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English-language science fiction action films
- Captain America: Civil WarIn 1991, a brainwashed super-soldier named James Barnes intercepted an automobile carrying a case of super-soldier serum in Siberia.
- Avengers: EndgameIn October 2014, Marvel Studios announced a two-part sequel to Avengers: Age of Ultron. The plan was to film both parts back-to-back under the working title…
- Justice League (film)Warner Bros. Pictures began developing a live-action Justice League film in February 2007 with husband-and-wife duo Michele and Kieran Mulroney hired to…
- Avengers: Age of UltronIn October 2011, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced that the studio was beginning to look at their Phase Two films.
- Star Wars (film)George Lucas conceived a space opera in 1971, shortly after finishing his first feature film THX 1138. He initially planned to adapt the Flash Gordon serials…
- The Avengers (2012 film)In April 2005, Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch to begin developing a film based on the Avengers. Avi Arad, the CEO of Marvel Studios…
- The TerminatorIn Rome, Italy, during the release of Piranha II: The Spawning in 1982, director James Cameron fell ill and experienced a vivid dream.
- Deadpool & WolverineDevelopment on a third Deadpool film began at 20th Century Fox by November 2016. David Leitch was hired to direct Deadpool 2 in November 2016 after Tim…
- Transformers: Dark of the MoonParamount Pictures announced a third Transformers film on the 16th of March 2009. Director Michael Bay initially thought the release date of the 1st of July…
- Mad Max 2Director George Miller abandoned a project called Roxanne in Los Angeles. He had been working on that script with Terry Hayes for months.
- InceptionChristopher Nolan first wrote an 80-page treatment about dream stealers in the early 2000s. He originally envisioned Inception as a horror film before…
- Star Wars: The Last JediIn October 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm and announced a new trilogy of Star Wars films. J.J. Abrams directed the first installment, The Force Awakens…
- The Empire Strikes BackGeorge Lucas stood at a crossroads in 1978. The unexpected success of Star Wars had made him wealthy, but it also brought threats and unwelcome requests for…
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceGeorge Lucas returned to the Star Wars franchise in 1993 after a long hiatus that began with the release of Return of the Jedi in 1983.
- Rogue OneIn 2003, visual effects supervisor John Knoll pitched a story called Destroyer of Worlds during the production of Episode III in Sydney.
- Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerA year after the Battle of Crait, Emperor Palpatine sends a message of revenge to the galaxy. Kylo Ren obtains a Sith wayfinder that leads him to the hidden…
- Flash Gordon (serial)Alex Raymond launched the Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934, introducing readers to a hero who would soon conquer cinema.
- Star Wars: The Force AwakensIn October 2012, the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. This acquisition marked a seismic shift in the franchise's history.
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesGeorge Lucas began writing the script for Attack of the Clones in March 2000, just three months before principal photography started.
- Everything Everywhere All at OnceEvelyn Quan Wang stands in a laundromat in Simi Valley, California, staring at an IRS audit notice that threatens to destroy her family's life.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)George Lucas watched a rough cut of early television episodes on a big screen in 2008 and made an immediate decision. He declared the footage beautiful…
- Men in Black 3Barry Sonnenfeld received the initial premise for Men in Black 3 from Will Smith during filming of the second movie in 2002.
- Solo: A Star Wars StoryGeorge Lucas began developing a Han Solo prequel in 2012. He commissioned Lawrence Kasdan to write the screenplay for what would become Solo: A Star Wars…
- Alita: Battle AngelIn 2003, James Cameron confirmed he would direct a film version of Yukito Kishiro's manga series Battle Angel Alita. The domain name battleangelalita.com was…