Spider-Man has one of the most robust and iconic rogues’ galleries in the history of superhero comics. Whether he’s faced the threat of the Green Goblin or Venom, the various incarnations of the Sinister Six, or new foes like the vampiric Inheritors, Spidey’s struggles have captivated readers’ imaginations for over sixty years. It only makes […]
Continue readingWith Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dominating at the global box office, fans are fiending for their next Spidey-based bite. With another untitled Venom movie on the way as well as Kraven the Hunter and El Muerto, our excitement is tingling for Sony’s future installments in its Spider-Man Universe. And then, of course, there’s Madame Web. […]
Continue reading“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is readying to turbocharge the box office, targeting $50 million to $60 million in its opening weekend.There’s a chance that inaugural ticket sales could climb higher as the Paramount Pictures film touches down on Friday in 3,700 North American theaters. But the latest Autobot adventure is expected to face headwinds […]
Continue readingEditor’s Note: The following contains major spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.In the pantheon of superheroes, Spider-Man may be one of the characters who’s had the biggest presence in film and television. And it makes sense: the web-slinger’s story resonates across generations and has inspired a wealth of other heroes including Invincible […]
Continue readingComing after 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” which is one of the most inventive animated movies ever made, the new “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is nothing close to a conventional sequel. The eye-popping, mind bending follow-up deconstructs and reinvents the superhero genre in act a joyous act of rebellion that could only be done inside this medium. […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)By the time “
Continue readingSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse may be the most highly anticipated animated film of the Summer, but soon another superhero franchise is making a grand return to the big screen to give Spidey and his amazing friends a run for their money. That film in question is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The marketing for […]
Continue readingThis post contains spoilers for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”In the world of Spider-Man comics, Miles Morales is definitely one of the coolest variations of the web-slinging hero. The Afro-Latino teenager who was first introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli is a standout version of Spidey not just because he represents people […]
Continue readingTom Holland’s favorite movie starring the Marvel superhero Spider-Man is actually not one of his own.Holland, who has donned the Spidey suit for three standalone movies as well as “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” told the Associated Press on Thursday night that 2018’s animated “
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