Upcoming Superhero Movie Release Dates 2022

There’s no denying that the most popular genre around these days is the superhero movie. Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy proved that comic book adaptations could be just as dramatic and heavy as non-genre films, Marvel Studios jumpstarted a massive interconnected series of superhero movies that were significantly more colorful and humorous, and audiences have been turning out to both kinds of superhero films in droves. With nearly every major studio now working to turn its own comic book properties into the next big thing, and with Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. plotting out half a decade’s worth of material, it’s sometimes tough to keep track of what’s coming out when, who’s in it, and how it fits into the overall picture. Not to worry, though, because we have you covered.

Thor: Love and Thunder

Release Date: July 8, 2022

Director: Taika Waititi

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, and Christian Bale

Marvel signed Thor: Ragnarok filmmaker Taika Waititi to return to write and direct Thor: Love and Thunder in July 2019, but at Comic-Con a few weeks later Marvel broke the big news: the film will feature the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, who becomes the MCU’s first female Thor! She’ll co-star opposite Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, who was deemed King of Asgard at the end of Avengers: Endgame. In January 2020, Christian Bale entered talks to join the cast as the villainous Gorr the God Butcher, and the Guardians of the Galaxy will also be making an appearance in the film.

DC League of Super-Pets

Release Date: July 29, 2022

Director: Jared Stern

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Diego Luna, Natasha Lyonne, and Keanu Reeves

Black Adam isn’t the only project involving Dwayne Johnson and the DC Universe; July 29, 2022 brings the arrival of DC League of Super-Pets which will be directed by Jared Stern, from a script he co-wrote with John Whittington. Johnson will voice Superman’s loyal canine companion Krypto alongside his Central Intelligence and Jumanji co-star Kevin Hart as a new take on Ace the Bat-Hound. The film will follow Krypto having to join forces with a rag-tag team of super-powered shelter pets to save the Justice League after they’ve been kidnapped by Lex Luthor and Lulu, the hairless guinea pig.

Black Adam

Release Date: October 21, 2022

Director: Jauma Collet-Serra

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, and Quintessa Swindell

This project first surfaced years ago, when Warner Bros. secured Dwayne Johnson to play Shazam villain Black Adam. The idea was for Johnson to star in the Shazam movie, but in the spring of 2017 Johnson revealed that they had decided to make two separate movies: one for Shazam, and one for his antagonist/antihero Black Adam. Johnson will lead the latter while Shazam moved forward separately and became a success. This one’s been in development for a long time, but movement finally started to occur as Warner Bros. set Due Date writer Adam Sztykielto pen the screenplay. The film finally found a director in Jaume Collet-Serra, with whom Johnson worked on Disney’s Jungle Cruise movie. Filming was finally scheduled to begin in July 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 shutdown, but the story will involve characters like Atom Smasher, Cyclone, and Hawkman with Pierce Brosnan playing Doctor Fate. Filming was completed in 2021.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Release Date: November 11, 2022

Director: Ryan Coogler

Cast: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Dominique Thorne, and Michaela Coel

Ryan Coogler is coming back to write and direct Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Chadwick Boseman was poised to reprise the starring role before his shocking death. Marvel has said they will not be recasting the role of T’Challa. Michaela Coel was cast in an undisclosed role, and filming began in July 2021 in Atlanta.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Release Date: December 21, 2022

Director: David F. Sandberg

Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Faithe Herman, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Helen Mirren, Grace Fulton, and Lucy Liu

Director David F. Sandberg returns to direct the sequel to DC’s 2019 hit with Shazam! with Zachary Levi reprising his role as the titular youthful superhero and Asher Angel back as his young alter ego. This time, Shazam will have his foster family by his side to take on the daughters of Atlas, who will be played by Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren and the iconic Lucy Liu. West Side Story breakout star Rachel Zegler will also be joining the cast in an unspecified role.

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