Just when you thought comic book movies were going to die down---wait WTF? No one thinks that! How can that be? There are literally dozens (hundreds?) of superheroes that have not yet been exploited for profit--errr---graced the silver screen. Moreover, there's still plenty of money to be made on sequels. Nope. Just like Kristen Stewart, Donald Trump, and "Fifty Shades of Gray," comic book films are not going away.
And production company Marvel knows it.
"Deadline" and "Ain't it Cool News" reports that Marvel has unveiled comic book sequel titles for Thor and Captain America. They've also released teaser posters for both films as well as upcoming movies Iron Man 3, The Guardians of the Galaxy, and (sigh) Ant-Man. Said posters can be seen right here: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/marvels-phase-two-revealed-at-comic-con
As for titles and releases dates:
Thor: The Dark World November 8, 2013
Captain America: The Winter Solider April 4, 2014
Iron Man 3 May 3, 2013
Guardians of the Galaxy August 1, 2014
Ant-Man TBD
Now I'm all for sequels for Thor and Captain America and Iron Man. They were all great films and what with the success of The Avengers (even though I thought it was overrated) you know a sequel to this box office hit is in the works. However, I've never even heard of Guardians of the Galaxy and I have a suspicion it could be a titanic flop. And Ant-Man? Really? Look I know that Ant-Man was part of The Avengers and Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) is a fantastic director but COME ON! Is anyone really clamoring to see Ant-Man? He doesn't need his own story. If you want to put him in The Avengers 2 fine but don't give him his own movie.
What's next Beaver Girl? On second thought they may not be able to show that one in theaters.
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