2011 IN FILM
THOR
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Produced by: Kevin Fiege
Written by: Mark Protosevich, Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
NOTES: Origin of Thor who is sent to Earth after reigniting a war witihn Asgard. Loki finds his true origin and begins plotting against everybody.
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
Release Date: June 3, 2011
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Produced by: Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg
Written by: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Jane Goldman
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones,
NOTES: Early tales of the very first of the X-Men and will show how the legendary battle between Xavier and Magneto came to be. Sebastian Shaw will be the main villain. There will be no Wolverine in the film.
GREEN LANTERN
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Donald De Line
Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marc Gruggenheim, Michael Green and Michael Goldenberg
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Peter Saarsgard, Angela Bassett
NOTES: Hal Jordan is the Green Lantern mentored by Sinestro. Parallax is the main villain who has control over the Oan Krona. Hector Hammond who autospy's Abin Sur is taken over by a shard of Parallax that gives him powers.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Produced by: Kevin Fiege
Written by: David Self, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely and Joss Whedon
Cast: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastien Stam, Tommy Lee Jones
NOTES: Steve Rodgers is transformed into Captain America. The primary villain is the Nazi Soldier and HYDRA agent Johann Schmidt who is turned into the Red Skull. He is searching for supernatural objects hidden by the ruler of Asgard Odin.
2012 IN FILM
THE AVENGERS
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Produced by: Jon Favreau and Kevin Fiege
Written by: Zak Penn and Joss Whdeon
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Clark Gregg, Tom Hiddleston.
NOTES: The Ultimate Comic Book Heavan for Marvel Fans, all the characters from the movies Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Hulk are brought together. No word on the villains but Loki is featured in the movie. Edward Norton was recast with Mark Ruffalo.
SPIDERMAN REBOOT (
Working Title)
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Directed by: Marc Webb
Produced by:
Written by: Marc Webb and James Vanderbilt(Story) James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent (Screenplay)
Cast: Andrew Garfield
NOTES: Will be released in 3D, is a complete reboot and will have Peter Parker as a college student. It will be based on the Ultimate Comic Series.
BATMAN 3 (
Working Title)
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
Written by: Christopher Nolan and David Goyer (Story) Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan (Screenplay)
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman.
NOTES: The main featured villain will be Edward Nashton aka The Riddler. It is likely that the secondary villain will be a female character with Talia al Ghul leading the favoured route by fans. It will also be the ending of the Batman franchise, but all the characteres end in an exciting place.
THE MAN OF STEEL
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Directed by: Unknown
Produced by: Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
Written by: Christopher Nolan and David Goyer (Story) David Goyer and Jonathan Nolan (Screenplay)
Cast: Unknown
NOTES: The main villain will be Brainiac backed up by Lex Luthor. The main detail of the reboot is pretty close to John Byrne's 1986 reboot of the character. Superman will have no knowledge of Krypton, is the sole survivor and will not be a geeky Clark Kent but a more contempary and cool alter ego.
IRON MAN 3
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Produced by: Kevin Fiege and Susan Downey
Written by: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jnr. and Justin Theroux
Cast: Robert Downey Jnr., Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg
NOTES: The main villain will be the Mandarin who will be based on the Emperor from Star Wars in the sense that he has always been there but we haven't seen him yet.
THE FLASH
Release Date: June, 2013
Directed by: Unknown
Produced by: Geoff Johns and Greg Berlanti
Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marc Gruggenheim and Michael Green
Cast: Unknown
NOTES: The Flash that is featured will be the Barry Allen Flash. It will be set in the same universe as the Green Lantern movie and could feature a cameo appearance by Ryan Reynolds' Hal Jordan.
OTHER FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT
WONDER WOMAN (Expected around August 2013 and rumour is David Goyer will be writing the story and possible screenplay)
ANT-MAN (Edgar Wright is directing, Kevin Fiege is producing and expect in June or July of 2013. Nathan Fillion has forever been linked with the role of Hank Pym)
JUSTICE LEAGUE (Should be released in July 2014 and is hoped to included Christian Bale's Batman along with Superman, Green Lantern, Flash and Wonder Woman of their solo movies)
GREEN LANTERN 2 (It is unknown when Green Lantern 2 is going to be released but the story and script is already being worked on. Rumours says a GL2 will be released in 2012 with GL3 the following year but that is VERY UNLIKELY)
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (Will feature the Wolverine in Japan storyline and is expected in 2012 but no date has been confirmed)