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Comic Book Heroes on The Big Screen

Tobey Maguire plays Spider-Man in the 2002 and 2004 movies.

Courtesy of Sony

The X-Men have already had two big screen movies.

Courtesy of FOX

Christian Bale stars as the latest Batman in Batman Begins.

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Superheroes are everywhere these days, especially in the movies. You've seen Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, the X-Men have hit the big screen a couple time and now this summer you can look forward to even more superhero action. Batman Begins starring Christian Bale and Katie Holmes is at a theater near you and soon you can catch Jessica Alba in the Fantastic Four flick. See what I mean? Superheroes cannot be stopped.

Superhero Movies - Spider-Man

Tobey Maguire has suited up a couple of times now as the infamous Spider-Man. And of course he also plays spidey's alter ego Peter Parker.
Spider-Man (2002)

Tobey Maguire - Peter Parker/Spiderman

Kirsten Dunst - Mary Jane Watson

William Dafoe - Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Tobey Maguire - Peter Parker/Spiderman

Kirsten Dunst - Mary Jane Watson

Alfred Molina - Doc Ock/Dr. Otto Octavius

Superhero Movies - X-Men

The first X-Men movie (released in 2000) was a huge hit, with X-Men battling for equality while the Evil Mutants try to take over the world. In 2003, these comic book heroes hit the big screen again in X-Men 2. Bet you already have them in you DVD collection, huh?
X-Men & X-Men 2 (2000 & 2003)

Patrick Stewart - Professor Charles Francis/Xavier/Professor X

Halle Berry - Storm/Ororo Munroe

Hugh Jackman - Wolverine/Logan

Anna Paquin - Rogue

Ian McKellen - Erik Magnus Lensherr

Superhero Movies - Batman

The whole Batman saga was pretty crazy. In 1989 Michael Keaton played the caped crusader in Batman and received awesome reviews. He returned in 1992 to play the same character in Batman Returns. Three years after that came Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman. He didn't receive the hottest reviews but it was still a good show. In 1997, the creators busted out with Batman and Robin and George Clooney took the Batman role. Clooney was arguably the worst Batman of them all. Most recently Christian Bale has donned the black cape in Batman Begins.
Batman Begins (2005)

Christian Bale - Batman/Bruce Wayne

Liam Neeson - Ducard

Katie Holmes - Rachel Dawes

Batman and Robin (1997)

George Clooney - Batman/Bruce Wayne

Chris O'Donnell - Robin

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Mr. Freeze/ Dr. Victor Fries

Uma Thurman - Poison Ivy/ Dr. Pamela Isley

Alicia Silverstone - Batgirl/Barbara Wilson

Batman Forever (1995)

Val Kilmer - Batman/Bruce Wayne

Chris O'Donnell - Robin/Dick Grayson

Tommy Lee Jones - Harvey Two-Face/Harvey Dent

Jim Carrey - The Riddler/Edward Nygma

Nicole Kidman - Dr. Chase Meridian

Drew Barrymore - Sugar

Debi Mazur - Spice

Batman Returns (1992)

Michael Keaton - Batman/Bruce Wayne

Danny Devito - The Penguin/Oswald Chester Cobblepot

Michelle Pfeiffer - Catwoman/Selina Kyle

Batman (1989)

Michael Keaton - Batman/Bruce Wayne

Jack Nicholson - The Joker/Jack Napier

Kim Basinger - Vicki Vale

Superhero Movies - Upcoming Flicks

Fantastic Four - Stars Jessica Alba and Chris Evans. Due in theaters July 8, 2005.

X-Men 3 - Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen and Alan Cumming return for the third X-Men installment. You'll be able to check this flick out on May 24, 2006.

Superman Returns - The role of Superman has gone to a virtual unknown named Brandon Routh. You have a little while to wait for this one. Super Man Returns is due in theaters on June 30, 2006.

Spider-Man 3 - This flick is currently in pre-production and has a tentative release date of May 4, 2007.

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