Flickering Myth

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Venom was originally going to begin on the symbiote homeworld

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As Venom continues its run atop of the box office in its second weekend, director Ruben Fleischer has been chatting to CinemaBlend about the movie, revealing details of an abandoned idea for the opening scene which would have given a little more backstory on the symbiotes. “The beginning of the movie was a hard one,” said […]

Spidey gets a new red and black costume in latest Spider-Man: Far From Home set photos

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Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is really expanding his wardrobe for next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home. We’ve seen him sporting an all-black piece resembling the Spider-Man Noir costume, and now the latest set photos and video reveal another suit, this time featuring a rather nice red and black colour scheme; take a […]

Kraven the Hunter screenwriter wants Antoine Fuqua to direct

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Richard Wenk, the writer of Kraven the Hunter, Sony’s next Spider-Man spinoff, says that he wants to see Antoine Fuqua direct the film. Now that Venom is out in the wild, fans can look forward to plenty more Spider-Man spinoff movies with one of the next being Kraven the Hunter. Richard Wenk is writing the […]

Kraven the Hunter movie will feature Spider-Man and is inspired by Kraven’s Last Hunt

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Kraven’s Last Hunt is apparently the inspiration for the Kraven the Hunter movie which will also feature Spider-Man. Sony is going all in on their Spider-Man solo films and now that Venom is in cinemas and proving to be a hit at the box office, we can look forward to plenty more of them, including Kraven […]

Venom producer says sequel doesn’t need to be R-rated, even with Carnage involved

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Avi Arad, a producer for Venom, says that the sequel and depiction of Carnage doesn’t need to be rated R. R-rated superhero films are quite popular these days, thanks to the big success of movies like Deadpool and Logan. Venom is a movie that would have lent itself to such a rating but, however, the […]

Why Venom Should Get a Sequel

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George Chrysostomou wants to see a sequel to Venom… Critics and fans are once again divided around a film in 2018. We’ve already witnessed the high and lows of this new phase of apparent out of touch reviewers, with The Last Jedi receiving fan backlash whilst The Greatest Showman is poured over by the general public. Venom seems to be […]

Marvel announces animated special LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom

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During the New York Comic Con, Marvel announced the upcoming release of a brand new animated special LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom. Here’s the official synopsis: In LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom, tech theft is at an all-time high thanks to Green Goblin & Venom… So can our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man put an end to […]

Venom opens to $205.2 million at the global box office

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Despite mixed reviews from critics, audiences have certainly been reacting positively to Venom, with the Tom Hardy-headlined solo movie coming in above expectations with $205.2 million worldwide. Domestically, Venom pulled in $80 million, well above tracking estimates of between $55 million and $65 million, and ahead of the Marvel Studios superhero blockbuster Ant-Man and the Wasp, […]

Venom director explains why he didn’t use Carnage as the villain

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Sony finally realised its ambition of releasing a Venom movie this weekend, having been in development on a solo film for the fan-favourite anti-hero since his big screen debut back in 2007’s Spider-Man 3. At several points during this development stage, the plan had been to include the character of Carnage as the villain (even […]

Video Game Review – Spider-Man

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Ricky Church reviews Spider-Man… After what has been a very long time, Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man has finally been released. The game is a very welcome entry to superhero video games and takes its place among the very best of them as players step into the wall-crawling shoes of Spider-Man and fights some of his most famous […]