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Spider-Man: Sony and Marvel Stick Together (For Now)

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In news that, while not entirely shocking, is most certainly welcome, Sony and Marvel have come to an agreement to continue working together on Spider-Man.

Variety announced today that Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman, Marvel’s Kevin Feige and Walt Disney Studios’ head Alan Horn have been involved in top-level negotiations to allow their successful working relationship to move forward.

Right now that means the third film in the “home” trilogy (after Homecoming and Far From Home) will fall under the deal, as well as the option for Spider-Man/Peter Parker to appear in one future film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working on it,” said Feige in a statement. “Spider-Man is a powerful icon and hero whose story crosses all ages and audiences around the globe. He also happens to be the only hero with the superpower to cross cinematic universes, so as Sony continues to develop their own Spidey-verse you never know what surprises the future might hold.”

This is much better news than fans of this iteration of Marvel’s famous web-slinger could have hoped for in recent weeks, given the very public rift between the two companies, which was based on movie profits and merchandise rights.

Thankfully, level web-heads have saved the day and Spider-Man will swing where he belongs. At least for now.

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Tom Hardy IS Venom… Just Not In This Teaser Trailer

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Sony’s forthcoming film Venom is the damnedest thing: a Spider-Man-less (probably) spin-off from the Spider-Man universe, featuring a none-more-90s villain. With that description I’d have very little interest in seeing this film.

But then they went and cast Tom Hardy in the title role along with Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed in support and frankly, my interest began to rise. That’s an intriguing group of actors.

Now the studio has released the first teaser trailer from the film and it’s, well, see for yourselves…

I know, right!? It’s all pretty generic and very Venom-free, not even a hint of the titular character. It doesn’t so much tease as just glide by. Maybe the film will be good? There’s certainly no way to tell from this.

If we’re really lucky Hardy will decide to use his Bane voice at the last moment and mess with everyone’s heads.

Venom, directed by Ruben Fleischer, arrives on October 5th.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man Is Here!

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Comic book fans know that in the Marvel Universe more than one person wears the mask of Spider-Man, and now Sony Pictures is getting ready to launch Miles Morales onto the big screen.

The character was created in 2011 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, with Bendis and Marvel editor-in-chief  Axel Alonso drawing inspiration from both then-U.S. President Barack Obama and American actor Donald Glover (who made a tongue-in-cheek cameo in Spider-Man: Homecoming)

The son of an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother, Alonso has described Morales as an intelligent nerd with an aptitude for science similar to his predecessor, Peter Parker. Originally existing in a separate reality from ¨ours¨, Morales has now crossed over and exists alongside Parker.

Now Sony has unveiled a brief teaser of its upcoming  animated feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” with a first look at the teenage Morales, as well as introducing audiences to the concept of the Spider-Verse (a conceit from the comics where Spider-Man exists in differing personas and forms across multiple realities).

The film is directed by Bo Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, with the screenplay by Phil Lord, and is due to be released on December 14, 2018.

Look out, Spider-Man, here comes, uh… Spider-Man!