Now that we’ve seen Spider-Man officially appear in the latest Captain America: Civil War trailer, directors Joe and Anthony Russo are finally able to (mostly) speak freely about how the character is involved. In a new interview with Forbes, the brothers talk about the politics involved in getting the superhero onscreen and how he’ll fit into the larger arc Marvel is building. Perhaps...
Over the years, there have been plenty of actors who embody the characters they play. Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool; Sylvester Stallone as Rocky; Adam Sandler as The Waterboy. Among that list is actor J.K. Simmons, who absolutely owned the role of J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. With a new solo Spider-Man film on the horizon, could he be back in the role? While walking...
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has already gone through his usual index cards of information regarding Phase 3 plans, but he divulged a bit more in a new interview with Empire. His responses in the interview are pretty generic, careful not to reveal any big new details, though he still divulges just enough to be newsworthy. Below are a few quotes from Feige from the Empire interview...
Not only is Marvel using next year’s Civil War to completely reboot the Spider-Man character, but the studio is apparently going to use the film as an opportunity to ditch the whole “organic” web shooter idea. In Sam Raimi’s trilogy, Spider-Man’s web-shooting abilities were a result of his mutation, something longtime fans of the superhero took issue with; Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider...
DC has Batman, and Marvel has Spider-Man. You can debate for years which is the more popular of the two, or you can even debate if they are the most popular heroes from their respective publishers. Trust me, people have. It's an age old argument that won't be settled in our lifetimes, and in fact, it's even spreading into other mediums like a virus, finding a comfortable home in the...
Asa Butterfield, who burst onto the Hollywood scene as Ender Wiggin in Ender’s Game, has reportedly been chosen by Marvel to be the next Spider-Man. Latino-Review says the young actor will don the famous Spidey suit, and make his onscreen debut in Captain America: Civil War, which is scheduled to come out early next year. For the past month or so, there’s been a “short-list” of actors...
The rebooted teenage Spider-Man movie isn't expected to come out until summer of 2017, but the film may already have a title — or at least one that's being considered. Umberto Gonzalez, noted movie leaker, reports the flick will be dubbed Spider-Man: The New Avenger. Plain, simple, to the point. It leaves no wiggle room, and promptly announces that the beloved web slinger will indeed...