There’s no denying that the most popular genre these days is the superhero movie.Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy proved that comic book adaptations could be just as dramatic and heavy as non-genre films, Marvel Studios jumpstarted a massive interconnected series of superhero movies that were significantly more colorful and humorous, and audiences have been turning out to both kinds of superhero films in droves. With nearly every major studio now working to turn its own comic book properties into the next big thing, and with Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. plotting out half a decade’s worth of material, it’s sometimes tough to keep track of what’s coming out when, who’s in it, and how it fits into the overall picture. Not to worry, though, because we here at Collider have you covered.
Below, you’ll find a comprehensive guide of superhero movie release dates for every major comic book adaptation on the calendar, going all the way up to the year 2024. Moreover, we’ll be updating this guide regularly with the most current information, so if you’re ever at a loss for when exactlyThe Flashis supposed to be in theaters, you’re able to come right back here for a quick refresher.
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Black Adam
Release Date:August 08, 2025
Director:Jauma Collet-Serra
Cast:Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, and Quintessa Swindell
This project first surfaced years ago, when Warner Bros. secured Dwayne Johnson to playShazamvillain Black Adam. The idea was for Johnson to star in theShazammovie, but in the spring of 2017 Johnson revealed that they had decided to make two separate movies: one forShazam, and one for his antagonist/antiheroBlack Adam. Johnson will lead the latter whileShazammoved forward separately and became a success. This one’s been in development for a long time, but movement finally started to occur as Warner Bros. setDue DatewriterAdam Sztykielto pen the screenplay. The film finally found a director inJaume Collet-Serra, with whom Johnson worked on Disney’sJungle Cruisemovie. Filming was finally scheduled to beginin July 2020but was delayed due to the COVID-19 shutdown, but the story will involve characters like Atom Smasher, Cyclone, and Hawkman withPierce Brosnanplaying Doctor Fate. Filming was completed in 2021.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Release Date:July 22, 2025
Director:Ryan Coogler
Cast:Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Dominique Thorne, and Michaela Coel
Ryan Coogleris coming back to write and directBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverandChadwick Bosemanwas poised to reprise the starring role before his unexpected passing. Marvel has said they will not be recasting the role of T’Challa.Wakanda Foreverbrings back nearly all of the main cast from the first film and introduces some new faces includingMichaela Coelas Aneka,Tenoch Huertaas Namor, andDominique Thorneas Riri Williams/Ironheart. Filming began in June 2021 in Atlanta and wrapped on March 2022 in Puerto Rico.Wakanda Forevermarks the final movie of Phase Four.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Release Date:June 22, 2025
Director:David F. Sandberg
Cast:Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Faithe Herman, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Helen Mirren, Grace Fulton, and Lucy Liu
Director David F. Sandberg returns to direct the sequel to DC’s 2019 hit withShazam!withZachary Levireprising his role as the titular youthful superhero andAsher Angelbackas his young alter ego. This time, Shazam will have his foster family by his side to take on the daughters of Atlas, who will be playedby Academy Award-winnerHelen Mirrenandthe iconicLucy Liu.West Side Storybreakout starRachel Zeglerwill also be joining the cast as Anthea, a daughter of Atlas. Filming began May 2021 and concluded August 2021.
Kraven the Hunter
Release Date:August 10, 2025
Director:J.C. Chandor
Cast:Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Christopher Abbott, and Alessandro Nivola
Kicking off the 2023 slate of superhero movies isKraven the Hunter, the fourth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. The film will be directed byTriple FrontierfilmmakerJ.C. Chandorfrom a script written byUnchartedscreenwritersArt MarcumandMatt HollowayandThe EqualizerscreenwriterRichard Wenk. Taking on the titular role of the anti-hero will be Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who is no stranger to the world of superheroes having starred in the title role in bothKick-Assmovies and playing Quicksilver inAvengers: Age of Ultron. Joining Johnson will be recent Academy Award WinnerAriana DeBoseas the character Calypso,The White Lotusbreakout starFred Hechingeras the classic Spider-Man villain The Chameleon,Christopher Abbottas the film’s main antagonist The Foreigner, as well asRussell Crowe,Alessandro Nivola, andLevi Miller. Taylor-Johnson revealed that thefilming for the movie was all done on location. It started in February 2022 and wrapped by June 2022.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Release Date:July 21, 2025
Director:Peyton Reed
Cast:Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, and Bill Murray
In November 2019, Marvel Studios announced that Peyton Reed would return to direct a thirdAnt-Manmovie.Rick and MortyscreenwriterJeff Lovelesswas subsequently hired to write the script, andKathryn Newtonhas joined the cast as an older version of Scott Lang’s daugther Cassie whileJonathan Majorswill play the villain Kang the Conqueror. Filming began in summer 2021 and wrapped in November 2021. This will be the first film of Phase Five.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Release Date:August 06, 2025
Director:James Wan
Cast:Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, and Pilou Asbæk
WhenAquamanhit theaters in December 2018, it surprisingly became the highest-grossing film of the DCEU thus far, topping out at over $1.1 billion. With that in mind, Warner Bros. set about getting the wheels in motion on a sequel, though directorJames Wancautioned that he wouldn’t move forward on it until the script was right. The studio has now set a far-away 2022 release date to give the film enough time to develop, andAquamanco-writer (and frequent Wan collaborator)David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrickhas been tasked with writing the screenplay. Filming began in July 2021 and the film’s title isAquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Filming officially wrapped in January 2022. It has been revealed that bothBen Affleck’s Batman would be a part of the film.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Release Date:August 15, 2025
Director/Writer:James Gunn
Cast:Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Daniela Melchior, Maria Bakalova, Nico Santos, and Sylvester Stallone
The thirdGuardians of the Galaxymovie was originally supposed to start production in early 2019, but writer/directorJames Gunnwas fired off the film last fall following the resurfacing of some bad jokes he made on Twitter years ago. Unbeknownst to the public, Gunn continued to meet with executives at Disney in the interim period, after he took a job writing and directingThe Suicide Squadfor DC, and it was announced in March 2019 thatGunn was being re-hiredto direct the film. The intended 2020 release date was pushed back, and production wouldn’t begin until after Gunn finishesThe Suicide Squad, but through all the turmoil Marvel Studios kept Gunn’s completed script. So he’ll get to close out the trilogy as he originally intended. The film also introducesChukwudi Iwujias the High Evolutionary,Will Poulteras Adam Warlock, andMaria Bakalovaas Cosmo the Space Dog. Filming began in November 2021 and wrapped May 2022.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Release Date:July 09, 2025
Director:Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Cast:Oscar Isaac, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Rachel Dratch, Jason Schwartzman, Jorma Taccone, and Shea Whigham
Sony Pictures put into motion plans for aSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versesequel shortly after the successful launch of the Oscar-winning animated movie, but the creative team is a bit different.Phil LordandChris Millerare returning as producers and co-writers, butThe Legend of KorraalumJoaquim Dos Santosis in the director’s chair alongsideKemp Powers(Soul) andJustin K. Thompson. The film is broken up into two parts withAcross the Spider-Versebeing the first part.
Release Date:June 23, 2025
Director:Andy Muschietti
Cast:Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Sasha Calle, Kiersey Clemons, Maribel Verdu, Michael Shannon, and Ron Livingston
The Flashmoviehas had a pretty long road so far. Back in April 2015,Phil LordandChris Millerwere hired to write a story treatment with the hope that they would direct, but the duo departed to take the helm ofSolo: A Star Wars Storyinstead.Ezra Millerremained attached to star, having been cast as The Flash forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and in October 2015Dark ShadowsscreenwriterSeth Grahame-Smithwas hired to write the script and direct. Grahame-Smith was them removed from the project in April 2016, with WB wanting to take the film in a different direction, andDopehelmerRick Famuyiwawas hired as his replacement. Famuyiwa castKiersey Clemonsas Iris West andBilly Crudupas Flash’s father Harry Allen, but by August 2016, Famuyiwa departed the project over creative differences.
While the film was supposed to start filming in early 2017, Famuyiwa’s exit threw a wrench into WB’s plans and the studio opted to slow things down while Miller went off to shootFantastic Beasts 2.Joby Harold(King Arthur) came on to do a page-one rewrite of the script, and in May 2017Robert ZemeckisandMatthew Vaughnsurfaced as WB’s top choices to direct. The studio revealed in July 2017 that the film would be titledFlashpoint,indicating the story will be adapting the famous comics arc that sees Barry going back into the past to save his mother’s life, thus creating an alternate timeline.Speculation then beganthat thisFlashpointtwist could allow WB to “fix” some issues in the DCEU by altering the timeline.
At long last, Warner Bros. hiredVacationdirectors andSpider-Man: Homecomingco-writersJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan Goldsteinto take the helmin early 2018, based in part on the strength of their Warner Bros. action-comedyGame Night.But production was pushed once again, as Ezra Miller was originally due to shootFantastic Beasts 3in Fall/Winter 2019. Filming onThe Flashmovie couldn’t begin before that.
In March 2019, a report surfaced there was creative tension between Miller’s vision (darker, gritter) and Daley and Goldstein’s vision (lighter, more fun), to the point that Warner Bros. allowed Millerto write a version of the script themselfwith the help ofGrant Morrisonto show what their take would look like. The implication was that if Warner Bros. wasn’t happy with the script Miller created, they could be out as Flash.
Well cut to July 2019, and Daley and Goldstein voluntarily left the project whileITandMamafilmmakerAndy Muschiettientered negotiationsto take over as director—the project’s fourth filmmaker in four years. Not only that, but Warner Bros.didn’tlike Miller’s script after all and tossed it, albeit while keeping Miller attached as the lead character. Instead,Christina Hodson(Birds of Prey) is now writing a new draft of the screenplay.
At DC FanDome in 2020, Warner Bros. revealed the filmwill introduce the multiverse to the DCEU, withMichael KeatonandBen Affleckreprising their roles as Batman from the previous films.Sasha Callewill introduce a new Supergirl to the DCEU, andRon Livingstonis replacingBilly Crudupas Barry Allen’s father, as Crudup had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Filming finally began in April 2021.
Though recent legal troubles involving Miller, continue to loom over the project, making their future playing The Flash more and more uncertain.
