Another Spider-Man 3 Trailer
April 12, 2007 | 2 Comments
Based mostly off the NBC HD exclusive trailer, Sony put out this new Spider-Man 3 trailer.
In addition to the extended fight footage with the new Green Goblin, we also see a better outline of the plot. We also see a scarred face Harry, leading us to believe he was not killed in either of the two places where previous clips implied he may have died. The part most people will be excited about in this trailer is the fight sequence with Venom. It is fairly extensive and show Eddie Brock first merge with the suit, we see him with sharpened and pointy teeth, and we see Venom able to sneak up on Spider-Man, meaning they will keep his ability to not set off Spider-Man’s “spider sense”.
I have to say, I think they have shown too much of this movie. Frankly, if you compiled all the trailers and exclusive footage together, you would probably have most of the film right there. I had hoped they would make Venom like Jaws and keep him hidden up until release. The buzz and excitement over seeing him alone would have made this movie break all records.
I recommend not watching this trailer or anymore trailers May 5, 2007 will be here soon enough. If you can hold off until then, you will enjoy this movie more, I’m certain of it.
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Spider-Man 3: Images of Venom
November 13, 2006 | 9 Comments
Thanks to Alan Derosby the site tip, I finally got the opportunity to see a clear version of the Comic Con footage I had previously blogged a blurry version of. The key moment I was dying to see was the end footage which featured the first imagery of a full Venom.
I know Sony has been yanking this footage all over the place, so I’ve merely grabbed to frames of the video to publish, hopefully they’ll allow this to stay. With the 100s of incoming searches I get for this daily, I’d think they’d want this promoted as much as possible. Fan zeal for this film is at an all time high, they should milk the community to create the largest opening ever, but that’s just me.
To my delight, they have chosen a McFarlane-esque Venom. At least for now we see sharp teeth, but no oversized tongue or excessively huge Venom. In many ways, I hope the quick clip with Brock begging to end Parker’s life in a church followed by his transformation into Venom becomes the final scene, or even a post credits scene to end the third movie. It would make the ideal cliffhanger and would guarantee a fourth film.
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Spider-Man 3: Comic Con Footage
July 29, 2006 | 4 Comments
Here it is, the Spider-Man 3 footage from this years San DIego Comic Con footage! OK, so this looks like complete trash, most likely filmed with a fanboy cellphone, but the voice over from Aunt May is entertaining and hearing the crowd go absolutely bonkers is cool. The trailer ends with what appears to be a first video look at Venom.
Sony, please just release this footage to the internet in HD! Everyone is clamoring for it. Invest your time putting this out, even unfinished, not in shutting down excited fans. Hell, even the crappy footage is free advertising, except it is costing you a ton shutting it down. Idiots.
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Spider-Man 3: Venom First Look
July 23, 2006 | 51 Comments
Here it is, the first image of Venom from the upcoming Spider-Man 3. It was released as a wallpaper on the official site. There is also another great wallpaper of Peter ripping open his shirt to reveal the black suit underneath.
The Venom shot is clearly Eddie Brock (Topher Grace) and not Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire). This image also shows him with really sharp teeth as we would expect Venom to be. In the background it appears the setting is a church. I would assume this scene is occurring just after Peter fights off the symbiote as shown in the trailer.
On another quick note, I’m very excited about the Spider-Man 3 movie blog they have created. Hopefully it is used well for intimate looks behind the scenes or direct communication with actors, directors, etc.
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Spider-Man 3 Trailer, A Detailed Look
June 28, 2006 | 22 Comments
Anyone who knows me knows I’m crazy amounts of obsessive about Spider-Man. Anyone who doubts that fact… well… you won’t after you look at the rest of this post. So without further ado, a clip by clip break down of the entire Spider-Man 3 Teaser Trailer!
Opening CGI banner, “How Long…” displayed on a Spider-Man-esque texture.
CGI continues switching quickly to the text: “Can Any Man Fight The Darkness…”. Following the display of the text, in comes an oily black substance. Clearly representing “the darkness” this is also the first clue that the black suit or Venom suit will somehow be involved in this story.
All of the CGI texture is taken over by the black substance, the texture becomes that of a black suit. The text changes to “Before He Finds It In Himself”. The camera begins to pan out.
We now see Spider-Man sitting in the black suit. It is raining. He turns to look straight into the camera. Then jumps from his perch.
From what appears to be Spider-Man’s perspective we look down at his hands. His fingers are clenching and flexing as he stares at them.
As the camera cuts back to third person we see Spidey with his hands on his head. For those familiar with the story of the black suit, notice the bell to the right of the shot. I expect this is significant.
The shot cuts to Harry Osborn in a balcony of some sort. He sneers at the camera.
It cuts back to Spider-Man, he is tearing at his mask. We see the back of his head exposed. The suit does not seem to be flowing as expected… Odd.
The shot cuts to Eddie Brock played by Topher Grace staring upwards intently. He stands on a slate tiled floor. Is this within a church perhaps?
Another cut, Mary Jane Watson is shown for the first time, portrayed by Kirsten Dunst. She is sitting in what would appear to be a formal setting in a black strap dress. The look on her face is not happy.
We switch to Peter lying in bed most likely asleep without his mask, but otherwise in the red and blue costume. As the camera angle changes we can see a black rubbery substance beginning to crawl up his arm.
The scene shifts to a profile shot of Peter Parker. He is not at all happy in this shot. He is wearing a collared shirt with a suit. Did someone die, or is he going to some other formal event? Aunt May does not appear in this trailer, did they kill her off?
The pace changes and we go back to Spider-Man clearly struggling with the suit.
From another angle we see the suit being removed from his back. The setting appears to be the same as all other shots involving the black suit up until this point.
Now we switch back to a shot of Spider-Man with the red and blue suit. From an upside down hanging position we see him spring rapidly towards the ground.
Arguably the sweetest shot from the trailer, we see Sandman in full sand form sweep down and collide with a police officer. If you don’t think this is flippin sweet, there’s no impressing you.
The shot cuts to Peter parker on the street looking shocked at something.
This cuts to the first happy moment with Mary Jane and Peter making out while in a gigantic spider web. Go Pete!
And we’re back to black suit Spidey! He crouches in a window or doorway. We seem to be back in the stone based gothic setting shared by all the black suit scenes to this point.
Our first shot of the new Green Goblin is a quick one. When viewed in slow motion it is clear that something about the glider has changed. Additionally, Goblin is not wearing the same suit as he did in the first Spider-Man movie. Instead there seems to be a loose fitting jacker and either a form fitting mask or just greened skin. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am that Goblin does not in any way look like a Power Ranger!
We see black suit Spidey again, in a subway tunnel. He shoots dual webs at a target.
A-ha! He is shooting towards Flint Marko aka Sandman played by Thomas Hayden Church! He hooks the passing train and propels foot first towards Marko/Sandman.
Here is where we cut to my favorite scene. Peter is dancing with Gwen Stacy! It appears to be some sort of tango or something. As he leads into dipping her, there is the clear appearance of longing in her eyes. I cannot wait to see how this love triangle plays out. The Peter/MJ/Gwen triangle carries years of angst and conflict in the comics, hopefully they do it justice here.
We cut to MJ on the floor? She is in a regular looking whit shirt and looks back over her shoulder. She appears afraid.
It cuts back to some action, Spidey is falling from what appears to be a building, two large chunks of debris travel with him.
A pumpkin bomb hovers over the shoulder of Harry Osborn. As he turns his glance towards it, it suddenly detonates. Is this the causality of him becoming the full fledged Goblin? Is he somehow scarred or damaged by this event?
We then cut to an odd scene. Peter is falling through space, quite high up, obviously in the city. He sees an engagement ring floating in front of him, he is lunging for it. Is this part of some sort of dream sequence? Is it possible he is fighting for MJ with Green Goblin Harry as is implied by the placement of these clips?
We then see un costumed Harry punching aggressively towards the camera. He too is up high with the city scape as a backdrop.
It cuts to an un costumed Peter on the side of a building. The new Goblin is flying towards him on the new glider. The new glider appears to resemble a snow board more closely than any conventional glider from the first Spider-Man or any of the comic gliders. Spidey dodges and the Goblin crashes abruptly into the wall.
Moving back away from the action we see MJ talking with someone. She appears to be making an emotional connection with this male figure. The angle changes and we see it is Harry as MJ reaches out to stroke his hair.
We see Peter briefly looking shocked. In theory this is in reaction to the Harry/MJ interaction we just witnessed. He is dressed in a black suit with a black ties. Ladies in the background are also dressed in black. This clip has me seriously fearing for Aunt May’s life…
We cut back to some action! Black suit Spider-Man is swinging across as a pipe bursts with extreme amounts of water.
The scene changes and we see Peter again. In this shot he looks exceptionally angry. His hair is darker and greasier. My belief is that the black suit is having a negative affect on him. This is also implied by the limited voice over. Shocking here though is that he pulls his coat apart revealing the black suit under his normal clothes. In the conventional Spider-Man continuity, the black suit was able to morph into whatever form or clothing appearance he needed. If the new suit possessed this, he would not be wearing clothes over it… It would appear they have made a significant modification to what the suit is capable of. Let’s hope it’s for the best and not like the stupid organic webbing we’re stuck with…
Finally we cut to black suit Spidey in the most cinematic of all these shots. He is hanging upside down staring into his reflection in a building. Though he is donned in the black suit, his reflection is red and blue! Is this just being done for effect, or is there some significance to this? I can’t wait to know…
There is is, Spider-Man 3. The closing insignia/logo thingy.
We have a release date! You know where I’ll be on May 4th, 2007!
So that’s the rap up of all the visual elements. While all of this is going on, there is an epic sounding Hollywood piece of music playing. This is extremely well edited to match up perfectly with the many cuts. At one point we get some brief voice over.
Eddie Brock: “Parker”
Mary Jane: “What’s happened to you?”
Peter: “I don’t know. I have to stop it”
OK, so doing this rap up made me even more excited about this film… I guess I gotta go read some comics to quench my Spider-Man thirst!
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Spider-Man 3 Teaser Trailer Available!
June 27, 2006 | 14 Comments
The Spider-Man 3 teaser trailer came online today. Spider-Man 3 promises to have as many as three major classic villains including Sandman (Thomas Hayden Church), Green Goblin 2 (James Franco), and Venom/Eddie Brock (Topher Grace). Toby Maguire returns as Peter Parker, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, and Elizabeth Banks as Betty Brant. Other new cast joining this installment include: Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy, Bill Nunn as Joe Robertson, and James Cromwell as Captain George Stacy.
I’m extremely interested to see how the love triangle with Gwen Stacy will play out. I’m a bit curious how Peter comes into possession of the Venom black suit. Maybe they’ll follow more of the Ultimate Spider-Man story for that one…
Anyway, by no comparison have I ever anticipated a movie more than this one. This is guaranteed to rock. OK, I gotta go watch the trailer a few more times…
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Secret Wars
January 2, 2006 | 8 Comments
After reading and feeling somewhat letdown by House of M, I felt I needed to go back and read the granddaddy of all major company wide super hero crossovers, Secret Wars.
Secret Wars was a fairly revolutionary 12-issue series released in 1984 that existed as a limited series containing many of the most popular super heroes and super villains from the Marvel universe. This series at its conclusion has lasting impacts on the whole of the Marvel Universe. A new Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) is introduced, Colossus has an affair and breaks up with Shadowcat (Kitty Pride), She-Hulk takes Thing’s place on the Fantastic Four, a couple new villains are introduced, and most significant, Spider-Man gets the black suit.
The black suit is an alien symbiote which he brings back from Secret Wars after his original costume is destroyed in a battle. This suit eventually turns against him and bonds with Eddie Brock becoming Venom. One of the coolest and most popular of all Spider-Man villains. This has lasting impact in story lines even today as both Venom and various spawn/offspring pop-up in issues.
The story line is somewhat simple, not a lot of sub plot. However, I greatly respect the influence this 20+ year old series continues to have on modern Marvel comics.
A depressing thing I learned recently is that this series was created strictly to launch a super hero toy line for Mattel in case the He-Man toys suddenly tanked…
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