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Kevin Feige thinks Spider-Man 2 is “one of the best superhero movies ever”

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With Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, discussions about the character have been the number one topic of conversation for Kevin Feige. But it seems as though the Marvel head honcho is on the same page as most of the Internet in his preference of Spider-Man movies. “Right now, it’s all about producing the new stand-alone […]

Sony confirms Spider-Man spin-offs

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Prior to Marvel and Sony reaching a deal that would see the wall-crawler join the MCU, Sony had big plans for a Shared Spider-Man Universe with movies being developed for The Sinister Six, Venom and an ‘female Spider-Man film’. It has been rumoured that those plans were still on the cards, and Sony chairman Tom […]

The Sinister Six movie could still happen

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After about a year in development, it seemed as though Drew Goddard’s Sinister Six could have been shelved following Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this year. However, Goddard still believes the film may be alive and well. “My vision of that movie was a summer annual,” he told io9 in a newly-released interview. “So you didn’t […]

Spider-Man writer David Koepp gives his thoughts on saving the Spider-Man franchise

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Back in 2002, comic book movies were not as common place as they are today. 20th Century Fox had just released Bryan Singer’s X-Men two years earlier and Sony had just launched the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man to much critical acclaim. Original writer David Koepp (Jurassic Park) would not return for its sequels Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, but […]

Felicity Jones says there are “no plans” for her to play Black Cat

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Prior to the release of last year’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it looked like Sony had set out its stall for the future of the Spidey franchise, with the Marc Webb-directed sequel paving the way for The Sinister Six, Venom, a female-led spin-off, and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4. One of […]

Director Jon Watts on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man

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Back in June, it was announced that Cop Car helmer Jon Watts will direct Tom Holland (The Impossible) in Sony and Marvel Studios’ reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Now during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Watts has spoken for the first time about the project, and what Holland can bring to the role. “He can […]

Marvel wanted Spider-Man for Avengers: Infinity War as well as Captain America: Civil War

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Early in the Sony hack, it was revealed that Marvel Studios had tried to reach a deal with Sony to cameo in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, and now some new details have emerged via Twitter detailing how Marvel wanted to use Spidey in the storyline, as well as revealing that he would have featured […]

The Amazing Spider-Man is a beautiful disaster

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Anthony Stokes on The Amazing Spider-Man… As a kid growing up in the 90s, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy was effectively my Star Wars. I loved them as a kid, and grew up and then appreciated them even more. They’re dark, funny, inventive, and sometimes extremely scary. To me they weren’t quite a close adaptation of […]

Should Marvel Studios give up on Spider-Man?

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Thomas Roach on whether Marvel Studios should give up on Spider-Man… With the Sony hack we have discovered that there has been talks between Marvel Studios and Sony in order to get the character of Spider-Man to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Marvel developing Captain America: Civil War, it was discussed whether Spider-Man […]

Marvel Studios reportedly set to meet with Sony again about Spider-Man

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There has been a great deal of drama from the Sony hack this week and one of the most intriguing things was the news that Sony and Marvel Studios had discussions about Spider-Man appearing in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. Sadly negotiations did not work out and the movie rights to Spider-Man remain solely with […]