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 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 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 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 readingTrailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
February 8, 2012 2 Comments
The feature trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man has arrived online, featuring a glut of new footage for those tired of poring over the teaser. The trailer, as well as some bonus footage and Q&As with the cast and filmmakers, was simultaneously debuted by Sony Pictures across the world at an event entitled 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 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 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>Black Swan screenwriter to pen Age of Rage
January 28, 2011 0 Comments
>Black Swan screenwriter (and newly minted Academy Award nominee) Mark Heyman is set to pen the screenplay for sci-fi film Age of Rage according to The Hollywood Reporter. Heyman shares writing credits with John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz for Darren Aronofsky’s recent hit dance thriller Black Swan, which picked up a total of five nominations […]
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 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 […]
Continue readingSpider-Man: Emma Stone offered Mary Jane; P.S. Hoffman to play Venom?
October 4, 2010 0 Comments
It’s a new week, and that means we have a whole bunch of updates/rumours regarding Marc Webb‘s upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man saga. According to Deadline, Sony have offered the role of Mary Jane Watson to Easy A‘s Emma Stone. We discussed this possibility several weeks ago, and it now seems the role is Stone’s […]
Continue readingSpider-Man to snare Wasikowska and Stone in web of love?
September 24, 2010 0 Comments
Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Emma Stone (Easy A) are reportedly in talks to star as Spider-Man’s love interests in the upcoming reboot of the Marvel superhero saga. Last month, we reported that Sony had been searching far and wide for a female lead to play opposite their new Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield). Actresses […]
Continue readingAndrew Garfield is your new Spider-Man
July 2, 2010 0 Comments
Sony have finally revealed the young actor who will star as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in their upcoming reboot of the blockbuster comic franchise. Provided you haven’t already read the headline of this article, or glanced at the picture below, let’s have a drum role for ………… Andrew Garfield! Garfield was long-rumoured to take over the role […]
Continue reading‘Basterd’ Fassbender considering roles in Spider-Man; X-Men
June 10, 2010 0 Comments
Michael Fassbender is, without a doubt, one of the best and most exciting actors working today. He blew us away in Steve McQueen‘s Hunger and Andrea Arnold‘s Fish Tank, and became the all-time most badass on-screen movie critic in Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds. He’s now being courted by two major studios for starring roles in […]
Continue readingIs Logan Lerman playing Spiderman or not?
April 12, 2010 1 Comment
We didn’t run this rumour when it first emerged back in February, but lately it’s been picking up some speed on the blogosphere. However, before we could even discuss the idea of Logan Lerman playing Spiderman in the upcoming reboot of the Marvel franchise, Sony insiders are now claiming he will NOT take the coveted […]
Continue readingSpider-Man jumps aboard the 3D bandwagon
February 11, 2010 0 Comments
source: ew.com Sony Pictures have announced that their upcoming Spider-Man reboot will be released in 3-D. That’s right. Three glorious dimensions of web-slinging action. The Marc Webb directed superhero flick will hit cinemas July 3rd, 2012. It will go head-to-head with Star Trek 2, which lands June 29, 2012. Based on a screenplay by James […]
Continue readingThis is not a love story – 500 Days of Summer review
February 8, 2010 1 Comment
(500) Days of Summer – Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Directed by Marc Webb. Rated M. Originally published September 19, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. (500) Days of Summer is as close to perfect as a movie gets. A highly subjective claim? Sure, but so are all movie reviews, and this is hardly the time […]
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