Maybe i'll dive back in. I'm absorbing all the stuff with The Initiative, Dark Reign, the return of the Asgardians, the upcoming Siege, the new Black Panther, and the now-canceled Dr. Voodoo. I'm also something like two *years* behind on the DC books, but am struggling to keep up with the Darkest Night storyline...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Omari Confer" <clockwork...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:49:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses I will have to admit that they have since made good by me....the last year was great for spidey fans...despite having to by 3 titles per month May's wedding and the return of mary jane has sparked the series...but its all relative.. it sucked with a capital uk for a while so this is just back to form.. c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: I actually quit reading the Spider books after "Brand New Day". I am offended beyond belief that Marvel saw fit to erase his years with Mary Jane from history. The only good thing about it was that it erased that inexplicable, idiotic move where Peter outed himself to the public in order to get support for the Superhuman Registration Act. That led to May's near-fatal shooting, and him and MJ on the run. I think that move was simply to setup a need to get his past erased. It was crap. The suits seem to think that a freewheeling Pete is more appealing to the teen boys I guess they want to target. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Omari Confer" < clockwork...@gmail.com > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:39:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses hmm I have to say....I am tired of Spiderman reboots....Heroes Reborn.Brand New Day. Spectacular Spiderman. Growing up is apparently boring and of no concern to producers.... I hate my life. c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: I think the franchise was done after Spider-Man 2, for the same reasons: the studio wanted "more, more, more!", and with Spider-Man 3, crafted a bloated, FX-filled (and bad FX at that, worse than usual) monstrosity of a movie with way too many villains, a clunky script, and none of the hear and soul of the first two. Personally I've never been super crazy about the Spidey flicks as visual spectacles because the CGI has always bothered me: most of the web swinging, wall-crawling, and fights are painfully obvious CGI. It was the story, the acting, and Raimi's dedication to letting things build, instead of just throwing fights at us, that kept me involed. With 3, all the things I loved were out the door. It was almost as bad as "Wolverine: X-Men Origins", definitely as bad as X3. Raimi's return recently to his love with "Drag Me to Hell" showed he wanted to do stuff his way again. I read interviews with him where he expressed frustration with the studio just wanting to churn out product to make deadlines and pull in dollars, so am not at all surprised he's done. The only way he was going to do another flick was if the studio gave him the time and freedom to do a film the way he wanted, and that's obviously not happening. I think the next film will be just adequate, and am in no rush to see it. ********************************************** Spidey Rebooted UPDATED: Raimi out! Maguire out! Vulture out! But who's in? by Scott Collura January 11, 2010 - Damn, Sam Raimi , you've made us proud. As much as we're sorry to see you go, we respect the fact that you've stuck to your guns and told Sony to stick their webs where the sun don't shine. That's right, folks. Sam Raimi has left the Spider-Man franchise, which essentially means that Spider-Man 4 is no more and the wallcrawler is now getting a from-scratch reboot from the studio instead. Tobey Maguire is also done with the red and blue suit, and in fact Sony is saying ( via Twitter ) that the reboot will go back to high school with the character and be released in 2012. Deadline Hollywood 's Nikki Finke had the story first, saying that "Mike Fleming and I have just confirmed that Sony Pictures decided today to reboot the Spider-Man franchise after franchise director Sam Raimi pulled out of Spider-Man 4 because he felt he couldn't make its summer release date and keep the film's creative integrity. This means that Raimi and the cast including star Tobey Maguire are out. There will be no Spider-Man 4 . Instead, Mike Fleming is told, the studio will focus on a reboot script by Jamie Vanderbilt with a new director and a new cast. All this took place ... at [a] meeting on the lot today." DH goes on to say that Raimi insisted he couldn't make Sony's date or "go forward creatively. And, so, once he said 'That's it,' Sony Pictures co-chairman [Amy] Pascal and Columbia Pictures' Matt Tolmach decided they didn't want to replace him and instead chose to reboot the franchise." Points to Sony for making the smart choice here. We've got a call in to Sony right now and we'll update here as soon as we hear back from them! But, dang, this is a big one. UPDATED: Here is Sony's official statement on the reboot: "Peter Parker is going back to high school when the next Spider-Man hits theaters in the summer of 2012. Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today they are moving forward with a film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager dealing with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. The new chapter in the Spider-Man franchise produced by Columbia, Marvel Studios and Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin , will have a new cast and filmmaking team. Spider-Man 4 was to have been released in 2011, but had not yet gone into production. "A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three Spider-Man films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We're very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter's roots and we look forward to working once again with Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin on this new beginning," said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "Working on the Spider-Man movies was the experience of a lifetime for me. While we were looking forward to doing a fourth one together, the studio and Marvel have a unique opportunity to take the franchise in a new direction, and I know they will do a terrific job," said Sam Raimi. "We have had a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration and friendship with Sam and Tobey and they have given us their best for the better part of the last decade.This is a bittersweet moment for us because while it is hard to imagine Spider-Man in anyone else's hands, I know that this was a day that was inevitable," said Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, who has served as the studio's chief production executive since the beginning of the franchise. "Now everything begins anew, and that's got us all tremendously excited about what comes next. Under the continuing supervision of Avi and Laura, we have a clear vision for the future of Spider-Man and can't wait to share this exciting new direction with audiences in 2012." " Spider-Man will always be an important franchise for Sony Pictures and a fresh start like this is a responsibility that we all take very seriously," said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. "We have always believed that story comes first and story guides the direction of these films. As we move onto the next chapter, we will stay true to that principle and will do so with the highest respect for the source material and the fans and moviegoers who deserve nothing but the best when it comes to bringing these stories and characters to life on the big screen." The studio will have more news about Spider-Man in 2012 in the coming weeks as it prepares for production of the film. -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com
