One of the more confusing and intriguing recent developments in our ongoing Superhero Boom has been Sony’s development of their own cinematic universe based on Spider-Man characters … but without Spider-Man in it. They own the rights to those figures, but they’re co-producing Spidey sagas set in the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe, so the webslinger himself can’t be part of a new, self-contained mythology at Sony. They’re doing the next-best thing by having their own little world that centers around longtime Spider-Man supporting player Venom, and word has come down today that Tom Hardy will be playing him (and his alter ego, Eddie Brock) in 2018’s eponymous Venom. Ruben Fleischer of Zombieland will be directing. This will be Hardy’s return to the superhero genre after his muffled turn as Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, and it’s certainly a coup for Sony to grab such a beloved star, but the question remains: Will people see a Spider-flick that doesn’t have the original wall-crawler in it? If anyone can do it, it’s Tom, who is bald now:
Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock in #Venom, the upcoming film from Sony’s Marvel Universe releasing October 5, 2018 – production starts this fall. pic.twitter.com/OZQqDEvoum
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Word is they did a drastic re-cut from the R rated version (which was the only reason Hardy signed up for it). Looks like a typical early 2000's superhero flick. Sony still doesn't get it.
There is a story out saying Russian bots did a lot of the bad reviews for The Last Jedi as well. What a crock of shit. If your movies sucks, it will get bad reviews. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRichard:
There is a story out saying Russian bots did a lot of the bad reviews for The Last Jedi as well. What a crock of shit. If your movies sucks, it will get bad reviews.
Meh, got my tickets for tomorrow. Looking forward to the flick. [Reply]
It's a shame that (assuming current reviews hold) Sony can't figure out how to make a decent superhero movie. A different perspective, making movies that don't suck, would be welcome, at least to me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRichard:
There is a story out saying Russian bots did a lot of the bad reviews for The Last Jedi as well. What a crock of shit. If your movies sucks, it will get bad reviews.
basically when they make a crappy SJW movie, they always blame the reviews on russian bots and they will continue doing so. RT is the least credible place to get movie reviews as well. Disney ruined marvel & star wars, have no interest in watching anything marvel or star wars again. [Reply]
Am I the only one who finds Tom Hardy extremely overrated? Other than the Revenant and Bronson, Ive never seen a movie where his acting really stands out. Hell lately he's typecast as the guy who we can barely understand. Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]