If you’re a fan (willing to admit it or not) of the big budget super hero movies being pumped out by the likes of Disney, Marvel (by way of Fox), Paramount, and Columbia, there’s a fair bit of news for you to get caught up on. Let’s dive in and take a look at all that’s new in the Marvel/D.C. universes, aside from the impending arrival of Batman Vs. Superman.
The upcoming ‘Captain America: Civil War’ movie gets a new trailer as of today, in which we see the feud between Captain America and Iron Man grow even deeper. The plot line from ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier’ continues, with the rift between the titular character and Iron Man developing when Captain America wants to protect his old friend, who it appears, the government is now after. Beyond that, the preview doesn’t give away too much other than what characters are involved (there are many, including the introduction of Spiderman in this one). So many in fact, that this continuous plot from the previous movie comes as a welcome source of consistency. Check out the trailer, below.
However, one such movie that may never have the privilege of receiving a multitude of trailers is the potentially doomed ‘Fantastic Four 2’ picture. As was well documented last summer, audiences by no means flocked to this most recent iteration of the ‘Fantastic Four’ franchise, which starred Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan, among others, in a strong ensemble (well, four main characters) cast. The movie was a well defined flop, taking in only $56.1 million domestically on a $125 million budget. There were largely-circulating rumors before the release of tension between director Joshua Trank and the studio, and overall negative reviews seem to have sealed the fate of this reboot-origin story. And now, only a few months later, the sequel to that picture has been officially removed from release calendars.
Is this a warning about an impending fatigue amongst audiences with these super hero movies? Or was this single movie just off the mark? Studios are hoping for the latter, but realistically, it will be audiences themselves who ultimately decide.
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