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Fox Reserves Release Dates

Big movie studios like Disney, Warner Brothers, and Fox often reserve movie release dates a year or two in advance, but recently they’ve been scheduling movies up to 8 years in advance. Disney, in particular, has its movie release dates scheduled through 2021, when The Avengers 3 is set to debut.

Recently, Fox has been amping up its superhero presence, rekindling the X-Men franchise and rebooting The Fantastic Four. Because of this, they recently released their superhero schedule for the next few years, including:

  • X-MenApocalypse– May 27, 2016
  • Wolverine 2- March 3, 2017
  • Fantastic Four 2– July 14, 2017
  • Untitled Film- July 13, 2018

These join The Fantastic Four, opening in 2015, and X-Men: Days of Future Past, opening this summer. The one generating the most buzz is, unsurprisingly, the untitled one, as it leaves open a myriad of possibilities. My bet would be on another X-Men movie of some sort, whether it be a group film, solo flick (possibly Magneto?)… or a crossover attempt with the Fantastic Four, something Fox has been hinting at for a while.

What do you think this mystery Marvel film could be? Fox only owns these two big properties, so what mystery could they be planning?

“Age of Ultron” Sneak Peek!

This past Tuesday saw the premiere of Marvel’s “Avengers Assemble: Building a Universe” special on ABC, debuting a slew of new information and concept art for their next few films.  Most notably, from the group were three pictures: one featuring the “Hulkbuster” Iron Man suit, one of each of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, the newest additions to the team. Check them out below!

Hulkbuster vs. the Hulk
The Scarlet Witch concept art
Quicksilver concept art

 

I’m excited about these designs; Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch both look realistic and functional, and they stand out from the rest of the clean-cut Avengers. Having been described by Joss Whedon (writer/director) as “Eurotrash,” I think the costume designs fit the characters. The biggest remaining concern is if their powers will sufficiently “mesh” with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or if the addition of magic (otherwise referred to as “The Age of Miracles”) will be too much for audiences to handle.