The return of Michael Keaton's Batman could be a sign of a fundamental shift to DC's movie plans. Here's how this character could alter the fabric of a superhero universe.
28 Days Later added a contemporary look and feel to the classic zombie movie based on some out of the box ideas from Alex Garland and Danny Boyle.
Rise of Skywalker ended the Skywalker Saga, and changed some of the beliefs we had about Star Wars. Love it or hate it, these are what has changed.
The latest episode of Doctor Who reveals a haunting vision of a future Earth - and suggests a very different model of time travel than past episodes.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has the potential to completely change the MCU. Here's how and what it would mean for other characters.
Wizards of the Coast announces the latest changes to Magic: The Gathering's banned list, and they're ones that will completely change the format.
Many sequels don't live up to the standard, but a select few of them surpass the original, changing genres entirely.
Eric Bana failed to make the Hulk interesting for a whole movie. Edward Norton failed to make the Hulk interesting for a whole movie. But Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk has had a major role in five whole movies in the MCU now and he still hasn’t ceased to be an interesting character.
The Harry Potter franchise has shaped the imaginations of a whole generation. J.K. Rowling’s sweeping saga of the Boy Who Lived captured millions of hearts all over the globe ever since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published in the U.K. back in 1997. The popularity of the Wizarding World grew even further thanks to the feature film adaptation released in 2001. All seven books have become international best-sellers, which in turn have been transformed into eight blockbusters on silver screens everywhere.
In terms of special effects and designs, the world of film has certainly come a long way since the days of Pepper's Ghost and Harryhausen monsters. With today's technology, we can board a strange vessel, visit other planets, encounter strange and fantastical creatures, and all with a green screen and some imaginative computer wizardry. This doesn't diminish our love for practical effects, but it does take a special set of skills to bring these incredible things to life, but it also takes a special set of skills to perform against a green screen and make it look believable. Though the effects artists make it seem easy, it can be hard to be taken seriously in a tight green suit.
Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood, actors got cast in movies and, based on their performances in those movies or well the movies performed at the box office, they got cast in more movies. If they became popular enough, they made it into the strata of superstardom. But times are changing. Now, intellectual properties are the real stars. Iron Man and Captain America are the real stars of the Avengers movies, not Robert Downey, Jr. or Chris Evans. The quickest way to become a movie star today is to land a role in a big franchise. For example, here are 8 Actors Whose Careers Were Completely Changed By The MCU.
When Star Trek: The Original Series entered production, there was no way that any of the actors or crew knew what they were getting into. For many of the people who worked on the show, it was just another television job that would soon be replaced by another, yet Star Trek: The Original Series would go on to become one of the most influential TV shows of all time, to the point where Star Trek projects are still being made to this day.
The various Star Trek movies and TV shows are very stressful productions, due to the fact that most of the time is spent on sets and several cast members needing to wear heavy prosthetics on a daily basis. The fact that some of the shows ran for seven seasons meant that a lot of actors had to endure a long amount of time in space.
The value of good casting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe should not be underestimated. Just like dozens of different writers and artists have interpreted superheroes and supervillains in a wide range of ways over the years, the list of ways those characters can be depicted on the big screen is endless.
From 2008 to 2012, there was always a debate going on over whether The Twilight Saga or the Harry Potter movies were the kings of Young Adult films. Twilight was the first series which had at least threatened Harry Potter’s star and made a big mark at the box office. Ultimately, The Twilight Saga wouldn’t come close to the critical and commercial success of Harry Potter, but it did kickstart a whole new fad of Young Adult movies. More so than Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga is responsible for the creation of films like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and The 5th Wave; its success made studios sure that this genre had a big audience.