They’re rebooting Spider-Man. They’re remaking Total Recall. Sometimes, when you’re in the middle of summer movie craziness, it can seem like every movie is based on an already-existing movie. But that’s not really true — there are actually tons of genre movies in development that are new concepts, at least as …
Not since Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes has such a dramatic death hit the pages of fiction. Those with a sensitive disposition should look away now: Spider-Man is set to meet an unpleasant end in a new comic. The conclusion of the Death of Spider-Man story from Marvel’s …
Two titans of the comics industry are locked in a mortal struggle in a Wisconsin courtroom. Hanging in the balance: control of a popular character and lucrative royalties. The case pits Todd McFarlane–who was at one time the No. 1 artist in the business–against Neil Gaiman, a writer who has …
Plans for a fourth installment in the Spider-Man franchise have been scrapped after director Sam Raimi (and possibly) star Tobey Maguire decided to walk away from the project. Now Columbia Pictures is pursuing the re-boot route, going back to ground zero and retelling the birth of Spidey from scratch. Bloody …