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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Amazing Spider-man 2 Logo Revealed On A New Banner

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The Amazing Spider-man 2 is hoping to make a big splash at Comic-Con this weekend, and ahead of that they’ve released a new banner image, which gives us our first look at the logo, as well as a fresh look at the new Spidey suit.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough.

‘Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.’

It’s due out May 2nd 2014.

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New Amazing Spider-man 2 Pics Reveal More Of Electro & Rhino

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Yesterday we got our first official look at Amazing Spider-man 2 villain Electro with the new cover of EW, and now a load more images have been released from inside the mag’s Comic-Con 2013 preview issue.

They give us a better look at the creepy Electro, as well as Paul Giamatti’s Rhino’s, along with Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker, Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy.

It’s all looking pretty cool as Spider deals with his rising public profile as well as his promise to Gwen’s father to stay away from her – a promise he can’t keep – although hints at where the film series is going suggest that he ought to.

The Amazing Spider-man 2 hits cinemas May 2nd 2014. Click on the pics below for larger versions.

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Andrew Garfield Wants To Know Why Can’t Spiderman Be Gay?

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Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-manAlthough Hollywood might occasionally put a gay side-character into a big movie, there’s little chance they’d make the hero of a major big-budget superhero movie on the LGBT spectrum. But Spider-man himself, Andrew Garfield, wants to know why.

Talking to EW he asks, “What if MJ is a dude? Why can’t we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It’s hardly even groundbreaking! So why can’t he be gay? Why can’t he be into boys?”

Garfield even know who he wants to play the male MJ. “I’ve been obsessed with Michael B. Jordan since The Wire,” he says. “He’s so charismatic and talented. It’d be even better—we’d have interracial bisexuality!”

His questioning was a result of a discussion with producer Matt Tolmach about Mary Jane or ‘MJ’ to fans, where he says, “I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ.”

I think it’s safe to say that MJ will remain female, even if Shailene Woodley, who came in to do a few scenes as Mary Jane, was recently cut from The Amazing Spider-man 2. She was supposed to be a small part of the second film, before becoming more important in parts 3 & 4. It’s already been decided the part will be recast – which does leave the door open to Spidey going on the downlow, but to be honest, I can’t see it happening.

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First Official Look At Amazing Spider-man 2’s Electro

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A couple of months ago we posted a few set photos, giving us a look at Jamie Foxx’s blue Electro, but it’s only now we get out first official look, with Electro facing off against Spider-man on the cover on Entertainment Weekly.

He’s not exactly pretty, but he does look rather cool.

Here’s the film’s synopsis: ‘In The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2, for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.’

It’s due in cinemas May 2014.

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Mary Jane Watson Cut From The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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shailene-woodleyWhile Mary Jane Watson wasn’t in The Amazing Spider-man, she was supposed to be in the sequel, with Descendants star Shailene Woodley taking the role. However it now appears her scenes have been cut.

Entertainment Weekly recently spoke with actress Woodley about her role in the upcoming YA adaptation Divergent, and it was actress herself who revealed that she has been bumped from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She says, “Of course I’m bummed. But I’m a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason….based on the proposed plot, I completely understand holding off on introducing (Mary Jane) until the next film.”

Woodley’s role in the movie was only going to be small – indeed she only shot for three days on the movie – leading into an expanded role in Amazing Spider-man 3.

Director Marc Webb comments, “I made a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship. Shailene is an incredibly talented actress, and while we only shot a few scenes with Mary Jane, we all love working with her.”

While the character of Mary Jane Watson is still expected to appear in the third adventure, it appears she may be recast and that Woodley is out. Indeed, some are speculating that with Sony wanting Spidey movies in 2014, 2016 and 2018, potential conflicts with Woodley’s schedule on Divergent and any sequels to that movie are behind why she’s been dropped from the second Spider-man film and will be recast for the third and fourth. We’ll have to wait and see whether Woodley does indeed get replaced.

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Sony Officially Announces The Amazing Spider-Man 3 & 4

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amazing-spider-man-2-suitThe Amazing Spider-man 2 may not arrive in cinemas until May 2nd next year, but Sony obviously has a lot of confidence in it – as well as their ability to turn it into an on-going story – as they’ve already set release dates for The Amazing Spider-man 3 & 4.

Jeff Blake, Chairman, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for Sony Pictures, announced that the next two films in the story of Peter Parker will be released on June 10, 2016, and on May 4, 2018, respectively. That’ll certainly keep Andrew Garfield busy.

Commenting on the announcement, Blake said, “Spider-Man is our most important, most successful, and most beloved franchise, so we’re thrilled that we are in a position to lock in these prime release dates over the next five years.”

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner, with a previous draft by James Vanderbilt. It’s not known if any of them are working on the new sequels, although it is believed Vanderbilt was originally hired with a plan for a series of Spidey film. However, as his script was taken over by others, they may no longer be following his ideas.

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First Look At Paul Giamatti As Rhino In The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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Director Marc Webb has been trying to keep us up to date with what’s been happening on the Amazing Spider-man 2, and his latest tweeted treat is the first image of Paul Giamatti as The Rhino in the movie.

The pic sees Giamatti driving a tow-truck the size of a semi in the midst of a police chase.

He doesn’t look particularly Rhino-like, but he does have some pretty scary tattoos. Perhaps he’ll get more Rhino-like as the movie progresses, in the same way Jamie Foxx Electro starts out normal but turns blue.

The movie’s out summer 2014.

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First Look At Jamie Foxx As A Blue Electro In Amazing Spider-man 2

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The Amazing Spider-man 2 has been shooting for a few weeks now, but it’s only now that Jamie Foxx has been spotted on set in his Electro make-up, and as you can see above and below, he’s looking pretty blue.

Yahoo! has got the pics, which you can see above and below. Although the icy blue look makes sense to outsiders for a character called Electro, fans of the comic book may be less impressed. Indeed, they may start wondering why Mr. Freeze is in a Spider-man movie, especially as in the comics Electro has pink skin but wears a flamboyant star shaped green and yellow mask.

Electro is Max Dillon, a bad guy who gains the ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning. In the comics he can shoot electricity from his fingertips and manipulate electronic devices, although it hasn’t been confirmed what powers he’ll have in the movie.

The Amazing Spider-man 2 is due out May 2nd 2014.

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Chris Cooper Is The New Green Goblin In The Amazing Spider-man 2

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Chris-CooperThe Amazing Spider-man 2 may have already started shooting, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped hearing about new additions to the cast, as THR reports that Chris Cooper has signed on to portray Norman Osborn in the movie.

While we knew that Oscorp would feature in director Marc Webb’s sequel, Norman Osborn’s casting hasn’t been confirmed until now. Dane DeHaan is playing Norman’s son Harry Osborn.

It isn’t known at this time if Norman will transform into The Green Goblin in this sequel, or if they are holding off on using that villain for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 – the THR report does specifically mention Green Goblin, but it’s unlikely he’s a main bad bad guy in this film, although it’s possible his transformation will be in the film.

Marc Webb is directing from a screenplay by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Jeff Pinkner. Production is currently under way in New York City.

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Take A Look At The New Amazing Spider-man 2 Suit

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Last week Marc Webb tweeted a pic that suggested a slightly different look for Spidey in The Amazing Spider-man 2, and now ComingSoon, has managed to get hold of a better look, showing us the larger eyes and slightly changes to the colour and texture. Indeed it’s closer to the comic look than any of the previous movies.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough.

‘Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.’

The film’s due out May 2nd 2014.

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