Now that Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Suicide Squad have finally reached us, here’s what the future of Comic Book Movie cinema has in store for us.
Ever since the X-Men movie jump-started the comic book movie trend in 2000, Fox, Sony, Warner Bros., Disney and Marvel Studios have all been repeatedly cashing-in on anything ending in ‘Man’. Now, that a great size of the comic book movie-making world has reached us. We present 10 Most Anticipated Comic Book Movie (2016 – 2020).
1) Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume II- 2017
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Studio: Disney/Marvel Studios
Director: James Gunn
Last year Marvel took a big gamble on the vision of director James Gunn which actually paid off, as Guardians of the Galaxy proved to be an unexpected hit with critics and audiences, raking in nearly $775 million at the box office.
Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Kurt Russell, Sylvester Stallone
2)Spider-Man: Homecoming-2017
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Studio: Sony/Marvel Studios
Director: Jon Watts
It’s a literal homecoming for the web crawler as Tom Holland’s Spider-Man swings in from his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War to his first solo picture under the Marvel Studios umbrella. Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man will be there to lend a hand as Peter Parker does battle with the vulture and learns to cope with his most deadly foe of all… High School!
Stars: Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Robert Downey Jr., Kenneth Choi, Donald Glover, Michael Keaton, Logan Marshall Green, Martin Starr, Hannibal Buress, Isabella Amara, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., J.J. Totah, Abraham Attah, Michael Mando, Bokeem Woodbine, Angourie Rice, Martha Kelly, Tyron Woodley
3) Thor: Ragnarok-2017
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Studio: Disney/Marvel Studios
Director: Taika Waititi
When last we left Asgard in Thor: The Dark World, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) had secretly usurped the throne from Odin (Anthony Hopkins). Now Thor (Chris Hemsworth) must deal with the ramifications of his trickster bro’s
actions, which will involve an intergalactic road trip of sorts with The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) that takes some of its cues from the popular “Planet Hulk” comic book run. The brilliantly hilarious director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) will bring a lot of levity to the proceedings.
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban
4)Wolverine 3
The first comic movie we would see in 2017 could actually be the end of an era. Hugh Jackman, whose historic run on Wolverine has spanned for nearly two decades, will likely be sporting the adamantium claws for the last time in this film.
5)Doctor Strange -2016
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Studio: Disney/Marvel Studios
Director: Scott Derrickson
After decades in development, Marvel’s Master of the Mystic Arts finally hits the big screen with Benedict Cumberbatch taking the journey from self-centered surgeon to all-powerful sorcerer.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Scott Adkins, Amy Landecker, Benedict Wong
6)Black Panther-2018
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Studio: Disney/Marvel Studios
Director: Ryan Coogler
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira
7)The Flash -2018
Release Date: 2018
Studio: Warner Bros./DC Films
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Stars: Ezra Miller, Kiersey Clemons
8)Avengers: Infinity War-2018
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Studio: Disney/Marvel Studios
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Stars: No official cast list
9)Aquaman- 2018
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Studio: Warner Bros./DC Films
Director: James Wan
Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe
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