Are ready for even more superhero movies?
Major announcements this week mean more Spidey, new comic book heroes hitting the big screen, and adding to a packed schedule between now and 2020.
This week Valiant and Sony announced a plan to make 2 Bloodshot films, 2 Harbinger films and leading to crossover based on Harbinger Wars.
Plus, The Lego Movie directors are signed up for a Spider-Man animated movie for Sony.
Here’s the revised superhero movie timeline.
2015
May 1: Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel)
June 19: Fantastic Four (Fox)
July 17: Ant-Man (Marvel)
August 7: Fantastic Four (Fox)
2016
February 12: Deadpool (Fox)
March 25: Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (Warner Bros/DC)
May 6: Captain America:Civil War (Marvel)
May 27: X-Men: Apocalypse (Fox)
August 5: Suicide Squad (Warner Bros/DC)
October 7: Gambit (Fox)
November 4: Doctor Strange (Marvel)
2017
March 3 – Untitled Wolverine sequel (Fox)
May 5: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Marvel)
June 2: Fantastic Four 2 (Fox)
June 23: Wonder Woman (Warner Bros/DC)
July 28: Spider-Man (Marvel/Sony) NEW
Nov. 3: Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel) Rescheuled
Nov. 17: Justice League, Part One (Warner Bros/DC)
NEW: Bloodshot (Valiant/Sony) no date but director and writers on board.
2018
March 23: The Flash (Warner Bros/DC)
May 4: Avengers: The Infinity War, Part One (Marvel)
July 6: Black Panther (Marvel) Rescheduled
July 13: Untitled Fox Mystery Marvel film (Fox)
July 27: Aquaman (Warner Bros/DC)
NEW: July 27: Spider-Man Animated (Marvel/Sony)
Nov. 2: Captain Marvel (Marvel)
2019:
Apr. 5: Shazam (Warner Bros/DC)
May 3: Avengers: The Infinity War, Part Two (Marvel)
June 14: Justice League, Part Two (Warner Bros/DC)
July 12 Inhumans (Marvel) Rescheduled
2020:
Apr. 3: Cyborg (Warner Bros/DC)
June 19: Green Lantern (Warner Bros/DC)
Bloodshot 2, Harbinger, Harbinger 2, Harbinger Wars (Valiant/Sony) TBD
What to watch:
Aftershock Comics – Mike Marts (former DC Batman Group Editor and most recent Marvel Executive Editor of the X-Men, Guardians books) is now Editor-In-Chief of this new publisher.
Dark Horse Comics – the publisher who gave us Hellboy, The Mask, Barb Wire (which is getting relaunched) could always be working on their next big comic to film project.
Sony reportedly will still develop Spider-Man spinoffs starring the Sinister Six, Venom and a female hero from the Spider-Verse.
DC/Warner Brothers have a Man of Steel 2 planned and possible a new Batman solo film starring Ben Affleck after the Justice League movies and a potential Wonder Woman sequel.
Fox is likely to keep producing X-Men films to keep the franchise and that could mean a new X-Men trilogy or sequels to Deadpool or Gambit plus there’s the rumored X-Force spinoff.
And the billion dollar success of the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, there’s a universe of sequel ideas for a third. And don’t forget director James Gunn’s hope to direct a Thunderbolts film.
What do you think of the new superhero movie lineup? What are you most excited about?
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By Editor