Marvel delays THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE AVENGERS!

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

We are patient folk, are we not? Better to take your time, get the right creative team on board, make sure every fine detail of the movie is as good as it can be before bringing it out to the masses. We've seen in the past what rushed productions have caused superhero films (X-MEN 3 is a prime example) and IRON MAN 2 next year, should keep us Marvel fans happy till 2011. And then, we've got THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA... and of course a fourth movie in the SPIDER-MAN franchise. Then THE AVENGERS in 2012, the expected year of release for BATMAN 3. What a year that could be for superhero movies, especially if a new SUPERMAN reboot gears up for release the year before or the year after that. Marvel's new release schedule...

May 7th 2010 - IRON MAN 2 (no release change, filming begins on that imminently) May 4th 2011 - SPIDER-MAN 4 (in conjunction with Sony). June 17, 2011 - THOR (pushed back from July 16th 2010, which is no surprise given they don't have a THOR cast yet) July 22nd, 2011 - THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA (pushed back from May 6th 2011) May 4, 2012 - THE AVENGERS (pushed back from July 15th 2011)