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"solo film" refers to a movie centered around one particular character or story, with minimal involvement or focus on other characters from the same series or universe. It highlights and explores the adventures or development of that one character.
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Solo A Star Wars Story, the stand - alone
Han Solo film in the Star Wars universe, is all set to release on May 25.
Lord and Miller were tapped to direct the Han
Solo film in 2015 following a string of successes including 21 Jumpstreet and The Lego Movie.
For those looking
for solo films for Batman and Superman, don't worry; those are coming as well.
Last week screenwriter Jac Schaeffer was reportedly hired to write a Black
Widow solo film for Scarlett Johansson.
Interesting enough, the film won't include Dwayne Johnson «s Black Adam, who will instead get his
own solo film first.
May 1st, 2009 saw the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the
first solo film for Hugh Jackman, featuring the century spanning life of Logan and his brother Sabretooth a.k.a. Victor Creed played by Liev Schriber.
Captain Marvel is set to play a major part in next year's Avengers 4 in addition to her
upcoming solo film.
A slew
of solo films introducing Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and The Hulk all lead to one moment in 2012, when director Joss Whedon unleashed Earth's Mightiest Heroes into cinemas to complete Phase 1 of the company's plan, a feat that would result in the third biggest box office worldwide.
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story mere weeks away fans are already looking forward to news of the next spin - off in the Star Wars franchise, the young Han
Solo film with Hail, Caesar!
TheWrap reports that Marvel is moving forward with their Black Widow
solo film starring Scarlett Johansson.
According to the Hollywood Reporter Thursday evening, 20th Century Fox has announced release dates for the sequel to June 19, 2015's Josh Trank - directed Fantastic Four reboot and another untitled
Wolverine solo film directed by The Wolverine's James Mangold.
Today, actress Anna Paquin took to Twitter to confirm she would not be reprising the role of Rogue in Channing Tatum's upcoming
Gambit solo film.
In a new interview, Samuel L. Jackson casts doubt on whether he's actually signed on to appear in the Captain
Marvel solo film yet.
Jackman has been very open in recent months about wanting to stay with the series and playing the character as long as he can, and with his rumored appearance in Deadpool as well, as well as the aforementioned
third solo film on the way, it seems we have quite a few films left with Jackman's Wolverine.
Channing Tatum reiterates his desire for the «X-Man» Gambit to appear in his own
solo film before joining the «X-Men» on the big screen.
As we patiently await the next trailer for Logan, director James Mangold has taken to Twitter to share three new character images from the X-Men
solo film featuring Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and X-23 (Dafne Keen).
Variety is reporting that Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) is the top choice by Marvel Studios and Sony to play Aunt May for the new Spider -
Man solo film which is set for release in 2017.
For characters like Black Panther and Spider - Man, who'll get their own
solo films directed by Ryan Coogler and Jon Watts, where does the question of authorship fall in terms of casting and development?
Deadline reports that Lea Seydoux (Spectre, Blue is the Warmest Color) has been given the offer to star as Bella Donna Boudreaux in Rupert Wyatt's
GAMBIT solo film.
The singer / songwriter's first foray
into solo film scoring was for the 2006 documentary «Kurt Cobain About A Son,» and now he's dipping his toe in the waters once more for Lynn Shelton «s «Laggies.»
After Spider - Man: Homecoming, Black Panther will be only the second movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise that is a debut
solo film about a previously established character in the continuity.
In December, we posted a casting call that revealed that Captain America: Civil War's Martin Freeman and Avengers: Age of Ultron's Andy Serkis would be reprising their Marvel roles for Ryan Coogler's Black
Panther solo film currently filming in Atlanta.
Even if the Han
Solo solo film isn't set to be released until May 25, 2018.
Maybe Brad Peyton is being lined up for this Black
Adam solo film as opposed to Shazam.
This feature marks the first
solo film script by political cartoonist Scott, who honed his writing skills on a run of TV projects during the two - decade journey to bring the film to the screen.
This one also debuted along with the Wonder
Woman solo film footage during DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League last night.
Thankfully, Ryan Reynolds» plans for an X-Force movie will allow them some time to recharge their batteries before starting work on Deadpool 3 - a film that has now seemingly been confirmed, despite Ryan Reynolds» earlier claims that it was unlikely a third
Deadpool solo film would be made.
Assuming that there's not a
second solo film in development, the future antics of the Sorcerer Supreme would be more than ideal for a television show.
On Tuesday, Lucasfilm announced that Lord and Miller had been removed from the Star Wars
solo film over «creative differences,» with a new director coming onboard «soon.»
However, a report from Variety suggests that there had been tension on the set of the Han
Solo film since it commenced production in February.
The wall crawler will appear in Avengers: Infinity War and the as - yet - untitled Avengers 4, but as far as
solo films go not much is known beyond the likelihood of a sequel to Homecoming, depending on -LSB-...]
According to THR, Disney and Lucasfilm are currently looking at three actresses for the first Star
Wars solo film, which is set to hit theaters in 2016: Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Orphan Black «s Tatiana Maslany.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller departed the stand - alone Han
Solo film after creative disagreements, as did original «Ant - man» helmer Edgar Wright.
Join Oli and Luke as they talk Marvel Cinematic Universe characters like Iron Man and Captain America appearing in Sony's Spider - Man: Homecoming movie, a Ben Affleck - directed
Batman solo film being officially confirmed, the craziness of the first Doctor Strange trailer, Oli breaking the fourth wall Deadpool - style, -LSB-...]
Two
more solo films will follow in 2020, with Cyborg starring Ray Fisher on April 3rd, and a reboot of Green Lantern coming June 19th.
Now, with three MCU appearances, including one of the
best solo films for Marvel, T'Challa has cemented himself in the hearts of the fans worldwide.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller's exit from the Star Wars Han
Solo film comes after conflict with producer Kathleen Kennedy.
Buzz for the upcoming Han
Solo film hit critical mass when it was announced Donald Glover would be joining the galaxy far, far away as a younger Lando Calrissian.
This news comes on the heels of The
Flash solo film reportedly being scheduled to start filming later this year after Patty Jenkins» Wonder Woman 2 gets underway.
This is a greater arc than that showcased in the Doctor
Strange solo film, which attempted a similar journey.
The studio is also developing multiple female - led Batman adjacent projects with a Harley
Quinn solo film and Gotham City Sirens, but those haven't seen much movement in recent months.
Nerdist released a strange but hilarious video of Wiseau auditioning for the title role of Todd Phillips» upcoming
Joker solo film.
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee says that he wants to see a Silver
Surfer solo film, and he already has an idea for his cameo.
As Marvel Studios prepares to deal with life after MCU - glue Robert Downey Jr. and perhaps having to give the original Avengers trio of Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man a well - earned sabbatical
from solo films, the future of the MCU is not guaranteed.
A new set photo from next year's James Wan - directed
Aquaman solo film teases Amber Heard's Mera on the run from some Atlantean soldiers.