Top 10 Most Rewatched Superhero Movie Trailers
#10: “Thor: Ragnarok Teaser Trailer”
While the second trailer for this movie is pretty epic and has more views, we find ourselves revisiting the first teaser for the third “Thor” film more often. “Thor: Ragnarok” marked a drastic shift in tone from its predecessors. Its teaser lets the audience know just how different and unique it’ll be from the jump. The visuals are bright, the action is intense, and it’s all underscored by an awesome Led Zeppelin song. It basically feels like a ‘70s comic book come to life! Plus, it’s capped off by a surprise appearance from the Hulk and one of Thor’s funniest jokes ever.
#9: “Incredibles 2 Official Trailer”
Fans had been waiting 14 years for a sequel to this Pixar masterpiece. While we’d gotten a taste with a teaser, the first proper trailer was full of incredible details that hinted at what was to come. The Parr family is back with some great extended gags, callbacks to the first film, and some hints of Elastigirl’s new position as the busiest Super in the field out of the entire family. We would’ve watched this purely because Frozone finally knew where his super suit was. But the hilarious jokes, awesome action, and iconic music are a nice bonus.
#8: “Man of Steel - Official Trailer 3”
You’d think by time a movie releases a third trailer that there wouldn’t be much more to offer. However, the third time's the charm in Superman’s case. The preview takes us through the life of Clark Kent as he explores his extraordinary gifts. We also hear narration from his family about all the things he is and they believe he can be. It concludes with hints of the villainous Zod, more action scenes and a conversation between the man of steel and Lois Lane. Underscored by Hans Zimmer’s magnificent, soaring soundtrack, this trailer feels like Superman distilled into a few minutes. It’s awesome, hopeful, and epic.
#7: Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Teaser Trailer
While “Ultron” is generally regarded as one of the weaker “Avengers” movies, this teaser still hits hard. Set to a haunting version of the song “I’ve Got No Strings” from “Pinocchio”, this teaser promises to be darker than other Marvel offerings. The bleak color palette and the grim looks on many of the heroes' faces hinted at a lot of doom and gloom. But the most unsettling thing is Ultron himself, who oozes with menace with every appearance and word he says. Truthfully, the movie didn’t exactly deliver the dark mood and intimidating villain we expected. At least we’ll always have this teaser!
#6: “VENOM - Official Trailer”
Venom is one of Marvel’s most popular villains/anti-heroes. So, seeing him get his own movie already had people hyped. But the trailer took it to another level. The ominous, thumping music throughout and moody atmosphere makes “Venom” feel like a psychological action thriller. Every moment of the preview reminds us that Eddie Brock has the symbiote inside of him and is ready to use it. After a good amount of build up, the trailer culminates in the reveal of Venom’s face. While the first movie has been out for a while, the trailer still grabs us like it’s one of Venom’s black tentacles and draws us in.
#5: Marvel's Captain America: Civil War - Trailer 2
“Captain America: Civil War’s” second trailer establishes the conflict between Iron Man and Cap. Not only is Bucky Barnes caught in the middle, but the other Avengers are also forced to choose sides. While the building music feels sorrowful and momentous, the trailer cuts between tense dialogue and action that helps build the rising tension. It fittingly leads up to teases of the now iconic airport battle between the two factions. Oh, and we can’t forget that it ended with the first glimpse of the MCU’s version of Spider-Man! Years later and this trailer still leaves all our senses tingling.
#4: Suicide Squad - Official Trailer
Can a trailer be too good? Anyone who watched this preview of 2016’s “Suicide Squad” might certainly feel that way. The trailer manages to take the classic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” and syncs the song's melody to many of the action beats from the movie. While our ears enjoy the mashup, the visuals gave us a tantalizing look at many of the villains we’d see. This trailer was so skillfully edited and fun to watch that executives brought the editors of this preview in to work on the movie itself. Unfortunately, this choice may have been one of reasons why the movie eventually bombed. Although there’s “no escape” from how badly the film was received, they did a spectacular job on the trailer.
#3: “Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame - Official Trailer”
Our first peek at the conclusion of MCU’s Infinity saga already had all of us buzzing. But its follow up really knocked it out of the park! Melancholy and full of the loss experienced in the previous movie, “Endgame’s” second trailer really drives home the idea that this is the end. Black and white versions of past events are paired with sad narration that makes us feel everyone’s grief. Despite the depressing tone, our heroes still seem determined to press on and fight to save everything. Having the Avengers stand united in matching squad suits was a great way to close the trailer out too. Thor’s opinion of Captain Marvel handily sums up our opinions of this trailer: “I like this one.”
#2: “The Dark Knight - Official Trailer 2”
The original trailer for “The Dark Knight” is the stuff of legends. This tension-filled preview opens up with narration from the Joker. Unfortunately for Batman, it’s not long before the clown stops talking and starts doing some evil acts. As the intense and thumping music plays, we’re treated to numerous explosions and previews of truly thrilling scenes. It also helps that a few of the action beats and quotes we get here would go onto become iconic. All these elements blended together gave us a truly spectacular trailer. No matter how many times you’ve seen it, this preview will have you wanting to revisit one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.
Before we get to our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions:
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Teaser Trailer”
Classic Rock, Baby Groot, & Drax Help Bring Joy to Everyone Who Watches
“WONDER WOMAN Comic-Con Trailer”
This Preview Left Us Wondering How Long We’d Have to Wait to See This Amazing Amazon
“Watchmen (2009) Official Trailer”
An Epic Score Accompanies Beautiful Visuals That Made It Look Like a Comic Came to Life
Deadpool 2 | The Trailer
Everything We Loved About the 1st Movie Was Back, Plus Plus
“JOKER - Final Trailer”
The Titular’s Character’s Spiral Into Madness Is Perfectly Captured in a Few Minutes
#1: “Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer”
It’s hard to put into words how hyped fans were about the then upcoming “Infinity War”. Marvel was about to give us a giant crossover that was unprecedented in film at the time. So, it was fitting that this trailer brought back a famous Nick Fury speech from “The Avengers”. After different heroes recite lines of the speech, we hear terrifying threats from big bad Thanos. The well-crafted dialogue is paired with fight scenes that felt more epic than anything that we had seen before. Although the second trailer is amazing and one of the most viewed trailers ever, we have to give credit to this one. It far exceeded our expectations for a first preview and we’ll never get tired of it!