Comics are a very popular genre in North America. Americans love stories about superheroes and enjoy not only reading comics about them, but also watching movies. "Superhero" cinema is popular in Russia as well.
Wolverine and the X-Men
Wolverine, won the hearts of millions of viewers. His phenomenal superpowers - regeneration, immortality and the presence of claws from the most durable material in the world. Actor Hugh Jackman played a great comic book hero. And it's okay that in the film Wolverine turned out to be much higher (191 cm) than it should be according to the canons (161 cm). Let Wolverine on the screens not be a short man, but Hugh Jackman's charisma does not hold.
Wolverine is the main character in the films X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine "and" Wolverine: Immortal ". He was also, along with Professor Xavier, Magneto and other heroes, an important character in the films: "X-Men", "X-Men 2", "X-Men: The Last Stand" and "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Hugh Jackman's character also appears in X-Men: First Class.
The Avengers and Spider-Man
Many films have also been made about the Avengers team. First of all, this is a film about the team of superheroes of the Marvel Universe, "The Avengers". But almost each of the characters involved in the film had their own personal background. Before The Avengers, Iron Man and Iron Man 2 were filmed. Then the story continued, and Iron Man 3 appeared.
Captain America's adventures are featured in the films Captain America: The First Avenger and The Captain America: The Other War. Films "Thor" and "Thor-2: The Kingdom of Darkness" were made based on the comics about Thor. The Hulk comics have been filmed twice - The Hulk and The Incredible Hulk.
Fans of old movies can enjoy the 1990, 1979 and 1944 Captain America comic adaptations. and "Hulk" 1978 and 1977.
Several films have also been made based on the Spider-Man comics. The latter came out in 2012 ("The Amazing Spider-Man") and 2014 ("The Amazing Spider-Man. High Voltage"). Before that there was a trilogy with Tobey Maguire. The films were released in 2002, 2004 and 2007.
Batman and Superman
Batman first appeared in 1939. Since then, many comics and films have been released. The latest trilogy has been particularly successful. Films starring Christian Bale have broken box office records in all cinemas around the world. These are Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2010).
The Superman comic book adaptations cannot boast the same box-office success. But films about the main superhero, of course, were shot. In 2013, Man and Steel was published. Before that, there was a not very successful experiment in 2007 - "Superman Returns", four films with Christopher Reeve in 1978, 1980, 1983 and 1987. Superman first appeared on screens in 1948.
