Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Cate Blanchett played the villainous Hela in "Thor: Ragnarok." Hide Caption 1 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Robert Downey Jr. brought Tony Stark's Iron Man to life in 2008. There have been two sequels, and Iron Man is a major star in "The Avengers" films. Hide Caption 2 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Brie Larson takes on the role of Captain Marvel in a film set to release in 2019. Hide Caption 3 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) The first "Avengers" movie, released in 2012, is the third highest-grossing movie of all time. A sequel, "Age of Ultron," was released in May 2015. "Captain America: Civil War" showcased the split between the Avengers as they fight one another. Hide Caption 4 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Chris Evans, who first donned red, white and blue for 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger," continued his fight against evil in 2012's "The Avengers" and 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." He reprised his role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Infinity War." Hide Caption 5 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) "42" star Chadwick Boseman plays the comic-book hero Black Panther, who was key to the plot of "Captain America: Civil War." Hide Caption 6 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Mark Ruffalo got to wear the Hulk's stretchy purple pants in "The Avengers" and its sequels. Eric Bana and Edward Norton played the character in two previous movies: "Hulk" (2003) and "The Incredible Hulk" (2008). Hide Caption 7 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Marvel cast British actor Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man/Peter Parker. He is best known for projects such as "Wolf Hall" and the film "In the Heart of the Sea." Hide Caption 8 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Paul Rudd stars as "Ant-Man," also known as Scott Lang, a superhero who can change his size. Hide Caption 9 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Chris Hemsworth played Thor in the Avengers films as well as three of his own. Hide Caption 10 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Oscar winner J.K. Simmons' over-the-top performance as J. Jonah Jameson in the original "Spider-Man" trilogy endeared him in the hearts of comic book fans. He returned to that world starting in 2017 as Batman's ally Commissioner Gordon in the two-part "Justice League" movies. Hide Caption 11 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Ryan Reynolds played motormouth assassin "Deadpool" in 2016's surprise R-rated blockbuster as well as the sequel. Hide Caption 12 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Our favorite movie superheroes – Reynolds was also DC's Green Lantern in 2011, but critics and audiences weren't too thrilled with it. Hide Caption 13 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Jared Leto's disturbing take on the Joker in "Suicide Squad" set fire to social media. Hide Caption 14 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Aunt May is not exactly a superhero -- but she's certainly super in the world of Peter Parker and "Spider-Man." Marisa Tomei plays the important role of Parker's adoptive mother in the new "Spider-Man" films. Hide Caption 15 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) French actress Elodie Yung is villain Elektra in Netflix's "Daredevil." Hide Caption 16 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) "The Walking Dead" star Jon Bernthal is fan favorite Punisher in the Netflix's "Daredevil" series. Hide Caption 17 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Olivia Munn plays the popular mutant Psylocke in "X-Men: Apocalypse." Hide Caption 18 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Charlie Cox portrays Daredevil in the Netflix series. Hide Caption 19 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine in every "X-Men" and "Wolverine" movie since they began in 2000. He announced that he plans to retire the character. Hide Caption 20 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Following in Tobey Maguire's footsteps -- er, spider webs -- Andrew Garfield starred in 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man." He reprised the part in a 2014 sequel. Hide Caption 21 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Chiwetel Ejiofor plays ally-turned-enemy Baron Mordo in "Doctor Strange." Hide Caption 22 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Chris Pratt was best known as a TV actor before he bulked up and rocketed to movie stardom as Star-Lord (Peter Quill) in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies. Hide Caption 23 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Mike Colter is superhero Luke Cage/Power Man in the Netflix series "Jessica Jones" and "Luke Cage." Hide Caption 24 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Viola Davis is Amanda Waller in "Suicide Squad." Hide Caption 25 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Krysten Ritter landed the role of Marvel's "Jessica Jones" in the Netflix series. Hide Caption 26 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) – Fan favorite Harley Quinn was portrayed by Margot Robbie in "Suicide Squad." Hide Caption 27 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Will Smith plays the antihero, gun-toting Deadshot in "Suicide Squad." Hide Caption 28 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Idris Elba appeared in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Infinity War" as his "Thor" character, Heimdall. Hide Caption 29 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) The late Christopher Reeve wore the red cape in 1978's "Superman" and its three sequels. Brandon Routh took over in 2006's "Superman Returns," and Henry Cavill has taken the role in the latest movies. Hide Caption 30 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Following Michael Keaton in 1989 (and 1992), Val Kilmer in 1995 and George Clooney in 1997, Christian Bale drove the Batmobile for all three of the Batman movies directed by Christopher Nolan. Hide Caption 31 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) Ron Perlman went red for Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy" in 2004 and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" in 2008. Hide Caption 32 of 34

Photos: Our favorite movie superheroes (and villains) "Captain America" wasn't Chris Evans' first time battling evil in a form-fitting blue suit. Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba and Michael Chiklis were the "Fantastic Four" in 2005. They teamed up again in a 2007 sequel. Hide Caption 33 of 34