Superman: Dawn of Justice which was originally slotted to open on May 6, 2016 opposite of Marvel's Captain America 3 will now launch to a March 25,2016 release date, avoiding a potential blockbuster confrontation. This is also the second time the release of the film has been changed.
The news first broke out when Jeff Sneider at The Wrap tweeted that Warner Bros. has officially moved their release date, assuming that they are avoiding a face-off against Marvel's increasingly unbeatable releases. But according to another report from The Wrap, a Warner Bros. insider explained that the decision in moving the release date was not as such: "Not flinching - it's a fantastic corridor for us."
Simultaneously, Warner and DC Entertainment in announced in a statement the launch of releases planting the flag on several dates beginning with "Superman: Dawn Of Justice" along with 9 as-yet untitled superhero films through 2020.
The dates for the mystery superhero films are as follows:
Aug. 5, 2016: Untitled DC Film
June 23, 2017: Untitled DC Film
Nov. 17, 2016: Untitled DC Film
March 23, 2018: Untitled DC Film
July 27, 2018: Untitled DC Film
April 5, 2019: Untitled DC Film
June 14, 2019: Untitled DC Film
April 3, 2020: Untitled DC Film
June 19, 2020: Untitled DC Film
While no official titles have been revealed yet, the company already has discussed a sequel for "Man of Steel", a Wonder Woman movie, played by Gal Gadot, who joins Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in Dawn Of Justice. Another project mentioned is a Justice League film including key heroes Aquaman, Green Lantern and Flash who could presumably get their own films. With this move, DC Entertainment could finally be declaring war on Disney and Marvel, which have been for the past years the most prolific suppliers of superhero films.
