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The Avengers (2007)
The Avengers is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Hasbro And Marvel Entertainment. It was directed by Sam Raimi and written by Joss Whedon and Zak Penn, the film features an ensemble cast including Guy Pearce, Sean Bean, Casper Van Dien, Rachel Weisz, Eric Bana, Dennis Quaid, Amanda Peet, Will Arnett, Andrew Divoff, Richard E. Grant, Kevin Spacey, Timothy Olyphant, Mads Mikkelsen, Matt Damon and Josh Hutcherson. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Dr. Hank Pym, Bruce Banner, Thor Odinson and Janet Van Dyne to form a team capable of stopping the Terrorist Group called The Masters of Evil from subjugating Earth.
Spider-Man 3 2007
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, who co-wrote it with his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent. Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, it is the third film in Raimi's Spider-Man Quadrilogy and the sequel to Spider-Man 2 (2004). Tobey Maguire stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, alongside Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, John Malkovich, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, and J. K. Simmons. Set a year after the events of Spider-Man 2, the film follows Peter as he prepares for his future with his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson, while facing the Sand-Man, The Vulture and his vengeful friend Harry Osborn/The Green Goblin.
The Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer 2007
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. The sequel to Fantastic Four (2005), it was directed by Tim Story, from a screenplay by Don Payne and Mark Frost. The film stars John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Jensen Ackles, and Dwayne Johnson as the title characters, with Tom Cruise, Kerry Washington, Dennis Quaid, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Ralph Ineson in supporting roles. The plot follows the Fantastic Four, alongside Doctor Doom, as they confront the Silver Surfer to save Earth from Galactus.
Ghost Rider 2007
Ghost Rider is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, it was produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Studios, Crystal Sky Pictures and Relativity Media and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film stars Nicolas Cage as the titular character, with Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Michael Madsen, Matt Long and Sacha Baron Cohen in supporting roles. Its story follows Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntman who sells his soul and becomes the Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of evil demons.
The Sensational Spider-Man: Animated Series (2006-2010)
An animated television show that focuses on a Fifteen-year-old Peter Parker, and the origins of The Sensational Spider-Man. (the show will have Five seasons in total)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand 2006
X-Men 3: The Last Stand (also marketed as X3: The Last Stand, or X-Men 3) is a 2006 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. It is the sequel to X2 (2003), the third installment in the X-Men film series, and the final film in the original X-Men trilogy. Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn, the film features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, and Patrick Stewart. It is based on two X-Men comic book story arcs, "Gifted" and "The Dark Phoenix Saga", with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the resurrection of Jean Grey who unleashes a dark force.
The Fantastic Four 2005
The Fantastic Four (sometimes stylized as The Fantastic 4) is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It was directed by Tim Story and written by Mark Frost and Michael France. The film stars John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Jensen Ackles, Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise and Kerry Washington. The film follows the origins of the titular team as they learn to come to terms with their newfound abilities following their exposure to cosmic rays in space.
Blade Trinity 2004
Blade: Trinity is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel to Blade II (2001) and the third installment in the Blade franchise. Written and directed by David S. Goyer, it stars Wesley Snipes as Blade, alongside Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Parker Posey, and Triple H. Vampire leader Danica Talos has framed Blade for numerous murders, and alongside a team of rogue vampire hunters, he must fight Dracula.
Spider-Man 2 2004
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, it is the second film in Raimi's Spider-Man Quadrilogy (2002–2011), and the sequel to Spider-Man (2002). Tobey Maguire stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, alongside Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, and Donna Murphy. The plot follows Peter Parker as he tries to manage his job, academics, personal life, and life as Spider-Man while also attempting to stop the scientist Dr. Otto Octavius from re-creating a dangerous experiment.
The Punisher 2004
The Punisher is a 2004 vigilante action film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher. It was directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, who co-wrote the film with Michael France. The film stars Thomas Jane as the eponymous antihero who seeks revenge against Howard Saint (John Travolta), a crime boss who ordered the deaths of the former's family.
The Hulk 2003
Hulk (also known as The Hulk) is a 2003 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film was directed by Ang Lee and written by John Turman, James Schamus, and Michael France. Edward Norton stars as Bruce Banner and Lou Ferrigno (through motion capture) as The Incredible Hulk, alongside Liv Tyler, Harrison Ford, Adrian Pasdar and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The film explores Bruce Banner's origins. After a lab accident involving gamma radiation, he transforms into a giant green-skinned humanoid with superhuman strength known as the Hulk whenever stressed or emotionally provoked. The United States military pursues him, and he clashes with his biological father.
X2: United They Stand 2003
X2 (also marketed with the subtitle X-Men United They Stand, and known internationally as X-Men 2) is a 2003 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter, from a story by Singer, Hayter and Zak Penn, it is the second installment in the X-Men film series and the sequel to X-Men (2000). It stars an ensemble cast including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Kelly Hu, and Anna Paquin. The plot concerns the genocidal Colonel William Stryker leading an assault on Professor Xavier's school to build his own version of Xavier's mutant-tracking computer, Cerebro, to destroy every mutant on Earth and to save the human race from them, forcing the X-Men to team up with the Brotherhood of Mutants to stop Stryker and save the mutant race.
Daredevil 2003
Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett. The film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and on the streets of New York as the masked vigilante Daredevil. Jennifer Garner, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colin Farrell, Joe Pantoliano, Jon Favreau, and David Keith also star in supporting roles.
Spider-Man 2002
Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp. Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, it is the first film in Raimi's Spider-Man Quadrilogy (2002–2011), and stars Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Rosemary Harris and Cliff Robertson. The plot follows the timid teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), who gains superhuman abilities after being bitten by a genetically engineered spider. He adopts the masked persona "Spider-Man" and begins to fight crime in New York City, facing the malevolent Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) in the process.
Blade II 2001
Blade II is a 2001 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the second installment in the Blade franchise, and sequel to Blade (1999). It was directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. The film follows Blade, a human-vampire hybrid, in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires. Blade must join forces with an elite group of vampires to fight against mutant vampires who plan a global genocide of both vampire and human races.
X-Men 2000
X-Men is a 2000 American superhero film based on the superhero team from Marvel Comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by David Hayter and a story by Singer and Tom DeSanto, it features an ensemble cast consisting of Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn, Ray Park, and Anna Paquin. The film depicts a world where an unknown proportion of people are mutants, possessing superhuman powers that make them distrusted by normal humans. It focuses on the mutants Wolverine and Rogue as they are brought into a conflict between two groups with radically different approaches to bringing about the acceptance of mutant-kind: Charles Xavier's X-Men, and the Brotherhood of Mutants led by Magneto.
Blade 1999
Blade is a 1999 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character. The first in the Blade film series, it was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Wesley Snipes stars as Blade, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who battles other vampires. The supporting cast includes Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright.
Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD 1998
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (stylized as Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD and Nick Fury: Agent of Shield) is a 1998 American television superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury. It was first broadcast on May 26, 1998, on CBS, intended to be a backdoor pilot for a possible new TV series. Written by David Koepp, and directed by Sam Raimi, the film had a $6 million production budget. It stars Dennis Quaid as Nick Fury, a retired super spy who is approached to return to duty to take down the terrorist organization HYDRA, who threaten to attack Manhattan with a pathogen they have reconstituted known as the Death's Head virus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Contessa Valentina "Val" Allegra de Fontaine, and Sandra Hess plays Andrea von Strucker/Madame Hydra/Viper. It was released on DVD on July 3, 2007. The film was met with a largely negative reception.
