Don’t expect 20th Century Fox to quit making superhero movies anytime soon. While the studio is now firmly moving forward with a new wave of Marvel comics adaptations likeNew Mutants,Deadpool 2, andX-Men: Dark Phoenix—all hitting theaters in 2018—the studio has now gone ahead and staked out release dates for six more mysterious (i.e. untitled) movies based on Marvel comics. The dates are as follows:
June 14, 2025
August 10, 2025
August 03, 2025
June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025
June 22, 2025
This isn’t exactly new. Fox did this a few years ago for films that turned out to beLogan,New Mutants,Deadpool 2, andDark Phoenix, so the question here is what these movies might be. We know theDeadpoolfranchise is thriving, so one of these is probably eyed forDeadpool 3while another is no doubt theX-Forcemoviethat’s in development. That film will expand upon the characters introduced inDeadpool 2, and last we heardJoe Carnahanis writing and may potentially direct, so the wheels have been in motion on these films for a bit as Fox learned fromDeadpoolandLoganthat they can craft distinct, inventive spins on these characters while maintaining a loosely connected universe.
Then there’s the mainX-Menfranchise, which continues with next year’sDark Phoenixwritten and directed bySimon Kinberg.X-Men: Apocalypsewas pretty poorly received, so it’ll be interesting to see howDark Phoenixturns out and what it means for the franchise going forward. It’s possible it rekindles audience interest and the younger characters—Sophie Turner,Tye Sheridan, etc.—pick up the mantle going forward. We’ll also likely seeFantastic Fourcome back in some form, because in order to keep its license and prevent the characters from reverting to Marvel Studios, Fox has to make some sort ofFantastic Fourmovie relatively soon.
So yeah, we don’t know exactly what films are set for these release dates just yet, and it’s also entirely possible Fox doesn’t know either—ifNew Mutantsis a hit that’ll definitely spawn a sequel, but if not something else may take that follow-up’s intended release date. Speculate away in the comments below! Andclick here to catch up on all the superhero movie release datesunder the sun.
