Quarantine is driving desire for R-rated animated movies, says Sony exec

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While mature and adult-themed animation has thrived in Japan and around the globe, PG-13 and R-rated animated fare has been a niche market here in North America. But, according to Kristine Belson, president of Sony Pictures Animation, Features and Series, our...

Apple snags Lord and Miller’s murder mystery comedy series Afterparty

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Apple TV+ is getting ready for one hell of a shindig after giving Phil Lord and Chris Miller's AFTERPARTY an eight-episode straight-to-series order. The project, which is already expected to have hired a line producer and is narrowing its search...

Spider-Man: Miles Morales swinging to PS5 this Holiday season

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Sony is in the midst of a live-stream which is revealing many of their new games for the upcoming PlayStation5 console, and one of the first to be announced will undoubtedly be of some interest to JoBlo readers – Spider-Man:...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 officially swings into production

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One of the most highly-anticipated sequels has officially started production. Animator Nick Kondo revealed that he started his first day on SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE 2 via his social media. Kondo posted a short little teaser video announcing his first...

Phil Lord & Chris Miller to direct Ryan Gosling in astronaut thriller

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Ryan Gosling is heading back to space as Variety has reported that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are slated to direct and produce a film adaptation of "The Martian" author Andy Weir's upcoming novel for MGM. The as-yet-untitled novel is...

Sony nixed Spider-Verse crossover with Maguire, Garfield & Holland

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE was going to feature cameos from Spider-Men past and present with Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland popping up in the original end credit's scene but Sony Pictures ultimately passed on the idea.  Sony brought...

Into the Spider-Verse’s Spider-Gwen gets the Hot Toys treatment

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE centered around Miles Morales, a young teenager who becomes Spider-Man and joins forces with counterparts from other dimensions in order to stop a threat to all reality. One of those counterparts is Gwen Stacy aka Spider-Gwen,...

Everything is awesome as Universal secures all LEGO film rights

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Oh wow, is everything suddenly awesome, again? It sure sounds like it, seeing as Universal Pictures has announced that they've entered into a five-year exclusive deal with the LEGO Group to develop, produce, and distribute films based on the studio's...

Sam Witwer on how Darth Maul’s scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story changed

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While SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY didn't exactly wow audiences upon its release nearly two years ago, the film did contain a few surprises, notably the appearance of Darth Maul, who had not been seen in a live-action STAR WARS...

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