INHUMANS Could Be Rebooted For The Big Screen After Failed TV Series According To New Rumor

The Inhumans TV series on ABC was a colossal failure, but Marvel Studios may still have plans for Black Bolt and the Royal Family on the big screen. Find out more details on that after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Aug 29, 2019 02:08 AM EST

Filed Under: Inhumans

A new rumour is doing the rounds which claims that the Inhumans could still have a future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As you may recall, ABC and IMAX teamed up for a TV show which premiered in theaters but it was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews, widespread ridicule, and was cancelled shortly after (it also ended IMAX's plans for future TV collaborations).

While this report claims that we won't see the characters "anytime soon," it is said to be in the works for further down the line once the likes of Ms. Marvel and the Celestials are established.

Most fans have already forgotten about the Inhumans, but waiting a few more years will mean there's enough space that this rebooted version of Black Bolt, Medusa, and the rest of the Inhuman Royal Family won't be confused with what's come before. It's become apparent that the Marvel TV shows don't really matter, anyway, so this lot probably aren't going to be the last characters to be rebooted.

Nothing is confirmed and this is just a rumour for now, but a comic accurate take on the Inhumans is a very exciting prospect and one a movie like Eternals could end up setting the stage for.

What do you guys think?

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Joker

Release Date: October 4th, 2019

Director: Todd Phillips

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beets, Robert De Niro

Joker is being entered into a number of festivals before its theatrical release and there's already some Oscar buzz. Much of that has been created by those involved with the project, of course, and there have been plenty of bad movies given similar treatment in the past.

We'll find out soon enough, but what comic book fans will make of it is another matter altogether.

Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)

Release Date: February 7th, 2020

Director: Cathy Yan

Cast: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Ewan McGregor

Harley Quinn was Suicide Squad's breakout character and it's going to be a lot of fun seeing how Margot Robbie's take on her differs in this setting. Plot rumours have pointed to these female heroes/anti-heroes coming together to steal the "flamboyantly gay" Black Mask's d*ck pics, but a first look confirming whether that's true or not will hopefully arrive sooner rather than later.

The New Mutants

Release Date: April 3rd, 2020

Director: Josh Boone

Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton

After multiple delays, Disney has pencilled in The New Mutants for next April. There's still no word on those reshoots and it's hard to believe that the studio will want to release this movie considering the fact that Marvel Studios is supposed to be rebooting the X-Men franchise. Common sense says that if it does reach theaters, it will be marketed as a teen horror movie more than a superhero one.

Black Widow

Release Date: May 1st, 2020

Director: Cate Shortland

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz, Florence Pugh, David Harbour

It's been confirmed that Black Widow will be set shortly after the events of Captain America: Civil War and after Comic-Con, we now know that Natasha will be facing off with villains like Red Guardian and Taskmaster. With any luck, we'll also get to delve into her origin story as there are a lot of gaps in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's timeline that this adventure could fill in.

Wonder Woman 1984

Release Date: June 5th, 2020

Director: Patty Jenkins

Cast: Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal

Originally set to be released this year, Wonder Woman 1984 was pushed back to next June in order to ensure that the movie is as good as possible. Details are few and far between, but Maxwell Lord and Cheetah are both expected to factor into proceedings while posters such as the one above have really grabbed the attention of comic book fans.

Morbius [Rumored]

Release Date: July 10th, 2020

Director: Daniel Espinosa

Cast: Jared Leto

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Venom 2 [Rumored]

Release Date: October 2nd, 2020

Director: Andy Serkis [Rumored]

Cast: Tom Hardy

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Release Date: November 6th, 2020

Director: Chloe Zhao

Cast: Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Lia McHugh, Don Lee

Marvel Studios revealed the full cast of Eternals at Comic-Con (well, the core team anyway) and that alone is cause for celebration. We don't know a lot about the plot but it's been confirmed that the movie will delve into 30,000 years' worth of the MCU's history, while also putting the spotlight on the Celestials. Chances are that this one will set the stage for some huge future stories.

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Release Date: February 12th, 2021

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Cast: Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina

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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness

Release Date: May 7th, 2021

Director: Scott Derrickson

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Elizabeth Olsen

No, that photo of the Scarlet Witch isn't a mistake! Following the release of WandaVision on Disney+, the character will be making an appearance in Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse. That could mean her powers are about to become a problem and with Scott Derrickson promising that this is the MCU's first "horror" movie, there's a lot of reasons to be excited for this one.

The Batman

Release Date: June 25th, 2021

Director: Matt Reeves

Cast: Robert Pattinson

After years of delays (bear in mind that it was supposed to be released this year, last year, and the year before that), The Batman is finally happening and Robert Pattinson will suit up as the Caped Crusader. It's thought that Matt Reeves wants a number of iconic villains to appear and this could be the most comic book-y version of the Dark Knight seen on screen to date.

The Suicide Squad

Release Date: August 8th, 2021

Director: James Gunn

Cast: Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena

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Thor: Love And Thunder

Release Date: November 5th, 2021

Director: Taika Waititi

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson

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Release Date: February 18th, 2022, May 6th, 2022, July 29th, 2022

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Aquaman 2

Release Date: December 16th, 2022

Director: James Wan

Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard

We still don't know what the deal is with The Trench but Aquaman 2 is happening (which is hardly a surprise after the first instalment grossed over $1 billion worldwide). James Wan is expected to direct this one shortly after he finishes work on another horror movie and while plot details are scarce, it's believed that Black Manta will take on a lead villain role.

DCEU - TBC

There are still a long list of DC Comics movies in the works, all of which appear to be in different stages of development. Black Adam is supposed to start shooting (possibly as soon as the end of next year) and while there's been no official word about a Shazam! sequel, it would be strange for one not to happen. All those Suicide Squad spinoffs do appear to be dead, though.

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Untitled Spider-Man: Far From Home Sequel - TBC

There was no mention of the wall-crawler at Comic-Con but that's because Sony Pictures releases the movies. Based on the gap between Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next instalment should be with us in 2021 and an official announcement will more than likely swing online before the year is over. After that cliffhanger, we need this sequel ASAP!

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inkniron - 8/29/2019, 2:51 AM

Good to hear. The property deserved much better. Anson Mount did what he could with what he was given. It has to be hard enough to basically play a mute and convey your preformance by emoting, but they decide to really put him behind the 8 ball there.

mastakilla39 - 8/29/2019, 7:17 AM

@inkniron - They will most likely be rebooted into the Ms. Marvel tv show. Do we know if all these spin-offs will be live? What-If is an animated series and it's considered to be cannon to the MCU too.

Some speculate that She-Hulk is going to be animated too as it will cost too much to keep her green for the whole series.

OmegaBlack13 - 8/29/2019, 11:09 AM

@mastakilla39 - The Mandalorian trailer made it pretty clear that money is no object for these shows I think.

rebellion - 8/29/2019, 2:53 AM

Yes, please God make it happen!!

MutantEquality - 8/29/2019, 7:50 AM

@rebellion - Good job. Perfect amount of sarcasm.

rebellion - 8/29/2019, 9:08 AM

@MutantEquality - mutants will always be my number one, but ive always loved inhumans. Perlmutter did them dirty. I genuinely hope for a great adaptation one day.

TanukiTrooper - 8/29/2019, 2:53 AM

I'm guessing this is popping up because of Ms. Marvel. I would like to see them done right. Just keep Scott Buck far far away.

Knightrider - 8/29/2019, 2:54 AM

They’d only do this if they are planning inhuman vs X-men, but as the MCU no longer has to pretend in humans are the MCU X-men they won’t be using them

ExSOLDIER - 8/29/2019, 2:57 AM

The cast wasn't the problem. The showrunner was. (God forbid his name)

Mando - 8/29/2019, 2:59 AM

R.I.P Comicbookmovie.com the broken

Doomsday8888 - 8/29/2019, 3:03 AM

Nah, i don't think they will...

tmp3 - 8/29/2019, 3:04 AM

MCU Cosmic is just WeGotThisCovered 2.0

L0RDbuckethead - 8/30/2019, 11:35 AM

@tmp3 - Wilding used to write for We Got This Covered ;)

JDL - 8/29/2019, 3:07 AM

A recast is one thing but a hard reboot is a line I can't recall having been crossed as yet in the MCU. That said if they don't reboot this they aren't going to reboot anything from the tv side.

zeon00 - 8/29/2019, 3:32 AM

Bring in the Terrigen Mist

Kumkani - 8/29/2019, 3:33 AM

"MCU Cosmic"

BritishMonkey - 8/29/2019, 3:46 AM

How can you reboot something that didn't exist? What.

DEVWoulf - 8/29/2019, 4:04 AM

tugboy - 8/29/2019, 4:34 AM

Back to this?

HeavyMetal4Life - 8/29/2019, 5:08 AM

Sounds good to me, that show was terrible and is easy to forget and reboot.

Odinborn - 8/29/2019, 5:20 AM

Yes! I'm pretty sure we would've gotten the movie if not for Spidey and his "was always gonna be temporary" situation knocking the Inhumans off the schedule.

FearTheLiving - 8/29/2019, 5:25 AM

Yes please. Such wasted potential otherwise and having the connection with both Fantastic Four and Ms Marvel is a must.

nibs - 8/29/2019, 5:32 AM

you couldnt get 5 million people interested enough in the property to watch the tv show but you can get 50+ million to see it in a theater? sure

GeneralZod - 8/29/2019, 5:44 AM

Of course Inhumans will happen. Feige will be remembered more for what he did over Phases 4, 5 and 6 than what he did during 1,2 and 3. The 20s will be the most glorious decade in MCU history.

TheUnworthyThor - 8/29/2019, 6:11 AM

Please do. Not that I particularly believe this rumor but yes please. I don’t expect it any time soon with the Eternals coming out next year but make it happen some time. The Inhumans got shafted. The property deserves better than what it got. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever seen but it needed a much, much bigger budget to show the world the greatness of the Inhumans. Black Bolt is supposed to be someone who can go toe-to-toe with the Hulk not taken down by a couple normies. Crystal should be kicking ass left and right. Attilan should be insane to see with everyone having powers.

OmegaDaGrodd - 8/29/2019, 6:21 AM

Marvel got so tired of fixing other studios' takes that they're now trying to fix their own*. You love to see it

*There actually is no Inhumans show. I've never seen it therefore (I will pretend) it doesn't exist

Spock0Clock - 8/29/2019, 6:28 AM

@OmegaDaGrodd - Pretend all you want, but ABC's Inhumans was never the disaster that people say. It's just sorta not very good. Mid-to-low tier CW stuff, like Flash's third season or something.

Yes, that's genuinely disappointing, but the real failure of the show was in basically everything around it and its reception. I'm pretty sure the thing became little more than a way for Ike to fleece IMAX and stick it to Feige by the time production started. Basically the Corman Fantastic Four of the modern era.

Spock0Clock - 8/29/2019, 6:22 AM

They are doing Ms. Marvel, so it makes sense that they would get into the Inhumans. (But it's always possible the MCU will somehow mishmash the Inhumans/Mutants/Deviants into some kind of common origin.)

WeaponXCII - 8/29/2019, 6:38 AM

I would be all for this. They could appear in a Fantastic Four cameo or post-credits scene even.

Franshu - 8/29/2019, 7:04 AM

YES. PLEASE.

noahthegrand - 8/29/2019, 7:23 AM

Black Bolt: Vin Diesel

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/iYjmgd2P1KsWKTRTUFsNv4o-SUNsCCVqc-mgFz7aFkzDkR1Txo5R1043JEDPd2VYJylNK2wmk5m4E54t1G4HCZK_O9d3KM1NaR0sTRVdG1aY-YSVimC-Ivc0glo2hoyRl7NCo3m7

Medusa: Christina Hendricks

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Me9RoRRKAIPVLNUIQ8MEpy-expil6mwcwyr3jW1OjSzb2npdhyRuCs0S1cNF3lMXPSOlpVAxxlJvD3PVYNzCtEeYZa4f7qxwRqgVxBZhMejqEAnzUpGOSQGoaQOaLDOxEWGhYdio

Crystal: Chloe Grace Mortez

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Z_ANT2B88-NCuD1aakAxHO1vAIHSIyw4j7_VPIKA1EGUitYYMAWeQ1_bCZUn-XwKgvhN8tTzK4uG_NlILBTqX7nVSxlHBqdnK_QmjyvnvYUjSkkPhrJ1MXj_eJHKgAUPVhVq7lrI

Karnak: Donnie Yen

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xWwbQnIxC2x4xY4cy9ox7yrKoJyxVt613IJPoulpEVyCY_8ExZ7ZY8_Bod6Cp90ajZlkv6M3TwVv7V71BSJ5F1vrr6EeqDtrJ16lTfoWmKY3x1L-7TyRJpbYEyn9p3zjY5OCVx6K

Triton: Doug Jones

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/puGyfp0gyIiyXqY7QhQ5aOipj8BVai6RPx-GTbJl9_JdUxDWWBAbHnGfuX1RTSZ1aJNXc1LwXHVc_PKtQCOwGnVIPkisJYvRxNS0EmnX-yPf4nks0QwMPq7w2FpD_dJmZPpQ4fRf

Gorgon: O'Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fXnmP9cPpPH3-tSdrjFWFrRAZSTY79xHXtsdiBT2ZkKoJQ3oOV6SG1gAk18TK4ptO8enq9q2QywH8febVaZzsXdSEMJvoPNJv1h7qdBs73Jv2hra-lwniZmKKwH10-1Ak3HWRW1

Maximus The Mad: Cillian Murphy

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cTU6xJicFJKq5cZZnuLs29xqbY7ZuU64VBZBlX9MomP2nILiHivhxk3Dx02F4h-yv-MmDw5-DYIEt7_qj5Ur5OiG_Mzz8fxlP7UQR5sDWquOOkonx6zXwX1G4Tmj7DcYI3yo3Zbn

noahthegrand - 8/29/2019, 7:24 AM

Black Bolt: Vin Diesel

Medusa: Christina Hendricks

Crystal: Chloe Grace Mortez

Karnak: Donnie Yen

Triton: Doug Jones

Gorgon: O'Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson

Maximus The Mad: Cillian Murphy

sKeemAn - 8/29/2019, 7:24 AM

I actually enjoyed the cast of Inhumans. Its wasn't as bad as bad as it looked in the trailer lol.

TheUnworthyThor - 8/29/2019, 7:28 AM

I’m going to miss my princess though.

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