This is a bewildering one. Indian Spidey-fan Muhesh Spaleesh has started a petition on Change.org begging Sony Pictures and Marc Webb to release a director’s cut of The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro. Citing the sequel’s bleak Rotten Tomatoes score, Spaleesh suggests a director’s cut would enhance critical reception and be “beneficial to the franchise.” […]
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Tangled up in blue – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 review
April 23, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo April 23, 2014 You’ve come a long way, Spidey. Just in the wrong direction. Sam Raimi‘s 2004 effort Spider-Man 2 is an all-timer; an exhilarating comic-book movie that skilfully balances goofball comedy with profoundly affecting tragedy, allowing a complicated romance to simmer beneath the surface. It’s among the best superhero films ever […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Rise of Electro’
December 9, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 shows Peter Parker facing off against no less than three dastardly villains, because obviously replicating the formula of everyone’s favourite superhero movie, Spider-Man 3, is a can’t-lose gambit. See Andrew Garfield’s Spidey battling the blue-tinged Electro (Jamie Foxx), maniacal Rhino (Paul Giamatti), and old friend Harry Osborn, aka, Lil’ Goblin […]
Continue readingMary Jane cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2
June 24, 2013 0 Comments
There have been growing concerns about the number of new characters in Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Now comes news that one has been cut from the film entirely: Mary Jane. Actress Shailene Woodley revealed to Entertainment Weekly that her three scenes had been excised from the upcoming sequel. Good news for Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy, who […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: Doctor Who – Season 3
June 5, 2013 2 Comments
By Andrew Williams June 5, 2013 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and warning you away from the specific episodes – or even seasons! – that might have ruined […]
Continue readingFirst look at Paul Giamatti as Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
May 15, 2013 0 Comments
Marc Webb, director of The Amazing Spiderman 2, recently tweeted a first-look picture of Paul Giamatti as the villainous Rhino (and he sure looks angry). Rhino is famously described a one of Spiderman’s “dimmest villains,” an Eastern European thug who gets some superhuman powers and goes a little psycho. Whilst the photo Webb tweeted doesn’t […]
Continue readingAndrew Garfield signs on for Scorsese’s Silence
May 9, 2013 0 Comments
It’s all system’s go on Martin Scorsese’s long gestating passion project Silence, as Variety reports Andrew Garfield has been signed for the leading role. Garfield will star as a young Portuguese Jesuit who is sent to Japan in 1638; a time when Christian missionaries were being persecuted in the region. Legendary Japanese actor Ken Watanabe […]
Continue readingFirst official images from The Amazing Spider-Man 2
April 24, 2013 0 Comments
The first official image of Jamie Foxx in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been released and it’s the grand spectacle of Django himself with a big, fat comb-over. Foxx is set to play the villain, Electro, in the upcoming sequel. Earlier in the month pictures taken from the set were leaked onto the internet showing […]
Continue readingChris Cooper to play Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in Amazing Spider-Man 2
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Jamie Foxx is playing Electro. Paul Giamatti is set for Rhino. Now comes news from Deadline that Chris Cooper will take on the role of Norman Osborn – aka the Green Goblin – in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. That means Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) will be squaring off against not one, not two, but three villains in his […]
Continue readingFirst look at The Amazing Spider-Man 2
February 26, 2013 0 Comments
Sony Pictures has released the first image of Spidey’s new threads from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. It’s… pretty much what you’d expect. Coming Soon note the new outfit’s bigger eyes and subtle colour and texture alterations. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone will reprise the roles of Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy in the sequel. They will be joined […]
Continue readingPaul Giamatti in talks for Amazing Spider-Man 2
January 31, 2013 0 Comments
In an attempt to bring some kind of excitement to the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man sequel, Deadline reports that Paul Giamatti is in talks to take on a villainous role. Giamatti, who makes anything he appears in substantially better, is discussing the role of Rhino, a super villain amusingly described as one of the ‘dimmest’ bad […]
Continue readingShailene Woodley might be Mary Jane in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
October 12, 2012 0 Comments
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is moving ahead at… well, an amazing pace really, and Variety recently revealed that the Mary Jane character is set to appear and also speculated on possible villains. Shailene Woodley is apparently the top choice to play the role of Peter Parker’s infamous crush after Kirsten Dunst defined the character in […]
Continue readingMarc Webb set for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
October 3, 2012 0 Comments
The suitably named Marc Webb will return to direct the next Spider-Man film after extended negotiations, Variety reports. It was inevitable that we would see a sequel to the recent Spider-Man reboot starring Andrew Garfield. As well as making bucket-loads of money, the film itself often felt like an extended set up for future instalments. […]
Continue readingTwice bitten – The Amazing Spider-Man review
July 3, 2012 5 Comments
The Amazing Spider-Man – Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Comic book characters get rebooted all the time, and that’s perfectly fine. Different writers and illustrators are entrusted with reimagining new beginnings, or adding twists to the basic template set eons earlier. Individual authors […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
May 4, 2012 0 Comments
With all those Avengers and one very depressed Dark Knight arriving in cinemas this year, audiences may have forgotten about poor, newly rebooted Peter Parker and his Spidey-powers. Ironic considering that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man series was once the powerhouse movie franchise. So, on the eve of The Avengers U.S. release comes a brand new trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man, chock full of action, gravitas, and The […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2012
January 4, 2012 12 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Apocalyptic Mayan prophecies be damned; we’re mighty excited for 2012. Not only will we get to see if Roland Emmerich’s vision of complete tectonic-destruction comes true (might be fun?), but we’ll also be treated to a batch of awesome-sounding feature films in the lead-up. Here […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
December 12, 2011 0 Comments
The first official poster for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man has arrived online, courtesy of Superhero Hype, and it shows off Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) sans Spidey suit. Bold choice! The one-sheets for the original Spider-Man trilogy rarely showed Tobey Maguire without his Spider-spandex, so this seems to be a direct attempt by Sony to distance this flick […]
Continue readingWarren Beatty picks Felicity Jones as his on-screen lover
November 16, 2011 0 Comments
English up-and-comer Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) has been handpicked by Warren Beatty to star in his upcoming Howard Hughes biopic. According to Deadline, Jones will play a young woman who falls for Hughes’ driver, before becoming enamoured with the eccentric billionaire himself. Obviously, Beatty will play Hughes. He will also produce and direct his own […]
Continue readingComplete me – Never Let Me Go review
August 1, 2011 0 Comments
Never Let Me Go – Starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley. Directed by Mark Romanek. Rated M. Originally published April 5, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It hardly needs to be said when reviewing an adaptation of a novel, but for traditions sake, “the book is better than the movie”. There, it’s out of the way early. Are we really surprised […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
July 22, 2011 4 Comments
The teaser trailer for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man has debuted online, offering us our first look at Andrew Garfield in action as Peter Parker/Spidey. The teaser has arrived ahead of the director and cast’s appearance at San Diego Comic Con. Although many will recognise the familiar origins of the Marvel webslinger, already documented in […]
Continue readingFirst look at The Amazing Spider-Man
July 15, 2011 0 Comments
Entertainment Weekly has released the first official images from Marc Webb’s Spidey-reboot The Amazing Spider-Man. They offer us our first glimpse of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Conners and Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May. The images (scanned by Superhero Hype […]
Continue readingComplete me – Never Let Me Go review
April 5, 2011 4 Comments
Never Let Me Go – Starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley. Directed by Mark Romanek. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It hardly needs to be said when reviewing an adaptation of a novel, but for traditions sake, “the book is better than the movie”. There, it’s out of the way early. Are we […]
Continue readingThe Jess Lomas Book Club: Never Let Me Go
February 16, 2011 3 Comments
The Jess Lomas Book Club: Never Let Me Go *Welcome to a brand new feature in which literary connoisseur Jess Lomas examines the upcoming book-to-film adaptations worth keeping an eye on!* I have a T-shirt that reads: ‘Movies – Ruining the book since 1920’. I’m not sure I entirely agree with this statement, after […]
Continue readingSpider-Man reboot gets official title
February 15, 2011 0 Comments
For too long we have had to refer to Sony’s upcoming Marc Webb-directed Spider-Man reboot as “Sony’s upcoming Marc Webb-directed Spider-Man reboot”. Well, no more! Sony has revealed the film’s official title (in a press release along with the above image of Andrew Garfield as Spidey). And it is… The Amazing Spider-Man! So there you […]
Continue reading>First look at Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
January 16, 2011 0 Comments
>We’re a little late to the game on this one (blame a one-week working hiatus) but here is the first image of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Mark Webb’s upcoming reboot of the Marvel webslinger. Nice backpack! The blood stains, grimy suit and overall darker colour palette than that used in promotional images of […]
Continue readingSpider-Man: Martin Sheen to play Uncle Ben
November 5, 2010 0 Comments
Another talented actor is set to join Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Martin Sheen (The West Wing, Apocalypse Now, The Departed) is in final negotiations to play Uncle Ben – one of the most significant characters in Spider-Man lore. For those of you unfamiliar with Spider-Man’s origin, Uncle Ben and […]
Continue readingYoung folks – The Social Network review
October 26, 2010 0 Comments
The Social Network – Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Armie Hammer. Directed by David Fincher. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. “They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations…They overdo everything – they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything […]
Continue readingSpider-Man: Rhys Ifans to play the villainous…
October 14, 2010 0 Comments
Yesterday it was revealed that Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) would star as the villain in Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. It was unknown which character from the Marvel universe he would play. Until now! According to The Wrap, Ifans will play Dr. Curt Connors. Yes, The Lizard! In the Spider-Man mythology, Connors is a one-armed […]
Continue readingRhys Ifans to battle Spider-Man
October 12, 2010 0 Comments
Columbia Pictures have revealed the actor who will star as the villain in Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot: Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, The Boat That Rocked)! It is unknown which character from the Marvel universe Ifans will bring to life. As previously reported, Andrew Garfield will star as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Emma Stone has been […]
Continue readingEmma Stone cast as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man
October 6, 2010 0 Comments
Well, we got that wrong! As was rumoured earlier this week, Emma Stone has officially been cast in Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. But not as Mary Jane Watson, as we had all assumed (you can blame her famous red locks for that misunderstanding). Stone will instead play the blonde Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man’s first love […]
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