Superheroes assemble this October on M-Net Movies

This October, join in the adventures of some of your favorite superheroes or discover new heroes and explore new worlds.

Relive the beginning moments of Batman’s rise as a hero, discover Superman’s true origins and get lost in the world of adventure and mystery as each hero tries battle the forces of evil and keep the world at peace.

We begin the month with a Batman movie festival on M-Net Movies Showcase, bringing you tons of action and lots of crime fighting. You can follow Batman’s journey to become the masked hero of Gotham City in Batman on Tuesday 1 October at 6pm. Then, in Batman: The Dark Knight on Sunday, 6 October at 6pm, watch Batman and the police try to take down a new criminal mastermind known as The Joker. And on Sunday, 27 October at 7:30pm the story continues with Batman: Dark Knight Rises on M-Net Movies Premiere.

Catch the Batman Festival on the following days:

Batman – Tuesday 1 October at 6pm
Batman Returns – Wednesday 2 October at 6pm
Batman Forever – Thursday 3 October at 6pm
Batman & Robin – Friday 4 October at 6pm
Batman Begins – Saturday 5 October at 6pm
Batman: The Dark Knight – Sunday 6 October at 6pm
Batman: Year One – Saturday 12 October at 6pm
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 – Saturday 19 October at 6pm
Batman: Dark Knight Rises – Sunday, 27 October at 7:30pm on M-Net Movies Premiere

Next, we get to see the rise of Superman; watch the stories of Superman unfold and find out why he is known as the Man of Steel. In Superman on Tuesday, 8 October at 19:00  follow Superman from his origins in Smallville to saving the world. Then on Sunday, 13 October at 6pm Superman Returns sees Superman return after having been missing for five years – what will happen when he arrives back on Earth?

Catch the Superman Festival on M-Net Movies Showcase:

Superman – Tuesday 8 October at 6pm
Superman 2 – Wednesday 9 October at 6pm
Superman 3 – Thursday 10 October at 6pm
Superman 4 – Friday 11 October at 6pm
Superman Returns – Sunday 13 October at 6pm

Later in the month on M-Net Movies Showcase you can expect to see some of your favourite Marvel superheroes and join them on their exciting journeys to keep everything at peace whilst dealing with their everyday lives. In Marvel’s The Avengers on Sunday, 20 October at 6pm, follow Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., as he recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor’s adoptive brother Loki from conquering Earth.

Catch the Marvel Festival on these days:

Ultraviolet – Monday 14 October at 6pm
Fantastic Four – Tuesday 15 October at 6pm
X-Men: First Class – Wednesday 16 October at 6pm
Captain America – Thursday 17 October at 6pm
Thor – Friday 18 October at 6pm
Marvel’s The Avengers – Sunday 20 October at 6pm

To end off the month with a bang, we will be introduced to some old and new heroes in the Unsung Heroes Festival. In The Amazing Spider-Man on Sunday, 26 October at 5:15pm on M-Net Movies Showcase, watch Peter Parker, a teenager from New York City get bitten by a genetically altered spider, Using his new powers, Parker must stop a doctor from spreading a mutation serum across the city.

Catch the Unsung Heroes Festival on M-Net Movies Showcase:

Paperman – Monday 21 October at 6pm
Blankman – Tuesday 22 October at 6pm
Death of a Superhero – Wednesday 23 October at 6pm
Unbreakable – Thursday 24 October at 6pm
Sky High – Friday 25 October at 6pm
Justice League: Doom – Saturday 26 October at 6pm
The Amazing Spider-Man – Sunday 26 October at 5:15pm

Join in on the adventure with some of your favourite heroes in this month’s Superheroes Movie Festival on M-Net Movies, with an action-filled superhero movie every day at 6pm on M-Net Movies Showcase, and the thrilling premiere of The Dark Knight Rises on Sunday 27 October on M-Net Movies Premiere!