Tag: Venom
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Box Office: ‘Morbius’ Opens to No. 1 With Decent 39 Million
“Morbius,” the latest comic book adventure from Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters, opened in first place at the domestic box office, though ticket sales were considerably softer than recent superhero blockbusters.Dinged by comically terrible reviews, “Morbius” sunk its teeth into 39.1 million from 4,268 North American theaters in its first weekend of release. That initial…
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‘Morbius’ Director Daniel Espinosa Explains [Spoiler] in the Post-Credits Scene and Future Team-Ups
Spoiler Warning: Do not read if you have not seen “Morbius,” currently playing in theaters. This story discusses movie’s post-credits scenes.After nearly two years of pandemic delays, “Morbius” has finally opened in theaters, expanding Sony’s universe of Marvel characters and growing the web of Spider-Man villains getting their own origin stories.“Morbius” — starring Jared Leto…
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‘Morbius’ Review: Jared Leto Confounds in Vampire Superhero Film That Sucks More Than Just Blood
The Spider-Verse was already growing unwieldy long before the concept of the multiverse was so forcefully injected into the adventures of Peter Parker (and Peter Parker and Peter Parker) in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (a Sony film). Before that, it was bandied about in the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe (a Disney franchise), hinted at in…
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Morbius Review: This Superhero Vampire Movie Sucks
Sony so badly wants their own cinematic universe that they’ve wrought “Morbius,” an absolutely dreadful piece of pre-packaged junk that throws a bunch of CGI ghoul faces our way and hopes for the best. A mash-up of vampire movies and ’90s superhero flicks, “Morbius” is officially part of the studio’s clunky, cobbled-together, ever-changing Sony’s Spider-Man…
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Daily Podcast: The Future Of Spider-Man In The MCU (And Beyond)
On the March 29, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the future of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond.Opening Banter:In The News:Morbius Director Says Venom‘s Universe Has A Spider-Man (And We’ll Meet Him…
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‘Kraven The Hunter’: Christopher Abbott Joining The Cast As The Main Villain In ‘Spider-Man’ Spinoff Film
Though we have yet to see anything outside of two “Venom” films, Sony is hellbent on making its own universe of Spider-Man-adjacent characters a thing. We have “Morbius” arriving soon, “Madame Web” just found its lead, and various other projects in development, including the upcoming “Kraven the Hunter.” And though this little superhero universe is…
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Tom Holland’s ‘Uncharted’ Tops Box Office Charts With $44 Million Debut
Sony’s long-in-the-works video game adaptation “Uncharted” collected $44.1 million between Friday and Sunday, enough to lead domestic box office charts and solidify Tom Holland’s star power.The big-budget action adventure has been positioned as a key test of Holland’s bankability outside of his blockbuster success as Spider-Man. “Uncharted” has received mixed reviews at best, so it’s…
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage Deleted Scene: Carnage Will Eat Your Face
Venom is back, but unfortunately, so is his unholy spawn. Following the success of Marvel’s “Venom” in 2018, the sassy symbiote returns in “
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Venom Becomes Second Movie Of The Year To Pass $200 Million At The Domestic Box Office
If you had said two years ago that “Venom: Let Their Be Carnage” would wind up being the second-highest-grossing domestic release of the year you might have been laughed out of the middle school cafeteria. Yet here we are, as Deadline reports that the Sony Pictures Spider-Verse film has become only the second movie of…