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Hobbs & Shaw director gives an update on The Division movie adaptation

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It’s been over three years now since Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain first signed on to star in a feature film adaptation of the video game Tom Clancy’s The Division, and it seems it may still be some time away from reaching the screen judging by the latest comments from director David Leitch (Deadpool 2), […]

Spider-Man: Far From Home writers talk the “challenge” of updating Mysterio for the MCU

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Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna, the writers of Spider-Man: Far From Home, have discussed the “challenge” of updating Mysterio for the MCU. Whenever a new character is brought to the screen from the comics, it’s important that plenty of care is taken to make sure they translate well. This is especially important for villains who […]

Mysterio could have been a Skrull in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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The writers of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, considered making Mysterio a Skrull. Now that Spider-Man: Far From Home is out in the wild, we know that Mysterio is up to his old tricks as the villain of the film. But the character nearly had a whole new skill set in […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take […]

Jake Gyllenhaal on almost replacing Tobey Maguire as Spidey in Spider-Man 2

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Jake Gyllenhall makes his Marvel debut today as he takes on the role of iconic Spider-Man villain Mysterio in Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home. However, the Oscar-nominated actor almost found himself a part of the Marvel universe much earlier, having been lined up as a potential replacement for Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man […]

Jake Gyllenhaal on the challenge of playing Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Spider-Man: Far From Home star Jake Gyllenhaal has spoken about how he took on the challenge of playing Mysterio. Spider-Man: Far From Home is the next film up in the MCU, having the unenviable task of having to follow Avengers: Endgame. The film introduces Jake Gyllenhaal into the mix for the first time, seeing the […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to […]

Kevin Feige helped grant one of Tom Holland’s career wishes in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, says that he helped make one of star Tom Holland’s career wishes come true. Spider-Man: Far From Home is Tom Holland’s second solo outing as Peter Parker and the first MCU movie after Avengers: Endgame – so a big moment for sure. The movie was also big for Holland […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends […]

Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Tom Holland couldn’t walk after working out with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal

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Tom Holland, the star of Spider-Man: Far From Home, couldn’t walk after working out with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. It seems Spider-Man and Mysterio have been getting on just as well off-set as they appear to be onscreen. While in China, Tom Holland decided to take Mysterio actor Jake Gyllenhaal up on his offer to hit […]