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The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men, Batman, Green Lantern, Gotham, Hellboy 3, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days […]

Kevin Feige discusses Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man departure and working with Sony on Spider-Man

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In a lengthy interview over at The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has been discussing the studio’s upcoming superhero adventure Ant-Man ahead of its release next month, with the conversation turning towards the shock departure of original director Edgar Wright almost a decade after he was first announced as taking on the project. “With […]

Spider-Man will only have a small cameo in Captain America: Civil War

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After the news that Tom Holland (The Impossible) would be our new Peter Parker/Spider-Man (having beaten 1500 other actors and screen tested with Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans), we’ve also got a small bit of news about the character’s role in Captain America: Civil War. Variety are reporting that Holland will only have a […]

New Spider-Man Tom Holland screen tested with Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans for Captain America: Civil War

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Last night we got the official confirmation that Tom Holland (The Impossible) would be the latest actor to bring Spider-Man to the big screen, kicking off with Captain America: Civil War next year. Holland beat out over 1500 other actors to land the role, and apparently screen tested with both Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron […]

Peter’d Out: Why I’m already bored with the Spider-Man reboot

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After today’s casting news, Anghus Houvouras is already sick of the new Spider-Man reboot… There’s been so much pointless controversy over the direction of the new Spider-Man movie. Rallying cries for a different direction with the character. And with the countless directions Sony and Marvel could have gone with Spider-Man, they’ve opted for yet another […]

Tom Holland officially cast as Spider-Man, Jon Watts to direct solo film

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After a long search and months of casting updates, Marvel and Sony have officially found their new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man: Tom Holland. The 19 year-old Wolf Hall and The Impossible alum has long been in the running for the role, having gone up against actors like Asa Butterfield, Judah Lewis, Matthew Lintz, Charlie Plummer and Charlie Rowe. Two weeks ago, […]

Miles Morales to lead new Spider-Man series from Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli

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The New York Daily News is reporting that Marvel is set to launch a new post-Secret Wars ongoing Spider-Man title from the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, which will star Miles Morales, the character they created for Ultimate Spider-Man back in 2011. “Many kids of color who when they were playing […]

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, The Punisher, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Batman Beyond, Hit Girl and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, The Punisher, Daredevil, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Spider-Man, Gambit, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Batman Beyond, The Flash, Arrow, Hit Girl, Kick-Ass 3, The […]

Leaked Spider-Man licensing agreement reveals that Peter Parker can’t be black or gay

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When it was first announced that Marvel had reached a deal with Sony to reboot Spider-Man and introduce him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was a lot of speculation that we might see a different take on the wall-crawler – specifically, that we’d see a non-white version of the character, be it Miles Morales, […]