Hollywood studios have a bunch of potential blockbusters and tentpoles lined up for next year in hopes of bringing back the industry to life after COVID-19 lockdown shut down the business.
- Dec 25, 2020
AceShowbiz - Superhero and comic book adaptations have been major attraction to theaters in the last decade and that excitement will hopefully return when some titles from MCU and DCEU are coming to big screen in 2021. "Morbius", based on another Marvel character, is one of them. Developed as part of Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, it is likely to take gritty and dark route in the vein of "Venom". With Daniel Espinosa at the helm and Jared Leto as the title character, it is expected to be the first of a new successful franchise for the studio.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. is still putting so much hope on a popular DC Comics character, Batman. Once again rebooted with Robert Pattinson taking on the mantle, "The Batman" explores the early year of the Caped Crusader as the protector of Gotham City. Doubts were cast on the actor's casting due to his past portfolio that didn't support the genre, but he has appeared to show his seriousness in transforming into Bruce Wayne, citing Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans as his inspirations. With Matt Reeves, who has built his reputation with sci-fi films like "Cloverfield" and the "Apes" movies, as director, this new Batman movie seems to have a solid case to bring the superhero back to its glory.
Elsewhere at Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige is launching a new franchise as part of Phase Four of the MCU with "The Eternals", which features a superhero ensemble. Boasting a star-studded cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh and Don Lee (Ma Dong Seok) among others, it doesn't only show the studio's commitment to race diversity, but also the inclusion of LGBTQ characters.
Other superhero movies and comic book adaptations to be released in 2021: "Black Widow" (May 7), "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (Jul. 9), "The Suicide Squad" (Aug. 6), Untitled Spider-Man 3 Movie (Dec. 17)
