Tag: Venom

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Will Reportedly Be in ‘Venom’ Movie

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On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (Tuesday, January 16th, 2018) Mark Ellis, Perri Nemiroff, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp discuss the appearance of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in Sony’s standalone Venom movie. Without releasing his source Jon Schnepp states that Spider-Man will be there. This Just In: Tom Holland has been seen on the ‘Venom’ set starring Tom Hardy for the last two days. This looks to be confirmation that Holland’s Spider-Man/Peter Parker will be appearing in ‘Venom’. How big might his role be in the film? Does this also mean…

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Kevin Feige Explains Amy Pascal’s Words About Spider-Man

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In an earlier video shared on Comics Talk Sony Pictures’ Amy Pascal made some statements in an interview with Variety which lead fans to believe Tom Hardy’s Venom would exist in the same universe as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and the Avengers, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige had a look of surprise on his face. The internet was on fire with the pictures of Feige’s facial expressions of astonishment as Pascal was speaking. Fan accounts from Twitter and other venues joked about the Justice League joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe…

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Kevin Feige Looks Confused as Amy Pascal Talks About Spider-Man

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In 2015, Sony inked a deal with Marvel Studios to share the licensing rights to Spider-Man. Variety reports Marvel doesn’t have to pay Sony to use the iconic character in their movies, like Captain America: Civil War; additionally, Marvel will not receive any profits from Sony films that feature Spider-Man. The studios have teamed up to produce the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film, which, as pointed out by Polygon, explains why Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man appears in the movie. Venom and future projects under Sony’s Marvel Universe will not be…

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The Future Of Spider-Man At Sony

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Tom Hardy has signed on to star as Venom/Brock, with established Spider-Man producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach on board alongside Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer. October 5, 2018, has been earmarked as a release date, so Sony is going to have to get a move on. Put that with the news that a film starring two other Spider-Man allies/antagonists – Black Cat and Silver Sable – was also in development, it raises a lot of questions how you would make movies about Spider-Man characters without the main man himself Spider-Man.…

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VENOM: Tom Hardy Signs On To Play Eddie Brock In Spider-Man Spin-Off

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Sony Pictures announced today that Academy Award-nominated actor Tom Hardy has signed on to play Eddie Brock in their upcoming R-rated Marvel film Venom. The high-priority project is being developed as its own standalone feature, not as a Spider-Man spin-off, as the studio attempts to launch their own extended cinematic universe that will utilize characters from their surprisingly large Marvel library. It’s still uncertain at this point in time whether his arch-rival Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming) or by an older actor, will make any sort of appearance…

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Sony’s Venom Solo Film Gets Official Release Date

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Spider-Man’s popular nemesis is finally coming to the big screen. But would Venom even be an actual spin-off, or a stand-alone film? A Venom solo movie has been a dream project of Sony’s ever since the alien-symbiote clad villain made his cinematic debut in Spider-Man 3 (2007). But the path to the silver screen hasn’t been easy. Many previous attempts in launching a Spider-Man series of spin-offs, including Venom, have failed, no thanks to Sony’s rebooting the Spider-Man franchise twice. But now, not only is the Venom movie back on…

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Spider-Man Turns 50 for Marvel

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Spider-Man just had birthday number 50 in August of 2012. If you don’t know who Spider-Man is where have you been? He is the most popular hero ever released by Marvel and has been followed by fans for half a century. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence…

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Venom “He’s Back” Marvel Comics

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Venom is back with an all-new mission and all-new human host, but just what does this mean for the Marvel Universe? Find out in Venom #1, kicking off a new ongoing series from red-hot creators Rick Remender (Uncanny X-Force) & Tony Moore (Frankencastle), with major repercussions for Spider-Man! In this shocking direction for everyone’s favorite symbiote, the government now has Venom as their own Spider-Man, complete with a new look and new mission—eliminate threats to America as a covert agent. But can anyone control the destructive force of Venom? And…

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