As you probably all know by now, Comic Book movies have become their own genre. With the wild success of the Marvel movies, comic publishers are taking advantage of the chance to capitalize. Super heroes have come a long way. It's not so much about nerds reading comic books in their mom's basement anymore. Now we have movies like the "Avengers" and "The Dark Knight."
The studios are riding the success so much that most of the scripts aren't written yet. They just reserved a title and date and will write and film later. Getting facts on these upcoming films isn't an easy task, so please bare with me.
Over the next few years we'll be getting over 30 comic book movies from four different movie studios (Fox, Marvel, Warner Brothers, Sony Columbia).Yes, you read that correctly. And because they were all announced in such a short time it's hard to even know what's coming out. But, I've taken the liberty of compiling an in-depth overview of what's to come.
1. Movie: "Deadpool."
Studio: Fox.
Release Date: February 12, 2016.
Description: "Deadpool" is a fictional antihero gifted with one-liners and a snappy attitude. Published by Marvel Comics, he was originally written as a villain, but later took the role of anti hero. "Deadpool" is a disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary. His super-human ability is a rapid healing factor. He's called "Merc with a Mouth" because of his chatty tendency.
2. Movie: "Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: March 25, 2016.
3. Movie: "Captain America: Civil War."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date: May 6, 2016.
Description: Following the events of "Avengers: Age of Ultron," another international incident involving Captain America, the rest of the Avengers crew occurs. But, the government is cracking-down on the Avengers to hold them accountable for their actions. As a result, there's a division among the team of heroes causing them to fight each other. Meanwhile, they face a new external threat that could destroy the formerly united Avengers.
4. Movie: "X-Men: Apocalypse."
Studio: Fox.
Release Date: May 27, 2015.
Description: In the world of mutants the most powerful among them is Apocalypse. He's immortal, as he has amassed the powers of other mutants. After waking up from a slumber for thousands of years, Apocalypse is disoriented with the modern world and creates a team of mutants to cleanse the world of non-mutants.
5. Movie: "Suicide Squad."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: August 5, 2016.
Description: An underground government task force recruits imprisoned supervillains to carry-out a risky mission for the reward for their freedom.
6. Movie: "Dr. Strange."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date: November 4, 2016.
Description: After his career comes to an abrupt end, an intelligent but arrogant surgeon takes on a new venture in life. A sorcerer takes him as an apprentice and teaches him the ways of defending the world from evil.
7. Movie: "Sinister Six."
Studio: Sony Columbia.
Release Date: November 11, 2016.
Description: The "Sinister Six" are a group of supervillains who are Spiderman's laundry list of enemies. The group is organized by Dr. Octopus and is fueled by revenge, as Spiderman has already defeated all six members at least once.
8. Movie: "Wolverine."
Studio: Fox.
Release Date: March 3, 2017.
Description: The plot details are unknown as of now. But, the film will be the third stand-alone interval of "Wolverine." The "Wolverine" movies are spin-off's of the "X-Men" cinematic universe, but are part of the "X-Men" continuity. Director James Mangold said he found inspiration for the movie from "Old Man Logan" artwork in the comics.
9. Movie: "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date: May 5, 2017.
Description: Marvel is good at keeping details about their in-development projects under wraps. In fact, the movie won't even start filming until 2016. So, the plot isn't known. But, we do know it's a direct sequel to 2014s "Guardians of the Galaxy" with the entire original cast back at it.
10. Movie: "Wonder Woman."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: June 23, 2017.
Description: "Wonder Woman" is an Amazon princess who comes to the civilized world to become the greatest of beings. Also, coming off "Batman V. Superman," this will be "Wonder Woman" getting her stand-alone debut on the big screen. Something that's never happened before in comic book movie history.
11. Movie: "Fantastic Four 2."
Studio: Fox.
Release Date: July 14, 2017.
Description: Despite the box office flop of "Fantastic Four" it's still planned for 2017, yes. "Fantastic Four" was overwhelmingly a critical and commercial failure. Rumors have arisen that Fox may cancel the project. So, nothing story wise is known because it may never come to theaters.
12. Movie: "Thor: Ragnarok."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date: July 28, 2017.
Description: Ragnarok is Thor's biggest adversary. The movie will follow the events of "Captain America: Civil War" as Thor takes on his rival in theaters.
13. Movie: "Black Panther."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date: November 3, 2017.
Description: "Black Panther" is the first black superhero in mainstream American comic; he's now getting his own movie. In the movie, T'Challa is called to take up leadership of the Black Panthers after he meets his demise.
14. Movies: "Justice League 1 and 2."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date 1: November 17, 2017.
Release Date 2: June 14, 2019.
Description: Earth's heroes are united to create the Justice League. They face a threat that transcends their individual capabilities. The members in the film will feature: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg. This is the response to Marvel's, "Avengers." Each Justice League member is suppose to get a dedicated movie.
15. Movie: "The Flash."
Studio: Warner Brother.
Release Date: March 23, 2018.
Description: While Barry Allen was working in a lab, a bolt of lighting struck chemicals in the lab soaking the scientist with the material. Now armed with the skill to run with super-speed he sets-out to protect the people of Central City.
16. Movies: "Avengers Infinity War: Part 1 and 2."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date Part 1: May 4, 2018.
Release Date Part 2: May 3, 2019.
Description: "Avengers: Infinity War" is a planned two part movie. The movies will be the 18th and 22nd installment in the Marvel cinematic universe. Also, they will be the sixth and 10th installment of Marvel's third phase of movies. The villain will be Thanos and the story will revolve around the Infinity Gauntlet and the six Infinity Stones.
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17. Movie: "Captain Marvel."
Studio: Marvel
Release Date: July 6, 2018.
Description: "Captain Marvel" is super strong, can fly, both absorbs and projects energy. In addition to her own run of comics, she's a part of many different teams in the Marvel universe. Among these are: "S.H.I.E.L.D.," "The Avengers," and "The Guardians of The Galaxy."
18. Movie: "X-Men" (Untitled)
Studio: Fox
Release Date: July 13, 2018.
Description: The nameless "X-Men" movie will continue where "X-Men: Days of Future Past" left off. If you recall, "Days of Future Past" completely hit the reset button on the "X-Men" universe to give it a new start. So, we'll be seeing where the "X-Men" take us next.
19. Movie: "Aquaman."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: July 27, 2018.
Description: The script hasn't been written yet, so we don't know much. But, it's interesting, at the very least, to see such an odd character on the big screen. This will be one of the stand alone films expected to come from the "Justice League" films.
20. Movie: "Inhumans."
Studio: Marvel.
Release Date: November 2, 2018.
Description: An isolated community of superhumans fights to defend themselves from enemies and the human race. Inspired from the success of the "Guardians of the Galaxy," Marvel is taking another obscure comic series and making a film adaptation out of it.
21. Movie: "Shazam."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: April 5, 2019.
Description: A young boy gains the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with the use of a single word, "Shazam."
22. Movie: "Cyborg."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: April 3, 2020.
Description: One of the stand-alone movies coming from the "Justice League" is "Cyborg" and it's unknown what the narrative is at this time. Big surprise, considering it's coming out in five years.
23. Movie: "Green Lantern."
Studio: Warner Brothers.
Release Date: June 19, 2020.
Description: "Green Lantern" is in the same camp as "Cyborg." This will be the last film in Warner Brother's attempt to establish DC's characters in the movie realm, as Marvel has done over the years.
Other Movies With No Date or Information (Rumored Movies):
-Female "Spiderman" Spin-off.
-"Venom: Carnage."
-"Lego Batman."
-"Amazing Spiderman 3."
-"X-Force."
-"Gambit."
-"Sandman."
-"Justice League Dark."
-"Superman Movie" (Untitled).
-"Batman Movie" (Untitled).
