New Spider-Man Movie Set for IMAX 3D Release

Spider-Man is set for an IMAX 3D release.

When the new Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movie arrives in 2017, it will be doing so on the biggest screens imaginable. IMAX Theaters today confirmed that Jon Watts’ Spider-Man will arrive in IMAX on its new worldwide date of July 7, 2017. The announcement was made by Josh Greenstein, president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for Sony Pictures, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, and Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment. Continue reading

The Spider-Man Deal Between Marvel and Sony Still Isn’t Fully Solidified

The prevailing hypothesis for the reason that we haven’t seen Spider-Man in any of the marketing material for Captain America: Civil War was because they were trying to keep that aspect of the film a secret. Well, it turns out there’s a lot more to it than that.

During a Q&A with Collider, directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed that all of the deals involving Spider-Man between Marvel and Sony Pictures still aren’t fully completed. I thought everything was squared away! Apparently that’s not the case, though. Continue reading

Sony Moves Up Spider-Man Release Date

Sony Moves Up Spider-Man Release Date, Delays Jumanji Reboot.

Sony Pictures has announced a few changes to their release calendar starting with their upcoming Spider-Man reboot, a co-production with Marvel Studios. Previously set for July 28, 2017, Spider-Man will now be released on July 7, 2017. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales previously held that spot, but it was just moved to May 2017. Continue reading

MEN IN BLACK Being Rebooted as a New Trilogy

Men in Black is a trilogy that probably should have just ended after the original movie. The third film was better than the second one, but still — it didn’t seem like the filmmakers really had much to say after the first movie, which was more of a star vehicle for Will Smith and a showcase for what, at the time, were pretty impressive special effects.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, MIB producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald confirmed that not only is there a reboot in the works, but there are bigger plans for the franchise to continue on:

You produced Men in Black. Has there been talk of reviving that franchise with the new Sony regime?

PARKES: We’re in the middle of it. It’s very active.

Is Will Smith going to be part of it?

PARKES: Most likely no.

MACDONALD: It will be reinvented as a trilogy.

THR failed to ask them whether this newly reinvented trilogy would be the potential crossover with the 21 Jump Street movies, but I’m sure Sony wouldn’t think twice about linking both of those franchises together if it meant they could make money on three more films. Alone, Men in Black and Jump Street sequels probably wouldn’t do that well (the current narratives of both have been played out), but combined, curiosity might be enough to get people to come see what the heck a crossover between them would look like. If development is indeed “very active,” we should probably be hearing something about this in an official capacity from Sony soon.

The Craft Remake by Sony

Sony Pictures has plans for a The Craft remake.

A remake of the 1996 supernatural feature, The Craft, is in development at Sony Pictures. The Hollywood Reporter has the news, bringing word that Sony has set Leigh Janiak to both write and direct the new version. Janiak is best known for her debut feature, Honeymoon, which she also scripted with Phil Graziadei. Graziadei is also attached to write The Craft with Janiak. Continue reading

Sony Plans New ‘Ghostbusters’ Film With Russo Brothers, Channing Tatum & ‘IM3? Scribe Drew Pearce

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Sony Pictures is broadening the Ghostbusters franchise and the first order of business will be an action-centric comedy that is a counterpart to the Paul Feig-directed film that will start production in June. The studio is simultaneously forming Ghostcorps, a new production company whose principals include original Ghostbusters architects Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd; they will have offices at Sony with the mission to scare up branding opportunities based on the 1984 comedy classic.

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MEN IN BLACK and JUMP STREET Crossover Film Update From Chris Miller

When Sony Pictures was hacked, it was revealed that there were discussions involving a crossover film that would bring together Men in Black with the Jump Street franchise. This isn’t just a pipe dream either, this movie could actually happen, and it’s still being considered. In a recent interview with Comingsoon, writer and director Chris Miller talks about the possible project. Continue reading

Marvel Is Looking at Two Actors for Spider-Man

Marvel and Sony Pictures are pretty much looking to reboot Spider-Man all over again, but this time it looks like they are going to do it right, especially with Marvel on board to help steer the character in the right direction.
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It’s Official: Spider-Man Enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

spidermanWell here it is its finally been announced! Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios officially announced today that Sony is bringing Marvel into the amazing world of Spider-Man! Under a new deal, a new Spider-Man will first appear in a currently-unspecified Marvel film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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. Continue reading