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John Leguizamo is opening up about feeling like a pawn when he was ultimately sidelined in favor of Michael Keaton to play the villain in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The Romeo + Juliet actor recently revealed that he was in negotiations to play Vulture opposite Tom Holland in the Sony Pictures film…

In the wake of Disney pushing Avatar 2 from Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 16, 2022; Sony is taking advantage of the opportunity and putting its Spider-Man: Far From Home sequel there. Remember, that’s a continued co-production between the Culver City, CA lot and Disney. The Far From Home sequel becomes the sole wide entry on…

Monday in primetime featured an entire slate of repeats and encores as we prepare for the new year. CBS topped the evening with The Neighborhood, which earned a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.12 million viewers in early Nielsen numbers. The network won overall in total viewers as it followed with an…

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…

UPDATED with more details: Sony has agreed to the terms that Disney originally proposed for its participation in a third Spider-Man movie, whereby Disney/Marvel would co-finance 25% of a third Homecoming movie for a 25% equity stake. The deal also calls for Spider-Man appearing in one more Disney/Marvel movie. This is…

Former Sony Pictures marketing executive Nancy Tate has launched Crush, a full-service boutique creative agency that will develop original marketing content, strategies and campaigns for film, TV and digital clients. Tate said in a release that the main focus of Crush, which has a launch staff that includes an…

Sony Pictures has given a title to its new Spider-Man movie, the follow-up to 2017’s successful franchise reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming. The sequel, now called Spider-Man: Far from Home, will hit theaters July 5, 2019. The studio made official today what franchise star Tom Holland pretty much leaked in an Instagram…

As seen in various videos with his Infinity War co-stars, the charming Tom Holland hasn’t been the best at keeping secrets when it comes to movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Keeping up with his superhero power of sharing secrets, he may have — intentionally or unintentionally — revealed the title to the Homeco…

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…

Aided by the performance of box office hits Spider-Man: Homecoming and Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded a full-year profit of $376M (41.1B yen) compared to a $719M loss in 2016. Revenues in the division increased 12% to $9.25B (1.011B yen), the Japanese conglom said today in…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

While domestic ticket sales were down in 2017, the gross international box office is estimated to be up 5.1% to $28.8B. This comes after 2016 saw a 1.44% dip from the 2015 boom year that had included Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Furious 7, Jurassic World and more. There are a couple of factors helping goose this…