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Joss Whedon talks Spider-Man, Agent Coulson, Planet Hulk, Marvel vs DC, and Batman

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With Avengers: Age of Ultron opening in the UK yesterday [read our review here] ahead of its Stateside release next Friday, Joss Whedon has been out and about on the press rounds for the film, during which he fielded a host of questions on all things Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the upcoming debut of Spider-Man, […]

The LEGO Movie creators Phil Lord & Chris Miller are making an animated Spider-Man movie

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been tapped up by Sony to write and produce a new animated Spider-Man movie. The announcement was made at the recent CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. The guys behind The LEGO Movie and both Jump Street flicks will apparently only write a treatment and act as producers for now but considering […]

Shortlist revealed for Marvel and Sony’s new Spider-Man

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It looks like Marvel Studios and Sony have narrowed their search for Spider-Man down to five actors, with The Wrap reporting that Timothee Chamalet (Interstellar), Nat Wolff (Paper Towns), Tom Holland (In the Heart of the Sea), Liam James (The Way Way Back) and Asa Butterfield (Hugo) are all on the shortlist for the coveted […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Civil War, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Constantine, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, A.K.A. […]

Kevin Feige compares Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot to Batman Begins

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Despite Avengers: Age of Ultron heading to cinemas in just a couple of weeks, much of the talk with talent in front of and behind the camera is about the big news of Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’ve already heard today from Robert Downey Jr. about his thoughts, and now Kevin Feige is […]

Robert Downey Jr. wants to see Peter Parker Spider-Man and for him to join The Avengers

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We’re just less than two weeks away from seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron here in the UK (sorry US, three weeks for you) and the promotional tour is running hot. In an interview with E! Online, Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr. was asked about Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of Captain America: […]

No new origin story for Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, says Kevin Feige

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from Marvel chief Kevin Feige, confirming that the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of Spider-Man will be Peter Parker, and that he’ll start out as a high-schooler, around 15 or 16 years old. However, it seems we won’t be sitting through another origin story when Marvel and Sony reboot the […]

Kevin Feige talks Spider-Man, confirms Peter Parker will be at high school

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Back in February came the huge news that Sony and Marvel had reached a deal to share Spider-Man between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a new, Sony-produced series. Now, speaking to Collider during a press interview for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has spoken for the first time about Spider-Man’s upcoming […]

The Week in Spandex – Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, The Flash, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Supergirl, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: […]