Avengers, Thor, Captain America and Spider-Man 4 Get New Release Dates

[God of War]

Sony and Marvel Studios have updated their release schedule for such films as "The Avengers," "Thor," The First Avenger: Captain America" and "Spider-Man 4."

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Marvel is aiming to give each character their own feature film before bringing them all together in an inter-woven, multi-character motion picture, called "The Avengers." But with so many films on the way, the studio is doing their best that each movie gets the most attention possible.

In order to accomplish this, Marvel moved "The Avengers" from July 15th, 2011 by almost a year to May 4th, 2012. As a result, "Thor" will now have a little more time to be made. Below is the full list of the Marvel releases and their new dates:

* Iron Man 2: May 7th, 2010

* Thor: June 17th, 2011

* The First Avenger: Captain America: July 22nd, 2011

* The Avengers: May 4th, 2012

And to make sure that the Spring/Summer of 2011 is packed with blockbusters, Sony will release "Spider-Man 4" on May 6th, 2011.

LINK (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=12496&count=0)

[a7xfan]

we all got alot of waiting around to do.

[Hack]

Yes, alot of waiting......

But the fuckin summer of 2011 will fuckin ROCK!!!!!!

[shawn-o]

finally, people actually are caring about these characters and their movies and trying to make the best films possible!

[JoeChar4321]

finally, people actually are caring about these characters and their movies and trying to make the best films possible!

Amen to that!

I love the fact that they're taking time to do it right even though Cap won't be the direct lead in to Avengers any more. Cap needed to get clear of the Harry Potter/Spider-Man bonanza.

My only question is why not July 4 for Cap instead of July 22? Seems like a no brainer.

[corran horn]

My only question is why not July 4 for Cap instead of July 22? Seems like a no brainer.

The only reason I can think of is that they don't want it to clash with THOR, which comes out June 17. There's an easy solution to that, though: move THOR up to early June and have Cap debut Independence Day weekend. I'd be willing to bet that's what will happen.

I'm more than okay with this change. It gives the directors more time to get the material right, and this frees up Favreau to direct The Avengers if he wants to (and I believe he's said so).

[Badbird]

Nice to have a release date. Now all they need is a movie.


They should just call it Captain America. The First Avenger is a stupid name. Just like X-Men Origins is a stupid name and they should just call it Wolverine.

[God of War]

Jon Favreau to Direct "The Avengers"?

"The Avengers" release date was recently pushed back by Marvel from July 15th, 2011 by almost a year to May 4th, 2012. The schedule change gave some room for "Thor" to be squeezed in, but apparently that wasn't the only reason for the move.

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AICN is reporting that Marvel is having some financing issues, but more importantly, the studio wants "Iron Man" helmer Jon Favreau to direct "The Avengers." Without the date change, it would be impossible for Favreau to finish "Iron Man 2" and still have time to take on the multi-superhero film.

This doesn't mean that Favreau has already negotiated a deal, it just means that he if he wants to take on "The Avengers," he will have first dibs. Right now, it looks like Favreau will end up taking the job. He has expressed interest to do so and is already getting ready to go into production on "Iron Man," which is set to hit theaters on May 7th, 2010.

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[MidnightAngel]

How about Zack Snyder directing Spider-Man 4!

[KCJ506]

Now these movies should have no excuse to not be great. I hope they take advantage of the wider amount of time.

[Hack]

How about Zack Snyder directing Spider-Man 4!

That would probably end up being really cool. They're saying that Marvel wants the Roarke in the next Spidey movie too along with Iron Man 2....who could he play? Raimi says he's interested in Morbius the Vampire. I'm thinking they really need to set the Lizard loose.

[LordSimen]

Can't fuckin' wait for all of these movies.

[APzombie]

2012 looks like it could be the best summer for comic book films since 2008, Batman 3 and The Avengers! Though 2011 doesn't look too shabby either.

[adamjohnson]

That would probably end up being really cool. They're saying that Marvel wants the Rourke in the next Spidey movie too along with Iron Man 2....who could he play? Raimi says he's interested in Morbius the Vampire. I'm thinking they really need to set the Lizard loose.


Blade corssover, dude, Blade crossover.

[adamjohnson]

I had a dream where Marvel upped their "crossover" stuff to the max. There were six new sequels - Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Avengers, Iron Man and Hulk.

A large storyline spanned over all six movies. Each movie centered around the title character, Spider-man in spider-man, etc, but included several characters from other films.

For instance, my dream largely focused on Spider-Man's film, and in this movie the Sentinels were running rampant in New York City and Spidey was doing his best to keep the peace, along with the help of Wolverine and the Human Torch.

I couldnt wrap my head around how awesome it would be to see Logan, Peter and Johnny Storm exchanging witty banter, an then unloading on a team of sentinels in Downtown New York.


Contractually, it wouldnt be difficult to get each "star" to sign on for three films - their primary movie and guest spots in two other films. Spider-Man could show up in Avengers and Fantastic Four, Logan could show up in X-Men, Spider-Man and Iron Man. Again, Hugh Jackman exchanging dialogue with Robert Downey Jr is too awesome to think about.


Marvel has assembled an amzing group of actors - Downey, Jackman, Maguire, Chris Evans, Edward Norton - the list goes on and on and on - and it'd be a shame to not have them interact HEAVILY with each other at some point.

Ahhh, a man can dream.

[Le_Big_Mac]

I've grown tired of caring about any comic book movies that aren't directed by Christopher Nolan until they actually come out.

[BankaiZaraki]

I had a dream where Marvel upped their "crossover" stuff to the max. There were six new sequels - Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Avengers, Iron Man and Hulk.

A large storyline spanned over all six movies. Each movie centered around the title character, Spider-man in spider-man, etc, but included several characters from other films.

For instance, my dream largely focused on Spider-Man's film, and in this movie the Sentinels were running rampant in New York City and Spidey was doing his best to keep the peace, along with the help of Wolverine and the Human Torch.

I couldnt wrap my head around how awesome it would be to see Logan, Peter and Johnny Storm exchanging witty banter, an then unloading on a team of sentinels in Downtown New York.


Contractually, it wouldnt be difficult to get each "star" to sign on for three films - their primary movie and guest spots in two other films. Spider-Man could show up in Avengers and Fantastic Four, Logan could show up in X-Men, Spider-Man and Iron Man. Again, Hugh Jackman exchanging dialogue with Robert Downey Jr is too awesome to think about.


Marvel has assembled an amzing group of actors - Downey, Jackman, Maguire, Chris Evans, Edward Norton - the list goes on and on and on - and it'd be a shame to not have them interact HEAVILY with each other at some point.

Ahhh, a man can dream.



Man, that mustan been some awesome dream. I wish i could dream shit like that lol

[JoeChar4321]

That would probably end up being really cool. They're saying that Marvel wants the Roarke in the next Spidey movie too along with Iron Man 2....who could he play? Raimi says he's interested in Morbius the Vampire.

They wouldn't even need much make up.

http://z.about.com/d/crime/1/0/u/Z/rourke_micky.jpg

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[Dr.Frankenstein]

Marvel Comics Dr.Michael Morbius aka The Living Vampire! --Mickey Rourke the guy above suggests?-BINGO! perfect fit,couldn't agree more!

[venom718]

Well i like the morbuis from the 90's Spiderman cartoon best...so i dont see Rourke in that role.i like Rourke but it seems ppl want him to play everything now a days.lol

[KCJ506]

I really don't want Morbius in a movie unless it's a new Blade movie. It was fine for the 90s cartoon, but I don't think it would be a good idea if the franchise went vampiremania.


Well i like the morbuis from the 90's Spiderman cartoon best...so i dont see Rourke in that role.i like Rourke but it seems ppl want him to play everything now a days.lol

Same thing with Megan Fox. Everytime a movie with a female action hero or villain is announced fanboys are always suggesting her. And I know it's just because she's hot and not because they think she'll be actually good for the role. I've seen her suggested for

Wonder Woman(I can't take people seriously when they suggest this)
Catwoman(I wanted to bang my head against the wall after reading this)
Lara Croft(WTF)
Silver Sable
The Witchblade
Aphrodite XI

And some other stuff I can't remember right now.

[Frosty_86]

The only thing that I find disappointing is that theyre not gonna have at least one more in 2010 but I can see why theyre delaying Thor and Captain America. They havent even found actors yet and they dont want to rush either movie, which does make me feel confident that they are still interested in making quality movies. I just wish theyd call it Captain America and just drop the First Avenger bit because people are just gonna call Captain America anyways cause it such a long ass title. Im hoping that they can get Edward Norton back for the Avengers, Id like to see another Hulk movie with him in it also. I wish theyd just leave the Spider-man franchise alone I liked the first one but I really dont care for the other two. Im looking forward towards Iron Man 2 and to finally see a Thor and a good Captain America movie in 2011.

[poopontheshoes7]

Im sensing greatness. This is shaping up to be something very, very special.

[Dr.Frankenstein]

Have to admit those release dates for fans are just cruel......But Thank GOD 4 em'!

[corran horn]

Since no one mentioned it, THOR has been moved up to May 20, 2011.

[JoeChar4321]

Since no one mentioned it, THOR has been moved up to May 20, 2011.

I like that spot for Thor. Since Harry Potter cleared out, May will be Spider-Man and Thor Marvel team up month!

I also like the fact that Transformers 3 is holding the July 1 spot but it doesn't look like they'll be ready for that date. That means Transformers can hold the spot for Captain America to slip in. (Paramount distributing both)

[God of War]

Video: Canadian Actor Wants to be "Thor"

James Preston Rogers has worked as a bouncer, wrestler, actor, Canadian Tire employee, and soon, he hopes he can add god of thunder to his resume.

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The six-foot-six blonde Brampton, Ontario native is vying to play the mythological Norse superhero in the 2011 Marvel Studios film "Thor." But he realizes that he's at a disadvantage when compared to the other hopefuls like Alexander Skarsgard, who was recently spotted with director Kenneth Branagh. "I mean he's in LA, he's right next door to the guy and they can go for lunch and hang out," Rogers told The National Post. "I'm up in Toronto, so it's a little bit more difficult for me up here."

Rogers has some Viking training. He plays Bjorn in the recently released sci-fi film "Outlander" starring James Caviezel and Ron Perlman. His acting experience also includes multiple TV roles and a part alongside Woody Harrelson and Sandra Oh in "Defendor," a movie currently being filmed.

Landing the lead in "Thor," said Rogers, would give him the opportunity to step out of the "background" as the "big bad guy role." And that's where the below video comes in.

LINK (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=12596&count=0)

[adamjohnson]

Yeah and if I had spots I could play a fucking dalmation.

Get over yourself, douche.

[blankpage]

Hahaha, that was pretty good. Paul the Intern ftw on that one too!

[Steven S.]

I couldn't be more thrilled for all of this, with one exception: Spider-Man. I agree with what someone posted earlier - first one: pretty good. Two: mediocre, good action scenes, but lousy plot and lousier dialogue. Three: absolute dogshit. Everybody's seen the South Park where Spielberg and Lucas rape Indiana Jones right? Raimi and Topher Grace did that to Venom. Sandman was well-cast, but grossly mishandled. I'm not saying reboot Spidey. Hell no. I'm saying fire Raimi! Spidey 4 is just the studio milking what remaining cash they can from the franchise before everyone realizes it's just a corpse on strings. Barring that, the one other smart thing they could do is write in some brief tie-in (Avengers, Hulk, Daredevil, anything), but I'd bet against that happening due to licensing issues. Spidey 4 is gonna be marketed to the same happy-meal crowd that FF, Transformers and G.I. Joe are. Stupid kids.

[JoeChar4321]

I disagree wholeheartedly.

Spider-Man = 8/10
Spider-Man 2 = 10/10
Spider-Man 3 = 7/10

Raimi has delivered a great trilogy with SM2 standing as one of the greatest films of the genre.

SM3 was a problem only because they forced Raimi to hammer Venom in to the story. They got too ambitious. He had already hired Ben Kingsley as the Vulture. They scrapped the whole story to give us the symbiote and Venom. Clearly, that last minute jam job was too much to deliver.

Still, some great action sequences helped save SM3 because they gave us a little bit of everything.

-every type Sandman fight you could want to see
-one brutal, old fashion Peter/Harry brawl and one exceptional air battle
-a crazed battle royale with Spider-Man and Venom going toe to toe

The plot was sloppy because they needed to take shortcuts at every turn. Too many characters and too many storylines to deliver in a film under four hours long. Leave Raimi alone to direct/produce the next film and they'll be just fine.

[KCJ506]

Well now that Thor's coming out in May 2011, maybe they'll bump up Captain America to Fourth Of July weekend. Not only does it fit for a superhero like him, but it'll a bit further from HP and the Deathly Hallows 2 release date. It'll be perfect.

And I'm hoping Spider-man 4 has a fight scene as brutal as the last one between Spidey and Green Gobin. I can never watch that without cringing. Why didn't the other two have fights like that? Was it because soccer moms complained that it too violent?

[corran horn]

I like that spot for Thor. Since Harry Potter cleared out, May will be Spider-Man and Thor Marvel team up month!

I also like the fact that Transformers 3 is holding the July 1 spot but it doesn't look like they'll be ready for that date. That means Transformers can hold the spot for Captain America to slip in. (Paramount distributing both)

That may be the idea. It wouldn't surprise me if Paramount set TF3 for that date as a placeholder so that, when TF gets moved to 2012, Cap can step right in.

Plus, an Independence Day weekend release for Captain America simply makes sense.

[Steven S.]

I disagree wholeheartedly.

Spider-Man = 8/10
Spider-Man 2 = 10/10
Spider-Man 3 = 7/10

Raimi has delivered a great trilogy with SM2 standing as one of the greatest films of the genre.

SM3 was a problem only because they forced Raimi to hammer Venom in to the story. They got too ambitious. He had already hired Ben Kingsley as the Vulture. They scrapped the whole story to give us the symbiote and Venom. Clearly, that last minute jam job was too much to deliver.

Still, some great action sequences helped save SM3 because they gave us a little bit of everything.

-every type Sandman fight you could want to see
-one brutal, old fashion Peter/Harry brawl and one exceptional air battle
-a crazed battle royale with Spider-Man and Venom going toe to toe

The plot was sloppy because they needed to take shortcuts at every turn. Too many characters and too many storylines to deliver in a film under four hours long. Leave Raimi alone to direct/produce the next film and they'll be just fine.

I think the fact that you liked #3 and I didn't reflects different expectations going in. And you're right that a large part of the problem was trying to stuff two villains into the story. Basically Venom had no story to speak of, just a sequence of coincidental stuff happening to Eddie Brock. I thought both the final fights with Sandman and Venom were incredibly weak for different reasons. Sandman because Raimi apparently thought it would be a good idea to make him a huge groaning dunce incapable of speech instead of letting a good old fashioned face-to-face knockdown drag-out happen, like...

...And I'm hoping Spider-man 4 has a fight scene as brutal as the last one between Spidey and Green Gobin. I can never watch that without cringing. Why didn't the other two have fights like that? Was it because soccer moms complained that it too violent?

...that. Venom because he hadn't been developed into any kind of threat. It's an absolute crime to have given arguably the best villain in the Spidey pantheon such short shrift.

And then of course there was that dancing scene. What was that somebody said about cringing? That alone is evidence enough to me that Raimi has lost it. He read the script, talked to his DP, got the whole thing shot, saw the dailys, cut it together, watched it and thought "hey, that looks good." Holy shit dude.

Spider-Man 4 just needs to get stripped back down to a machine that works. Ben Kingsley has the perfect look for the Vulture and he still seems pretty spry for an old guy. I wouldn't mind seeing #4 be the Vulture's movie. And if Bloodrayne taught us anything, it's that Kingsley definitely does not read scripts before he signs on to a project.

[LordSimen]

I love the dancing scene. It's totally a Raimi-scene and that's why I like it.

[KCJ506]

Number 4 needs to be The Lizard. Connors has been seen or at least mentioned in all three movies now. It's time.

[FireCaptain4]

Yeah, I want Lizard for Spider-Man 4.

As said several times previously, Connors has been in this series for quite a few films now, just waiting to be turned into a scaled beastie. Plus, Lizard was one of my favorite villians when I used to watch the cartoon and skim the comics when I was little.

[venom718]

I say that the next film should be The Lizard.We have bin waiting for it ever since we 1st saw Connors appear in the 1st film.Vultuere would be great if kingsley got the part.Spiderman has so many good villians but u know Tobey Mcguire dont wanna do no more films after these two.It was hard enough getting him back for these.After these two they need to do an older spidey (that way Tobey can leave and we can recast spidey)

I wanna see a Maximum Carnage Film so bad!!!!!!!!!!!
But i never will it seems (especially how bad they used venom in SM3)

[Steven S.]

I love the dancing scene. It's totally a Raimi-scene and that's why I like it.

Fine, but the movie's title isn't "Raimi-Man 3". Sometimes a director's style meshes perfectly with the material he's putting to film and sometimes the director just needs to get the hell over himself and his style and think about what best for the bloody characters.

Number 4 needs to be The Lizard. Connors has been seen or at least mentioned in all three movies now. It's time.

Agreed. After Spideys 1 and 2 that's what I thought we were being set up for. Alas, the studio couldn't hold its load (or thought its viewing audience wouldn't) and spooged Venom all over the screen.

I wanna see a Maximum Carnage Film so bad!!!!!!!!!!!

What were we saying just a little while ago about packing the cast? The problem with having multiple villains in a superhero movie is basic math. And it's not addition, it's division. If you've got eight bad guys, each one of them is simply going to be 1/8th as threatening as if there were just one. Case in point: the zillion Agent Smiths that showed up in the end of The Matrix Regurgitated. If Neo's able to deal with them all, how tough can they possibly be individually?

[Hack]

They wouldn't even need much make up.

http://z.about.com/d/crime/1/0/u/Z/rourke_micky.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qZK742rc1hc/SQpd599d4CI/AAAAAAAACxM/MNsXiTde3vE/s320/VampireTales01-04.jpg

youre right..the studio would save money for not using makeup artists..they would just tell Rourke to get shit faced each night.

[ilovemovies]

Whichever villian that Dylan Baker's character eventually becomes should be the next villian.

Baker is an awesome actor who has been largely wasted in the Spider-Man flicks. It would be awesome for him to FINALLY have some decent screen time for a change. So make his character the next villian in Spider-Man 4.

[LordSimen]

Fine, but the movie's title isn't "Raimi-Man 3". Sometimes a director's style meshes perfectly with the material he's putting to film and sometimes the director just needs to get the hell over himself and his style and think about what best for the bloody characters.



That scene was best for the character. In fact, I see nothing wrong with the scene at all.

[blankpage]

That scene was best for the character. In fact, I see nothing wrong with the scene at all.

That scene was ridiculously over-the-top and totally unnecessary. They could've skipped that whole sequence, and my opinion of Peter would've been the same.

[adamjohnson]

That scene was best for the character. In fact, I see nothing wrong with the scene at all.

Part of the problem is Raimi doesnt even begin to understand the character of venom/the symbiote.

[LordSimen]

Part of the problem is Raimi doesnt even begin to understand the character of venom/the symbiote.

This is true, he doesn't understand Venom or the Simbiote, but that scene was perfect for the arc he had in mind for Peter.

[adamjohnson]

This is true, he doesn't understand Venom or the Simbiote, but that scene was perfect for the arc he had in mind for Peter.


Peter should have been turning dark, evil, not gaining some ridiculous confidence and dancing like an idiot in the street.

[LordSimen]

I don't care about the simbiote or Venom, in fact I hate them so I couldn't care less what they "should" have been doing.

[K_Lincourt30]

I really don't want Morbius in a movie unless it's a new Blade movie. It was fine for the 90s cartoon, but I don't think it would be a good idea if the franchise went vampiremania.




Same thing with Megan Fox. Everytime a movie with a female action hero or villain is announced fanboys are always suggesting her. And I know it's just because she's hot and not because they think she'll be actually good for the role. I've seen her suggested for

Wonder Woman(I can't take people seriously when they suggest this)
Catwoman(I wanted to bang my head against the wall after reading this)
Lara Croft(WTF)
Silver Sable
The Witchblade
Aphrodite XI

And some other stuff I can't remember right now.

The Blade crossover would be awesome!! But if Blade is chasing Morbius, Spidey would be chasing Blade to stop him and Kraven would be chasing them all.

[God of War]

Ever since the announcement of a fourth "Spider-Man" film, fans have been wondering which villain will Spidey be battling against. Now, a scooper has sent a note to the Mania website, claiming that Hoyts Cinemas in Australia listed a synopsis for the movie.

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Synopsis: "Peter Parker now faces a more greater threat. After a man is accidentally killed in an electrical power outage; a mass murderer has bonded with a symbiote. Thus wreaking havoc as Peter faces this red rampage, as well as an electrifying madman."

By going to the Hoyts Cinemas website, we didn't see the above synopsis and judging by the grammar, this entire thing seems completely made up. But if for a second we were to believe the scooper, it seems that Carnage and Electro are the villains set to appear in "Spider-Man 4."

In related news, director Sam Raimi may have let slip that Carnage will be appearing on the big screen soon. When MTV asked him about a Venom spin-off, Raimi said: "I guess I don’t know about that. Do you mean Carnage? Maybe you're referring to a separate movie?"

[KCJ506]

It doesn't really sound like Carnage has anything to do with SM4 and I think he's referring to that proposed Venom spin-off.

Carnage wouldn't work in a PG-13 movie without major retooling.

[venom718]

I dont really think carnage will be in any of the films (weeps).lol.I hated how they used venom.And i believe carnage would be ruined as well.Carnage would have to apear in a rated R film.he is way to crazy.He's a phsycopath who kills ppl because he likes it.he is very Irrational cuz he's out his mind.Electro would be interesting in a film.i still wanna see

Shocker
Kraven
The Lizard
Hobgoblin
Morbuis
Scorpion Vulture
and jack-o-Lantern...yea i said it.lol

[adamjohnson]

Carnage and Electro?

That goes together about as well as Venom and Sandman

Which means it doesnt.

[JoeChar4321]

No way Carnage appears. This interview shows that Raimi is a class act but he doesn't like symbiote characters. He will be in charge for SM4, unlike SM3.

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2009/03/raimi-i-will-have-total-creati.html

In Raimi I Trust!

[God of War]

Sam Raimi Says "Spider-Man 4" Script Due by Summer:


Sam Raimi revealed to Sci Fi Wire that the script for the upcoming "Spider-Man 4" film, by David Lindsay-Abaire (Inkheart), should be ready by Summer. "Right now, David Lindsay-Abaire is working on a draft of the new picture," he said. "And he's hard at work, and hopefully we'll see something in about three months."

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Raimi said that the film has to make its previously announced May 6th, 2011 release date. "We have to make the release date, and on all of these pictures, the 'Spider-Man' films — and I'm sure it's the same as with many of the other bigger-budgeted films — they have release dates far in advance of a screenplay," he said. "So it's about getting it ready the best you can in time for the first day of production. That's what we've always done, and that's what we'll try to do again."

Tobey Maguire has reportedly signed on to reprise the title role. Raimi added that it's a bit early to discuss other casting, though he does plan to reassemble the core cast, which includes Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane. "At this point I do, but it's all going to be dependent upon the script, and I'll just have to wait and see."

Raimi added that the villains will be announced by Sony Pictures, but not anytime soon. "I'm not at liberty to discuss the villains yet," he said. "I think I have to wait till the finished screenplay, and then it'd really be up to Sony Pictures and the producers to determine when they want to release that information. To them, it's usually a big, a big, big thing, a big moment where they want to present the villain with the proper respect or fear that he or she deserves."


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[Steven S.]

I dont really think carnage will be in any of the films (weeps).lol.I hated how they used venom.And i believe carnage would be ruined as well.Carnage would have to apear in a rated R film.he is way to crazy.He's a phsycopath who kills ppl because he likes it.he is very Irrational cuz he's out his mind.Electro would be interesting in a film.i still wanna see

Shocker
Kraven
The Lizard
Hobgoblin
Morbuis
Scorpion
Vulture
and jack-o-Lantern...yea i said it.lol

Yeah, I think that's the list right there. I only wish to holy heaven that the movies would catch up to the books' ability to make us take them seriously. Why in the hell has Bendis not been tapped to write a bloody script? There hasn't been a line of dialogue with a shred of credibility since the first flick.

Carnage and Electro?

That goes together about as well as Venom and Sandman

Which means it doesnt.

Truer words were never spoken.

No way Carnage appears. This interview shows that Raimi is a class act but he doesn't like symbiote characters. He will be in charge for SM4, unlike SM3.

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2009/03/raimi-i-will-have-total-creati.html

In Raimi I Trust!

Raimi and I are through. I don't think Uwe Boll could have produced a worse movie than #4. I'm not sure a roomfull of Downs' Syndrome toddlers could have, for that matter. I feel like Lewis Black on this one; I can rant and rave semi-intelligently about the level of contempt I have for this movie, but after a minute I sort of degenerate into a spasm of jowl-shaking rage...

[KCJ506]

Thor revealed?

In a surprising casting move by Marvel, despite earlier reports that they wanted to go young with the role, and previously rumored names like, Alexander Skarsgård, Josh Hartnett,…, it has been revealed that seasoned actor, Nicolas Cage, who seemingly campaigns for every superhero role. (despite his previous role as Marvel character, Ghost Rider.) has been cast as the god of thunder.


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[venom718]

I say raimi should stick to the one main bad guy way of doin things.it waorked in part 1 and 2.I say we need to have The lizard in part 4 and have kraven come from where ever he is from to hunt him down..by then lizard had been beated (with spiderman making sure no 1 knows it was Dr Conners) so when kraven arives to hunt lizard he ends up finding spiderman.

IF.....more films are done then Raimi should only use the Golden Age villians (i.e. doc oc,Green goblin an such)..that is if raimi is directing.If they decide to use more modern villians from the 90's like venom (again) and carnage then they should use a new director and maybe a new actor to play spiderman (maybe to show a new spidey after college).

I WANT A NEW MARY JANE.IN THIS FILM!!
And since they added gwen Stacy then they should add Felicia Harding/Blackcat

[adamjohnson]

Thor revealed?





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Source (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3479/aprilfoolsday.gif)


Check the date.

[drc5145]

I'm going to echo what many have mentioned in that The Lizard should finally be making his way into SM4. They've hinted at the character in one way or another in all 3 films and if Raimi wants to make his way back into most of our good graces, he has to use him and really, use him alone.

His character can be equal to, or even better than Alfred Molina's Doc Ock from SM2, which of course is why SM2 is so loved by many around. He can make a great SM4 if he uses him.

And I've heard the idea to intertwine Kraven into the act which isn't that bad an idea and makes much more sense than Venom and Sandman or Carnage and Electro. But with that said, unless Raimi can weave their stories in well together, unlike the trainwreck of SM3, he should keep SM4 to one villain.

[venom718]

they are going to film both 4 and 5 back to bacl so i think the movie will not be as cluttered as SM3.I say the lizard must be done and Kraven would OWN!!

I really dontwant these two films to be the end of spiderman movies.I still wanna see so many things.

[God of War]

"Venom" Spin-Off Being Written:


Even though "Spider-Man 4" is already in the works, Sony Pictures is still proceeding with a "Venom" spin-off, which would focus on the villain previously played by Topher Grace in "Spider-Man 3." Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who are working on Sony's "Zombieland," are writing the "Venom" script. While they refuse to give away any details, they do feel the pressure with handling the property.

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"It's terrifying. It's source material that everyone knows and everybody's familiar with, and everybody loves," Reese told FirstShowing. "And so there's a burden on you to meet the expectations of people. With 'Zombieland,' you just come out of left field, and they like or they don't. They're not going to feel pissed if you f*ck it up."

There is no doubt that "Venom" would be a big earner, but "Amazing Spider-Man" comics' Todd McFarlane believes that a film based on a villain would likely not be very good.

"I'm thinking about how they want to make anti-heroes nowadays," he said, citing Halle Berry's disastrous turn in "Catwoman" as an example. "Those don't work. The reason they're so cool as a bad guy is because they're bad. And as soon as you try to give too much humanity to them, then you go, 'No! Now they're not as good as a bad guy because you're trying to redeem them'."

Do you think this "Venom" spin-off can be good, considering Topher Grace damaged the character a bit, the screenplay is being written by inexperienced writers and films based on villain usually bomb?


http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=12836&count=0

[Dr.Frankenstein]

"Sigh"................................long time. BUT! go 4 it Hollywood! these Superheroes deserve the big screen treatment! including the sequels too! glad to see its all for real this time.

[Steven S.]

I'm going to echo what many have mentioned in that The Lizard should finally be making his way into SM4. They've hinted at the character in one way or another in all 3 films and if Raimi wants to make his way back into most of our good graces, he has to use him and really, use him alone.

His character can be equal to, or even better than Alfred Molina's Doc Ock from SM2, which of course is why SM2 is so loved by many around. He can make a great SM4 if he uses him.

And I've heard the idea to intertwine Kraven into the act which isn't that bad an idea and makes much more sense than Venom and Sandman or Carnage and Electro. But with that said, unless Raimi can weave their stories in well together, unlike the trainwreck of SM3, he should keep SM4 to one villain.

Agreed on all counts. The Lizard absolutely must make his way into this franchise, otherwise there'd have been no reason to cast an actor like Dylan Baker as Curt Connors. He fits far too perfectly into the trend of casting top supporting talent into the villain roles (Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Heath Ledger, Jeff Bridges, etc.). One way (one of the only ways) I can see another two-villain film working is if they decided to adapt the Torment storyline, wherein Todd McFarlane did his damndest to write like Frank Miller and fell short - as anyone who tries to imitate Miller in his own style invariably will - but still produced a damn good, compact, and dark bit of storytelling. For those who don't recall, Torment involved a voodoo priestess named Calypso, who had once been a lover of Kraven the Hunter. She brainwashed the Lizard and turned him loose on Manhattan to take revenge on Spidey, who she blamed for Kraven's death (even though he actually committed suicide). I can imagine an adaptation of this wherein Kraven simply replaces Calypso and brainwashes the Lizard himself. Working a little chemical-induced black magic knowledge into his character wouldn't be hard.

I think if we have to have a Venom movie, it should be a complete reboot, and it's way too soon for that. Topher Grace is officially on my list of people to load into a rocket and launch off into space (along with Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs, Rosie O'Donnel, Billy Joel, and that "can you hear me now?" guy - the earth no longer needs these people). McFarlane is right; give a bad guy the spotlight and you're obligated to make his badness somehow justifiable given his circumstances. Now, if we were simply talking about the comic books, this wouldn't be such a problem. One of Venom's big things since the beginning has been his twisted obsession with protecting/avenging the people he sees as "innocents." Unfortunately, this trait wasn't even hinted at in the movie and to work it into the character for a spin-off movie would come off as just an excuse to make it (which it would be). I hope the whole project just gets shitcanned.

[Hack]

I for one would love to see Venom in his own movie....if it's rated R. Then they can get Carnage into that one.

One for thing....if Nic Cage becomes Thor I will never see a Marvel movie again.

[mutant_gorilla]

and in 2013 they should release for the month of October only...

MARVEL ZOMBIES.

Starring all of their wonderful Marvel cast in their respective parts.

[KCJ506]

One for thing....if Nic Cage becomes Thor I will never see a Marvel movie again.

That was an April Fools day joke.

[APzombie]

all i know is that if they make a movie based on the weakest villain in the cinematic history of Spider-Man i would never, ever check it out.

A re-boot... i dunno, maybe. Still. There is a whole hell of a lot you can do without doing an entire film based on venom, right Marvel?

[Steven S.]

I was about to disagree vehemently, but then I realized you did specify "cinematic" history when calling Venom a weak villain. So yes, for Marvel to do Venom any justice in a spin-off movie based on his character in SM3 is in my mind impossible.

[LordSimen]

A venom movie would most likely be one of the few Marvel films I skip out on as I have no desire to ever see Spider-man's most boring villain brought to the screen again, especially not on his own.

[Pointhalf]

I will gladly wait for each release date if it means each movie is as epic as the last.

Marvel (along with a few DC movies) will have it's own era in film history. And we're living this comic book to movie mania. Sweet.

[Hack]

Did anyone like Man-Thing?

[JoeChar4321]

No way Carnage appears. This interview shows that Raimi is a class act but he doesn't like symbiote characters. He will be in charge for SM4, unlike SM3.

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2009/03/raimi-i-will-have-total-creati.html

In Raimi I Trust!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-05-27-sam-raimi_N.htm

"he considers the first three movies a tune-up for the fourth."

I love that attitude. As long as Sam stays fully in charge and doesn't have any characters forced down his throat, SM4 is going to be exceptional.

And no, no one liked Man-Thing.

[JoeChar4321]

Cools fan made gif...

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[Nazgul]

Man I can't fucking wait for these movies. Especially Spider-Man 4. I just hope they don't mess it up.

[venom718]

I think spiderman 4 will surprise people and do extreamly well.It mite do better than the other marvel films or atleast on their level.

[Frosty_86]

I cant wait to see Don Cheadle as War Machine (IMO he shouldve been Rhodes in the first place). Most of all though I want to see who they get as Caps. I dont like the idea of McConaughy. I did like the idea of Dicaprio but I think thats fizzled because hes just got too many projects lined up and plus him, RDJ, and Norton (if he's gonna be in it) would almost be overwhelming. I was thinking possibly Chris Evans, he was really good in Sunshine, but he has also played the Human Torch so I dont know about him taking on two Marvel characters eventhough the Fantastic Four movies sucked and he may be too young. I just wanna see the character done right because his movies have sucked ass in the past.

[casey_play]

lol that's a lot of savings ... love it hahahahaha

surely a very awaited film =)

[casey_play]

youre right..the studio would save money for not using makeup artists..they would just tell Rourke to get shit faced each night.

sorry I was referring to this one.. :D

[Hack]

Sam Worthington would play a damn good Cap

[thewolf]

Cap comes out the day before my birthday!:D

[James Bond]

Wow. 2011 is the year for me then.
I am so looking forward to it.