Awesome Marvel and DC Superhero Movies you can look forward to in 2016

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Deadpool

Deadpool
Release Date: February 12, 2016

The trailer says it all, really. The Deadpool movie is going to be a fest of expletives and violence. It’s expected to start from his origin story as Wade Wilson transforms from a Cancer-infected Special Forces soldier to a lone mercenary.

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Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
Release Date: March 25, 2016

This is the sequel to Man of Steel. The Superman vs General Zod strife caused damage to Bruce Wayne. Cyborg, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman are coming in. The Flash might as well.

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Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War
Release Date: May 6, 2016

This is in line with the Civil War storyline of the comic books. It sees Captain America and Iron Man turning into ugly foes as they disagree about a law that will require them to register with the government. Baron Zemo and Black Panther will make their first appearance here. We also have a new Avengers team with Tom Holland as Spider-Man. This would be epic.

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X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse
Release Date: May 27, 2016

This sequel will wrap up the trilogy that started with the Matthew Vaughn-directed prequel. The X-Men will jointly fight titular Apocalypse.

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Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad
Release Date: August 5, 2016

The Suicide Squad is basically a group of villains who take on the most risky jobs for the government in exchange for lesser prison sentence. With Deadshot, Harley Quinn, the Joker, Captain Boomerang, Rick Flagg, Enchantress and Amanda Waller will be a striking a much darker and more sinister one than a regular super-hero movie.

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Gambit

Gambit
Release Date: October 7, 2016

While Tatum has been keen on playing Gambit for a while. The film was pushed back to early 2016 from Fall 2015.

Director Rupert Wyatt has also dropped out due to personal reasons. Doug Liman might direct this heist film that’s meant to be a ‘sexy thriller’.

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Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange
Release Date: November 4, 2016

Cumberbatch has signed the contract to be a part of this comic adaptation. It will inject the right amount of mysticism with the origin story of Stephen Strange, a former neurosurgeon and narcissist who is granted magical powers by a hermit called the Ancient One after his hands are seemingly irreparably damaged in a car accident.

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