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As you’ve likely heard by now, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is dominating movie theaters, the box office, and arguably killing all the competition that is severely hurting in comparison. The superhero crossover movie has surpassed the $876 million mark worldwide, is already the highest-grossing film in North American in 2021, with $385 million, and is poised to hit $1 billion on Christmas Day, according to Deadline, which would make it the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide too.

Sony Pictures said Monday. It’s also the best opening weekend ever for Spider-Man films, Sony Pictures and the month of December.While the extra push Sunday put “No Way Home,” ahead of “Avengers: Infinity War," which opened to $257.7 million in April 2018, it’s still a ways behind “Avengers: Endgame," which debuted to $357.1 million in April 2019.The stellar opening was a much-needed win for the theatrical exhibition business, which has struggled during the pandemic.

We’re likely going to see more collaboration between Sony Pictures and the Disney-owned Marvel Studios for future “Spider-Man” installments with teasing of a new trilogy from producer Amy Pascal and “Spider-Man 4” potentially already in development stages. There had been assumptions about the new deal struck between former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Sony’s Tom Rothman, during an in-depth interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actor Tom Holland revealed what the deal actually entails.

Tom Holland‘s fate as Spider-Man has officially been revealed.

a k a Cyber Monday, but in reality we are in the “Spider-Man” universe now — his multiverse, actually.“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is already being considered as the ultimate Spider-Man movie, featuring villains (and allegedly heroes) across 20 years of live-action films.

Basic vaccine mandates for children to go attend public school, enter the military, or travel to certain countries, are as old and common as the day is long. Still, the politicized furor over Covid-19 vaccine mandates continues to make headlines.

Having already grossed $287.7 million worldwide, it’s unclear if “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” will get anywhere near the $850+ million gross of the original, but given the global pandemic, it still feels like another feather in Sony Pictures‘ cap, establishing that they can make a lot of money off the Marvel brand, even without direct help from Marvel Studios. And there are more of their Spiderverse films on the way.

After nearly a decade in development, the film adaptation of “Uncharted,” one of the best-selling video-game franchises of the past decade, finally hits theaters in winter 2022. Fans of the series will experience the character Nate Drake using his quick wits and social savvy to hunt treasure on the big screen.

No one seems more determined to will their franchise into being than Ivan Reitman and his Ghost Corps. company.

*Warning there are spoilers ahead for “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”* Last weekend saw Sony Pictures come away with the most substantial domestic box office opening since the pandemic started with “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” earning a hefty $90.1 million. One of the big draws seemingly was the mid-credit scene that sadly leaked early thanks to fan screenings that didn’t adhere to Tom Hardy’s instructions, not to spoil the film.

Before its release, “Venom” seemingly had disaster written all over it; a goofy “Spider-Man” spinoff that didn’t feature Peter Parker and a forgettable/generic villain in Riot. But never underestimate Tom Hardy and Marvel Comics characters getting asses in seats, as the film ended up making Sony Pictures an impressive $856 million at the global box office.

We’ll have to wait even longer to get our Tom Cruise fix from Paramount Pictures. The studio has further delayed the releases of both “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible 7” along with “Jackass Forever.” This comes after multiple hiccups for the “Top Gun” sequel, with the release playing musical chairs for almost two years.

We’ll have to wait even longer to get our Tom Cruise fix from Paramount Pictures. The studio has further delayed the releases of both “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible 7” along with “Jackass Forever.” This comes after multiple hiccups for the “Top Gun” sequel, with the release playing musical chairs for almost two years.

stepped down from the coveted host gig last week amid public outrage and resurfaced sexist comments.

Many are excited to see Lady Gaga‘s return to acting with the Ridley Scott crime drama “House of Gucci,” seeing her star alongside Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, and others. However, it looks like she had to drop out of another film to make it as Collider reports that she had a scheduling conflict and couldn’t make Brad Pitt‘s upcoming action film “Bullet Train” helmed by director David Leitch (“John Wick,” “Atomic Blonde,” “Hobbs & Shaw,” “Deadpool 2“).

Sony‘s acquisition of anime streaming site Crunchyroll wraps up, there are reports that it will be included in a “more expensive” tier of PlayStation Plus in the future.Earlier in the week (August 9), Sony confirmed that it had completed an acquisition of Crunchyroll for a final price of $1.175billion (£847million).

Sony Pictures has landed an interesting and unorthodox lead for their latest kids’ movie that will take place in New York City and will have musical numbers.

Despite making new post-theatrical streaming deals with both Netflix and Disney+, Sony Pictures is working alongside Amazon Prime Video to bring a live-action Marvel Comics series to the streaming giant featuring the Sony-owned Spider-Verse character “Silk,” who has the alter-ego of Cindy Moon. Like Peter Parker and Miles Morales, Cindy is a spider-based hero.

Confusion and uncertainty would be good descriptors of how fans feel about Tom Holland’s future as “Spider-Man.” Sony Pictures‘ has multiple ‘Spider-Man’ spinoffs in the works developing their splinter cinematic universe featuring characters such as Venom, Carnage, Morbius, and Kraven, among others, but how does Spider-Man factor into those projects given, he’s so far in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which seems fairly disconnected from Sony’s Spider-verse? Continue reading Sony Exec Says Their

Amazon snatched up MGM. Disney has Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Marvel Studios.

K.J. Yossman “The Killing Kind,” the latest novel from best-selling author Jane Casey, has been optioned by Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films.The thriller, which is published Thursday by HarperCollins, will be adapted into a limited series by screenwriters Zara Hayes (“Showtrial”) and Jonathan Stewart (“Meet You in Hell”).

Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films has optioned Jane Casey’s novel The Killing Kind and will adapt it into a limited series.

Sony Pictures has been slowly assembling their own Marvel Comics cinematic universe with characters connected to the “Spider-Man” rights. First, they shocked skeptics, critics, and pundits with the Tom Hardy film “Venom” which grossed over $800 million at the international box office; impressive, given that the film removed Peter Parker’s connection to the anti-hero’s origin and Tom Holland didn’t appear in the film.

When reports surfaced that “Spider-Man 2” actor Alfred Molina would be reprising the role of Doctor Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus, the internet flipped and went to further speculation mode. It seemed like the multiverse was truly upon Marvel.

It started with a joke. Tom Holland revealed the title of the upcoming Sony/Marvel “Spider-Man 3” film to be “Spider-Man: Phone Home.” Holland posted it, along with a first look to Instagram (see below).

The Russo Brothers were so impressed with Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in their “Captain America: Civil War” film (and ‘Infinity War,’ and ‘Endgame’) they immediatey decided to tap his talents for their first directorial effort outside Marvel. So, As the star of their ApplteTV+ crime drama “Cherry,” Holland is doing all the press rounds and really gunning for that Oscar.

It started with a joke. Tom Holland revealed the title of the upcoming Sony/Marvel “Spider-Man 3” film to be “Spider-Man: Phone Home.” Holland posted it, along with a first look to Instagram (see below).

There have been plenty of wild rumors concerning Sony/Marvel’s “Spider-Man 3” making the rounds online. While some have been confirmed, like the addition of Alfred Molina returning as “Spider-Man 2” villain Doctor Octopus, many others have yet to be confirmed.

Many moons ago, when we were so much younger and so much more innocent, back in March 2020, when the pandemic first started, Sony Pictures looked like smart trailblazers. They saw the writing on the wall immediately and knew “Tenet” in the summer of 2020 would be a joke: the company wrote off 2020 entirely (someone was talking to Dr.

Naman Ramachandran Peter Cattaneo will direct and Lesley Manville will star in a six-part series adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s acclaimed crime novel “Magpie Murders” for PBS Masterpiece and BritBox U.K.The U.K.’s Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films (“Alex Rider”) is producing.

A true-crime podcast examining the life and times of Ghislaine Maxwell is being adapted for TV. The rights to Hunting Ghislaine, from Brit radio station LBC and radio and outdoor media giant Global, has been picked by Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films, with plans to turn it into a limited scripted series.

Manori Ravindran International EditorA chart-topping true crime podcast about Ghislaine Maxwell from U.K. radio station LBC is being adapted for television.Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films has nabbed screen rights to “Hunting Ghislaine” from LBC (Leading Britain’s Conversation) and outdoor media powerhouse Global.

In summer 2019, Sony Pictures made the PlayStation Productions, announcement–a new creative division that would develop new film and television projects based on their video games. It’s been over a year since we’ve heard much, but a new update has arrived from Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, “A Simple Plan” cinematographer wins Tallinn award; Zinc’s Red Sauce adds producers; LGBTQ-themed streamer Froot launches; and Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleven reveals training program for people of color.Estonian-Canadian cinematographer Alar Kivilo will receive the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival‘s inaugural lifetime achievement award.Born in 1953 in Montreal into a family of Estonian emigres, Kivilo began his cinematography career

As release date Jenga continues its domino effect, films moved to 2021 ages ago by early-bird studios like Sony, are having to push forward again. Sony Pictures, who moved all their 2020 movies to 2021 in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic panic, has decided to push their “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” sequel to June 11, 2021 — exactly 37 years after the original.

Still hot off the heels of her tremendous directing debut, “Booksmart”—one of the most accomplished first films in recent memory—actor/director Olivia Wilde has been tapped to direct a Marvel film over at Sony Pictures, meaning one of the characters within Spider-Man’s Spiderverse, or as it’s officially known as, Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. Update: Deadline now retroactively says, Spider-Woman is believed to be the character, but none of that is official.