Sony and Marvel have announced that Drew Goddard will be directing the upcoming reboot of "Spider-Man." The news comes a few weeks after the studios announced that "Spider-Man" would be rebooted and would be part of the Marvel universe.
After a disastrous summer at the movies, Hollywood will have to figure out a way to revive the fall box office. The industry is currently on pace to have one of the worst years ever. The following takes a look at some of the trends that occurred during the summer.
This Memorial Day weekend comic book fanboys were taken to the past and future of Marvel Studios' X-Men universe as "Days of Future Past" rolled into theaters and earned roughly $111 million.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is likely to be the poorest grossing "Spider-Man" movie to date. But the film will also be remembered for another first: the film is the first "Rotten" film on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes. Every other Spidey flick has managed to maintain 60 percent approval rating from the critics thus far. Interestingly enough, this film is not the worst of the lot from an artistic standpoint. Far from it. That honor still belongs to "Spider-Man 3." Here are a few reasons why the Sam Raimi movie is still the nadir of the beloved franchise.
Despite low reviews from critics and mediocre approval from audience members, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has captured $35.5 million in its web during its opening weekend so far.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is enjoyable on the strength of the performances alone, but the film unfortunately fails on a number of other fronts. The story, while showing tremendous potential and some thematic cohesiveness, does not really illuminate its characters as well as it sets out to do and at the end of the day, it comes off as a retread of a plethora of other comic book movies with the Spider-Man brand attached to it.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will swing into the top spot at the box office this weekend. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will swing into the top spot at the box office this weekend.
Get ready to laugh. Watch Andrew Garfield's SNL promos. "Spider-Man" himself will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend and Coldplay will be the musical guest.
Director Marc Webb along with some of the cast of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" decided to do a Google+ Hangout to answer our questions. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan and Jamie Foxx shared some laughs while discussing the next chapter of NYC's favorite hero Spider Man.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" hits theaters on May 2nd. Brought to us by Sony Entertainment, Spider-Man 2 will be "doing the Marvel" and giving us a post credit scene. So what's so special about this post-credit scene? It's an X-Men scene!
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield reprise their roles The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is an action and adventure film based on Spider-Man from Steve Ditko and Stan Lee's Marvel comic book.
Regal Entertainment, the largest theater chain in the U.S., is continuing its "SuperTicket" promotion for next months' release of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."
Scientists from a German engineering firm have created robotic arms that closely resemble those of Doctor Octopus, one of Spider-Man's arch rivals. Like the comic book character, the arms have claw tips and possess artificial intelligence.
"The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise director Marc Webb recently sat down with "The Daily Beast" to discuss the latest installment in the Spider-Man cinematic universe, future endeavors and his growing success in the film industry.
