This morning at Comic Con, Warner Bros. made the announcement that Man of Steel 2 will be released in 2015 with Zack Snyder returning to direct and Henry Cavill back to star. The studio made another revelation about the film that is already making headlines: Batman will be in it! Christian Bale has already announced he will not be back as the Caped Crusader, so expect plenty of speculation beginning now about who will be cast in the iconic role.
Man of Steel 2 joins a rather amazing list of pictures scheduled for 2015. This is a year that unquestionably stands out for film geeks. Let’s consider that these characters will grace the silver screen in that year: James Bond. Batman. Superman. Ethan Hunt. The Terminator. Iron Man. Jack Sparrow. And a whole lot more.
The two most hotly awaited movies: the sequel to last year’s The Avengers with Joss Whedon back directing and the whole gang back including, of course, Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man/Tony Stark. Oh… and then there’s Star Wars Episode VII from JJ Abrams. You’ve probably heard of it.
That duo is enough to get excited for 2015. However, if it’s more sequels you want, don’t worry! 2015 is when we’ll likely see Avatar 2. That would be the sequel to the highest grossing film of all time.
Do you like fifth installments of franchises? No worries. Pirates of the Caribbean 5 with Johnny Depp returning as Jack Sparrow will be out. So will Terminator 5, reportedly with Arnold Schwarzenegger back in his signature role. And Tom Cruise will reprise his Ethan Hunt character in Mission: Impossible 5.
Do you like fourth installments of franchises? No worries. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II will be released. So will Jurassic Park IV.
How about just second installments? Other than the aforementioned follow-ups to Man of Steel, The Avengers, and Avatar, we’ll see a sequel to 1996’s Independence Day. Apparently Will Smith won’t be back, but Jeff Goldblum will!! Kristen Stewart is returning in Snow White and the Huntsman 2.
For the kids, Pixar is putting out Finding Dory, the sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo. Kids can also enjoy seeing Charlie Brown and the gang in the animated Peanuts.
James Bond returns in the as-yet-untitled 24th 007 picture. Skyfall director Sam Mendes is back along with Daniel Craig.
For more comic book action, Marvel’s Ant-Man directed by Edgar Wright will be out, as will a Fantastic Four reboot from Chronicle director Josh Trank.
Thor director Kenneth Branagh will bring us a live-action version of Cinderella. Michael Fassbender stars in the film version of the wildly popular video game Assassin’s Creed.
So… needless to say, 2015 is going to be a big year at the box office. There are three legitimate contenders – Star Wars Episode 7, Avengers 2, Avatar 2 – that stand reasonable chances of breaking a lot of box office records. Get ready, my friends!
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