This week Warner Bros. announced that Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice would be moving its opening date from May 6, 2016 (which it shared with Captain America 3) to March 25, 2016. But that was just the tip of the iceberg — Warner also announced the release dates for NINE other DC Comics-related films through 2020 — two a year from 2016 on.
But that wasn’t the only comic book movie scheduling that went on this week. Sony also announced that it will be releasing a Spider-Man movie that focused on an as-yet-unnamed female hero in 2017 alongside the Venom solo movie, now titled Venom Carnage, also in 2017.
While comic book fanboys are likely feeling like they hit the jackpot, with the superhero movies already announced by Disney and 20th Century Fox this means that as of right now there are six comic book movies scheduled for 2016, nine for 2017, and seven for 2018. The only reason 2019 and 2020 aren’t as busy is because the other studios haven’t locked down release dates for those years yet. Deadline put together this handy chart that reveals how much we’ll see of our favorite heroes at the movies:
There’s no denying that the quality of superhero movies have vastly improved over the last half-dozen years, and after a weekend where a comic book property as obscure as Guardians of the Galaxy makes $94 million at the U.S. box office it seems futile to question the logic of studios scheduling so many superhero films over the next six years. But one does wonder how many comic book films are too many.
What’s your take on it? Can the box office support 6 to 9 big-budget superhero blockbusters each year? Is quantity slowly going to take over from quality? Or are you just happy we’ll see plenty of superhero movie action heading into next decade? Let us know your thoughts on this in the comments below!
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