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Elevator Pitch As Krypton is about to be destroyed Jor-El, its chief scientist dispatches his baby son in a spacecraft to Earth. The boy grows up in small town America managing to conceal his superpowers despite the fact that he is saving people from various disasters. He finds and recovers a Krypton spacecraft from the … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch When Captain America and others are in Lagos, preventing a biological pandemic, innocent bystanders are killed, which results in over 100 countries coming together to limit the activities of the superheroes . Cap and others wish to remain independent while Iron Man, War Machine and friends want to go along with the new … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch. After an absence of five years Superman lands in his spikey spacecraft on the same farm as he did as a boy. The woman who became his mother is still the same, but back in the Daily Planet much has changed. Lois Lane is married and has a child, and has written negatively … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story The first film, and the Marvel characters. Director Guillermo del Toro Writers/Script David S. Goyer ( Characters by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan) Starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela, Thomas Kretschmann, Luke Goss, Danny John-Jules, Santiago Segura Elevator Pitch Blade, the half human, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The characters from the Marvel comics Writers/Script Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne (with story by J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Protosevich and characters by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby) Additional Info As usual with Marvel stuff the IMDb trivia is endless, but my favourite item … Continue reading
Duration 2h 22m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The characters and stories in the Marvel comics, and the first of these two reboots of the franchise. Writers/Script Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner (story by the scriptwriters plus James Vanderbilt. And not forgetting the Marvel men Stan Lee and Steve Ditko) Additional Info This … Continue reading
Duration 1h 32m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan Additional Info The script had been knocking about for ten years before Vince Gilligan had a go at it. It cost a lot but made money, including $50 million on its opening weekend. Director Peter Berg Starring Will … Continue reading
Duration 2h 16m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Marvel Comics character, and the first film Captain America: The First Avenger. Writers/Script Christopher Marcus, Stephen McFeely (story by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Michael Lark and a large number of Marvel authors developed the characters). Additional Info The first scene is filmed on Sealaunch Commander, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The X-Men franchise, and the Marvel comics charcter Wolverine by Roy Thomas, Len Wein and John Romita, Sr. Writers/Script David Benioff, Skip Woods Additional Info A pirate copy of the film was posted on the internet before release and was apparentoy downloaded 15 million times. Director … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The character is one of the “X-Men” and apparently the story has a relationship to a graphic novel by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. Writers/Script Mark Bomback, Scott Frank Additional Info This film is the sixth in the X-Men series, but is considered to stand alone. … Continue reading
Duration 2h 14m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The Marvel Comic character and stories, by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee Writers/Script Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Additional Info Martin Freeman is probably best known for playing Dr Watson in the Sherlock series. Were there no Americans capable of playing the slightly inept CIA man? … Continue reading
Duration 2h 10m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The previous films and what is described as “The Extremis” story arc by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Adi Gravov. Marvel Comics characters by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Writers/Script Drew Pearce, Shane Black Additional Info Shane Black possibly best known as the … Continue reading
Duration 2h 4m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The Marvel Comics Iron Man character, and specifically a story “Demon in a Bottle” or possibly “Armor Wars II”. Writers/Script Justin Theroux Additional Info The Marevel Comic guys are named as Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Director Jon Favreau Starring Robert Downey … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Marvel comic developed by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Writers/Script Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway Additional Info This was the first “Marvel Studios” film, prior to this they had sold their characters to mainstream studios. Director Jon Favreau Starring … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The Marvel Comics characters Writers/Script Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn Additional Info Although this is the fifth X-Men film it is a reboot, portraying their earlier lives before the previous four films. Story by Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer and a lot of … Continue reading
Duration 2h 0m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story Loosely based on a Marvel comic character by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan Writers/Script David S Goyer Additional Info Said to have been poorly received at test showings, so rewrites and reshoots involved. The car – a 1968 Dodge Charger. Director Stephen Norrington Starring Wesley Snipes, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 4m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Marvel comic character by Joe Simn and Jack Kirby Writers/Script Christopher Marcus, Stephen McFeely Additional Info The climax of this film takes place in a flying wing type aircraft. As a child I had an Observer’s Book of Aircraft from the 1950s which featured several … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A graphic novel by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr and the first film Writer/s Script Jeff Waldow Director Jeff Waldow Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, John Leguizamo, Jim Carrey, Benedict Wong, Iain Glen Elevator Pitch Dave (Kick-Ass) wants … Continue reading
Duration 1h 33m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Apparently an animated TV series by Peter Chung Writer/s Script Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi Director Karyn Kusama Starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormund, Pete Postlethwaite Elevator Pitch In the present day a virus has killed 99% of the world population, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m Rating (UK) 13 Source of story DC Comic characters by Bob Kane Writer/s Script Daniel Waters Writer/s Story Daniel Waters, Sam Hamm Director Tim Burton Starring Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken. Michael Gough, Pat Hingle Elevator Pitch When a corrupt businessman and a grotesque criminal try to take … Continue reading
Duration 2h 21m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics Character created by William Moulton Marston Writer/s Script Allan Heinberg Writer/s Story Zack Snyder, Allan Heinberg, Jason Fuchs Director Patty Jenkins Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Lucy Davis, James Cosmo … Continue reading
Duration 1h 54m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A DC Comics character, re-invented as an intergalactic superhero with the popularity of SF. Writer/s Script Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg Writer/s Story Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim Director Martin Campbell Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons Writer/s Script David Hayter, Alex Tse Director Zack Snyder Starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino Elevator Pitch In an alternative 1980s USA, … Continue reading
Released 1995 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story The Batman comics and the earlier films Writer/s Script Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, Akiva Goldsman Writer/s Story Lee batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, Bob Kane (Characters) Director Joel Schumacher Starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Drew Barrymore … Continue reading
Released 2012 Rating (UK) 12 Source of story DC Comics and directly the previous Batman films Writer/s Script Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Writer/s Story Christopher Nolan, David S Goyer, Bob Kane (characters) Director Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine Elevator Pitch Years … Continue reading
Released 2003 Rating (UK) 12A Director Bryan Singer Writer/s Script Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, David Hayter Writer/s Story Zak Penn, David Hayter, Bryan Singer Starring Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Kelly Hu Source of story Some Marvel graphic novels Elevator … Continue reading
Released 2005 Rating 12 in UK Director Christopher Nolan Writer/s David S Goyer, Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe Source of story A DC comics character – mostly said to be “Batman:Year One” Elevator Pitch Batman uses the resources of … Continue reading
Released 2004 Rating 15 in UK Director David S. Goyer Writer/s David S Goyer Starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posy Source of story A Marvel comic character by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan Elevator Pitch The vampires resurrect their demonic leader who they think will give them the … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A Director Paul McGuigan Writer/s David Bourla Starring Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch A bunch of young Americans with special powers, to move things, to change people’s views of things, to make people believe things and to see the future (not all at … Continue reading
Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Stephen Sommers Writer/s Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, Paul Lovett Starring Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Jonathan Pryce Source of story An action figure!! Elevator Pitch An arms manufacturer develops a weapon which can deploy nanobots which eat whatever they touch, and with the help of some dastardly … Continue reading
Released 2007 Rating PG in UK Director Tim Story Writer/s Don Payne, Mark Frost Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis Source of story The characters including the Silver Surfer, from Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Elevator Pitch Two of the Fantastic 4 are getting married when they are disturbed … Continue reading
Released 1989 Rating 12 in UK Director Tim Burton Writer/s Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren Starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Michael Gough, Jack Palance, Jerry Hall, Pat Hingle Source of story DC Comics characters by Bob Kane Elevator Pitch In an increasingly lawless Gotham City a new force for law and order The Dark … Continue reading
Released 2014 Rating 12A in UK Director Renny Harlin Writer/s Sean Hood, Daniel Giat Starring Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee Source of story A twist on the Greek legend Elevator Pitch Hercules is the born as a result of a coupling between his mother and the god Zeus (don’t ask), and is … Continue reading
Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Matthew Vaughn Writer/s Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn Starring Aaron Johnson, Mark Strong, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicholas Cage Source of story Graphic novel by Mark Miller and John Romita Jr Elevator Pitch A geeky teenage boy decides to become a superhero, but is frequently beaten until he meets Hit … Continue reading
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