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Tom Holland-fronted 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Cast Revealed (So Far); Mark Ruffalo As Hulk To Return Among Others

Los Angeles, August 2 - Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios' next offering Spider-Man: Brand New World has officially kicked off filming on August 1st. Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton has been roped in to help with this 4th instalment with Tom Holland as the titular superhero. ## As the shoot of this much-awaited biggie has kicked off, the details about the star cast are also being revealed. According to the report by The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Ruffalo is returning to reprise the role of Bruce Banner, aka the Hulk, in the upcoming film. ## Along with Ruffalo, the report also revealed that Michael Mando, known for his work on Better Call Saul, is returning to reprise the role of the Scorpion, the villain character whom he first played in 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, which kicked off the Holland-centric Spider-Man movies. ## Earlier, it was revealed that Jon Bernthal is set to reprise his role of the vigilante known as the Punisher. The movie will also see Zendaya returning to reprise her role as Michelle Jones-Watson, Spider-Man's love interest, but she has forgotten memories about him following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Peter Parker's former best friend, also returns for the next film. ## The Stranger Things star Sadie Sink and Liza Colón-Zayas are the new cast members of Brand New World. Charlie Cox is also rumoured to reprise his MCU role as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer with superhuman senses from Hell's Kitchen, New York, who leads a double life as a masked vigilante. ## Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the fourth film in the MCU Spider-Man film series, following Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is scheduled to release on July 31, 2026, as the next MCU theatrical film. ## Stay tuned...

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34 days ago

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Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Ticket On Sale for IMAX 70MM Screenings A Year Before Release Date; Sees Excellent Initial Response

Los Angeles, July 17 - After creating history with Oppenheimer (2023), acclaimed director Christopher Nolan will return to the big screen with the epic action fantasy The Odyssey on July 17, 2026, and there is already massive anticipation for it. ## With exactly a year to go before the release, Universal Pictures and Christopher Nolan have already put the movie on advance sale for IMAX theatres that are equipped to screen the epic in 70MM, which is said to be Nolan's format of choice. ## According to The Hollywood Reporter, this is the first time in history that any tickets have gone on sale a year before a film's release. Reportedly, there are around 30 IMAX locations that are capable of playing 70mm film reels, and the bookings for The Odyssey have opened in 26 of them. ## The initial response to the movie is excellent, as expected. The iconic BFI IMAX in London opened the pre-sales for the movie, and in less than 30 minutes, the midnight and 8 PM shows on July 17 are almost sold out. Interestingly, the BFI IMAX doesn't refund tickets in any case. ## About The Odyssey ## The Odyssey follows Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War, chronicling his encounters with mythical beings such as the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe, and culminating in his reunion with his wife, Penelope. ## The movie stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Jon Bernthal, among others, in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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141 days ago

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Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 Gets An Official Title

Los Angeles, April 1 - Sony Pictures has confirmed the official title of Marvel's Spider-Man 4 starring Tom Holland in the titular role at CinemaCon on Monday. ## During Sony Pictures' presentation at CinemaCon, Holland appeared in a video clip to announce that the 4th Spider-Man movie, led by him, is titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day and it is set to hit theaters on July 31, 2026.## The movie will be directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton, and the filmmaker promised "a ride that we haven't really seen before" with this upcoming film. The title refers to a 2008 storyline that takes place after a universe-altering event in which everyone forgot who Spider-Man was. ## The last Spider-Man movie, led by Holland, was 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed over $1.9 billion at the global box office. Directed by Jon Watts, the movie also became the highest-grossing Spider-Man title in the long-running franchise. ## The shoot of Spider-Man: Brand New Day will kick off in the next few months. It's been announced that Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has joined the cast of the highly anticipated sequel, though her role remains unclear. ## Stay tuned...

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179 days ago

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'Spider-Man 4' Gets A New Release Date

Los Angeles, February 22 - Last year, it was confirmed officially that Tom Holland would return to lead Spider-Man 4 and it was also revealed that Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton would take on the directing duties. ## Sony Pictures had scheduled this Marvel superhero movie for July 24, 2026, with filming to take place in the summer of this year. However, with the shoot yet to commence, the studio has pushed back the release date of the next Spider-Man movie by a week. ## The film will now be released on July 31, 2026. This change gives the film extra distance from the release of director Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which also stars Holland and hits theatres on July 17, 2026. The gap between the two movies is still not big enough, hence, the trade is expecting another change in the release plans of Spider-Man 4. ## Spider-Man 4 will be the second Marvel Cinematic Universe release of 2026 after Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released two months earlier on May 1st. Spider-Man 4 will clash with Paramount's animated feature Paw Patrol 3, slated for the July 31 launch. No other films are currently booked for this date. ## This is also not the first time a Spider-Man movie is releasing shortly after the Avengers film. Previously, Tom Holland-led Spider-Man: Far From Home was released just two months after Avengers: Endgame and it went on to gross over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.## The yet untitled Spider-Man 4 is the 4th Spidey movie featuring Holland in the titular role. The third film, Spider-Man: No Way Home was released in December 2021 and nearly made $2 billion globally as one of the highest-grossing films post the Covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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253 days ago

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After Robert Downey Jr., Marvel Brings Chris Evans On Board 'Avengers: Doomsday'

Los Angeles, December 10 - Marvel Studios is re-assembling its OG superheroes for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday after seemingly closing that chapter in the last Avengers film - Avengers: Endgame, back in 2019. ## After officially confirming Robert Downey Jr.'s big Marvel comeback, this time as a villain, to play Doctor Doom in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), Hollywood media has reported that Chris Evans who played Captain America, is also returning to the MCU. ## According to the report by Deadline, the role of Evans isn't entirely clear at this point but he in the Captain America costume seems less likely. However, the report states it wouldn't be a shock if he reprises that iconic role as Steve Rogers though Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson character will also return as Captain America. ## It is not that Evans hasn't featured in the MCU title after Endgame, the actor recently had a cameo in the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all-time, the MCU's Deadpool & Wolverine, as his character from the Fox/Marvel early aughts days, which are also pre-Captain America: Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four movies.## Deadline has also reported that apart from Downey Jr., and Evans, many other Marvel OG superheroes are expected to return for Doomsday. Benedict Cumberbatch has already confirmed his appearance as Doctor Strange in this highly anticipated blockbuster while it is also being speculated that Tom Holland would feature in the film. ## The shoot of Doomsday will kick off next year as the movie is scheduled to hit the big screen on May 1st, 2026. The Russos also have Avengers: Secret Wars in May 2027.## Stay tuned...

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298 days ago

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Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4' Gets Official Release Date

Los Angeles, October 26 - Tom Holland officially returns to play Spider-Man as Sony Pictures has set Spider-Man 4 release date in July 2026. Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton will direct this Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film. ## Recently, Holland said that the filming for Spider-Man 4 will commence in the summer of 2025 and now, Sony has confirmed that it would be released on July 24, 2026, two months after Marvel and Disney's Avengers: Doomsday which comes out on May 1, 2026.## Interestingly, Christopher Nolan's untitled next movie will reportedly be released on July 17, 2026, and it stars Tom Holland in the lead role with Matt Damon. This means Holland will have two back-to-back releases just a week apart. ## This is also not the first time a Spider-Man movie is releasing shortly after the Avengers film. Previously, Tom Holland-led Spider-Man: Far From Home was released just two months after Avengers: Endgame and it went on to gross over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. ## The yet untitled Spider-Man 4 is the 4th Spidey movie featuring Holland in the titular role. The third film, Spider-Man: No Way Home was released in December 2021 and nearly made $2 billion globally as one of the highest-grossing films post the Covid-19 pandemic. ## Stay tuned...

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307 days ago

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Spider-Man To Appear In 'Venom: The Last Dance'? Tom Hardy Breaks Silence

Los Angeles, October 17 - The post-credit scene of the second Venom movie teased a potential Spider-Man and Venom crossover in future Venom films. Since Venom: The Last Dance has been confirmed to be the last movie in the franchise, the chatter regarding the crossover has picked up. ## Since Venom belongs to the Spider-Man Universe, there have been rumours that Marvel Studios was planning to include Tom Holland's cameo in Venom 3 as it is the last film of this anti-superhero franchise. ## Amid the strong speculations, Venom star Tom Hardy has broken his silence and might have possibly confirmed the Spider-Man appearance. At an event for Venom: The Last Dance in Mexico (via The Direct), Hardy said that "there are always possibilities" when asked about the rumoured appearance. ## "Will we ever meet Spider-Man?... You know... See, there are always possibilities. But I cannot possibly say anything, because this is the last movie", the actor said while admitting "And yeah, so I would love that". ## Directed by Kelly Marcel, Venom: The Last Dance follows the events of Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), in which Eddie Brock and the symbiote Venom go on the run when they are hunted by both of their worlds and encounter a new villain, Knull.## The film is scheduled to release on October 25. ## Stay tuned...

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344 days ago

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Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4' Gets The Director

Los Angeles, September 10 - Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios' much-anticipated Spider-Man 4 is officially in development and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton has been handed over duty to direct it, per The Hollywood Reporter.## Amid the speculation of who would take up the role to direct one of the biggest Hollywood films in the making, Cretton is set to lend the job. The filmmaker will bring fresh blood to this iteration of Spider-Man. Tom Holland will return to reprise his role as the web-slinger in the upcoming film. ## Destin Daniel Cretton will be the fourth director to direct a Spider-Man movie. Earlier, Jon Watts directed the previous three Holland-starring movies, while Marc Webb helmed the two Amazing Spider-Man movies that starred Andrew Garfield. Sam Raimi directed the trilogy that featured Tobey Maguire. ## The production of Spider-Man will commence in early 2025, and according to rumours, it will be released in July 2026, a couple of months after Avengers: Doomsday, which will be directed by the Russo Brothers. Interestingly, Cretton was supposed to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (now Avengers: Doomsday), but was dropped amid the project's changing production schedule. ## Meanwhile, Cretton also has Sang-Chi 2 and a live-action adaptation of Naruto in the pipeline to direct. Unconfirmed reports say the Sang-Chi sequel will be released after Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). ## Stay tuned...

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391 days ago

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'Deadpool and Wolverine' Trailer Becomes The Most Viewed Trailer Of All-Time In The First 24 Hours

Mumbai, July 25 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine final trailer has created a Guinness World Record by becoming the most viewed trailer of all time in the first 24 hours, beating Marvel/Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home. ## Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, Deadpool 3 final trailer which was released on July 19, scored a whopping 365 million views across social media platforms in the first 24 hours. Tom Holland's No Way Home had garnered 355 million views.## Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Scheduled to be released on July 26 in North America, the movie is tracking to earn $350+ million in its worldwide opening weekend. ## It stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, alongside Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen. In the film, the Time Variance Authority (TVA) pulls Deadpool from his quiet life and sets him on a mission with Wolverine that will change the history of the MCU.## Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have achieved two Guinness World Records. First, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE's trailer broke the record for the most views in 24 hours, reaching 365 million globally.Second, Reynolds' Racecourse Ground in Wrexham was recognized as the oldest… pic.twitter.com/AyniBXNEK1— MCU Film News (@MCUFilmNews) July 24, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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796 days ago

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Sony Pictures Revealed The Release Date of Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4'?

Los Angeles, June 16 - Sony Pictures has reportedly revealed the arrival date of Tom Holland-led Spider-Man 4. Since the release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021), fans are awaiting the return of Holland's web-slinger after the studio confirmed the development of, at least, one more film. ## Tom Holland recently revealed that they were working on the script but it had to stop due to the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) strike. Now, according to Deadline, Sony has set release dates for two untitled Marvel movies, November 8, 2024, and June 27, 2025. ## It is reported that Sony is planning to release "Venom 3" in October 2024, making it very likely the symbiote flick will take the November 2024 date. The second date, however, can't be confirmed as to which film it is associated with, reports say it is "Spider-Man 4". ## With the 4th installment of the Tom Holland-led franchise now in the works at Sony and Marvel Studios - although development was recently put on hold - it's very likely the Tom Holland movie will take the June 27, 2025, release date.## "Spider-Man 4" is already in the scripting stage as Tom Holland hyped it recently saying, it is "looking pretty good" with "some stuff going on" that he's "excited about". The work will resume once the strike is over and then, we might get the official confirmation about the release date soon. ## Meanwhile, the last Spider-Man movie, "No Way Home" was a huge blockbuster and grossed over $1.90 billion at the global box office and was the highest-grossing film of 2021. It was also the first film to breach $1 billion mark post the covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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811 days ago

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Producer Amy Pascal Teases Two More Spider-Man Movies

Los Angeles, June 1 - Sony Pictures' animated superhero movie "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" finally hits theaters this weekend worldwide amid roaring critics' scores, indicating that the studio might have a massive winner in their hands. ## As "Across the Spider-Verse" has been released, the producers have set their eyes on the third installment "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" which releases in March next year. Now, the good news is that the 3rd movie is not the only Spider-Man project in the makers' minds. ## Producer Amy Pascal confirmed to Variety's reporter Marc Malkin at the "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" premiere in Los Angeles that the studio is already working on "Spider-Woman" movie along with the live-action version of Miles Morales. The "Spider-Woman" movie will hit screens sooner than one can expect, according to Pascal. ## Apart from the aforementioned "Spider-Man" movies, Pascal also said that the already announced fourth "Spider-Man" movie with Tom Holland and Zendaya is still in the works, but the writers' strike has paused development. Once the strike is over, they will start working on the script. There is no timeline has been set yet for any of the upcoming "Spider-Man" movies except for "Beyond the Spider-Verse". ## In "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", Miles goes on an adventure with Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman across the multiverse where he meets a new team of Spider-People, known as the Spider-Society, led by Miguel O' Hara / Spider-Man 2099, but comes into conflict with them over handling a new threat.## Stay tuned...

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840 days ago

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'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Set To Be The Longest Hollywood Animated Movie of All-Time

Los Angeles, May 3 - Sony Pictures' Marvel animated movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is inching closer to its release date and the anticipation around it is building up. ## Co-directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, the sequel to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) will see Miles go on an adventure with Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman across the multiverse where he meets a new team of Spider-People, known as the Spider-Society, but comes into conflict with them over handling a new threat. ## Now, it has been revealed that "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" will be the longest-running Hollywood animated movie of all time. According to Cryptic4KQual, who has been a reliable source for runtime info on Hollywood films, the movie has a theatrical run time of 2 hours and 20 minutes (140 minutes). ## The reported runtime makes "Across the Spider-Verse" the longest-running Hollywood animated film, beating "Consuming Spirits", which has a runtime of 2 hours and 16 minutes (136 minutes). Among the Spider-Man movies, it will rank third longest-running film. ## Top 5 longest-running Hollywood animated movies of all-time - ## 1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 140 minutes (rumored)## 2. Consuming Spirits - 136 minutes## 3. The Lord of the Rings - 132 minutes## 4. I am Nightmare - 128 minutes## 5. Fantasia - 126 minutes## The lengthy runtime of "Spider-Verse 2" isn't surprising as it will have a lot more to tell and introduce many storylines and characters than the first movie. It will feature new characters such as Issa Rae's Spider-Woman, Daniel Kaluuya's Spider-Punk, and Oscar Isaac's Spider-Man 2099 along with the potential cameos from live-action characters from the likes of Venom and even Tom Holland's Spider-Man (per MCU - The Direct). ## The movie is slated to release on June 2, 2023. In India, it will release in as many as 10 languages. ## Stay tuned...