“Spider-Man” Director Jon Watts Will Direct New “Star Wars” Series for Disney+

Director Jon Watts is taking a galactic leap. Watts, who directed all three of the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man films, is leading a brand new Star Wars series for Disney+. Vanity Fair broke the news in their big Star Wars cover story where they tracked all the upcoming projects the franchise is seeding on the small screen. One of those projects, code ...

By The Credits  |  May 17, 2022
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Recreates Iconic Meme to Reveal Digital & Blu-ray Release Dates

If you’re going to announce the digital and Blu-ray release dates for one of the most successful films of all time, why not recreate an iconic meme to do so? That’s what Sony Pictures has done with the below tweet, recreating a cartoon meme in which a multitude of Spider-Men point at each other. This ...

By The Credits  |  February 23, 2022
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Swinging Towards History (And Past “Avatar”)

Spider-Man: No Way Home is swinging towards history. By this Tuesday, Sony and Marvel’s seemingly unstoppable mega-blockbuster should surpass James Cameron’s Avatar as the third highest-grossing film at the domestic box office in history. The villain-packed epic snared another $9.6 million this weekend to finish with $749 million in ticket sales. That means it’s less than $1 million ...

By The Credits  |  February 7, 2022
Tom Holland on His Spider-Man Future & One Very Intriguing Potential Crossover

Tom Holland can be forgiven for not being ready to discuss his future as Spider-Man just yet. His last outing in Spider-Man: No Way Home has now earned more at the box office than his previous two films, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home combined. The film, directed by Jon Watts, staring a five-pack of villains and a three-pack of ...

By The Credits  |  February 2, 2022
Director Sam Raimi on Watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” & the Status on His “Doctor Strange 2”

Director Sam Raimi was in a very unique position when he got a chance to see Spider-Man: No Way Home. Unlike the rest of us, who delighted in seeing the return of not only iconic villains like Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) and the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) but also see Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield reprise their ...

By The Credits  |  January 26, 2022
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Almost Featured This Iconic Villain

When you think about the now history-making Spider-Man: No Way Home, one thing you’d probably never say is, “that movie needed more villains.” No Way Home already provided a slew of legendary adversaries once Peter Parker (Tom Holland, obviously) messed with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in the middle of a spell. Yet concept art from one of the film’s designers ...

By The Credits  |  January 26, 2022
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Swings to 4th on All-Time Box Office List

Spider-Man: No Way Home has swung into history. The multiverse-tripping, Spider-Man tripling mega-hit officially became the fourth-highest-grossing film ever on Monday, passing Black Panther to end the day with $702.6 million in ticket sales. No Way Home joins only five films to ever cross the $700 million mark domestically—Black Panther ($700.4m), Avatar ($760.5m), Avengers: Endgame ($858.4m), and Star ...

By The Credits  |  January 19, 2022
How Andrew Garfield Kept His “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Secret Mostly Hidden

How hard did Andrew Garfield work to keep his appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home secret hidden? He lied to his ex-girlfriend and good friend Emma Stone. In an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Garfield admitted that he had to lie to his ex, who was also his The Amazing Spider-Man co-star. “Emma kept on texting ...

By The Credits  |  January 18, 2022

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Best of 2021: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Co-Writers Talk Villains, Peter Parker & Changing the Script

This interview is part of our highly subjective, decidedly non-comprehensive “Best of 2021” year-end list. It was originally published on December 20. Reviewers raved, Twitter went berserk with anticipation and spoilers went (mostly) unleaked as Spider-Man: No Way Home hit theaters this past weekend, making box office history in the process. Third in the trilogy ...

By The Credits  |  December 31, 2021
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Swings To Record Opening Weekend

Update: Spider-Man: No Way Home soared to a massive $260 million U.S. opening this weekend, and a stunning $587.2 million globally. Director Jon Watts and star Tom Holland’s third film together is now the second-biggest domestic debut of all time (it was third when we first published this piece), behind only Avengers: Endgame ($357 million) and having ...

By The Credits  |  December 20, 2021

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“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Co-Writers Talk Villains, Peter Parker & Changing the Script

Reviewers raved, Twitter went berserk with anticipation and spoilers went (mostly) unleaked as Spider-Man: No Way Home hit theaters this past weekend, making box office history in the process. Third in the trilogy of Tom Holland-headlining Marvel films directed by Jon Watts, No Way Home picks up where Far From Home left off 18 months ...

By The Credits  |  December 20, 2021
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” & The Character Sharing Deal That Lets Spidey Swing From Sony to Marvel

With the reviews out for Spider-Man: No Way Home and the resultant excitement and buzz from all the good news they’ve generated, a helpful bit of explanation was offered by Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Tom Rothman about both Tom Holland’s future as Peter Parker and the Sony/Marvel Studios crossover situation. For those of you who haven’t ...

By The Credits  |  December 15, 2021
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Review Round-Up: Most Thrilling Marvel Film Since “Avengers: Endgame”

If you’re curious how the experience of seeing Spider-Man: No Way Home in the theater has been for many folks, this tweet from the editor of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Heatvision blog sums it up nicely. For a film that has broken records for advance ticket sales, it makes sense that the experience in the theater has been likened ...

By The Credits  |  December 14, 2021
New “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Footage Gives Glimpse of Green Goblin’s New Suit

We are swinging seriously close to the release date of director Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: No Way Home, and that means fresh details are starting to pile up. For example, this weekend three of the film’s big stars, all reprising their roles as supervillains from previous Spider-Man franchises, gathered for a panel for CCXP. We’re talking about Willem Dafoe, who ...

By The Credits  |  December 6, 2021
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Snags Record Advance Ticket Sales

The first Tom Holland-led Spider-Man trilogy (there will be a second) is about to come to an end with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and unsurprisingly, people are very excited to see it in the theater. The demand for advanced tickets, which went on sale on November 29, has been such that the rush of would-be buyers crashed ...

By The Credits  |  December 2, 2021
A New Spider-Man Trilogy Starring Tom Holland is Happening

New images for Spider-Man: No Way Home have arrived just in time to…start thinking about a brand new Spidey trilogy starring Tom Holland? Well, it’s the Holiday season, so perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised at this overabundance of gifts.  With tickets for Spider-Man: No Way Home now available (and selling like hotcakes) it probably shouldn’t come as a big ...

By The Credits  |  November 29, 2021
Villains Reign Supreme in New “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Images

A slew of new images from director Jon Watt’s upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home have arrived, putting Spidey’s troubles front-and-center. And those troubles have names—Doc Ock, Electro, the Green Goblin are just a few of the sinister souls Peter Parker will be squaring off against. By now you’ve likely heard the main synopsis for No Way Home, the ...

By The Credits  |  November 29, 2021
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Official Trailer Reveals Even More Villains

“Ever since I got bitten by that spider, I’ve only had one week when my life felt normal—and that’s when you found out.” This is what Peter Parker (Tom Holland) says to MJ (Zendaya) at the start of the official trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Things are as bad as they’ve ever been for Peter when No Way Home begins. ...

By The Credits  |  November 17, 2021
New “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Poster Reveals the Green Goblin

Sometimes it’s the smallest detail that makes the biggest difference. This is the case in the new poster for Spider-Man: No Way Home, which features everyone’s favorite web-slinger (Tom Holland) facing off against the supervillain Doc Ock (Alfred Molina), whose mechanical tentacles dominate the majority of the image. But, in the background, another legendary supervillain is ...

By The Credits  |  November 8, 2021
New “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Images Reveal Doc Ock

By now you know that in Jon Watts’ upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) will be taking a trip down memory lane. Only they aren’t really his memories, but those of Spider-men from across the multiverse, which is why our current Spidey will be facing off against villains from the past. Those include Willem Dafoe’s Green ...

By The Credits  |  October 25, 2021