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Guess Who Is Directing ‘Spectacular Spider-Man’?!
Originally set for Sinister Six, Drew Goddard is now focusing solely on the next Spider-Man for Marvel Studios, Latino-Review reports.
Goddard – director of The Cabin In the Woods and writer on Cloverfield – would be taking the reigns on the new series potentially titled Spectacular Spider-Man (I guess they’ll save “Web Of Spider-Man” for the third reboot).
Sony will scrap everything planned, including an Aunt May movie (seriously?), but won’t tell another origin story (thank God).
We won’t be seeing Andrew Garfield as the web-slinger, as a new actor will be cast. And, something I’ve been screaming for even before Amazing Spider-Man, is that the focus is on high school. And when I say they want Peter Parker to be in high school, they want him to be there for an entire trilogy and grow up into the role (much like Harry Potter). They’re in this for the long haul.
Surprisingly, there are already leaked plot details. Explains the site, a major part of the first film will involve Spider- Man fighting Iron Man and then trying to pass the “audition” to join the Avengers! The villains? Well, the plan is to bring together the Sinister Six!
Everything here shows that Marvel is listening to the screaming of fan boys. And while I typically think they shouldn’t listen too hard, this is one situation where the fans are wholeheartedly correct. Spidey needs to be younger, he needs to stay in high school (the best stories from both the original and “Ultimate” series took place during Peter’s early years), and the audience doesn’t need another damn origin story.
Personally, I just want to see the high school drama built up as opposed to see 100 action set pieces. “Friday Night Lights” starring Spider-Man sounds great to me…
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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