ICYMI: Marvel Legends Spider-Man: No Way Home 3-Pack Now Available For Pre-Order on Hasbro Pulse Website

 

If you haven't heard or seen the news over the weekend, Hasbro Pulse and their Marvel Legends team revealed the first look at the long awaited ML figures of the three generations of Spider-Men that appear in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" - namely Peter 1, Peter 2, and Peter 3 as played by Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield respectively!

Now available for pre-order at the Hasbro Pulse official website, The MCU Spider-Man, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and The Amazing Spider-Man are all slated to come some time on August next year. Book your orders at your favorite hobby shops and wait for this trio to be displayed on your shelves!

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man was Released 20 Years Ago Today

 

One of the most important movies in the history of superhero films and cinema was released exactly two decades ago today! The very first Spider-Man film directed by Sam Raimi opened in theaters on May 3, 2002 - introducing the world to Tobey Maguire’s version of the wallcrawler as well as Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson and Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin.

Nothing short of AMAZING and SPECTACULAR, Spider-Man would go on to become a box office success - spawning two sequels also directed by Raimi and two rebooted franchises that would continue the legacy of the webslinger in the big screen. Eventually those versions would meet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” - bringing back Maguire and seeing Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland team up with him for a multiversal adventure like no other! Sam Raimi would also get to return to Marvel movies with this year’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”!

Happy 20th, Spider-Man!

Spider-Man: No Way Home stars Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield have a sit down video conversation

 

It's been over a month since "Spider-Man: No Way Home" hit cinemas and changed the game for the wallcrawler and his world - the multiverse is real in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that adventure alongside Doctor Strange brought out not just classic villains from past Spider-Man movies, but the first two live-action wallcrawlers from those universes as well!

Sitting down with host Pete Hammond on a zoom chat, Spider-Man actors Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield finally talked about their epic adventure together in the third and final installment of the "Homecoming Trilogy" directed by Jon Watts, as well as their own respective feelings and experiences of playing the wallcrawler in cinemas! Give the unlisted video a watch below!

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME - In Conversation with Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield

That's three generations of Spider-Men brought together by the power of Marvel Studios, Sony Pictures, Disney, and Columbia Pictures! Spider-Man: No Way Home is now playing in cinemas worldwide!

Spider-Man 2 was released this time 16 years ago

Fans of a certain friendly neighborhood wallcrawling superhero will always hold July in high regard, as 16 years ago around this time - Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Marvel, and director Sam Raimi released "Spider-Man 2" into theaters. As the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2002 "Spider-Man" film - the sequel featured the return of Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/ Spider-Man, as well as Kirsten Dunst and James Franco as love interest Mary Jane Watson and best friend turned bitter Spidey hater Harry Osborn respectively. Opposing the webhead as the main antagonist of the film is Alfred Molina's Otto Octavius, who through a freak science experiment gone wrong bond four mechanical arms into his body and turns him into the dreaded Doctor Octopus, or "Doc Ock" for short.

Spider-Man 2 Trailer
Widely regarded as one of the Best Superhero Movies ever made if not the BEST Spider-Man Movie still to this day, Spider-Man 2 was the perfect sequel and follow-up that featured everything that a wallcrawler fan could ask for - action, romance, Parker Luck problems, and a stellar cast and crew making the film such a rich experience to enjoy. Even after 16 years, it's still very much watchable, and acts as the centerpiece to Raimi's "Spider-Man Trilogy" and an inspiration to what future Spidey films have taken after.

Happy Birthday to Tobey Maguire, aka the first movie Spider-Man!

It's a day for celebration and remembrance for fans of Spider-Man and the live action movies of the past, as the first actor to play the role in a big budget Hollywood superhero movie way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a thing celebrates his birthday today!



Tobias Vincent Maguire, better known as Tobey Maguire - celebrates his 45th birthday this June 27th! How time flies and it's been almost two decades since he put on the mask and webs and played our very first version of "Spider-Man" in the big screen! He would continue to play that role for two more sequels - which would be collectively known as the "Spider-Man Trilogy" and all were directed by Sam Raimi of "Evil Dead" fame,

While Tobey hasn't been seen in the big screen on a major role for quite some time, he's been keeping busy behind the scenes by being a film producer for many films. Hopefully for us Spidey fans who loved Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, he might make the dream come true and make a comeback in the sequel to the animated movie - reprising the role he made famous!

The very first Spider-Man was released 17 years ago today

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally on its Endgame with the release and global domination of "Avengers: Endgame" on the box office, let's remember that before the Marvel Cinematic Universe began and Iron Man was introduced, there were a couple of Marvel Movies that helped pave the way for Marvel Studios to take on the grand ambitious journey - and one of these movies was the very first Spider-Man movie starring Tobey Maguire and directed by Sam Raimi!


Spider-Man Official Trailer (2002)
Yes before Andrew Garfield's turn in "The Amazing Spider-Man" films and of course Tom Holland as the current webslinger in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was Tobey's Spidey - still a fan favorite and one who starred in the most standalone films alongside co-stars Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson and James Franco as Harry Osborn. Also the big baddie in the Green Goblin is played by the talented Willem Dafoe, and J. Jonah Jameson by J.K. Simmons!

Without these films, we wouldn't be getting the superhero movies we have today, and we have to pay our respects to our friendly neighborhood wallcrawler's first solo adventure! Happy 17 years, Spider-Man!

Happy Birthday Tobey Maguire, aka Spider-Man!

It's been over seven years since he last appeared in the familiar red and blue outfit of a certain amazing wallcrawler superhero, but Hollywood star Tobey Maguire will always be remembered as the first big screen Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's trilogy of films, and today marks the actor's 41st birthday!

Starting out in the original 2002 Spider-Man film as the webslinging superhero, Maguire became a household name instantly when he took on the role of Peter Parker/ Spider-Man and starred alongside Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson and James Franco as Harry Osborn. All three would reprise their roles in 2004 for Spider-Man 2 and finally for Spider-Man 3 in 2007, then Sony Pictures would reboot the franchise with 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man" with Andrew Garfield taking over the main role. Now Spidey's joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the wallcrawler is now played by young British actor Tom Holland.


City Montage (Extended/Alternate Scene) - Spider-Man
Despite being done playing Marvel's iconic superhero, Maguire's tenure as Spidey will always be remembered by a generation of fans who wanted to see the hero come to life... And he certainly delivered tenfold. Happy Birthday, Tobey Maguire!

Spider-Man Reboot Update: First pic of Andrew Garfield in costume!

This has been posted almost everywhere, but what the heck, here it is... The first shot of Andrew Garfield dressed up as Spider-Man!

Of course, this is just the promotional shot featuring Garfield in costume. It's an obvious and total redesign; leaner, slimmer, and gives off the hint that he'll be sporting traditional webshooters instead of the organic ones used by Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi films. Marc Webb has got everyone curious so far, so we'll just have to wait and see how all this turns out. For more info, visit i09 and GeekMatic!

The Spider-Man reboot swings into theaters on July 3, 2012!

The Dark Knight Rises Update: Christian Bale says it will be his last film as Batman

This is an unsurprising reaction from the man who defined the role these past few years.

In an interview conducted with Total Film, English performer and Batman actor Christian Bale says that "The Dark Knight Rises" will be the last film in which he will play Bruce Wayne and don the cape and cowl, unless director Christopher Nolan says otherwise. This is reminiscent of the commitment and promise Tobey Maguire made about his role in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films, in which the young actor promised he wouldn't don the webs again unless the director was involved. In that light, I guess we'll be seeing Bale suit up and fight crime for the last time as Batman unless something causes Nolan to extend his Batfilms forward outside of his promised "Trilogy". For more on the scoop plus the interview itself, visit Slash Film and Total Film!

The Dark Knight Rises will be released on July 20, 2012.