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Venom tops Wonder Woman for trailer views in first 24 hours

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It may not have broken any records, but the latest trailer for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom racked up 64.3 million views online in its first 24 hours – more than that of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman, which went on to gross over $820 million last year.Now, no one is expecting Venom to do that kind […]

Venom looks goofy as hell, so why am I now more interested in seeing it?

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Anghus Houvouras on Sony’s Venom movie… If I’ve learned anything from nearly 20 years of writing about movies online, it’s that I appreciate movies that defy expectations. This explains my Marvel movie malaise with everything from Age of Ultron through Captain America: Civil War. I was bored with the Marvel Cinematic Universe because it wasn’t […]

New trailer and poster for Venom starring Tom Hardy

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After premiering at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last night, Sony Pictures has now released the second trailer for its Tom Hard-headlined Spider-Man spinoff Venom, which gives us our first look at the symbiote in its full Venomized form. Take a look below, along with a new poster and brief synopsis…One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex […]

Tom Hardy reveals that new Venom trailer will premiere at CinemaCon tonight

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Back in February we got our very first look at Sony’s upcoming Venom film with the release of a teaser trailer for the Tom Hardy-headlined comic book movie, and now Hardy has revealed that a second trailer is ready and will debut at CinemaCon today.https://instagram.com/p/Bh2pNn0Hjb1/?utm_source=ig_embed CinemaCon gets underway in Las Vegas today and runs through until […]

Woody Harrelson in talks for Venom, set photos see Tom Hardy performing motorcycle stunt

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It looks like Woody Harrelson is set to follow up his role in the galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story by joining the Marvel universe – well, the Sony one, at least – with Variety reporting that the actor is in talks to join the Venom solo movie.Although details are scarce, […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, The Batman, Aquaman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Runaways, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Justice League, Flashpoint, The Batman, Aquaman, Shazam, […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Flashpoint, Batgirl, Arrowverse Crossover, Avengers: Infinity War, The Punisher, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Aquaman, Flashpoint, Shazam, The Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Watchmen, Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Punisher, Luke Cage, […]

Tom Hardy shares behind-the-scenes photo from the set of Venom

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As production continues on Sony’s first Spider-Man spinoff Venom, Tom Hardy has taken to Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes photo showing him relaxing on set in Eddie Brock’s apartment. Check it out here…SEE ALSO: Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock featured in set photos from Venom solo movieWhile plot details for the movie are being kept tightly […]