Though it is just a couple of months until its release, Venom has added This is Us and Luke Cage actor Ron Cephas Jones to its cast. His role hasn’t been revealed yet. This will mark Jones’ first foray into the superhero genre on the big screen. He was originally going to play The Wizard in Shazam!, but had to drop out […]
Sony to split Silver & Black into separate solo movies
As Sony attempts to grow its Spider-Man spin-off universe without the famed wall-crawler, one of its very first announced projects has come to a halt. Variety has revealed production on Silver & Black has been pulled, but rather than the project being shelved permanently it will instead undergo a change with Sony splitting it into separate projects […]
Jenny Slate in talks to join Sony’s Venom as Fifty Shades of Grey screenwriter signs on
Sony’s Venom film may be ready to gain another cast member as Variety reports that Gifted‘s Jenny Slate is in talks to join the project. She’ll be joining Michelle Williams, who was also recently cast, along with Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed. Variety says that Slate could be playing a scientist in the film. Williams was reported to […]
Video Game Review – Knack 2
Shaun Munro reviews Knack 2… Ignoring Knack‘s status as an enduring Internet meme over the last four years, there were surely few gamers angling for a sequel to 2013’s critically-pounded PS4 launch title, and yet, free from the constraints of a tight production window, Knack II is arguably the year’s most pleasant surprise; an addictive, content-rich platformer […]
Rumour: Silver Sable’s Wild Pack to appear in Silver & Black
If reports are to be believed, Sony will certainly be cramming the characters into its upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Silver & Black. We’ve heard rumours about a host of villains, and now That Hashtag Show is claiming that Silver Sable’s Wild Pack will also be present in the movie. According to the site, Silver Sable will […]
Sony to release the Spider-Man Legacy Collection 4K box set
Sony has announced that it is set to debut a new Spider-Man Legacy Collection set in glorious 4K Blu-ray to coincide with the upcoming home-entertainment release of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The limited edition 12-disc set is a 4K update to the previously released Legacy Collection Blu-ray, and includes Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The […]
Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie casts Mahershala Ali and Brian Tyree Henry
With the recent developments of Sony’s Venom and Silver & Black Spider-Man spin-offs, it can be easy to forget the studio also has an animated Spider-Man film on the horizon, but they have just reminded people it is still very much in the works as The Tracking Board is reporting that Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali and Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry have been cast in […]
Sony hires Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct Spider-Man spin-off Silver & Black
Sony is really getting to work on their Spider-Man spin-offs. Just a few days ago they cast Tom Hardy and hired director Ruben Fleischer for Venom and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, they’re fully moving forward on Silver & Black, the spin-off film featuring Spidey villains/anti-heroes Silver Sable and Black Cat. Sony has hired The Secret Life of […]
Tom Hardy to play Venom for Sony, Ruben Fleischer to direct
Welcome back to the world of comic book movies, Tom Hardy! Variety has reported that the Dunkirk actor has signed on to star as the titular anti-hero/villain in Sony’s Venom, a standalone film built around the character. Additionally, Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer will helm the project, marking his first feature-length directorial gig since 2013’s Gangster Squad. Soon […]
Andrew Garfield says he’s glad Spider-Man is back with Marvel
Prior to the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony had plans to bring Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker back for a further two instalments, as well as launching an entire shared universe around the wall-crawler with spinoff movies for Venom and The Sinister Six. Of course, given the negative reception towards 2014’s sequel, those plans […]
