Tag: Spider-Man 4
Sony Schedules Three Films for Summer 2012
Sony will build up its summer 2012 schedule as Columbia Pictures add three highly anticipated movies; it was announced by Jeff Blake, Marketing and Distribution chairman for Sony Pictures.
The trio joining Sony’s already strong slate, which includes franchise tentpoles Men In Black 3, in 3D on May 25, and The Amazing Spider-Man in 3D on July 3.
The studio’s starting I Hate You, Dad; Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg starring on June 22. Here Comes the Boom, with Kevin James, is set to bow on July 27, followed by the Total Recall re-imagine, leading Colin Farrell, on Aug. 3.
Spider-Man Reboot: Summer 2012
Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced they are moving forward with “Spider-Man” based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager dealing with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.
The new chapter in the Spider-Man franchise produced by Columbia, Marvel Studios and Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, will have a new cast and filmmaking team. “Spider-Man 4″ was to have been released in 2011, but had not yet gone into production.
Release Dates For Pirates of the Carribean 4 and Thor
One day after Sony delayed Sam Raimi‘s Spider-Man 4′s production, “Thor” and “Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides” have adjusted their release dates to take advantage of such valuable box office real estate, Box-Office Mojo reports.
“Thor” has moved in to “Spider-Man 4″ May 5th, 2011 slot and fourth installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise has moved to Thor’s May 20th, 2011 spot.
Sam Raimi is Directing WORLD OF WARCRAFT Movie!
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced that Sam Raimi, director of Evil Dead, Spider-Man films and Drag Me to Hell, has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of World of Warcraft (WOW).
Variety says he’ll start supervising the pre-production and development of Warcraft: The Movie while at the same time finishing up Spider-Man 4. The fourth Spidey film starts shooting next year, with Warcraft to follow.
Sam Raimi: No Spider-Man 5 Plans
It was previously reported that Sony Pictures would film the next two installment of “Spider-Man” back to back, but director Sam Raimi has ended those rumors in a recent interview conducted by Ain’t It Cool News.
He said:
“No one’s talked to me about making part 5 at this moment. Right now I’m hoping to make part 4,”
As for when Spider-Man 4 might begin, Raimi added:
“It is a never-ending process. Basically we are talking about the story right now, shortly artists will come on and I’ll start giving them shots to draw. We are supposed to start talking to a production designer soon, so it will just keep getting larger and larger. Whenever the picture comes out we want to make sure we were shooting above the bar as it currently stands as far as visual effects go and we may or may not make that, but that will be my team’s goal when we start.”
Sony and Marvel recently announced a May 6, 2011 release date for “Spider-Man 4,” which means production would have to commence sometime next year.
Marvel Pushes Back Thor And The Avengers
Marvel Entertainment Inc said it rescheduled the release dates of some of its self-produced feature film properties through 2012.
Marvel has delayed its superhero blockbusters “Thor” and “The Avengers” by a year. Thor’s new release date is June 17, 2011, moved from July 16, 2010, while “The Avengers” is now on course for a May 4, 2012 arrival having been originally planned for July 15, 2011.
Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel said that the change of dates are in order to space out the release of their solo superhero movies before uniting the characters for ensemble film The Avengers.
