Showing posts with label adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adventure. Show all posts

Monday, May 8, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)


"You only get one chance to save the galaxy twice."


Directed by James Gunn
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by James Gunn
Based on "Guardians of the Galaxy" by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell
Music by Tyler Bates
Cinematography: Henry Braham
Edited by Fred Raskin, Craig Wood
Production company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: May 5, 2017 (United States)
Running time: 136 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is an action science fiction adventure film directed and written by James Gunn. It's the sequel to "Guardians of the Galaxy" and the fifteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It tells the story of the Guardians who travel throughout the cosmos as they help Peter Quill learn more about his father.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Passengers (2016)



"Every Moment Counts"



Directed by Morten Tyldum
Produced by Neal H. Moritz, Stephen Hamel, Michael Maher, Ori Marmur
Written by Jon Spaihts
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Andy García
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by Maryann Brandon
Production companies: LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures, Wanda Pictures, Original Film, Company Films, Start Motion Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date: 21 December 2016 (United States)
Running time: 116 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $110 million


"Passengers" is a romantic science-fiction adventure film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts. It tells the story of Jim Preston, a passenger who wakes up 90 years too soon from an induced hibernation on board a spaceship bound for a new planet.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)



"A rebellion built on hope".


Directed by Gareth Edwards
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur, Simon Emanuel
Screenplay by Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy 
Story by John Knoll, Gary Whitta
Based on Characters by George Lucas
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography: Greig Fraser
Edited by John Gilroy, Colin Goudie, Jabez Olssen
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 16 December 2016 (United States)
Running time: 133 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is an action adventure sci-fi film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It's the first stand-alone film in the "Star Wars Anthology" series. The story is about Jyn Erso, the daughter of the unwilling designer of the Death Star, and her quest to retrieve his plans of destroying it.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Doctor Strange (2016)


"Open your mind. Change your reality."


Directed by Scott Derrickson
Produced by Kevin Feige
Screenplay by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Story by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Based on "Doctor Strange" by Steve Ditko
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Edited by Wyatt Smith, Sabrina Plisco
Production company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 4 November 2016 (United States)
Running time: 115 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $165 million


"Doctor Strange" is a superhero action adventure film directed by Scott Derrickson, written by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargilland based on the Marvel character of the same name. It's the fourteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is about a former neurosurgeon who embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Nerve (2016)


"Are you a watcher or a player?"


Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Produced by Allison Shearmur
Screenplay by Jessica Sharzer
Based on "Nerve" by Jeanne Ryan
Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis
Music by Rob Simonsen
Cinematography: Michael Simmonds
Edited by Madeleine Gavin, Jeff McEvoy
Production companies: Allison Shearmur Productions, Keep Your Head Productions, Supermarche
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date: 27 July 2016 (United States)
Running time: 96 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $20 million


"Nerve" is a thriller adventure film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and written by Jessica Sharzer, based on the novel of the same name. The story is about Vee, a shy high school senior, who decides to take part in "Nerve", an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community of "watchers."

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)


"This spring, it's time for a little madness."


Directed by James Bobin
Produced by Tim Burton, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd
Written by Linda Woolverton
Based on Characters by by Lewis Carroll
Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by Andrew Weisblum
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, Team Todd, Tim Burton Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 10 May 2016 (London)
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $170 million

"Alice Through the Looking Glass" is an adventure fantasy family film, directed by James Bobin, written by Linda Woolverton, and loosely based on "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll. It's the sequel to "Alice in Wonderland", which tells the story of grown up Alice who returns to her Wonderland in order to travel in time and save the Mad Hatter.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)



Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Produced by Joe Roth
Written by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin
Based on Characters by Evan Daugherty
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Sam Claflin, Rob Brydon, Jessica Chastain
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Edited by Conrad Buff
Production companies: Perfect World Pictures, Roth Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 3 April 2016 (Singapore State)
Running time: 114 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $115 million

"The Huntsman: Winter's War" is a fantasy action adventure film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and written by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin. It's a prequel/sequel to "Snow White and the Huntsman". The second film tells the story of Freya, Ravenna's sister, whose heart is broken and because of this she decides to create a kingdom and bring up an army from kidnapped children among whom there are Eric and Sara.

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)


"The Fairytale is Over"


Directed by Rupert Sanders
Produced by Sam Mercer, Joe Roth
Screenplay by Hossein Amini, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock
Story by Evan Daugherty
Based on "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Sam Spruell
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Greig Fraser
Edited by Conrad Buff, Neil Smith
Production company: Roth Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 30 May 2012 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 127 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $170 million
Box office: $396.6 million


"Snow White and the Huntsman" is a fantasy action adventure film directed by Rupert Sanders, written by Hossein Amini, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and based on the German fairy tale "Snow White". The story is about Snow White, a princess who escapes from her evil stepmother, Queen Ravenna, who wants to get rid of her with the help of Eric, the Huntsman.

Friday, March 25, 2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)



Directed by Zack Snyder
Produced by Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder
Written by Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer
Based on Characters published by DC Comics
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Gal Gadot
Music by Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Edited by David Brenner
Production companies: DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 23 March 2016 (France)
Running time: 153 minutes
Country: United States

Budget: $250 million

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is a superhero action adventure film directed by Zack Snyder and written by Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer. It's a follow-up to "Man of Steel" and the second installment in the DC Extended Universe. The story is about Superman and Batman who must set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman in order to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)


"The future belongs to the mad"


Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P. J. Voeten
Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton
Music by Junkie XL
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by Margaret Sixel
Production company: Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 14 May 2015 (Australia and United Kingdom)
Running time: 120 minutes
Country: Australia, United States
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $376.7 million

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is an action adventure science fiction film directed and produced by George Miller, and written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. It's the fourth instalment in the "Mad Max" franchise which follows Max Rockatansky, who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe and his army in an armoured tanker truck, which leads to a lengthy road battle.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Deadpool (2016)


"Justice has a new face"


Directed by
Tim Miller
Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds
Screenplay by Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Based on "Deadpool" by Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić
Music by Junkie XL
Cinematography: Ken Seng
Edited by Julian Clarke
Production companies: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, The Donners' Company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 10 February 2016 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $58 million

Box office: $731.9 million


"Deadpool" is a superhero action adventure film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It's the eighth installment in the X-Men film series. The story is about Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative, who falls in love with Vanessa but has to leave her because of his illness. Then he decides to become a volunteer for a rogue experiment in order to make a complete recovery during which Wade loses his appearance and gets an ability to regenerate.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Revenant (2015)


"Blood lost. Life found."


Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Produced by Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, David Kanter, Mary Parent, James W. Skotchdopole, Keith Redmon
Screenplay by Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Based on "The Revenant" by Michael Punke
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, Bryce Dessner
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by Stephen Mirrione
Production companies: Anonymous Content, Appian Way, M Productions, New Regency Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Regency Enterprises
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 156 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $135 million
Box office: $381.6 million



"The Revenant" is an adventure thriller drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and written by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu, based in part on Michael Punke's "The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge". The story is about a frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s who tries to survive after his mate's betrayal.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Star Wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)


"Every generation has a story."


Directed by J. J. Abrams
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Written by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt
Based on "Characters" by George Lucas
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Max von Sydow
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by Mary Jo Markey, Maryann Brandon
Production companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 18 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 135 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million
Box office: $1,998,031,469


"Star Wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens" is an action adventure fantasy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. It's the seventh installment in the main "Star Wars" film series which tells the story of the First Order that attempts to rule the galaxy and only a rag-tag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)


"The battle continues..."


Directed by Irvin Kershner
Produced by Gary Kurtz
Screenplay by Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan
Story by George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
Edited by Paul Hirsch
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Distributed by 20th Century Fox1
Release date: 21 May 1980 (United States)
Running time: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $18–33 million
Box office: $534.1–538.4 million


"Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" is an action adventure fantasy film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. It's the second installment of the "Star Wars" original trilogy which tells the story of Luke Skywalker who takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Star Wars. Episode IV: A New Hope (1978)


"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."


Directed by George Lucas
Produced by Gary Kurtz
Written by George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Edited by Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 May 1977 (United States)
Running time: 121 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $11 million
Box office: $775.4 million


"Star Wars. Episode IV: A New Hope" is an action adventure fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It's the first installment of the "Star Wars" original trilogy which tells the story of Luke Skywalker who joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Star Wars. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)


"A Jedi Shall Not Know Anger. Nor Hatred. Nor Love."


Directed by George Lucas
Produced by Rick McCallum
Screenplay by George Lucas, Jonathan Hales

Story by George Lucas
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by Ben Burtt
Production company: Lucasfilm
Distributed by 20th Century Fox1
Release dates: 16 May 2002 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 142 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $115 million
Box office: $649.4 million



"Star Wars. Episode II: Attack of the Clones" is an action adventure fantasy film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It's the second installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy which tells the story of Anakin Skywalker who shares a forbidden romance with Padmé, and Obi-Wan who investigates an assassination attempt on the Senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)


"Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning."


Directed by George Lucas
Produced by Rick McCallum
Written by George Lucas
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Best, Ray Park, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, Frank Oz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by Ben Burtt, Paul Martin Smith
Production company: Lucasfilm
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 19 May 1999 (Canada)
Running time: 133 minutes
Country: United States, Italy, Tunisia, United Kingdom
Budget: $115 million
Box office: $1.027 billion



"Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace" is an action adventure fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It's the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy which tells the story of two Jedi Knights founding a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to reclaim their old glory.

Friday, December 4, 2015

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)


"Experience the true encounter that inspired the myth Moby Dick."


Directed by Ron Howard
Produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Will Ward, Joe Roth, Paula Weinstein
Screenplay by Charles Leavitt
Story by Charles Leavitt, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Based on "In the Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson
Music by Roque Baños
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
Production company: Village Roadshow Pictures, Roth Films, Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 11 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 122 minutes
Country: United States

Budget: $100 million
Box office: $90.4 million



"In the Heart of the Sea" is a biographical action adventure film directed by Ron Howard, written by Charles Leavitt, based on Nathaniel Philbrick's non-fiction book of the same name. The story is about a whaling ship which is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

Friday, November 20, 2015

The Hunger Games (2012)


"May the Odds be Ever in your Favor"


Directed by Gary Ross
Produced by Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik
Written by Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray
Based on "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Tom Stern
Edited by Stephen Mirrione, Juliette Welfling
Production company: Color Force
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date: 23 March 2012 (United States)
Running time: 142 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $78 million
Box office: $694.4 million



"The Hunger Games" is an action science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and written by Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray, based on "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. It's the first installment of the "The Hunger Games" film series which follows Katniss Everdeen who voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Die Another Day (2002)


"Events don't get any bigger than..."


Directed by Lee Tamahori
Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, John Cleese, Judi Dench
Music by David Arnold
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by Christian Wagner
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: 20 November 2002 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 133 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $142 million
Box office: $431,971,116



"Die Another Day" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and written by Bruce Feirstein, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the twentieth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.