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Synopsis: A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent.

Release Date: August 2, 2013
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Cast: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton
 

Synopsis: Paramount Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett) and his wife (Melissa George) are forced to defend their quiet community from mysterious outside elements during the darkest part of the year in Barrow, Alaska ...a time when the sun doesn't rise for a full 30 days. Residents of Barrow are about to feel something much colder and dangerous than their locale.

Release Date: October 19, 2007
Director: David Slade
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston

The horror movie 30 Days of Night was released in the United States in 2007 and was adapted from the comic book miniseries of the same name. Josh Hartnett and Melissa George star in the movie, which was directed by David Slade and was directed by David Slade. The plot centers on an Alaskan hamlet that is plagued by vampires just as it is about to undergo a polar night that will last for 30 days.

The idea behind 30 Days of Night was initially offered as a comic, then later as a film, but both attempts were unsuccessful. Years later, Steve Niles presented the concept to IDW Publishing, and the company ran with it. The movie had a production budget of $30 million, and it earned more than $75 million at the box office throughout its run, which began on October 19, 2007, and lasted for six weeks. Critic reviews were mixed . Since its release, the movie has garnered a cult following.

Dark Days, a sequel to the first film, was made available for purchase on home video for the first time on October 5, 2010. Blood Trails, a prequel web serial, was made available on FEARnet.com and FEARnet On Demand in 2007. Dust to Dust, another prequel miniseries, was broadcast in 2008 and took place before the events of Dark Days.

Synopsis: Warner Bros Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is the story of the ferocious ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy. The film brings Miller’s (Sin City) acclaimed graphic novel to life by combining live action with virtual backgrounds that capture his distinct vision of this ancient historic tale.

Release Date: March 9th, 2007
Director: Zach Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender

Synopsis: Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled, enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon, he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity. 

Release Date: December 25th, 2013
Director: Carl Rinsch
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, Ko Shibasaki

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Synopsis: When a meteor carrying the Zombie virus hits Earth it triggers the potential end of mankind. The last chance for humanity is a spacecraft full of Alien scientists tasked with tracking and eliminating the interstellar virus; one that has wiped out many other planets and lifeforms. What will happen when humans must team with aliens to survive the zombie apocalypse? Find out in Aliens Versus Zombies!

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Synopsis: Biochemist Dr. Hank Pym uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula. Though his first self-test goes awry, he develops an instrument that helps him communicate with and control insects.

Release Date: July 17, 2015
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña

Scott Lang, a cat burglar, must channel his inner hero and assist his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, in carrying out a scheme that would rescue the planet. Scott is equipped with a super-suit that has the amazing ability to decrease in scale while increasing strength.

Aquaman (Arthur Curry) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo comic book series. During the late 1950s and 1960s superhero-revival period known as the Silver Age, he was a founding member of the Justice League. In the 1990s Modern Age, writers interpreted Aquaman's character more seriously, with storylines depicting the weight of his role as king of Atlantis.

Aquaman has been featured in several adaptations, first appearing in animated form in the 1967 The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and then in the related Super Friends program. Since then he has appeared in various animated productions, including prominent roles in the 2000s series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, as well as several DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Actor Alan Ritchson portrayed the character in the live-action television show Smallville. In the DC Extended Universe, actor Jason Momoa portrays the character in the films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Aquaman, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Aquaman Movie Details
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Director: James Wan
Cast: Jason Momoa (Arthur Curry/Aquaman), Patrick Wilson (King Orm/Ocean Master), Amber Heard (Mera), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (David Kane/Black Manta)

Marvel's The Avengers (titled Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it was the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, and Thor to form a team capable of stopping Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth. After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011 and would bring together Tony Stark (Downey), Steve Rogers (Evans), Bruce Banner (Ruffalo), and Thor (Hemsworth) from Marvel's previous films. With the signing of Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff in March 2009, the film was pushed back to a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay that was penned by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. The film features more than 2,200 visual effects shots. The Avengers premiered at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre on April 11, 2012, and was released in the United States on May 4, as the last film of Phase One of the MCU. It received praise for Whedon's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score, and garnered numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for achievements in visual effects. The film grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, setting numerous box office records and becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time as well as the highest-grossing film of 2012. It is the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales. In 2017, The Avengers was featured as one of the 100 greatest films of all time in an Empire magazine poll. Three sequels have been released; Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.

Synopsis: Universal Based on the comic book series from Dark Horse, Barb Wire stars the voluptuous Pamela Anderson. In Steel Harbor, a bombed-out wreck of a town, thrill-junkie Barbara Kopetski - better known as "Barb Wire" - is a bar owner and part-time bounty hunter (in order to pay for her bar, The Hammerhead). She is skilled in many areas, but excels in combat-related abilities. While she has a brother and several allies, she is essentially a loner, although this is something which is uncomfortable for her to think about.

Release Date: May 3, 1996
Director: David Hogan
Cast: Pamela Anderson Lee, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Jack Noseworthy, Xander Berkeley

Synopsis: Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of DC Comics Detective Comics on March 30, 1939. Batman is the superhero alias of billionaire Bruce Wayne, an American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne. He trains and pushes himself to the limit both physically and intellecutally and creates a bat-inspired persona to monitor the streets of Gotham at night.

Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with supporting characters, including his sidekick Robin; allies Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon, and Catwoman; and foes such as the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face, and his archenemy, the Joker.

One of the most iconic characters in popular culture, Batman has been listed among the greatest comic book superheroes and fictional characters ever created. He is one of the most commercially successful superheroes, and his likeness has been licensed and featured in various media and merchandise sold around the world including toy lines such as Lego Batman and video games like the Batman: Arkham series. Batman has been adapted in live-action and animated incarnations, including the 1960s Batman television series played by Adam West and in films by Michael Keaton in Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), and The Flash (2022), Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), Ben Affleck in the DC Extended Universe films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2016–present), and Robert Pattinson in The Batman (2022). Kevin Conroy, Jason O'Mara, and Will Arnett, among others, have lent their voice to the character as well.

Synopsis: As the world debates what kind of hero it actually needs, Batman confronts the Man of Steel out of fear that Superman's deeds will go unchecked.

Director: Zack Snyder
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane

Synopsis: A retired superhero actor stars in, writes the script for, and directs a Broadway musical in an effort to resurrect his faltering career.

Release Date: October 17, 2014
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton

Synopsis: Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from a terrible criminal lord after breaking off her relationship with the Joker.

Release Date: February 7, 2020
Director: Cathy Yan
Cast: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez

Synopsis: Black Adam is let free from his earthly grave, some 5,000 years after being endowed with the enormous powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as swiftly—and is prepared to wreak his particular brand of justice on the contemporary world.

Release Date: October 21, 2022
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Pierce Brosnan

Synopsis: After his father, the King of Wakanda, passes away, T'Challa travels back home to his secluded, highly developed African country to claim the throne as his own.
He must take the initiative to guide his people into a new future and must face a threat from his nation's history.

Release Date: February 16, 2018
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman

Synopsis: When a dangerous conspiracy with links to her past surfaces, Natasha Romanoff is forced to face the shadow side of her ledger.

Release Date: July 9, 2021 
Director: Cate Shortland
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko

Blade started its movie run in 1998, and is considered to be the first GOOD movie from Marvel comics, and is honored as the spark that ignited Marvel's characters onto the big screen. Unlike their earlier efforts (Punisher, Fantastic Four, Captain America), this was no straight-to-video feature. Blade had decent production value and they stuck to the comics history. Plus, it helped to have their character played by a fairly big star in Wesley Snipes. Its success at the box office ($131 million) guaranteed that two more movies would be made.

Synopsis: A fallen soldier named Ray Garrison comes back to life and gains superpowers. He is the first successful human participant in the "Bloodshot" program, which revived and healed him by replacing his whole bloodstream with an experimental nanite substance. His injuries are healed and his strength is increased by this technology, but the nanites must be changed and recharged on a regular basis or he would eventually get damaged and die once more.

Release Date: March 13, 2020
Director: David S. F. Wilson
Cast: Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, Guy Pearce

Synopsis: In Blue Beetle, a Mexican-American boy named Jaime Reyes discovers a strange robotic beetle that fuses with his spine and grants him the ability to call out a potent suit of armor. Although at first glance this would seem like a good thing, Jaime rapidly learns that the beetle has its own mind and occasionally has the power to dominate him instead of the other way around.

Release Date: August 18, 2023
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Cast: Xolo Maridueña, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Guillén, Raoul Max Trujillo, Elpidia Carrillo, George Lopez, Damián Alcázar, Bruna Marquezine, Adriana Barraza, and Belissa Escobedo

2023 will mark the first live-action appearance of the popular DC Comics character as it sees the release of Blue Beetle. The movie stars Xolo Maridueña of Cobra Kai, and tells the origin story of Jaime Reyes, a Latino youngster who forms a link with a symbiotic scarab that endows him with superpowers and transforms him into Blue Beetle.

Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in Booster Gold #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League.

A superhero from the 25th century named Booster Gold went back in time to the 20th century in order to become well-known and wealthy.

Buck Rogers is a fictional character that first appeared in the August 1928 issue of the pulp magazine Amazing Stories. The adventures of Buck Rogers in comic strips, movies, radio and television became an important part of American popular culture. This pop phenomenon paralleled the development of space technology in the 20th century and introduced Americans to outer space as a familiar environment for swashbuckling adventure.

Synopsis: A Tibetan monk becomes a mentor to a teenage street punk and tries to educate him how to protect the scroll of ultimate power from a covert Nazi group bent on gaining control of the globe. The story is based on the highly underground comic book of the same name.

Release Date: April 16, 2003
Director: Paul Hunter
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit

Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 action film starring Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott and Jaime King. The film was directed by Paul Hunter and is loosely based on the comic book by Michael Avon Oeming. The storyline opens in the year 1943, wherein a Tibetan monk, is entrusted by his master with the protection of a Scroll which contains knowledge by which the reader becomes the most powerful of living things. Enter the Nazis who try to take possession of the scroll. Action ensues.

Synopsis: Captain Marvel is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior who finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrulls. Living on Earth in 1995, she keeps having recurring memories of another life as U.S. Air Force pilot Carol Danvers. With help from Nick Fury, Captain Marvel tries to uncover the secrets of her past while harnessing her special superpowers to end the war with the evil Skrulls.

Release Date: March 8, 2019
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace

Synopsis: Based loosely upon the DC Comics anti-heroine, this Catwoman is about a shy, sensitive artist named Patience Philips (Halle Berry). Working for a cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product, Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience from meek to sleek. In a mystical twist of fate, she is transformed into a woman with the strength, speed, agility and ultra-keen senses of a cat. With her newfound prowess and feline intuition, Patience becomes Catwoman, a bold and stealthy creature balancing on the thin line between good and bad.

Release Date: July 23, 2004
Director: Pitof
Cast: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Alex Borstein, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone

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Synopsis: John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) has been described as the "Dirty Harry of the occult world". Based on the popular "Hellblazer" graphic novels, the story follows his efforts, using the occult, to help a female police officer (Rachel Weisz) fight crime. The script may be based on Garth Ennis' storyline of 3 Lords of Hell.

Release Date: February 11, 2005
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince

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Chris Pratt was set to appear as Duncan in the action film Cowboy Ninja Viking alongside Priyanka Chopra. Initially the movie was decided to be released in June 2019, however, on August 7, 2018, the film was pulled from the release list, nullifying the previous release date.

Synopsis: A lone cowboy in the Old West leads an insurrection against an alien threat. 1873. a portion of the United States now known as New Mexico. Absolution is a harsh desert village where a stranger arrives with no knowledge of his history. The strange handcuff on his wrist is the only clue to his past. He learns that the residents of Absolution are unfriendly to outsiders and that the only time anyone moves around in the city is when they are given an order by Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). In this community, people constantly worry about being attacked.

Release Date: July 29, 2011
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Noah Ringer, Keith Carradine, Clancy Brown, Ana de la Reguera, Abigail Spencer 

Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic America where the disease has decimated the country and the rest of the planet, Gibson Rickenbacker works as a hired assassin. Gibson meets a lady by the name of Pearl Prophet when he's in the Big Apple. Pearl informs Gibson that she is a cyborg and is transporting crucial information to a group of scientists in Atlanta working on a cure for the epidemic; she then employs Gibson to accompany her back to Atlanta. But a ruthless group commanded by Fender Tremolo called "Pirates" abduct Pearl in order to steal the cure and bring it to Atlanta for themselves.

Release Date: April 7, 1989
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Jean-Claude van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Dayle Haddon

Synopsis: Blinded by toxic waste when he was a young boy, Matt Murdock's (Ben Affleck) remaining senses are enhanced to an amazing degree. A lawyer by day, he fights crime at night as "Daredevil" -- dealing out out justice to those who have escaped the judicial system.

Release Date: February 14, 2003
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Joe Pantoliano, Jon Favreau, David Keith

DC Studios is an American film, television, and animation company that was originally known as DC Films. It is a branch of Warner Bros., which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Studios was formerly known as DC Films. It is devoted to the production of films, shows, and animations based on characters from DC Comics. The DC Extended Universe is one of their most successful franchises, and it is a part of this production company. On November 1, 2022, James Gunn and Peter Safran took control of the corporation they had been working for. Prior to his leave in October 2022, Walter Hamada served as president of DC Films from 2018 until the time of his departure.

Deadman (Boston Brand) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967), and was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino. Despite a few rumors, there are no Deadman movies officially on the slate as of 2022.

Synopsis: This is the backstory of Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces agent turned mercenary, who takes on the identity of Deadpool after participating in a rogue experiment that gives him fast healing abilities. Deadpool searches for the person who almost wrecked his life with the help of his new skills and a wicked, twisted sense of humor.

Release Date: February 12, 2016
Director: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand

Deathlok is a fictional cyborg published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Astonishing Tales #25 (Aug. 1974), and was created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench. At least three subsequent Marvel characters have used the "Deathlok" identity since then. The original story is about a suburban family man who is unwittingly made a test subject for technology research that slowly turns him into a living computerized assasin (cyborg) for the government.

Synopsis: Tess Trueheart's only goal is to get married to detective Dick Tracy and lead a tranquil life together. But something very evil is happening in the community, and someone very evil is responsible. As a result, Tracy has his hands full dealing with bad guys like Breathless Mahoney and Big Boy Caprice.

Release Date: June 15, 1990
Director: Warren Beatty
Cast: Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna

Doctor Strange is a Marvel comics character and "Master of the Mystic Arts," created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, who first appeared in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963). The character has been featured in several forms including an animated television series, a TV movie, and direct-to-DVD animated film.

In 2016 Marvel released the Doctor Strange film as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Phase 3". 

Release Date: November 4, 2016
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephn Strange, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins

Synopsis: In this comic book film spin-off of the blockbuster Daredevil movie, Alias star Jennifer Garner stars as Elektra Natchios, a beautiful and deadly assassin who finds herself at odds with "The Hand," the clan of mystical ninjas who trained - and then abandoned her. At the request of the villain Kirigi, she is assigned to target a Harbor Island man named Mark Miller because, she is told, of an act his grandfather had performed. A widower, Miller is a likeable man with a charming 13-year-old daughter Abby. After falling for him, Elektra becomes his protector and has to fend off four ninja assassins dispatched by Kirigi. But there is more to Mark Miller than Elektra knows, as he has aligned himself with "Stick," Elektra's former mentor, and both Miller and his daughter are quite able to defend themselves. In the end, Elektra must face off with Kirigi himself.

Release Date: January 14, 2005
Director: Rob Bowman
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Terence Stamp

Synopsis: The Eternals, ancient aliens who have been secretly residing on Earth for thousands of years after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), are compelled by an unanticipated tragedy to band together against mankind's most enduring foe, the Deviants.

Release Date: November 5, 2021
Director: Chloé Zhao    
Cast: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie

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Synopsis: When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays into the superheroes known as The Fantastic Four. Reed Richards, brilliant scientist, is transformed into the elastic Mr. Fantastic. His wife, Sue Storm, can now bend light and and produce force fields as The Invisible Woman. Sue's little brother Johnny Storm now has powers that match his fiery personality as The Human Torch. Pilot Benjamin Grimm, never much to look at, but now he is a monstrous Thing --completely covered by a rocky orange hide which makes him invunerable to harm and super-strong. Together, they become the Fantastic Four.

Release Date: July 8, 2005
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington

A little known B-Movie by Roger Corman was produced in 1994 and went straight to video. Then, Fox made the best attempt at the big screen in 2005, with Ioan Gruffud, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Chris Evans, to be followed by a sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in 2007. And then another reboot in 2015.

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Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. It debuted in 1998 and it's popularity and originality led to it getting a green light in 2002 as a feature film. The film was to be made by director James Cameron and his production company Lightstorm Entertainment; but nothing developed. In the past, Fathom had been considered as an animated film by Top Cow Productions and Fox Studios, but that also fell through.

Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Flash Gordon has been translated into a wide variety of media, including motion pictures, television and animated series.

A European-based military unit known as Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity (G.I.J.O.E.), a hi-tech, international force of special operatives takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. G.I. Joe is the codename for America's daring, highly-trained special mission force. Its purpose: To defend human freedom against COBRA, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world.

Synopsis: Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) , a motorcycle stuntman makes a deal with the devil in order to save his father from cancer. His end of the bargain is a little more than he expected, however, and he is possessed by a demon. Every night, he transforms into the Ghost Rider, a humanoid form with a flaming skull for a head, and goes out to wreak vengeance on the guilty.

Release Date: February 16, 2007
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Peter Fonda

Green Arrow is a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City. Dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an extraordinary archer who invents trick arrows with various special functions to trip up foes. Throughout his first twenty-five years, Green Arrow was not a significant hero. However, he gained popularity in the 70's when he was paired with the more law-and-order-oriented hero Green Lantern in a groundbreaking, socially conscious comic book series. The character was not initially a well-known character outside of comic book fans until he appeared in Justice League Unlimited in the 2000s and season six of popular live-action series Smallville (played by Justin Hartley). David S. Goyer also attempted to get Green Arrow: Escape from Super Max into production as a film in the late 2000s.

Green Arrow made his debut on television as a guest star in an episode of the original Super Friends. He was portrayed by Norman Alden in the 1973 episode "Gulliver's Gigantic Goof." He was described as a "staunch Justice League of America member" (JLA).

By day, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a millionaire publisher and popular media figure, but by night, Reid assumes the identity of fearless crime fighter The Green Hornet and teams with his trusted sidekick, Kato (played by Asian pop star-turned-actor/director Jay Chou), to keep the streets safe for average citizens. Director Michel Gondry helms the big-screen adaptation of the popular radio serial, comic book, film, and television series originated by Lone Ranger creators Fran Striker and George W. Trendle.

Synopsis: In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax... he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

Release Date: June 17th, 2011
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins

Synopsis: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits–Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand - with the galaxy’s fate in the balance. 

Release Date: August 1, 2014
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper

Synopsis: There are heroes... there are superheroes... and then there's Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility--everyone knows that--everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough--as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think--until the day that he saves the life of a PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet--and a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he's a lost cause.

Release Date: July 2nd, 2008
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan

Synopsis: Based on a comic book of the same name, Hellboy chronicles a demon who is accidentally summoned to earth by the Nazis. Rather than side with evil, the disarmingly down-to-earth Hellboy (Ron Perlman) decides to become a champion of the good, and works as a paranormal investigator.

Release Date: April 2, 2004
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, and Thomas Haden Church

He-Man is a fictional heroic character featured in the Masters of the Universe media franchise of action figures, comic books, animated cartoons and movie (1987). In most variations, he is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends defend the realm of Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor. Cannon Films produced a live-action film "Masters of the Universe," which featured Dolph Lundgren in the role of He-Man; it was a commercial failure. In this film Prince Adam was not seen at all; only He-Man was shown. This He-Man was much more aggressive than his 1980s TV-series counterpart, attacking with lasers, his sword and bare fists several times throughout the film. The film ended with a spectacular and violent clash with Skeletor, in which Skeletor was flung deep beneath Castle Grayskull into a pit filled with steaming liquid. The film ended with a post-credit scene in which Skeletor emerged from the liquid and proclaimed, "I'll be back!".

Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) now finds himself transformed in times of stress into the dark personification of his repressed rage and fury -- the most powerful man-like creature to ever walk the Earth! 

Synopsis: 200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind. Based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel "I, Frankenstein."

Release Date: January 24, 2014.
Director: Stuart Beattie
Cast:  Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Aden Young

Synopsis: Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist playboy and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron Man. The movie was an instant blockbuster and has spawned a sequel which blasted into theaters in May of 2010. The character will appear in The Avengers movie May 4th 2012, and the third Iron Man movie is expected May 3rd 2013.

Release Date: May 2, 2008
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub

John Carter (of Mars) is a scfi character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs who finds himself transported to the red planet, and due to the lesser gravity on Mars, he is able to perform superhuman feats of strength--particularly amazing leaps across great distances. Falling in love with a kidnapped princess, he uses his abilities to rescue her. The character is enduring, having appeared in various media (including comic strips and books) since his 1912 debut in a magazine serial. In the forthcoming 2012 film adaptation of the series, John Carter, Carter is played by Taylor Kitsch, with the role of Dejah Thoris to be played by Lynn Collins.

Jonah Hex is a Western comic book antihero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga and published by DC Comics. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is horribly scarred on the right side. Despite his poor reputation and personality, Hex is bound by a personal code of honor to protect and avenge the innocent. The character is portrayed by Josh Brolin in the 2010 film adaptation of the same name. Thomas Jane provided his voice in a DC Animated short film.

Synopsis: Judge Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner. Dredd and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence and even execute criminals on the spot. It first leaped from comics to screen in 1995 with Slyvester Stallone and is currently being rebooted with Karl Urban.

Release Date: June 30, 1995
Director: Danny Cannon
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Joan Chen

Synopsis: With his faith in people restored and motivated by Superman's altruistic deed, Bruce Wayne enlists the aid of Diana Prince, a new ally, to take on a more formidable foe. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman move swiftly to identiy and assemble a group of meta-humans to combat this recently emerged threat. Despite the creation of this extraordinary team of superheroes, which includes Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and the Flash, it might already be too late to defend the Earth from a devastating attack.

Release Date: November 17, 2017
Director: Zach Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa

Synopsis: Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's (Layer Cake) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Comic book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) may not have good coordination or special powers, but that doesn't mean he isn't a fully capable crime fighter. After purchasing a flashy wet suit on the Internet, Dave starts busting up baddies with nothing but brute force. He calls himself Kick-Ass, and he can take a beating as good as he can dish one out. Before long, Kick-Ass has become a local sensation, and others are following his lead. Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz) are a father-daughter crime-fighting duo who have set their sights on local mob heavy Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). They're doing a decent job of dismantling Frank's sizable underworld empire when Kick-Ass gets drawn into the fray. But Frank's men play rough, and his son, Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), is about to become Kick-Ass' very first arch nemesis. When Chris assumes the persona of Red Mist, the stage is set for a superhero showdown.

Release Date: 16 April 2010
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage

Synopsis: Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose late father secretly worked for a spy organization, lives in a South London housing estate and seems headed for a life behind bars. However, dapper agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recognizes potential in the youth and recruits him to be a trainee in the secret service. Meanwhile, villainous Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) launches a diabolical plan to solve the problem of climate change via a worldwide killing spree.

Release Date: 13 February 2015
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine

Synopsis: The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill, publication of which began in 1999. The series spans two six-issue limited series and a graphic novel from the America's Best Comics imprint of Wildstorm/DC, and a third miniseries published by Top Shelf and Knockabout Comics. According to Moore, the concept behind the series was initially a "Justice League of Victorian England" but quickly grew into an opportunity to merge several works of fiction into one world. Elements of Volume I were used in a very loose feature film adaptation of the same name, released in 2003 and starring Sean Connery.

Release Date: July 11, 2003
Director: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Roxburgh, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson

Lobo is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. An alien, Lobo works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. The character enjoyed a short run as one of DC’s most popular characters throughout the 1990s. This version of Lobo was intended to be an over-the-top parody of Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine. In September 2009, Warner Bros. announced that Guy Ritchie would direct a live-action adaptation featuring the comic book character. Variety described the premise: "Lobo is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams with a small town teenage girl to stop the creatures." Ritchie was scheduled to begin production of Lobo in early 2010 and bring an "irreverent, gruff tone" to the film as he did with previous films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The studio was aiming for a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. In early 2010 it was reported that Ritchie had left the project in order to pursue working on a sequel to his hit film Sherlock Holmes instead. The future of the Lobo feature film project is currently undetermined.

The Magdalena is an American comic book heroine created by Top Cow Productions. She did not have her own on-going series for many years, but had two limited series and has been featured in comics with The Darkness, the Witchblade, Tomb Raider, The Angelus and Vampirella. She first appeared in The Darkness #15 (June 1998). Her ongoing series started April 2010.

Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk (The Phantom), which began June 11, 1934. Mandrake is a magician whose work is based on an unusually fast hypnotic technique. As noted in captions, when Mandrake "gestures hypnotically", his subjects see illusions, and Mandrake has used this technique in his battles with a variety of gangsters, mad scientists, extraterrestrials and characters from other dimensions. Mandrake has been produced across all media including an early radio show and 1939 movie serial, but most recently in 2009 it was announced to become a film starring Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou, but nothing has been heard since then.

Synopsis: Man-Thing tells the story of scientist Ted Sallis who injects himself with an untested serum to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. The serum transforms Sallis into the mindless, ambling swamp-matter beast known as Man-Thing, who is empathically drawn to the fear of others. Man-Thing prowls the Florida Everglades in search of the fearful...for whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!

Release Date: April 30, 2005 
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor, Jack Thompson    

Synopsis: Men in Black is a science fiction comedy series , starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. The film was based on the Men in Black comic book series by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Marvel Comics. The first film was released by Columbia Pictures and grossed over $587 million worldwide against a $90 million budget. It was followed by a 2002 sequel, Men in Black II, an animated series titled Men in Black: The Series as well as a second sequel that will be released in 2012, Men in Black III.

Release Date: July 2, 1997 
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn

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One of Marvel's oldest superheroes, The Sub-Mariner, will join his comic compatriots in diving onto the big screen. Price Namor is a short-fused half-human/half-amphibian from the lost island of Atlantis. In the past, he has helped the human race but also fought alongside the Atlanteans against human invaders who brought waste to his underwater world. Caught between two identities, Price Namor displays the classic angst that comes with being of mixed species and is widely regarded as one of the first anti-heroes.

Nemesis is a creator-owned comic book limited series written by Mark Millar, drawn by Steve McNiven and published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics. The publicity was launched in October 2009, with a teaser image containing the caption "What if Batman was the Joker?" The rights to make a Nemesis film have been optioned by 20th Century Fox, with Tony Scott set to direct it, in conjunction with his Scott Free production company.

The New Gods are a fictional race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in New Gods #1.

Once a gung-ho sergeant during World War II, Nick Fury worked his way up the U.S. intelligence ladder on the basis of actions, brains and integrity. Kept in the peak of youthful vigor by the mysterious Infinity Formula, the studly secret agent has done it all: from wooing wicked women to skydiving while smoking a cigar. When the free world has its back to the wall, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the man most likely to come out fighting!

Synopsis: No Ordinary Family was an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT. The show centers on the Powells, a typical American family living in fictional Pacific Bay, California, whose members gain special powers after their plane crashes in a funky swamp in the Amazon, Brazil. On May 13, 2011 ABC announced that No Ordinary Family had been cancelled due to low ratings.

Run Dates: September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011
Cast: Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Kay Panabaker, Jimmy Bennett, Autumn Reeser

Synopsis: An adaptation of a TokyoPop comic book, the story is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire and follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece. Cory Goodman ("The Brood") wrote the screenplay.

Release Date: May 13, 2011
Director: Scott Stewart
Cast: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins

Synopis: "The Punisher" is one of Marvel's more violent comics characters but has seen the big screen three times with little to no box office success. First in 1989 with Dolph Lundgren, next in 2004 with Thomas Jane, and then in 2008 with Ray Stevenson. The comics storyline tells of Frank Castle, a former Special Forces operative, who witnesses his family murdered by the mob. With unparalleled intensity and an arsenal of weapons Castle seeks to "punish" criminals wherever he finds them.

Release Date: April 16, 2004
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Cast: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos

Synopsis: R.I.P.D. is an action-comedy crime film, based on the comic book Rest In Peace Department by Peter M. Lenkov. A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest In Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. 

Release Date: July 19, 2013
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Roy Powell

Synopsis: RED, meaning "Retired, Extremely Dangerous," is a 2010 action comedy film about senior-age intelligence operatives loosely inspired by the three-issue comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. 

Release Date: October 15, 2010
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, and Karl Urban

Synopsis: Road to Perdition is a 2002 crime film adapted by David Self, from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The plot, taking place during the Great Depression, follows a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family. The film eventually grossed over $180 million worldwide. The cinematography, setting, and the lead performances by Newman (in his final theatrical screen appearance) and Hanks were well-received by critics. 

Release Date: July 12, 2002
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig

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Synopsis: Scott Pilgrim must fight Ramona's seven sinister ex-boyfriends in order to win her hand in this Universal Pictures adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Oni Press comic book. Shaun of the Dead's Edgar Wright directs from a script he penned with Michael Bacall. Superhero veterans Chris Evans and Brandon Routh co-star in the action comedy as two of the seven ex-boyfriends.

Release Date: August 13, 2010
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick

Sgt. Frank Rock is a fictional infantry non-commissioned officer during World War II in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in Our Army at War #83 (June 1959), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert.

Synopsis: Shang-Chi, the master of Kung Fu centered on weapons, is compelled to confront his past after being involved with the Ten Rings group. A 2021 American superhero movie based on the Shang-Chi character from Marvel Comics. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is the distributor and Marvel Studios is the producer. Shang-Chi is a fictional character, often called the "Master of Kung Fu", appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin.

Release Date: September 3, 2021
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Yuen Wah, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, Tony Leung

Synopsis: Billy Batson is an abandoned boy who is annoying Child Services and law enforcement by being obstinate in his search for his missing mother. Billy meets Freddy at his most recent foster home, though, and the Wizard Shazam chooses him to be his new champion. Whenever Billy speaks the wizard's name, he is struck by a magic lightning bolt that transforms him into an adult superhero empowered with the abilities of six legendary figures. The Shazam! name is an acronym for six gods and heroes of the ancient world: the wisdom of Solomon, strength of Hercules, stamina of Atlas, power of Zeus, courage of Achilles and speed of Mercury.. Billy quickly discovers, however, that he has a powerful foe in Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, who was previously turned down by the wizard and has chosen to use the power of the Seven Deadly Sins in its place. Billy must accept the obligations of his calling while discovering the power of a unique magic with his true family that Sivana can never comprehend. He is now being hunted by this crazy scientist for his own power as well.

Release Date: April 5, 2019
Director: David F Sandberg
Cast: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou

The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966), the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy". Originally, Norrin Radd, a young astronomer of the planet Zenn-La, made a bargain with the cosmic entity Galactus, pledging to serve as his herald in order to save his homeworld from destruction. Imbued in return with a tiny portion of Galactus' Power Cosmic, Radd acquired great powers, a near indestructible body designed for the rigors of space travel, and a surf-board like conveyance that could carry him at speeds beyond that of light. Known from then on as the Silver Surfer, Radd began to roam the cosmos searching for new planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels finally took him to Earth, the Surfer came face-to-face with the Fantastic Four, a team of powerful superheroes that helped him to rediscover his nobility of spirit. Betraying Galactus, the Surfer saved Earth but was punished in return by being exiled there.

The 13-episode animated television series Silver Surfer, also known as Silver Surfer: The Animated Series, is based on the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby-created Marvel Comics superhero Silver Surfer. On the Fox Kids Network in 1998, the show ran for one season.

Sin City is the title for a series of neo-noir comics by Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special" (April, 1991), and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several other stories of variable lengths have followed. All stories take place in Basin City, with frequent recurring characters and intertwining stories.

Synopsis: A man fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement takes the law into his own hands after a terrible mistake. A police officer risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile, and a hitman looking to make a little money are the subjects of four crime stories adapted from Frank Miller's
popular comics. They center around a muscular brute who's searching for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie (Jaime King), a man fed up A planned sequel was announced soon after, but has since been delayed indefinitely.

Synopsis: Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero created in 1992 by Todd McFarlane at fledgling publisher (at the time) Image Comics. The character was covert ops mercenary who was killed in action and sent to hell because of his life as an assassin. Making a deal with a devil, Simmons agrees to become a Hellspawn and serve Malebolgia if he is allowed to see his wife, Wanda, one last time. Spawn was adapted into a 1997 feature film, an HBO animated series lasting from 1997 until 1999, and a series of action figures whose high level of detail made McFarlane Toys known in the toy industry.

Release Date: August 1, 1997
Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé
Cast: John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, D. B. Sweeney

The first big screen Spider-Man movie was released in May 2002 by Sony/Columbia. Helmed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Since the original, there have been two sequels, and just as the 4th movie was gaining steam, the studio announced a reboot with an all new cast and crew.

Orphaned at an early age, Peter Parker lived in Queens, New York with his beloved Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Peter leads the life of a normal high school student while working as a photographer at the Daily Bugle, but after being bitten by a genetically altered/radioactive spider, Peter Parker's life becomes complicated. Able to cling to any surface, shoot webbing from his wrists, and the with the proportional strength of a spider, Peter devotes himself to fighting crime as Spider-Man--his guiding principle, "With great power, comes great responsibility."

The Suicide Squad, also known as Task Force X, is a name for two fictional organizations in the DC Comics Universe. The first version debuted in The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #25 (1959), and the second in Legends #3 (1987). An "original" Suicide Squad was retconned into existence in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14, in order to form a connection between the two Squads. The current Suicide Squad (created by John Ostrander in the aforementioned Legends #3) is an anti-hero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences. The group operates out of Belle Reve Penitentiary, under the command of government agent Amanda Waller.

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Synopsis: Some of the most deadly super-villains in prison are enlisted by a covert government organization to establish a task force for defense. Their first task was to prevent the end of the world.    

Release Date: August 5, 2016
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne    

Supergirl is a female counterpart to the DC Comics Superman. As his cousin, she shares his super powers and vulnerability to Kryptonite. She was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino in 1959. She first appeared in the Action Comics comic book series and later branched out into animation, film, television, and merchandising. In May 2011, Supergirl placed 94th on IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time.

Synopsis: Surrogates is a science fiction action film, based on the comic book series of the same name. It stars Bruce Willis as FBI Agent Tom Greer who ventures out into the real world to investigate the murder of surrogates (humanoid remote control vehicles). The film's main concept centers around the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase remote controlled humanoid robots through which they interact with society. These fit, good-looking, remotely controlled robots ultimately assume their life roles, enabling people to experience life vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes. 

Release Date: September 25, 2009
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Cast: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe, James Cromwell, Ving Rhames

Synopsis: Tank Girl is a British comic created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin. The eponymous character Tank Girl drives a tank, which is also her home. She undertakes a series of missions for a nebulous organization before making a serious mistake and being declared an outlaw for her sexual inclinations and her substance abuse. The comic centres on her misadventures with her boyfriend, Booga, a mutant kangaroo. The comic's style was heavily influenced by punk visual art, and strips were frequently deeply disorganized, anarchic, absurdist, and psychedelic. The comic was also adapted into a critically and financially unsuccessful film, albeit with a considerable cult following. Martin and Hewlett are known for speaking poorly of the experience, with Martin calling it "a bit of a sore point" for them. Despite its critics, the film did however undeniably broaden the comics' fanbase from a relatively modest cult following to an international audience.

Release Date: March 31, 1995
Director: Rachel Talalay
Cast: Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell

The Teen Titans, also known as the New Teen Titans, New Titans, or simply the Titans, is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, often in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name suggests, its membership is usually composed of teenaged superheroes. A Teen Titans animated television series ran on Cartoon Network from July 2003 to January 2006. Based on the 1980s version of the team, but diverging from that continuity in some ways.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists. From their home in the storm sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society at large. The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons, video games, films, and other merchandise. During the peak of its popularity in the late 1980s through early 1990s, the franchise gained considerable worldwide success and fame.

Synopsis: The Crow is a 1994 American action film based on the 1989 comic book of the same name by James O'Barr. The film was written by David J. Schow and John Shirley, and directed by Alex Proyas. The Crow stars Brandon Lee, in his final film, as Eric Draven, a rock musician who is revived from the dead to avenge his own murder, as well as that of his fiancée. While filming during the last weeks of production, Lee was mortally wounded when a dummy bullet, which had become lodged in one of the prop guns, was shot into his abdomen by a blank cartridge. The film was a critical and commercial success after its release, opening at the top of the box office.

Release Date: May 15, 1994
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott

The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (cover date January 1940/release month November 1939). Nicknamed the "Scarlet Speedster", all incarnations of the Flash possess "super speed", which includes the ability to run, move, and think extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics.

A staple of the comic book DC Universe, the Flash has been adapted to numerous DC films, video games, animated series, and live-action television shows. In live-action, Barry Allen has been portrayed by Rod Haase for the 1979 television special Legends of the Superheroes, John Wesley Shipp in the 1990 The Flash series and Grant Gustin in the 2014 The Flash series. Shipp also portrays a version of Jay Garrick in the 2014 The Flash series. Ezra Miller is the latest actor to portray the Flash on screen as part of DC's Extended Universe series of films, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).

The various incarnations of the Flash have also been featured in animated series such as Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Young Justice, as well as the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series.

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Synopsis: The Flash travels back in time in an attempt to prevent the murder of his mother, a heroic act which disrupts time and alters the universe as he knows it.

Release Date: June 16, 2023
Director: Andy Muschietti
Cast: Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, and Sasha Calle

The Greatest American Hero is an comedy-drama television series that aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981. The series stars William Katt as teacher Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The show chronicles Ralph's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use his powers by trial and error, often with comical results. The series was made into an on going comic book series published by Arcana.

In the not-too-distant future as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards. Enter: Graham Brick. A career criminal never quite able to hit the big score, Graham intends to steal one of the charging stations, skip the country and live off unlimited funds for the rest of his life. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live... and now Graham and his team have just a few days to turn the crime of the century into the last crime in American history.

Synopsis: In 1933 a boy discovers an ancient Native American in a sideshow carnival tent. The Indian is Tonto, the old companion of John Reid, a lawman more famously known as the Lone Ranger. With this opportunity to set the record straight about his and Reid's adventures, Tonto recalls the day in 1869 when he first encountered the man who would be his trusted friend and tells of their teamwork bringing down Butch Cavendish and other Old West outlaws.

Release Date: July 3, 2013
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Helena Bonham Carter

Synopsis: The Losers is a 2010 American action movie based on the adaptation of the Vertigo comic book series of the same name by Andy Diggle. The film received negative reviews from critics and drew comparisons to The A-Team, a remake of which was released shortly after The Losers premiered.

Release Date: April 23, 2010
Director: Sylvain White
Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Chris Evans

The Phantom is an adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many media, including television, film and video games, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating from the fictional African country Bengalla. The Phantom is the 21st in a line of crimefighters that originated in 1536, when the father of British sailor Christopher Walker was killed during a pirate attack. Swearing an oath to fight evil on the skull of his father's murderer, Christopher started the legacy of the Phantom that would be passed from father to son, leaving people to give the mysterious figure nicknames such as "The Ghost Who Walks", The Man Who Cannot Die and Guardian of the Eastern Dark, believing him to be immortal.

Synopsis: The Rocketeer is a 1991 period superhero adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the character of the same name created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens. Set in 1938 Los Angeles, California, The Rocketeer tells the story of stunt pilot Cliff Secord who discovers a jet pack that enables him to fly. His heroic deeds attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, as well as sadistic Nazi operatives.

Release Date: June 21, 1991
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino and Tiny Ron Taylor

The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town" with psychic powers. One of the most famous pulp heroes of the 20th century, The Shadow has been featured in comic books, comic strips, television, video games, and at least five motion pictures. The radio drama is well-remembered for those episodes voiced by Orson Welles.

Synopsis: The Spirit is a crime-fighting fictional character created by writer-artist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940 in a 16-page Sunday supplement. In the 2000s, following Eisner's death, the Spirit returned in comic books published by DC Comics. Universally panned by critics and fans alike, the movie underperformed at the box office and is considered a bomb.

Release Date: December 25, 2008
Director: Frank Miller
Cast: Gabriel Macht as the Spirit and Samuel L. Jackson as the Octopus

Synopsis: Thor is a superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character is based on the Thor of Norse mythology. He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series, and has been a perennial member of the superhero team the Avengers, appearing in each of the four volumes. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, clothing, toys, trading cards and video games. The film Thor, based on the character and comic, was released in 2011, with Kenneth Branagh as director and Chris Hemsworth starring as Thor. Hemsworth will reappear as Thor in the film The Avengers, released in 2012 and Thor 2 in 2013.

A fictitious antihero team known as The Thunderbolts has appeared in American comic books produced by Marvel Comics. Most of the members of the team are former supervillains.

ThunderCats is an animated television series debuting in 1984 that was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. Based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The series follows the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens. There were also several comic book series produced: Marvel Comics' version (currently owned by Warner Bros. rival Disney), 1984 to 1988; and five series by Wildstorm, an imprint of DC Comics (Warner Bros.' corporate sibling), beginning in 2003. It was announced on June 5, 2007, that Aurelio Jaro is making a CGI-animated feature film of ThunderCats, based on a script written by Paul Sopocy with Jerry O'Flaherty directing, but it has since been reported that the movie is on hold. Concept art for the film has also been leaked online. In June 2010, a press release revealed that a new animated series by Warner Bros. Animation was in production for Cartoon Network with animation provided by Studio 4°C.

Synopsis: The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist Georges Remi. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in more than 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date. Set during the 20th century, the hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy. The property has been seen across all media, including several movies the most recent of which The Adventures of Tintin (2011) – Steven Spielberg directed a motion capture 3D film based on three stories published in the 1940s, The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham's Treasure (1944). Peter Jackson's company Weta Digital provided the animation and special effects. Jackson and Spielberg will co-direct the second movie of the trilogy, an adaptation of The Seven Crystal Balls (1948) and Prisoners of the Sun (1949).

Release Date: 21 December 2011
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg

Transformers is an entertainment franchise spanning toys, comic books, animation, video games and films. It began with the Hasbro toy line capitalizing on a gimmick of "two toys in one" whereby a toy robot could also be "transformed" into a vehicle of some sort. It also came with a catchy motto "Robots in Disguise" and an equally creative storyline centering on two factions of warring alien robots which are called the Autobots and the Decepticons. Michael Bay has helmed all Transformers movies so far, and is rumored to be doing a fourth.

Synopsis: V for Vendetta is a ten-issue comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future United Kingdom imagined from the 1980s to about the 1990s. A mysterious masked revolutionary who calls himself "V" works to destroy the totalitarian government, profoundly affecting the people he encounters. 

Release Date: March 17, 2006
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving

Synopsis: Venom is a fictional extraterrestrial life form appearing in Marvel Comics. The creature is a sentient alien Symbiote, with a gooey, almost liquid-like form, and requires a host to bond with for its survival. In return the Venom creature gives its host enhanced powers the most obvious of which are modelled after its first host (Spider-Man). Venom's first appearance in a motion picture was originally planned for a titular film written by David S. Goyer and produced by New Line Cinema, in which Venom would have been portrayed as an antihero and Carnage as the antagonist. Goyer said in an interview the film rights to Venom ultimately reverted to Sony. Venom appears as one of the main antagonists in the 2007 feature film Spider-Man 3, played by Topher Grace. In July 2007, Avi Arad revealed a spin-off was in the works. In September 2008, Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese signed on to write, while Gary Ross will direct. Variety reported that Venom will become an anti-hero, and Marvel Entertainment will produce the film. With the aquisition of Marvel by Disney and the decision to reboot the Spider-Man franchise, plans for Venom have been on hold.

Release Date: October 5, 2018
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott

Synopsis: Wanted is a 2008 action film, very loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same name by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. The film is written by Chris Morgan, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas.The storyline follows Wesley Gibson, a frustrated accountant who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join The Fraternity, the secret guild in which his father worked. It strays quite a bit from the comics, but had critical and box office success. A sequel is planned.

Release Date: June 27, 2008
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Terence Stamp, and Konstantin Khabensky

Synopsis: Whiteout is a comic book limited series by writer Greg Rucka and artist Steve Lieber. It was originally released in four issues during 1998, by Oni Press and then collected into a trade paperback. The story follows Carrie Stetko, a Deputy U.S. Marshal working at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, and her investigation of a murder that takes place there. The story moves through many Antarctic stations, as Stetko chases down suspects and finds more murders. Early in the story, Stetko is attacked by the killer and left for dead in a storm. She saves herself but loses two fingers due to severe cold-related injuries.

Release Date: September 11, 2009
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt

Synopsis: Witchblade is a comic book series published by Top Cow. The series was created by Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner. It follows Sara Pezzini, a tough-as-nails NYPD homicide detective who comes into possession of the Witchblade, a supernatural, sentient artifact with immense destructive and protective powers. Witchblade was adapted into a moderately successful television series in 2001–2002, starring Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini. The title was also adapted into an anime and an unrelated manga series in 2006. A feature film, currently titled The Witchblade, was scheduled for a 2009 release, but is now set for 2013.

Release Date: August 27, 2000
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Cast: Yancy Butler, Anthony Cistaro, Conrad Dunn, David Chokachi, Kenneth Welsh, Will Yun Lee, Eric Etebari

Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941) and has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986. Wonder Woman is a warrior Princess of the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and was created as a "distinctly feminist role model whose mission was to bring the Amazon ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men." In addition to the comics, the character has appeared in other media; most notably, the 1975–1979 Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter, as well as animated series such as the Super Friends and Justice League. Although a number of attempts have been made to adapt the character to live-action film, none have yet emerged from development hell. An animated film was released in 2009, with Keri Russell voicing the title role. In 2011, Adrianne Palicki starred in a failed pilot for a would-be series about the character.

Release Date: June 2, 2017
Director: Patty Jenkins
Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Elena Anaya

Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld and published by Image Comics. Youngblood was a high-profile superteam sanctioned and overseen by the United States government. A half-hour Youngblood animated series was planned for the 1995-96 season on Fox as part of an hour block with a proposed Cyberforce series and a clip was created but the series was never produced. The clip aired in commercials for Youngblood action figures. In February 2009, Reliance Big Entertainment had acquired the feature film rights to the comic book, reportedly for a mid-six figures, and has attached Brett Ratner to direct. No cast or release date has yet been announced. The film is currently being written by J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani.