By: Keaton Marcus

“SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE” SEQUEL GETS 2022 RELEASE DATE

After the massive success and breakthrough that was the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, we all needed a sequel. Not only was it a critical darling, scoring an excellent 90/100 “sweet” on the Lemonradar, it also made a huge profit. The tentpole earned a solid 375.5M at the global box office on a production budget of 90 million, which brings great hope for the sequel. At the San-Diego Comic-Con, Marvel announced various projects for Phase 4, but that was sole regarding 2020 and 2021, though not traveling far into the next year. The 2022 release will go along with Black Panther 2, which is confirmed for May 6 that year, but it also might share the 365 days with both a Fantastic Four and Blade reboot. Yep, Marvel just keeps getting more ambitious by the day. The post-credit scenes of the original movie teased both Spider-Man 2099 and Spider-Man ‘67, which both may show-up in the second movie. This is combined with the returns of Miles Morales, Gwen, Peter Parker, and perhaps Peter Porker, but the plot is still very unknown.

DISNEY TO REBOOT “CHRISTMAS CAROL” AGAIN WITH MUSICAL

There have been many interpretations of Charles Dickens’ classic novel A Christmas Carol, and a few of them have succeeded. Disney, who owns the rights, have decided to yet again reboot the story to the format of a musical dubbed Marley. The most recent attempt was an animated retelling in 2009 starring Jim Carrey, which received mixed reviews (a 55/100 “sour” on the Lemonradar) and was a massive flop at the box office, grossing a mere 325.2M worldwide on an expensive 200 million, losing the studio a great amount. In a few words: things aren’t going great. However, Disney has also announced the director, who will be Bill Condon. Why is this positive? Well, Condon is best known for helming recent reboot of Beauty and the Beast, which received positive reception and generated a huge 1.263 billion dollars in total. Despite the looming shadow, this does actually give a ray of hope for the reboot.

PEYTON REED RETURNING FOR “ANT-MAN 3”

The ant has finally returned. The root of all Marvel jokes has come back for a third installment. Yes, I know, its about time you get your hopes up about superhero sequels. After Ant-Man scored 75/100 “sweet” and earned 519.3M, or Ant-Man and the Wasp was given another 75/100, and also raked 622.6M worldwide—you knew that the now trilogy wasn’t done yet. Peyton Reed, who directed both the first, and the second installment, is also returning to helm the third film. The release date or plot is still unknown, but reports are coming in that the three-quel may be slated with the 2022 band of Marvel pics. Additionally, the shooting will commence at either the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021, following Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder. Don’t worry, we will also see the returns of the beloved Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, and supporting actors such as Michael Douglas and Michael Pena. Isn’t that a way to get your blood pumping.