The Marvel and Sony Pictures Spider-Man deal shakes up the superhero movie schedule. The new Spidey will likely make his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War then star in a new solo film co-produced by Sony with Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios team. The Spider-Man film led to Marvel rescheduling four films.
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)
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)
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)
Get all that?
What a lineup and don’t forget:
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