Although it pulled the plug on its planned Black Cat and Silver Sable team-up movie Silver & Black crossover movie, it seems that Sony still has ambitions to bring Felicia Hardy to its Universe of Marvel Characters. “I like Black Cat a lot, I think she is a really great character. We had her a […]
Venom producer confirms Tom Hardy return for sequel, teases future Spider-Man crossover
Last year saw the successful launch of ‘Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters’ with Venom, the Tom Hardy-headlined comic book adaptation defying critics (and early backlash against its marketing campaign) to gross an impressive $855 million worldwide. With a hit in the bag, Sony wasted little time in setting two further Marvel movie dates – the […]
The hero we deserve: Kevin Feige explains how he brought Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
When it was revealed that Spider-Man would finally be returning home to the MCU, it was met with applause, and a healthy dose of disbelief. How did Marvel do it? This was something that the Marvel fan-base had seemingly accepted as an impossibility. So what happened? Well, Kevin Feige happened. In a recent interview with […]
Sony’s Spider-Man spin-offs to exist in the same universe as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Amy Pascal seemingly confirms
Just a few days after Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige seemingly confirmed that there were no plans to bring characters (specifically Venom) from Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spin-off films (Venom and Silver & Black) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, former Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman and Spider-Man: Homecoming producer Amy Pascal has offered up a slightly contradictory […]
14 rumours about the troubled Ghostbusters reboot production
Luke Owen sifts through the rumours… We’re only a few days away from Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters arriving in cinemas, and there has certainly been a lot said about it already. From its first trailer confusing the message, to people rejecting the idea of a female Slimer, Ghostbusters is going to have to try […]
Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie finds director in Bob Persichetti
With most of the Spider-Man-related focus is on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which just began shooting, it’s easy to forget that Sony Pictures Animation is developing a 2018 animated film built around the character that sounds just as promising as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s effort. In fact, Sony has just announced their latest major step forward […]
The Callow Way – Why aren’t there more female directors?
This week Neil Calloway looks at the lack of women behind the camera in Hollywood… This week, a report by San Diego State University revealed that only 7% of the films in 2014’s top 250 highest grossing list were directed by women. That works out at 17 films, with only one film in the top […]
Drew Goddard wanted Tom Hardy for Sandman in The Sinister Six
Before he signed on to play Rick Flag in Warner Bros.’ DC movie Suicide Squad, British actor Tom Hardy was linked to another supervillain ensemble in Sony’s The Sinister Six, and now a leaked email from writer-director Drew Goddard to Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal has been uncovered, during which Goddard reveals his plans for Hardy’s […]
Sony’s Amy Pascal says Idris Elba should be the next James Bond
He’s already the bookmakers’ favourite, and now it has been revealed that Sony co-chairmain Amy Pascal wants Idris Elba (Luther, Thor: The Dark World) to succeed Daniel Craig as 007. According to The Daily Beast, Pascal sent an email to Elizabeth Cantillon, former executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, back in January, which […]
The Callow Way – Why the Sony hack is hilarious but depressing
Neil Calloway is amused but disappointed by the release of emails from Sony… It’s an old adage that show business is High School with money, and the release of emails that followed the hacking of Sony Pictures seems to prove it’s just like Mean Girls or Heathers, but where people earn $3 million dollar salaries […]