What Marvel's Spiderman Needs To Do

6 Things That The Spectacular Spiderman Needs To Do

Spiderman is swinging his way into the MCU. I still get excited every time I write it. After an introduction in Captain America: Civil War, the Web Head will be getting a new solo film in 2017. So I prematurely determined that film should be titled The Spectacular Spiderman and came up with a list of some things that Marvel Studios' take on the character should include. Enjoy!

1. Keep Peter Parker/ Do Not Retell His Origin Story!

Ever since Marvel + Sony's announced their team-up, the name Miles Morales has been tossed around quite a bit. Some people are tired of Peter Parker's tale. Instead they want a different character as Spiderman. Miles is of course the Spiderman from Marvel comics' Ultimate verse. He was introduced back in 2011 and picked up the mantle of Spiderman after Ultimate-verse's Peter Parker's death. The real plus to Miles is that he would bring some much needed diversity to the Avenger's roster with his half African American half Puerto Rican heritage. 

Now while I agree that bringing in Miles as Spiderman does have it's positives, I still believe that Peter Parker should remain the cinematic Spiderman for now. Fans have wanted to see Spiderman chill with his fellow Avengers for some time now and having Miles being there instead of Peter just would not be the same. I wanna see Peter exchange quips with Iron Man and receive guidance from Captain America. He is the original Spidey and with Marvel finally getting to use the character in it's universe, I just don't see them not using Peter Parker.

Now in the future I am 100% onboard with bringing Miles in as a replacement. Marvel Studios wants these films to run for as long as possible, so when the time is right Miles can take on the mantle of Spidey and carry the franchise into a new era.

But until then, if Peter is involved keep his origin story out of it. Peter gets bit. Uncle Ben gets killed. Powers + Responsibility. We get it. We don't need to see it again a third time. The Amazing Spiderman had Ben die because Peter wanted chocolate milk. There is just no coming back from that. Do what The Incredible Hulk did and tell Peter's origins in the opening credits. Of course the film can allude back to Uncle's Ben murder and Peter getting his powers when needed, but just start the film with Peter having been Spidey for a little while. 

2. Introduce New Villains

The Amazing Spiderman did a poor job of utilizing Spiderman's rogues gallery. Which is surprising because besides maybe Batman, the Web slinger has the best cast of baddies in comics. Which brings us to Electro. No one's favorite villain is Electro. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko don't even like him. That is until The Amazing Spiderman 2 director Marc Webb claimed that he loved the character. Then he turned Electro into a caricature and absolute joke of a main villain. Now if that's how Marc treats the things he loves, I sure wouldn't want to be his Valentine. So for the new films let's focus on villains people actually like and have set backstories, not a guy who looks like Mr. Freeze's ballsack and acts like Jim Carrey's Riddler.

Truer words have never been spoken

Several high profile Spidey villains have yet to have a big screen adaption. Electro was picked over greats like Kraven, Mysterio, Vulture, Kingpin, and Scorpion. Marvel won't make that same mistake. They will pick one that fans have been clamoring for because if the MCU needs one thing, it's better bad guys. Besides Loki and hopefully Ultron, the MCU villains have been very underdeveloped and underwhelming. Showcasing Spidey's kickass rogues will definitely help aid that nagging problem.

Although I do have one caveat. Hold on off on using the Green Goblin for now. He has been depicted on screen twice now and the last time Marc Webb gave him fucking meth mouth. Pennsatucky from Orange Is The New Black has a better smile than that ugly bastard. Now this is in no way saying that the characters Norman + Harry Osborn should not be used at all, but what I'm saying is if they are used set them up for a couple of movies before suit up one of them up in the halloween costume. 

3. Get An Experienced Director(s)

No more Marc Webbs. The guy was inexperienced with action movies and large budgets. He did excel in romantic moments, but if you look at #6 I say this next reboot needs less of that shit. So who should Marvel + Sony turn to for directing this bad boy?

The obvious choices are Chris Miller + Phil Lord. They dominated the action comedy genre last year by directing both The Lego Movie and 22 Jump St. The duo has worked with a large budget and are comfortable with both action + comedy. Plus they have worked with Sony before and the last time Marvel hired a duo comedy director team, the Russo brothers, they got the best Marvel solo film since Iron Man. Miller + Lord are a perfect choice to steer this franchise back in the right direction.

I need Peter Parker doing some Slam Poetry in my life

4. Find A Consistent Tone By Telling Cohesive One Story

Besides it's laughable baddies, the biggest problem with The Amazing Spiderman was that it spun too many damn plates. The movie had more story-lines than an episode of Game Of Thrones except that almost half of them didn't even matter to the plot. Truthfully there was just too much going on to care about anything. Important parts of Peter Parker's character like working for the Daily Bugle or going to college were glossed over in favor of showing us  Aunt May become a nurse. Peter is your main character. Never forget that. Don't just throw Peter into a mishmash of random studio ideas.

But by far the least interesting component of the mishmash that was The Amazing Spiderman films was the backstory to Peter Parker's parents. It was a story that had an obvious conclusion (except for the random subway laboratory) with little payoff. No one cares about Peter Parker's parents. We care about how Peter lost his Uncle because he didn't do what was right. He will carry the weight of Ben's loss with him for his entire life. No need to bring his deadbeat parents into the equation as well.

My point is that there is no need to drudge up Spiderman's past anymore. The comic fans know it. The general audience knows it. It is time to move forward with the character instead of constantly linking his stories to his past. The last two movies to really focus in on Peter's past were Spiderman 3 that linked Sandman back to Uncle Ben's death for no reason and The Amazing Spiderman 2 that focused (well they didn't really focus on anything) on Peter's shithead parents. Let's leave the past in the past and move forward with Spidey.

One final note for Sony. Do not try to set up any fucking spin offs. This comment is directed at Sony because they are still obsessed with making a Sinister Six film still even after making a deal with Marvel that squashed their original plans. Instead focus on the franchise at hand. This is your last shot. You can't reboot Spiderman again if this fails (at least not for a while anyway). So listen to Marvel and don't give us anymore of this Oscorp created every single bad guy ever nonsense. 

5. Focus Less on Love Interests

Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy was a high point of the recent Spidey flicks. Kristen Dunst's Mary Jane Watson on the other hand was one of the worst parts of the original trilogy. So whether its Gwen, MJ, Felicia Hardy, or his fucking left hand let's have less focus on Spiderman's love life for at least one movie. 

Look at great superhero movies like The Dark Knight, GOTG, The Avengers, and Captain America: The Winter Solider. What do all these films have in common? Their romantic plots are minimal. Hell, if Peter is going back to high school so let's show him be a nerd and not getting the girl for once. Seriously the guy has gotten more ass than any nerd I have ever seen.

Lastly on this topic, the climax of the film should not include Peter's current boo (if he actually does get one). In all 5 movies Peter has been forced to protect his girlfriend during his final showdown with a nemesis. Let's change up the stakes this time around.

Right on, Adam!

6. Have A Connection To The MCU

One of the coolest aspects of having a connected cinematic universe is that characters can pop up just about anywhere. Take Black Widow for example. She has been in 3 MCU films so far (also referred to as the Black Widow trilogy) Iron Man 2, The Avengers, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Each of those films is from a different franchise and yet Widow fits into each one of them. So while Spiderman will be featured in Captain America: Civil War, I believe Marvel + Sony should have some other character from the MCU pop up in his solo film.

Now I'm not sitting here saying that Iron Man or Hulk needs to show up, but maybe one of Marvel's New York based heroes or villains can. Personally I think the perfect fit would be either Daredevil or Kingpin. Both characters are being introduced in Netflix/Marvel's Daredevil TV show set to air in April. By the time 2017 rolls around the Man Without Fear and the Kingpin of crime will have had over two seasons (assuming that the show succeeds) of development and will be ready for big screen appearances. Just imagine Spidey and Daredevil teaming up to bring down the Kingpin. This scenario could also help set up Sony's Sinister Six (hopefully it never happens because it completely goes against my 4th point) that they seem so obsessed with making still. They could use the storyline from the 1994 Spiderman TAS in which Kingpin assembles the Insidious Six to defeat Spiderman. Anyway I just think that those two characters could fit nicely into Spidey's universe.

Lastly, the Punisher was teased in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. So maybe just like his comic counterpart he could be introduced in a Spidey story. Seriously though I could go on for another twenty paragraphs about who could show up where in a Spiderman movie because the interconnected universe allows for just about anything. So just put someone in there Marvel + Sony.

Bonus: Bring Back Soon to Be Oscar Winner J.K. Simmons As J.Jonah Jameson

Incredible actor who was so perfectly cast that he made Marc Webb and Sony afraid to find a replacement. 

Thanks for reading! Are you excited for Spiderman to join the MCU? Who do you want Spidey throwing down with in his next solo adventure? Let us know in the comments or on twitter @Caped_Informers. and @cstrand73. Be sure to check back regularly for more show/movie reviews and editorials regarding the comic book universe. I'm also writing up a few diffent pitches a story to the 2017 Spidey movie, so stay tuned for that as well.

Spiderman Is Coming To The MCU

Remember when you were a kid and thought anything was possible? You believed in Santa Claus, soul mates, and that your dreams could come true? But then you grew up and probably became a cynical asshole just like everyone else. Well, I'm here to tell you that the rest of life may suck, but literally anything is possible in the world of comic book movies. I'm telling you this because the improbable has happened. SPIDERMAN IS GONNA BE IN THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE! That's right! Spidey is back home where he belongs.

YELL IT TO THE HEAVENS, KEVIN!

Late last night Marvel Studios announced that they had reached a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to help produce their next batch of Webhead films. This new Spiderman is expected to make his Marvel debut in 2016's Captain America: Civil War, then have his first solo adventure released in July, 2017. You can read Marvel's full announcement below!

Source: Marvel

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios announced today that Sony is bringing Marvel into the amazing world of Spider-Man. 

Under the deal, the new Spider-Man will first appear in a Marvel film from Marvel's Cinematic Universe (MCU). Sony Pictures will thereafter release the next installment of its $4 billion Spider-Man franchise, on July 28, 2017, in a film that will be co-produced by Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal, who oversaw the franchise launch for the studio 13 years ago. Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger. Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films.

Marvel and Sony Pictures are also exploring opportunities to integrate characters from the MCU into future Spider-Man films.

The new relationship follows a decade of speculation among fans about whether Spider-Man – who has always been an integral and important part of the larger Marvel Universe in the comic books – could become part of the Marvel Universe on the big screen. Spider-Man has more than 50 years of history in Marvel's world, and with this deal, fans will be able to experience Spider-Man taking his rightful place among other Super Heroes in the MCU.

Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company said: "Spider-Man is one of Marvel's great characters, beloved around the world. We're thrilled to work with Sony Pictures to bring the iconic web-slinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which opens up fantastic new opportunities for storytelling and franchise building."

"We always want to collaborate with the best and most successful filmmakers to grow our franchises and develop our characters. Marvel, Kevin Feige and Amy, who helped orchestrate this deal, are the perfect team to help produce the next chapter of Spider-Man," said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "This is the right decision for the franchise, for our business, for Marvel, and for the fans."

"Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios share a love for the characters in the Spider-Man universe and have a long, successful history of working together. This new level of collaboration is the perfect way to take Peter Parker's story into the future," added Doug Belgrad, president, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.

"I am thrilled to team with my friends at Sony Pictures along with Amy Pascal to produce the next Spider-Man movie," said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. "Amy has been deeply involved in the realization on film of one of the world’s most beloved characters. Marvel's involvement will hopefully deliver the creative continuity and authenticity that fans demand from the MCU. I am equally excited for the opportunity to have Spider-Man appear in the MCU, something which both we at Marvel, and fans alike, have been looking forward to for years."

Spider-Man, embraced all over the world, is the most successful franchise in the history of Sony Pictures, with the five films having taken in more than $4 billion worldwide.

Must feel good to be Spiderman right about now

Is 'The Amazing Spiderman' Franchise in Trouble?

Amid recent reports that The Amazing Spiderman 3 has been pushed back to 2017, one of the screenwriters for ASM 2 Robert Orci has told IGN Movies that he has exited the sequel.  "I don't know what their plans are for that franchise," Orci said. Then when asked if he would return for future installments he said "I don't ever want to say never, but we have to figure out what their scheduling is in terms of when they want each movie. I've read probably as much as anyone else. There's a love for the Sinister Six, the idea of Venom -- there's an idea of Spider-Man's going to be one of these characters that's part of our business. He's such a popular character. Spider-Man's not going to go away any time soon. When it all happens and how and all that has yet to be determined." Orci's next project will be directing the JJ-less Star Trek 3.

Source: IGN Movies

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First off I would to say that I'm not the biggest fan of Robert Orci or his former writing partner Alex Kurtzman. They have many shitty projects clogging up their combined resume including Cowboys vs Aliens and Transformers: Revenge Of the Fallen. Overall they are mediocre writers at best. They are the geniuses behind using super blood as a plot device in both Star Trek: Into Darkness and ASM 2. Fuck, I wouldn't be surprised if they are the ones who proposed the idea that the aliens' motivation in Cowboys vs Aliens was that they wanted our gold. Just terrible. So somehow these two were believed to be featured heavily in the future of the ASM franchise. Kurtzman was to direct Venom and both of them were expected to pen the upcoming sequel. That was all before the lukewarm critical and box office reception of ASM 2. So now Orci is off to ruin Star Trek and Kurtzman is god knows where. So where does that leave Spiderman and his spinoffs?

What is really interesting is Orci's comments about not knowing the schedule of future Spidey films. A few months ago it seemed very set in stone that Amazing Spiderman 3 would be released in 2016. But in a post ASM 2 world, that no longer seems so certain. Same thing with Venom and the Sinister Six. Sony's plans for the villainous spinoffs seemed like a guarantee, but now Orci's comments make it sound like the studio is weary to make those flicks.

So let's face the facts, Amazing Spiderman 2 has (at least temporarily) crippled the once promising franchise. As a staff we gave the film an 7.5, but others were not as kind. So what was the problem with the movie? Andrew Garfield sure of hell isn't, he is a great Spiderman. Emma Stone was once again top notch. The problem is Marc Webb and the writing team. Webb has swung and missed on both of the mains villains and focus of the first two movies. 

I have never particularly found the Lizard to be an exciting villain and as for Electro, Jamie Foxx's performance of wasn't the problem, the way he was misused was. The character was extremely powerful (superpowers-wise), it just did not feel like the main villain of the film though. He was only around so when the time was right he could break Harry Osborn in Oscorp and give us a Goblin origin. Still somehow in forgien markets this film had the subtitle Rise Of Electro. Even though Electro is missing through most of the film and done away with rather quickly in the finale so that the more compelling villain Green Goblin can fuck with Peter. Webb has stated that Electro is his favorite Spiderman villain, yet the character felt like he didn't belong in this movie. 

The other main problem I have with Webb is his focus on Peter's parents. The storyline had an  obvious ending and took away valuable screen time from other scenes that could have improved the film. It just further made the film jumbled by making it spin more story lines. Also nobody has ever given a shit about Peter's parents. Like seriously I'm surprised this franchise even attempted to address them.

So yes maybe The Amazing Spiderman franchise is delaying it's 3rd film and subsequent spinoffs. But truthfully I find this to be a good thing. This franchise needs to find a new direction. Orci leaving is a good start, but I really believe Sony needs to replace Webb as well. He is great with the romantic scenes, but I'm sorry to tell him that Spiderman isn't all about romance. He picks and misuses the villains of his films and I do not want to see him ruin characters like Venom or Kraven anytime soon. Get a new writing team and tell Webb to hit the curb. Hopefully then Andrew Garfield can get a movie that his fantastic portrayal of Spiderman deserves.

Thanks for reading and make sure to follow us on Twitter @Caped_Informers or me @cstrand73 for all your comic and ASM updates.

Steven DeKnight Takes Over For Netflix's 'Daredevil'

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) has left Marvel's Dardevil Neflix series in order to focus on writing/directing the Sinister Six film for Sony. Seems like Marvel was well aware of the impending departure and they have tapped Steven DeKnight (Spartacus: Blood and Sand) to replace Goddard as show runner. DeKnight has worked on many great TV projects in the past such as Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Smallville. But my favorite work of his is Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Just hours of gladiator fights, sex, and people spouting "Jupiter's cock!". If Daredevil is anything like Spartacus, the show is in good hands.

Read More: The Hollywood Reporter

Fan Cast Friday: (5/23/14)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Crack open a beer and go see X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Let us fan cast.

Fan Cast: Michael Sheen as Doctor Octopus

Why: Michael Sheen is a veteran actor with years of experience playing complicated roles. He currently plays William Masters on Masters of Sex. Masters is very similar to comic book Otto Octavius in many ways. The two characters both had an abusive relationship with their respective fathers and also had dotting overbearing mothers that combined cause them dysfunction as grown men. If Otto became the evil "Doc Ock" in his classic comic book fashion, Sheen would have the role down cold. Using his time as Master's as a backdrop mixed with his villainous turns such as the vampire Aro in Twilight: New Moon give Michael the perfect combination of acting chops to play one of Spiderman's greatest foes. Check out Sheen in Masters of Sex back on Showtime in July.

Weekly Poll Analysis: Spiderman Villains (5/8/14)

For this week's poll question I asked "Who Should Be the Main Villain in ASM 3? The people have spoken and they demand Venom! He took the poll this week with 37%.

The results were:

Venom: 37%

Doctor Octopus: 28%

Kraven: 13%

Mysterio: 11%

Sandman: 4%

Green Goblin: 4%

Vulture: 0%

Analysis: 

Venom: The results to this poll were not surprising in the least. With a proposed Venom movie on the horizon, the decision to introduce the character in ASM 3 would make sense. I believe having Venom as the main protagonist in his own film requires Sony to set up his origin beforehand. I do not want to see a Venom origin movie without Peter Parker. Venom's main motivation is to destroy his arch rival and my fear is that without Peter in the film, Venom will start out not as a villain, but rather a hero. In 2007 we received a shit Venom. I do not want to see the character further disgraced on the silver screen by completely changing his motivations and background. Yes, Venom has been an anti-hero, but that was after he was initially fucked with Peter/Spidey. If Sony wants to "redeem" the character like their producer Avi Arad desires, then Venom has to start out as a baddie not a goodie. So Sony, if you are listening Venom would be the smart choice for the villain of your 3rd Amazing Spiderman film.

Doctor Octopus: On the coattails of the evil symbiote was the brain swapping expert Doc Ock. His trusty mechanical arms were teased in ASM 2, but instead of introducing him in Spidey 3 I believe he would be better off first appearing as a member of Harry Osborn's Sinister Six. The villain team up film could be a good place to set up the character then later produce him as the bad guy for the Amazing Spiderman 4. By that point, 2018, audiences will have been 14 years removed from Alfred Molina's Doc Ock and ready for a new interpretation. Though if he was selected as ASM 3's villain it would not be the end of the world. Otto could help further guide the story to the Sinister Six. I just personally feel establishing Venom is of more importance because Harry essential stated he is setting up the Sinister Six at the end of ASM 2.

          

Kraven: Earlier this week, director Marc Webb stated that he would be interested in adapting Kraven the Hunter to the big screen. Now do not get me wrong, Kraven is one of my favorite Spiderman villains. I believe Kraven's Last Hunt is of the best Spidey stories ever told. Having said that, I do not want him as the main villain in Amazing Spiderman 3. My hope for the character is an inclusion in Sinister Six and perhaps a turn as a main villain in a future Spidey film. Perhaps based on the Last Hunt storyline. Other villains like Venom and Doc Ock make more sense to guide the franchise to it's spinoff films.

Green Goblin and Sandman: Dane Dehaan's Gobby is busy setting up his Sinister Six, so I imagine he will not be the main antagonist of ASM 3. Perhaps a small role, but not much more. Sandman however should be left alone for a while longer. Let the stench of Spiderman 3 wear off. Venom was misused in that film, but his popularity can overcome it. Sandman does not have the same level of fan following. I would wait until perhaps a sequel to Sinister Six to first introduce Flint Marko.

Vulture: Sorry, Adrian Toomes. Apparently no gives a shit about you. Personally I don't much either. His Vulture wings were teased along with Doc's arms in ASM 3 which probably means an invitation to join the Sinister Six. Other than that keep this old bird in his cage.

Now sit back and relax until the villain is announced later this year. Thanks for reading!

Make sure to make your voice heard by voting in our polls every week. Who do you want as the villain in ASM 3? Tell us in the comments.

Honest Trailers Takes on Spiderman Trilogy

The Spidey-Bashing continues as Honest Trailers sets their sites on Sam Raimi's original trilogy. And you guessed it, ScreenJunkies points out how Spiderman 3 is the skid marks on the underwear of an otherwise grand trilogy. Watch them breakdown the good, the bad, and the ugly of these superhero classics.

CinemaSins Does 'Spiderman 3'

This week CinemaSins tallies up the flaws of everyone's favorite superhero film Spiderman 3. Hopefully the forthcoming Venom film will redeem the character for big screen audiences. And perhaps maybe Sandman can get a proper treatment as the asshole he really is. Not the killer of Uncle Ben who only steals money to support his sick daughter. Does every Spidey villain have to be sympathetic to be in a movie? Amazing Spiderman 2 will answer that question when it opens in theaters Friday.

CinemaSins Does "Spiderman 2"

With the release of The Amazing Spiderman 2 happening next week, CinemaSins has continued their tour through the Raimi Spidey Trilogy. Today's stop is Spiderman 2. It's always fun to look back on what didn't work in a film such as Doc Ock's advice on women. Try feeding poetry to a girl at a bar. See what happens. The Amazing Spiderman 2 opens May 2nd.

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On our 12th podcast, Christian, Karl, and Ryan discuss the future spinoffs of major superhero franchises. The gangs touches upon the Sinister Six, Venom, and even Mystique. So strap in for some Spinoff action!

(Recorded 4/13/14)

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CinemaSins Does "Spiderman" (2002)

CinemaSins takes on the Web Slinger's first live action movie in honor of The Amazing Spiderman 2 being released in theaters soon. Special effects sure have improved since 2002, but you can find many of these criticisms made in the video in about every Spiderman film. I personally hated how in every Rami movie MJ was in danger at the climax. So remember the immortal words from Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin and "Think about it, Hero!", when you say Spiderman (2002) was a perfect movie.

Also I personally disagree with any criticism aimed at J.K. Simmons' J.Jonah Jameson. He was perfect and probably can never be topped. So Marc Webb if you want the Daily Bugle Chief in your third movie, Bring Back J.K.!

Marvel Studios Has Rights To Kingpin

Marvel Studios does not own the film rights to a few of the comic company's most beloved characters. Sony has the film rights Spider-Man. FOX owns X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Recently though MCU godfather Kevin Feige, in a interview with IGN Movies, confirmed that Marvel Studios does have shared rights to one of Daredevil's greatest foes, The Kingpin. Put one in the plus column for the studio because initially it seemed only Daredevil's rights reverted back to them which left us wondering if Matt Murdoch would do battle with Wilson Fisk on his upcoming Netflix series. Confirming the villain would be a big win for that series. Avi Arad, producer of the Spider-man films, then went on to add that Sony has access to the Kingpin character as well. A joint custody if you will. So maybe if Kingpin does show up in the Spidey-verse he could possibly be the antagonist of the Sinister Six film. Just spouting off a great idea. No big. Daredevil will be shot this summer, so expect casting news soon and Sinister Six is in it's beginning stages of development.

Read the interview: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/07/marvel-studios-boss-kevin-feige-talks-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-spoilers-and-whats-in-store-for-the-marvel-cinematic-universe

Sinister Six Spin-Off not Expected to Showcase the Classic Six?

In a recent interview with IGN movies, the guys in charge of the Sinister Six spin-off Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad talked a little bit about what direction they planned to go in regarding their movie. They said and I quote "Nothing is sacred. I mean it’s going to be the best Six that you can imagine, but it’s going to make sense in the world that we’re building." They have also said that it won't be the classic Sinister Six mash up. My one question is why? We have an iconic team up of villains, who have such evil pasts and want nothing more than to destroy what ever is in front of them, but these guys are telling us we can't have that. Kind of grinds your gears to say the least. Also, they chose to blame the Rhino suit in the new movie on the fans saying that if they put Paul Giamattie in a leather suit, they would have hated it. I think the armored suit is fantastic and fits the movie great. I could understand why these guys chose to address that though. There is always going to be some one who hates your decision, even if you're Ben Affleck, then half the comic book world hates you playing Batman. I and my fellow informers are not part of that group (we support Batfleck). But getting back on target here, these guys say they will make the best Sinister Six we can think of? Well I hope so, but just to give them some ideas, here is my idea of the best Sinister Six baddies....


1. Doc. Ock-You don't have the Sinister Six with out their fearless leader.














2. Mysterio-Personal favorite of mine. Very underrated if you ask me. He's just as bad ass as any other Spidey villain, and when you throw magic and illusion into it this guy can't be stopped.

3. Green Goblin-Being featured in one, soon to be two, Spider-Man films, he pretty much is set up to join the Six. It would make the most sense.

4. Kraven the Hunter- If anyone can track the Spider, its Kraven. Marvel's greatest hunter, plus has that "never give up" attitude, this guy can play for my team any day. 

5. Electro- He will be a villain in ASM2, why not just ask him to join the six. Perhaps we will see that. We will have to see how his performance in the movie is.

 

6. Vulture- Adrian Toomes, one of the original members from the comics. Plus, we see his wings and Doc. Ock's arms in a clip during ASM2. The producers have said don't pay too much mind into that clip, well I am  what ever.

Honorable mentions: Hob Goblin, Sandman, Shocker, Rhino, Hydro Man, Venom(think other installments)

Sources:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=98144

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Carnage as the Potential Villain for Venom Spin Off?!

As we reported last week friends, yes there will be a Venom spin off, and yes there will be a Sinister Six spin off. Now, we are seeing reports that Cletus Kasady aka Carnage could be making an appearance in the Venom spin off. Both Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad, the guys in charge of the spin offs, said we could possibly we see Carnage show up. Let me just say this. You had me at Venom, but now this changes everything. Every fan of Venom knows wants there to be an epic show down between him and Carnage. Why wouldn't you want to put that on the big screen. Two of the baddest Spidey villains, one who happens to be a crazed serial killer, going toe to toe. This needs to happen. In any way, shape, or form please let this happen. The people are demanding Carnage. What do you guys think? Carnage vs Venom.

Source: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=98083

Drew Goddard Picked as Director for Sinister Six

Drew Goddard (Cabin In the Woods) had already been chosen to write Sony's Spidey spinoff The Sinister Six, but now the Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Goddard will also direct. Not much else is known about the project at this time such as which villains will be featured. This is Goddard's second superhero gig this year. A few months back he was selected to be the creative force behind Marvel Studios' Daredevil Netflix series. So it would seem Mr. Goddard is a man who loves his NY based superheroes and villains.

Read the report: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-spinoff-sinister-six-694345

New Image of Green Goblin from ASM 2!

Sony has released our best look at the Green Goblin yet. If you haven't heard by now Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) will be the Green Goblin of this franchise. He will be introduced to us and goblinized all in one movie. Webb is clearly taking the Ultimate Gobby route and I don't know what will cause Harry to want to look this way, but If I had to guess he has been doing some major nose candy. To quote the great Rick James "Cocaine is a hell of a drug". Amazing Spider-man 2 swings into theaters May 2nd 2014.

Final Amazing Spiderman 2 Trailer Is Here!

Here it is folks! The final trailer to Spideys second (Fifth) movie. All in all the whole trailer is one big badass preview. We get to see sneak peaks of the Rhino fight, bits of humor, and the Goblin suit/fight scene. It just looks incredible. I'm sure my other informers are pumped to see this movie. Check it out for yourselves!

The Amazing Spiderman 2
In Theaters May 2nd


Source:comicbookmovie.com

More Spider-Man Pictures From The Upcoming Spidey Film

Comic Book Movie has released even more set pictures from The Amazing Spiderman 2. These pictures include everything from Spidey himself, to a mini Spiderman??? To narrow it down, I picked my top 4 pictures that I thought were just freakin' amazing....(pun intended)

Here we have Gobby. He still looks like a member of Sum 41, but I feel this picture is a little more creepy and badass from the one we had posted in an earlier article. Also, the OSCORP flight suit looks sweet doesn't it?

Next, this awesome image of Spidey getting shock therapy straight to the brain. All kidding aside, this image is pretty sick, I don't know if this is a part of a fight scene or what but personally, I can't wait to see this live in the movie.

Here we have a pretty good view of Rhino's metal suit in what looks to be a stand off. That is the mini me Spidey I mentioned earlier which can only mean some one will be stopping by soon to save him. All in all awesome image another scene I can't wait to see.

Last but not least.....

STAN THE MAN!!!! It wouldn't be a Marvel/Spiderman film with out a cameo from the "Father of Comics"

heres the rest of the images from the set!

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=96328

Sony Signs Webb to Direct "Web Head's" Third and Forth Installments

Comic Book Movie and Variety.com are both reporting that Marc Webb has signed on to direct The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4. Along with Webb we should look to see Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner back as the writing team. It doesn't come as a total shock that Webb has been invited back since in my opinion he did an amazing job with the first film. His second installment is much anticipated and hopefully lives up to the hype. TASM 3 has a rough release date of June 2016 which means we could see Spider-Man, Batman,  and Superman, all in the same summer. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but that sounds like a pretty amazing summer to me. Lets fast forward shall we? MARTY! GET TO THE DELOREAN WE HAVE TO GO FORWARD! FORWARD TO THE FUTURE!.....sorry it had to be said.

Check Out More Here

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=95133

And Here...

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/analysts-sony-pictures-needs-to-release-more-release-more-tentpoles-1201118909/

Sony Releases New Amazing Spiderman 2 Trailer: Rise Of Electro!

Sony has just released a new trailer for The Amazing Spiderman 2 titled Rise of Electro. It is easy to see why they titled the trailer as such because we get some new exciting footage of Electro and Spidey, particularly their battle in Times Square. I hope the M+M's store makes it out okay. Also check it out for some new quick shots of the Goblin and his glider. Dane Dehaan's face may look like that gross rat-lizard creature from the first movie, but damn that glider looks cool. And especially do not overlook the trailer teasing Gwen Stacy's death. What did you think of the trailer? Why is Spidey wearing a fireman's hat? Will Gwen die? If so who kills her? Will it be Electro?  Sound off on all these questions in the comments section.