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By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Yesterday we received the heads up that today a new Captain America: Civil War trailer would be released. It's about as dark and epic as the first trailer with Iron Man and Captain America really going toe to toe. But despite all of the seriousness, there is one … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) When Marvel negotiated with Marvel to include Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it put the brakes on all of the Spider-Man-related spinoff films, including Venom. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony is reviving the Venom film with a bit of a … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Captain America: Civil War is set to kick off Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We'll get a chance to see some new footage from the film this weekend during the Super Bowl trailer but if you're like me, patience isn't something that comes by … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Looks like the ripples of Star Wars: Episode VIII changing its release date have become tidal waves. It was announced that the next film set in a galaxy far, far away would be delayed to December 15, 2017 from its original May 26, 2017 date, and now a whole bunch … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Captain America: Civil War directors Anthony and Joe Russo are in the process of editing their upcoming film and preparing for some reshoots next month. In the meantime, this week they also launched and promoted a new film studio in Beijing, China, where they were … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Young star Tom Holland has been discussing taking on the role of Spider-Man – and it looks like he is perfect for the part. The talkative teenager will first appear as the web slinger in Captain America: Civil War in May, 2016 – before starring in his own … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sometimes I forget that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been happily chugging along for almost a decade now. In that time we've already had a trilogy of Iron Man films, a slew of solo movies, two Avengers films, two Captain America films, and two Thor films. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Shared universes are all the rage in Hollywood right now but so far, only Marvel is really producing films that exist in one. That'll soon change as Transformers, Star Wars, and DC Comics films start rolling out. Universal is also getting in on the action by … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Upfront warning: possible spoilers ahead! Phase three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't kick off until next May with Captain America: Civil War, which just wrapped principal photography, but who's got time to wait for the actual film? So with that, Comic … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Rarely does a film spectacularly fail on so many levels quite like the Fantastic Four has. It's been battered by critics, which Rotten Tomatoes aggregates to a 9% "rotten," and has made a paltry $26.2 million at the box-office. To put that in context, it is the … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sony Pictures Entertainment released its slate for the next two years and we have the current release dates for 21 films due in theaters. Some of which have remained the same, some of which have changed, and some of which were said to be in development. Some of … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) After a few hints from Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada about the new Spider-Man suit for the upcoming Sony/Marvel Studios film, and some possible images from Captain America: Civil War directors' possible Twitter account, the floodgates seem to be opening … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Marvel and Sony's upcoming re-reboot of Spider-Man seems to be shaping up nicely. With the announcement of Tom Holland taking on the part of the Webslinger, and Jon Watts directing, who beat out other shortlist possibilities, such as Vacation writer/directors John … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Now that Marvel has found their Spider-Man in Tom Holland, who is set to premiere in Captain America: Civil War, everyone is curious to find out what the new costume will look like. Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada has already said that the design will … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Marvel and Sony's joint Spider-Man reboot has caught writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein in its highly lucrative web. The pair, who are also rebooting National Lampoons Vacation series, had tried to land directing duties on the film, before Jon Watts … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Broadly speaking, I usually take a wait and see approach to most properties and ideas in the works in Hollywood. Sometimes an out of left field casting or a bizarre take will set off a knee-jerk reaction where I initially hate it but on reflection I can see … [Read more...]
