Superheroes, dinosaurs top movie poll
Avengers: Infinity War is near and moviegoers are eager for the battle to begin.
The long-hyped coming together of all the Marvel superhero forces (in theatres May 4) tops Fandango.com’s list of 2018’s most anticipated movies, followed by Black Panther and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The ticket site surveyed more than 8,000 visitors.
“People have been waiting for the entire Marvel Universe to appear onscreen for a long time,” says Erik Davis, Fandango’s managing editor. “Fans love these combinations of heroes; seeing Guardians of the Galaxy characters interacting with Thor for the first time is going to be really interesting.”
Before appearing in Infinity War, Chadwick Boseman will lead the charge in Black Panther (out Feb. 16). The landmark film features a Black superhero, a primarily African-American cast and an African-American director ( Ryan Coogler).
Chris Pratt, another Infinity War star, helped propel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 22) to third place. Pratt was also voted the top fan-favourite actor in the poll.
Ryan Reynolds and his untitled Deadpool sequel (June 1) landed in fourth, followed by the spinoff Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25), Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (June 15) and Fantastic Beasts followup The Crimes of Grindelwald (Nov. 16).
Landing at No. 8 is director Ava DuVernay’s fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time (March 9). The new X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Nov. 2) took ninth, followed by the all-female heist reboot Ocean’s 8 (June 8).
The poll also found that Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow in Infinity War, was the fan-favourite actress; The Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira, Okoye in Black Panther and Infinity War, was top rising female movie star while Han Solo himself, Alden Ehrenreich, took top male rising star and Josh Brolin, uber-villain Thanos in Infinity War, was voted most anticipated screen villain. USA Today