Actor T.J. Miller (1981)

Based on the novel by Ernest Cline, Ready Player One (2018) is a sci-fi film set in a future where people use the OASIS, a virtual reality universe created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow of Gregarious Games, to escape their bleak reality. When Halliday passes away, his avatar Anorak leaves a message announcing a contest: whoever finds the golden Easter egg hidden behind a locked gate within the OASIS will gain ownership of the entire game. This attracts many players known as ‘Gunters’ as well as Nolan Sorrento, CEO of Innovative Online Industries (IOI), who wants to take control of the OASIS for himself ...

Deadpool 2 (2018) tells the story of the titular character, based on the Marvel Comics superhero. Having spent two years as the sassy mercenary Deadpool fighting organized crime, Wade Wilson fails to successfully take down one of his marks on his anniversary with his girlfriend, Vanessa. Tragically, she is killed by the target that same night and Wade seeks revenge by taking out the culprit. Despite six weeks having passed since her death, Wade is still consumed by self-loathing. Seeking solace, he turns to Blind Al for guidance but ultimately disregards her warning not to do anything rash. In a desperate attempt to end his misery, Wade tries to blow himself up but ...

Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, Deadpool (2016) is an American superhero film distributed by 20th Century Fox and serves as the eighth installment in the X-Men film series. The protagonist, Wade Wilson, works as a small-time mercenary until he meets and falls in love with Vanessa. However, their idyllic life takes a turn when Wilson is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Fortunately, a man offers him a cure that would grant him superhero powers. Despite initially declining, Wilson agrees and meets Ajax, the mastermind behind the project. During the treatment process, it becomes clear that it involves transforming into a mutant and ...

Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015–2018) is an American computer-animated TV show based on the 2010 movie How to Train Your Dragon. It serves as a link between the first film and its 2014 sequel. Announced by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010, the series was described by executive producer Tim Johnson as having a darker and deeper tone than previous DreamWorks Animation spin-offs. This made it the first DreamWorks Animation show to air on Cartoon Network instead of Nickelodeon. A preview consisting of two episodes aired on August 7, 2012, with the official premiere following on September 5th of that year. ...

Big Hero 6 (2014) is an American animated film by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team created by Man of Action, the film is set in a futuristic city called San Fransokyo (a combination of San Francisco and Tokyo). The main character is Hiro Hamada, a 14-year-old high school graduate and robotics genius who competes in illegal underground robot fights. To steer him away from this dangerous world, his older brother Tadashi, who studies at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, brings him to the institute’s research lab where he meets Tadashi’s friends: Go Go, Wasabi, Honey ...

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) is an American science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s popular toy line. Sixty-five million years ago, an alien race known as the ‘Creators’ used special tools known as Seeds to cover Earth with a unique metallic substance called ‘Transformium’, resulting in the extinction of the dinosaurs. In the present day, geologist Darcy Tirrel excavates the Transformium for K.S.I. Industries, who then utilize it to create powerful Transformer drones. However, after the disastrous Battle of Chicago, humans now see Transformers as threats and cut off all partnerships with them. Despite claims of providing ...

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) is an American animated action fantasy film based on the book series by Cressida Cowell. Five years after the Viking villagers of Berk and the dragons made peace, Hiccup and his dragon Toothless explore new territories. Despite pressure from his father Stoick, who wants him to become chieftain, Hiccup feels uncertain about being ready for the role. During an expedition, Hiccup and his friend Astrid stumble upon a frozen fortress inhabited by a group of dragon trappers led by Eret, working for a man named Drago Bludvist. This villainous figure aims to capture and enslave all dragons as ...

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) is a short animated film released by DreamWorks Animation and co-directed by Elaine Bogan and John Sanford. Featuring the talents of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, and the cast from the TV series, it is based on the popular How to Train Your Dragon franchise. The plot follows Hiccup and Snotlout as they train for the upcoming Dragon Race, a new sport on Berk. Tuffnut debuts his new eerie face paint, much to Astrid, Hiccup, ...

DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2014), is an American computer-animated TV show based on the 2010 movie How to Train Your Dragon. Acting as a link between the first film and its 2014 sequel, it was declared by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010. Tim Johnson, executive producer of the film, shared that the series aimed to be more intense and thought-provoking compared to previous spin-offs from DreamWorks Animation, carrying a similar tone to the original movie. Unlike previous adaptations aired on Nickelodeon, Dragons marked the first DreamWorks Animation series to premiere on Cartoon Network. The series ...

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) is an animated TV special and an installment of the Ice Age franchise. It was created by Blue Sky Studios under the direction of Karen Disher. Set eight years after the third film and before the fourth, it follows Scrat as he tries to steal an acorn from a beaver’s food stash, only to end up losing all his treasure when it rolls away. At the same time, Manny brings out a special Christmas Rock from storage to surprise his daughter Peaches during a snowball fight with her friends Crash and Eddie. The rock holds sentimental value for Manny as it has been passed down ...

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) is an American animated short by DreamWorks Animation, helmed by Tom Owens. It hit shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15th of that year, along with an accompanying short called Book of Dragons. As the winter holiday Snoggletog approaches in Berk, all the dragons unexpectedly take off, leaving everyone in distress – except for Toothless. Unable to fly alone, Toothless receives a new artificial wing from Hiccup as a gesture of kindness, granting him freedom as well. Days later, Meatlug – who Fishlegs had been secretly keeping tethered – escapes and accidentally takes ...

Unstoppable (2010) is an American disaster action thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, with screenplay by Mark Bomback. At a classification yard in Northern Pennsylvania, Dewey, the train engineer for Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad (AWVR), faces trouble when trying to align the trailing-point switch by setting the throttles to idle. Due to a disconnected air hose, the lever automatically switches to full power, causing the lead engine 777 (Triple 7) to race down the mainline at top speed without anyone at the controls. Dewey immediately contacts ...

The 17 minute sequel short film, Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010), is a follow-up to the feature film How to Train Your Dragon. Originally aired on television on October 14, 2010, on Cartoon Network, it was also released as a special feature on Blu-ray and double DVD editions of the original movie the next day. The story centers around Hiccup and his friends, who join their mentor Gobber on a mission to defeat the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. While about half of the film features traditional animation, it also delves into Gobber’s past and his encounters with the fearsome creature, revealing how he came to look as he does now.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010), an animated film based on the book by Cressida Cowell, follows the story of Hiccup, the son of Viking chieftain Stoick the Vast. The village of Berk is constantly under attack by dragons, and Hiccup, who is considered too weak to fight, instead devotes himself to creating mechanical devices with guidance from village blacksmith, Gobber. When he accidentally shoots down a rare dragon known as a Night Fury, he can’t bring himself to kill it. As Stoick prepares to lead a strike against the dragons’ nest, he enrolls Hiccup in dragon-fighting training with fellow teens Fishlegs, ...

Cloverfield (2008) is a found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves and produced by J. J. Abrams. The movie follows the events captured on a personal camcorder recovered by the U.S. Department of Defense in the ‘formerly known as Central Park’ area, with a disclaimer explaining multiple reports of an incident known as ‘Cloverfield’. The camera contains two sets of recordings, one from April 27, 2008 and the other from May 22, 2008. The earlier footage shows Robert ‘Rob’ Hawkins and Elizabeth ‘Beth’ McIntyre waking up ...