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New Venom Trailer – Take a proper look at Tom Hardy’s Spidey symbiote

August 6, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

When Sony released a first teaser for their Venom movie in February, they probably weren’t expecting the, erm, venomous backlash they received. While their were complaints about all sorts of things, the ultimately boiled down to the fact they’d released a trailer that failed to actually show Venom.

They started to remedy that with a new trailer and poster in April, and now we get our best taste yet, which suggests this may be the twisted tale many had hoped, rather than the more sanitised Venom of Spider-man 3.

Here’s the brief synopsis: ‘One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom.’ The movie also stars Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott, with Ruben Fleischer directing.

The film will be in cinemas in October. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott  DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  FILMS: Venom  

New Venom Trailer – Take a proper look at Tom Hardy’s Spidey symbiote

April 24, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

When Sony released a first teaser for their Venom movie in February, they probably weren’t expecting the, erm, venomous backlash they received. While their were complaints about all sorts of things, the ultimately boiled down to the fact they’d released a trailer that failed to actually show Venom.

Now they’ve decided it’s time to remedy that with a new trailer and poster.

Here’s the brief synopsis: ‘One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom.’ The movie also stars Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott, with Ruben Fleischer directing.

The film will be in cinemas in October. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott  DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  FILMS: Venom  

Venom Teaser Trailer – Tom Hardy is having symbiote troubles in the Spider-man spin-off

February 8, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There are still plenty of people wondering quite how they’re going to make a standalone Venom movie work, especially as while the character may be very popular in the Spider-man universe, he’s normally thought of as a villain. While the first teaser for the movie doesn’t fully explain how Tom Hardy and the alien symbiote will work together, it hints at a Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde vibe.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom.’

That doesn’t exactly tell us a lot, so it’s worth taking a look at the teaser and the poster underneath it. The film itself, which also stars Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed, is due in cinemas in October. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams  DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  FILMS: Venom  

Riz Ahmed In Talks To Star Opposite Tom Hardy In Venom

August 10, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Sony is planning to expand its Spider-man universe with a Venom movie. They’ve made a good start by picking Tom Hardy for the central role, and now they’ve cast another excellent British actor in the movie.

Deadline reports that Riz Ahmed is in early talks to join the film. It’s not known exactly who he will play, but it is apparently a ‘popular Marvel Comics character’.

Venom is an alien symbiote that needs a human host to survive. He was introduced to movie audiences in Spider-man 3, but it left fans rather disappointed in how it was used and certainly didn’t leave viewers wanting more, despite how popular the character is in the Marvel comics. Not much has been revealed about the new film’s take on Venom, although it’s believed Hardy will play Eddie Brock, who becomes enmeshed with the symbiote. In the comics he’s generally been a supervillain, but it’s likely he’ll become more antihero for the new movie.

Rube Fleischer is set to direct the movie, which is currently due for release October 2018.

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ACTORS: Riz Ahmed, Tom Hardy  DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  FILMS: Venom  

Tom Hardy On For Spider-Man Spin-off Venom, With Ruben Fleischer Set To Direct

May 20, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy sure seems to like his comic book movies. After playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, he very nearly played Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad, until overruns on shooting The Revenant forced him to back out. Now he’s planning a return to the comic book world, as Variety reports that he’s set to star in Sony’s planned Spider-man spin-off, Venom.

The ‘alien symbiote that needs a human host to survive’ was introduced to movie audiences in Spider-man 3, but it left fans rather disappointed in how it was used and certainly didn’t leave viewers wanting more, despite how popular the character is in the Marvel comics. Not much has been revealed about the new film’s take on Venom. In the comics he’s generally been a supervillain, but it’s likely he’ll become more antihero for the movie.

Scott Rosenberg (“Jumanji”) and Jeff Pinkner (“The Dark Tower”) will write the script, with Zombieland’s Ruben Fleischer recently coming on board to direct. The whole thing will have to come together quickly, as Sony wants to release the movie during October 2018.

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy  DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  FILMS: Venom  

Miles Teller Up For Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang, With Ruben Fleischer Directing

March 11, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

miles-tellerMiles Teller got a lot of kudos opposite Oscar-winner JK Simmons in Whiplash and this summer he’s making a bid for superhero status as Reed Richard (aka Mr. Fantastic) in Fantastic Four. He’s certainly going places, including, according to TheWrap, a movie called The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang.

Universal has snapped up the rights to Josh Dean’s Atavist article, with Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) set to direct.

The true life tale if about a notorious and in some circles revered band of three 1980s bank robbers, with Atavist saying, ‘They were in and out in less than two minutes—that’s how they got away with millions. And for the duration of their reign, no bank robbers were more feared (though they never fired their guns) nor more pursued or more mythologized than the Stopwatch Gang. The members themselves were straight out of central casting: Lionel Wright, a meticulous introvert who could disappear in a room full of people; Paddy Mitchell, a charming and well-connected crook who saw an angle in everything and would go to any lengths to avoid the hell of being locked away; and Stephen Reid, a fearless point man who could find the weakness in any system and whose story—of addiction and descent into crime, of redemption and literary fame—was all prelude to a tragic but life-saving fall from grace.’

It’s not known who Teller will play, but it will presumably be one of the robbers. It’s not clear when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: Miles Teller  DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  

Ruben Fleischer To Helm Ghostbusters 3?

June 2, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

ruben-fleischerAs we just reported, Zombieland’s Ruben Fleischer was on Marvel’s list to replace Edgar Wright as director of Ant Man, but he apparently ruled himself out so he could spend time with his new baby. However if TheWrap is to be believed, once the little one has grown a bit he may return to the director’s chair for Ghostbusters 3.

If true it would keep Fleischer at Sony, where he made Zombieland and 30 Minutes Of Less (although he helmed Gangster Squad for Warner Bros). Having proven he can mix comedy and the supernatural together, he has apparently been sought out by Ivan Reitman, the director of the first two Ghostbusters movies. Reitman stepped down from the helming the third film himself after the death of Harold Ramis, but he is still onboard as a producer.

It’s believed that the third Ghostbusters films will have space for any of the original cast who wish to return (Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson almost definitely will, Sigourney Weaver is likely to, but Bill Murray is still up in the air), but will largely hand the action over to a younger team of spectre hunters.

The film isn’t likely to shoot for some time, and Sony hasn’t commented on the Fleischer rumours.

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DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  FILMS: Ghostbusters 3  

Ruben Fleischer Is Staying Overnight For A Disney Family Adventure

February 26, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

ruben-fleischerRuben Fleischer had success with Zombieland and 30 Minutes Or Less, but the much hyped Gangster Squad was a bit of a damp squib. He’s found a new film though, as he is in negotiations to direct the family adventure Overnight for Walt Disney Pictures, according to Variety.

Oren Uziel (The Kitchen Sink) wrote the script, which is described being like Home Alone but set in a large toy store similar to FAO Schwartz. It’s about a divorced father and his son who win a sleepover in the shop. However their treat takes on unexpected turn when they have to diffuse a hostage situation when thieves try to stage a robbery.

The movie was going to be made by Sony/Columbia Pictures, however Disney picked it up out of turnaround last year. It’s not known when it will shoot.

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DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  

Gangster Squad’s Ruben Fleischer Takes On Secret Sci-Fi Project

April 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

ruben-fleischerThere was a huge amount of anticipation for Gangster Squad, with early buzz suggesting it was going to be huge. However the film itself underwhelmed and wasn’t the break into the top rung of directors that Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes Of Less) was hoping.

However now he’s planning his next movie over at Sony Pictures, according to TheWrap, although no details about it have been released, other than that it’s a sci-fi/fantasy flick. Fleischer pitched to Sony by Fleischer, and the studio has since hired emerging screenwriter Eric Pearson to write the script.

It’s a bit of a homecoming for the director, as while he made Gangster Squad for Warner Bros, both Zombieland and 30 Minutes Or Less were backed by Sony. He’s also still working with Warners, as he currently attached to helm an adaptation of SpyHunter for them.

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DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  

Ruben Fleischer Up For SpyHunter Videogame Adaptation

February 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

ruben-fleisherRuben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad might not have lived up to the hype, but he’s moving forward by taking on a videogame adaptation, SpyHunter, with Deadline reporting that he’s signed up to direct, with Carter Blanchard writing the script.

SpyHunter started life as a 1980s arcade game before getting a reboot on the Playstation 2 back in 2001. A ‘vehicular combat’ game, the aim is for players drive around in supercars, blowing up bad guys and avoiding civilians. The most recent title in the franchise, Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run – which featured Dwayne Johnson, now less – was released in 2006.

It’s certainly not the first time Hollywood has thought about an adaptation, with the likes of John Woo and Paul W.S. Anderson previously attached – indeed the reason Dwayne Johnson was in Nowhere To Run was because he was meant to star in a movie version, although that idea was eventually canned.

Hopefully Zombieland helmer Fleischer will have more luck, although I wouldn’t be surprised if they wait to see how well Dreamworks driving game adaptation, Need For Speed, works out before deciding whether audiences will want to see this one.

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DIRECTORS: Ruben Fleischer  
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