The Amazing Spider Man 2 (2014)

[crows]

looks like Garfield was fired :

SPIDER-MAN: Details On Captain America's SINISTER SIX Role; Andrew Garfield FIRED?

 

[Niltusk]

I think a win win for everyone would be for Dis-Marv to buy out Spidey live contract and a new one be put in place giving Sony the means to make animated Big screen Spidey flicks. By means I mean, taking the leash off their finances, giving them support in the way of cutting them in on their own merchandising rights from the animated features, etc... maybe even reducing the costs associated with the up front licensing fee (which are presumably north of 100 mil atm). I don't think thats asking too much to give them back their long time numero uno in all other non movie franchising.

 

[DFanatic]

Man, I am loving these leaks... more so than even those celebrity nudes leak.

I always knew Marvel was going to get spidey back one day and I seriously hope this is it. They shouldnt try to license from Sony though. They should just straight up get the rights back. The time is now. Offer them a billion dollars for it and bring Spiderman back home.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

Fappening was still amazing

 

[pturtle]

I think a win win for everyone would be for Dis-Marv to buy out Spidey live contract and a new one be put in place giving Sony the means to make animated Big screen Spidey flicks. By means I mean, taking the leash off their finances, giving them support in the way of cutting them in on their own merchandising rights from the animated features, etc... maybe even reducing the costs associated with the up front licensing fee (which are presumably north of 100 mil atm). I don't think thats asking too much to give them back their long time numero uno in all other non movie franchising.

That's actually a win-win situation for both sides.

Tonally Spider-Man fits right in with the MCU so I think they can make a pretty awesome Spider-Man movie, but I hope the universe building doesn't affect Spidey's standalone stories especially with him showing up so late in the universe and aliens already invading New York. I hope they develope his character and focus his films on his relationships and juggling being a superhero.

I just hope with the connected universe they don't link SHEILD into Spidey's origin, I don't want to see his parents as secret agents that use to work with Fury, and I don't want SHEILD showing up in every Spidey flick, basically I don't want them to follow what the Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon is doing right now.

 

[crows]

not really, most of the pics were kinda ugly, even jlaw was kind of bad

 

[Niltusk]

That's actually a win-win situation for both sides.

Tonally Spider-Man fits right in with the MCU so I think they can make a pretty awesome Spider-Man movie, but I hope the universe building doesn't affect Spidey's standalone stories especially with him showing up so late in the universe and aliens already invading New York. I hope they develope his character and focus his films on his relationships and juggling being a superhero.

I just hope with the connected universe they don't link SHEILD into Spidey's origin, I don't want to see his parents as secret agents that use to work with Fury, and I don't want SHEILD showing up in every Spidey flick, basically I don't want them to follow what the Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon is doing right now.

Yeah, I don't like how OSCORP was basically the spawn of everything in the Sony verse and I would hate to see them do this with SHIELD, which to a certain extent, they kind of already have.

TBH, at this point I'm so meh about Spidey coming to the MCU, but would totally love to see high grade movie cartoons attempted, that I'd love to see Sony given the juice to attempt it. I've probably spent too much time daydreaming about what kind of animation techniques they could employ already and I've only known about this for a couple days.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

not really, most of the pics were kinda ugly, even jlaw was kind of bad

I mean aftermath. A lot of those were terrible haha.



I agree turtle. The idea of S.H.I.E.L.D being in everything is just annoying. But if Marvel gets Spidey, I hope they can Snag Wolverine too. You can have a couple of team ups that would still be great as a universe and standalone such as Thor/Wolverine vs. Hulk. Old Man Logan.

 

[a-dev]

not really, most of the pics were kinda ugly, even jlaw was kind of bad

I didn't know who most of them were. Seeing them naked was of no more interest than any given ****-star really.

 

[RIDDICK]

Merry Christmas

So burned out on Spiderman.

He's faaaaaaaaaaaa-a-a-a-a-a-ar from Batman in this regard.

 

[crows]

I didn't know who most of them were. Seeing them naked was of no more interest than any given ****-star really.

goes to show you how bats--- insane people get over celebrities. and how obsessed some people canget

 

[twistedfreak]

Agreed on the Origins for Spider-Man. Seen that in so many places now. Hopefully Spidey will come back to the house of M.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

House of M would be amazing. Figure Ant Man ain't that big a deal.

 

[pturtle]

Sony Has (Surprisingly Not Terrible) Plans To Reboot SPIDER-MAN... Again

The widespread "Sony Hack" has proven to be more than devastating for the studio and its employees as secret after secret has been made available to the general public. While much has been revealed over the past week and much more is expected to be revealed in the coming winter, it has been news of their sole Marvel property, Spider-Man, that has brought some of the most noteworthy stories.

Just to recap, so far we've learned:
Marvel's plans to recruit Spidey for Captain America: Civil War
Sony wants Sam Raimi back for Spider-Man
Sony/Marvel deal for Spider-Man could still happen
Venom and/or Carnage may be the villain in a Spider-Man/Sinister Six team-up
The Russo Brothers offered to produce Sony's Spider-Man films
Captain America may have a role in a Sinister Six film
Andrew Garfield may be out as Spider-Man
Are you ready for some more?

The Daily Beast has now revealed new details from the hack revealing that Sony planned on rebooting the reboot to Spider-Man! This fresh news comes from an 8-page document (dated Nov.13) sent from Jeff Robinov, head of Studio 8, to Amy Pascal, Sony Pictures co-chairman, outlining a plan to reboot the entire Spider-Man franchise. His email begins with immense praise for the beloved hero: "To argue that there’s plenty of other superhero movies with levity in the marketplace, so why make more Spider-Man movies, would be akin to saying there’s no room for James Bond films because of all the espionage films and franchises that have come out over the years. There will always be room for this beloved, iconic hero."

Robinov then goes on to discuss the main purpose behind his e-mail: the reboot of Spider-Man. He compares Spidey to James Bond and surprisingly makes a lot of sense: "In the next Spider-Man movies, we can’t go back to his origin story. Think of the 25 films in the James Bond franchise; just because a new creative team comes aboard, and breathes new life into a classic property, doesn’t mean the origin story has to be retold." Now, wouldn't that be a welcome sight? A Spider-Man film without the retelling of an origin story we've already seen twice in the past 12 years. Robinov follows this up with a long list of potential directors for the hypothetical reboot featuring a ton of familiar faces:
Brad Bird
Edgar Wright
David Yates
Damien Chazelle
Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
Phil Lord & Chris Miller
Colin Trevorrow
James Gunn
Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Joe Cornish
Don Hall & Chris Williams
Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg

Robinov finishes his correspondence with a discussion on the most important part of the film, the story. Instead of deciding on the story himself, he says he would rather sit down and have an extensive discussion with the filmmakers and learn how they would approach a new Spider-Man film. However, despite saying this, he does discuss a potential plot featuring a very popular Spider-Man story, which he may or may not have learned about from Wikipedia, that could be interesting:

I might suggest looking at what is widely thought to be the most beloved Spider-Man storyline of all time – “Kraven’s Last Hunt” – which ran across Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132, and Web of Spider-Man #31-32. (In fact, Comic Book Resources polled their readers in 2012, and this storyline was voted as the single greatest Spider-Man storyline of all time.)

In it, Kraven the Hunter tracks down Spider-Man, shoots him repeatedly, and leaves him for dead, buried underground. He then dons a Spider-Man costume and savagely starts attacking criminals.

What makes this story resonate with fans is that it proves it takes more than just the costume to become “Spider-Man.” No matter what he’s wearing, or what predicament he’s facing, Peter Parker is sensitive, passionate, and connected to those he’s interacting with in a very powerful way. It’s not Peter’s powers that make him special – Kraven, and every other superhuman in the Marvel Universe, all have powers. Peter is special because of his values, because of what drives him, because of the lessons he’s learned from Uncle Ben’s death, and because of his love for Mary Jane. I’ve pasted a few pivotal pages from this book so you can see just how intense this storyline is.

We also get to see how Mary Jane deals with Peter’s disappearance, and how she would react if Peter ever died in action.


Doesn't sound half-bad, does it? He also touches on another angle that would see Peter Parker as an adult instead of the "teenager/college student" we've seen in the past five films:

Another side of Spider-Man that might be interesting to explore in a reboot is seeing him as an adult. Spidey hasn’t remained a teenager over the 52 years he’s been around. He’s moved in with his girlfriend, gotten married, and in some storylines, even became a science teacher at a high school.

It might feel fresh to see Peter Parker juggling with adult issues. He’s done so in the comics for decades, and kids still found this fun to read.


This could theoretically mean that a slightly older actor (or an actor playing his actual age) could be up to take on the Spider-Man mantle from Andrew Garfield, who may officially be out of the franchise. While this opens up the options, Tobey Maguire would be a welcome return for many or if you want fresh blood, it looks like Sony might have had their eye on Ryan Gosling.

This week has been tough to digest for a lot of Spider-Man fans, what do you guys make of all this news? Does this potential new reboot sound like a good idea? Could Sony recreate Spider-Man similiar to what they did with James Bond? Or do you no longer have faith in Sony? Is it time Marvel takes over and helps bring their most beloved hero back to prominence?

Sound off with your thoughts below!

All sounds great, and Gosling could work.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

Pass on Gosling. I'd like to see Pete as a teacher. Would be awesome. Gives a DKR vibe.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

While I think that Ryan Gosling is a very good actor, I just don't see him as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. But I guess he could work as a more experienced, older Peter Parker.

 

[a-dev]

No no no. Just sell it back to Marvel. Do it.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

That's what I really want is for Sony to sell Spidey back to Marvel.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

That does take priority

 

[Darth Snoopy]

That does take priority

Mickey and Hugh agree!

Hugh: Pssst, Mickey, come after Fox next!​