As more and more shoots onto the interwebs about Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it would seem to be becoming a practical smorgasbord of Spidey villains. Between Jamie Foxx’s Electro, the supposed Paul Giamatti foe, and Colm Feore – HERE – as another mysterious role…could we be going the way of Spider-Man 3′s over-saturation? [...]
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The Amazing Spider-Man might be considered a boastful misnomer in some circles. The more-so polarizing than ever awe-inspiring Spider-Man reboot certainly sparked opinionated debates venturing far away from friendly neighborhoods. Yet despite mixed emotions in Marvel fans everywhere…the sequel is slated for a 2014 release and weaving webs of doubt that clog even the originals [...]
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Sandwiched between two powerhouse blockbuster superhero franchises this summer, The Amazing Spider-Man seemed destined to be more The Mediocre Spider-Man. Audiences seemed open to (perhaps unfairly) dismiss the retelling just due to the prematurity. Not having been a full five years since Raimi’s trilogy came to a very underwhelming close…it does seem a little rash. In fact, one of the reasons Sony rebooted so quickly was to keep Marvel Studio’s from acquiring the rights.While Spider-Man may retain popularity, many seem reluctant to adhere to the cast change and dissuaded to see a story they’re primarily already familiar with. Director Marc Webb
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The newest big-screen Spider-Man venture is one of already mixed emotions. Sending some fan boy rages tingling and spinning for others a new friendly neighborhood outlook, it really could swing both ways. Whether it’s shooting premature webs or the time really is ripe to move past Raimi, the reboot bomb has been dropped nonetheless. Yet as with any beloved franchise (well…aside from that third one) being re-imagined…people have grown illogically defensive of the prior Toby McGuire flicks and proclaim that the Marc Webb directed relaunch is riddled with inaccuracies and ignored source material. So I’m here to exterminate the cobweb misconceptions that are jumping around 2012’s summer blockbuster revamp, The Amazing Spider-Man.
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