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Marc Webb had some important advice for Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts

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When the torch is passed from one director to another, and franchises either continue on or reboot, it can be a bit of a ceremonious process. After all, the 90+ minutes of footage we see on-screen is the culmination of years/ months of planning and hard work. Leaving a project is sure to be an […]

Iron Man was an integral part of Spider-Man: Homecoming from day one, says director Jon Watts

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It almost feels that there would be no movie in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming without the inclusion of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark playing mentor to Peter Parker. The two actors have an undeniable chemistry on-screen, and it’s hard to imagine Marvel going any other way with the film. Now, while we have heard that Nick […]

Marvel Games on creating a video game universe to mirror the MCU

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Marvel is finally taking an honest stab at making a truly great video games set in the Marvel Universe. Instead of quick cash-grabs riding on the coattails of the on-screen adaptations, the company is trying something different: an entirely separate video game universe that can stand on its own. Speaking to Gamespot during E3 last […]

Flash Thompson isn’t a bully in Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Contradicting some earlier reports that described the Spider-Man: Homecoming interpretation of Flash Thompson (this time played by Tony Revolori of The Grand Budapest Hotel fame), Tom Holland says that this time around the character is not a bully as traditionally depicted, but rather a rival to Peter Parker. On A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming [which […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man swings onto Disney XD in the UK

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2017 has been a banner year for the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler. Not only did he make his full Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with the Marvel Studios and Sony-produced reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming, but the beloved superhero is also making his return to the small screen for the brand new animated series Marvel’s Spider-Man, which airs in […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 nears $500 million, Suicide Squad 2 director, Edge of Tomorrow 2 title and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SHOWTIME A-HOLES After a big opening around the world last weekend, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hit domestic theatres with a huge return. The film earned around $145 million domestically, which pushes its global total to $428 million. This means the movie should hit the half-billion dollar mark in the next few […]

Details on Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming revealed

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With a new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming set to arrive online on Tuesday, USA Today has released a new image of Michael Keaton as the film’s main antagonist The Vulture, as well as revealing some details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of the iconic comic book villain. The site reports that Keaton’s Adrian Toomes […]

Rumour: Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie to focus on Miles Morales

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Before Tom Holland was cast as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, there was a tonne of speculation suggesting that Marvel would cast a non-white actor in the role, and perhaps even go down the Miles Morales route as opposed to Peter Parker. Well, of course that never came to pass, but if Heroic Hollywood […]

J.K. Simmons hints at return as J. Jonah Jameson in future Spider-Man films

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J.K. Simmons was recently nominated for an Oscar for his role in Whiplash, but it seems that one of his previous characters remains firmly on people’s minds. Simmons of course played Daily Bugle editor in chief J. Jonah Jameson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies, and during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, he […]