Sentences with phrase «up against villains»

I'm sorry Jason Statham, but when your gravely - voiced tough guy type is put up against villains played by James Franco and Winona Ryder, well, buddy, you're automatically sent to second - tier status in your movie.And the movie in question is Homefront...

Out to avenge his brother, aided (maybe) by Karen Black and Joe Don Baker, Duvall is up against villain Robert Ryan.

With Earth's Mightiest Heroes set to go up against the villain on the big screen this May in Avengers: Infinity War, Hasbro is set to add the Mad Titan to its Marvel Legends Series line with a Walmart exclusive Thanos figure; take a look at the figure below, and you can also check out promo -LSB-...]

Not exact matches

Here, the chief villain remains the odious Walter Duranty of the New York Times, a principle agent of the cover - up of the Holodomor, which continued well into the 1960s and is being revived in Putin's Russia today, as part of its propaganda war against a now - independent Ukraine.

Up stepped pantomime villain Deeney to take the spot - kick against the man who doesn't save penalties.

A super-villain operates a giant robot and stomps through a city after a superhero: the superhero breaks the robot face shield, grabs the villain, beats him and throws him against a wall, pulls up a skyscraper and launches it toward the villain and into the theater audience, and he kicks an empty city bus toward a woman that ducks out of the way.

The villain, against whom every one of these galactic guardians is arrayed, is Josh Brolin's Thanos, and he needs to be a huge, huge deal or the film can't work: if this lot have handled anything remotely his equal before, there's hardly the need for such an all - points call - up.

He's a tragic villain up against a grieving hero.

A plot synopsis reveals the main villain Luke Cage will be going up against in the upcoming Netflix series.

Erik Killmonger was an undeniable scene - stealer in Black Panther, but how does he stack up against the other villains in the MCU?

The trailer follows it up with a lot of action as Ant - Man and Wasp join forces against the villain.

He was White Power Dave in the superb Iron Man 3 One - Shot follow - up All Hail The King (which appears on the Thor: The Dark World Blu - ray), and now it appears he'll be a villain up against Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas in Wright's film.

Vincent D'Onofrio is the «Jurassic World» Villain: Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt are set to go up against Vincent D'Onofrio in «Jurassic World.»

The concept of a secret war against evil is interesting and the origins of the Shadow Hunters feels legendary enough to prop up the story, but it's all wasted on ridiculous romantic triangle sub-plotting that becomes super creepy, and a Shadow Hunter gone bad with the least scary villain name: Valentine.

Charmy Bee, Vector, Chaos, Silver, and even Zavok from the somewhat recent Sonic: Lost World pop up throughout, with the heroes and villains either fighting against Dr Eggman's usual robotic menaces as well as a new threat that seems like another man - made anthropomorphic creature.

That, at least, would have pitted a female president against a strong female villain (an over-generous way of describing Poppy, who's like one of the perky Red Lobster zombies from Robin Comisar's twisted «Great Choice» short), whereas this is just bonkers and might actually serve best as a send - up of past spy movies.

Though it's sure to be a while before we learn more specific details about the plot of Sony's followup to Spider - Man: Homecoming, the latest bit of casting news suggests that the webhead's about to go up against one of his wildest classic villains.

Not only from the grimy Rust Belt setting, but the actors all seem to be bringing their A-game, with Bale's tortured lead running up against Harrelson's crazy baddie (though, can we stop with villains eating candy?

«We've worked to make an all - new story about a merged Marvel and Capcom universe forged by a completely original, unique and surprising villain — Ultron Sigma — that forces the heroes to team up and fight against this new threat.»

Fantasies about Western democracies fighting back against their murderous Middle Eastern enemies don't come much more blunt - force than this, with its eye - for - an - eye ethos summed up by its evil villain's belief that «vengeance must always be profound and absolute.»

Considering the types of opponents Iron Man has come up against in previous movies Iron Man 1, Iron Man 2 and Avengers Assembled includes Aliens and of course a 50» 000 degree lightning bolt from Thor's hammer, yet the villains here that is clearly stated reach temperatures of 3000 degrees yet seem to cut through Stark's suit like butter.

I will give it credit for one thing, though: it brushes up against a genuinely interesting villain.

When Magneto and the Prof team up against Kevin Bacon and January Jones's Austin Powers - ian villains, the film becomes a swinging spy caper, complete with mini-skirted CIA agents, Booker T songs on the soundtrack, and a brush with the Cuban missile crisis.

It definitely makes sense from a story point of view — Vision is really too powerful for the MCU because he could easily defeat most of the villains the Avengers come up against.

Mr. Grits (Craig Robinson) rails against the crackers who done him wrong, The villain of the piece is a douche, literally, and Frank's best friend, Barry (Michael Cera), bemoans his short stature, only to be bucked up by Frank with the cheery reminder that it's girth, not length, that counts when it comes to filling a bun.

While Wakanda is blessed with technology and adept warriors to protect it, the Avengers and Wakandans going up against the baddest villain in the universe without suffering any casualties seems unlikely.

Phillippe would play an Army officer that teams up with MacGruber against his will (already padding the thing out) and Kilmer would portray the villain, Cunth, who killed MacGruber's wife.

And I really like that this trailer outlines the conflict with the villain, the Ghost, and we get a sense of what Ant - Man and the Wasp are up against.

He ends up going against Corey Stoll as the villain Yellowjacket.

That refreshingly female perspective sets Spy up as a world where not only is the protagonist a full - bodied woman with real depth rather than being a one - dimensional punchline, but it's a rarity to see a film that pits a female hero against a female villain, and Rose Byrne is an excellent foil for McCarthy to battle against.

Kebbell had reportedly been up against Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Riley and Eddie Redmayne for the role of Doctor Doom the masked villain hailing from the fictional nation of Latveria.

As Cox sets his violent anti-heroes against equally violent villains, he relies on extreme close - ups of maniacal laughter and grotesque facial expressions, repetitive music cues that are both eerie and irritating, dusty vaquero costumes and a production design that emphasizes a desolate wild west location seemingly outside the bounds of law or nation (though presumably Northern Mexico, somewhere along the US border).

PlayStation 4 owners with PS Plus subscribers will get Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, a fighting game that lets you finally figure out which DC heroes & villains would win in a fight, and Secret Ponchos, a wild west arcade - style duel where you'll face off against friends or team up to take down other players.

The series spawned a movie — pitting the Dynamic Duo against a team - up of villains — before being canceled after three seasons due, primarily, to its high production costs.

They're put up against the most sinister and formidable villain, maybe ever, and massive shifts must occur to have a chance at victory.

Whether it's the Justice League meeting the Justice Society, top heroes fighting the coolest villains in Marvel's «Secret War,» or any number of times that multiple superheroes stood together against a foe larger than themselves, fans come out in droves to eat it up.

When the heroes of your movie are no - good criminals, you have to cook up an even bigger, nastier villain for the audience to root them on, which is why pitting inner city hoodlums against a horde of vicious aliens is such a brilliant idea.

Imagine if James Bond foiled the villain's evil plan without coming up against any sort of challenge.

Rick, alienated ex — football star and video game prodigy, teams up with athletic Molly to continue their fight against the Smiley McDeath gang, villains posing as government agents attempting to thwart a foreign threat.

But things don't line up, and Gurney finds himself up against a uniquely sinister villain.

Ronan was entirely the wrong kind of villain for the film; you don't pit a group of jokesters against a self - serious despot, or else you wind up with something as tonally deaf as, well, a dance - off with a character who could destroy entire worlds.

Ronan was entirely the wrong kind of villain for the film; you don't pit a group of jokesters against a self - serious despot, or else you wind up with something as tonally deaf as, well, a

Battles feature iconic enemies and powerful new villains, including Dr. Eggman, Zavok, and Metal Sonic leading up to a fight against Sonic's most powerful enemy yet, Infinite.

Disney Infinity is a game with prebuilt games that can only be played with their corresponding heroes / villains and they also follow a story to go up against the bad guy.

Fable Fortune will feature a co-op mode entirely unique to the CCG genre, allowing you to team - up with a friend against a host of Fable villains such as Nostro or Logan.

Whilst playing the level pack, you'll find yourself coming up against 5 simple if innovative test chambers which each provide their own unique LEGO spin on the puzzles Portal is now known for, before culminating in a boss battle with fan favourite villain GLaDOS that will once again test your wits.

For years, we've been beating up thugs as the caped crusader, often having to end each title with a climatic fight against famous comic villains such as The Joker, The Penguin and The Riddler.

The number of locations is also expanded, and players find themselves up against a team of villains who are being lead by Dr. Doom to acquire enough power to do literally anything they want.

Starting from the villains side, the trailer starts off with with the Ginyu Force, and follows up with Frieza (in this Atrocious form) in his fight against Super Saiyan Goku.

We also have new screenshots and concept art that features the powerful villains and enemies that Sonic and his team will be up against.