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The Crow (1994 film)
The Crow is a 1994 American film directed by Alex Proyas, based on James O'Barr's comic series and starring Brandon Lee as a murdered musician resurrected to take revenge.
The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)
The Fantastic Four is Roger Corman's 1994 low-budget Marvel adaptation, directed by Oley Sassone, completed and promoted but shelved to retain film rights, never officially released, known through bootlegs and the 2015 documentary Doomed!.
The Green Hornet (2011 film)
The Green Hornet is a 2011 American action-comedy directed by Michel Gondry, starring Seth Rogen as a slacker who becomes a masked vigilante with his father's employee Kato.
The Killer (2023 film)
The Killer (2023) is David Fincher's Netflix neo-noir thriller starring Michael Fassbender as an assassin whose botched Paris hit triggers a manhunt. Adapted from the Nolent/Jacamon graphic novel; 118 minutes; 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) is a Stephen Norrington film for 20th Century Fox, based on Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic, starring Sean Connery as Allan Quatermain; it grossed $66.4 million against a $78 million budget and scored 16% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Losers (2010 film)
The Losers (2010 film): American action comedy directed by Sylvain White, written by Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt, adapting Andy Diggle and Jock's Vertigo comic; Warner Bros. release grossed $29.9 million worldwide on a $25 million budget.
The Mask (1994 film)
The Mask (1994) is a New Line Cinema comedy-fantasy directed by Chuck Russell, starring Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss and introducing Cameron Diaz; adapted from a violent Dark Horse comic, it earned Oscar-nominated ILM effects and grossed $351.6 million worldwide.
The Meteor Man (film)
The Meteor Man (1993) is Robert Townsend's superhero comedy about Washington, D.C. teacher Jefferson Reed, who gains powers from a meteor and fights the Golden Lords gang; it grossed about $8 million and is regarded as the first Black-led superhero feature film.
The Old Guard (2020 film)
The Old Guard (2020) is a Netflix action film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, adapted by Greg Rucka from his and Leandro Fernández's Image Comics graphic novel. Charlize Theron leads immortal mercenaries; 78 million households watched in four weeks; sequel released 2025.
The Phantom (1996 film)
The Phantom (1996) is a Simon Wincer action-adventure film starring Billy Zane as Kit Walker, the 21st Phantom, fighting Xander Drax for the Skulls of Touganda; a US flop that succeeded in Australia.
The Punisher (2004 film)
The Punisher (2004) is Jonathan Hensleigh's directorial-debut action film starring Thomas Jane as Frank Castle opposite John Travolta's Howard Saint; budgeted at $31 million, shot in Tampa, based on Welcome Back, Frank, grossing $54 million with 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Rocketeer (film)
The Rocketeer (1991) is a Disney period superhero adventure directed by Joe Johnston, based on Dave Stevens's comic, starring Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, and Timothy Dalton; it grossed $46.5M against a $40M budget and later gained a cult following.
The Shadow (1994 film)
The Shadow is a 1994 American superhero film directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Alec Baldwin as a vigilante who fights crime in 1930s New York.
The Storm Riders (风云：雄霸天下)
The Storm Riders (風雲雄霸天下, Fung Wan) is Andrew Lau's 1998 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy adapted from Ma Wing-shing's comic, starring Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, and Sonny Chiba; top HK film of 1998 and a CGI milestone.
Tumor (film)
Tumor is an upcoming American psychological thriller directed by Will Bridges, adapted from the Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon graphic novel, starring Sam Rockwell and Maisy Stella; filmed in Los Angeles, release date unannounced.
V for Vendetta (film)
V for Vendetta (2006) is James McTeigue's Warner Bros. adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's graphic novel, written and produced by the Wachowskis, starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving; Moore disowned it, it grossed $131,411,035, and its Guy Fawkes mask became a protest symbol.
Wanted (2008 film)
Wanted is a 2008 American action thriller directed by Timur Bekmambetov, loosely based on the Mark Millar comic miniseries, starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman.
Watchmen (2009 film)
Watchmen (2009) is Zack Snyder's film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' DC graphic novel, released March 6, 2009 by Warner Bros. It runs 162 minutes, earned $107.5 million in the US, scored 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, and replaced the comic's squid ending with a Dr Manhattan-framed attack.