Comic book movie guide – a Who’s Who of heroes & villains heading for the Silver Screen

Summer is fast approaching and a swarm of superhero movies are set to smash onto the big screen. Marvel and DC are ready to battle it out to become king of the comic book blockbuster.

But with more caped crusaders than you know how to swing a catwoman at, Purple Revolver has compiled the super who’s who of heroes and villains gearing up to swing into a friendly neighborhood cinema near you.

Here’s the low down on all the major players in the battle for cinema supremacy.

Thor (April 27th, 2011)

Thor – Chris Hemsworth

Jane Foster – Natalie Portman

Odin – Anthony Hopkins

X-Men: First Class (June 2nd, 2011)

Professor Xavier – James McAvoy

Emma Frost – January Jones

Hank McCoy/The Beast – Nicholas Hoult

Sebastian Shaw – Kevin Bacon

Green Lantern (June 17th, 2011)

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan – Ryan Reynolds

Sinestro – Mark Strong

Captain America: The First Avenger (July 29th, 2011)

Captain America/Steve Rogers – Chris Evans

Red Skull – Hugo Weaving

The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Bruce Banner/The Hulk – Mark Ruffalo

Hawkeye – Jeremy Renner

The Amazing Spider-man (July 4th, 2012)

Peter Parker/Spider-Man – Andrew Garfield

Curt Connors/The Lizard – Rhys Ifans

Ben Parker – Martin Sheen

Batman: The Dark Night Rises (July 20th, 2012)

Selina Kyle/Catwoman – Anne Hathaway

Alberto Falcone – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Bane – Tom Hardy

Superman: Man of Steel (December, 2012)

Superman/Clark Kent – Henry Calvi

Lois Lane – Amy Adams

Jonathan Kent – Kevin Costner

Martha Kent – Diane Lane

With more rumours than Spidey’s web flying around, we’ll keep you up to date with all latest hirings and firings right up till premiere night.