Over the past few years comic inspired films have gained momentum and popularity among mainstream movie-goers, prompting the Hollywood powers-that-be to continue to invest more and more time, effort, and money into these lucrative franchises. In the past three years alone Marvel Studios (the in house film studio owned by Marvel Entertainment) has successfully launched four different franchises, all of which have sequels either already in production or on the drawing board.
DC comics has also found great success with the new Batman film franchise helmed by director and writer Christopher Nolan (of 'Memento' and 'Inception' fame), whose realistic and gritty take on the franchise has proved to be extremely popular and HIGHLY lucrative. With the popularity of these comic franchises at an all time high, it should be no surprise that neither Hollywood or the comic industry has any thoughts of slowing down.
There are many franchises and film adaptations currently in the works, so I thought I would make a nice "What to Watch for" list for you all to follow your favorite heroes and villains as they begin (or continue) their journeys to the silver screen.
CONFIRMED RELEASES:
The Avengers (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengence (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Men In Black III (2012)
Dredd (2012)
Iron Man 3 (2013)Thor 2 (2013)
Man Of Steel (2013)
The Wolverine (2013)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
RUMORED/WORKING STAGE
Untitled Deadpool project (TBA)
The Crow Reboot (TBA)
The Incredible Hulk 2 (TBA)
Untitled Venom project (TBA)
Untitled Ant-Man Film (TBA)
Untitled Black Panther project (TBA)
Untitled Cable project (TBA)
Untitled Iron-Fist project (TBA)
Untitled NightHawk project (TBA)
Untitled Vision project (TBA)
Untitled Dr. Strange project (TBA)
Untitled Ka-Zar project (TBA)
Untitled Luke Cage project (TBA)
Untitled Dazzler project (TBA)
Untitled Power Pack project (TBA)
S.H.I.E.L.D. Spin-Off (TBA)
Punisher Reboot (TBA)
Untitled Black Widow project
War Machine Spin-Off (TBA)
Possible Inhumans project
Possible Wanted 2 (TBA)
Captain America 2 & 3 (Possible 2014/TBA)
Fantastic Four Reborn (TBA)
Untitled DareDevil Reboot (TBA)
Sin City 2 (TBA)
Kick-Ass 2: Balls 2 The Wall (Possible 2012/TBA)
Now that is one heaping helping of comic goodness in the works! With such a plethora of possible franchises to choose from, the next few years are sure to become legendary in the history of comic cinema. Well I will leave you all with that for now; as always, best wishes and happy reading!
Libellus Pagina Amitorious,
Matt
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