“Spielberg, Jackson team for Tintin”
Duo pact for adventure trilogy:
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming to direct and produce three back-to-back features based on Georges Remi's beloved Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin for DreamWorks. Pics will be produced in...
Jackie Chan makes Sunfire jokes
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With Brett Ratner.
The Perils of Aunt May
Rosemary Harris speaks out!
Many comic-book stories have revolved around Peter's reaction when Aunt May is in danger, either because of a supervillain or her frail health. In a memorable sequence in the movie "Spider-Man...
Spurge in the LA Times on Marvel
Tom Spurgeon hits the LA Times with an opinion piece of Marvel's second tier heroes:
From the moment in 1998 that Wesley Snipes slipped into Kevlar and fake fangs to play vampire hunter Blade, Marvel...
Somehow I know I will enjoy this
More than a comical tale of Campbell’s misadventures attempting to protect the townfolk, the film expertly parodies the actor himself, portraying him as a drunken egomaniac living alone in a filthy trailer with his...
I’m a Marvel and I’m a DC
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Just in case you haven't seen this...funny on so many levels.
‘Spider-Man 3 — biggest ever
Yes, Spider-Man 3 had the biggest opening weekend of alllll tiiiiiiimes:
Landing on the same early May slot as the original, Spider-Man 3 spun an estimated $148 million on over 10,000 screens at 4,252 locations,...
SPIDEY 3 has biggest opening day ever
To the surprise of no one, 'Spider-Man 3' set a new record for biggest opening day:
Spider-Man 3 cast the widest web ever—over 10,000 screens at 4,252 theaters—and nabbed the all-time biggest gross for a...
A little bit more on Spidey 3
In our review of SPIDER-MAN 3 we noted that the Venom storyline didn't seem to be developed as much as it should. Reading this interview with director Sam Raimi at CBR supplied some clues...
Arad: Fanboys like a beautiful, passionate woman
Wired interviews Avi Arad, tagging him "the Man Who Launched the Superhero Craze", and mentions he was on the 10 City Spider-Man premiere tour, but not that he doesn't actually work for Marvel any...
REVIEW: A Spider-Man is Born
SPIDER-MAN 3 is a touching musical about a young couple whose struggles to keep their relationship going increase as they face the challenges of career, money and maturing in a fast paced world where...
300 rippling abs hits Cannesfilm market; war brewing?
We know that Beat readers must be as sick of our 300 coverage as we are by now, but the trades just can't keep loving up this movie, which is seen by many as...
