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MediaWatch Calendar

Pop culture entertainment today is growing increasingly multimedia, with comics-derived material available in comics, movies, video games, and television, while some of today's biggest movies and television series are making the leap to comics

To make you better aware of the marketing synergy as properties move from platform to platform, Diamond has created the MediaWatch Calendar as an ongoing resource to keep you informed of properties, platforms, release dates, and basic information

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Title	Format	Release Date	Notes

COMING SOON
Iron Man 3	Film	MAY 3, 2013	Robert Downey, Jr reprises his role as Tony Stark for this new film, directed by Shane Black
The Great Gatsby	Film	MAY 10, 2013	Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire star as Jay Gatsby and Nick Carroway in this 3-D adaption of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel of Jazz Age decadence from director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge)
Star Trek Into Darkness	Film	MAY 17, 2013	J.J. Abrams continues the highly successful Star Trek reboot with this sequel
After Earth	Film	MAY 31, 2013	Will and Jaden Smith star as a father and son who must survive after crash landing on an Earth, long abandoned by humanity
Man of Steel	Film	JUN 14, 2013	Henry Cavill (The Tudors) stars in this new Superman film from director Zack Snyder (Watchmen) and producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
World War Z	Film	JUN 21, 2013	Brad Pitt stars in this postapocalyptic, zombie film based on the best-selling book by Max Brooks
Monsters University	Film	JUN 22, 2013	The prequel to the popular Monsters Inc following characters Mike and Sully in their college days
Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall	Film	JUN 28, 2013	The second installment of the Kick Ass movie franchise based on the comic series
LATE 2013 & BEYOND
The Lone Ranger	Film	JUL 3, 2013	Johnny Depp stars as Tonto in Gore Verbinski's bigscreen adaptation of the popular western television series
R.I.P.D.	Film	JUL 19, 2013	Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges star in this film adaptation of the Dark Horse comic, Rest in Peace Department
The Wolverine	Film	JUL 26, 2013	Hugh Jackman reprises his star-making role, as Wolverine travels to Japan to hone his skills with a samurai warrior
The Smurfs 2	Film	JUL 31, 2013	In this sequel, the Smurfs team up with their human friends to help rescue Smurfette, who is captured by Gargamel
Red 2	Film	AUG 2, 2013	Catherine Zeta-Jones (The Legend of Zorro) and Lee Byung-hun (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) join the original cast for this sequel to the 2010 adaptation of the Warren Ellis/Cully Hammer comic
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	Film	AUG 7, 2013	Percy and his demigod companions travel to the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the Golden Fleece in order to prevent the Titan, Cronos, rising against the Olympians
Elysium	Film	AUG 9, 2013	Matt Damon stars in a new scifi-drama where Earth is bound in war and poverty while the rich have isolated themselves to the impenetrable Elysium
I, Frankenstein	Film	SEP 13, 2013	Starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), this film adds even more supernatural elements to Mary Shelley's tale
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For	Film	OCT 4, 2013	Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller collaborate again on a story of revenge and betrayal in the dark underbelly of Sin City
Ender's Game	Film	NOV 1, 2013	Orson Scott Card's Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel, about a military academy that trains children to become soldiers in an interstellar war, comes to the big screen
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Film	NOV 22, 2013	The Hunger Games saga heats up with a rebellion arising amongst the districts
Thor: The Dark World	Film	NOV 8, 2013	Thor continues in this new adventure!
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Film	DEC 13, 2013	Bilbo and company continue the second part of their journey to face the dragon Smaug, in Peter Jackson's trilogy based of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit
How to Train Your Dragon 2	Film	2014	A sequel to the 2010 DreamWorks film How to Train Your Dragon
Robocop	Film	FEB 7, 2014	Reboot of the 1987 movie about a former cop turned cyborg
Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Film	APR 4, 2014	The much anticipated sequel to Captain America
Guardians of the Galaxy	Film	AUG 1, 2014	31st century superheroes!
Transformers 4	Film	JUN 29, 2014	Director Michael Bay returns for the fourth film in the live-action franchise based on the popular Hasbro toys
X-Men: Days of Future Past	Film	JUL 18, 2014	The X-Men travel back in time to alter a global event that could affect mutants and humans alike
IN DEVELOPMENT
Adam Strange	Film	2013	Freak accident leads DC comic hero, Adam Strange, to protect another planet from foreign dangers
Ninja Turtles	Film	2014	The turtles fight off an alien invasion
Godzilla	Film	2014	Producer Brian Roberts desires to reboot the giant beast's mythos but stay true to his roots
The Silver Surfer	Film	2014	The Silver Surfer has his own adventures this time without sharing the limelight
The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Film	2014	Sequel to 2012's hit, The Amazing Spider-Man movie
Paddington Bear	Film	2014	The bear from Darkest Peru with a love for marmalade stars in a big-budget adaptation of Michael Bond's books
Avengers 2	Film	2015	Joss Whedon returns to direct the sequel to Marvel's hit movie The Avengers
Justice League	Film	2015	Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and the Flash unite to fight against evil
Ant-Man	Film	2015	A tie-in to the Avengers film, biochemist Dr. Hank Pym creates a size-altering formula
Deadpool	Film	TBA	Ryan Reynolds stars as the Merc with a Mouth in this spin-off from X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Jurassic Park 4	Film	TBA	Steven Spielberg announced at the 2011 SDCC that they have a writer and a story, and the movie is hopefully going to be in the works soon
The Flash	Film	TBA	The origin story of how Wally West became the iconic Flash finally to appear on the big screen
Wake the Dead	Film	TBA	An adaptation of Steve Niles' modern day Frankenstein graphic novel
WarCraft	Film	TBA	Blizzard Entertainment's popular fantasy video game world comes to theaters
Shadowman	Film	TBA	Valiant Comics' Shadowman to appear in his own cinematic adaption
TELEVISION 2013
True Blood	TV	JUN 16, 2013	Season Six of HBO's hot vampire series is sure to deliver even more twists and turns picking up after the previous season's jawdropping cliffhanger
The Legend of Korra- Season 2	TV	2013	The well received sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, returns for its 2nd season on Nickelodeon
Beware the Batman	TV	2013	Computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman
S.H.E.I.L.D	TV	2013	TV movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sharing continuity with the films and based on the Marvel Comics organization of the same name
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	TV	2013	Cartoon series revolving around the Hulk, the Red Hulk, A-Bomb, Skaar, and She-Hulk.
Avengers Assemble	TV	2013	Action-packed cartoon series based off Marvel's superhero team as seen in the popular film The Avengers
Teen Titans Go!	TV	2013	A comedic take on the DC Comics franchise in this latest reboot of Teen Titans
Wonderland	TV	TBA	Based on the Alice in Wonderland graphic novel series from Zenescope
VIDEO GAMES
Batman Arkham Origins	Video Game	OCT 25, 2013	Go back in time before the other Arkham games when Batman encountered several of his supervillan enemies for the first time
The Last of Us	Video Game	JUN 14, 2013	Naughty Dog to release its latest action game set in post-apocalyptic U.S
Deadpool	Video Game	2013	Video game based on the Marvel's Deadpool

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