We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.
Following a two-part teaser last week, fans got to see a brand new extended Superbowl sizzle reel for director Mark Webb‘s new film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, with lots of electrifying new footage introducing actor Jamie Foxx as Electro. Time will tell what fans will get from the pending development of the next two films in addition to the spin-offs involving Venom and The Sinister Six. For now though, movie goers will get their day as lead actor Andrew Garfield takes the lead of the titular wall-crawling, web-slinging superhero as he begins the greatest battle of his life.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach and also stars Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore and Sally Field.
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We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.
It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.
For a matter of about more than a decade now, comic book author and creator Todd MacFarlane expressed his anticipation on actively developing a feature-length return of the character Spawn to the big screen, having progressed into the talk of making a lower budgeted, closely managed sequel with a darker-toned vision suitable for an R-rating, compared to its 1997 predecesor from director Mark A.Z. Dippé. This year, it seems now that with the heightened popularity and success of Django Unchained, White House Down and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star, actor Jamie Foxx, MacFarlane’s Image Comics property is back in the headlines, and hitting heavy with a recent statement from the actor who recently spoke to Movies.com about the project, telling Erik Davis the following: “There’s a couple of them, Spawn…is one, yeah, and uh, Mike Tyson. Those are two roles that I would just love to, you know, get down with.” Foxx went on to add that he is “aggressively pursuing” both roles, but expanding a bit more dialogue on playing Mike Tyson in a new film.
The 1997 installation of Spawn from Dippé was not a huge success upon its release at the time, but it also succeeded in granting mainstream notoriety for action star Michael Jai White, who also spoke a few years back about what he would love to do for a new Spawn film. “I hope he does [make the film]. In the next couple years I might have to produce it myself. It’s a no-brainer.” he says. “Look at how these movies have done, superhero movies that have gone dark, and there hasn’t been one darker than Spawn. If we do it like we want to, it could be a game changer. I think Todd feels the same way as me – that we go R. Not a kinder, gentler Spawn, we go straight R – like pushing it, pushing NC-17. Give the fans what they expect. That edge brought [the comic book] to where it is. I would really like to show what that character can be.”
With all the talk revolving a new film, and considering the popularity of both Foxx and White, it looks like this film could happen. However, what’s still up for debate for some fans out there is if whether or not Foxx will get the role soon enough, or if White will make the come back. In my opinion, considering White might be busy with the Codename: Falcon franchise, in addition to Black Dynamite 2, Mortal Kombat, Blood And Bone 2, filming season 2 of Metal Hurlant Chronicles and playing Bronze Tiger in the CW television series, Arrow, Spawn might not be an option, which leaves Foxx a main contender…
Hey, its either him, or your sister’s boyhood crush from Titanic. But what do you think?
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To be honest, Channing Tatum was the last person I would expect to turn into a blockbuster action star. Films like Step Up and Coach Carter were a few of the films in which many of us first discovered him. Who would have thought he would be taking on Cung Le in Fighting, and the C.O.B.R.A. forces in both G.I. Joe films?
Today, before Channing Tatum fans catch him in action with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in this week’s release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Tatum and Jamie Foxx are here to bring the thrills with trailer for their new film, which also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Garcelle Beauvais, Jason Clarke and James Woods. The film was produced and directed by Roland Emmerich, based on a story and screenplay by Sheldon Turner and James Vanderbilt, and is set for release on June 28, 2013 from Columbia Pictures.