Sentences with phrase «superheroes on the big screen»

Written by August Aguilar, August 10, 2016, at 6:40 a.m. Tweet to: @AugustAA92 & @elburritoblog There used to be a time where seeing our favorite superheroes on the big screen was a rare treasure.

But the director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End is clearly planning a surprisingly epic adventure for the diminutive superhero on the big screen.

The ultimate Marvel Comics team - up bringing together actors and CG superheroes on the big screen.

A couple of weeks ago, Matthew Vaughn, director of Kick - Ass, was interviewed by the L.A. Times about his upcoming movie, X-Men: First Class and the future of superheroes on the big screen.

Obviously, much has changed since then and Silver Surfer is on his way to rejoining his fellow Marvel superheroes on the big screen now, thanks to the impending Disney / Fox buyout.

Hancock, released 10 years ago, is the quirkiest film in this lineage; it stars Will Smith and cost $ 150 million to make, and yet it inspires very little defense or consideration as a display of the potential for black superheroes on the big screen.

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.

I've never seen a superhero who looks like me on the big screen.

After a series of solo adventures, Marvel's greatest superheroes will finally join forces on the big screen this Friday, May 4.

By now, after «The Incredibles» and «Hancock,» the superhero - as - struggling - everyman is a familiar presence on the big screen.

A couple of months ago now, the world was finally treated to the superhero film every comic book fan had been waiting decades to see on the big screen: Batman v Superman.

Stuck halfway between James Bond and superhero movies, the Mission: Impossible big screen franchise sets itself apart by focusing on two things: teamwork, and vulnerability.

Until now, whether they hail from the DC or Marvel cinematic universes, big - screen superheroes have traditionally been white dudes put on this earth (e.g. Superman and Thor, who each came from other planets) or fashioned by the U.S. military (à la Captain America and War Machine) to defend America from its enemies.

With all the emphasis these days on big screen blockbuster action, superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you on a personal level.

Valiant Entertainment has found a director for its big screen supernatural superhero project Shadowman, with THR reporting that Reginald Hudlin (Marshall) has signed on to helm the adaptation, while Adam Simon (showrunner on WGN America's Salem) is set to rewrite the original script by J. Michael Straczynski.

Sure, you don't want the studios to cut corners to the point where movies start looking cheap and silly — a big reason why superheroes and aliens have been making such a huge impact on movie screens in recent years is that we can finally make them look cool instead of tacky.

With adaptations of superhero comics to film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects on screen along with «kick - ass» action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline level.

Still, even Blade's success wasn't enough to get more top - tier black superheroes films on the big screen.

SG On the flip side, he's a rare big - screen superhero who's actually decent, conscientious and honorable by character, like Wonder Woman or Captain America.

It's another origin story we're familiar with in the world of comic book heroes, but given the emphasis on magic and alternate dimensions, there are many other toys in the toy box to play with to keep it all feeling like something new to the universe of big - screen superheroes.

Director of photography Bill Pope, who's no stranger to the conversion of graphic concepts to the big screen, having done «Darkman» and the last two «Spider - Mans,» among others, keeps Scott's world on the ethereal, hyper - realized side whether or not he's in superhero mode.

Superhero fare has (pardon the pun) come in leaps and bounds over the past decade, but the X-Men series remains an issue on the big screen.

@ # 63 Blue & Orange NY you got my support Blue & Orange NY but to be honest i want this new movie thats coming out 2012 to be different superhero character that have not been on the big screen before i.e. Black Panther, Luke Cage, Dr Strange, etc. im also a DC fan i want to see more superhero movies coming out from DC / WB.

Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and The Thing are back on the big screen in Marvel's Fantastic Four starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell, Is this movie a fun and entertaining contemporary re-imagining of the classic superheroes, or is it just a craptastic reboot?

They also have existing fanbase among Marvel and DC comic - book readers who are perpetually excited to see their beloved superheroes (or supervillains) come alive on the big screen.

The superhero craze has been about escapism since 2002, when Spider - Man, New York's superhero, debuted on the big screen to charm an America that had been ravaged by the events of September 11, less than a year before.

Production is underway down in Australia on the first big screen adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Aquaman.

First are the Marvel fanboys (and fangirls) who have sat through both Iron Man movies, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America salivating at the prospect of their favorite comic superheroes finally being together on the big screen.

It will be nice to watch a disaster movie on the big screen between all the superhero shenanigans.

Our neighborhood Spider - Man returns to the big screen (only 5 years after Raimi's trilogy) in a fresh new take on the Marvel superhero, this time with Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) at the helm, directing Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.

The 2018 superhero team - up film - directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and based on a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely - is undoubtedly one of the biggest movies ever to grace the silver screen.

We recently learned that screenwriter Chris McCoy had been hired to rewrite the existing script by Nicole Perlman, and now comes word that Marvel has finally closed in on their director to bring the space - set superhero story to the big screen: James Gunn.

Loyal fans of the TV spy series turn out to greet its arrival on the big screen, but Age of Ultron's superheroes reign supreme for a third week

Jamal said he believed there was a dearth of animated superhero pics on the big screen.

Silver Surfer first jumped on the big screen in 2007's lesser received Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer with Fishburne providing the voice for the superhero while Doug Jones playing the physical embodiment of the role.

It begins with actor Robert Downey Jr and director Jon Favreau revealing their initial concern whether or not the audience will accept a superhero from Marvel Comics onto the big screen and how their worry vanished when they saw the fan craze on the red carpet of the first Marvel film — Iron Man a decade back.

Should the first big - screen superhero team - up drop to # 4, it may soon be in good company with Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is quickly gaining on # 5's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 after about only one month in theaters.

Speaking of superhero group meetings, DC Comics» junior - varsity squad arrives on the big screen, in cartoon form, in this expansion of the off - the - wall Cartoon Network series.

Frank Miller's big screen incarnation of Will Eisner's landmark comic superhero series The Spirit was not a hit in theaters and the visually dynamic but narratively sketchy comic book movie isn't any better on DVD.

Intriguingly, the role of Spider - Man has not yet been cast — it is the first time that the new depiction of the web - slinging superhero will make an appearance on the big screen — so could it be Freeman?

Superhero satire doesn't always play well on the big screen, but director James Gunn demonstrated his ability to tinker with established genre conventions with «Slither,» and besides — it's Dwight Schrute from «The Office» beating people up with a wrench.

While the Avengers & Co. have spent their days on the big screen saving the world from threats (and each other) here and there, this motley crew has been proving themselves as the everyday, rarely seen superheroes we truly need, and they've made every episode a thrilling delight.

Superheroes might be as American as apple pie, but when it comes to playing them on the big screen, it seems like the British might have the market cornered.

Although Wesley Snipes has portrayed superhero Blade in three films, the 55 - year - old actor also had his heart set on bringing Black Panther to the big screen back in the 1990s.

Small productions struggle to hit the big screen due to fashion for mega-budget TV dramas and risk - averse US studios focusing on superhero blockbusters

Indeed, there are plenty of high - profile films beyond the superhero genre clamoring for attention at this year's Comic - Con, including the sequel to «The Maze Runner,» Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror film «Crimson Peak» and a big - screen take on the wildly popular video game «World of Warcraft.»

«DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman, produced by Warner Bros. to a budget of 150 million dollars, goes up on the big screen in June 2017.

On the big screen, Marvel Studios won points for casting Idris Elba as Norse deity Heimdall in Kenneth Branagh's Thor, and introduced its most famous black superhero, Black Panther, in Captain America: Civil War.

The showdown between Strange and the real villain is a mind - blowing tribute to Steve Ditko's visuals, and the sort of thing you never thought you'd see on the big screen in the years of «grounded in reality» superhero adaptations.

The new Kiefer Sutherland, the new Veronica Lodge, the newest Marvel superhero and other stars poised to have big years on the small screen