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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY – Official Trailer

Description from video:

After the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks an entirely new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he's devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.

https://youtu.be/8TZMtslA3UY?si=sf73ccxujYQILWII 

Thursday, November 7, 2024

What if Spider Man and Batman Switched Villains

Why is Spider Man with a space but Batman doesn't have a space? You may answer because Spider Man is a Marvel hero and Batman is a DC hero, which is a reasonable (to me) answer. However, that doesn't explain why Plastic Man - who is a DC hero - has a space while Superman doesn't have a space?
https://youtu.be/ freTfsIluJM?si - What if Spider-Man and Batman Switched Villains | A Spider-Man and Batman Video Essay

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Nostalgia is Awesome

Here's the thing. 

I am interested in any article about my favorite movies. That's why I am disappointed in the article: From Phantom Menace to ASM, Why Are We Nostalgic for Things We Hate? By Darren Mooney, which was posted 3 days ago. The link for this article is provided below.

Don't go read it now though. That's why I do not like this article. My not liking the article has nothing to do with the content whatsoever. There are solid arguments. What you can see is how many times the article links to other sites: 

  • first paragraph - 4 links
  • second paragraph - 4 links
  • third paragraph - 4 links
  • fourth paragraph - 2 links

I want to be clear - I think articles about my favorite movies should cite sites that supplement or provide contextual background information. However, I wonder why authors wants to send the reader to 14 other sites. To be clear, the author (Darren Mooney) of this article is not the only writer who links to other sites. And it's not the number of links - 14 links in 4 paragraphs is not a ratio that crosses a threshold I cannot endure. My objection is that the reader has to choose whether to click the link to leave the page or continue reading the sentence. 

I am aware of this in my daily work as a Senior Technical Writer. I don't want to send the reader to another place mid-sentence. I want the reader to finish the sentence. After finishing the sentence, I want the reader to decide: yes, I want to read more or no, I don't want to read more. I endorse a hierarchy of:

  1. Read the page you are viewing
  2. Read the page(s) that are linked to from the initial page. 

All that said, here's the link: From Phantom Menace to ASM, Why Are We Nostalgic for Things We Hate? By Darren Mooney 3 days ago


 

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Funny & Cruel

The trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home is being released tomorrow so, today, this video was released to hype up the release tomorrow by watching today what the cast is seeing today that I will be able to see tomorrow.

Monday, October 18, 2021

Spider-Man No Way Home Trailer: New Future Spider-Man Explained and Marvel Phase 4 Easter Eggs

There is SO much hype about the upcoming Spider-Man No Way Home movie that is coming out in December (right before Christmas)! I hope it's not disappointing! I also really would like to see the movie in a theater.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Sony Breaks Silence On Spider-Man Split With Marvel



Shots have been fired… or maybe, webs have been slung?

Marvel fans had their worst fears realized on August 20th, when it came to light that Disney and Sony couldn't come to an agreement to keep Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in upcoming releases. After Sony-produced films like 2007's Spider-Man 3 and 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 failed to truly capture the essence of the web-slinger, and in light of just how popular and successful Spider-Man has been in the MCU, fans have been quick to denounce the decision. Once the story went public, Sony wasted little time in issuing its response and - surprise, surprise - they are placing the blame on Disney.

The spokesperson stated:

"We are disappointed, but respect Disney's decision not to have him continue as a lead producer of our next live-action Spider-Man film. We hope this might change in the future, but understand that the many new responsibilities that Disney has given him - including all their newly added Marvel properties - do not allow time for him to work on IP they do not own."

Apparently, the fallout between the two companies came after Disney suggested it deserved more of the profit from future Spider-Man movies, requesting the standing five percent day-one box office cut to be increased to a 50 percent co-financing stake in the franchise. Obviously, Sony turned that down, wanting the current deal - in which Disney also receives all merchandising revenue - to continue instead.

To be fair to Sony, Feige does seem to have more on his plate than ever before. With the Mouse House launching its streaming platform Disney+ at the end of the year, the head of Marvel Studios is hard at work making sure the numerous superhero offerings that are coming to the platform are up to snuff - not to mention ensuring the success of the various Phase 4 films that are in the works as well.

And with the surprisingly massive box office of Venom and the critical and commercial success of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony is in a much stronger place with its comic book franchise than it was back when the original deal was struck with Disney in 2015. Sony has had the film rights to Spider-Man since 1999, back when Marvel Comics was doing its best to recover from bankruptcy and resorted to licensing many of its most popular characters to film studios just to stay afloat. Times have changed for both companies, and Sony is evidently standing its ground in a major way.

For his part, Tom Holland - who has played Marvel's wall-crawler in five films since first appearing in 2016's Captain America: Civil War - is contracted to appear as Spider-Man in two more standalone movies for Sony. Of course, Spider-Man solo pictures are not the only thing Sony Pictures has going on right now, as the studio is looking to create its own successful franchise of Marvel-based films after Venom did gangbusters at the box office. Previously announced films that are in pre-production at the studio include an Andy Serkis-directed Venom sequel and a pic starring Jared Leto as classic Marvel antihero Morbius the Living Vampire.

The studio also hasn't been shy about other possible projects to expand its Spider-Man universe. In an interview with Vanity Fair in late 2018, then-series producer Amy Pascal mentioned that Sony was interested in reviving the previously shelved Sinister Six film based on the iconic group of Spider-Man villains.

In light of all this news, many questions remain. Can Holland's Peter Parker leave one cinematic universe merely to join another? Are fans of the MCU ready and willing to support Spider-Man outside of Feige's steady and knowledgeable hands? The last truly successful non-animated Spider-Man film Sony produced came over 15 years ago with Sam Raimi's iconic 2004 picture Spider-Man 2.

That's an eternity in Hollywood time, but it's possible that time has given Sony perspective and that the studio could put together a team that creates a remarkable piece of filmmaking that blows the box office apart. One thing's for sure: given that superhero films are largely a surefire box office draw in Tinseltown, Spider-Man leaving the MCU is a major shift with billion-dollar implications.

It doesn't look like either studio is going to budge on this decision, unfortunately, so fans are going to have to get used to a reality where Peter Parker isn't carrying on the legacy of Tony Stark after all.