Sony's Spider-Man 3 (Out of the MCU, Back In Again, and BEYOND)

[sdp]

I like how much I got at on of hate for saying the Garfield Amazing Spider-Man movies weren't bad, or at least too bad and now everyone is talking about wanting a third movie and how they deserved to have more movies etc.

I think in a way it might be because garfield is such a different spider-man when compared to holland that might seem more interesting and "cool" or just hype from the movie they just saw. I'm guessing a lot of love this movie will get is because it's the first time a more "normie" audience experiences a multiverse and how "everything is canon" is a thing.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by sdp

I like how much I got at on of hate for saying the Garfield Amazing Spider-Man movies weren't bad, or at least too bad and now everyone is talking about wanting a third movie and how they deserved to have more movies etc.

If by "everyone" you mean 1 article I've read and a couple of people on Facebook then sure, I guess.

And no, they're still bad. Minus a few performances from people that were clearly trying. Also a few moments.

[frank_one]

A version of your favorite character you don't like is more bearable when you know that's not the only version you will get. Back then Raimi's spider-man was not supposed to come back and you knew we would be stuck with Garfield for years. Now everything has changed: as far as we know we could get a new chapter of the Raimi's spidey in a couple years and the fourth MCU spidey is coming for sure. So the idea of having a new Garfield one in the middle doesn't hurt so much.

[Shark_Blade]

Andrew Garfield and TASM3 has been trending online constantly for almost a week now, people really loving him and want more.

Amazing Spider-Man 3 Trending As Fans Call For Andrew Garfield To Star In New Movie
https://www.ign.com/articles/amazing...r-in-new-movie

[Andrew NDB]

I admit, the idea of Andrew Garfield staying around as "The Sony Spider-Man" to have adventures with the Tom Hardy Venom, their Leto Morbius and all of that while the Tom Holland Spider-Man remains firmly the "MCU Spider-Man," awaiting new iterations of Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Venom, etc., isn't a bad one. I just don't believe for a moment that's what they're doing and there isn't any incentive for Sony to do that. I mean, MAYBE if Tom Holland really was tapping out of the part and/or just wanting to do Robert Downey Jr.-sized supporting roles in future MCU movies, not headlining any more movies.

[IMJ]

I'd be down for Garfield coming back. Truth be told I wasn't a big fan of his two flicks - I thought he was too cocky, even as Peter. But he re-worked the personality a bit for NWH and was a lot of fun.

I'd give him a shot with Sony again.

[Sumac]

I can't say I liked ASM movies, but Garfield was my favorite Spider-Man / Peter.
He was more in-line with Peter from Spider-Man TAS, who was a confident hunk. And he was a nice change of pace after Tobey's pathetic version.

I know that Peter is supposed to be "every day man and kind of a loser" at least in high-school, but they just took too far with Tobey.

[AquaParade]

One of the defining traits of Spider-Man is the fact that he's a dweeb under the mask, so I love Tobey's interpretation. Andrew is a different kind of Spider-Man/Peter Parker. He's a great actor and he pulls it off, so I like it, but it definitely veers from the heart of the character a little.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Sumac

I can't say I liked ASM movies, but Garfield was my favorite Spider-Man / Peter.
He was more in-line with Peter from Spider-Man TAS, who was a confident hunk. And he was a nice change of pace after Tobey's pathetic version.

I know that Peter is supposed to be "every day man and kind of a loser" at least in high-school, but they just took too far with Tobey.

When I think of Spider-Man I think of two things Spider-Man: TAS and the Maguire/Raimi films. That being said I never equated Garfield's moody Mr. Cool to Christopher Daniel Barnes excellent portrayal.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Sumac

I can't say I liked ASM movies, but Garfield was my favorite Spider-Man / Peter.
He was more in-line with Peter from Spider-Man TAS, who was a confident hunk. And he was a nice change of pace after Tobey's pathetic version.

I know that Peter is supposed to be "every day man and kind of a loser" at least in high-school, but they just took too far with Tobey.

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

When I think of Spider-Man I think of two things Spider-Man: TAS and the Maguire/Raimi films. That being said I never equated Garfield's moody Mr. Cool to Christopher Daniel Barnes excellent portrayal.

I always felt Toby was the better Peter and Andrew was the better Spidey.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

One of the defining traits of Spider-Man is the fact that he's a dweeb under the mask, so I love Tobey's interpretation. Andrew is a different kind of Spider-Man/Peter Parker. He's a great actor and he pulls it off, so I like it, but it definitely veers from the heart of the character a little.

Agreed 100% here...

Maybe it was Garfield's dynamic with the other two, but NWH made me like the character he was playing for the first time. He was more of a humble character in that flick.

[Andrew NDB]

When we did our big Spider-Man run-through a few months back even my daughter noticed that with Garfield. Almost right away. Like, "Oh wow, this one's an as*hole. Well that's different."

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

When we did our big Spider-Man run-through a few months back even my daughter noticed that with Garfield. Almost right away. Like, "Oh wow, this one's an as*hole. Well that's different."

LOL Exactly.

[AquaParade]

As predicted, I enjoyed it more on the second viewing. My second favorite Spider-Man movie after Spider-Man 2, and ahead of Homecoming. There's just so much to enjoy, that my nitpicks seem trivial in comparison. It's like a gigantic gift basket, with a few pieces of throwaway chocolate thrown in.

The action scenes are compelling, with moments of greatness sprinkled in, whereas they were pretty weak in the last two solo films.
The cinematography is stunning at times.
There are genuine, heartfelt moments you can't get anywhere else, among the cheaper bits of dialogue that may gone overboard on the fan service.

Not perfect but I love this movie. Great rebound in comparison to Far From Home, personally.

[Andrew NDB]

* Nice "next step" and "growing up" piece for the Tom Holland Spider-Man.

* Nice "coda" for the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man.

* Nice closure/wrap-up piece for the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man.

Everything else is a bonus. And I'm really surprised at how much Green Goblin there was. While I thought for sure he'd be in it a good amount, I never thought for a moment he'd be like the main villain throughout. And it retroactively makes every Spider-Man movie mean so much more now.

What disappointed me was the revelation that there is no OsCorp in the MCU. Like, ever? wtf? OsCorp is a huge part of Spider-Man and the comics, or was at least. Surely "The Multiverse of Madness" has to do some "Crisis on Infinite Earths" style merging to make it so that it was always there. And if they do that... I guess we can't completely rule out some Fox-Men mergings, but I hope not. Leave that sh** alone, a faded bad (mostly) memory in Bryan Singer's rapey little hands.

[Myko]

Never had a problem with Garfield or Spider-Man in the ASM movies, it was the stupid plots and lame villains that sucked.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Over 1 million people went to see the movie in AMC theaters alone on Thursday.

SUPER-SPREADERS! RISKING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE YOU KNOW, FOR A MOVIE OF ALL THE TRIVIAL THINGS! FOR SHAME!!!

Couldn't invent this stuff, man. Hope all those people make sure to self-isolate for the next two weeks so they don't kill Grandma!

If I die in two weeks, I'll let you know, lol.

Also the movie was amazing, I loved the interactions with all the characters and the logic behind some of it. Like some of these guys were world famous scientists, it would make sense Sandman would know what happened to Osborne and Doc Ock, or that Electro would know about Connors trying to turn everybody into lizards.

I love that the other two Spider-Men were in it 'long enough' and not just like... the last 5-10 minutes. Maybe someone mentions their run time, but for me it felt they came in at just the right time and it didn't feel like a cameo.

I love Tom Spider-Man's selflessness during the whole thing. Everything he did was because HIS friends were suffering, not him. And he didn't want these guys to just go back and die if there was something he could do about it.

Spoiler:

I do feel kinda odd there just isn't an Uncle Ben in the MCU. At first it felt weird that Andrew brought up Gwen over Uncle Ben, but I felt it was so he'd mention someone different, but then he did bring him up. This was like the MCU's one and possibly only chance to have Holland mention losing Uncle Ben shortly after he gained his powers, but I guess he just flat out doesn't exist and Aunt May had to take that spot. Even when Aunt May said that famous line, they didn't even have them say something like 'that's what Uncle Ben used to say' or something. It's just so weird.

Also for people asking if Lizard and Sandman were needed in the story, I can say at the very least, since Sandman came about after the last 2 Tobey movies, he would be the only one that would know the ultimate fates of Goblin and Doc Ock which helps start the whole 'these guys will return only to die' story going.

[ZariusTwo]

Spider-Man: No Way Home on Tuesday officially became Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office with $1.16B. This surpasses the global total of its predecessor, 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, which finaled at $1.13B. The split on the Tom Holland/Zendaya/Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer through Tuesday is $516.4M domestic and $644.9M at the international box office.

Overseas, the film added $28.4M on Tuesday, a scant 5.6% drop from Monday’s $30.1M.

Already becoming the No. 1 movie of 2021 worldwide as it swung past $1B last weekend, Spider-Man: No Way Home is now the No. 1 title of the year overseas for all Hollywood releases, overtaking No Time To Die. Currently ahead of No Way Home are a trio of Chinese movies before Peter Parker can claim the overall No. 1 spot.


Here’s what’s extra amazing about this Jon Watts-directed installment’s rapid ascension: No Way Home fully overtook Far From Home’s worldwide total in just 14 days — doing so without China. That market had contributed about $200M to Far From Home in 2019. No Way Home is not currently dated in China.

Of course, what’s more, we are still in a pandemic, during a period that has seen re-closures and increased restrictions in some offshore markets; but the friendly neighborhood webslinger is further proof that theatrical can still thrive.

No Way Home has plenty of legroom ahead — and Japan to come in January.

The Top 10 international box office markets through Tuesday are the UK ($76.6M), Mexico ($57.9M), Korea ($43.2M), France ($42.1M), Australia ($35.9M), Brazil ($35.6M), India ($30.9M), Russia ($30.1M), Germany ($23.2M) and Italy ($21M).

The next five are Spain ($18.5M), Hong Kong ($14.1M), Taiwan ($13.2M), Argentina ($12M) and Malaysia ($10.8M).

https://deadline.com/2021/12/spider-...rd-1234902563/

[Andrew NDB]

[Andrew NDB]

So do we think they'll rebuild Liberty Island with the Captain America shield, or will they decide that wasn't meant to be?