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But what's changed is there were only two other superhero franchises at the time Incredibles came out.

Not exact matches

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

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.

May 1 - Toy maker Hasbro Inc has agreed to acquire children's entertainment and merchandising franchises, including the characters of the superhero TV show Power Rangers, from Saban Properties LLC in a deal valued at $ 522 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Tuesday.

Director James Gunn and Chris Pratt made a video message at Comic - Con over the weekend, telling fans that a follow - up to the superhero franchise's debut movie would be hitting theaters in July 2017.

Because at this point in the game I'm very angry with Warner Brothers for not being able to get one goddamned superhero movie right since the heady days of Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise.

While the fascists at the Star Wars franchise are firing directors for failing to conform to formula, Marvel takes an agreeable leap forward by putting New Zealand actor / director Taika Waititi in charge of one of its superhero blockbusters.

i09 because once you are all about being on - brand, like Johnny Depp, you can't ever leave franchise - verse, he'll be joining the Potterverse for a Fantastic Beasts sequel / Film speaking of Ezra Miller is giving a history of the Potterverse to promote Fantastic Beasts Time Out Two time Tony winner Tammy Grimes (mother of Amanda Plummer) dies at 92 D List after a brief internet freakout Idris Elba denies that he's dating Madonna Superhero Hype set photos from The Defenders (Netflix's answer to The Avengers) though for now its mostly just Jessica Jones in her trademark leather jacket, blue jeans, and perma - scowl

How do you bounce back after walking away from your shot at a superhero franchise you'd spent years and years developing?

Yes, superheroes will likely be huge all over again, however there's an entire lot extra at the horizon than comedian ebook variations and franchise relaunches — assuming that the place to seem.

At this rate, D.C might actually become the most entertaining superhero franchise of the year.

Amidst those early signs of viewer interest (Blade), franchise launches (X-Men), moments of director / source material synergy (Raimi's Spider - Man) and 18 or so MCU films, Deadpool is recognizable as a triumph of perseverance and (baby) hand - in - glove casting, as well as proof that R - rated superheroing is viable at the box office (which in turn smoothed the way for more serious takes like Logan).

Who knows, though, since Captain Marvel is the focus of a lot of MCU - related speculation at the moment; not only will it be the franchise's first female - led superhero movie, but it also got a massive Hail Mary pass from last month's blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, which asked fans to sit through, roughly, 7,000,000 minutes of end credits in order to get the merest peek at her logo.

At the top of the list, the billion - dollar big guns: franchises, superhero movies, animated kid - flicks and single - serving comedies — the whole high - calorie / low nutritional monoculture diet the studios would prefer us to subsist on, like docile teenage boys easily distracted by big bangs and shiny objects.

«Guardians of the Galaxy» wasn't the only superhero franchise to make its presence felt at the Academy Awards

The Marvel Cinematic Universe was once accused of dishing up the same rinse - and - repeat origin story over and over again — and while Feige will protest (and has) that each Marvel movie has had its own individual flavor (Thor was a stab at Shakespeare; The Winter Soldier riffs on 70s paranoia thrillers), the franchise has been finding more solid footing in its endeavor to remix all of popular film history through the lens of superheroes.

The newest movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, «Avengers: Infinity War,» might be launched later this week at the heels of the worldwide blockbuster, «Black Panther,» including any other flick to the superhero franchise.

Threequels are notorious for being the lowest out of a franchise's bunch at the box office with the exception of most superhero movies.

«Fantastic Four», 20th Century Fox's attempt to reboot the superhero team - up franchise, debuted with just $ 26.2 million at North American theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Like a lot of great superhero flicks, «Iron Man 3» will find our hero's relationship with his gal tested but Black and co-writer Drew Pearce find a way to turn storytelling expectations on their head at every turn, providing the narrative twists that have been missing from this franchise to date.

What was intended as DC's answer to Marvel's juggernaut Avengers series — and the launching pad for solo movies such as Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg — ultimately proved to be a major misfire for the franchise which saw Warner Bros. embarking on a major behind - the - scenes shake - up at DC Films in an attempt to salvage its superhero universe.

At its core Deadpool is admittedly an origin story (and loosely ties into the current ongoing X-Men franchise), but it certainly doesn't play out like your average getting - to - know - you superhero romp.

So much so, in fact, that even when beaten and bloody, with a knife jammed into his shoulder, Ryan Reynolds» Wade Wilson feels the need to question his true origins, while getting in a jab at another superhero franchise.

The plot starts with T'Challa assuming the mantle of king, after the death of his father T'Chaka (John Kani) in a terrorist attack at the United Nations (This, as those familiar with this superhero franchise will recall, happened near the start of Captain America: Civil War).

«Avengers: Infinity War»: Less of a film franchise than it is a long - form final exam after some 14 movies of homework, this hydra - headed superhero blockbuster had one truly redeeming quality for those who have not spent the last several years absorbing its story on their way to the multiplex: It was, at least, an ending.

With Marvel chomping at the bit to find a spot for her in their stable of stars, it makes sense that Blunt being recruited for WB's next superhero franchise should be discussed.

The film arrived at a time when the superhero film genre was still figuring itself out, with hits coming from the X-Men and Spider - Man franchises and complete disasters arriving in the form of Daredevil and Catwoman.

Either way, the trailer is here and our first look at the latest Avengers movie promises an action - packed continuation of everyone's favorite superhero franchise.

Freed from the origin story box, this second installment of the Wade Wilson franchise has its cake and eats it took, taking any number of shots at the superhero sub-genre (and modern blockbuster filmmaking in general) while still crafting a story that makes sense on its own terms and works as a character piece.

Deadpool's laughs came often at the expense of the gold - hearted, furrow - browed, money - soaked superhero franchises that came before it.

Over the summer, Collider's own Steven Weintraub visited the set of Bay's latest entry in the long - running franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight, and during a wide - ranging interview with the director, the conversation turned to the state of superhero movies and why Bay hasn't tried his hand at one yet.

A cat has been found missing, and Cartman and friends have decided to look for it since the $ 100 reward would be great at getting their superhero franchise off the ground.

Still, given that superhero games seem to be a hot property right now - the Batman: Arkham franchise is one of the most successful one in gaming at the moment, and Sony's inFamous games always manage to do well - one has to wonder exactly what the project was, and why it was canceled.