National Cinemedia has posted the new Spider-Man 3 First Look which has been in theaters since December. Check out the footage here.
Wowwee, the makers of the popular Robosapien personal robot have announced they will be releasing a Spider-Man inspired robot appropriately called the Spidersapien. The robot will come dressed in the traditional red and blue Spidey outfit and quote several “Spider-Man” phrases. It will also simulate web-slinging with movements and sounds. The toy was announced at the Toy Fair in London and will be released to correspond with the upcoming third film. Pricing information has yet to be made available.
The rumored passing of the directing torch to Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi on The Hobbit has gained some momentum as the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Raimi has been telling associates and executives at Sony that he is thinking of directing the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
No deal has yet been made with the director and executives at New Line have stated that Raimi has yet to meet with CEO Bob Shaye who has publicly stated that “[Peter Jackson] will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I’m still working at the company.” MGM however, who owns distribution rights to the film, are standing behind Jackson. ”We support Peter Jackson and when the dust settles, we believe he is the one who will be making this movie,” said an MGM spokesperson.
The Hobbit tells the story of how Bilbo Baggins first discovers the magical ring and features other Lord of the Rings characters as Gandalf and Gollum. Ian McKellen, who portrayed Gandalf in the Rings trilogy, has stated he would not reprise his role in The Hobbit if Jackson wasn’t helming the picture.
With previous cameos as “Ring Announcer” and “Snooty Usher” in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 respectively, rumors of Bruce Campbell’s role in the upcoming Spider-Man 3 are running rampant. Some have speculated that Campbell will be taking on the role of the villainous Mysterio as a pre-cursor to a possible fourth film. As for Campbell himself? “All the Sony lawyers will let me say is that I once again have a pivotal role in the movie and that this time, Spider-man and I team up!” If Campbell does end up playing Mysterio, it wouldn’t be the first time Spidey joined forces with someone who later became his arch-enemy. We’ll have to wait and see when Spider-Man 3 releases May 4th.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
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