It looks like ‘Spider-Man 4′ is ramping up. The first draft of the script for ‘Spider-Man 4′ will be completed the end of June, Sam Raimi tells MTV’s Splashpage. The director says he’s also close to hiring some of his production crew. When asked about whether or not Kirsten Dunst...
Back in the 1990′s, an era full of comic book experimentation, both Marvel and DC had several ideas for increasing readership and expanding story lines of flagship characters and franchises. DC had the death of Superman, the breaking of Batman’s back and the inception of its Vertigo line to expand...
In an interview with MTV, casting director Bernie Telsey revealed that American Idol Contestant Adam Lambert has been approached to play Spider-Man in the upcoming Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Telsey also told MTV that Spider-Man producers approached the contestant to audition for the role of Peter Parker...
Just in time for Marvel’s 70th anniversary, Marvel.com is asking fans to select the top 70 comic book covers in the company’s history. Picking the top 70 isn’t very easy. There are scores of issues to pick through. Sadly, Marvel doesn’t have every issue online yet. When I tried to...
With recent announcements about who will make up the roster of the highly anticipated Marvel Ultimate Alliance sequel, MUA 2: Fusion, gamers everywhere are drooling for its fall 2009 release. Included are the standard characters from the first game, all of the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Spider-Man, and of course, Captain...
April Fool’s jokes usually consist of innocent, harmless phone calls, fake spiders and the like. Practical jokes take it a little further with maybe alibis, pretend emergencies or other staged incidents. Most people can laugh these off quickly, acknowledge that they were had, and get over their initial “are you...
The New York Post is reporting that the upcoming musical, Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, will be set to a “circus rock-n-roll drama.” The announcement came on Friday from show director, Julie Taymor, during a presentation with ticket brokers. Also in attendance for the meeting were U2’s Bono and The...
A Millard, Nebraska woman is fighting for Spider-Man to be banned from her son’s elementary school library. According to KETV, Physha Svendsen is arguing that a Spider-man graphic novel her 6-year old son brought home from the Norris Elementary School is sexually explicit and should be removed from library shelves....
Marvel.com is showing that the release date for Marvel’s live action Thor movie has changed yet again. For the second time in as many weeks, Marvel Studios has changed the film’s release date. And for some, this should not come as a surprise. Just last week, I reported that the...
Marvel Studios has officially announced that the release dates for some of its upcoming self-produced feature films have been moved back to as far as 2012. As of now, Thor, a live action film about the famed Norse god of thunder, will hit theatres on June 17, 2011, eleven months...
Fans of Spider-Man and giant monsters attacking Japan- rejoice! The first episode of a live action Japanese Spider-Man TV show is now available to watch for free on Marvel.com. The show, which debuted in 1978, was produced by the Toei Company after Marvel gave permission to use its franchise superhero,...
Heath Ledger posthumously won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. However, did Heath Ledger give the best performance of all time in a comic book movie? Looking back at the various comic book movies over the years, we’ve developed our...
By now, it’s not news that the big winner from the Secret Invasion storyline is madman/political mogul Norman Obsorn, infamous for his activity as the Green Goblin. With SHIELD dismantled and HAMMER now in its place, Norman’s poised to make a large footprint on the Marvel universe. With a good...
Spider-Man is about to call Broadway home. Hello Entertainment executives David Garfinkle and Martin McCallum announced today with representatives from Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures that they are to produce a Broadway musical starring the beloved wall crawler. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark will open at the Hilton Theatre in...
DC Comics could be poised to welcome an unintended gift from chief rival Marvel Comics very soon. Marvel’s recent announcement that some of their comic series, namely Dark Avengers, Hulk, Spider-Woman and New Avengers, will be going to a monthly $3.99 price point has sent waves of worry and head-scratching...
