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Sam Raimi would love to return to the Spider-Man franchise

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As Sony and Marvel prepare to relaunch Spider-Man with Captain America: Civil War and the subsequent 2017 solo reboot, Sam Raimi – director the original Spider-Man trilogy – has revealed that he’d love to return to the franchise. Raimi, whose three Spider-Man films grossed almost $2.5 billion at the global box office, was talking to […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Krypton, Constantine, Jessica Jones, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Inhumans, Gambit and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, The Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Krypton, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!, Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain […]

Tom Holland says his Spider-Man performance is inspired by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield

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With Captain America: Civil War set for release next April, we can expect to see our first look at Tom Holland as the new Peter Parker/Spider-Man pretty soon (though he wasn’t seen in the D23 footage). Holland will be the third actor to take on The Friendly Neighbouhood Wall-Crawler in ten years following Tobey Maguire […]

Die Hard Rebooted: 10 Other Franchise Reboots That Failed to Launch

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Luke Owen looks at the failed franchise reboots… Rebooting a franchise isn’t just an idea anymore, it’s a formula. If you have a pre-existing franchise with a pre-existing audience, reboot it. And then if that doesn’t work, just reboot it again. We live in a world where we have three different attempts at creating a sustaining […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Jessica Jones, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman: The Killing Joke and more

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Our weekly round up of all the news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes… In the build up to the New York Comic Con, it’s been a busy week for superhero news, but unfortunately due to the birth of my daughter (and a lack of sleep), it’s an abridged version of The […]

Jon Watts reveals what comics he’s reading in preparation for Spider-Man reboot

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During an interview with Den of Geek, director Jon Watts (Cop Car) has been speaking about Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot, and specifically the comic book titles he’s been reading for inspiration for the latest take on the friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler. “Ultimate is great,” states Watts. “I love Ultimate. We have the freedom to pull […]

Jon Watts teases that Miles Morales could feature in his Spider-Man reboot

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It was heavily rumoured prior to the announcement of Tom Holland as the new Peter Parker that Miles Morales would feature as Spider-Man in the new MCU-branded reboot of the character (some even claimed they were 95% sure he would). Many fans were in fact quite upset that Morales was pushed aside in favour of […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Jessica Jones, Fantastic Four 2, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, Watchmen and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Damage Control, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Wolverine 3, Huck, […]

Kevin Feige on Spider-Man being in the MCU: “that’s where he belongs”

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Comic book fans rejoiced earlier this year when it was announced that Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures had come to an agreement to allow the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man to join the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will kick off when he appears in Captain America: Civil War. And clearly it wasn’t just comic […]