Sentences with phrase «when franchise movies»

What happens when franchise movies that cost $ 150 million to produce start consistently tanking both here and abroad?

It's always admirable when a franchise movie isn't afraid to take its time, but there's so little momentum in Singer's film.

Not exact matches

Nolan's epic run at the franchise may be over, but when it comes to the comics and the movies the Dark Knight is still and ever will be rising.

Their dependence on licensing deals with movies — particularly at Hasbro, which owns «master rights» to Disney (dis) franchises like Star Wars — has become a double - edged lightsaber: When movies are down, so are toys.

The first thing many of us think about when it comes to the future relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity is Skynet — the fictional neural net - based group mind from the «Terminator» movie franchise.

In truth, there are times when the film feels less like an addition to the franchise than it does a remake of the original movie.

«The former may have scored a miserable 15 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the lowest gross of the franchise to date, but Wahlberg need not worry — fixed compensation means he benefits even when movies don't do well,» said Forbes.

The upswing in his fortunes continue when his acceptance speech — in which he spontaneously gives the award to an adoring fan — goes viral, and his new heat secures him an offer to audition for a hot YA franchise movie.

And it's sort of giving the game away when you know that some supposedly «dead» actors still have several movies in their contract, or that the sequels to their individual (and extremely popular and lucrative) franchises have already been announced.

When people gripe about Hollywood's reliance on sequels and cheap franchise cash - ins, this is the kind of movie they mean: no Grimm's Fairy Tale, but a grim tale nonetheless.

The coming years would find particular success for Pace in movies like A Single Man, Marmaduke, and When in Rome, not to mention franchise films like The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

When most actors join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they sign a contract with their own blood, binding their soul to the franchise until they fulfill their number of movies or sacrifice That Which They Love The Most before the statue of Stan Lee hidden in crawlspace under the McGraw Hill Building in New York City.

While we're no stranger to the idea of shock deaths in movies and TV series — our favorite characters being killed off gives fans something to talk about — the sheer scale of what happens at the end of Infinity War, and the Russo brothers decision to leave the ball in Thanos» court, is unprecedented when it comes to a film franchise of this scale.

2016's surprise sort - of - sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane provided our first look at the anthology - like nature of this loose franchise umbrella, and while we wait to see a trailer for God Particle (now possibly titled Cloverfield Station) and learn when and how we're actually going to see that movie, we have confirmation that Cloverfield 4 not only exists, but that it's already completed filming.

What happens when a movie that many are hoping to exceed expectations only manages to meet those expectations - even if those expectations mark a massive achievement for a Hollywood franchise?

When a franchise descends to having its own characters wink at the audience with jokes about how it's run out of ideas, and resorts to just (literally) setting things on fire, not once but twice in it's 90ish minute runtime, it's one movie past time to stop.

So it's a complete surprise when the latest in the franchise, «Thor: Ragnarok» manages to be not just the best Thor movie of the MCU, but one of its best movies period.

Again, this is an element that can work in a kid's movie if it's done properly, like in the early days of the Shrek franchise; but when your ending gag is a tiger ziplining through Vegas, whilst saying «This is the real life of Pi,» you've pretty much given up.

Although filming for the Halloween sequel began several weeks ago, fans of the horror movie franchise were given another jolt of excitement today when scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis took to social media and posted a photo from the set.

Pettyfer is pretty and easygoing but lacks the sort of charisma that comes with a more focused sense of interior purpose, and the film basically feels, at its core, like a mash - up of carefully cross-tabbed teen movie trends, which is probably what happens when you set out in pre-production with the chief intent of manufacturing the next big «Twilight» - type cinematic franchise.

When it comes to most major movie franchises (especially within the sci - fi and action genre), there's always an argument after the film's release about who the break - out star of the film may be.

When Blue Sky Studios, the makers of the «Ice Age» franchise, announced they were going to tackle the world of Charlie Brown and Co. with a CGI «Peanuts» movie, the expression «Good Grief» was heard loud and wide — the general opinion being: Why mess such beloved characters?

Despite a passable grade, given the stretched - out feel to the movie, with, for a film about a nationwide revolution, the feeling that it's a bit small in terms of scope, this is a clear example of why splitting the final book into two films, while financially smart, is quite a bad choice for fans, who deserve to feel fired up when going into the fourth and final film in the franchise.

It's nice to know he's out there breathing new life into old action franchises especially when movies like A Good Day to Die Hard show just how tired they can become.

Granted that's not as big as any of the Harry Potter franchise films opened, but that's to be expected when we're not dealing with many characters that fans aren't familiar with, and the movie will still be a hit worldwide.

Video game movies are usually received poorly by critics and aren't exactly blockbusters when it comes to the box office but the success of the recent Tomb Raider movie shows that its possible to make a decent movie that's based on a video game franchise.

Yes, there are some popcorn movies coming out between now and December — a new Hunger Games entry, a long - awaited Dumb and Dumber sequel, the final chapter of Peter Jackson's Hobbit franchise — but for the most part, the fall is when studios trot out their somber and serious films.

When we made the very first movie, we dreamed that maybe we could make a franchise that might hold audience interest for another movie or maybe two.

Alien is revered as one of the greatest horror films of all time, as well as one of the greatest films set in space, so what happens when the director of the film that originated the franchise returns to it to provide us back - story about one of the biggest monster movie icons more than three decades after the fact?

Dating back to the 1980's the Vacation franchise has featured a series of movies that many of us remember even if we weren't quite old enough to be there when they started being released.

The trailer is quite self - aware, much like Deadpool, especially in parts when he takes a dig on the superhero movies by saying lines like «we need them young enough to carry their own franchise for 10 - 12 years».

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When asked what he would do with the franchise, Green responded: «If it was up to me, I would start the movie with some teenage girls at a sleepover in Haddonfield telling ghost stories.

«It's a film for the fans,» a familiar phrase uttered almost weekly when discussing superhero movies, sequels or franchise fare.

The actors, who play onscreen lovers in the vampire movie franchise, have repeatedly denied they are more than just friends, but rumours heated up earlier this week (begs09Nov09) when they were pictured holding hands in Paris, France.

Previously a fan of Anna's gross - out gags in the ludicrously successful Scary Movie franchise, the handsome pairing discovered a peculiar mutual interest when they first met on set of chaotic mess, Take Me Home Tonight.

Make sure to catch the movie, the final film in the franchise, when it is released in theaters this Friday.

When Universal's attempts to re-launch their monster movie franchise unravelled with serious Mummy issues this summer, grossing just $ 409 million off a $ 125 million budget, that wonderfully staged photograph of Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, and Sofia Boutella appeared to be a serious case of running before you could even shuffle.

Already having grossed $ 2.5 billion in box office earnings, the Twilight franchise still brings in one of the most vocally approving audiences of any movie series — especially when Taylor Lautner removes his clothes.

What do you do when the studio demands you take a break between the shooting and the editing of a huge superhero franchise movie?

Admittedly, that convoluted approach to course - correcting a franchise worked wonders for the X-Men films when Days of Future Past did it last year, but there's no guarantee that Genisys will enjoy similar success (especially if the generally lukewarm responses to the movie's first trailer and Super Bowl preview are any indicator).

When: January 11th Why: Unless you're a fan of the «Scary Movie» franchise, which Marlon Wayans helped launch over a decade ago, it's hard to imagine you'll have any sort of interest in his new horror comedy, which parodies found footage films like «Paranormal Activity» and «The Devil Inside.»

When: July 1st Why: The «Terminator» movie franchise has been limping along for over a decade now, first with the terrible «Rise of the Machines,» and more recently with the failed reboot starring Christian Bale, but that hasn't stopped Hollywood from trying to keep the series alive.

Critics of the Marvel franchise also wondered why, when Thor, Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man have all enjoyed spin - off solo films, there'd be no Black Widow movie.

«Solo» is the fourth film in Disney's revamped franchise machine to creatively malfunction: Director Josh Trank exited a still - unmade Boba Fett spinoff in 2015; Oscar - nominated filmmaker Tony Gilroy was brought in to save 2016's «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» when director Gareth Edwards» efforts missed the mark; and «Jurassic World» helmer Colin Trevorrow — who was originally hired to direct the next «Star Wars» movie, «Episode IX,» in 2019 — was shown the door following clashes over the script.

The acting here, with one exception is bland, boring, and derivative, and when the movie you're ripping off is the first one in this now franchise, you know that you're dealing with some low hanging fruit (no pun intended, considering the costumes these actors are wearing).

Screen Rant were given a possibility to interview Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Naomi Harris, and Malin Ackerman on Press Day, the place we mentioned how acquainted all of them had been to the unique sport franchise previous to the movie and what demanding situations did they face whilst operating in a CG surroundings when interacting with Georgie.

And in the modern age of Hollywood, when extended universes and multi-movie franchises are big business, there's always a possibility that successful movies will see further expansions.

The product of an extramarital affair, Adonis wasn't yet born when his father, Apollo, was killed in a boxing match; the movie incorporates a surprising amount of Rocky franchise lore, managing to redeem the cheesiness of Rocky IV, where the in - ring death happens.

Just when it seemed our fave redhead Jessica Chastain was making a play for a big franchise movie, it looks like her ever busy schedule is keeping her out.