Academy Award-nominated actor Bradley Cooper has officially joined the cast of Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy," lending his voice to the fan-favorite raccoon that will join Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Drax (Dave Bautista) on their epic adventure.

Cooper has previously starred in "Silver Linings Playbook," for which he was nominated for an Oscar®, "Limitless," "Place Beyond the Pines" and the "Hangover" trilogy, the latter of which has grossed $1.4 billion globally. He will next be seen in "American Hustle" which will reunite him with "Silver Linings Playbook" director David O. Russell. "Guardians of the Galaxy" will mark Cooper's first voiceover work.

In the far reaches of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an unlikely cast of characters including Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Groot and Rocket Raccoon must join forces to defeat a cosmic force of epic proportions. Directed by James Gunn, the live-action "Guardians of the Galaxy" will take fans to new corners of the Marvel Universe when it hits theaters August 1, 2014.

Marvel.com: 

James Spader will face off against Earth's Mightiest Heroes as the villain in Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron," the sequel to 2012's record-breaking "Marvel's The Avengers." The Emmy Award-winning actor will play Ultron in the Avengers' much anticipated return to the big screen from writer/director Joss Whedon. The film comes to theaters on May 1, 2015.

A three time Emmy-winning actor, Spader is best known for roles on television series The Practice, its spin-off Boston Legal, and a brief but memorable run on The Office. On the big screen, Spader has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, starring in the teen romance film Pretty In Pink, playing an eccentric and intense attorney in Secretary, and most recently starring in the critically lauded Lincoln. He’s even won acclaim on stage during his starring role in David Mamet’s Broadway play Race.

Source: Marvel.com

It is official. Ben Affleck is the Batman in the upcoming Superman sequel which is tentatively being referred to as Batman vs. Superman.

More to come shortly....


Source:  Screenrant.com 

Neil Blomkamp finally gets the allegory he always wanted,with his sophomore production titled - Elysium.His debut movie,the oscar nominated, District 9 did not measure up as an apartheid allegory. Elysium in Greek mythology, is a concept of the afterlife. In the movie, however, it is an advanced space station Utopia, where the super rich live faraway from the disease, poverty of a ruined Earth.

The movie spends 20 minutes in typical Blomkamp documentary like fashion, introducing the characters to the audience.During this period, we discover that Elysium's defense is headed by Secretary Jessica Delacourt , who employs a pyscotic South African mercenary Kruger to eliminate the illegal immigrants attempting to reach Elysium. The President Patel disagrees with her methods and threatens to dismiss her, but fires Kruger. Delacourt then convinces Armadyne's CEO, John Carlyle, to write a computer program that can override Elysium's controls and make her Dictator in return for renewing Armadyne's defense contracts on Elysium for the next two hundred years. Carlyle creates and stores the program in his own mind for safekeeping until he leaves Earth for Elysium. 

Meanwhile,Matt Damon plays Max Da Costa, an ex-car thief who lives in the city slum and has a day job at  one of Armadyne's factories. He is assaulted by droid police while on his way to work and deters to a local hospital where he reconnects with his childhood friend ,Frey , who is now is a nurse and has a daughter, Matilda, who is dying of leukemia.He gets exposed to radiation at work and doctors tell him that he has four days to live.

Desperate, Max makes a deal with Spider to steal corporation information from Carlyle in exchange for a  ticket to Elysium. The mission requires Max's ailing body be reinforced with an exoskeleton to improve his movement and strength. The procedure is gruesome but the next day, Max is ready.The heist gets underway. Carlyle's spaceship is brought down before it can make supersonic speed. The crew intercepts the craft as it crash lands. After overwhelming Carlyle's bodyguard droids,proceeds to extract the information from Carlyle's mind by syncing his mind to Max's via an interface. The sync process is tad similar to how one syncs one's iTunes playlist on different devices.

Kruger is sent to stop the robbery and does so effectively.Taking down all but one of the robbers. Max, now a fugitive and badly injured, escapes to his childhood friend's home. Frey treats him of the injuries sustained in the heist. The next day, Frey pleads with Max to escort her daughter to Elysium where she can get cured of cancer. He refuses. and leaves her home.Kruger's probes sight him come out of Frey's home and make chase but he manages to elude them.

Meanwhile Kruger kidnaps Frey. And soon apprehends Max after he surrendered when Spider informed him of the potential value of the information within his mind. With Frey, the child and Max in his custody, Kruger and his crew jet out to Elysium. Closely followed by Spider, who is latched on to a tracking signal on Max's exoskeleton.Kruger's ship crash lands on Elysium when a grenade goes off during a scuffle onboard. Pandemonium ensues . That provides cover for Spider to infiltrate the facility to locate Max who is in the process of having his mind wiped.In the facility , Max is able to overpower the medical staff before the procedure is completed and rendezvous with Spider.

They fight their way to the central control station where they intend to reboot Elysium so that everyone becomes its citizen. Kruger is on their tail though. Present himself as a formable obstacle.I struggled to understand his motivations .After all, he had previously killed his boss, Delacourt,after she scolded him for escalating the situation. He seemed too crazy. Anyway, Max kills him after a melee of fighting while on their way to the central control room.

Uploading the reboot sequence payload from Max's brain to Elysium's computer has the unfortunate side effect of killing him. Knowing the risk, Max gives up his life for "the greater good".His action makes everyone, citizens of Elysium.Med-pods are sent to Earth.

Elysium certainly will have its fair share of fans.I expected more from Neil. The movie fell short of the high standards set by District 9. At times, it felt like a regurgitation of that formular. Social themes are rife throughout the film;Class divisions , healthcare and Immigration where explored. It seemed like a stretch at times. Then again, it is just a sci-fi movie. An average one at that.

5.5/10

Sources:Wikipedia

by Chinedu Efoagui

Peter Capaldi is the 12th Doctor.Announced today at 2pm ET on a special live show on BBC America.Capaldi is best known for his role as foul-mouthed spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC series The Thick of It.

The actor had been the bookmakers' favorite to take on the role, with betting on him becoming the next Doctor suspended on Friday.It is not the first time Capaldi has appeared on the show - he played Roman merchant Caecilius in 2008 Doctor Who adventure The Fires of Pompeii.

He will be replacing the outgoing Doctor, Matt Smith at the christmas special program .

Lets hear what you think. Do you like the choice?

There are a lot of fight movies released every day from Hollywood. But there are few that have etched their names in our hearts.
With much further ado and in No particular order, I present my list of best fight movies.


10.  Enter The Dragon (1973)

Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973.  The movie became iconic in the minds of movie buffs worldwide soon after its released shortly after Bruce lee's death.It featured some of the best fighters of its time. The first Hollywood produced Chinese movie and was well received by critics and is regarded by many as one of the best films of 1973.Enter the Dragon grossed an estimated $25,000,000 in North America,and an estimated $90,000,000 worldwide,on a tight budget of $850,000.(Wikipedia)

2. Karate Kid (1984)
Not the Smith remake but the original.The Karate Kid is an underdog story in the mold of a previous success, Avildsen's 1976 film Rocky. It was a commercial success upon release, and garnered favorable critical acclaim, earning Morita an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

3. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

The Quentin Tarantino directed movie is is the first of two films that were theatrically released several months apart, the second one titled Kill Bill Volume 2. The movie drew inspiration from greats of the past like Bruce Lee's Game of Death.Thurman erases the flop of Cut Throat Island as she stars as The Bride, a woman who goes on a revenge rampage after surviving a head shot murder attempt by her lover Bill. 

4. The Fight Club (2008)

Is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk.In 2008, Fight Club was named the 10th greatest movie of all time by Empire magazine in its issue of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. The movie Featured stars like Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.

5. The Matrix (1999)

Everything has been written about this movie. Probably the most revolutionary movie of our time. Keanu Reeves plays Neo, the One. He who will save mankind from an unending nightmare in computer generated world.The Matrix grossed over $460 million worldwide. It was generally well-received by critics,^[and won four Academy Awards as well as other accolades including BAFTA Awards and Saturn Awards.

6. The Gladiator (2000)

Russel Crowe played the General,Maximus Decimus Meridius, who became a slave, then a slave who became a gladiator.Gladiator was a box office success, receiving positive reviews, and was credited with rekindling interest in the historical epic. The film was nominated for and won multiple awards, notably five Academy Awards in the 73rd Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe.

7. Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon (2000).

This movie with its wire assisted stunts blew our minds.The film was directed by Ang Lee The film was based on the fourth novel in a pentalogy, known in China as the Crane Iron Pentalogy, by wuxia novelist Wang Dulu. Made on a mere US$17 million budget, with dialogue in Mandarin, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became a surprise international success, grossing $213.5 million. It grossed US$128 million in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film in American history. It has won over 40 awards. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Taiwan) and three other Academy Awards, and was nominated for six other Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

8. Rocky (1976)

Rocky  tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rocky starts out as a club fighter who later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.The film, made on a budget of $950,000 and made over $225 million,becoming the highest grossing film of 1976, and won three Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star.It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V and Rocky Balboa, all written by and starring Stallone, who also directed all sequels except for the Rocky V 

9. 300 (2006)

300 is a 2007 American action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae. The film was directed by Zack Snyder.

It was filmed mostly with a super-imposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book.The plot revolves around King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who leads 300 Spartans into battle against Persian "god-King" Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of more than 300,000 soldiers. 

The film received mixed reviews, receiving acclaim for its original visuals and style, but criticism for favoring visuals over characterization and its controversial depiction of the ancient Persians; however, the film was a box office success, grossing over $450 million, with the film's opening being the 24th largest in box office history at the time, and it has since developed a cult following.

10. The Warrior (2011)

Warrior is a 2011 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor and starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte. Warrior tells the story of two estranged brothers entering a mixed martial arts (MMA) tournament and deals with the brothers' struggling relationship with each other and with their father. The film was released on September 9, 2011, to overall positive reviews, and earned an Academy Award nomination for Nolte. Warrior is dedicated to the memory of MMA clothing brand Tapout co-founder Charles "Mask" Lewis, Jr.

Notable Mention

Blood Sport (1988)
Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts drama film directed by Newt Arnold, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme,Roy Chiao, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres. The film is based in part on fiction as well as in part inspired by claims made by American martial artist Frank Dux. It sold well at the box office, grossing $11,806,119 domestically on a budget of $1,100,000. Bloodsport was one of Van Damme's first starring films and showcased his athletic abilities. He performs numerous physical feats such as helicopter-style, jump spinning heel kicks, and a complete split.

Sources: Wikipedia


by Chinedu Efoagui

 

We have the first view of the sentinels from the upcoming Xmen Movie title Xmen:Days of Future Past. The Director, Byran Singer tweeted the first pictures.

Source:http://gizmodo.com

Our beloved clawed mutant is back on the big screen. Directed by James Mangold with Hugh Jackman once again repising the title character. Its predecessor Xmen Origins: Wolverine received mixed reviews from critics and fans alike. Maybe that is what informed the decision to make a much darker  movie this time. Also, Ironman seemed to have stolen Wolverine thunder. Before the Robert Downey's debut as shell head, almost everyone's favorite Marvel character was Wolverine.But with the huge success of the Avengers and the Ironman movies, attention seemed to have shifted from the clawed mutant.  Fickle fans, you'd say?

The Wolverine movie starts off with a reclusive Logan being haunted by the death of Jean Grey. He is unkept and shaggy. He comes out hiding when a poisoned bear goes on a rampage tgat ends up with the death of several people. He traces the perpetrators to a local pub where confrontation ensues that ultimately end up with him leaving with a new partner female, Youkio. Youkio convinces him to visit her benefactor ,Yashida, a weathly industrialist and a man who Wolverine had rescued from the atom bomb in World war II.

After arriving Japan, Logan finds Yashida on his death bed. Logan tried to say his good byes but the old man makes Logan an offer to take his healing powers so that he can live a normal life. An offer Logan refuses and prepares to leave the following day.

(Spoiler Alert)

Yashida dies the next day. A kidnap attempt by Yakuza assassins is made on Mariko who is now the heir apparent of Yashida's vast estate during the funeral. This leads to the most fascinating action sequences in the movie. Here we see a different Wolverine , one without his regenerative powers. Which had been previously taken away, dead in the night in an encounter with Viper - a villain that would be introduced later in the movie. 

Logan recuses Mariko and escorts her to a bullet train to where she will find refuge from the assassins.The physics defying fight on the bullet train was breath-taking.Sometimes it looks like things are too easy for even an injured Logan. The getaway eventually leads Mariko and her bodyguard to her home where they share some romantic moments. 

Mariko is finally kidnapped and brought before the mastermind,Yashida's son, Shingen . Who is later betrayed by the Ninja clan dedicated to serving the household. Logan shows up with Youkio and uses Yashida's medical technology to locate the parasite that has affected his healing factor. He dies after reaching into his body to retrieve the parasite but resurrects just in time to save Youkio from Shingen's death blow. Logan makes mince meat of Shingen, whose uncanny dexterity with the katana is nullified by Wolverine's now restored healing factor.

This then leads us the much maligned third arc of the movie.A lot has been said about it. I want to resist from jumping into that band wagon.  Maybe the Silver Samurai face off could have been done in the same style as the rest of the movie. Having said that, Viper's inclusion in the movie almost ruined the movie. But it is a super hero movie and such cartoonish tendencies comes with the territory.

This movie might not elevate the franchise to the level of the Avengers or Ironman. But has helped Wolverine to rediscover his mojo. 

P.S Stay for the post-credits scene.

8/10

by Chinedu Efoagui

Marvel unveiled to the world the title of the sequel to the record breaking movie-Avengers. The title also gives away the villain- Ultron.

I complied a list of what we know or think we know so far.




1. Enter Ultron.
As the title suggests, the evil robot will be the main villain of the next Avengers movie. Anyone who reads the comics is surely aware how powerful this robot is . And will definitely be a formidable opponent of the entire Avenger team. He is a sentient  artificial intelligence so he is always evolving.Some of his powers include flight at subsonic speeds, Superhuman  strength,His outer armor is usually composed ofadamantium, Ultron can also control other machines remotely.



2. Quick Silver and Scarlet are in
Director Joss Whedon has confirmed Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch will join the team to keep things fresh.It seems he might share the same actor who plays also Quicksilver in the upcoming Xmen Movie titled "Xmen: Days of Future Past".








3. No Ant-Man
There will be no Ant-Man appearance. He will be making his first appearance in a standalone Ant-Man movie in November 2015. This decision then raises a lot of questions about Ultron because comic fathfuls know that Henry Pym is the creator of Ultron. If not Pym who creates the robot, then who?

4. New Ultron Origin
Joss Wheldon tries to answer that question in an interview conducted at the just concluded Comic-Con.
He says that ,"We’re doing our own version of the origin story for Ultron. In the origin story, there was Hank Pym, so a lot of people assumed that he will be in the mix. He’s not. We’re basically taking the things from the comics for the movies that we need and can use. A lot of stuff has to fall by the wayside.”
Well judging by Ironman 3 where Jarvis controls Iron-man suits in Ultron-like fashion,I think it might boil to a few theories.Which are as follows:
1. SHIELD steals the Jarvis technology and tries use it and it backfires.
2. Ulton is created from reverse engineered left over Alien debris in the first Avenger movie.
Whatever direction Joss chooses, it will likely be revealed during the new TV series Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.


5. No Agent Ulson
Agent Coulson seemingly perished at the hands of Loki in The Avengers movie; however, Clark Gregg is returning to reprise the character this Fall on ABC with the new TV series Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D

6. Vin Diesel as Vision ?
Rumor had been sailing around for a while that Vin Diesel will be involving in some capacity in the Avengers.Now it has been confirmed. I don't think he will be playing Vision.Perhaps Ultron.Giving the expressionless robot a human feel.











The Avengers 2 assembles May 1, 2015

culled from http://filmonic.com.

November 2013

Thor: The Dark World will be the second film (after Iron Man 3) to follow on from Marvel's The Avengers. The film sees Chris Hemsworth return as the God of Thunder and he'll be reunited with Natalie Portman who plays love interest Jane Foster. This time Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor is in charge and the storyline follows Thor's battle against the Dark Elves who intend to plunge the universe into darkness. Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins return as Loki and Odin.

April 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be the first Marvel movie to open in 2014. Chris Evans is back as Steve Rogers/Captain America and the film will see his struggle to accept his new life in the modern day. The plot involves James 'Bucky' Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan) return as a Soviet assassin called the Winter Soldier. S.H.I.E.L.D agents Black Widow/Falcon/Nick Fury also feature in the film and they will join Captain America in his fight to take down his former friend.

May 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will continue the rebooted saga with Andrew Garfield returning as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Emma Stone back as Gwen Stacy. There will be many new faces (both friend and foe) in the form of Electro (Jamie Foxx) Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan). Shailene Woodley filmed scenes as Mary Jane Watson but it was ultimately decided to introduce the character in later films.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is my most anticipated out of all the upcoming superhero movies. Director of X1 and X2 Bryan Singer has returned and he's found a storyline which unites the old gang from his original trilogy (Hugh Jackman/Halle Berry/Ian McKellen/Patrick Stewart) with the fresh faces of X-Men: First Class (James McAvoy/Jennifer Lawrence/Michael Fassbender/Nicholas Hoult). The story is based on the comic storyline by Chris Claremont and John Byrne and will see Wolverine's mind transported back in time to prevent giant robots known as Sentinels hunting mutants in the future.

June 2014

I think we can count Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles among the list upcoming superhero movies as they are a group of good guys fighting bad guys. Michael Bay is producing the reboot and Wrath of the Titans director Jonathan Liebesman is in charge of directing. The film will tell the (new) big screen origins of the turtles who are spawned by aliens who invade Earth. The turtles must defend the world against said aliens with the help of Megan Fox as April O'Neil.

August 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy is the second movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to open in 2014 and it is probably the riskiest movie to date. The build-in fan-base is smaller than other adaptations and there are some crazy elements (a talking raccoon for example) but this could all help Guardians of the Galaxy stand out from the rest. The film takes place mostly in space and follows an American pilot (Chris Pratt) and a group of futuristic ex-cons who go on the run with a highly coveted object.

March 2015

The Fantastic Four will return in rebooted form thanks to Chronicle director Josh Trank. Very little is known about the story or plot but 20th Century Fox will apparently create a shared universe with their X-Men franchise. This may lead to a crossover movie further down the line but the studio will need to successfully launch The Fantastic Four first.

May 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron will be the sequel to Marvel's The Avengers and reunites all the characters from the first film. Director Joss Whedon has confirmed Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch will join the team to keep things fresh. Ultron will be the villain (as the title suggests) and Whedon has said he will be doing his own origin story of Ultron.

Summer 2015

The big news at Comic-Con 2013 was that Batman and Superman will be appearing in the same film. It will be a sequel to Man of Steel so Henry Cavill and other actors featured in the film will be returning. Batman (who is unlikely to be played by Christian Bale) will probably be his foe but I imagine things will be resolved by the end for a Justice League movie afterwards. Zack Snyder is directing and he said it will take some elements from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns comic.

November 2015

Edgar Wright has been attached to direct Ant-Man for years and with The World's End complete he can now focus on getting it made. The script is finished and casting will apparently get under-way later in 2013. Ant-Man follows a brilliant scientist who invents a substance that allowed him to change his size.

In Development

Doctor Strange – Marvel’s Kevin Feige has confirmed “Phase Three” will include the magician
The Amazing Spider-Man 3 – Sony has set a release date for June 2016
The Amazing Spider-Man 4 – Sony also set a May 2018 release for a fourth Spider-Man film
X-Force – Fox will expand the X-Men universe with an X-Force movie. Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow is set to write and direct
Justice League – Warner Bros. have been trying for years, and after the Batman/Superman movie this could be the next step
The Flash – Apparently Warner Bros. is eyeing a 2016 release
Wonder Woman – This movie has been in development for a while, and we may see a Wonder Woman movie after Justice League
- See more at: http://filmonic.com/upcoming-superhero-movies#sthash.0TzDAafe.dpuf

November 2013

Thor: The Dark World will be the second film (after Iron Man 3) to follow on from Marvel's The Avengers. The film sees Chris Hemsworth return as the God of Thunder and he'll be reunited with Natalie Portman who plays love interest Jane Foster. This time Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor is in charge and the storyline follows Thor's battle against the Dark Elves who intend to plunge the universe into darkness. Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins return as Loki and Odin.

April 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be the first Marvel movie to open in 2014. Chris Evans is back as Steve Rogers/Captain America and the film will see his struggle to accept his new life in the modern day. The plot involves James 'Bucky' Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan) return as a Soviet assassin called the Winter Soldier. S.H.I.E.L.D agents Black Widow/Falcon/Nick Fury also feature in the film and they will join Captain America in his fight to take down his former friend.

May 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will continue the rebooted saga with Andrew Garfield returning as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Emma Stone back as Gwen Stacy. There will be many new faces (both friend and foe) in the form of Electro (Jamie Foxx) Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan). Shailene Woodley filmed scenes as Mary Jane Watson but it was ultimately decided to introduce the character in later films.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is one of the most anticipated out of all the upcoming superhero movies. Director of X1 and X2 Bryan Singer has returned and he's found a storyline which unites the old gang from his original trilogy (Hugh Jackman/Halle Berry/Ian McKellen/Patrick Stewart) with the fresh faces of X-Men: First Class (James McAvoy/Jennifer Lawrence/Michael Fassbender/Nicholas Hoult). The story is based on the comic storyline by Chris Claremont and John Byrne and will see Wolverine's mind transported back in time to prevent giant robots known as Sentinels hunting mutants in the future.

June 2014

t Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is among the list upcoming superhero movies as they are a group of good guys fighting bad guys. Michael Bay is producing the reboot and Wrath of the Titans director Jonathan Liebesman is in charge of directing. The film will tell the (new) big screen origins of the turtles who are spawned by aliens who invade Earth. The turtles must defend the world against said aliens with the help of Megan Fox as April O'Neil.

August 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy is the second movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to open in 2014 and it is probably the riskiest movie to date. The build-in fan-base is smaller than other adaptations and there are some crazy elements (a talking raccoon for example) but this could all help Guardians of the Galaxy stand out from the rest. The film takes place mostly in space and follows an American pilot (Chris Pratt) and a group of futuristic ex-cons who go on the run with a highly coveted object.

March 2015

The Fantastic Four will return in rebooted form thanks to Chronicle director Josh Trank. Very little is known about the story or plot but 20th Century Fox will apparently create a shared universe with their X-Men franchise. This may lead to a crossover movie further down the line but the studio will need to successfully launch The Fantastic Four first.

May 2015

T The Avengers: Age of Ultron will be the sequel to Marvel's The Avengers and reunites all the characters from the first film. Director Joss Whedon has confirmed Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch will join the team to keep things fresh. Ultron will be the villain and Whedon has said he will be doing his own origin story of Ultron.

Summer 2015

The big news at Comic-Con 2013 was that Batman and Superman will be appearing in the same film. It will be a sequel to Man of Steel so Henry Cavill and other actors featured in the film will be returning. Zack Snyder is directing and he said it will take some elements from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns comic.

November 2015

Edgar Wright has been attached to direct Ant-Man for years and with The World's End complete he can now focus on getting it made. The script is finished and casting will apparently get under-way later in 2013. Ant-Man follows a brilliant scientist who invents a substance that allowed him to change his size.

In Development

Doctor Strange – Marvel’s Kevin Feige has confirmed “Phase Three” will include the magician
The Amazing Spider-Man 3 – Sony has set a release date for June 2016
The Amazing Spider-Man 4 – Sony also set a May 2018 release for a fourth Spider-Man film
X-Force – Fox will expand the X-Men universe with an X-Force movie. Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow is set to write and direct
Justice League – Warner Bros. have been trying for years, and after the Batman/Superman movie this could be the next step
The Flash – Apparently Warner Bros. is eyeing a 2016 release
Wonder Woman – This movie has been in development for a while, and we may see a Wonder Woman movie after Justice League

Source:http://filmonic.com/upcoming-superhero-movies#sthash.0TzDAafe.dpbs

November 2013

Thor: The Dark World will be the second film (after Iron Man 3) to follow on from Marvel's The Avengers. The film sees Chris Hemsworth return as the God of Thunder and he'll be reunited with Natalie Portman who plays love interest Jane Foster. This time Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor is in charge and the storyline follows Thor's battle against the Dark Elves who intend to plunge the universe into darkness. Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins return as Loki and Odin.

April 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be the first Marvel movie to open in 2014. Chris Evans is back as Steve Rogers/Captain America and the film will see his struggle to accept his new life in the modern day. The plot involves James 'Bucky' Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan) return as a Soviet assassin called the Winter Soldier. S.H.I.E.L.D agents Black Widow/Falcon/Nick Fury also feature in the film and they will join Captain America in his fight to take down his former friend.

May 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will continue the rebooted saga with Andrew Garfield returning as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Emma Stone back as Gwen Stacy. There will be many new faces (both friend and foe) in the form of Electro (Jamie Foxx) Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan). Shailene Woodley filmed scenes as Mary Jane Watson but it was ultimately decided to introduce the character in later films.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is my most anticipated out of all the upcoming superhero movies. Director of X1 and X2 Bryan Singer has returned and he's found a storyline which unites the old gang from his original trilogy (Hugh Jackman/Halle Berry/Ian McKellen/Patrick Stewart) with the fresh faces of X-Men: First Class (James McAvoy/Jennifer Lawrence/Michael Fassbender/Nicholas Hoult). The story is based on the comic storyline by Chris Claremont and John Byrne and will see Wolverine's mind transported back in time to prevent giant robots known as Sentinels hunting mutants in the future.

June 2014

I think we can count Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles among the list upcoming superhero movies as they are a group of good guys fighting bad guys. Michael Bay is producing the reboot and Wrath of the Titans director Jonathan Liebesman is in charge of directing. The film will tell the (new) big screen origins of the turtles who are spawned by aliens who invade Earth. The turtles must defend the world against said aliens with the help of Megan Fox as April O'Neil.

August 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy is the second movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to open in 2014 and it is probably the riskiest movie to date. The build-in fan-base is smaller than other adaptations and there are some crazy elements (a talking raccoon for example) but this could all help Guardians of the Galaxy stand out from the rest. The film takes place mostly in space and follows an American pilot (Chris Pratt) and a group of futuristic ex-cons who go on the run with a highly coveted object.

March 2015

The Fantastic Four will return in rebooted form thanks to Chronicle director Josh Trank. Very little is known about the story or plot but 20th Century Fox will apparently create a shared universe with their X-Men franchise. This may lead to a crossover movie further down the line but the studio will need to successfully launch The Fantastic Four first.

May 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron will be the sequel to Marvel's The Avengers and reunites all the characters from the first film. Director Joss Whedon has confirmed Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch will join the team to keep things fresh. Ultron will be the villain (as the title suggests) and Whedon has said he will be doing his own origin story of Ultron.

Summer 2015

The big news at Comic-Con 2013 was that Batman and Superman will be appearing in the same film. It will be a sequel to Man of Steel so Henry Cavill and other actors featured in the film will be returning. Batman (who is unlikely to be played by Christian Bale) will probably be his foe but I imagine things will be resolved by the end for a Justice League movie afterwards. Zack Snyder is directing and he said it will take some elements from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns comic.

November 2015

Edgar Wright has been attached to direct Ant-Man for years and with The World's End complete he can now focus on getting it made. The script is finished and casting will apparently get under-way later in 2013. Ant-Man follows a brilliant scientist who invents a substance that allowed him to change his size.

In Development

Doctor Strange – Marvel’s Kevin Feige has confirmed “Phase Three” will include the magician
The Amazing Spider-Man 3 – Sony has set a release date for June 2016
The Amazing Spider-Man 4 – Sony also set a May 2018 release for a fourth Spider-Man film
X-Force – Fox will expand the X-Men universe with an X-Force movie. Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow is set to write and direct
Justice League – Warner Bros. have been trying for years, and after the Batman/Superman movie this could be the next step
The Flash – Apparently Warner Bros. is eyeing a 2016 release
Wonder Woman – This movie has been in development for a while, and we may see a Wonder Woman movie after Justice League
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