the amazing spider-man 2 Reviews, Interviews & More

Ever since it was announced that Mark Webb had selected Paul Giamatti to portray goofy Spider-Man villain The Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, we’ve had our doubts.  Giamatti is an excellent actor, but… the Rhino?  Especially after the underwhelming version of the Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man, the Rhino just seemed like a misstep.

A lot of set photos from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have leaked recently.  Some are fairly interesting, like Jamie Foxx’s goofy blue Electro makeup.  But most are fairly banal, showing Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Shailene Woodley standing around and talking in their respective characters’ street clothes.  Today a new batch of images showing Emma Stone standing...

Seeing as how The Amazing Spider-Man reboot of the Spider-Man cinematic franchise seems to be going out of its way to avoid using the same Big Bads that were featured in the Sam Raimi continuity (save for endless hints of an eventual Norman Osborn appearance), and director Marc Webb seems dead-set on using only the most ridiculous Spider-Man villains...

Today in superhero news, Marc Webb has released the first official images of two very important characters in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. (Hint: None of the photos include Spider-Man). Also, Marvel producer Kevin Feige has offered more information on Thor: The Dark World; and IMAX has revealed a limited edition Iron Man 3 poster.

Since The Amazing Spider-Man’s release, we’ve been more than a little skeptical of The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s choice in villains—after all, if the first film could turn classic villain the Lizard into a goofy CGI monster stomping around New York with a comically erudite British accent, how poorly translated would Electro, a man whose body can conduct thousands of...

As superhero films and comic book adaptations continue their dominion over the domestic and international box office, we’re hit with a daily deluge of news items about the latest in comic book movie news.  To help make sense of it all, we’ve broken down some of the day’s bigger superhero news items into bite-sized bits for you.

Spider-Man fans knew that Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin would eventually make his way into The Amazing Spider-Man universe, but not this soon. The folks over at Sony Pictures want Norman Osborn in their movie now and have cast a cool new actor for the role in their upcoming sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. 

There are a number of things that already piss off Marvel fans who've had to deal with The Amazing Spider-Man. First we had to accept the fact that Sony was rebooting the beloved comic book movie franchise ten years after the start of the original trilogy. Now we've got to deal with this news on the latest suit Peter Parker's wearing in The Amazing Spider-Man...

While Sunday night was mainstream cinema’s biggest night, it’s time to get down to what really matters in film—slight variations in the superhero costumes featured in comic book films.  With that in mind, it’s time to take a look at the new suit Andrew Garfield (a.k.a., his team of stuntmen as well as rendered CGI composites) will be wearing in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

For those of you not colossally disappointed with The Amazing Spider-Man (the Lizard didn’t work at all, the action and CGI were underwhelming, and didn’t the hero totally lie and screw over an honorable dead man at the end?), you’ll be happy to know that director Marc Webb has begun production on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in order to meet the film’s...

You’ve got to hand it to Mark Webb and company: in their efforts to truly distance their rebooted Spider-Man franchise from the Sam Raimi films, they’ve thus far steadfastly refused to use any of the same villains as Raimi (translation: all the good ones).  Instead, the Lizard was the underwhelming Big Bad for The Amazing Spider-Man; and last year it was...

We’ll say this for Jamie Foxx—the actor really doesn’t seem to worry that much about major movie spoilers.  While the plot of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (in which Foxx will star as Spidey villain Electro) isn’t exactly something the whole world is clamoring for, it’s still being kept relatively under wraps by the folks at Sony.  Or rather, it was kept under wraps,...

Hold up just a minute. Martin Sheen is coming back to play Uncle Ben in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Is anybody else a little bit confused as to why this is happening? Hopefully there's some sort of logical story explanation as to why they're bringing him back.

We've known for a while that they've been testing for the new Harry Osbourne in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, who was originally played by James Franco in the Sam Raimi films and eventually became the Hobgoblin. The search is over, and the role is now to be filled by Dane DeHaan.

When you're dealing with a widely known superhero movie franchise like Spider-Man, you have to choose your cast carefully. One slip-up in casting and fans will be ripping you apart on your decision for years to come. That's why the good folks over at Sony Pictures are taking their precious time, narrowing down the potential actors who could be the latest rendition of Harry Osborn...

Earlier this month, we reported to you that a mysterious tweet from Jamie Foxx appeared to indicate that the actor—soon to be seen in Django Unchained—was up for the role of The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s big bad.  The villain?  Try not to giggle, but it’s the lower echelon Spidey baddie Electro (hey, give ‘em a break—after the...

While The Amazing Spider-Man was a serviceable reboot of a franchise that really didn’t need a reboot (despite Spider-Man 3, well, you know, being horrible), it wasn’t exactly a film that earned a top spot in the canon of superhero films.  That said, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone both aced their roles with humor and loads of chemistry, so much so that a...

At some point in an A-list actor's life he/she has to face what could be one of the bigger points of their career, and that's making a comic book adapted movie. Within the past fifteen years the landscape of these films in Hollywood has changed from barely giving them the time of day to becoming the epitome of summer tent pole films. Now Jamie Foxx is up to bat and within the next few days...

First off, it's about time that Sony cast somebody as Mary Jane Watson. She's easily one of the most important female characters in the Spider-Man universe. Now that director Marc Webb and company are moving forward with the The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, they've found their own version of the fiery red-headed love interest in Shailene Woodley. But...

While the latest in Avengers 2 news typically keeps fans frothing at the notion of what Joss Whedon will attempt to pull off next, it’s easy to forget that not only did The Amazing Spider-Man do solid business this summer, it has a sequel planned for 2014, as well.  And two significant news bits leaked about the film today—one concerning the character of Mary Jane...