Sony is rebooting Spider-Man’s screen image, and director Marc Webb has shot The Amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield playing Peter Parker, Emma Stone playing Gwen Stacy, and Rhys Ifans playing Dr. Curt Connors, the man who becomes the Lizard.
We know the basics of the story — Spider-Man’s beginnings are among the most oft-told comic book stories — but Sony has proclaimed that The Amazing Spider-Man will feature the untold story of Peter Parker’s early years. We don’t have a lot of info that illuminates what, specifically, the untold aspects of the story are. But a new official synopsis from Sony provides a few clues. Read More »
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Got an hour to kill today? Check out the Japanese press conference for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man, at which producers Avi Arad and Matthew Tolmach, and stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone took the stage after a screening of seven minutes of footage. We can’t show you the footage, but a video of the full press conference is online, and it gives up a few new tidbits of info about the film’s plot. Read More »
Posted on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 by Angie Han
Since breaking out in 2007′s Superbad, Emma Stone has become one of the fastest-rising starlets in Hollywood. She held her own against acting heavyweights Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer in last summer’s The Help, has a splashy superhero pic lined up in The Amazing Spider-Man, and will star as the female lead in her Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad. But she’s been taking her time deciding on her next steps, with only next year’s animated comedy The Croods scheduled beyond that.
That is, until now. Stone has just committed to star in and executive produce Little White Corvette, an action comedy from 30 Minutes or Less writer Michael Diliberti. More details after the jump.
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When the guy who directed 500 Days of Summer was hired to direct The Amazing Spider-Man, it was pretty obvious the relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy would be on the forefront. The footage screened at San Diego Comic-Con confirmed that fact and now, new photos of Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone from Marc Webb‘s July 3 reboot show the characters in very typical, teen settings. These are scenes in the movie you likely haven’t seen much from yet. Check them out after the jump. Read More »
Posted on Friday, December 16th, 2011 by Angie Han
Whether or not the name Jake Szymanski rings a bell, odds are you’re familiar with some of his work. The rising director’s built up a reputation over the past few years helming some of the most popular shorts on Adam McKay and Will Ferrell‘s Funny or Die website, including “Forehead Tittaes w/ Marion Cotillard,” “Betwixt the Music: Rebecca Black,” and “Rachel Bilson’s Deleted Sex Scene.” Now Szymanski is in talks to direct the Fox 2000 comedy He’s Fuckin’ Perfect, from McKay and Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions. The script, which landed on the 2011 Black List, comes from McKay’s former assistant Lauryn Kahn.
The news isn’t all happy, though. Emma Stone, who entered talks to star several weeks ago, is now said to be “unlikely” to board the project. More details after the jump.
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Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 by Angie Han
Sony has unveiled the official website for The Amazing Spider-Man, with several new images, character descriptions, a synopsis, and yes, the promise of more Spider-Man. It’s not surprising that the studio’s been working hard to market this film, but it is nice that most of what we’ve seen so far looks pretty good, with the website being no exception. And it’s even better to see further proof that, yes, Marc Webb‘s Amazing Spider-Man really and truly is more than just a retread of Sam Raimi’s trilogy from the ’00s. More after the jump.
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What kind of goodies were handed out at the early screening of The Dark Knight Rises prologue Tuesday night? How much does Emma Stone love the character of Gwen Stacy she’s playing in The Amazing Spider-Man? Which director has reportedly emerged as a favorite to direct Thor 2? What do the Alamo Drafthouse and Marvel have in common? How are superheroes helping battle Breast Cancer? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Read More »
Well, just look at that. The first real teaser poster has arrived to promote Marc Webb‘s new The Amazing Spider-Man, and it is a pretty fantastic shot.
I can see some people being put off by the shadowy nature of the image, and indeed it isn’t as sunny as I’d really like to see for Spider-Man. But beyond that the picture is great, I think, and very specifically positions this as a movie that does something different than the Sam Raimi films accomplished. The tagline helps in that respect, too, as ‘the untold story’ promises something new. I don’t know which part of Spidey’s early days is ‘untold’ at this point, but since I don’t know the full plot of this film I’m willing to wait and find out.
Check out the full poster below. Read More »
