PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT – In the midst of battling the Underminer villain, Violet protects her family by throwing one of her most super force fields yet. Featuring Sarah Vowell as the voice of Violet, Holly Hunter as the voice of Helen, Craig T. Nelson as the voice of Bob and Huck Milner as the voice of Dash, Disney•Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” busts into theaters on June 15, 2018.
As much as I might complain about the idea of getting an Incredibles sequel 13.5 years after the first Brad Bird classic, that doesn’t change the fact that A) this looks perfectly enjoyable and B) my kids are unusually excited for it. As much as I’ve been focused on the whole Avengers versus Jurassic World thing, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that Walt Disney and Pixar’s Incredibles 2 might pull a Finding Dory and swim away with the domestic trophy.
Having said that, this trailer for The Incredibles 2, during which we finally get to see Holly Hunter’s Elastagirl in superheroic action while Craig T. Nelson’s Mr. Incredible plays Mr. Mom, reminds us that we’re getting a whole bunch of superhero movies this summer.
I don’t just mean the standard MCU installments either. As I’ve discussed before, we’re slowly seeing big-budget superhero movies essentially taking over genre, to the point where folks will flock to Logan but ignore Blood Father. That’s not a criticism (Logan > Blood Father), but it bears noting this summer.
We’ve got two MCU flicks (Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp), a Fox Marvel flick (Deadpool 2) and two different animated superhero movies (Incredibles 2 and Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc.’s Teen Titans GO to the Movies). Now five superhero flicks aren’t that big of a deal in a summer that has a wealth of comedies, hard action flicks and melodramas. Heck, last summer was mostly dominated by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in May, Wonder Woman in June and Spider-Man: Homecoming in July, so the demand is clearly there.
But, presuming that Incredibles 2 bests Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in June and Ant-Man and the Wasp tops Mission: Impossible Fallout in July, we’re looking at a scenario where the big superhero movie of the month outright dominates February, April, May, June and July, with the caveat that February’s Black Panther ran the tables over February and March. What we may be seeing is the exact opposite of superhero fatigue, whereby almost everything but the superhero flicks struggle.
This isn’t a criticism of the industry or of audiences. Wonder Woman was better than King Arthur, Black Panther was better than Fifty Shades Freed and Teen Titans GO to the Movies will presumably be the year’s best movie, outgross Black Panther, score a record 15 Oscar nominations and win a record 12 Oscars next February. You heard it here first.
But we getting three conventional live-action comic book superhero movies, with the caveat that Deadpool 2 is probably more of a comedy than a standard superhero flick, and two of the three big animated movies are also superhero adventures. Heck, Teen Titans will likely be as self-depreciating and self-aware as Deadpool 2, so we’re also getting two deeply self-satirical comic book superhero flicks in two months. By cornering the live-action blockbuster market and the family-targeted animated movie market, superheroes are somewhat taking over this summer.
That also means, coming full circle, that the Pixar Incredibles 2 won’t be nearly as special as the first one was back in the day. Superhero movies have become the biggest form of tentpole entertainment, and the very idea of a violent, PG-rated, somewhat dramatic animated action flick is also a lot less rare than it was in 2004. I’m sure the movie will be huge, and I’m hopeful that its success will be driven more by kids than nostalgic adults. But, it’ll be one of five superhero movies and one of two superhero toons just this summer.
As a very prescient toxic fan, one who found himself hating the thing he loved because it wouldn’t love him back, once said, when everyone’s super, no one is. Brad Bird’s The Incredibles was somewhat ahead of its time, just as was M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable back in late 2000. So it’s interesting to see that we’re getting Incredibles 2 and Glass within seven months of each other. By that standard, Mystery Men 2 should be just around the corner.
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT – In the midst of battling the Underminer villain, Violet protects her family by throwing one of her most super force fields yet. Featuring Sarah Vowell as the voice of Violet, Holly Hunter as the voice of Helen, Craig T. Nelson as the voice of Bob and Huck Milner as the voice of Dash, Disney•Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” busts into theaters on June 15, 2018.
As much as I might complain about the idea of getting an Incredibles sequel 13.5 years after the first Brad Bird classic, that doesn’t change the fact that A) this looks perfectly enjoyable and B) my kids are unusually excited for it. As much as I’ve been focused on the whole Avengers versus Jurassic World thing, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that Walt Disney and Pixar’s Incredibles 2 might pull a Finding Dory and swim away with the domestic trophy.
Having said that, this trailer for The Incredibles 2, during which we finally get to see Holly Hunter’s Elastagirl in superheroic action while Craig T. Nelson’s Mr. Incredible plays Mr. Mom, reminds us that we’re getting a whole bunch of superhero movies this summer.
I don’t just mean the standard MCU installments either. As I’ve discussed before, we’re slowly seeing big-budget superhero movies essentially taking over genre, to the point where folks will flock to Logan but ignore Blood Father. That’s not a criticism (Logan > Blood Father), but it bears noting this summer.
We’ve got two MCU flicks (Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp), a Fox Marvel flick (Deadpool 2) and two different animated superhero movies (Incredibles 2 and Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc.’s Teen Titans GO to the Movies). Now five superhero flicks aren’t that big of a deal in a summer that has a wealth of comedies, hard action flicks and melodramas. Heck, last summer was mostly dominated by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in May, Wonder Woman in June and Spider-Man: Homecoming in July, so the demand is clearly there.
But, presuming that Incredibles 2 bests Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in June and Ant-Man and the Wasp tops Mission: Impossible Fallout in July, we’re looking at a scenario where the big superhero movie of the month outright dominates February, April, May, June and July, with the caveat that February’s Black Panther ran the tables over February and March. What we may be seeing is the exact opposite of superhero fatigue, whereby almost everything but the superhero flicks struggle.
This isn’t a criticism of the industry or of audiences. Wonder Woman was better than King Arthur, Black Panther was better than Fifty Shades Freed and Teen Titans GO to the Movies will presumably be the year’s best movie, outgross Black Panther, score a record 15 Oscar nominations and win a record 12 Oscars next February. You heard it here first.
But we getting three conventional live-action comic book superhero movies, with the caveat that Deadpool 2 is probably more of a comedy than a standard superhero flick, and two of the three big animated movies are also superhero adventures. Heck, Teen Titans will likely be as self-depreciating and self-aware as Deadpool 2, so we’re also getting two deeply self-satirical comic book superhero flicks in two months. By cornering the live-action blockbuster market and the family-targeted animated movie market, superheroes are somewhat taking over this summer.
That also means, coming full circle, that the Pixar Incredibles 2 won’t be nearly as special as the first one was back in the day. Superhero movies have become the biggest form of tentpole entertainment, and the very idea of a violent, PG-rated, somewhat dramatic animated action flick is also a lot less rare than it was in 2004. I’m sure the movie will be huge, and I’m hopeful that its success will be driven more by kids than nostalgic adults. But, it’ll be one of five superhero movies and one of two superhero toons just this summer.
As a very prescient toxic fan, one who found himself hating the thing he loved because it wouldn’t love him back, once said, when everyone’s super, no one is. Brad Bird’s The Incredibles was somewhat ahead of its time, just as was M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable back in late 2000. So it’s interesting to see that we’re getting Incredibles 2 and Glass within seven months of each other. By that standard, Mystery Men 2 should be just around the corner.
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