9 Highly Anticipated Comic Book Movies Being Released In 2018
The war draws closer, and the phoenix rises...
2017 was a crazy year for comic book films. Some movies like Logan reinvented the genre whilst also saying goodbye to a familiar character. Others like Spider-Man: Homecoming acted like a reintroduction for characters we know and love, and a return to form of the heroes we care about.
Wonder Woman burst onto the scene and inspired little girls everywhere, while her compatriots in Justice League had trouble inspiring even the most earnest movie-goers to see a second viewing.
We got tons of laughs in the surprisingly smart Lego Batman movie, and Guardians of the Galaxy stepped it up in Vol 2 with more jokes, space battles and heart. Plus, who can forget jamming out to the soundtrack of Thor: Ragnarok, as the Odinson tore into the Incredible Hulk and then Hela?
In short, 2017 set a high bar for 2018, but with events like Disney buying Fox’s assets, Sony trying a solo Venom film (and many other spin-offs) and the MCU reaching its 10th anniversary, this coming year seems poised to be just as newsworthy.
So grab your 3-D glasses and popcorn, silence your cellphones, and get ready for some stunning comic book movie action in 2018...
9. The New Mutants
While some fans view comic movies as uniform, The New Mutants movie promises to be a change in that formula. The film, based on the team of the same name, gives us an alternative to the X-Men and to the genre most of their movies have so far come from.
Using the horror genre as a story device, Director Josh Boone, who is famous for his work on The Fault in Our Stars, evokes the fear that would come over an individual experiencing the effects of the mutant gene for the first time. Considering mutants like Wolfsbane, who can turn into a wolf, is featured in this film, the horrors of body transformation will be front and center, in a way that past X-Men films have failed to shed a spotlight on.
The film will follow young adults at a hospital, where they are held against their will. They will each slowly realize their unique mutant ability and must team up to escape the horrors of the facility.
It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin / Magik, Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie / Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa / Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage, and Alice Braga as Dr. Cecilia Reyes.