Concept trailers have been around for a long time, and 2024 had some incredible examples of just how good they can be, showcasing fun ideas about where Marvel and DC could take their properties next. Both superhero companies have had a relatively good 2024. Deadpool & Wolverine broke all kinds of box office records for the MCU, while DC premiered The Penguin, which ended up being one of the best superhero shows to date.
Each of their respective universes also have a lot going for them in 2025 and beyond, as the MCU timeline continues to expand in all directions, while the DCU's first big project will be James Gunn's Superman. With a lot of exciting projects upcoming, fans have taken it upon themselves to make some incredible concept trailers for a lot of them, imagining what they could be about, and also creating brand-new scenarios for what could have been.
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Spider-Man 4: King In Black
Tom Holland's Fourth Film
Spider-Man 4 is set to be released on July 24, 2026, with Tom Holland reprising the role as the titular character for his fourth solo Spidey film. Following Spider-Man: No Way Home, many speculated that Spider-Man 4 would be a more grounded story for Peter Parker, while keeping him as a street level hero for a while. Now that Sony has introduced Knull into their own Spider-Man Universe, with the hopes that he could become a big bad, it is possible that Sony wants Marvel Studios to have a film revolve around the two characters.
A massive Avengers: Doomsday theory brings a shocking twist to Tom Holland's Peter Parker, explaining how Spider-Man 4 can be a multiverse story.
With that idea in mind, Screen Culture created a trailer that shows what a potential clash between Spider-Man and Knull could be like. One of the biggest aspects of the trailer is the black-suit Spider-Man, which hasn't been featured in a live-action movie since Spider-Man 3 in 2007. It eventually feels like Tom Holland will put on the iconic suit in one of his films, and the inclusion of Tom Hardy's Venom in the trailer hints at how he could get it.
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Mahershala Ali's Blade
It's Time For His MCU Debut
It feels like only yesterday that Mahershala Ali was announced as Blade for the MCU and a solo movie for the character was in the works. However, it was over five years ago that the project was confirmed at San Diego Comic Con 2019. Since then, the film has gone through a tumultuous production, with multiple directors and writers leaving at various times. With everything that has happened, it is unclear if Ali will ever actually play the character in live-action, only lending his voice to a post-credits scene in Eternals.
Wesley Snipes returning as his version of Blade in Deadpool & Wolverine has added another layer of doubt for audiences regarding whether the film will ever come together or not.
Like many fans, KH Studio seems to have grown impatient with waiting for Mahershala Ali's Blade, taking it upon themselves to show what his film could be like if it ever actually gets released. Blade is a cool character, and the concept trailer does well to show the extent of his potential in the upcoming story, and the similar potential of Mahershala Ali in the role. Hopefully, Marvel Studios are able to crack the code with the actual Blade going forward, and find an end result that's potentially not too far from what the concept trailer promises.
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Deadpool & Spider-Man
The Two Together Are Too Much
As some of the most talkative characters in Marvel Comics, fans love to see Deadpool and Spider-Man interact with each other, with hopes that the two will share the screen someday in the MCU. They fit together so well, and it's possible that the two of them would be able to defeat villains in some truly novel ways, and with some truly funny one-liners. As such, it would be fantastic to see the characters work together in live-action someday.
Until then, video editor @thejulianbell posted a short clip on Instagram featuring Ryan Reynold's Deadpool interacting with Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man during the final scene in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The scene is a lot of fun, showing the comedy gold that could come from pairing the two together.
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Jensen Ackles Is A Great Choice
Excitement was through the roof after James Gunn announced that The Brave and the Bold would be an upcoming project for the brand-new DCU. Speculation on who would play Batman began to spread, as Gunn said the film would feature Bruce Wayne having to take on the responsibility of being a father, with Damian Wayne making his first live-action appearance. Jensen Ackles has consistently been one of the names mentioned by fans to take on the role of Batman.
Jensen Ackles has become the fan-favorite to play the DCU's Batman, and there are several reasons that make the actor the ideal new Bruce Wayne.
Jensen Ackles has long been a fan-favorite to play Batman in live-action, after having voiced Red Hood in Batman: Under the Red Hood and Batman in DC's animated Tomorrowverse. KH Studio made a concept trailer that features Ackles as the character alongside rising superstar Timothy Chalamet as Damian Wayne. Of course, Jensen Ackles fits right in as Batman, and the trailer shows a darker than ever take on the Caped Crusader, making the upcoming film even more exciting to think about.
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The Flash: The Final Run
Run Barry, Run!
The Flash was one of the longest running live-action superhero shows of all time, only losing out to Smallville's gigantic 10-season run. Despite having nine seasons, it feels like fans of The Flash could never get enough of Grant Gustin as the character, with many disappointed he wasn't cast as the DCEU version of the character or even featured in The Flash from 2023 despite it being a multiverse hopping adventure.
The trailer really does capture just how great Grant Gustin was as the character over the years.
Julian Bell decided to give Grant Gustin his own film instead, showing off all the iconic speedster action that fans had loved during The Flash's impressive run. The trailer really does capture just how great Grant Gustin was as the character over the years, which is a big reason that the show was able to run for so long. Now that the Arrowverse is officially over, it's a shame that Grant Gustin will likely not play the character again.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 3
More Andrew Garfield Is Always Great
After the relatively soft box office performance of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony decided to forgo a third film, and eventually reboot the character in the MCU, leaving Andrew Garfield behind in the process. For years, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was the last time fans got to see Garfield as the webcrawler, but Spider-Man: No Way Home was able to bring him back into the fold alongside Tobey Maguire. Garfield's Spider-Man actually talked about what happened after losing Gwen, growing rageful over the years, eventually no longer pulling his punches.
It's possible that Andrew Garfield could reprise his role once again in the MCU's upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars.
KH Studio does a perfect job capturing that dark feeling The Amazing Spider-Man 3 could have provided, showing Peter Parker caught up with the black suit and eventually fighting Tom Hardy's Venom. There has been a lot of speculation over the years that Garfield's Spider-Man is in the same universe as Hardy's Venom, and this trailer shows how cool it would be to see the two of them go at it in a new Andrew Garfield-led Spider-Man film.
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Crisis on Infinite Earths
DC's Biggest Event
In the 1980s, DC changed comic books forever with "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Over the years, there have been various adaptations of the iconic storyline, with the most notable being the Arrowverse's version that brought back many familiar faces that have had roles in DC adaptations over the years. It looked like the DCEU may have even been trying to build up to their own version of the story, which highlights how important it has consistently been for DC since it first came out.
UltraSargenttakes the Arrowverse's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" even further, including DCEU characters, Christian Bale's Batman, Titans, and many more. The concept trailer is epic in every sense of the word, showing just how grand the scope of the story actually is. Despite doing the best they can with budget restrictions the Arrowverse had, seeing this adaptation play out as a massive blockbuster event would be incredible.
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Hulk vs. Wolverine
This Fight Needs To Happen
Hulk and Wolverine have a long history in Marvel Comics, as Wolverine's first appearance was in a Hulk title, and the two characters fought. For the longest time, it seemed like a live-action fight between the characters was impossible, but Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine shows that anything is possible. A Jackman Wolverine variant in the film was briefly shown getting ready to fight Hulk, setting the stage for the eventual fight in the MCU.
A 15 year old Marvel release already had an amazing fight between Wolverine and the Hulk, giving the MCU the perfect blueprint for their battle.
Julian Bell brings the concept to life in spectacular fashion, having Mark Ruffalo's Hulk face off against Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Ryan Reynolds even makes a small cameo as Deadpool, everyone's favorite Merc with a Mouth. It's an incredibly cool concept trailer, showing just how amazing the idea of the two fighting actually is. Having Hulk and Wolverine battle at some point in the MCU should hopefully be high on the priority list for Marvel Studios, with Hugh Jackman and Mark Ruffalo's characters being the ones to do it.
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Avengers 2000
A Different Era of Marvel Heroes
When The Avengers was released in 2012, the movie proved that various superhero properties could exist within the same universe, and eventually come together to form something greater than ever before. It marked a massive shift in the cinematic landscape and changed superhero films forever. Prior to the MCU, Marvel's superheroes were scattered all over, existing within their own separate universes.
Dr FlashPoint imagines what it would be like if the various Marvel properties of the 2000s all converged together, becoming the Avengers long before Iron Man and company did. Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, Wesley Snipes' Blade, and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man are all featured here, with even more characters showing up to complete the team, like Ben Affleck's Daredevil, Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider, Eric Bana's Hulk, and Samuel L. Jackson still assembling them as Nick Fury. It's an incredible concept trailer, bringing up fascinating ideas of what could have been.
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Animated Batman Beyond
DC's Spider-Verse
After initially being created for the Batman Beyond animated series in 1999, Terry McGinnis (Batman Beyond) has become one of the greatest legacy characters in all comic book media. Despite that, he has been largely left out of DC movies and shows over the years. Early in 2024, Spider-Verse production designer Yuhki Demers posted some concept art of a Batman Beyond movie pitch to WB in a similar style to the Spider-Verse movies.
Vehgeto does an incredible job of taking that Batman Beyond concept art and imagining what it could look like in motion. The results are stunning, raising the question about why DC has failed to bring back the character in any meaningful big-budget project since the series. The character has a distinct and appealing core concept, and seeing a cyberpunk Gotham in an animated style like this is what dreams are made of. This type of animated Batman Beyond movie could be the answer DC needs to match what Marvel has in the Spider-Verse franchise.
The DC Universe is one of the biggest comic book franchises and often competes with Marvel. DC Comics started as National Allied Publications, founded by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1935. Since then, the franchise has exploded with thousands of comic books, movies, TV shows, and video games. 2013 marked the beginning of the most recent iteration of the superheroes, with Zack Snyder introducing Henry Cavill as Superman. After several movies with mixed reviews, DC underwent a soft reboot under the helm of James Gunn and Peter Safran.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.
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