Posted on 05/03/2018 7:03:16 PM PDT by Simon Green
Now that you’ve seen Avengers: Infinity War, here’s when you’ll get your next superhero fix. And the one after that. And the one after that. Studios have announced a whopping 14 superhero films to be released through the end of 2019 — and those are just the ones with confirmed premiere dates. The number isn’t surprising considering even last fall’s Justice League raked in more than $600 million at the global box office despite modest reviews (simply put: It’s really hard to fail with heroes). Here’s what’s next from Marvel, DC Films, and Fox:
(details snipped but here's the list)
Deadpool 2 May 18, 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp July 2, 2018
Venom Oct. 5, 2018
Aquaman Dec. 21, 2018
Hellboy Jan. 11, 2019
Glass Jan. 18, 2019
Dark Phoenix Feb. 14, 2019
Captain Marvel March 8, 2019
Shazam! April 5, 2019
Untitled Avengers: Infinity War sequel May 3, 2019
Untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel 2019
The New Mutants Aug. 2, 2019
Wonder Woman 2 Nov. 1, 2019
The Crow Reborn Oct. 11, 2019
Untitled X-Force Deadpool sequel Late 2019/2020
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2020
Also in the works…
There are many, many other superhero titles in various stages of development with supposed premiere dates that may or may not happen. Marvel and DC both have untitled films announced for several dates in 2019 and 2020 without titles yet attached.
DC Comics’ stand-alone Cyborg film and a Green Lantern Corps film were planned for 2020 (at least, before the post-Justice League DC Films shakeup; now their fates are unclear). DC also has a Batgirl movie in the pipeline, with Bumblebee‘s Christina Hodson writing after Joss Whedon’s high-profile departure, and there’s a Harley Quinn stand-alone film in the pipeline with Cathy Yan set to direct.
There’s also a Kitty Pryde movie in the works at Fox under the codename 143 with writer Brian Michael Bendis. Plus Fox has a Gambit movie in the works with Channing Tatum.
Todd McFarlane’s R-rated Spawn reboot was reported to start filming in February, and then again for May.
There are also reboots of Green Hornet, Flash Gordon, and others in the works.
Genre popularity shifts over time. Wikipedia lists 376 westerns that were released from 1950 to 1959.
Fantasy is coming to the real world faster than the movies can make. AI, CRISPR, quantum computing, Transhumanism, VR, etc.
Super Q: Trust the Plan Nov. 3, 2020
Respectfully disagree.
I would say there is too few INSPIRATIONAL fantasy out today. Consider the original Star Wars. If went on to inspire generations to consider STEM. Many of the radical ideas in those movies are fact today, the concept of honor, good and evil made that trilogy stand out. Now the crap that followed was, well, ... crap. But there is a place for good fantasy. The sad part is that it is rare, and with SJW’s out there, there is less and less.
Sign o’ the times. People don’t have or want merely human superheroes anymore. They’re too disillusioned to believe in them. Everyone seems to be into manifesting their darkest, most depraved side. Movies aren’t telling human stories because humanity is in the toilet. Superhero movies are pure escapism. Bread and circuses for a world gone mad.
“How about Larry Nivens “World of Ptavvs”? Or Ringworld?”
Protecter, Legacy of Herot,..Niven has some good ones alright. Just need to win the lottery so that I can get a movie made that follows one of his books.
Read 'em all. Legacy of Heorot is a particular favorite of mine.
Just need to win the lottery so that I can get a movie made that follows one of his books.
You make Ringworld, and in the meantime I'll make "Inferno"...just to watch people's heads explode.
I am.
How about revamp of The Green Hornet—done right? Or maybe Kolchack the Nightstalker, or Perry Mason 2020. Or go far back and do some Comic Books half forgotten—like Flash Gordon or Brick Bradford and his Time Top. Maybe revisit the Time Tunnel? Or Comander Cody or Rocket Men from the Moon.
Just an observation: most of the comments here start off with a declaration that the writer hasn’t gone to a movie in decades. And then they state they would like to see more movies that address wholesome values.
There have been plenty of serious movies, addressing all sorts of wholesome values. And no one went to them.
So, why would any producer make a movie that won’t be profitable. The Hallmark channel is full of that crap.
You got it.
Why do they make lots of superhero movies? Because lots of people go to them. They are currently wildly popular with paying customers.
Super-bore!
YAWN!
FEH!
HACK!
Hollywood was losing audiences to vidya games so Hollywood made movies look more like vidya games.
What’s more people love going to these movies but still deride those who’ve ever read a comic book yet the plots of these films are much much dumber and simpler than actual comic book storylines.
Giant sky-beams. Magic brain controls that disappear when the big baddy is killed off. Hero on hero fights every 15 minutes. NO portrayal of their working life in their alter egos, etc.
The movies are made by people raised on a generation of music videos with plots to match.
And comic books are poorly drawn fan-art these days.
People in costumes sell well around the world, more action, less talk.
Hollywood doesn’t make movies FOR the American market anymore. That was obvious with the derisive tone of several “hero” films of the 21st century.
(Captain ‘merica) The First Avenger
Superman saying “truth justice and that other stuff” (American way? REALLY?)
America is a key market but not the major market. Hollywood is much more sensitive to the Chinese government’s calls for censoring content than US concerns about plot elements.
The Super Hero movies are because Hollywierd forgot how to make a good-guy-wins movie. They make everything but feel-goods.
Good point.
Not thrilled that they are doing a Venom movie by removing spiderman from the story and making Venom into some kind of hero.
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