Total Nerd The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies  

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List Rules List includes all scheduled comic book movies - vote up the films you are most excited to see.

One thing is for certain: it’s a great time to be a comic book movie fan. Every Hollywood studio from Disney to Warner Bros. is all in for making superhero movies. Several studios have even announced projects based on comics that won’t be released until 2020! Here is your personal guide to the most anticipated comic book movies coming out in the next few years.

With the success of Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, the highly anticipated sequel has been officially set for production with Gal Gadot returning as Diana Prince. Other upcoming Marvel movies include Captain Marvel and Avengers: Infinity War - Part II.

Although the DC movies haven't quite lived up to the hype, Warner Bros and their DC Extended Universe are developing many sequels, spinoffs, and standalone movies. After the release of Justice League, we will get Justice League Part Two and Justice League Dark with possibly Peter Jackson as director. Other upcoming DCEU movies to be released in 2020 and on include The Batman, Green Lantern Corps, Suicide Squad 2, Nightwing, Gotham City Sirens, and Deathstroke with Joe Manganiello and director Gareth Evans. 

2019 superhero films include Shazam! starring Zachary Levi; Wonder Woman 2 with Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins; Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson; and another Avengers sequel. 

Make sure to also keep your eyes open for upcoming comic book films like the Hellboy reboot, X-Men horror movie The New Mutants, and Deadpool 2.

Vote up the upcoming superhero movies you're most excited about and are sure to see in theaters.

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Avengers: Infinity War – Part ... is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
May 3, 2019 The untitled Avengers film, colloquially referred to as Avengers 4, is a 2019 American superhero film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team.

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The Batman is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
TBA The Batman is a 2019 superhero film directed by Matt Reeves, based on the DC Comics character. A deeper look into the detective side of Batman (Ben Affleck).

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March 8, 2019 Captain Marvel is a 2019 superhero film directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

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Justice League Part Two is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
Will Wilson added June 14, 2019 Justice League Part Two is a 2020 superhero film, based on the DC Comics superhero team. The superhero team must come together once again to face a formidable foe.

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December 21, 2018 Aquaman is a 2018 American superhero film, based on the DC Comics character, directed by James Wan. The ruler of Atlantis, Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) is caught between land dwellers that are ...more

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Flashpoint is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2020 Flashpoint is a 2020 superhero film based on the DC Comics character. After traveling into a timeline where the Earth is nearly destroyed, the Flash (Ezra Miller) must put things right.

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Will Wilson added August 2, 2019 The New Mutants is a 2019 American horror film directed by Josh Boone. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team, the superhero film follows five young mutants who are held captive in a secret ...more

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Wonder Woman 1984 is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
June 5, 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 is a 2020 American superhero film directed by Patty Jenkins, based on the DC Comics character. Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) comes into conflict with the Soviet Union during the ...more

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Hellboy is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
April 12, 2019 Hellboy is a 2019 American supernatural superhero film directed by Neil Marshall. Hellboy (David Harbour) squares off against a medieval sorceress (Milla Jovovich) who seeks to destroy

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Gambit is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
June 7, 2019 Gambit is a 2019 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character. The origin story of the Cajun superhero Gambit (Channing Tatum).

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Suicide Squad 2 is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2019 Suicide Squad 2 is a 2019 superhero film directed by Gavin O'Connor, based on the DC Comics superhero team. The government must once again rely on a team of supervillains to save humanity.

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Green Lantern Corps is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2020 Green Lantern Corps is a 2020 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team. A group of humans join the Green Lantern Corps, an alien interstellar police force that protects the

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Batgirl is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
TBA Batgirl is a 2019 superhero film directed by Joss Whedon, based on the DC Comics character. The origin story of Barbara Gordon becoming the vigilante, Batgirl.

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Untitled Harley Quinn and Joke... is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
Untitled Harley Quinn and Joker Film 2019

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Inhumans is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
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Cyborg is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2020 Cyborg is a 2020 superhero film based on the DC Comics character. Victor Stone (Ray Fisher) deals with becoming the superhero known as Cyborg with the help of his father (Joe Morton).

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Black Adam is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
Black Adam 2020 Black Adam is a 2021 film based on the DC Comics character. The story of how Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) came to be known.

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Nightwing is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
Nightwing is a 2019 superhero film directed by Chris McKay, based on the DC Comics character. The story of how Dick Grayson becomes the vigilante, Nightwing.

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April 5, 2019 Shazam! is a 2019 superhero film directed by David F. Sandberg, based on the DC Comics character. A boy (Asher Angel) is given the ability to become an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) in times of ...more

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Gotham City Sirens is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2019 Gotham City Sirens is a 2019 superhero film directed by David Ayer, based on the DC Comics characters. Three of Gotham City's most notorious female criminals embark on one of their most ...more

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Deathstroke is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2020 Deathstroke is a 2020 superhero film directed by Gareth Evans, based on the DC Comics character. The story of how mercenary and assassin Slade Wilson (Joe Manganiello) becomes one of Batman's ...more

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June 7, 2019 Dark Phoenix is a 2019 American superhero film directed by Simon Kinberg, based on the Marvel Comics characters. When a solar flare hits the X-Men during a rescue mission in space, Jean Grey ...more

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Justice League Dark is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
Justice League Dark 2020 Justice League Dark is a 2020 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team. A team of supernatural members comes together.

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Joker is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
October 4, 2019 Joker is a 2019 American crime drama film directed by Todd Phillips. The origin of how Batman's archenemy the Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) came to be.

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Cyborg is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
Cyborg 2020

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Birds of Prey is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
2020 Birds of Prey is a 2020 superhero film directed by Cathy Yan, based on the DC Comics superhero team. After splitting up with The Joker, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and three other female ...more

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Fantastic Four 2 is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Most Anticipated Comic Book Movies
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