Scorpion Soldier
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The Impossible was a pretty good film. He'll have plenty of guidance from Kevin Feige/Marvel as well.
Marvel announces Tom Holland will play Spider-Man, Jon Watts to direct
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Inferno313
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His indie "Cop Car" played at Sundance this year and got a lot of positive buzz. Saw multiple reviews saying it felt similar to a Coen brother's film.
Kind of surprised they didn't go with a director with more of a resume than Watts. You would think Sony would want to go with the safest possible choice... that's a lot of money to bank on Watts.
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Even his wikipedia photo is from 2010. (At least at the time of this post.)
*Points to Alan Taylor*
I don't know much about Directors, but wasn't Joss Whedon and Shane Black both relatively unknown when they were announced for Avengers and Ironman 3 respectively? I wouldn't worry too much about these "bargain bin" directors.
No they were not. Russo Bros however were pretty unknown.
Shane Black is biggest guy that they ever put at marvel film so far
Branagh.
another Brit. Start learning how to act better, New York-based teenage actors. Jeez.Discotheque
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Marvel got me so jaded I can't even be excited for spiderman anymore (not that the last couple films helped that either tbh)
might pass on this unless I hear good things
might pass on this unless I hear good things
My apologies guys, I really don't watch enough movies to know these people. That being said, Russo Bros did really well with Captain America so I'm really not worried at all. Just because this director is unknown, does not necessarily mean he doesn't have a huge amount of talent. If anything, he's lacking experience which can be covered with proper guidance. With the way Marvel Studios works, this should not be a problem at all.
This is sarcasm right?
ChaosZeroX
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On a serious note, I hope he does well. He definitely looks the part.
Gambit 1138
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Universal Studios picked a directed who literally only directed 1 indie film prior to doing Jurassic World and that paid off PHENOMENALY for them. Credentials don't matter. Would you really want Brett Ratner, McG, Mike Newell, etc. direct this film just because they have more movies/experience under their belt?
Ganzlinger
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He really looks better in recent pictures. Now I can see why they chose him;
Good luck, Holland!
Good luck, Holland!
Both the Russo brothers and Whedon had much more impressive resumes. Watts biggest regular gig is directing and producing videos for the Onion. I understand looking for new talent and all, but this seems a bit of a reach.
Branagh is Marvel's biggest get for directors.
If this film is only as good as JW, I will be very disappointed.
UberTag
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It's a great flick that I can recommend highly.
Last watched it on Boxing Day last year to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy.
Bring kleenex. This flick brings the feels.
MMaRsu
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woahitsreeo
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Looks like he's already worked with Thor in the upcoming film "In the Heart of the Sea"
Have to agree that those old pics don't do justice, but based on his Insta he def. looks like a pretty good choice. That height difference between him and Hemsworth is crazy though.
Ganzlinger
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If I'm Sony, and with their recent struggle and history, I would probably opt for a safer choice. Not saying it'll end up with the better film...
That said, it seems like the Fiege machine can turn anything into a good film so...
I'm still unsure about this news(mostly of the director), but it's kinda hilarious to see people on tumblr say it's gonna flop just cause of Tom.
Pegosaurus
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acceptable.
i still would have preferred O'Brien, but I like this choice better than Butterfield.
Now all that's left to do is hope the movie is good!
i still would have preferred O'Brien, but I like this choice better than Butterfield.
Now all that's left to do is hope the movie is good!
metalslimer
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So he's had the chin mole removed like the A list stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Enrique Igloos-ears before him.
Just got the remaining side-nose mole, acne and greasy hair to clear up and he's all set for Hollywood stardom.
I hope, that like my post, they are posting with some irony.
Personally, I'm not quite Brad Pitt myself and wouldn't expect to be cast in a Spider-Man movie. And if I was, I'd expect the ridiculing that would follow on the interwebs.
IchigoSharingan
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it's the radioactive spider bite
TheKaeptain
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Goddamn, Hems has a good foot up on the kid lol.
Hemsworth is a fucking big dude man and the kid is short.
Shocking I tell you, shocking.
Entryhazard
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Whedon was already popular but never directed a movie before Avengers
The Chosen One
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So.... I'm a bit out of the loop.
Why are they doing another Spiderman movie so soon? The last one didn't even have a trilogy. I only saw the first movie, did the series conclude properly?
Is this reboot and another origin story? It's hard for me seeing a lot of people getting excited about a new Spiderman so soon.
Why are they doing another Spiderman movie so soon? The last one didn't even have a trilogy. I only saw the first movie, did the series conclude properly?
Is this reboot and another origin story? It's hard for me seeing a lot of people getting excited about a new Spiderman so soon.
He directed Serenity before Avengers.
The Cretan
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Sony made a deal with Marvel to include Spider-Man in the Avengers. The previous Spider-Man couldn't be included. Where was he during the battle of New York?
No origin, but it will be a reboot.
The last one didn't end with a cliffhanger, but they could continue the series.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Spider-Man 2017 OT: With Great Power Comes Great Rebootability
The Cretan
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Nice. Although, I would say with great Marvel's power comes great rebootability. But it's nice this way, too.
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