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The Best ‘Spider-Man’ Will Be Animated (In 2018)
While Sony is destroying the live-action Spider-Man franchise all over again, they’re actually planning something “spectacular”.
One of the best children’s movies in the past decade is The Lego Movie, which was not only entertaining for kids, but also the adults who took them to the theater (and were forced to watch over and over again on home video).
Sony Pictures has tapped the widely sought after Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, directors of said Lego Movie, to write and produce an animated Spider-Man feature, dubbed the “first of it’s kind”, to be released July 20, 2018.
“It will be something quite unlike anything you have seen before,” said Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures entertainment motion picture group during the Sony Studios presentation at CinemaCon. “The highly technical term for it is, ‘It’s (expletive) awesome.’ ”
This is exciting news as doing something animated opens up unlimited opportunities. I recall Raimi having huge difficulties with both Dr. Octopus and Venom because of CGI limitations. With animation, there are no limitations – and this includes casting multiple villains/characters. And maybe, just maybe, we get to see an African American Spider-Man? That would be cool, no?! Oh, and if it’s a success, could it open the door to other animated features?! (Yes.)
The live-action Spider-Man reboot is casting now for release in July 28, 2017. The animated version will not tie-in to the existing live-action Marvel franchises.
Comics
‘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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