We are only a few months away from Matt Reeves‘ adaptation of TheBatman. Robert Pattinson will offer us a new look at the iconic Caped Crusader, as he faces off against a new take on the Riddler played by Paul Dano. It seems like that the long-rumored appearance of Barry Keaghan has finally gotten a confirmation, as Warner Bros. shared an official cast listing on their official website which includes as part of their 2022 preview showcase.
While they do highlight most of the actors in their respective roles, his inclusion is only in the overview. So, there’s no confirmation what role he is specifically playing and they might be busy trying to keep that a secret ahead of the film’s March premiere. He just recently appeared in a comic book adaptation of Eternals as Druig, and it’ll be interesting to see what he brings to the latest DC adaptation.
The trailer has finally dropped for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It was first included as a post-credit sequence during the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which made a lot of sense if you consider how that storyline continues the multiversal storyline that kicked off during Loki. As Strange is about to face off against his own darker reflection, we got a first look and poster. Not just that, but even a new logo is highlighted at the end that offers a streamlined version of what was used in the original announcement.
The logo is surprisingly simple, as they dropped the visual design to make Strange’s name stand out. Of course, there’s always the chance that this is the version used in the film, as they stick to the previous version in the film’s marketing. The poster noticeably is lacking the logo, which is quite a curious choice and highlights the potential power they have with this project. It was also really clever to advertise the film through the post-credit sequence of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which has been breaking records left and right.
There have been many rumors surrounding Spider-Man: No Way Home. Now that the film has finally been released, we have some closure on the various multiversal guests that appear throughout the film. Luckily, Marvel updated their site and offered a closer look at the new villain’s designs. Luckily, they also offered some artwork on the two most iconic returning characters, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfields‘ take on Peter Parker.
The interesting thing is that their characters are given names to make them easier to distinguish from each other. While Garfield‘s already has the “Amazing” moniker, Maguire‘s gets the added “Our friendly neighborhood hero swings into the MCU in his iconic suit,” which is a nice touch given he’s the first live-action version of the character.
Of course, you can’t forget Garfield‘s take on the character, whose design was a bit more streamlined when he donned the suit. Sadly, he never got the one he wore in The Amazing Spider-Man but the more recognizable version from the sequel. He comes with the tagline “The one and only Amazing Spider-Man webs his way into the MCU.”
These namings do make you wonder what Tom Holland‘s Spider-Man goes by. He seems like the perfect choice to go by the Spectacular moniker. We don’t know if the next entry will follow the current title setting, but it would be good to move away from the “Home” tagline that has persisted so far. While No Way Home and Far From Home are surprisingly fitting subtitles, it does seem like their options are slowly running out to make it work.
It looks like the shortlists have found their way online and Marvel Studios is dominating the Visual Effects category for the upcoming Oscars. Keep in mind, these are not the actual nominations, which won’t follow until January 27th until February 1st. The final announcement for the Oscars will follow on Tuesday, February 8th. As of now, Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as Spider-Man: No Way Home are all up for the category.
No Way Home may have a good shot this year given its massive success and cultural relevance, especially during the pandemic. The competition is fierce with 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy, Sony’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, MGM’s No Time to Die, Warner Bros.’ Dune, The Matrix Resurrection, and Godzilla vs. Kong. It’s once again very noticeable that this category is mainly dominated by blockbuster releases.
The latest Spider-Man entry has also entered the shortlist for the Sound nomination alongside big hitters like West Side Story, and Tick, Tick … Boom!, who might have the best chances given their respective musical foundation. Jon M. Chu‘s In the Heights is surprisingly absent though. DC also has gained some attention with The Suicide Squad nabbing a spot in the Makeup and Hairstyling part, which ironically its predecessor won back in 2017. So, we’ll see if it has the same chances.
It looks like spoilers are fair game, as the official Spider-Man: No Way Home account has shared the official first look at the new suit featured in the film’s ending sequence. After going through the multiversal madness, Peter creates a new suit on his own merits that pays tribute to the original design the character is famous for, as it focuses on the red-blue from the comics that many tend to call his “classic suit.” It is briefly showcased in the opening of the new trailer, which you can check out here:
The design is probably one of the film’s best, which is filled with some great designs as Peter moves on from his Stark suit era. We don’t know if his eyes will move as they did before, but it would seem unlikely they’d move away from the expressiveness it provided to the character stuck behind a mask. We also don’t get a good look if he started creating any elements to add his arsenal in combat against thugs across New York City. We are moving into a new era for the MCU’s take on the character and perhaps we’ll get a bit more straightforward version, who mainly relies on his web-shooters and agility moving forward. It’s an exciting new era and with a fourth entry on the way, it’ll be exciting to see what the future has ready for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker.
Spider-Man: No Way Home has been breaking records at the international box office. It builds upon the previous two film entries and continues the journey of Tom Holland‘s Peter Parker, while also paying tribute to what came before. Villains from the previous Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man franchises make a grand return, but with a twist. Marvel Studios and Sony have given these familiar faces a new look to highlight the meeting of old and new. Luckily, it seems that artwork has found its way online showcasing the details behind these new takes on familiar faces.
Let’s start off with the first confirmed return, which was Alfred Molina‘s Doctor Octopus. His design has mainly remained the same, especially as Marvel Studios used their de-aging technology to make you believe that they are continuing their journey from the moment they were about to die.
We also have the updated look at Green Goblin, as Willem Dafoe drops the mask for the iconic purple scarf, but just in the form of a ripped-up sweater. He still has his iconic green suit underneath, which ties the elements and adds a bit more usage to it.
Next up is Thomas Haden Church‘s return as Sandman, who spends most of the time in his sand form. We get a brief appearance of the actor at the end.
The Lizard makes a return from The Amazing Spider-Man and remains mostly the same. They sadly didn’t update his humanoid-reptile face, but it’s still a design that many fans of the film will be happy to see return.
Last, but certainly not least, Jamie Foxx returned as a very different take on Elektro. He’s gone through the most changes and they managed to find the perfect balance to make it work, especially with the nice touch that electricity creates his iconic mask.
These are some great designs and it makes you wonder if they ever considered changing more elements as production was underway. You never know how much has changed once they get into the draft phase, which may never see the light of day.
John Wick and The Matrix‘s Keanu Reeves has been actively talking about his hope of joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe one day. We heard that there were talks between him and Marvel Studios’ president Kevin Feige but it was uncertain what has come of them. Luckily, Phase Zero’s Brandon Davis had the chance to sit down with the actor during his press tour for The Matrix Resurrections, where he revealed that they’ve indeed had talks but that they “don’t have it yet” and they “got to find something.” He is still actively working towards a potential role and
If they still haven’t found the right role as of yet, it might still be quite some time before we see Reeves join the franchise at some point. There was a point when Sony wanted him to tackle the role for the upcoming Kraven the Hunter spinoff series, but it seems unlikely he’ll join a Marvel project that doesn’t involve Feige, who spearheads the MCU. He has been a popular pick to take on the role of Ghost Rider, but it’s uncertain how committed he’d want to be while also juggling his other franchises. Here’s hoping they find the right character sooner rather than later.
It’s clear to everyone that Matt Reeves has big plans for his take on the Dark Knight. The Batman will introduce the world to a new take on the iconic vigilante, as the director already mapped out multiple spinoffs. In the latest Empire magazine, Dylan Clark confirms that they have ambitious dreams in an interview to “lay a foundation that you can build stories upon” as the first entry will be quite the standalone experience. It seems that its main star, Robert Pattinson, is in for the long run due to having planned out Bruce Wayne’s emotional story arc throughout multiple films.
I’ve made a kind of map for where Bruce’s psychology would grow over two more movies. I would love to do it.
Robert Pattinson
It’s unclear how long they want to have this take on the DC hero to go for, but a trilogy seems like something Reeves probably already mapped out. If they are already developing spinoff series for HBO Max, we can assume with good consciousness that Warner Bros. is all in with this new take on the Dark Knight, even as they still continue to expand the DC Extended Universe. So, we’ll see what the future holds for the Caped Crusader.
Spider-Man: No Way Home brought 3 generations of Spider-Man heroes and villains together on screen and the end result was arguably the best live-action Spider-Man film to date. The movie featured incredible performances across the board, including those by Andrew Garfield, Willem Dafoe and Jamie Foxx, whose return to roles from prior iterations were highlights of the film. While rumors swirl about Garfield returning as Spider-Man again down the road, a new rumor has reached us that sounds pretty great in its own right.
Sony’s strategy to create films around Spider-Man villains has already proven successful twice with Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage proving successful at the box office. Their next effort, Morbius, has generated a great deal of interest as the trailers have hinted at connections to Venom and Spider-Man: Homecoming. And now, it seems that another project will head into development spinning out of the successful return of Foxx in Spider-Man: No Way Home. We have word that Sony is now interested in developing an Electro solo project starring Foxx.
Foxx gave a new take on the Max Dillon he played in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that resonated with fans and lit up social media. The response and the success of the film have led Sony execs to invoke a clause in Foxx’s contract that was, according to the source, tied to the box office opening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. It is important to note that the project has not been given the green light to go into production. Over the years, Sony has developed many projects that haven’t made it into production, so there’s no guarantee that, even with the great response to Foxx’s return as Electro, that this will be any different. In development does not mean in production.
Assuming it’s a film, should the spinoff make it through the development process, it would join Spider-Woman and Kraven the Hunter as Sony-led Spider films and would be yet another project based on a villain, albeit a more familiar one. With great success comes great productivity and Sony is ready.
Just yesterday, we discussed that Spider-Man: No Way Home just barely scratched the $600M milestone at the box office. The film became the third-highest opening for the US, but it turns out the final numbers had a little more to say. Normally, you don’t see strong shifts from Sunday into the Monday finalized numbers, but the film#s $252M jumped to $260M. As such, it has passed Avengers: Infinity War‘s $257.7M to take the second spot after all. Internationally, the film now stands at $340.8M – still missing China mind you – but remains at the third spot for its international opening.
Its Sunday numbers now stand at $64.175M domestically, which keeps it at the third spot ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Black Panther. The interesting number is that 83% of colleges are closed today according to Comscore, which means that it might have an incredibly strong Monday showing. Plus, the holidays are around the corner which will add another layer to its box office run. It’s now the biggest December release of all time and has set a new benchmark for what the future has in store in 2022.
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