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Post by BackinBlack on Mar 2, 2015 18:45:12 GMT -5
Rumored before, like recently and during the leak, it appears Drew Goddard may write and direct the solo movie. www.comicbookresources.com/article/rumor-drew-goddard-reportedly-sonys-new-spider-man-writerdirectorI'm cool with. The guy was supposed to work on Daredevil before getting the Sinister Six job (so much for that, lol). Plus he's worked with Joss Whedon before. With Kevin Feige producing as well, Spidey should be in good hands. There's also a rumor going around that Dylan O'Brien has the role locked. Not my first choice, but hey, that's cool too. If we were gonna get any confirmation soon, I'm betting this and Goddard will be Marvel's big announcement on Thursday.
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Post by BackinBlack on Apr 14, 2015 6:05:02 GMT -5
Apparently the deal is only good through 2019: www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=118630My pessimistic reaction: So what, Spidey appears in Civil War, his own solo, and Infinity War, and that'd be it? Would that mean after that Sony would just reboot a-fucking-gain? My optimistic reaction: If we're going by the original leaks, part of the deal was for Sony to make a Spider-Man film every two years. 2019 would be about right for the sequel to the solo movie (and based on Marvel's current release pattern, November to be exact). I guess we just need to hope nothing goes wrong between now and then, and that the solo movie is successful enough that Sony renews the deal, but we all know how stubborn they are. I mean, look how long it took to get Spidey in the first place.
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Post by Spidey 1923 on Jun 23, 2015 17:35:34 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 24, 2015 0:31:54 GMT -5
I'm tempted to give this a thumbs up, but I have a lot of homework to do. The big take away I'm getting from everything is that it was Kevin Feige who picked out director Jon Watts, and Sony who then said "okay". For months I've been worried that Sony would get in the way of their own progress, a concern which was aggravated by recent rumors of studio tension over who to cast as Spider-man. I'm happy to see that Sony is cooperating.
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Post by Webber3000 on Jun 24, 2015 0:47:12 GMT -5
I don't think the issue's with casting and picking the director, but rather giving the director enough creative freedom, which I hope will be the case.
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Post by brotherandbassist on Jun 25, 2015 21:17:09 GMT -5
There's a storyline from the Amazing Spider-Man comic books where Spider-Man and Captain America team up to fight Kraven the Hunter and The Vermin. I think it would be perfect for Spidey's own movie because if I remember correctly, Captain America doesn't come in until the end of the story to help out Spidey, and that would be a perfect way to lead into the third Captain America. They could change the villains I guess, but the basic premise of Spidey facing a few villains and then one of the Avengers cameoing at the end to help whoop some butt would be a great cliffhanger/tie in
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 28, 2015 0:42:32 GMT -5
More reassuring words from Kevin Feige: www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=122184I'm really excited to see how well Spidey is executed this time around. Without knowing too much yet, I think we all have a pretty good idea about what Marvel is going to do with him. It's a good angle (the kid hero doing his thing among the adult heroes), one I'd wanted to see back when the initial announcements for TASM were made. In some ways, it's kind of good that Sony didn't fully realize those initial story beats about Spider-man being a "teenager suffering superhuman crises" because it allows Marvel to do it with their full gallery of characters (minus X-Men and Fantastic Four) without being repetitive. Sure, there are always people who are going to complain about yet another reboot, but most complaints I've come across are too reductive (even from bigger publications). Like last time, I'm very interested in seeing what they do in the action department. Marc Webb talked about some ideas during pre-production before TASM 2 that had me very excited. Bringing those POV shots in for the web swinging, and trying to make the audience feel like they were Spider-man swinging through the air was very nicely realized. His web swinging scenes were among the coolest action scenes, not only in any Spidey film, but IMO superhero films in general. Webb's take on Spidey sense left something to be desired though. As time has gone on and I've had time to view the movie repeatedly at home, I wish he had taken a more creative approach to showing Spider-man's speed when he's using his spider sense (Matrix style bullet time feels a little dated at this point). In short, I think Webb's web swinging approach in TASM 2, mixed with old school stunt choreography for the fighting in TASM would have made for something really special if both were in the same film. But Webb's Spider-man is no more, and we now have a new auteur who will bring his sensibilities to the mix. Here's hoping he and the team that's assembled produces something as visually distinct as Verbinski, Snyder, or Vaughn's style. I want to see a Jackie Chan inspired action style with comedy for Spidey, except with super powers and webs. More wall-crawling please.
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 30, 2015 17:22:01 GMT -5
Kevin Feige says new Spider-man film will have a John Hughes vibe: www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MintyNewsAndReviews/news/?a=122209This man just keeps saying all the things I want to hear. I could've sworn there was another interview he did where there were more details on what he meant by John Hughes, but again, Hughes work is distinctive enough to get an idea of what he's saying. I've only recently seen 16 Candles and Pretty in Pink, but the Home Alone movies and Uncle Buck were a lot of fun to watch growing up.
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Post by BackinBlack on Jul 8, 2015 13:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Jul 10, 2015 1:07:36 GMT -5
Yeah. I think it makes sense though. If they're going to Harry Potter it and keep the cast around for 10+ years, they'll want to cast younger.* Although, Sally Field and Andrew Garfield totally could've stuck around for that amount of time. In fact, if Sally Field were to play the character for 10 years, she would be 75 on the 10th year. That's just a year older than Rosemary Harris was in 2002.
*Marisa Tomei is 50 tho. She's certainly aging gracefully. Not to use aging as a negative thing.
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Post by mr. excellent on Jul 17, 2015 2:33:01 GMT -5
Marvel eyes Vacation team to write "Spider-man" script: screenrant.com/marvel-spider-man-reboot-vacation-writers/Time for me to watch Horrible Bosses and plan on seeing Vacation. Someone at comicbookmovie.com said something pretty funny along the lines of "Come On! This is Spider-man!! At some point, one of their seemingly awful choices will actually turn out to be an awful choice". Apparently, this duo were one of the main contenders to direct the reboot before Marvel decided on Jon Watts. Guess they impressed Marvel enough to be kept in the books.
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Post by mr. excellent on Jul 29, 2015 22:41:30 GMT -5
The Vacation directors talk about the tone for the new Spider-man. www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=123340Have to say, it sounds almost identical to the pitch for TASM. I doubt it'll be the same, it just feels like deja vu. Tell you all what though, I was optimistic for the pitch then, and I'm still hopeful now. Namely because they didn't fully deliver on that pitch last time (save for a few good character building scenes from 2012's TASM). Also, I was hoping to check out Vacation, but Mission Impossible looks pretty good right now, and the reviews for Vacation aren't too flattering. If I could see both, I'd say screw the reviews, but at the moment I'm going to have to be a little more choosy with my expenditures. Proud of Tom Cruise though, he's been on a role lately but it seems as though people still haven't really given him credit. Hard to shake a stigma I suppose, even if he is partly to blame. Here's hoping Mission Impossible is another winner for him (I love come backs, you know?)
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Post by BackinBlack on Jul 30, 2015 19:55:36 GMT -5
Take this with a grain of salt, but the cast has reportedly been leaked: movieweb.com/marvel-spider-man-movie-cast-villains-characters/Billy Zane as the Vulture Jason Biggs as the Scorpion Rachel G. Fox as Mary Jane Watson (I've never seen her in anything big, but hot damn does she look like MJ.) Timothee Chalamat as Harry Osborn (He was also on the shortlist for Spidey.) Sami Gayle as Liz Allen (Kind of getting a latina vibe from her like she was in Spectacular, which I liked.) Jacob Latimore as Flash Thompson (A race change from white to black; I do get a Flash vibe from him though.) Hugh Laurie as J. Jonah Jameson (Oh God yes!) Forest Whitaker as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson (Another "Oh God yes!") Miranda Cosgrove as Betty Brant (I can definitely get behind this. She's funny and should have some banter with Holland's Peter.) Tyler Posey as Ned Leeds True or not, this gives a good indication of where they're going. I'm definitely getting a Spectacular vibe from this; the show also did change some characters' races for diversity, but it felt natural, and I think it does here too. One of the things I thought was missing from the Amazing films was a wide supporting cast. I like that we're getting it here. I kinda wish they had Gwen in here though.
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Post by BackinBlack on Aug 1, 2015 22:00:51 GMT -5
So you guys have probably heard about or "seen" that Marvel's Spider-Man costume will actually look home made. While I would prefer something classic like we've seen before and will probably see again as we go forward, I've been thinking of how they could actually pull off a homemade Spidey suit that still feels like Spidey, and not so clunky. Body wise, maybe they could go something like Mangaverse Spidey, but with jeans. As for the mask, I was thinking of something along the lines of Spider-Man Noir, but instead of an aviator mask, how about a red ski mask with specially designed goggles that still look Spidey like. Obviously you'll have to use your imagination, but I hope you guys can get some idea of what I'm visualizing.
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 5, 2015 16:20:38 GMT -5
For sure. I liked the fan art from this article, which shares some of the qualities you're describing above. www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=123392Lately I've been trying to think of how they could make the character fresh on screen. Truth be told, even though they've never nailed the high school aspect, it's still something we know we've already seen twice. You can't just do a good job with it because people still have that apathy going in, you have to do something really special. So how do you do that? Jon Hughes is Jon Hughes, many have imitated, but few have been able to really take his work as an inspiration and make something equally memorable. Marvel's biggest selling point is literally "Now Spider-man can play with the others!" Great, but I want Spider-man to shine on his own too. So again, how do you do that? You have to be careful with how you use high school. If Spider-man is sad because the girl he likes ignored him, and then he's simultaneously mixing it up with some of the baddest dudes on the planet, it's going to feel completely redundant because they've done it before and ridiculous (priorities and what not). Beyond that, a lot of people don't sympathize with the teenage experience, even their own teenage experience any more. They just don't care, reasonable or not. Raimi's movies dealt with that by basically taking him out of high school early on and giving him no personal life. The audience felt bad for Peter because his entire existence was being Spider-man. Outside of that, he was kind of like a nonperson *cue scenes of people literally walking over him at college and people snatching the last of the hors d'oeuvres at the Planetarium as though his hands were non-corporeal*. I'm just not sure how they'll do it. What if... They do the entire film like a video "resume" for S.H.I.E.L.D. Peter Parker is telling his story and editing it throughout the movie. Watts can be clever about how he reminds the audience that the story is being told at different points in time: past and present (Vaughn, Nolan, and even Webb have done movies that do a great job with the timing in the narrative). This allows Peter to do that famous inner monologue and immediately changes the take from something they've done before to something fresh. It'll give the audience unprecedented access to the character. It also allows Peter to break the 4th wall without actually breaking it too. Not that he needs to, but I think Disney's USM cartoon sets up the precedent that Spider-man can break the 4th wall in a narrative. Now, I don't care for the way they do it, but I'm interested in seeing the idea done in a less juvenile way without the chimpanzee sound effects. Of course, the movie won't constantly look like a found footage video resume and Peter won't constantly be narrating the story either. Now, if the take on this movie is that it's a video resume, there will be ground you want to cover that wouldn't make sense to put in the resume. Obviously, the past is stuff that he's caught on film and the present is stuff that we can view 3rd person not on his camera, like a traditional movie. This can be a way to view the things going on in his personal life and get a better feel for the people in his life as Peter Parker. He obviously isn't going to want to put his Aunt May or friends in the video, so there will have to be some balance of what is video resume, and what isn't. Maybe while Peter is editing the video he gets a phone call, goes and does normal shit, witnesses a situation unfold and grabs his go pro for a mixture of crazy 1st person action and 3rd person viewing.
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