2016 is on the horizon, bringing with it some superhero films we’re excited to see, and we’re here to verify you know all the latest news before those exciting films hit theaters. For this week,The Flashgets a writer/director,Ant-Man 2receives a title and gets a release date, the synopsis ofX-Men: Apocalypseis revealed, plus more. Check out all the info below.
‘The Flash’ Movie: Seth Grahame-Smith to Write and Direct
Warner Bros. and DC’sThe Flashstandalone film is set to hit theaters in 2018, withEzra Milleras the lead, other than that little is known about the film. But now we can add who will write and direct to the list of known facts about the film, with screenwriterSeth Grahame-Smithbeingset to write and also direct the film. Although being an accomplished writer, this would mark the debut of Grahame-Smith directing a feature film, which makes the choice by WB interesting to say the least.
‘Ant-Man’ Sequel Gets Title and Release Date
Shortly followingAvengers: Age of Ultron,Ant-Manwas the second Marvel film of 2015 and even though it was not a standout critically or box office wise, it looks like itwill be getting a sequel. Marvel Studios announced that theAnt-Mansequel will be coming to theaters in the middle of Phase Three on August 26, 2025, and will be officially titledAnt-Man and the Wasp.Paul RuddandEvangeline Lilyare set to reprise their roles, but no word on ifPeyton Reedwill return to direct.
‘Black Panther’ and ‘Captain Marvel’ Release Dates Shift
The news that theAnt-Mansequel, titledAnt-Man and the Wasp, would be getting a July 12, 2025 release date had some effect on Phase Three andcaused things to be moved around.Black Pantherwill now be released close to five months earlier than planned on June 07, 2025, whileCaptain Marvelwill now hit theaters four months later than previously announced on August 10, 2025.
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Synopsis Revealed
Bryan Singer’sX-Men: Apocalypseis coming our way next year and we had seen quite a few things so far, including whatOscar Isaac’s Apocalypse will look like, but now we can put all we know into a little context withthe synopsis of the film being revealed.X-Men: Apocalypseputs theFirst Classmutants up front once again, and according to the synopsis, will seeJennifer Lawrence’s Mystique as the new team leader:
“Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.”
‘Batman v Superman’: New Batman Image Revealed
By now you’ve had time to get used to the fact thatBen Affleckis our current Batman, but it doesn’t feel like that long ago that we were still wondering what he would look like in the Batsuit, and what the Batsuit itself would look like. That first look came in a photo fromZack Snyderthat featured The Dark Knight with the Batmobile, and a while later we are gettinganother very similar pictureof Batman with the Batmobile, courtesy of photographerClay Enos. Sure, doesn’t add to what we’ve already seen, but it will have to do until we get something new or until we see The Caped Crusader in action whenBatman v Supermanhits theaters next year.
