Sentences with phrase «with franchise stars»

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Star Wars toys are more broadly distributed, with Hasbro, Lego, and Mattel all making toys based on the franchise.

And, to top it all off, Disney will end the year with yet another installment from the massively successful Star Wars franchise, with Episode VIII set for a December release.

For example, the LEGO Group associated itself with both the Star Wars and Harry Potter franchises, which kept it relevant culturally and socially.

Why it's hot: Auntie Anne's is so well - liked that even stars like Shaquille O'Neal have franchised with the company.

Instead, it's a re-birth of an old franchise — «Battlefront» — which puts players in a «Star Wars» sandbox of sorts, able to play with series favorites like Han Solo, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia (among others).

He also continued his starring role as supervillain Gru with the third installment of the «Despicable Me» franchise.

With the next series in the franchise in theaters July 1, let's take a look back at the stars of the franchise.

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Transformers: The Last Knight is the first film from the franchise since 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction made $ 1.1 billion worldwide (with nearly 78 % of it coming overseas).

The company has done well with several of its movie franchises, such as Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar and Shrek, but it doesn't have anything that really compares to the Star Wars library or the Marvel franchise (although Shrek has pulled in about $ 3.5 billion since the original movie in 2001).

With its $ 4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm, Disney adds the storied Star Wars franchise to its universe.

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.

But this installment in the franchise would not be titled «Mission: Impossible 4,» because the idea was that the film would be a refresh on the franchise, with Cruise stepping aside as the lead and giving way to rising star Jeremy Renner.

One option is Disney, which has blockbuster movie franchises like «Frozen» and «Star Wars» under its belt that resonate with younger generations, he said.

With Disney pushing the annual release of Star Wars movies, Star Wars toys are likely to remain popular as the franchise has long been a hit with kids as well as fans of the originWith Disney pushing the annual release of Star Wars movies, Star Wars toys are likely to remain popular as the franchise has long been a hit with kids as well as fans of the originwith kids as well as fans of the originals.

In the past few years, Disney has been dominant, with movies like «Beauty and the Beast» and its «Star Wars» and «Marvel» franchises.

With a different director at the helm, the «Star Wars» franchise went in dark new directions.

J.J. Abrams, the director of the new Star Wars films, has shown from the beginning of the project that he himself is a big fan of the franchise and that he values and respects the responsibility that goes with directing the movie.

The upcoming reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise features one of the funniest ensemble casts of any film this year: Along with stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, the sci - fi comedy will also feature appearances by Cecily Strong, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and a bunch of other big names.

And with today's being the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise, the timing couldn't be more perfect.

Prior to joining Firebird as Director of Operations Services in Jan. 2013, Tim served as Vice President of Marketing with Which Wich Superior Sandwiches and Texas Land & Cattle / Lone Star Steakhouse, and Director of Franchise Field Marketing for Applebee's.

Given the overwhelming evidence that Marlins ownership is being terrible to fans and to a star the organization could actually get to agree to give the franchise a shot, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke up in its defense with some inanity.

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves star set a franchise record with 56 points in a 126 - 114 win against the Atlanta Hawks, adding 15 rebounds and four assists on 19 - of - 32 shooting, and it's all despite Ben Simmons» bad influence.

While Charlotte could break the franchise record of 54 wins this season, the Hornets» most critical assignment may be trying to win back those fans, who have grown grumpy with the departure of stars like Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson and Vlade Divac.

So let's go with the hot hand.With a solid defense and a strong supporting cast (including midfielder EddieLewis, below) behind stars Landon Donovan and David Beckham, the Galaxy shouldknock off Chivas USA in the first round, Houston in the Western Conferencefinals and Chicago in MLS Cup 2009, to earn the franchise its thirdchampionship.

Our hopefully franchise (or at least star) top pick this year is fun but I really hope we can strike gold with one of our 25 - 36 picks and if we can avoid these picks ending up like the 2000 - 09 run we could be styling in a few years.

«Mangold made his first Pro Bowl in 2008, and finished with the second-most all - star honors in franchise history.

In his first 13 years with the Heat, Wade was named an All - Star 12 times, won three titles and was the Finals MVP in 2006 after helping Miami win its first championship in franchise history.

The Braves would also have to cope with the off - season free - agent departures of three All - Stars: rightfielder Gary Sheffield, catcher Javy Lopez and third baseman Vinny Castilla, who drove in 35 % of their runs and mashed 104 of their franchise - record 235 homers in 2003.

Former NHL enforcer Patrick Cote played 105 games in the NHL over the course of six seasons with three NHL franchises (Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers).

Yes, there are people out there that are freakishly obsessed with the Star Wars movie and everything connected to the franchise.

Media Advisory WHAT: Five Acres Soiree Under the Stars Gala on Saturday, June 4, 2016 WHO: Serving as co-emcees will be actor Matthew Lillard, currently seen on «Bosch,» on Amazon and of the «Scooby Doo» franchise along with actress Carla Gugino of, «Entourage» on HBO and the new film, «Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

For those not acquainted with the Star Wars franchise, May 4th is official Star Wars day (based on the franchise's trademark phrase «may the force be with you»).

Nearly 40 years after some of soccer's greatest stars played on a soccer pitch inside the House that Ruth Built, the modern - day Yankees franchise and one of Europe's elite soccer clubs are hoping to recreate that magic with the newly established New York City Football Club.

Building a lightsaber Given the impact the Star Wars franchise has had on society, it's inevitable that a segment of the public would love to make a lightsaber, and even train with it.

The model was photographed out and about in New York City on Friday wearing a shirt that paid tribute to the classic franchise with a graphic that included the Death Star itself (go big or go home).

Star Trek, one of the most iconic and influential global television franchises, returns 50 years after it first premiered, with STAR TREK DISCOVERY.

The creative team on this action - adventure event is led by director / producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years — with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on.

Alas, the X-Men franchise takes a giant leap backward and off a cliff with its fourth offering — yet again starring now - co-producer Hugh Jackman as the scissorhands from Canada — by collapsing 30 years» worth of comic - book backstory into an altogether anticlimactic who - dat.

It is very easy to see similarities with later sci - fi franchises whilst watching this film, the most obvious (to me) being Star Trek from the futuristic space attire to pretty much everything.

With star Matt Damon unwilling to return for a fourth film in the lucrative (and critically acclaimed) Bourne series, the franchise was reborn (though not re-Bourned) with Jeremy Renner stepping in as the lead, playing Aaron Cross, an operative spawned from the same system as Jason BouWith star Matt Damon unwilling to return for a fourth film in the lucrative (and critically acclaimed) Bourne series, the franchise was reborn (though not re-Bourned) with Jeremy Renner stepping in as the lead, playing Aaron Cross, an operative spawned from the same system as Jason Bouwith Jeremy Renner stepping in as the lead, playing Aaron Cross, an operative spawned from the same system as Jason Bourne.

The first few years of his career following the departure from the show were somewhat lackluster, but Smits eventually landed the role of Senator Bail Organa in the second and third Star Wars prequels, a move that would permanently cement him in film history in the minds of at least one very large fanbase.In addition to his work with the Star Wars franchise, Smits also made an inevitable return to the small - screen mid-decade with a prominent role on NBC's The West Wing during the show's 2004 - 2005 season.

With a focus on replayability, unlockable content, discovering alternate paths, and pushing for higher scores, fans of the SNES original and Star Fox 64 will find that the game has everything they love about the franchise and plenty more.

Arguably the only true movie star that Hollywood has produced in the 21st century (he may not be able or willing to launch an original property, but his personal box office appeal is on par with many of today's major franchises), Johnson has proven that he's one of the most charismatic performers on the planet.

Director George Miller (who works on the kid - friendly Happy Feet and Babe franchises when he isn't wreaking havoc in a post-apocalyptic hellscape) returns to create a new chapter in the Mad Max chronicles that he started 30 years ago with the Mel Gibson - starring trilogy Mad Max, The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

Comedian and actor Lavell Crawford (Breaking Bad) hosts this installment of Shaquille O'Neal's All Star Comedy Jam franchise in Las Vegas, featuring comedy veteran Earthquake who teams up with Cocoa Brown, K - Dubb, and Donell Rawlings to deliver a hilarious night of comedy.

This definetly does not beat Lego Star Wars, the controls are rubbish, plus Star Wars gave you a loading screenwith info and all this game gives you is a stupid, little map that tells you where you're going, I was dissapointed by this game and I hope they do better with Lego Batman with what they didto this brilliant franchise, but still it was a good game.

This is the ninth film in the Star Trek film franchise, and with that being said, it's clear that the screenwriters were trying to figure out how to create something new and exciting.

I was playing through franchise mode with myself the new star shortstop of the redsox, and was really looking forward to the game.

Synopsis: The Star Trek franchise continues with this follow - up to 2009's J.J. Abrams - directed reboot.

A bona - fide, five - star classic that remains a top tier outing for Arnold Schwarzenegger, it eventually launched a franchise that more or less merged with the «Alien» franchise.