Trixie) and John Malkovich (Transformers 3, Jonah
book «Red» by director Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife) and
starring Bruce Willis (Kane & Lynch, The Expendables), Morgan Freeman (Batman 3), Mary - Louise Parker (Weeds), Helen Mirren (National Treasure:
Book of Secrets), Richard Dreyfuss (Lone Star Trixie) and John Malkovich (Transformers 3, Jonah
Book of Secrets), Richard Dreyfuss (Lone
Star Trixie) and John Malkovich (Transformers 3, Jonah Hex)
Brolin is currently
filming Marvel Studios» Avengers: Infinity War as Thanos, and if this Cable casting comes through would attain a rare
comic book movie trifecta with major roles
in a Marvel Studios
film, a 20th Century Fox X-Men
film, and a DC
Film - remember, he
starred in 2010's Jonah Hex.
Star Aaron Johnson also has a role
in the upcoming Kick - Ass
comic book adaptation, and if this
film is a success, I can only assume we'll be hearing a lot more from him.
What's more is that this is the first
comic book to depict Han as he looks played by Alden Ehrenreich
in the upcoming
film Solo: A
Star Wars Story.
Meanwhile, we also have some new casting news, with Power Rangers
star Ludi Lin joining the
film as Murk, who
in DC
comic book continuity is the leader of the front - line army of Atlantis known as the Men - of - War and an ally of Aquaman (Jason Momoa), although he secretly disobeyed Atlantean law and showed loyalty to Arthur Curry's brother Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master (Patrick Wilson)...
Most notorious for being the movie red - hot Mark Hamill (
Comic Book: The Movie) would do right after
Star Wars, the
film still did little business comparatively, although it has gained a small cult following, particularly for aficionados of the Corvette Stingray, which is featured prominently
in the plot of the
film.
Check out a really cool
comic book style fan - made poster inspired by the upcoming
film «The Dark Knight Rises» by director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Memento)
stars Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Terminator Salvation, The 13 Women of Nanjing), Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Get Smart, Alice
in Wonderland, The Silver Linings Playbook), Tom Hardy (Inception, RocknRolla, Bronson), Joseph Gordon - Levitt (Elektra Luxx, 3rd Rock from the Sun), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Se7en), Gary Oldman (The Professional, The Fifth Element) and Michael Caine (Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Inception, Harry Brown).
The «Iron Man» villain gives CBR News the scoop on the
film's hidden
comic book references, his possible return for the sequel, and his role as a federation Captain
in J.J. Abraham's forthcoming «
Star Trek.»
You won't be
in need of microscopes to spot the titular superheroes of Marvel's Ant - Man and the Wasp this time: a new dynamic poster for the upcoming
film starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly has just been released, and it showcases the heroes
in a shot familiar to
comic book fans.
Starring comic book movie veterans like Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana, the
film is really an A-list lineup of talent
in a movie that is, for the most part, forgotten
in favor of
films like «RED» that use a similar
star - packed formula.
MCAdams hasn't stopped gushing about working with the British
star since they started promoting the new movie, and she recently marvelled at how well he juggled
filming the
comic book adaptation
in between stage commitments for Hamlet
in London and his hugely successful TV miniseries, Sherlock.
Yes, Affleck
starred in what is widely considered one of the worst
films ever based on a
comic book, 2003's «Daredevil,» which flopped critically (45 percent on the Tomatometer) and commercially ($ 102.5 million total domestically, which is usually what a blockbuster superhero movie will make on its opening weekend alone).
The successful collaboration between
star Ryan Reynolds, director Tim Miller, and screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick set a new standard for
comic book accuracy
in film, and they did it with an R - rating and a $ 58 million budget to boot.
Jon Favreau, who made the first two Iron Man movies, adapted a less established
comic book for Cowboys & Aliens, which bombed, before rebounding with the smaller indie
film Chef, which he also
starred in (playing a frustrated cook
in a barely veiled allegory about Favreau struggling to deal with criticism and creative interference).
During an interview with
Comic Book, Kingsman writer - director Matthew Vaughn talked about the possibility of directing future
Star Wars and Indiana Jones
films which he's «very interested»
in.
«X-Men: First Class»: This is another strong entry
in the
comic book film genre
starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
The 26 - year - old helmer was the man behind «Chronicle,» which made back its $ 12 million budget ten times over on release
in February, and since then he's been lining up all kinds of projects; while he won't direct any «Chronicle» sequel, he is attached to a
film version of Soviet - themed
comic book «The Red
Star, «and is developing not one, but two major superhero franchises,
in Sony's «Venom «and Fox «s «Fantastic Four.»
Newly announced
comic book one - shot
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Storms of Crait may sound like it's set
in the era of the new
films - but it's actually set during the Galactic Civil War - the original trilogy era.
Williamson previously
starred in Sparks (2013), playing the titular superhero
in a
film noir, live - action translation of the
comic -
book series.
Black Panther, the 18th instalment
in the Marvel saga, is far from the first black
comic -
book star to get a
film of his own: that would be Spawn
in 1997, followed by Wesley Snipes's Blade the following year, both of whom landed long before the genre mushroomed.
There is a very pointed Green Lantern joke
in the trailer for Deadpool, the six - years -
in - the - making, passion project /
comic -
book film he will
star in early next year.
An iconic character from her 10 Tomb Raider video games since her debut
in 1996,
films (
starring Angelina Jolie), novels and
comic book series from Top Cow, Croft can be viewed as both a sex symbol and a strong role model for girls.
Games are the new
comic books, or so it seems
in Hollywood these days, with the announcement that Vin Diesel is to
star in a
film version of Eidos» Hitman game series.
The games are packed with
in - depth storylines that encompass both the
Star Wars
films (new and old),
books,
comics and more.
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