Sentences with phrase «with teenaged characters»

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Jim Scott came up with a great idea during a visit to the office of a friend who worked at PepsiCo — putting plastic figurines of characters from popular TV shows and movies, including Stars Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Disney, on top of a bottled beverage.

True to classic TMNT - style gameplay and atmosphere, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an energetic, blazing beat»em up with four - person, local, drop - in / drop - out co-op (Wii system from Nintendo, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system only) and features character upgrades, secondary

Keener, who has to deal with a sudden loss during the last section of the film, achieves moments of searing emotion, and in the very last scene, another character figures prominently — a teenage friend of Keener's daughter — and the performance by Mikey Madison is one of the most eloquent in the film.

Goldthwait, on screenwriting and directing duty for the fourth time, ups the ante of precocious C - bomb dropping teenage girls (an alarming number of these characters seem to be popping up, from Hit Girl to Boltie) with Roxy (Tara Lynn Barr) who might not have the best aim with a handgun, but does a mean Jeff Foxworthy impression and has an impressively long list of grievances (and Star Trek trivia) for one so young.

Although Negasonic Teenage and the pink - haired character whom we think is Surge accompany, or at least cross paths with, Deadpool in the field, it's unclear from the trailer whether they actually join his motley crew.

If Soul Calibur (and other fighting games) had included characters with lots of different body types, then I'm not sure I would have had quite the same sad reactions as a teenage girl.

It explores the birth of the comic book genre in the Depression and the evolution of its caped characters through historic events (World War II) and changing social mores, beginning with the arrival of Superman, who sprang from the imagination of two Jewish teenage boys.

This time Fonda's character, Grace, is an old hippie letting it all hang out in Woodstock, New York; her daughter, played by Catherine Keener, is a right - wing attorney who shows up at the old homestead with her two teenage kids after her husband asks for a divorce.

Deadpool had to swap a character with Guardians Of The Galaxy in order to include Negasonic Teenage Warhead and her explosive kinetic powers in the movie.

Mildred's teenage daughter, Angela (Kathryn Newton, in flashback), died less than a year before, raped and then set on fire; the scorched place where her body burned is still visible; Mildred is seething at the lack of progress in the case and is laying the blame squarely at the feet of the local police chief, Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), who, while understandably unhappy with the 40 - foot - high attacks on his character, is not unsympathetic to Mildred's pain.

Sadly, Brianna Hildebrand's Negasonic Teenage Warhead does ultimately feel a little short - changed when it comes to screen time, although with such an array of new characters introduced that was always going to be a likely outcome.

«Kurt Russell [«s Ego the Living Planet] in the new «Guardians» movie was the character that Fox swapped with Marvel to [change] Negasonic Teenage Warhead powers,» Wernick explained.

«In the updated take, Heathers picks up 20 years later, with Veronica (Ryder's character) returning home to Sherwood with her teenage daughter, who must contend with the next generation of mean girls: the Ashleys: the daughters of the surviving Heathers,» writes THR.

Following on from the Comic - Con promo image [see here], we've now got a batch of new stills from 20th Century Fox's upcoming X-Men spinoff Deadpool, which includes a new shot of Ryan Reynolds» Wade Wilson along with supporting characters Weasel (T.J. Miller), Copycat (Morena Baccarin), Ajax (Ed Skrein), Angel Dust (Gina Carano) and Negasonic Teenage -LSB-...]

And when Rooney Mara dropped out of Francesca Gregorini «s «Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes,» it was Scodelario who stepped in, as the title character, a teenage girl who becomes obsessed with her new neighbor.

One of King's trademark qualities is how he writes teenage characters with chilling realism, never sugarcoating the pain and cruelty they face when growing up.

The film starts off a little weird, with the main character a slightly quirky teenage boy depicting his love of film - making.

Conveniently for Greg, a local girl named Rachel (Olivia Cooke) has just been diagnosed with leukaemia, and there's no greater catalyst for a teenage male movie character to truly discover himself than that.

Writer - director Andrew Haigh follows up on the exceptional 45 Years, about a British couple who've been married for half a century, with a new film whose main character is a teenage American boy from a broken family.

Working with outspoken assistant department head Tracy (Rosie Perez), Lou gets his teenage cast to mine their own adolescent issues and insecurities to add realism to the characters they are portraying onstage.

In an era where teenage girls are either relegated to dumb - but - cute socialites or objects of some other teenage boy's (and sometimes older man's) desires, the character of Mattie Ross not only goes against the conventional grain by being anything but those things, but also is infused with riveting determination and conviction by Steinfeld's captivating portrayal.

The characters include: a couple (Connie Britton and Jason Mantzoukas) who are actively trying to have a baby; a woman (Julie Bowen) having a fling with a younger man (Gregory Smith); a teenage girl (Sarah Hyland) ready to lose her virginity to her boyfriend (Matt Prokop); a lesbian couple (Pamela Adlon and Moon Bloodgood) preparing for artificial insemination; a husband and wife (Jonathan Silverman and Jennifer Finnigan) whose marriage has grown cold; and a man (Alan Tudyk) who's sex life is hindered by the newborn his wife (Jennifer Jostyn) has just delivered.

«The Room» tells the story (I use the term loosely, as the script is a mishmash of many unexplained developments and characters, with a plot even more out of focus than the camera) of Johnny (played by Wiseau, and Franco as Wiseau in this version), a successful banker who has a fiancee named Lisa (portrayed by Ari Graynor), a best friend named Mark (played by Dave Franco as Greg Sestero), and a teenage protegee of some kind named Danny (played by Josh Hutcherson).

It is refreshing to see a film, particularly a comedy, with such fully realized teenage characters.

The movie has a quipping Ryan Reynolds starring as a C - list Marvel character with a primary fan base of pimply teenage gamer types whose interests include hanging out in their mom's basement and perusing the latest graphic tees at Hot Topic?

Thoroughbreds Filmmaker Cory Finley freshens the trope of toxic teenage female friendships just enough to be distinctive, with help from actresses (Anya Taylor - Joy, Olivia Cooke) who exhibit intelligence and curiosity while their characters compare busted moral compasses.

Fans of the first Deadpool movie may focus their attention on the «new» Negasonic Teenage Warhead, with her costume and hairstyle change representing a true evolution of her character.

Megan Fox and Will Arnett are reprising their roles as April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick from last year's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with Stephen Amell recently joining the cast to play fan favorite character Casey Jones.

Woody Harrelson will star as the title character, who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and the teenage daughter he never knew he had (Isabella Amara).

So I couldn't help but cringe with the obvious metaphor opening scene where Hugh Jackman's character (Keller Dover) experiences one of those life - bonding moments with his teenage son Ralph (played by Dylan Minnette).

Then there's the inciting incident itself, a crime so heinous and hateful that Mildred's comically outsize response feels tonally off and, frankly, not credible, especially when it comes to her attenuated relationship with her teenage son, a largely ignored character played by Lucas Hedges.

Of the other competition buzz films leaving Sundance with distribution deals that guarantee their release: Peter Hedges's Pieces of April is a silly sitcom with a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner twist; Tom McCarthy's The Station Agent is little more than a three - character, metaphorically burdened off - Broadway play, but Peter Dinklage's understated performance gives it a bit of substance; Catherine Hardwicke's thirteen captures the hysteria of teenage girls, and its depiction of how a good girl can go bad overnight will give parents nightmares, but the script, co-written by Hardwicke and Nikki Reed (who also plays one of the two teen leads), is as overexcited as the girls themselves, and its affirmative ending is unearned.

Pam Grady: Diary of a Teenage Girl star Bel Powley adds further evidence that she is one of the most talented actors working today with a pitch - perfect performance as a precocious adolescent, a recent Harvard graduate, grappling with social isolation, troubling memories, and long - standing family drama in this character - driven drama.

In addition to Deadpool and Cable, Deadpool 2 will also feature the return of Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead along with a host of other characters known for being part of the X-Force in comics, like Zazie Beetz as Domino, among others.

Though you could say I grew up with the character, first playing the game as a teenage girl, then watching the movies amidst hangovers in my twenties, I was exactly clamoring for a new start.

All of the above loom large in The Truth About Emanuel, a fluttery indie that opens with the grand announcement by the teenage title character — played with an unrelentingly grim stare by Skins veteran Kaya Scodelario — that she's her own mother's «murderer without a motive.»

Where Holland's version of a geeky teenage boy confronted with the reality of a vampire living next door fell short, director Craig Gillespie's update follows through, offering a horror film that is at once funny in a modestly self - aware way, occasionally unsettling in its depiction of a bloodsucker as a murderous sexual predator, and conscious of ensuring that its main characters come across as more than potential or, in some cases, inevitable chow.

For example, in one story the main character is a teenage boy who, joking around with his friends, misses his coach giving the time he is supposed to get on the bus the next day for the big game.

For the teacher ready to experiment with a school show from student devised material, this has a detailed introduction followed by 12 sections with tips, ideas and frameworks for devising and working up productions on themes, including the 1960s, characters, practitioners, local history, teenage angst, the generations, messages, literature, TV and film and ground - breaking ideas.

YA / General Interest: Along with her usual riveting natural detail, Barr casts some teenage characters in heroic roles.

It basically starts with the main character from Earth that goes to a magical land, which is kind of like my teenage fantasies.

Written with raw energy and palpable emotion, this gritty novel covers the disappearance of a teenage boy twin who runs away from his father's «spiritual» commune like structure, leading to exposing the stories of several other characters who are enterwined with one another.The story begins with a naked runner running down the California freeway with and against the traffic.

Smith cautioned readers not to confuse his opinions as an adult writer with the sometimes «sexist, misogynous... immature... impulsive» voices of his teenage characters, especially when these voices are talking about girls and women.

The book's central character, Jemubhai Patel, is a retired judge, who lives with his teenage granddaughter, Sai, in Kalimpong, a small town near the Himalayas.

In this feel - good novel in which two suburban Chicago teens who share the same name eventually meet, the chapters alternate between the two titular characters, whose roles are convincingly read with perfect teenage inflections.

In this, their first adventure, Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of Madison, a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped, but who has definitely gotten mixed up with some very unsavory characters.

My teenage brain didn't want to think about managing multiple characters on screen, each with their own unique sets of abilities, in real - time.

Injustice 2's Legendary Edition will come with all 10 DLC characters, from Darkseid to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as the five Premier skins included the game's Ultimate Edition and a new Bruce Wayne skin.

Amy Rose isn't going on and on about Sonic all the time like a teenage girl with a crush, and is less over the top for example, which will likely prove to be welcome to those who typically find her character to be irritating.