The Amazing Spider-Man 3 pushed to 2017?

After a rather disappointing opening for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it is a big possibility that we might have to wait an additional year to receive the third installment of the new franchise. Rumor has it that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 might be delayed until 2017.

Sony already has things locked down through The Amazing Spider-Man 4 as well as two spin-off films (aka, Sinister Six and Venom), but potentially delaying the third installment might indicate that the studio is rethinking their strategy. It currently holds a release date of June 10, 2016.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened this past May and was not only knocked out of the #1 spot after just one week, but it also recorded the lowest box office numbers of the entire franchise. Yes, that includes Sam Raimi's trilogy. The film is also expected to be surpassed by X-Men: Days of Future Past which would mark the first time in history that an X-Men film beat out Spider-Man.
The script for the third film is already completed, Marc Webb is set to return to the director's chair, and production was supposed to begin later this year. However, after the overwhelmingly negative reviews of TASM2 and underwhelming box office numbers we have not seen any signs pointing to a quick start for TASM3, thus making the rumored delay somewhat feasible.

Now... if this movie is delayed it will cause a ripple effect. With Sinister Six and Venom being pushed through rather quickly, it is possible that we might see the spin-offs before the third Spider-Man. It has already been said that Sony planned to cram Sinister Six in 2016 with TASM3 as a setup for TASM4 and Venom.
Seeing that the villains were one of the biggest complaints about TASM2 I won't be surprised if one or both of the spin-offs gets scrapped. Trying to revive a quickly dying franchise with an all villain installment might not be the best move at the current moment. Seriously, when people say the villains in Spider-Man 3 were better executed you know you have a major problem. With this it is also a possibility of TASM3 being limited to one villain instead of multiples.

Either way, I think we are bound to see some changes with this franchise. It's unfortunate seeing that The Amazing Spider-Man is only two years old.

Drew Goddard to direct The Sinister Six

It was spotted almost immediately after the trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hit, but we now have some official confirmation that The Sinister Six will indeed be moving forward and it will be directed by Drew Goddard.

Goddard got his start writing for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alias, as well as Lost and Angel, and made his directorial debut with The Cabin in the Woods back in 2012. Before that he wrote Cloverfield for Matt Reeves. He had already been hired to write Sinister Six, along with Marvel's Daredevil series to hit Netflix, so it is somewhat surprising to see him also picked to direct. But, at the same time it isn't that surprising.
The Sinister Six focuses on Spider-Man's villainous enemies. The comics focused on Electro, Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, Sandman, Vulture, and Kraven the Hunter. It does appear that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is acting as more of a precursor to The Sinister Six rather than being a direct sequel to the first Amazing Spider-Man. Set to appear in the TASM2 are Electro, Green Goblin, and Rhino but there is no telling who else will be hinted at or show up. Also bear in mind that The Lizard was not killed in the first one, but was merely locked up.

There is no set timetable for The Sinister Six just yet, but Sony did announce plans to release a Spider-Man movie every year. Slots already taken are The Amazing Spider-Man 3 for 2016 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 for 2018. It is possible we could see The Sinister Six for 2017 unless Venom takes that slot and they push Sinister Six for 2019 or double up 2018 with two releases.

Yet another look at The Amazing Spider-Man 2

I swear, I feel like I have already seen this movie.

Today we have yet another look at Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn (aka, Green Goblin) in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. You might recall that production tried to convince people he wouldn't show up until the third movie, but apparently after including him on one of the many teaser posters and trailers they just decided to go all out with the reveal... along with the reveal of just about everything else. Whoever is head of Sony's marketing department should be fired.

Anyway, here is the newest look at DeHaan in full costume:

If you want to pay and see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 instead of just looking at the promo pics and piecing together the five trailers we have, you can do so on May 2nd. It stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field, and Paul Giamatti.

Sony to release Spider-Man films every year; Marc Webb attached to TASM3

This is pretty hefty news.

In addition to the confirmation of director Marc Webb officially directing The Amazing Spider-Man 3, we have confirmation from Sony that they plan to have a Spider-Man release every year up until The Amazing Spider-Man 4 in 2018. This possibly includes, and is not limited to, a Venom spin-off and a Sinister Six movie.

All I have to say is these actors must have some seriously extended contracts to include this many movies. Either that or not every main character in the Amazing Spider-Man films will appear in these separate movies. It has already come out that Andrew Garfield might not extend his role as Peter Parker past his obligation of TASM4, so we will see what happens then. They might have to recast Peter at some point.
It is expected for this once a year schedule to begin in 2016 with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and my bet is we will see a Venom movie before a Sinister Six movie which means the main villain for TASM3 will most likely be Venom. Either that or he will be a minor to major part of it in order to introduce the character and give enough interest for a standalone film. Venom (aka, Eddie Brock) was previously butchered by Topher Grace in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3.

Some people are suggesting that this is a very dangerous move for Sony because it could overload viewers on Spider-Man. It's unlike the Marvel universe Disney has going on with the fact that they have multiple characters with different story arcs going on. With Spider-Man, it is generally one story arc with the same characters over and over again because it is the only character Sony has rights to. Unless the studios want to compromise and pay for it, that's how it will remain.


Either way, this will be interesting to see how this unfolds. I thought The Amazing Spider-Man was pretty bad and the sequel doesn't look much better so far. I'm not too excited for any of this. I think they will burn everyone out releasing a movie every year. 

Yet another trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Sony... stop it. Just stop it! I don't even have to see the movie now. Whoever is head of their marketing department should be fired.

Green Goblin surfaces for Amazing Spider-Man 2

As if we still had doubts, we now have a clear image of Green Goblin for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Harry Osbourn is being played by Dane DeHaan and in the photo it does seem like he is giving Peter a hard time.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and all its bad CGI hits theaters in 3D on May 2nd.

Super Bowl spots for Captain America, Spider-Man, and Transformers hit

The Transformers spot looks typical to me. An overuse of CGI and an expected appearance by Grimlock. Captain America: The Winter Soldier looks so good it's ridiculous. The main problem I have is with this damn Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer. Not only is the use of CGI retarded, but they show you the entire movie in the trailer. Like seriously, people don't even have to go to the theater anymore. It's a rehash of the marketing for the first movie when they show how the Lizard is defeated in the trailer. Sony needs to fire their marketing team and start fresh because it's ridiculous. There is no excuse to make your second trailer over 3 minutes long and practically make it a summary of the movie.

Shailene Woodley out of Spider-Man for good

Well, it is very likely she is out for good.

You might recall the news that Shailene Woodley (Divergent) was cast as Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and despite filming and completing her scenes, she was cut entirely from the film. Rumors quickly circulated that the production felt they made a mistake casting Woodley and cut her scenes so they could recast Mary Jane for The Amazing Spider-Man 3. However, others said that her scenes just didn't fit and they cut them to save the character of Mary Jane for the next movie simply to avoid overcrowding.
Either way, it appears that we might never see Woodley in a Spider-Man film. Why? According to her, she has quite the schedule ahead of her. Seeing that Divergent has already been picked up for two sequels she stated at Sundance this past weekend that she would rather not take on two major blockbuster schedules at the same time. The sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant, are set to arrive in 2015 and 2016. Woodley also has The Fault in Our Stars arriving this year. The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is set to arrive in 2016 so if she is still committed to the role she will definitely have a busy year. If that's something she doesn't want I wouldn't expect her back, but if the production is adamant about keeping her after all they might just have to be willing to work around her schedule.

Mary Jane Watson is the second love interest of Peter Parker and in this case is coming after Gwen Stacy. Mary Jane was previously portrayed by Kirsten Dunst in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and has yet to be seen in Marc Webb's movies. I don't necessarily dislike Shailene Woodley, but I don't think she was the greatest choice for Mary Jane. I honestly feel the same way about Emma Stone being cast as Gwen Stacy. Love Emma Stone, but she was not a great choice at all.

Andrew Garfield might not be Spider-Man much longer

Sony has already announced their intentions to run their terrible Amazing Spider-Man movies into the ground with at least four movies total. However, we have some speculation regarding the casting of the most important character. Andrew Garfield, who has been contracted through a third Amazing Spider-Man, recently discussed the future of the franchise and made his uncertainty about playing Spider-Man for four movies.

Release years have already been announced for the third and fourth. The Amazing Spider-Man 3 will hit in 2016 with The Amazing Spider-Man 4 hitting in 2018. During an interview with Yahoo! Movies, Garfield had this to say:

"I mean I’m under contract for another one after this… as far as a forth one? That’s not anything to do with me."

This could mean a couple things. First off, by the time 2018 rolls around Garfield will be 35. That's a bit old for a teenage hero if you ask me. Tobey Maguire wasn't even that old when Spider-Man 3 came out in 2007. Second off, I imagine Garfield doesn't want to just be known for playing Spider-Man. Granted he got pretty famous for The Social Network, but what has he done since? Well, other than play Spider-Man. The answer is nothing notable. This doesn't surprise me one bit. I wouldn't even stick around through the third one, but that's just me. I don't even think Garfield is a good Spider-Man.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - First Trailer

We finally have the first, CGI-filled trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I have watched it twice now and I still just can't wrap my head around it. And that is in a bad way.

I didn't like the first Amazing Spider-Man and I think this one looks even worse. The CGI alone is just gross. It doesn't even look like a movie. It looks like a video game. Not to mention the fact that I feel like this trailer basically just gave the entire movie away.
I don't understand why they are making the same mistake Spider-Man 3 did and including so many damn villains. From what it seems we have Electro, The Rhino, Harry Osbourne/Oscorp, and potentially the Green Goblin. It's too much, even if they are saving some of them for future films. I also want to include how it appears they are skipping all possible backstory on Harry because in this trailer he looks like a creeper out to get Peter from the get go. Way to go, Marc Webb. I will be passing on this one like I did the first one. Maybe I'll watch it when it's on DVD.





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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 may get a new title

We are expecting the first full trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 later on this week, but some other countries have already received some trailer teasers. Along with seeing Spidey flying around New York, we got a possible subtitle for the film as the trailers have the title The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro.
Now, this doesn't mean the US will get this title. Movies will have different titles depending on the country of release quite often, so it is possible that certain international releases will have the Rise of Electro title attached while some won't. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the official title winds up having the subtitle. It seems to be the current trend to have a subtitle for comic book sequels. I think the only recent exception is Iron Man as that character kept the sequential Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 titles.

CBM has the teaser trailers that are absolutely nothing to get excited about. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hits theaters in 3D on May 2, 2014.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has new images

And Electro still looks really stupid to me.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hits theaters next year on May 2, 2014. It will also be in 3D.

Entertainment Weekly reveals Comic-Con issue

We have some pretty cool covers for the upcoming Comic-Con issue of Entertainment Weekly. The magazine will feature a cover for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 along with inside covers featuring Carrie, Ender's Game, and Orphan Black.

Take a look!

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 cover features Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man and Jamie Foxx as Electro. The film comes out on May 2, 2014.

The cover for Carrie features Chloe Grace Moretz who is playing the title role. The film comes out on October 18. 2013. It was originally supposed to be released this past March, but it was delayed so it was closer to the Halloween season.

Ender's Game features Asa Butterfield as Ender and Harrison Ford as Col. Hyrum Graff. The film will be released on November 1, 2013. It is based off Orson Scott Card's 1985 novel.

Orphan Black features Tatiana Maslany for BBC America's sci-fi television series. The series premiere aired in March 2013 and was recently renewed for a second season.

Comic-Con schedule for Friday, July 19th

San Diego Comic-Con has released the full schedule for Friday. It looks like a majority of Friday's panels will revolve around television, so my guess is the big movie panels will be taking place on Saturday.


Friday, July 19th:

Inside The Big Bang Theory's Writers' Room - Ballroom 20 (10am - 11am)

The World's End: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Reunited - Hall H (10am - 11am)

Defiance - Room 6A (10:30am - 11:30am)

Cartoon Network: Adventure Time - Indigo Ballroom (11am - 12pm)

Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra Returns! - Ballroom 20 (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Veronica Mars Video Presentation and Q&A - Hall H (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Nikita Video Presentation and Q&A - Room 6BCF (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Kick-Ass 2 and Riddick - Hall H (12:15pm - 1:15pm)

Bones - Ballroom 20 (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

[adult swim]: Children's Hospital - Indigo Ballroom (1pm - 1:45pm)

AMC's The Walking Dead - Hall H (1:35pm - 2:30pm)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ballroom 20 (1:45pm - 3pm)

Game of Thrones Panel and Q&A - Hall H (2:50pm - 3:45pm)

The Following Video Presentation and Q&A - Ballroom 20 (3:15pm - 4pm)

[adult swim]: Robot Chicken - Indigo Ballroom (3:15pm - 4pm)

Sleepy Hollow - Room 6A (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Almost Human Pilot Screening and Q&A - Ballroom 20 (4pm - 5pm)

Bob's Burgers - Indigo Ballroom (4pm - 5pm)

Sony & Screen Gems: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, RoboCop, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Hall H (4:05pm - 6:15pm)

Archer Screening and Q&A - Indigo Ballroom (5pm - 6pm)

Dark Horse: Joss Whedon - Ballroom 20 (6:15pm - 7:15pm)

At the Drive-In feat. Metallica - Hall H (6:30pm - 7pm)

BBC America's Orphan Black - Room 7AB (7pm - 8pm)

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox - Ballroom 20 (7:30pm - 9:30pm)

Mary Jane cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Mary Jane Watson was originally supposed to have a brief role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Shailene Woodley was even seen filming on set. However, director Marc Webb has announced that Mary Jane's scenes have been cut entirely from the film and they are saving her introduction until The Amazing Spider-Man 3. The is no word on whether the scenes filmed for the sequel will be saved and included in the third movie or if they will remain cut and unused.

This comes after Woodley mentioned it in the upcoming issue of EW where she was discussing her upcoming film Divergent:

"Of course I’m bummed. But I am a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason…Based on the proposed plot, I completely understand the need for holding off on introducing Mary Jane until the next film."

Maybe this means the whole rumor of Gwen Stacy dying is going to be a reality?

Sony confirms The Amazing Spider-Man 3 & 4

Sony is rolling along with their recent, and rather successful, reboot of Spider-Man. Seeing that The Amazing Spider-Man raked in over $750 million in 2012 and the is sequel currently in production, they have announced the release dates for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4. We will get the third installment on June 10, 2016 and the fourth on May 4, 2018.

The details for each movie are non-existent and the sequel is still being filmed in NYC, so I wouldn't expect any more information for quite sometime. However, certain cast and crew members (specifically Andrew Garfield) have signed multi-year deals so it's pretty obvious that they will be sticking around until 2018. This also pretty much confirms that Sony is clinging onto the rights to Spider-Man, so those wishing for the Spidey cameo in a future Avengers movie can stop holding their breath.

We also have some new characters that are rather important to the Spider-Man story that will be introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 such as Mary Jane Watson (played by Shailene Woodley) and Harry Osborne (played by Dane DeHaan). I have no doubt one or both of them will have a major part in the future Spider-Man movies Sony has just announced. 
My only concern with this is Andrew Garfield's age. He's already 29 and is portraying a 17-year old. By the time 2018 hits he will be pushing 35. That is a bit ridiculous.