Sentences with phrase «video game film adaptations»

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The original game led to one of the most successful video game film adaptations in history, with the 2013 reboot inspiring a new blockbuster film that embodies the game's signature survival action style.

Video game film adaptations do not have the greatest track record, but Warner Bros..

Not exact matches

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

For Disney to duplicate its 2013 success, it will need films like Sleeping Beauty spin - off Maleficent, video game adaptation Need for Speed, and musical Into the Woods to be major hits, and that doesn't seem likely.

It fails as a horror movie, a video game adaptation and a film worth the three dimensions.

Now, for most video game adaptations or huge tentpole films in general, such a comment would sound too good to be true — but this is coming from the director Snowtown Murders and last year's Macbeth.

The actor is very much the focus of this first trailer for «Need for Speed,» the big - budget film adaptation of the best - selling video game series.Scott Waugh («Act of Valor») helms...

Assassin's Creed is filming right now and we have our fingers crossed that it'll be the movie that finally breaks the dreaded video game adaptation curse.

The video games always prided themselves on their historical accuracy and the marketing for Justin Kurzel «s film adaptation have followed suit, emphasizing star Michael Fassbender in 15th century Spanish garb.

The adaptation of the long - running and occasionally beloved video game series has been filming for a few months now, but details of any kind have been shaky at best.

Next year, we'll see the release of the final film in the long - running video game adaptation franchise.

How important is accuracy to a film adaptation of a video game?

Not much as changed with the idea that video game to film adaptations are never a good idea, «Silent Hill: Revelation 3D» ensures that trend, and while it's dazzling at times, it will leave an audience hungry for a better movie and experience.

It turns out, we now know that he has abandoned it in favour of an even more surprising film: the video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

The video game to film adaptation has always been a tricky one.

It's an approach not really open to other video game adaptations — the various and largely abominable Street Fighter films couldn't really engage their audience in some supernatural fisticuffs, and Tomb Raider couldn't really replicate the game's thrill of exploration, opting instead for the cheaper thrill of ogling Angelina Jolie in a catsuit.

Connery has since provided the voice for a low - budget Scottish animated film called Sir Billi and the video game adaptation of From Russia With Love, but has been adamant that he'll never return to perform in a live - action role.

When we last checked in on Sony's long - gestating adaptation of the popular video game Uncharted, they had set a release date for June 10, 2016 with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) with an eye to start filming in early 2015.

She first exploded onto the Hollywood scene after surprising loyal Bruce Willis fans in «The Fifth Element» before taking on the role of Alice in the video - game - to - film adaptation of «Resident Evil,» the best video game adaptation to date.

Johnson also has another Fast and Furious movie on the cards, as well as an adaptation of the Rampage video game, action - comedy Central Intelligence, a Baywatch movie and the comic - book film Shazam!

He's listed as the screenwriter for the Halo (Xbox Video Game) film adaptation.

So a film adaptation of a video game series that is essentially just a celebration of giant monsters and the destruction they leave in their wake feels right up his alley.

Bond girl Naomie Harris will join franchise king Dwayne Johnson in the film adaptation of the classic video game «Rampage».

I think this film will catch a lot of people by surprise, I can easily see it becoming the best video game adaptation to - date.

A golden age of comic book movies may be dominating Hollywood right now, but over the past few years there have also been signs of an effort to turn around the thus - far lackluster genre of video game - turned film adaptations.

As with any video game adaptation, there are going to be challenges when it comes to turning Shadow of the Colossus into a film.

In this way, I suppose that Anderson's Resident Evil adaptation is successful in capturing some of the basic pleasures of the video game, even if it falls short of being an original and entertaining film.

Wright didn't reveal any deep, festering secrets about his adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's beloved slacker / video game comedy (outside of the not - wholly surprising revelation, also discussed on the film's commentary track, that test audiences were super torn on the movie's end).

THR reports that Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the filmmakers behind Catfish, are in final negotiations to direct a film adaptation of the popular Capcom video game franchise.

Only last night to be bring you a stylish new international poster for Scott Waugh's film adaptation of video game NEED FOR SPEED, and now a UK quad come racing in for the fast - paced thriller led by Aaron Paul.

Only last night to be bring you a stylish new international poster for Scott Waugh's film adaptation of video game NEED FOR SPEED, and...

After bringing you a look at lead Aaron Paul preparing for his role in a «driving school» featurette yesterday, we've an official look at the feature film adaptation of video game, NEED FOR SPEED in another mini video.

Director Shawn Levy and writers Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney exit film adaptation of video game Minecraft (Variety).

The iconic video game Doom was first released in 1993 and received a film adaptation starring Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike in 2005.

Director Shawn Levy and writers Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney exit film adaptation of video game Minecraft

A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky are back with another edition of Film Club to discuss Tomb Raider, the latest adaptation of the popular video - game franchise.

I really enjoy Christophe Gans» 2006 video game - to - film adaptation of Silent Hill, which I thought rather faithfully recreated the mysterious town and the atmosphere it generates.

This movie is a mashup of «The Da Vinci Code» and «The Matrix» that may well be a fun framework for a video game in which you skulk around period settings murdering people, but in a feature film adaptation could not possibly be less interesting.

I really enjoy Christophe Gans» 2006 video game - to - film adaptation of Silent Hill, which I thought rather faithfully recreated the mysterious town...

Brad Peyton's Rampage is currently filming in Atlanta, which stars Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson in this monstrous video game adaptation.

While I had a few minor issues with the film, I thought it was, and still is, the best video game - to - film adaptation ever released.

While I wouldn't mind playing with some of these side characters and superfluous plotlines in a video game, as an adaptation of a beloved work that has enchanted many millions of readers, young and old, I'm left longing for a different kind of fan film — the inevitable one in which someone edits out all of the stuff not from the writings of Tolkien — and makes it the movie it always should have been from inception.

The first film adaptation of the popular video game series is directed by Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug and explores how Lara became a globe - trotting adventurer.

This sequel to the surprise hit adaptation of a popular video game, Mortal Kombat, sees John R. Leonetti (The Butterfly Effect 2), cinematographer for the first film, take over the reigns from Paul W.S. Anderson as director, mostly to disappointing results.

The game holds a place in many of our gaming hearts, but with the terrible track record of video - game - to - film adaptations, and the assumption that this movie will probably just be like your typical Godzilla or Cloverfield, our gaming hearts probably don't want this movie to come to fruition.

Assassin's Creed only added to another failed video - game adaptation and his work with Ridley Scott on Prometheus, Alien: Covenant and The Counselor also failed to impress (although, I was admittedly one of the few admirers of the latter film).

Whether or not you're looking forward to the film, the original remains as of the few video game adaptations that stayed...

WHY: The curse of the video game adaptation continues with «Ratchet & Clank,» a film so unaware of its own awfulness that it's like watching a dog repeatedly run into a glass door.

It's rare that anything actually substantial comes out of these Q&A sessions, but the press conference for Rampage, the upcoming film adaptation of the video game, was a little bit different.