Seeing as Marvel Studios won’t do it anytime soon, Sony has reportedly pledged to release a female-led superhero film in 2017. According to Deadline, they’ll find a female character from the Spider-Man universe (which Sony holds the rights to) to base a movie around. It follows news of them delaying The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to 2018 following the exit […]
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Sony ensnare Drew Goddard for their ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff ‘Sinister Six’
April 8, 2014 
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Sony is making good on their promise to foster a Marvel-like franchise based around Spider-Man by recruiting Drew Goddard as director of a Sinister Six movie. According to Deadline, Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) is nearing a deal with the studio to make a movie based around Spidey’s most notorious enemies. The Sinister Six is being set-up in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and include super-villains Electro, […]
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 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 readingSabrina the Teenage Witch headed to the big screen
April 12, 2012 1 Comment
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is heading to cinema screens… as a superheroine. According to Deadline, Sony Pictures is keen to reinvent the 60s Archie Comics character for a new generation. Sabrina’s discovery of her witch-like powers will be similar to Peter Parker’s evolution into Spider-Man. Melissa Joan Hart starred as Sabrina in the 1990s live-action […]
Continue readingChronicle sequel in the works
March 9, 2012 0 Comments
Project X isn’t the only recent found-footage flick getting a sequel. Fox has recruited screenwriter Max Landis to write a follow-up to his low budget superhero flick Chronicle, Deadline reports. Although the premise of Chronicle certainly lends itself to the sequel treatment, the original film ends with a certain amount of finality (no spoilers, don’t worry). Of course, when the $12 million […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Cliff Robertson
September 12, 2011 4 Comments
Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson – last seen as Uncle Ben Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy – died Saturday of natural causes in Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island. He had celebrated his 88th birthday one day earlier. Robertson’s career enjoyed some peculiar highs and lows. In 1963, he was hand-picked to […]
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 readingEasy A team reunite for new comedy
November 15, 2010 0 Comments
It sounds like Screen Gems were pretty happy with Easy A’s director/producer Will Gluck and actress Emma Stone because they’ve been given another assignment. According to Deadline, Gluck will write, direct and produce the upcoming project and Stone, of course, will star. But that’s not all folks, because she’s also been named as the project’s […]
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 readingInterview: Teresa Palmer; star of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
September 7, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: Teresa Palmer; star of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. By Simon Miraudo. Teresa Palmer is one of the most sought-after young actresses in Hollywood, and with good reason. Since her auspicious debut as a disturbed teenager in Murali K. Thalluri’s 2:37, she has nabbed herself a number of plum roles in Hollywood blockbusters (Bedtime Stories) and […]
Continue readingWhich lucky lady will fall into Spider-Man’s web?
August 23, 2010 0 Comments
Sony have selected their new Spider-Man (it’s Andrew Garfield if you didn’t already know) which means that the hunt for Spidey’s love interest has begun. According to THR’s HeatVision blog, there are at least six young actresses vying for Peter Parker’s affections. They include: Lily Collins (The Blind Side)Ophelia Lovibond (Nowhere Boy)Teresa Palmer (2:37)Imogen Poots […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: June 28 – July 2
July 2, 2010 0 Comments
Which lucky young actor was cast as the new Spider-Man? Why are all the new horror movie trailers particularly unscary? And how come Hollywood keeps casting those pesky Brits in all the plum roles?! Find out the answers to all these questions and more in this week’s Rundown! So, what did we learn this week? […]
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 readingThe Rundown: June 7-11
June 11, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest instalment of The Rundown. It’s a regular feature that will appear on the blog every Friday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past week, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this week? The Twilight Saga’s New Moon dominated the […]
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 readingThe Rundown: April 8-14
April 14, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown, a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this week? Harrison Ford was cast in Cowboys and […]
Continue readingAnd the director of the new Spider-Man trilogy is…
January 20, 2010 4 Comments
source: vulture.com Last week we reported on the unexpected breakdown of Spider-Man 4, which saw Sony boot director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire from their billion-dollar franchise. The studio is now prepping a reboot, and although a new Spidey has not been named, it looks as if a deal has been struck with one […]
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