Comic Book Heroes on The Big Screen

Apr 15, 2016

Superheroes are everywhere these days, especially in the movies. You've seen Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, the X-Men have hit the big screen a couple time and now this summer you can look forward to even more superhero action. Batman Begins starring Christian Bale and Katie Holmes is at a theater near you and soon you can catch Jessica Alba in the Fantastic Four flick. See what I mean? Superheroes cannot be stopped.

Superhero Movies - Spider-Man

Tobey Maguire has suited up a couple of times now as the infamous Spider-Man. And of course he also plays spidey's alter ego Peter Parker.

Spider-Man (2002)

Tobey Maguire - Peter Parker/Spiderman
Kirsten Dunst - Mary Jane Watson
William Dafoe - Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Tobey Maguire - Peter Parker/Spiderman
Kirsten Dunst - Mary Jane Watson
Alfred Molina - Doc Ock/Dr. Otto Octavius

Superhero Movies - X-Men

The first X-Men movie (released in 2000) was a huge hit, with X-Men battling for equality while the Evil Mutants try to take over the world. In 2003, these comic book heroes hit the big screen again in X-Men 2. Bet you already have them in you DVD collection, huh?

X-Men & X-Men 2 (2000 & 2003)

Patrick Stewart - Professor Charles Francis/Xavier/Professor X
Halle Berry - Storm/Ororo Munroe
Hugh Jackman - Wolverine/Logan
Anna Paquin - Rogue
Ian McKellen - Erik Magnus Lensherr

Superhero Movies - Batman

The whole Batman saga was pretty crazy. In 1989 Michael Keaton played the caped crusader in Batman and received awesome reviews. He returned in 1992 to play the same character in Batman Returns. Three years after that came Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman. He didn't receive the hottest reviews but it was still a good show. In 1997, the creators busted out with Batman and Robin and George Clooney took the Batman role. Clooney was arguably the worst Batman of them all. Most recently Christian Bale has donned the black cape in Batman Begins.

Batman Begins (2005)

Christian Bale - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Liam Neeson - Ducard
Katie Holmes - Rachel Dawes

Batman and Robin (1997)

George Clooney - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Chris O'Donnell - Robin
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Mr. Freeze/ Dr. Victor Fries
Uma Thurman - Poison Ivy/ Dr. Pamela Isley
Alicia Silverstone - Batgirl/Barbara Wilson

Batman Forever (1995)

Val Kilmer - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Chris O'Donnell - Robin/Dick Grayson
Tommy Lee Jones - Harvey Two-Face/Harvey Dent
Jim Carrey - The Riddler/Edward Nygma
Nicole Kidman - Dr. Chase Meridian
Drew Barrymore - Sugar
Debi Mazur - Spice

Batman Returns (1992)

Michael Keaton - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Danny Devito - The Penguin/Oswald Chester Cobblepot
Michelle Pfeiffer - Catwoman/Selina Kyle

Batman (1989)

Michael Keaton - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Jack Nicholson - The Joker/Jack Napier
Kim Basinger - Vicki Vale

Superhero Movies - Upcoming Flicks

Fantastic Four - Stars Jessica Alba and Chris Evans. Due in theaters July 8, 2005.
X-Men 3 - Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen and Alan Cumming return for the third X-Men installment. You'll be able to check this flick out on May 24, 2006.
Superman Returns - The role of Superman has gone to a virtual unknown named Brandon Routh. You have a little while to wait for this one. Super Man Returns is due in theaters on June 30, 2006.
Spider-Man 3 - This flick is currently in pre-production and has a tentative release date of May 4, 2007.