>> M: Welcome to Sourcefed, I'm Lieberman.
>> T: And I'm Wonder Trish!
>> M: Superheroes!
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>> M: Massive news for superhero movie fans! So obviously, Marvel has been beating the
ever-loving snot out of DC Comics at the box office since they released Iron Man in 2008,
but it took them 4 years of releases to bring them to the collective nerdgasm that was The
Avengers. Warner Bros released Man of Steel last year to a mixed response, and many have
wondered how they would try to compete with the unstoppable dare I say Juggernaut of Marvel
Studios.
>> T: Well now we have an idea! We have a leaked line-up of films, originally intended
to be revealed at this summer's San Diego Comic-Con, as well as all of the casting information
that we currently know about. The big shocker? Warner Bros. intends to release seven, count
them, SEVEN movies between 2016 and 2018. Three movies in 2016 and three movies in 2017!
Marvel has started releasing two movies a year, but three? That's super aggressive!
>> M: So what are the movies? First, we have the previously announced Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice, released on May 6th, 2016, the same day as Marvel's Captain America 3.
While not a true sequel to Man of Steel, this Bat/Supes team-up will deal with the consequences
of the destruction caused in Man of Steel and have cameos from future Justice League
members Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and Aquaman.
>> T: Currently at the top of the rumor pile? Aquaman will be played by Khal Drogo himself,
Jason Momoa. Hitfix is reporting that the former Dothraki will be playing the King of
Atlantis, and that he's going to be royally pissed off at the damage that the World Engine
did to the Indian Ocean in Man of Steel. He doesn't have a major role in the movie, but
it sets him up to return in Justice League. But we'll get to that in a second.
>> M: Right, Trisha! We still have two more 2016 releases to cover! Not even two months
after Batman v Superman, DC intends to release Shazam in July 2016. What is Shazam? The character,
more commonly known as Captain Marvel, is the world's mightiest mortal. Billy Batson,
a mere boy with a pure heart, is chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his champion on Earth.
>> T: Now for those of you wondering why they are calling the movie Shazam instead of Captain
Marvel, Marvel also has a character named Captain Marvel, currently personified in the
comics by Carol Danvers, AKA Ms. Marvel. Now the moviegoing public probably won't be interested
in two characters named Captain Marvel. Here's the big question: Will Marvel try to beat
DC to theaters with THEIR Captain Marvel? As far as we know, the movie isn't even in
formal development, but it would be an opportunity to strike a mighty blow at DC before they
even get into year two of their cinematic Universe.
>> M: Now the third film, slated for Christmas 2016, is the previously announced Sandman,
produced by and potentially starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The movie will be based on
the beloved Neil Gaiman take on the character, the personification of dreams, who after being
held captive for 70 years, seeks revenge while trying to rebuild his crumbling kingdom. The
series is hardcore fantasy and horror, and would be a highly unique entry in the DC Cinematic
U.
>> T: This leads to Justice League in May 2017, only one year after Batman v Supes.
Both films will be directed by Zack Snyder Details about the plot are still unknown,
but it will feature Batman, Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (though
not previous GL Ryan Reynolds), The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg.
>> M: Two months later, Wonder Woman will get her own movie! This will be the first
solo female superhero flick since the disastrous Elektra back in 2005. That Christmas, We'll
get an as-yet-untitled Green Lantern/Flash team-up movie, which sounds like all kinds
of cool.
>> T: And finally, in May of 2018, we'll get the official Man of Steel sequel, Man of Steel
2. Interestingly, Batman is not slated to have a solo film of his own anywhere on this
list, likely to make sure that audiences flock to Justice League to see the Caped Crusader.
The big question now is, with this leak, what will DC announce at Comic-Con? How will they
wow us now that the cat is kind of out of the bag? We'll have to wait until next month
to find out.
>> M: Now we want to hear from you. Are you excited about these movies, or do you think
that DC is rushing things with this aggressive schedule? Let us know in
the comments below!