‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Spoiler FAQ

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Spoiler FAQ
Rob Bricken — io9

What is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 about?

It’s about a man gifted with extraordinary powers who, through hard work and perseverance, finally manages to get his girlfriend killed.

This is awesome and you should click through and read every. single. word!

A couple more samples:

Okay… but that’s good, right?

Well, yes and no. Yes because Harry has access to all his father’s crazy secret projects — which, by the way, is literally in a folder titled “Secret Projects” — and no because that neurogenetic disease that his father succumbed to at the age of 50-something decides this is the week to…

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Roberto Orci Frontrunner for ‘Star Trek 13’

Roberto Orci Frontrunner for ‘Star Trek 13’
Mike Flemming Jr. — Deadline

After an aggressive lobbying campaign, Roberto Orci has emerged as the clear frontrunner to replace JJ Abrams and direct Paramount‘s third installment of the Star Trek series. I’m hearing they’re in talks. This comes after Orci parted company with longtime partner Alex Kurtzman (though they continue on TV projects). This would amount to another first-time director taking on a massive project, which has been hit (Snow White And The Huntsman) and miss (Transcendence, John Carter, 47 Ronin).

(Yes, I said Star Trek 13, in the headline, because that’s what this is. Mike Flemming Jr. says Star…

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Review

3 of 5 stars
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Since I am in a very small minority of a minority on the opinion I’m about to sling out there, I’m trying to figure out how to put this delicately. Oh, that’s right, I don’t care about putting it delicately. I did not like The Amazing Spider-Man. It was an incoherent mess of plot ideas and villains strung together in a fashion that made me question the theory of monkeys being able to write the collective works of Shakespeare given enough time. It was an extremely forgettable film that came entirely too soon after a fairly successful franchise that only faltered slightly with it’s third and…

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‘Star Wars VII’ Working Title

‘Star Wars VII’ Working Title
Harry — Ain’t It Cool News

Hey folks, Harry here… in response to my article earlier today a new source has come forward to confirm information that I’ve been sitting on for over a month. As I’ve said - getting confirmation has been a *****. I know lots of people in JJ’s camp - including JJ… but when I put the title to JJ… he never even responded. That alone was suspicious. But my original source had told me back in January that Abu Dhabi was a location, and when that came to be, he sent me a scoop that the title for STAR WARS EPISODE VII was THE ANCIENT FEAR.

We talked about this last night on the podcast (catch it…

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‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Traps the Box Office In Its Web

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Traps the Box Office In Its Web
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

(Yeah, yeah, sorry about the headline. Sometimes I can’t help myself and just have to write a cheesy one.)

While there were complaints about the “show everything” marketing campaign, and though critics were far less kind to the sequel than its predecessor, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” shot a web into the top spot this weekend, with a massive $92 million opening.

Already open overseas for the past two weeks, where it has already earned north of $275 million, this weekend puts the film over $365 million worldwide, with much more to come. The film’s performance beat the opening of Sam Raimi’s…

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‘Star Wars VII’ Cast Announced

‘Star Wars VII’ Cast Announced
StarWars.com

The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Director J.J. Abrams says, “We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We…

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Extended ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Trailer Brings on the Feels

Extended ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Trailer Brings on the Feels

My guess is you will want to have a box of tissues very close when you go to watch this one. And if you’re a guy, woe betide you should the secret of your less than manly emotionalism be discovered. At least that’s sure the kind of movie this looks like.

The film is based on the book by John Green and features Shailene Woodly as Hazel and Ansel Englort as Agustus Waters. Hazel and Agustus meet at a cancer support group and the two fall in love. But there’s no way this film is going to end on a super sweet surypy note because Hazel’s cancer is terminal while Augustus’ is in remission. That…

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‘Justice League’ Super Sequel to ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ Will Be directed by Zack Snyder

‘Justice League’ Super Sequel to ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ Will Be directed by Zack Snyder
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

We always knew that Warner Bros. were planning “Justice League,” but nothing was concrete. Last summer there were rumors that “The Flash” would drop in 2016, followed by “Justice League” a year later, but with “Batman Vs. Superman” now taking the ‘16 slot, that doesn’t seem likely (not to mention that whispers of a movie around “The Flash’ seem to have quieted). But today, WB has pulled the curtain back (somewhat) on their plans.

The Wall Street Journal reports that WB has made it official that “Justice League” is happening, though there are a few caveats. Firstly, the script is still being…

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‘The Other Woman’ Overwhelms ‘Captain America’

‘The Other Woman’ Overwhelms ‘Captain America’
Anthony Breznican — Entertainment Weekly

The threesome of Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton proved to be too much for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Fox’s raunchy girlfriends comedy, about two mistresses who team up with a man’s insecure wife to ruin his life and rediscover theirs, earned $24.7 million to bump the Marvel superhero from his three-week box office run at No. 1.

It was a surprisingly high number for The Other Woman, given that some analysts speculated the movie would do about half that by appealing strictly to female moviegoers. Given Diaz’s comedy track record with everything from There’s Something…

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Noah — Review

0.5 of 5 stars
Noah

Noah is a film that is sure to make people mad. A film and the enjoyment of it is already such a subjective thing. There are people in this world who, believe it or not, have seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier and hated it. And it’s perfectly legitimate for them to do so even if I completely disagree. There are many who have seen Noah, and who loved it for various different reasons. And I would even go so far as to say that liking or loving this film is a legitimate opinion. I do not share that opinion. You might recall that before now, I considered Cloud Atlas to be the worst film I…

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