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JK Simmons Is “Very Optimistic” J. Jonah Jameson Will Be Seen In Future ‘Spider-Man’ Films

September 22, 2020 11:39 am

While his appearance in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” was a complete surprise and a delight for longtime fans of the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise, JK Simmons is clearly not done with his role as J. Jonah Jameson just ...

Olivia Wilde Teases Kevin Feige’s Involvement With Her Sony/Marvel Film

Charles Barfield

September 16, 2020 11:10 am

News

Olivia Wilde is definitely living her best life right now. After a successful acting career (which she’s still busy at), the actress proved she’s more than just a talent in front of the camera with the release...

‘Silk’: Sony Planning ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Series Which May Begin A Spider-Verse At Amazon

Charles Barfield

September 4, 2020 11:16 am

News, Television

If it’s not completely obvious by now, Sony is getting extremely aggressive about leveraging their 'Spider-Man' Spider-Verse (officially known as Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters, rolls right off t...

Marvel’s ‘Kraven The Hunter’ Movie At Sony Eyes ‘Triple Frontier’s J.C. Chandor As Director

‘Kraven The Hunter’: J.C. Chandor Hired To Direct ‘Spider-man’ Spinoff Film For Sony

Charles Barfield

August 20, 2020 3:08 pm

News

The ‘Spider-Man’ universe over at Sony just keeps on growing. After last night’s surprising news that Olivia Wilde is set to helm a female-fronted superhero film in the Sony/Marvel universe, it appears the stu...

Seth Rogen Says Sony “Was Not Interested” In A ‘Pineapple Express’ Sequel

Charles Barfield

August 5, 2020 11:22 am

News

Judging by the films in development and what is constantly released, you would think that just about every Hollywood studio is obsessed with making sequels, reboots, and remakes of previously successful films ...

‘Silver & Black’: Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Would Have Been “Edgier” Than Most Marvel Films

Charles Barfield

July 14, 2020 3:03 pm

News

While the world has finally been able to witness what filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to do with a big action blockbuster in the Netflix feature, “The Old Guard,” the film isn’t the first attempt by th...

‘Greyhound’: Tom Hanks’ WWII Navy Thriller Is Often Gripping But Carries Little Bounty [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

July 6, 2020 12:18 pm

Features, News, Reviews

There are multiple ports of entry for Tom Hanks’ WWII, historical Naval action drama, “Greyhound.” It’s a screenplay Hanks wrote himself—certainly not his first, but it’s a rather infrequent occurrence— based ...

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Says Sony Is Unsure ‘Silver & Black’ Will Work Without Spider-Man

Rafael Motamayor

July 4, 2020 11:15 am

News

Despite "Venom" already proving, for better or worse, that you don't need Spider-Man to make a successful "Spider-Man" movie, it seems like Sony remains skeptical to the success of its own Marvel Universe. Wha...

Asa Butterfield’s Spider-Man Would Have Been “Entirely Different” Than Tom Holland’s If He Landed The Role

Charles Barfield

July 2, 2020 2:26 pm

News

It seems like a lifetime ago, especially considering how many appearances Spider-Man has made in the MCU since 2015, but just five years ago, it was being reported that actor Asa Butterfield was the frontrunne...

Sony Exec Believes More R-Rated Animated Films Will Be Made Due To COVID-19

Charles Barfield

July 2, 2020 2:00 pm

News

What will the future film output from studios look like post-COVID-19? That’s the question that doesn't really have much of an answer right now. We know that some studios are beginning to ramp up production on...

Writer David Koepp Had Different Plans For Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy & “Bailed” When Offered ‘Amazing’

Charles Barfield

June 15, 2020 3:21 pm

News

The original “Spider-Man” films are an interesting case study in early-to-mid-2000s superhero storytelling. The first film, directed by Sam Raimi, is largely responsible for the superhero resurgence that we ar...

Gwen Stacy Hailee Steinfeld Spider-Man Into the Spider Verse

Hailee Steinfeld Is Ready For A Female-Led ‘Spider-Verse’ Spin-Off: “This Is The Time To Figure It Out”

Charles Barfield

June 5, 2020 2:10 pm

News

Of all the characters that appeared in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse,” the two that have definitely gone on to become massive fan-favorites are Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy. And though there is a ‘Spider-...

‘Jackpot’: Marc Guggenheim Hired To Write ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Film For Sony

Charles Barfield

May 21, 2020 2:16 pm

News

Sony is attempting the superhero film equivalent of “doing a lot with a little.” Instead of owning the film rights to a huge connected universe, like WB’s DCEU or Marvel Studios’ MCU, Sony has the “Spider-Man”...

SJ Clarkson To Direct Rumored ‘Madame Web’ Sony/Marvel Film; Charlize Theron & Others Eyed

Charles Barfield

May 20, 2020 3:00 pm

News

Back in September 2019 (wow, that seems like a decade ago, doesn’t it?), Sony reportedly hired the writers of “Morbius” to begin developing a “Spider-Man” spin-off film based on the character of Madame Web. We...

‘Greyhound’: Apple TV+ Reportedly Pays $70 Million To Bring Tom Hanks’ New Film Straight To Streaming

Charles Barfield

May 19, 2020 2:18 pm

Box Office, News

7.11.20 Update: AppleTV+ is going to release "Greyhound on July 10, here's the new trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Byeq_hyh2U&feature=emb_title As Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming ser...

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