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Hulk 2003

Hulk (also known as The Hulk) is a 2003 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Directed by Ang Lee and written by James Schamus, Michael France, and John Turman from a story by Schamus, it stars Eric Bana as Bruce Banner and Hulk, alongside Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Meg Ryan, Christopher Eccleston, David Hasselhoff, Michelle Rodriguez, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte. The film explores Bruce Banner's origins. After a lab accident involving gamma radiation, he transforms into a giant, huge and extremely muscular green-skinned creature known as the Hulk whenever stressed or emotionally provoked. The United States military, along with Iron Man and SHIELD, pursues him, and he clashes with his biological father, who has dark plans for his son. Hulk was released by Universal Pictures on June 20, 2003, and grossed $245 million worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2003. The film received praise for its cast's performances, ambition and style, but criticism for its dialogue, lack of action sequences, and computer-generated imagery.

X-Men 2: United 2003

X-Men 2: United is a 2003 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter, from a story by Singer, Hayter and Zak Penn. The film is based on the X-Men superhero team appearing in Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to X-Men (2000), as well as the second installment in the X-Men film series, and features an ensemble cast including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Ryan Reynolds, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Danny Huston, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, Shawn Ashmore, Liev Schreiber, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Aaron Stanford, Kelly Hu, Taylor Kitsch and Anna Paquin. Its plot, inspired by the graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills, 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, in order 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, their former enemies, and the mercenary Deadpool to stop Stryker and save the mutant race. X2 was released in the United States on May 2, 2003 by 20th Century Fox, and received positive reviews for its storyline, action sequences, and performances (particularly Paquin, Kitsch, Reynolds and Jackman) and Thor's introduction.

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. Jordana Brewster as Jessica Jones, a private Investigator who is interested in the ways of becoming a Vigilante, Terry Crews as Luke Cage, Harlem's defender after being set free from prison, Jennifer Garner plays his love interest Elektra Natchios; Colin Farrell plays the merciless assassin Bullseye; David Keith plays Jack "The Devil" Murdock, a washed up fighter and Matt's father; Jim Carrey as Kilgrave, a man who has the power to control people's minds and is in leagues with Kingpin, Ice Cube as Cottonmouth, A man who threatens Harlem's safety and Michael Clarke Duncan plays Wilson Fisk, the crime lord also known as the Kingpin. Daredevil was released in the United States on February 14, 2003, by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise aimed at the action sequences, acting performances, soundtrack, storyline, visual style, and stunts, but criticism for its perceived lack of ambition, while they were divided on Affleck's performance.

Spider-Man 2002

Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. Directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by David Koepp, it is the first installment in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, and stars Tobey Maguire as the titular character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, and Rosemary Harris. The film chronicles Spider-Man's origin story and early superhero career. After being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, outcast teenager Peter Parker develops spider-like superhuman abilities and adopts a masked superhero identity to fight crime and injustice in New York City, facing the sinister Green Goblin (Dafoe) in the process. Spider-Man premiered at the Mann Village Theater on April 29, 2002, and was released in the United States on May 3. The film received positive reviews from audiences and critics who praised Raimi's direction, the story, the performances (particularly Maguire and Dafoe), visual effects, action sequences, and musical score. It was the first film to reach $100 million in a single weekend, as well as the most successful film based on a comic book at the time. With a box office gross of over $825 million worldwide, it was the third highest-grossing film of 2002, the highest-grossing superhero film, and the sixth-highest-grossing film overall at the time of its release.

Blade II 2002

Blade II is a 2002 American superhero horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer, based on the Marvel Comics superhero Blade created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. The film is the sequel to Blade (1998) and the second installment in the Blade trilogy. The plot follows the human-vampire hybrid Blade in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires, finding himself in a fierce battle against a group of mutant vampires who seek to commit global genocide of both vampire and human races. Blade and his human allies are coerced into joining forces with a special elite group of vampires. Blade II was released in the United States on March 22, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing over $155 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, earning praise for its performances, atmosphere, direction, and action sequences, although its script and lack of character development have been criticized. The film was followed by Blade: Trinity (2004).

X-Men 2000

X-Men is a 2000 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by David Hayter and a story by Singer and Tom DeSanto, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn, Ray Park, Liev Schreiber, and Anna Paquin. The film depicts a world where an unknown proportion of people are mutants, whose possession of superhuman powers makes them distrusted by normal humans. It focuses on young mutant Rogue as she is brought into a conflict between two groups that have radically different approaches to bringing about the acceptance of mutant-kind: Charles Xavier's X-Men, and the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto. X-Men premiered at Ellis Island on July 12, 2000, and was released in the United States on July 14. It was a box office success, grossing over $296.3 million worldwide, and received positive reviews from critics, citing its performances, especially Paquin’s performance and portrayal of Rogue, story, and thematic depth. The film's success led to a series of sequels, prequels, reboots, and spin-offs, with the overall success of the series helping spawn a reemergence of superhero films.

Blade 1998

Blade is a 1998 American superhero horror film directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. It is the first installment in the Blade trilogy. The film stars Wesley Snipes as the titular character with Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright in supporting roles. In the film, Blade is a Dhampir, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who together with his mentor Abraham Whistler and hematologist Karen Jenson, fights against vampires, namely the exceptionally vicious Deacon Frost. Blade was released in the United States on August 21, 1998, and was a commercial success, grossing $70 million at the U.S. box office, and $60.2 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews from film critics, the film received a positive reception from audiences and has since garnered a cult following. It is also hailed as one of Snipes' signature roles. Blade was noted as a dark superhero film for its time,[6] as well as being Marvel's first successful film and setting the stage for further comic book film adaptations. It was followed by two sequels, Blade II (2002) and Blade: Trinity (2004), both written by Goyer who also directed the latter.

Marvel And DC Legendary Cinematic Universe 2008-2026

The grand finale of the three part rewrite of two comic book franchise of all time. This one is Marvel from Robert Downey Jr Iron Man 2008 and Matt Bomer Superman 2008 to the final Avengers and Justice League film in 2026.

Marvel and DC Ultimates Cinematic Universe 2011-2023

Every Marvel that came from Sony and twentieth century fox and Zack Snyder's DC Universe.

Marvel and DC Knights Cinematic Universe 1998-2012

Marvel and DC start a shared universe during the 2000s.

Dark Phoenix 2019

Dark Phoenix is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics X-Men characters. It is a sequel to 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse, the fourth installment in the X-Men film series, fourth and final installment of the prequel films, phase 3 of the MCU. It is also the final installment in the X-Men film series to be produced by Bad Hat Harry Productions. It was written, co-produced, and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and stars an ensemble cast featuring Gary Oldman, Scott Eastwood, Evan Rachel Wood, Joel Edgerton, Nathalie Emmanuel, Natalia Dyer, Florian Munteanu, Lily James, Joe Kerry, Liam Hemsworth, Naomi Scott, Nick Robinson, Sabrina Carpenter, Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Fumi Nikaido, Zachary Levi, Jeremy Irons, Ana De Amars, Milo Gibson, Ezra Miller, Vanessa Kirby and Johnny Depp. Dark Phoenix tells the origin story about how Rogue becomes the Phoenix. The story follows Rogue as she turns to the Dark Side and becomes Lord Phoenix, Apprentice of Doctor Doom and the one who ends the golden age of heroes. Dark Phoenix premiered on December 15, 2019, at the Cannes Film Festival, then released worldwide on December 19, 2019. The film received positive reviews and is widely considered to be the best installment of the X-Men franchise, with praise for its mature tone, story, emotional weight, action sequences, score, visual effects, and the performances of Oldman, Irons, Depp, Dyer, and Eastwood.

The Spider-Man Part II 2019

The Spider-Man Part II is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the sequel to The Spider-Man (2017) and the 23rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Matt Reeves, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and stars Tom Holland, Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Timothee Chalamet, Kiernan Shipka, Katherine McNamara, Zendaya, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Tony Revolori, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Jake Gyllenhaal. In the film, Parker is recruited Mysterio to face the Elementals while he is on a school trip to Europe and must try and fix his relationship with Harry after a fallout so many years ago. The Spider-Man Part II premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre on June 26, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 2, as the second to last film in Phase Three of the MCU. The film received positive reviews with praise for its humor, Dark Tone, action sequences, visuals, and the performances of Holland and Gyllenhaal.

The Defenders: The Last Stand 2019

The Defenders: The Last Stand is a 2019 superhero film based on the Defenders comic books published by Marvel Entertainment Group. It is the sequel to Defenders 2 and Avengers Endgame, as well as the third and final installment in the Defenders Trilogy, and was directed by Gore Verbinski. It features an ensemble cast including Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Elodie Yung, Taylor Johnson, Selena Gomez, Keanu Reeves, Oscar Isaac, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio and Johnny Depp. The plot revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans. The Defenders: The Last Stand premiered in the Out of Competition section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the United States on July 26 by 20th Century Fox. It grossed approximately $459 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2019; it was at the time the highest-grossing film in the series, and is currently the fourth-highest-grossing film of the franchise.

Captain Marvel: Top Gun 2019

Captain Marvel: Top Gun is a 2019 American action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie from stories by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. The film is a sequel to the 2012 film Captain Marvel. Brie Larson reprises her starring role as the Superhero Carol Danvers. It was based on the characters of the original film created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. The film also stars Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris and Clark Gregg, who reprises his role as Phil Coulson. In the film, Danvers confronts his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the daughter of her deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission. Captain Marvel: Top Gun premiered at CinemaCon on April 28, 2019 and was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on May 27, 2019, in IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX, and Dolby Cinema. The film was acclaimed by critics, with many calling it better than the original. It won Best Film from the National Board of Review and was also named one of the top ten films of 2019 by the American Film Institute. The film was nominated for six awards at the 91st Academy Awards (including Best Picture), winning Best Sound and received numerous other accolades. It grossed $1.493 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2019 and the highest-grossing film of Larson's career.

Avengers Endgame 2019

Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast including everyone from the previous Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, The Defenders and Guardians Of The Galaxy films return, including Josh Brolin. The only new casting is Liam Neeson. In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies attempt to reverse Thanos's actions in Infinity War. Avengers: Endgame premiered in Los Angeles on April 22, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 26, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. The film received praise for its direction, acting, musical score, action sequences, visual effects, and emotional weight, with critics lauding its culmination of the 55-film story.

Fantastic Four: Rise Of Galactus 2019

Fantastic Four: Rise of Galactus is a 2019 American superhero film, and sequel to the 2015 and 2017 Fantastic Four films. All 3 films are based on the Fantastic Four comic book and were directed by Guillermo Del Toro. The film stars Matt Bomer, Alice Eve and Dacre Montgomery as the title characters, with Johnny Depp, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Beau Garrett and Cillian Murphy in supporting roles. The plot follows the Fantastic Four (and Doctor Doom) as they confront, and later ally with, the Silver Surfer to save Earth from Galactus. The film was released on February 14th, 2019 in North America. Critical reception was generally positive but the film grossed over $301 million worldwide, but earned less than its predecessor which grossed $333.5 million worldwide.

Elektra 2018

Elektra is a 2018 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the Defenders Saga, starring the Marvel Comics character Elektra Natchios (portrayed by Elodie Yung). The story follows Elektra, an assassin who has to survive on her own after she was the only Defender to not get Snapped away and must protect a man and his prodigy daughter from another assassin who was hired by The Hand. The film was released on December 14, 2018. Upon its release, Elektra was a commercial and critical success, grossing $56 million against a production budget of $43–65 million. It received positive reviews from critics, who found Yung's performance and the action scenes worthy of praise.

Venom 2018

Venom is a 2018 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment and Tencent Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and is directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg and Kelly Marcel. It stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and Venom alongside Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott. In the film, struggling journalist Brock gains superpowers after becoming the host of an alien symbiote, Venom, whose species plans to invade Earth. Venom premiered at Regency Village Theater on October 1, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 5, 2018. The film was negatively received by critics. The film became the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2018 with over $856 million worldwide and set several box office records for an October release.

X-Men: New Mutants 2018

X-Men: The New Mutants is a 2018 American superhero horror film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. It is a spin-off film in the X-Men film series and the thirteenth and final installment overall before the whole series was moved to Marvel. The film was directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay he wrote with Knate Lee, and it stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Fumi Nikaido, Nick Robinson, Sabrina Carpenter, Blu Hunt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, and Alice Braga. In the film, about a few months after the events in infinity war, a group of young mutants held in a secret facility fight to save themselves. X-Men: The New Mutants was theatrically released in the United States on August 28, 2018, by Marvel Studios. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a smash hit at the box office, grossing $300 million worldwide against its production budget of $67–80 million.

Ant-Man And The Wasp 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp is a 2018 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to Ant-Man (2015) and the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Peyton Reed and written by the writing teams of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. It stars Rudd as Lang and Mary Elizabeth Winsted (replacing Evangeline Lily) as Hope van Dyne, alongside Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip "T.I." Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas. In Ant-Man and the Wasp, the titular pair work with Hank Pym (Douglas) to retrieve Janet van Dyne (Pfeiffer) from the Quantum Realm. Ant-Man and the Wasp had its world premiere in Hollywood on June 25, 2018, and was released in the United States on July 6, 2018, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving praise for its performances (particularly those of Rudd and Winsted), humor, and levity, and grossing over $622 million worldwide.