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Venom director on the film’s marketing campaign and negative reaction to the teaser trailer

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After a shaky start with a teaser trailer that didn’t feature so much as a single shot of the fan-favourite character, the Tom Hardy-headlined Venom movie seems to have turned things around with its promotional efforts in the build up to its release this October. The main trailer attracted more views on YouTube than any […]

Nicolas Cage has channelled Humphrey Bogart for Spider-Man Noir role in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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After lending his voice to Superman in Warner Bros.’ animated Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, Nicolas Cage is making the jump to the Marvel universe this December as he takes on the role of Spider-Man Noir in Sony’s own animated adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. If you’re unfamiliar with Spider-Man Noir, the character is […]

Spider-Man PS4 video game villains profiled with character images and bios, new combat trailer unveiled

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Sony has released a batch of character images and bios for the villains of Insomniac’s hotly-anticipated Marvel PlayStation 4 video game Spider-Man which includes Mister Negative, Kingpin, Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, Vulture, Shocker, and Inner Demons; check them out here… SEE ALSO: New Spider-Man trailer shows off New York’s open world and teases Avengers Tower and the […]

Sony’s Venom tracking a record October opening at the domestic box office

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This October sees the launch of ‘Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters’ with the release of Venom, which sees Tom Hardy taking on the role of fan-favourite Spider-Man villain Eddie Brock and his symbiote alter-ego. Sony has a lot riding on the film, with the studio hoping to use it as the launch pad for a […]

New Spider-Man trailer shows off New York’s open world and teases Avengers Tower and the Sanctum Sanctorum

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With just a few weeks left to go until the release of Insomniac’s Spider-Man for the Playstation 4, IGN has revealed a new look at the anticipated game. Unlike the previous trailers, this one focuses on the huge open world and incredible detail of the game’s New York City, showing off famous landmarks in the city […]

Tom Holland’s latest Spider-Man: Far From Home video teasing a Hydro-Man appearance?

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Although Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio is expected to be the main villain in next year’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, we also know that Michael Keaton’s Vulture will be making his return, and it seems we might also see a third villain in the form of Morris Bench, a.k.a. Hydro-Man. The speculation about a Hydro-Man appearance stems […]

Sony unveils a batch of new screenshots from the Spider-Man video game

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Following on from yesterday’s launch trailer, we’ve now got a brand new batch of screenshots from Insomniac’s hotly-anticipated Marvel video game release Spider-Man, which offers up new shots of the web-slinger in action! Check them out here, and click on any of the images for hi-res versions…   An experienced Spider-Man with several years of […]

Preview of Marvel Comics Digest #8: Spider-Man & Venom

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This Wednesday sees the release of the latest Marvel Comics Digest from Archie Comics, which puts the spotlight onto Spider-Man and Venom with 224 pages of web-slinging action! Check out a preview here… Includes stories from: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #51, 52, 252, and 258 Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1 Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) #21, 24, and 35 Marvel […]

Spider-Man PS4 launch trailer swings online

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There’s less than a month to go before PS4 gamers can don the web-shooters and take to the streets of New York City as the friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler in Insomniac’s Spider-Man video game, and a new launch trailer has been unveiled today showcasing the gameplay of the hotly-anticipated PS4 exclusive; check it out here… An experienced […]

Venom will be rated PG-13 as Sony still hopes for a Spider-Man / MCU crossover

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Although early reports had suggested that Sony Pictures would be going down the R-rated route with its first entry in what is being referred to as ‘Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters‘, Variety is reporting that the upcoming Venom movie will instead look to “push the very limits of PG-13 without crossing over into a higher […]