Rise of the Superheroes

Rise of the Superheroes

6.3IMDb Score
Released:2019-05-02
Duration:117 min
Director:Tom O'Dell
Actors:Jenna Busch, Emma Loggins, Chris Claremont, Jeffrey Henderson
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Overview:

This is the story of how superheroes from Tim Burton's prototype blockbuster Batman, Blade, X-Men, Spiderman to Iron Man and the Black Panther brought to life from the pages of comic books, first took over Hollywood and then conquered the world through action films with larger-than-life characters.

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