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Venom tops $800 million at the global box office to become second-highest grossing superhero origin movie

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Sony Pictures’ Venom has certainly proven to be one of the surprise hits of the year, and it has continued its box office march this weekend, taking its global haul to $822 million to become the second-highest grossing superhero origin movie of all-time behind Black Panther ($1.346 billion). The Tom Hardy-headlined movie has overtaken the […]

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse tracking $30 million domestic opening, secures China release

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Spider-Man swings back into theaters next month as Sony unleashes the animated superhero adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, marking the big screen debut for the Ultimate Spider-Man incarnation of the character, Miles Morales. According to Variety, the film is tracking a $25 million to $30 million debut in North America for its opening weekend of […]

Preview of Spider-Man: Enter The Spider-Verse #1

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Marvel Comics releases Spider-Man: Enter The Spider-Verse #1 this coming Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… STEP INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE WITH A CADRE OF SPIDER-HEROES! With his ability to traverse the Multiverse, SPIDER-MAN assembles a team to track down a loose end from his past: the fate of the mighty GOG! Get ready for […]

Sam Raimi originally didn’t want Stan Lee to cameo in Spider-Man

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Sam Raimi, director of the Toby Maguire led Spider-Man, has revealed that he originally didn’t want Stan Lee to cameo in the film. With Stan Lee’s recent passing, many people who had worked with him in the past have been sharing stories and memories. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man was a huge moment for Marvel on the […]

Willem Dafoe says making Aquaman is very different than Spider-Man

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Willem Dafoe, who once played the Green Goblin in Sam Rami’s Spider-Man, says that he enjoys how different it is making Aquaman to that earlier experience. Sam Rami’s Spider-Man came out 16 years ago and this was the last time that Willem Dafoe has been in a superhero movie. He’s back in the mix now though […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Turf Wars DLC trailer released

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With the second piece of downloadable content for Marvel’s Spider-Man coming out on November 2nd, Playstation and Insomniac Games has released a trailer for ‘Turf Wars’. The DLC is the second of three chapters in Spider-Man‘s ‘The City That Never Sleeps’ pack. Watch the trailer below… Whereas players found themselves entangled in Black Cat’s schemes in ‘The Heist’ […]

Venom passes $700 million at the global box office

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Thanks in no small part to a bumper opening weekend in China (the second-biggest for a superhero movie after this year’s Avengers: Infinity War), Sony’s Venom has now taken its global box office haul beyond the $700 million mark. It’s certainly an impressive feat for the Tom Hardy-headlined film, considering the heavy criticism that Sony […]

Marvel and Sony agree to Share Live-action Control of Spider-Man

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The entertainment world is not only diverse, but it also full of surprises and excitement. This was underlined last week by the shock announcement made by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, who confirmed that they had reached an agreement to share live-action control of the seminal character Spider-Man. This is huge news for fans, who […]

Venom closing in on $675 million worldwide after huge China debut

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Sony’s Venom is storming towards the $700 million mark at the global box office thanks to a whopping $111 million opening in China this weekend, the second-biggest for a superhero movie behind Avengers: Infinity War ($191 million). Venom’s $111 million weekend in China already puts it ahead of the total grosses of Logan ($106 million), […]

Spider-Man DLC ‘Turf Wars’ gets a release date, will focus on Hammerhead

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Following last month’s ‘The Heist’ DLC [read our review here], Sony has announced that the next chapter of ‘The City That Never Sleeps’ Season Pass for Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man is set to arrive on November 20th. Titled ‘Turf Wars’, the content is set to focus on the villain Hammerhead, who was introduced in ‘The Heist’, […]