Expect more announcements about Warner Bros. superhero movie plans in the immediate future.
With the surprising post-SDCC revelation that Warner Bros. is ready to go toe to toe with Disney's Marvel superhero juggernaut after all, everyone is wondering what is coming next. After all, there are only so many times you can see "Untitled DC Film" on a calendar before you start asking questions. Well, a WB executive wants you to know that you'll get some answers soon.We know that Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will open on March 25th, 2016. The next "Untitled DC Film" on the calendar is dated for August 5th, 2016, and then after that we have the prime date of June 23rd, 2017. There have been persistent reports that Batman v. Superman moved out of its original July 2015 release date in order to not only make the better film, but to facilitate a quicker turnaround on a Justice League movie, allowing portions of Justice League to shoot back-to-back with BvS.
We still can't confirm that, but Entertainment Weekly asked Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution if that's the case. His answer should make fans happy. "While it hasn't been officially announced, I think it's a pretty good bet." Sounds like we won't have to wait two years for that Justice League movie after all.So, can we pencil in Justice League for June 23rd, 2017? Or possibly that November 17th, 2017 date? With the calendar getting increasingly crowded with superhero movies (no, seriously...check out our complete superhero movie calendar here), studios may need to spread their blockbusters out throughout the year in order to keep from tripping over each other.
And then there's the question of why they might have moved dates (never suggest that they "blinked"). Fellman simply suggested that "the reality now is that there really isn't a bad week to open a movie" and that they'd be the first blockbuster of 2016.
