The 15 most anticipated comic book movies (With Pics)

Comic book movies: Movies based on books seem to account for at least half of the films that are released today. Stories with an existing fan base are more likely to do well at the box office, and studios know they have a pretty good chance at making money off a film adaptation that was already a best-seller in book form. Comic books in particular have always had a loyal following, and they have the added benefit of already offering a visual for movie adaptations to refer to.

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Superhero films are huge right now and show no sign of slowing down. Although there are a lot of comics and graphic novels that are actually about real life (Blue is the Warmest Color, for example), the ones fans get the most excited about seem to be the ones starring their favourite superheroes. Comic book writers are constantly coming up with new story lines and concepts that have huge potential for film adaptations, and they can write faster than movies can be made, so there will always be new source material.

Obviously Marvel and DC are the big players when it comes to comic book movie adaptations, and they are both working hard to establish an extensive and intricate big screen universe based on their various in-print story arcs. Here are 15 of the most anticipated comic book movie adaptations coming to the big screen in the next five years.

15. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Chris Hemsworth will be returning in his third stand alone film as Thor in Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel has promised that this Thor film will be an extremely important addition to the cinematic universe. In the comic book story line Ragnarok (which is the mythological “twilight of the gods”), a beginning of a larger story arc called “Avengers Disassembled” takes places. That means the current Avengers team is breaking up to make way for a new group of heroes. There is even a chance that Thor could be killed off in this one. Marvel’s Phase 3 promises to deliver the action, epic story arcs, and intricate cross over details between films that fans have grown to love, and this film will be no exception.