Wow! Within two weeks of one another, the publisher rivals that are DC and Marvel have announced their scheduled releases for the next 6 years. I hadn't intended to one for DC due to there being limited news outside the titles and one or two casting choices, but with Marvel doing the same it's best to combine the two studios' announcements into one long post. All dates are scheduled for the US, so some differences are probable for other countries.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (01/05/2015)
This film is pretty much set in stone at this point, with the first trailer released on Thursday and a new clip to be featured during
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D today. But almost everyone is excited, especially after the trailer, and there's a lot more to come from it. Not much to add that hadn't been said in the recent Trailer Talk.
Ant-Man (17/07/2015)
Again, nothing new to add here. Filming is still going ahead, so don't expect a trailer any time soon, unless it's the original test footage from many years ago.
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (25/03/2016)
Then DC enters the fray with their constantly-mobile
Man of Steel sequel. After moving from 2015 to May 2016 before moving ahead to March that year, the highly-anticipated film is the biggest stepping stone for DC's universe. If it fails, then the whole cinematic universe could fall apart.
Ben Affleck of course received massive amounts of hate when he was announced as Batman, the first
Man of Steel split audiences, and
Gal Gadot has yet to receive any credibility outside the publicity photo revealed at San Diego Comic Con. But fans are ready to see Superman take on the Dark Knight.
Captain America: Civil War (06/05/2016)
The first of the Phase 3 reveals, this is the film which scared DC into pushing forward
Batman V Superman, and now they're doing a Captain America V Iron Man story in its place. While it's great that the infamous storyline is getting an adaptation, it is perhaps too soon following the DC brawl happening beforehand. While Marvel has a lot more credibility at this point, things may change come May 2016 so audiences may be split about it. But as the two heavyweights prepare to clash, it'll likely get a lot of attention.
Suicide Squad (05/08/2016)
I know very little about the Suicide Squad, and so far there are so few details about the film. There are rumours abound about who'll star (most recently
Jesse Eisenberg reprising his role of Lex Luthor), and
David Ayer, who recently directed
Fury, will be in the director's seat for the film. It's an interesting concept as DC attempt to be Sony to the plate with their
Sinister Six movie, but it's anyone's guess whether it'll work out or not.
Doctor Strange (04/11/2016)
This film is all over the place. Not only has the casting for the titular role still unconfirmed -
Benedict Cumberbatch is allegedly in final talks, which I discussed
here - but now the release date has been pushed back, meaning that the original start of filming will be pushed back also whilst they sort it out. It's good that they've given themselves extra time to sort it out though, but we have to hope it stays consistent from now on otherwise it'll be
Ant-Man all over again.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (05/05/2017)
Originally slated for July, it's nice to see that the sequel to the highly-popular ensemble film is being pushed forward to a highly-regarded release date. Things must be going well in
James Gunn's area as scripts near completion near the end of the year. Expect the whole cast to return and some newcomers as per usual. Bring on Awesome Mix Vol. 2!
Wonder Woman (23/06/2017)
It's taken long enough, but Wonder Woman is finally getting her own standalone feature, which is looking for a female director at this point in time. This is monumental news for fans of female superheroes, as there hasn't been a female-centric hero movie since 2005's
Elektra, which is avoided these days. Plus, it comes out ahead of Marvel's first female hero movie, so props to DC for scheduling and announcing it first.
Thor: Ragnarok (28/07/2017)
I'm a big fan of Thor, and have been since his first feature film in 2011 (although I was a year late, catching the film in 2012 before
The Avengers). The 2013 sequel didn't exactly impress on first viewing, but nevertheless it was enjoyable, and still is, so a return to the franchise is highly regarded in my books. Plus, we have the return of
Tom Hiddleston as Loki, another fan favourite which will likely bring in bigger ox office. But fingers crossed they don't force him into the film like with
The Dark World.
Black Panther (03/11/2017)
The first non-white superhero movie! Well, besides
Blade.
This film has been rumoured for years, and its announcement comes just after receiving criticism for seemingly white-washing Dr Strange. With
Chadwick Boseman in the lead role after stunning audiences in
42 and
Get on Up, this could be a big hit, if not for...
Justice League Part One (17/11/2017)
Yep, two weeks later DC releases the first half of their ensemble movie, originally slated for 2015 before the whole universe was brought together.
Zack Snyder is in the director's chair, but very little has been revealed. With only a select number of the team introduced to audiences, it'll be interesting to see how it comes across, especially in this first half.
The Flash (23/03/2018)
Despite the TV series doing immensely well in America, DC are doing a different rendition of the character, now played by
Ezra Miller. A strong choice for the role, but the release is rather out of place considering Justice League has just started, but things may work out.
Avengers: Infinity Wars Part One (04/05/2018)
Then the Avengers return for the first half of their third bought. Usually culminating the end of a Phase, it's interesting that this too will be in two segments with films in between, although the huge set up for Thanos (
Josh Brolin) may need two films to appease those who've waited.
Captain Marvel (06/07/2018)
And here's Marvel's first female hero movie! While many have been clamouring for a Black Widow movie (including
Scarlett Johansson), it's good that Marvel are willing to start the run of female superheroes with a new face rather than try and ease audiences in. Again, highly rumoured and desired by fans beforehand, so it's great that it's been confirmed.
Aquaman (27/07/2018)
DC are still leaving no room for Marvel to breath, as weeks later they bring in the Man of Sea, as played by
Jason Momoa. It'll be interesting to see how they'll try and un-ridicule him after the hate he receives in many nerd-related mediums such as
The Big Bang Theory and
Robot Chicken.
Inhumans (02/11/2018)
Also heavily rumoured thanks to
Vin Diesel, this will be a difficult property to bring across to the screen. Granted, Marvel succeeded with
Guardians, but can lightening strike twice? Probably. Nothing has been revealed yet.
Shazam (05/04/2019)
Another film rumoured a lot, thanks to
Dwayne Johnson who features as villain Black Adam. Again, little is known about the film, but it is an interesting concept - a 10 year old boy who turns into a superhero when he shouts "Shazam!".
Avengers: Infinity War Part Two (04/05/2019)
Marvel manages to bring Part Two of the Phase 3 finale before DC does with their Phase 1, as one year on they release the grand Thanos battle to the big screen. It'll be interesting how it all works out, and what'll follow.
Justice League Part Two (14/06/2019)
And then DC releases their big finale. I wonder if 2019 will be the year of Part Twos?
Cyborg (03/04/2020)
3 years later, DC get round to their first non-white superhero, played by
Ray Fisher. Granted,
Gal Gadot is from Israel, but as the team's flagship non-white hero is a little late to the game, especially with the Justice League films over. He does have an appearance in
Batman V Superman though, so he won't have to wait too long.
Green Lantern (19/06/2020)
And finally we have the reboot of
Green Lantern, following the dismal attempt in 2011 starring
Ryan Reynolds. There were originally rumours that it would be a Flash team-up movie, and may still be, but for now all we know is that he's a long while yet.
And that's all the movies DC and Marvel Studios have on the way until 2020. Of course, Sony and Fox have their own movies on the way, such as
Deadpool and
Sinister Six, but there isn't as much information out there for their movies, in particular Sony following the poor show for
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which made them rethink their strategy for the future. There's also a
Man of Steel sequel and a standalone
Batman film on the horizon, but they are currently unscheduled.
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