Top 5 Upcoming Superhero Movies 2016
Published:Check out 5 of the best upcoming Superhero Movies being released in 2016.
All of them will be better than Catwoman. Watch the trailers below.
1) X-Men: Apocalypse Release Date: May 27, 2016
- Director: Bryan Singer
- The film takes place in 1983 & will feature familiar characters in their youth
- Second film appearance for Gambit and Nightcrawler
- According to Simon Kinberg, this will contain more mass destruction than any of the previous X-Films
- Hugh Jackman announced that X-Men: Apocalypse & Untitled Wolverine Sequel (2017) will be his last as Wolverine and he'll be retiring from the role after playing the role since 2000
2) Batman Vs Superman - Dawn of Justice Release Date: March 25, 2016
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own takes on Metropolis' most revered, modern-day savior
- Ben Affleck asked Christian Bale for any advice he could give about playing Batman. The two men met by accident in a costume shop. They were both buying a Batman costume for their sons
- Affleck gained an additional 30lbs of muscle and reached 8% body fat for his role as Batman
- Rumoured to have a 410 million dollar budget, which would make this the most expensive movie of all time
3) Captain America: Civil War Release Date: April 27, 2016
- Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Political interference in the Avenger's activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man
- Features the first appearance of the Black Panther, who will later feature in his own solo movie in February 2018
- Mark Ruffalo was spotted on the set of the film, thus sparking rumors of a potential Hulk appearance in the film.
- This is Spider-Man's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
4) Suicide Squad Release Date: August 5, 2016
- Director: David Ayer
- A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency
- It has been suggested that because of the dark and tormenting nature of the film, an on-set therapist was hired to keep the cast grounded
- Jared Leto is the third Oscar-winning actor to portray the Joker, after Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger
- The first comic-based film to feature a team of supervillains where they're the main cast of characters in a comic book film
5) Deadpool Release Date: February 12, 2016
- Director: Tim Miller
- A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and adopts the alter ego Deadpool
- Colossus, a character from the original X-Men film series, is set to have a role in this movie
- This is the first film in the X-Men franchise to receive an R-rating
- On April Fool's Day 2015, Ryan Reynolds posted on Twitter that the film would be rated PG-13, which prompted fan backlash as the Deadpool character often swears and commits acts of graphic violence. Later that day, Reynolds confirmed that it was a prank and the film would be R rated
