Archive for the ‘Rumors’ Category

Posted by Tom on December 2, 2009

Quentin Tarantino 150x150Those were the words exclaimed by Quentin Tarantino in a recent interview according to BadTaste.it in regards to the speculated third film in the series. The original Kill Bill films were released in 2003 and 2004, respectively, and have been host to various rumors since then (even including an anime prequel), mostly stirred by Terrantino, himself. This time, however, we have a definite timeframe: “I wanted 10 years to pass between the second and the third one… Uma needed the time off.” The video of this interview can be found on youtube.

Two days after the statement was made on a foreign language talk show, in which Terrantino also denied the possibility of a Pulp Fiction sequel, the acclaimed filmmaker confirmed that Kill Bill Vol. 3 will be his eighth film, followed by an unknown seventh, and can be expected in 2014.

This is huge news for the movie world and also begs the question, what to do about Bill? Obviously, both the character and the man who played him, David Carradine have passed away, but how can the film with his name in the title not contain some kind of presence by the diabolical, yet empathetic Bill? We’ll have to wait about 4 more years to find out.

Posted by Dustin on November 19, 2009

Shortly after Rachel McAdams denied any ties to the Black Cat role in Spider-Man 4 and Julia Stiles was rumored to be discussing the role, Nikki Finke has now uncovered that producers are interested in Anne Hathaway as well.

Sheesh, this Black Cat role is going beyond some sort of outlandish rumor craze. According to /Film, Finke has proven herself to be a rather reliable source in regards to Marvel Entertainment.

Still, I’m classifying this news as a strict rumor until we get some sort of official announcements. As always, we will keep you updated with everything Spider-Man 4 as the news becomes available.

Posted by Dustin on November 17, 2009

Wow, yet another internet rumor for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4. Earlier today we reported that Rachel McAdams has denied any affiliation with auditioning for the role of Black Cat in Spider-Man 4, yet two sources confirm that the Black Cat appears in the screenplay.

With McAdams out, UGO is reporting that Julia Stiles has met with a casting company in New York City to discuss a role in Spider-Man 4. The consensus on the interwebs is that she is auditioning for the role of Black Cat.

Check the related posts for other rumor reports circulating that include the McAdams story, a “Spider-Boy,” and other rumored villains.

We will continue to keep you up date with all the Spider-Man 4 news as it becomes available.

Posted by Dustin on November 16, 2009

A casting call uncovered by SpoilerTV hints strongly at the possibility of Mary Jane actually having a child, that is now a toddler, in Spider-Man 4.

I didn’t really want to report this because frankly, it is a very stupid idea and I doubt that director Sam Raimi would sink to this level. Then again, you never really know. I mean, they did it with Superman, so why not Spider-Man right?

I hope not.

Anyway, the original casting call can be seen below.

[TODDLER BOY] – 2 or 3 year old boy to play 2 year old, Caucasian with RED HAIR, an adorable toddler with an engaging personality, on set experience preferred. IDENTICAL TWINS ONLY

Now, everyone is in uproar over this simply because the boy is required to have red hair and obviously Mary Jane has red hair. While this is possibly a casting call for Mary Jane’s child, I seriously doubt it. Hopefully, it is just some kid that they need.

The Osbournes had red hair too right? If it is Mary Jane’s son, maybe it isn’t Peter Parker’s. Maybe, just maybe, it is Harry’s son?

I really hope it is the son of an irrelevant character, but who am I, right?

What do you think?

Posted by Dustin on November 11, 2009

According to /Film, the guys over at Hey U Guys have confirmed that Black Cat/Felicia Hardy will indeed be in Spider-Man 4.

Reportedly, director Sam Raimi has been considering Rachel McAdams and Romola Garai as potential female leads. While it has been rumored that they are auditioning to play Black Cat, this news has yet to be officially confirmed.

A quote from Hey U Guys let’s us know what is exactly that they’ve stumbled onto.

According to our friendly neighbourhood spider-source there are a number of actresses currently being considered for the role, but this at least confirms that Hardy is going to be in the film. We were also given a rough outline of the character’s story arc.

Their report goes on to tell us that the big screen Felicia Hardy is not the daughter of a cat burglar, like the original, but that he is instead in charge of the Daily Bugle. Presumably, this is how she comes to know Peter Parker, who she then goes on to fall in love with and discover the secret identity of, which will put both of them in danger.

Hardy’s father is also reportedly a villain in some sense, although it is likely he isn’t a costumed one. Then again, Hey U Guys reports that their source kept referring to this guy as “viper”, over and over. Who is that? I have no idea.

Hey U Guys also states that it is her father’s death that catapults Hardy into her new life style. /Film seems to think that this could be because an unmasked Peter Parker is unable to save him, thus creating a nice storyline of the importance that Spider-Man remain anonymous. I like it, but who knows?

With all this talk of Felicia Hardy, it is becoming more likely that Raimi may intend to kill off Mary Jane. This is even more likely if you consider that Raimi has reportedly wanted to get “back to basics.” Too many story lines and characters can add up to what we saw in Spider-Man 3, and no one wants that.

We will keep you updated with any more Spidey news as it becomes available.

Posted by Dustin on November 9, 2009

Rumors for Spider-Man 4 villains have really been circling the internet as of late. First I think was the one where Bruce Campbell will be Mysterio, then there was Willem Dafoe supposedly returning as the Green Goblin, and lastly was The Lizard making an appearance with the confirmation of Dylan Baker’s return.

However now, Mania is reporting that director Sam Raimi has ditched all of those ideas and decided to start casting for Black Cat as one of the villains for Spider-Man 4. Apparently, Raimi has taken full control of the project (which he didn’t have for Spider-Man 3) and decided to focus on Felicia Hardy’s alter ego as the cat-burglar.

With Black Cat being chosen as “one of” the Spider-Man villains, this contradicts previous reports that The Lizard would be the only baddie we would see this time around. The problem I have is that I don’t think too many fans will be eager to see Black Cat as a villain when there are many more popular ones to choose from. However, I’m not the director so don’t listen to me.

I think this could work as long as Raimi stays true to his claims of going “back to basics” in regard to the many problems with Spider-Man 3. We’ll have to wait until there is official confirmation on this. Until then, we will keep you posted with any more news or rumors regarding Spidey’s opponents.

Posted by Dustin on October 27, 2009

I’m posting this as a rumor because that is what it is. Right now, no official (or even substantially credible) source has confirmed this news. So please, take it for what it is and don’t get your hopes up/down too much.

MarketSaw is reporting that they have heard from a “strong source” that The Lizard would be the sole villain in Sam Raimi’s next stab at the webslinger franchise.

We know that actor Dylan Baker has confirmed his involvement in the next film, but he hasn’t revealed whether or not he would actually helm The Lizard persona this time around. It would, of course, make sense to have only one villain this time around, considering the most popular criticism of Spider-Man 3 is that it simply has too many.

We will have to wait and see if we get official word on this, right now I am pretty doubtful that this source is reliable.

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