Tag: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
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‘Self Reliance’: Everything We Know So Far About Jake Johnson’s Directorial Debut
Accomplished comedian Jake Johnson is venturing into new territory this winter by directing, writing, producing, and starring in a brand-new Hulu original feature, Self Reliance. Best known for his work on New Girl, Johnson has appeared in an acting capacity in a wealth of movies and shows, including Safety Not Guaranteed, Tag, as well as…
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Sets Netflix Streaming Debut
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is swinging to Netflix in time for Halloween.Months after dominating at the box office, the superhero sequel will premiere Oct. 31 on the streaming service only in the U.S.Sony Pictures, which has a licensing deal with Netflix, released “Across the Spider-Verse” in theaters this May. The animated adventure collected a staggering…
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‘Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Elemental’ and ‘Trolls 3’ Directors Announced for Top Animated Contenders Panel at Scad Savannah Film Fest (Exclusive)
Animated feature directors of “Elemental,” “Nimona,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” and “Trolls Band Together” will attend the second annual “Sketch to Screen: Top Animated Contenders” panel at Scad Savannah Film Festival.Hosted by Clayton Davis, senior awards editor for Variety, the panel will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 24. On…
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This 1970s Spider-Man Movie Is the Marvel Hero at His Weirdest
We are inundated with superhero stories, but there isn’t one quite as globally popular as Spider-Man. A 2022 analysis of Google’s search data reveals that the web slinger averages 5 million searches per month, a staggering number for a character first introduced in the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. The character is widely…
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‘Across the Spider-Verse’: How Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Cool and Controlled’ Vibe Helped Animators Create Spider-Punk (Exclusive)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” created over 240 unique characters who feature across the six different universes in the film, but Daniel Kaluuya‘s Hobart “Hobie” Brown (aka Spider-Punk) was one of the last characters production designer Patrick O’Keefe and head of character Alan Hawkins dove into.Speaking with Variety, Hawkins says the character went through a lot…
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A Downton Abbey Impression Got Ayo Edebiri Her Role In Bottoms
Ayo Edebiri is having quite the 2023. She started off the year winning the Independent Spirit Award for her performance on “The Bear” — aka the best show on television — and subsequently received her first Emmy nomination for it as well (results pending). She has a recurring role on “Abbott Elementary,” the rare network…