“Spidey 4″ Opens May 2011
September 16, 2009 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 1 Comment
With news that Bruce Campbell has been offered a big role in the upcoming “Spider-Man 4″ hitting the ‘Net this week and production gearing up for the film, Columbia has decided on a release date for the next installment.
The movie will open on Thursday, May 5, 2011. The movie will be the first of [...]
Latest Spider-Man Issue Creates Controversy
September 15, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles || Tags: Spider-Man || 8 Comments
The latest issue of “Amazing Spider-Man” seems to be raising a few eyebrows s and has created some controversy within the fan community.
In the current issue (#603), super villain the Chameleon disguises himself to look like Peter Parker and tries to take over his life. The Chameleon is clueless about Peter’s dual identity but does [...]
Catch a Peek at Monday’s “Spectacular Spider-Man”
July 10, 2009 || Category: TV News || Tags: Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: (7:30-8:00 p.m. ET) — Episode: “First Steps”
The second season of “The Spectactular Spider-Man” continues Monday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. EST on Disney XD. This week, the web slinger goes up against the Sandman. Meanwhile Peter Parker is invited to the birthday party of Flash Thompson.
“First Steps” airs Monday night. And if you [...]
Woods, Cumming Cast in Spider-Man Musical
July 7, 2009 || Category: On Stage || Tags: Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
Two of the three top roles in next year’s Broadway musical centering on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” have been cast.
Actress Evan Rachel Wood has now officially been cast as Mary Jane Watson for the musical. Woods has discussed the project for several months, indicating that she’s been working with the musical crew on learning [...]
The reboot of the Spider-Man universe has been given a reset…at least in the daily comic-strip adventures of Peter Parker and his alter-ego.
The daily comic-strip version, which runs in syndicated newspapers acorss the nation and world, recently followed the official canon reboot of the character. The reboot found Peter and Mary Jane Parker making a [...]
For months, we’ve heard rumors about back-to-back production and filming for “Spider-Man 4″ and “Spider-Man 5.” Maybe someone should have asked director Sam Raimi about that.
Raimi recently told MTV News that he’s currently working on “Spider-Man 4″ and only “Spider-Man 4.”
“The writers, producers and I are working out what the story will be, [...]
Maguire in Spidey 4? Maybe….But Not So Fast!
September 6, 2008 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 2 Comments
While it might be true that actor Tobey Maguire has reportedly indicated his interest in participating in the next Spider-Man movie, which will make it number 4, we are here to squelch the rumor that he has already signed the contract and the deal is done. Sorry to report that, at least during the [...]
Oh sure, you can make webs come out of your wrists and climb, unaided, up the side of a 100 story building…but, can you sing and dance?
You’ll need to be able to do all that if you want to get the lead for the new Tony winner Julie Taymor musical “Spider-Man.”
Auditions for the part of [...]
It’s Venom vs. “The Spectacular Spider-Man” in Season Finale This Saturday, June 14 on CW4Kids
June 12, 2008 || Category: TV News || Tags: Animation, Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
Spider-Man has shed his symbiote suit, but the alien has made Eddie Brock’s mind and body its new home – and that lethal combination is coming after Spidey and his friends and relatives in the action-packed season finale of “The Spectacular Spider-Man” this Saturday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on CW4Kids.
Entitled “Nature vs. Nurture,” [...]
3-D blood, beasts and breasts for Pirahana 3-D
While filming hasn’t begun yet for Pirahana 3-D, plans are already underway for ways to utilized digital 3-D technology to enhance audience’s experience.
“So we’re probably going to start [Piranha] up shortly and we’re developing some stuff with Joe Dante (director of the 1978 Piranha and the classic Gremlins) [...]
When will Spidey 4 hit theaters?
May 27, 2008 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 4 Comments
Last week, we reported on the possibility that Spider-Man 4 and 5 could be made back-to-back. Script-writer James Vanderbilt’s screenplay for the next installment follows a story arc that would take two movies to tell, according to reports.Â
And while this news may excite Spidey fans, it does leave fans wondering just how and when the [...]
Slice of SciFi #153: Interview with Vic Cook & Greg Weisman of “Spectacular Spider-Man”
March 22, 2008 || Category: Slice of Scifi || Tags: Spider-Man || 2 Comments
Interview with the Spectacular Spider Man’s supervising producers Vic Cook & Greg Weisman
In the News:
Joss Whedon is currently working on directing a new web-based musical called “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long-Blog.”
“Wizard’s First Rule,” the fantasy from director Sam Raimi will debut in syndication all across the United States this fall.
From the International News Desk comes this story [...]
Vic Cook & Greg Weisman on the Next Slice of SciFi Show #153
March 20, 2008 || Category: Coming to Slice || Tags: Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
Our guests this week are Vic (Victor) Cook and Greg Weisman. Vic is one of the directors for the new Kids! WB Networks “The Spectacular Spider Man” animated series and Greg serves as the creative writer for some of the weekly episodes. Together, with the great Stan Lee, they have developed the series [...]
“The Spectacular Spider Man” Premiere Swings to Strong Nielsen Ratings
March 13, 2008 || Category: TV News || Tags: Animation, Spider-Man || 1 Comment
Englund in TV’s New Animated Spider Man
March 6, 2008 || Category: TV News || Tags: Animation, Spider-Man || 1 Comment
Robert Englund, most noted as Freddy Krueger in the successful “Nightmare on Elm Street” film franchise has been signed on to give voice to Vulture, one of the more terrifying villains for the new “Spider Man” CW Network animated series.
CW made the announcement this morning in its official press release stating that the show will [...]
The Spectacular Spider-Man Debuts March 8 on Kids WB!
February 13, 2008 || Category: TV News || Tags: Animation, Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
Source: Marvel
Special one-hour premiere event signals launch of Spidey’s new animated series
March 8, 2008 sees the return of Spider Man to TV when “The Spectacular Spider-Man” swings onto the CW’s Kids WB! at 10:00AM EST. The show will be a mix of action and adventure.
“Spectacular Spider-Man” follows the famous web-thrower journey from his [...]
A New Venom Movie on the Horizon?
February 5, 2008 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 6 Comments
Fans who were disappointed by the low-amount of Venom screen-time in last summer’s “Spider-Man 3″ will be happy to hear that the famous Spidey-foe could get his own feature film.
IESB reports that talks are underway to get the popular comic book character his own spin-off film and that “the studio” has met with several “A-list [...]
Parker and Watson Call It Quits
January 11, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics, Spider-Man || 9 Comments
After 21 years of marriage Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson have split up.
However, the break-up of their happy union is not due to irreconcilable differences and there will be no divorce lawyers involved. They were still very much in love with one another but in order to save Auny May, they had to [...]
SCI-FI to SCI-FACT: A Working “Spider Man” Suit
August 29, 2007 || Category: Technology News || Tags: Spider-Man || 1 Comment
Submitted by: Tim Low (SoSF Fan Contributor)
Source: BBC News
‘Spider-man’ suit secret revealed
A “Spider-man” suit that enables its wearer to scale vertical walls like the comic and movie superhero could one day be a reality, according to a study. Natural technology used by spiders and geckos could help a human climb the side of a [...]
A few weeks ago, we reported about the acting process behind Thomas Hayden Church’s transformation into the villianious Sandman in “Spider-Man 3.”
Recently, “USA Today” had an article that examines the revolutionary special effects process used to create the Sandman and other effects in the box-office hit film.
“In general, everything was a little [...]
“Spider Man 3″ — A FilmCritic Review
May 11, 2007 || Category: Film Reviews || Tags: Spider-Man || 12 Comments
Did Batman & Robin teach us nothing?
Universally considered the worst superhero sequel ever, Joel Schumacher’s bloated monstrosity temporarily derailed Warner’s lucrative Dark Knight franchise when it tried in vain to fill gaping plot holes with a multitude of C-list villains and unnecessarily whiny sidekicks.
Spider-Man 3 never balloons to B&R proportions, though director Sam Raimi’s third [...]
Top Ten Comic Book films
May 8, 2007 || Category: Film News || Tags: Animation, Spider-Man, X-Men || 5 Comments
Movie reviews web-site “Rotten Tomates” (www.rottentomatoes.com) has compiled their list of the best and worst big-screen adaptations of all-time.
The top ten are as follows:
1. Spider-Man 2
2. American Splendor
3. Ghost World
4. Spider-Man
5. X2: X-Men United
6. A History of Violence
7. Men in Black
8. Batman Begins
9. Superman: The [...]
“Spidey 3″ shatters box office records
May 7, 2007 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 1 Comment
“Spider-Man 3″ continued to shatter box-office records over the weekend. After having the largest opening day in markets across the world, the third installment of the Marvel blockbuster franchise shattered the opening-day and opening-weekend box-office records domestically.
The third “Spider-Man” film took in $59 million dollars Friday on its way to a record-setting $148 [...]
“Spider Man 3″ — A Movie Pulse Review
May 7, 2007 || Category: Film Reviews || Tags: Spider-Man || 4 Comments
It’s as if a rule exists in Hollywood that as a franchise progresses, subsequent sequels must lose the luster that attracted audiences to its initial installments. While there are a few exceptions along the way, many franchises like Batman, Superman, The Matrix and The X-Men movies slowly but surely degrade by the third and fourth [...]
Spider-Man 3 has record-setting opening day
May 3, 2007 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 3 Comments
“Spider-Man 3″ hasn’t even opened yet in the United States and it’s already shattering records.
To combat piracy of the film, Sony has rolled a world-wide release for the expected blockbuster. The film opened Tuesday is 16 overseas markets and brought in $29.15 million on its opening day.
The movie had the best-ever opening in [...]
Fans of the “Spider-Man” comic books know that Gwen Stacy, not Mary-Jane Watson was the first love of Peter Parker’s life. However, for the popular movie franchise, director Sam Raimi reversed how Peter met two of the most significant women in his life, introducing audiences to Mary Jane Watson first. (Raimi even toyed [...]
Counterfeiters Spin Spider-Man Web of Deceit
April 26, 2007 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || 1 Comment
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese counterfeiters, determined to cash in on the hype of “Spider-Man 3″, have taken piracy one step further, releasing faked copies of different movies in Spider-Man sleeves.
Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Tuesday DVDs in China reported to be pirated copies of widely anticipated “Spider-Man 3″ were in fact copies of its predecessor, [...]
“Spider Man 3″ Tickets Spin Fast On the Web
April 25, 2007 || Category: Film News || Tags: Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
Sales of the movie tickets have out paced sales of ‘Spider-Man 2′ tickets at three times the rate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Moviegoers are buying online tickets to “Spider-Man 3″ at a faster clip than they did for its blockbuster predecessor almost two weeks before that film hit theaters, top online ticket sellers said Monday.
Movietickets.com reported [...]
Spider Man 3 Poster Giveaway at K-Mart
April 21, 2007 || Category: Contests, Events || Tags: Spider-Man || Leave a Comment
Exclusive Collector’s Edition Poster #1 available NOW through April 28th
Exclusive Collector’s Edition Poster #2 available April 29th to May 5th
Meet Spider-Man at Kmart on May 5th. Bring your camera to get a photo taken with the web-slinging hero and get your Spider-Man 3 poster autographed.
Time: 10am - Noon and 2 - 4pm [...]
The CW Network, home of “Smallville” and “Supernatural,” has ordered up a new series of cartoons that will highlight the Man of Web. That’s right Spider-Man is returning to animation and coming to television as early as the spring of 2008.
CW Network execs have indicated that the new Spidey-Toons will be an important part [...]
