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2017 is a huge year for comic-book inspired superhero movies, so we need a way to keep track. Luckily, THR has organized every comic book-inspired movie in one timeline of what's to come. Here are five of the biggest comic book movies due out this ye

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00:00I need friends.

00:02Right.

00:03Wait a minute.

00:04You guys aren't the real Avengers.

00:06I can tell Hulk gives it away.

00:07He's a friend from work.

00:09This episode of The Hollywood Reporter News

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00:15You hear that?

00:15Yeah, it's the sound of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

00:18and the DC Extended Universe continuing to expand.

00:212017 is a huge year for comic book inspired superhero movies,

00:25so we need a way to keep track.

00:26Luckily, The Hollywood Reporter has us covered

00:29with the best timeline ever.

00:30So let's get right to it, guys.

00:31Here's the five biggest comic book movies

00:33coming out this year.

00:35First up is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 out May 5th.

00:39Back in 2014, this ragtag group of crazies

00:42was considered a low profile property.

00:44You remember that?

00:45I'm Groot.

00:46Neither do I, baby Groot.

00:47Since then, the talking raccoon, the awesome soundtrack,

00:50the entire rocking package has ended up

00:52becoming one of Marvel's most beloved super teams.

00:55The second installment from writer-director James Gunn

00:57is adding Kurt Russell as the father

00:59to Chris Pratt's Peter Quill.

01:00In the comics, Russell's character Ego is a living planet.

01:03Now he's a living Russell.

01:05I'm your dad, Peter.

01:07Out next on June 2nd is Wonder Woman.

01:09Patty Jenkins has stepped up to direct star Gal Gadot

01:12in the Amazonian warrior origin story, which so far has

01:15some good buzz.

01:16There's already been a series of well-received trailers

01:18building on Gadot's much-like debut in 2016's Batman v Superman

01:23Dawn of Justice.

01:24The month after that, Spider-Man is coming home.

01:27That's right, Spider-Man Homecoming is the film Marvel fans

01:30never thought would happen, but a landmark deal between Sony

01:33and Marvel allowed Peter Parker to swing right into the MCU.

01:37Tom Holland returns after his well-received introduction

01:40in Captain America Civil War and will be reunited with Robert

01:43Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and Marissa Tomei playing Aunt May.

01:47Michael Keaton and Zendaya are also on board for the film, which is

01:50being directed by John Watts and said to have the aesthetics

01:53of a John Hughes 80s film.

01:54Expectations could not be higher.

01:56Now let's jump all the way to the end of the year.

01:58We're talking the third Thor installment, Thor Ragnarok,

02:01out November 3rd.

02:03Chris Hemsworth's Thor teams up with Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner

02:06slash the Hulk for a cosmic road trip.

02:09And if that's not exciting enough, the film is also

02:11directed by Taika Waititi, who has been endearing himself

02:14to the Marvel faithful with his hilarious Thor mockumentary.

02:17This is knowledge.

02:18Knowledge is power.

02:18No, it's not.

02:19Knowledge is not power.

02:21That's power.

02:22And his fun movie-hyping tweets.

02:24Justice League, DC's answer to Marvel's Avengers,

02:26has a lot riding on it, with its marquee characters assembling

02:29in live action for the first time.

02:31Director Zack Snyder's film made a bit of a course correction

02:34following the muted reception of Batman v Superman's gloomy tone.

02:38Justice League's Comic-Con trailer emphasized banter

02:41between Batman and The Flash, and other promotional materials

02:44have shown off a more fun tone.

02:46So will this be the huge win DC needs?

02:48Guys, head to THR.com for the full timeline and a lot more,

02:52including a look at three more huge releases,

02:54Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets on July 21st,

02:57Atomic Blonde hitting July 28th,

02:59and Kingsman the Golden Circle scheduled for September 29th.

03:03So which comic book movie are you most looking forward to this year?

03:06Let me know in the comments.

03:07For The Hollow Reporter News, I'm Paul Costabile,

03:09and now I feel like a superhero.

03:10Let's go!

03:11Guys, let's go!

03:13See you guys.

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