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EXCLUSIVE: With Sony and Disney/Marvel having agreed to co-financing terms on the third Spider-Man Homecoming movie Friday, it should come as no surprise to hear that Jon Watts is in talks to return to the $2 billion-grossing franchise he directed. This is great news for fans of the series as it means continuity. The…

Six-time Emmy winner John Lithgow is set as a lead opposite star Jeff Bridges in FX’s drama pilot The Old Man, from Black Sails co-creators Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine. In another major coup, the pilot has tapped Jon Watts, who directed and co-wrote blockbusters Spider-Man: Homecoming and its sequel Spider-Man: Far…

EXCLUSIVE: As the dust settles on the Disney/Marvel and Kevin Feige exit from the Sony’s Spider-Man franchise, the next looming tug of war might well be over director Jon Watts, who catapulted from the small-budget Sundance film Cop Car to the A-list helmer of the $880 million-grosser Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider…

EXCLUSIVE: With a projected $1.109B through tomorrow, Spider-Man: Far From Home will swing past Skyfall ($1.108B) to become Sony Pictures' highest-grossing global release ever. The Sony/Marvel sequel's split is expected to hit $376M domestic and $733M at the international box office through Sunday. The milestone comes…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is in early negotiations with Spider-Man director Jon Watts to team with Michael B. Jordan and re-develop Methusaleh as a star vehicle for the Creed II and Black Panther star to play a man who has managed to stay alive for over 400 years. Jordan's Outlier Society has joined as producers with…

I can confirm that Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play the villainous Mysterio in Sony Pictures’ sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. Talks are underway right now for Gyllenhaal to join the long line of Spidey villains. Gyllenhaal is booked to star this fall in The American, the BRON-financed and Cary Fukunaga-directed…

Sony/Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming began spinning at Chinese turnstiles today with an estimated $21.6M (RMB 144M) opening day. Including Thursday previews, the unofficial total is $23M on the Tom Holland-starrer from director Jon Watts. Through last Sunday, the movie was at $747.8M global with $422M at the internatio…

As expected, Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts is in talks to direct the superhero sequel for Sony and Marvel Studios that’s scheduled for release July 5, 2019. News about Watts’ return comes as no surprise as the Cop Car director delivered a mass-appealing and critically acclaimed reboot that has grossed…

7th Update, Sunday 6:51 AM: Industry estimates have Spider-Man: Homecoming counting an estimated $37M last night, putting it on track for a $116M-$118M opening, which would rank as the second best for the franchise and the Culver City, CA lot after 2007’s Spider-Man 3 ($151.1M). Sony also sees its sixth Spider-Man in…

With his first studio tentpole about to swing into theaters, Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts today appeared on a panel titled “Innovation And The Big Screen Experience” here at the CineEurope conference in Barcelona. Asked his feelings about features versus television, he said, “I love the movies. Everyone…

EXCLUSIVE: Lobby Boy has checked into the Spider-Man ensemble, and he is exploring his dark side. Up-and-coming young actor Tony Revolori, who played Ralph Fiennes’ sidekick in the Wes Anderson-directed Grand Budapest Hotel, is joining Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The Sony Pictures film is winding toward a…

I have usually avoided the idea of VOD like the plague; I believe in the big-screen experience. But it is becoming apparent that video-on-demand is the only way some very deserving films — increasingly starring some big movie names — will get seen by any kind of sizable audience. Every week there are numerous titles…