[Review] Cop Car

In the opening scene of Cop Car, writer/director Jon Watts establishes the two different worldviews that make his film a compelling thriller. There’s the child world and the adult world. The child world is one of fantasy and games without consequences. Friends Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) have run away from home, and […]

John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein to Write Spider-Man Reboot

The Spider-Man reboot finally has screenwriters, and they’re a formidable duo. Following the announcement of Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Jon Watts as the director comes news that the writing duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein will be handling script duties. The two have written Horrible Bosses, Horrible Bosses 2, and are making their directorial […]

Marisa Tomei Cast as Aunt May in Spider-Man Reboot

In a surprising (but delightful) move, Sony and Marvel have tapped the lovely Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler) to play Aunt May in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot opposite Tom Holland. While nothing official has been announced, Variety is reporting that the two studios offered the role to Tomei last week. Aunt May has traditionally been depicted […]

Marvel and Sony Find Their Spider-Man Actor and Director

Well, color me surprised. Three weeks after Marvel and Sony reportedly shortened their list of prospective Spider-Man stars and directors, the studios just released a joint statement naming Tom Holland and Jon Watts as their next Spider-Man lead and director, respectively. This comes months after a series of screen tests that included such names as Asa Butterfield (Ten Thousand […]

Miles Morales Replaces Peter Parker as Spider-Man

Yesterday, news broke that Miles Morales will replace Peter Parker as Marvel Comics’ official Spider-Man following the end of their current Secret Wars event in the adjective-less Spider-Man written by Miles co-creators Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. This comes four years after Morales’ debut alongside vocal communities calling for Miles to become the de facto Spider-Man across the […]

Sony Shortens List of Spider-Man Directors, Actors

Over the weekend, Sony screen-tested their list of six actors to portray Peter Parker/Spider-Man in their next wave of films. The actors, which included Asa Butterfield (Ten Thousand Saints, Ender’s Game), Tom Holland (Locke), Judah Lewis (Point Break), Matthew Lintz (Pixels), Charlie Plummer (Boardwalk Empire), and Charlie Rowe (Red Band Society), were flown out to Atlanta […]

10 Badass Superheroines and Supervillains in Comics

Recently, there has been tension in the superhero world over the lack of strong women in comics. While there is a huge gap between the number of men versus women in the comic book world, there are powerhouse superheroines fans seem to phase over. Don’t be fooled, some of the names that you might recognize […]

List of Rumored Spider-Man Directors Released

Spider-Man has always been a humorous character known as much for his wit as his abilities and personal motto. However, despite five films and two actors, the Spider-Man films didn’t capture this pivotal aspect of the character. When Marvel Cinematic Universe mastermind Kevin Feige announced future Spider-Man films would be co-handled by Marvel Studios, he made it very apparent […]