Posted on Friday, March 15th, 2013 by Angie Han
Mary Jane Watson plays a significant role in the Spider-Man universe as a whole, but apparently she won’t be such a big part of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Though it wasn’t that long ago that we started seeing pictures of Shailene Woodley on set with MJ’s signature red locks, she’s now wrapped her part of the film and is already moving on to her next project.
So what exactly will we see of Mary Jane in the new film, and what does that mean for the next two installments of Marc Webb’s comic book franchise? Hit the jump to keep reading, but be warned that spoilers for the next two movies follow.
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Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 by Angie Han
Who’s ready to think about next year’s Oscar race? Paramount has just announced a November 15 release for Martin Scorsese‘s The Wolf of Wall Street, putting the crime drama right in the thick of prestige pic season. It already has some stiff competition lined up for that day, including Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate, Grudge Match, and The Best Man Holiday. Don’t be surprised to see that lineup shift again before we get there.
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life stockbroker Jordan Belfort, chronicling his dramatic rise and fall on Wall Street in the ’90s. Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, and Jean Dujardin also star.
After the jump, find out release dates for The Bling Ring and The Spectacular Now.
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Where can you read about the controversy surrounding reactions to casting Shailene Woodley in Amazing Spider-Man 2? How can you buy some concept art from a failed Fantastic Four pitch? What state is Batman possibly from? Want to read a super spoiler-filled post about the armors in Iron Man 3? Does the latest poster confirm it? Is someone writing a Man of Steel sequel already? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Read More »
Did you hear that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is filming in New York this week? Of course you did. Every site on the Internet has a big gallery of photos showing the same few scenes from different angles and claiming them as exclusives. The film hasn’t even been shooting for three weeks, doesn’t come out for over a year and I’m already on overload.
Granted, there is still some cool news being revealed about Marc Webb‘s superhero sequel, and some of the photos have featured bigger revealations. This post, however, attempts to cherry pick the best set photos published in the past 24 hour or so. Here you’ll see Sally Field as Aunt May, Peter Parker’s (Andrew Garfield) new haircut and new car, Peter and Mary Jane’s houses and even more Shailene Woodley. Read More »
When famous redhead Emma Stone showed up on the set of The Amazing Spider-Man as a blonde, the world took notice. The change, of course, was because she was playing Gwen Stacy, a blonde haired love interest of Peter Parker. Fast forward a little over two years and the web-slinger’s latest, and future, love interest can be revealed: Mary Jane Watson.
She’s played by Shailene Woodley, a natural brunette who has gone red to play the character famously played by Kirsten Dunst in the Sam Raimi trilogy. Woodley was recently photographed arriving on set of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Check the images out below. Read More »
Posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 by Angie Han
There are more YA adaptations in development right now than we can count, but Fox 2000′s The Fault in Our Stars stands out for a couple of reasons. First, it features no paranormal creatures or dystopian societies whatsoever. Second, the novel by John Green is a critically acclaimed crossover hit — it was even named the best fiction book of 2012 by Time Magazine.
The film version of The Fault in Our Stars already has a Black List script from (500) Days of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and now it’s found a director in Writers helmer Josh Boone. Additionally, it’s looking to cast either Shailene Woodley or Hailee Steinfeld in the lead role. Hit the jump for more details.
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At the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, I was blown away by a film called (500) Days of Summer. When I interviewed director Marc Webb in Park City that year, he exclusively revealed that he was working with the 500 Days writing team of Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber on a adaptation of Tim Tharp‘s The Spectacular Now. Then, hot off the success of Summer, Webb got pulled away to do some little superhero movie reboot.
Cut to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival: Smashed became one of the top buzz films of the festival with a critically acclaimed tour de force performance from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and an incredibly raw filmmaking style that put director James Ponsoldt on our must-watch list. So when it was announced that Ponsoldt would be taking over as director on The Spectacular Now, we were excited. And the movie does not disappoint.
The Spectacular Now is everything I hope a Sundance movie to be. It has heart, many laughs, story twists that will jolt you from your seat, and most importantly, the film speaks to a deep truth. It is an honest coming of age film about growing up and facing the great unknown that comes after high school, something we can all remember and relate to. But it tells that story without the forced nostalgia of other Hollywood films.
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Buried in the news of Shailene Woodley‘s latest piece of casting was a major piece of news about her participation in The Amazing Spider-Man franchise. Marc Webb is back to direct The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Woodley has now been confirmed to play Mary Jane Watson, a role previously played by Kirsten Dunst in the Sam Raimi films. Of course in Webb’s first film, Emma Stone played another of the famous loves of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), Gwen Stacy.
So how does this all fit? Well, Woodley’s part in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will reportedly be small in contrast to Stone’s, setting her up for a larger role in the trilogy’s conclusion, The Amazing Spider-Man 3. Read more of the spoiler filled details after the jump. Read More »
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