The toy company has done some masterful marketing over the past few years, teaming up with Hollywood to create miniature sized
versions of movie characters like Luke Skywalker, The Lone Ranger, Harry Potter and Captain Jack Sparrow.
Not exact matches
And if my experience resembles a less - agonizing
version of the experience
of Bill Murray's Phil Connors
character in Groundhog Day, that may be fitting inasmuch as the two
movies invite comparison as different treatments
of a common theme.
It's only fitting — Conley is a real - life
version of the famously shaded title
characters in the 1997
movie Men in Black.
Manifesto's visual inventiveness and Blanchett's multifarious performances make the
movie consistently engrossing, even when the relationship between Blanchett's
character and the words coming out
of her mouth — or, more often in this
version, spoken by her in voiceover — seem purely arbitrary.
Throw in Neil Patrick Harris — once again playing the Bizarro World
version of himself — shattered and reinforced redneck stereotypes and a delightful take on Dubya [here, he may not speak real good English, but he's slyer, smarter and mellower than we are expecting] and the result is a solidly funny
movie that Says Something more by highlighting the
characters of Harold and Kumar than by the political jokes.
All it really suggests is that Marlo, in marrying a less successful
version of her brother, has some provocative psychosexual issues that the
movie can't be bothered with, mostly because it's one
of those
character - driven stories that reduce personalities to a set
of readily defined traits and quirks.
But on February 28, for one week, about 1,000
movie theaters around the country will screen a
version of the
movie that is both the same — same plot, same
characters, derived from the same filming sessions — and completely different, featuring exactly 763 new jokes.
In the meantime, we've always got Gina Gershon's gloriously overwrought
version of the character in the 2013 Lifetime movie House Of Versac
of the
character in the 2013 Lifetime
movie House
Of Versac
Of Versace.
During this recent interview to discuss the TV
version of Zombieland, co-creators and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick talked about the journey from TV series to
movie and now back to TV pilot, what it's been like to work with Amazon, what motivated the decision to have the same
characters from the
movie on the TV show, how they envision it as a road show, how much gore they can have, what Kirk Ward (who was originally cast as Tallahassee before being replaced by Woody Harrelson) brings to this
version of the
character, what led them to the 30 - minute format, whether they could have any surprise cameos (Bill Murray made a very memorable one in the film), what will determine whether the pilot is successful enough to go to series, and when they might know if they're picked up.
Paul Rudd still stars as Ant - Man, Michael Douglas plays Henry Pym, the inventor
of the shrinking formula in this
version of the
movie (and not the original superhero like he is in the comics) and Lily who recently revealed a few more details and said her
character Hope Van Dyne «is the daughter
of the founders
of The Avengers, Ant - Man and the Wasp» which will no doubt lead to lots
of confusion as we know from the MCU Ant - Man and The Wasp weren't in those original
movies (she's referring to what happened in the comics).
From the nail - biting tavern scene in which Kruger tries to mediate a tense showdown between the Nazis and the Basterds to the unforgettable climax in which Laurent's own
version of happily ever after is revealed (the
movie begins with «Once upon a time...»), the female
characters are unquestionably necessary, powerful, and unforgettable.
At one point we were going to get two
versions of the
movie from filmmaker Ned Benson, with one called The Disappearance
of Eleanor Rigby: His and focusing on James McAvoy «s
character, and the other called The Disappearance
of Eleanor Rigby: Hers and focusing on the
character played by Jessica Chastain.
The 29 - year - old beauty stars alongside the pair in the forthcoming sci - fi
movie — which sees Bruce play an older
version of foot soldier Joseph Simmons and Gordon - Levitt portray the younger
version of the
character — and she was fascinated watching the 31 - year - old actor impersonate his older colleague.
In addition to playing multiple
characters on «Orphan Black,» Maslany recently played the younger
version of Helen Mirren «s
character in «Woman in Black» and wrapped the indie
movie «Two Lovers and a Bear» with Dane DeHaan.
While The Discovery plays in many ways like a more effective
version of the concept - choked Brit Marling / Zal Batmanglij
movies, the cult scenes feel underdeveloped next to their film The Sound
of My Voice, an intriguing but ragged thread left dangling as The Discovery turns towards more concrete, backstory - driven explanations for its
characters» obsessions.
A belated sequel to 2011's bizarrely successful Gnomeo & Juliette, Sherlock Gnomes continues the pun - based gnome gags
of the first film by dropping garden variety
versions of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous
characters (we get Sherlock, Watson and Moriarty) into a mirth - free adventure involving
characters from the earlier
movie.
Just sticking to relatively recent television (as opposed to something like the
movie version of From Hell), The Alienist arrives after The Knick and Boardwalk Empire featured a New York only slightly further in the future, Peaky Blinders and Penny Dreadful have done the same across the pond (the latter featuring an alienist
character of its own), and Netflix's Mindhunter tackled the»70s codification
of the kinds
of criminal profiling that Kreizler fumbles about with here.
Miller's both incredibly winning at the more upbeat side
of the
character (it's a
version of the gay best friend archetype we actually recognize from real life, rather than from other
movies), but sells the broken - heartedness, the step - sibling bond with Watson, and the general sense
of being on the wrong side
of the cool kids beautifully.
Actress Chloe Grace Moretz is reportedly voicing the lead
character for the English
version of the newest Studio Ghibli
movie, «The Tale
of Princess Kaguya.»
The Han Solo spin - off
movie will focus on a younger
version of the titular
character, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the iconic role from Harrison Ford.
«Captain America,» the new film
version of the Marvel Comics
character, is playing in area
movie theaters.
In the comics story she's the one who eventually is able to rip the Infinity Gauntlet off Thanos» hand — and she's one
of the few main
characters who survived the purge in the
movie version.
The «Han Solo» spin - off
movie is set to follow a younger
version of the titular
character, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the iconic part from Harrison Ford.
Though the
characters are ostensibly different, the gunslinger - to - gunslinger banter between Washington and Pratt is intended to be this
movie's
version of the Yul Brynner / Steve McQueen dynamic.
Gere seems to insert a fair amount
of charm into all his
characters — the man's just charismatic — but where his usual gleam -
of - the - eye plays out as endearing, here it translates roughly to the equivalent
of an action
movie version of the Lucky Charms mascot.
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: A
movie version of a massive comic - book crossover, for better (fun
character interactions) and worse (it's pretty much all Infinity Stone shenanigans).
If you look at «The Hand That Rocks The Cradle» and «Fatal Attraction» and all
of those genre
movies, what I wanted to do was a contemporary
version of those
movies, where you really understand all the
characters, and steep it in plausibility.
DEADPOOL Director: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand Fans have been clamoring for a proper Deadpool
movie for years after Ryan Reynolds first played a
version of the
character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Now they've returned with a
movie version of Killer Joe, starring Matthew McConaughey as the ruthless title
character.
Whether or not it's accurate to portray Travers as a woman on the verge
of nervous breakdown because the
movie version of her books might change a minor
character and inflame her daddy issues (Personally, I doubt it), the conceit, like the central fight over ideas, works as drama.
We were told that there would be some differences between the
movie version and his comic book counterpart, but that the essence
of the
character would still be intact.
The unmistakable irony is that here we have a rehashed
version of the first
movie, though with the realization
of said irony in
characters pointing out the similarities.
After creating a hyper - stylized art deco backdrop and playing with a bit
of straightforward
character development that makes Rogers something resembling a human being before pumping him full
of mysterious chemicals that transform him into a super
version thereof (The irony
of using genetic experimentation to create a race
of supermen to fight the Nazis is lost on just about everyone here), the
movie gradually loses its design flair and human element for hastily assembled sequences
of derring - do.
Its motion - capture CGI renders the
characters in rubbery, apple - cheeked
versions that sometimes slide queasily into the uncanny valley; its script (written by the dream team
of Doctor Who show - runner Steven Moffat, Hot Fuzz writer - director Edgar Wright, and Attack The Block writer - director Joe Cornish) is an
of - the - moment action
movie, little more than a lengthy series
of big setpieces, crammed with fights and chases.
Watching «The Amazing Spider - Man 2» made me long for a low - budget, indie
version of the same
movie — one that took out all the numbing action sequences and focused instead on the
character's inner struggle.
Then again, It's highly likely that the
movie version of the
character will not be a direct adaptation from the comics (Cable's backstory is way too complicated) so maybe Kyle Chandler fits what the producers have in mind.
The
movie is a condensed
version of two
movies (subtitled Her and Him), each
of which tells the story from one
character's perspective (Those are currently scheduled for release later this year).
That Hashtag Show claims the film is looking to cast a European actress in her 20's to play an undisclosed «femme fatale,» which they go on to wildly speculate the
character could either be Black Cat or Silver Sable, given the fact that Sony has a
movie planned for both
characters, or even some
version of Jessica Drew, a.k.a. Spider - Woman.
If anything, the Marvel machine was almost responsible for killing the chances for a Deadpool
movie by including a very unfaithful
version of the
character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Every
movie version of a book has to have some kind
of clever twist, like setting it in a different time period or making it a prequel / sequel or making someone else the point -
of - view
character.
The
movie is framed as a documentary, the actors playing their
characters 25 years after the infamous Kerrigan incident, each spinning bitterly his or her own
version of events.
With the team now confirmed as being a pivotal part
of Deadpool 2, and an upcoming
movie being directed / written by Drew Goddard, Wadlow's
version of the
characters will never be seen.
While I agree the the
movie dragged and instead
of picking one
character and focusing the plot on them, it seemed to drift aimlessly to and fro from one
character to the next... I will say that I for one am happy that someone has decided to choose the follow a slightly more true to form
version of the Snow White tale.
While the literary fans will most likely be split as far as how Yates and Goldenberg have chosen to adapt the Rowling opus, fans
of the
movies can finally have something to smile about, and one can only hope that future film
versions will continue this new trend on sticking to the basics to tell a story in an appropriately cinematic fashion, leaving the side stories and whimsical superfluous
characters better left to the realm
of the richly - developed book forms.
There is an alternate dispatch
of exposition, a longer
version of one
character's demise, and an extended cut
of Swagger and Memphis shopping that probably finds the
movie at its most comedic.
Considering the new
version of character will likely make her debut in one
of the upcoming DC
movies, it's definitely the right tome for Baccarin to make her intentions known.
Whereas Steven Soderbergh's
movie was a moody drama about the dark underbelly
of the stripper lifestyle that focused on
character and story, «XXL» (which was directed by Soderbergh understudy Gregory Jacobs) is an upbeat and whimsical bro-fest that plays like a racier, bizarro
version of «Entourage.»
Dredd Directed by: Pete Travis Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey Rating: R Release Date: September 21, 2012 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 Thoughts by TSR: It's reasonable to groan and wonder why we need another
movie version of this
character.
«Bottle Rocket» then falls into a
version of a familiar
movie story, in which essentially innocent
characters choose, or are pushed into, a life
of crime, and find themselves increasingly alienated from society when all they really want to do is hang out and kill time.
The
movie's worldview — and it certainly has one, as off - putting as it may be — is best exemplified by the composite
character of Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson, in what's still his best performance), a childlike giant desperate for anything to give him meaning: first born - again Christianity; then the Jewish identity
of kidnapee Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), the
movie's
version of first victim Marc Schiller; then cocaine.