In 2022 there will be numerous superhero movies appearing in theaters, “The Batman” being one of the earliest releases of the year.
“The Batman” movie release has been one that fans have been eagerly awaiting for several months. The movie, starring Robert Pattinson, was originally supposed to premiere in October 2021. However, the release date was pushed back until March 4 of this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m stoked for the new Batman movie,” said Lillian Barfield, an English graduate student. “I think Robert Pattinson, honestly, is going to do amazing, but I am keeping my hopes low because I have not enjoyed many Batman movies so far.”
While the film will be released in the United States and various other countries around the world, Warner Bros. decided to pause the release of the film in Russia as a result of the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Another film that was postponed and will now be premiering this year is “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Big names such as Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Matt Damon will all be starring in the film. The film is set to be released on July 8.
The movie “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” will be released on May 6. The premise of the film is that, after Doctor Strange casts a spell opening a passage to the multiverse, a threat causes conflict for him and his team.
“I’m looking forward to the ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse’ movie that is coming out. It seems pretty cool, and with what is in the trailer, there may be some crossing between Marvel and the X-Men, which I am very excited about,” said Camille McCarty, a sophomore theatre tech major.
The film “Black Adam,” directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, will finally be released on July 29. The film has been in development since 2014 but was stopped multiple times. The character Black Adam first appeared in 1945 in DC comics and is making his return as a supervillain.
“I have heard about the ‘Black Adam’ movie coming out, and he was the one DC character I always really admired. First, because of his connection to Egypt, and his superpower has always interested me, but I feel like he’s always been the supporting character and never the main character, so I am most excited about that,” said Martin Jackson, a senior political science major.
“Morbius” is a new film that focuses on the story of a terminally ill man who accidentally transforms himself into a vampire after doing an experiment. Morbius, played by Jared Leto, becomes a supervillain as he is searching for human blood. Others who star in the film include Michael Keaton, Matt Smith and Adria Arjona. The film is set to release on April 1.
As the year continues, superhero movie fans can expect to be busy watching their favorite superheroes and supervillains on their new journeys.
“The movies that are coming out in the near future seem really good,” McCarty said.
