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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was pretty much greenlit before the previous film was released. Sony has been trying to make their Spider-Verse work…and to date they just cannot seem to find the footing. Spider-Man 2 was not just a sequel, it was meant to set up other films, such as a Sinister Six film.Which means the film is packed with villains. We meet the Rhino, though he is only in the film… Read More
After Spider-Man 3 had it’s tepid response, Sony tried to cover it’s butt. They had Raimi developing a fourth Spider-Man film…and 500 Days of Summer Director Marc Webb (the humor there was not lost on anybody) was developing another Spider-Film. Sony decided to go with Marc Webb’s version and dumped the entire Raimi version. Webb promised this would not be a reboot, even though it would have an entirely new cast. In… Read More
The reports are coming out that Marisa Tomei is going to be Aunt May in the Spider-Man movies now. Which just feels crazy. Not because she is a bad actress. Not because I dislike her. I like her a lot and think she is talented. But you know…this is Aunt May… She is an older woman. Now granted, they made her a bit less frail in the Ultimate Spider-Man Comics. I appreciate… Read More
