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  • Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy To Return?

    Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy To Return?

    Emma Stone played an amazing Gwen Stacy in recent Spiderman installations. However, many thought we’d seen the last of Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy when Stacy was killed off in the most recent movie.

    But, fans of the Spiderman movies should think twice before writing her off. Yes, she had to go to make way for Mary Jane Watson, but in a recent editorial at ComicBookMovie.com, the author says that this doesn’t have to be the end for Emma Stone.

    The author observes, “Within the fictional universe, Gwen Stacy’s death has enormous repercussions. From day one we all knew that Gwen Stacy will die and be replaced by Mary Jane Watson in the Webb franchise. Well now Captain Stacy and Gwen Stacy have both died so you must be thinking that we will [not] see Mary Jane in the next instalment (sic); well you’re wrong.”

    He adds, “Due to the successful response from Peter and Gwen’s relationship I believe that the writers will bring back Gwen Stacy. Wait what? Yes, there are many storylines in comics were we have seen Gwen Stacy return after her death; it’s comics after all.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gicjH5h-Dy4#t=10

    Interesting! If you are familiar with Spiderman only through movies, this is a revelation!

    Apparently one scenario could go something like this. The author points out, “Miles Warren was secretly in love with Gwen. Following her death, Warren grows increasingly insane and adopts the persona of the Jackal who had managed to create a clone of Gwen.”

    However, a more plausible situation, according to the same author, would look a little more like this:

    “The Chameleon’s most ambitious hate against Spider-Man happened when he formed an alliance with Harry Osborn; Harry told Chameleon Spider-Man’s secret identity could be found through Peter Parker, so he constructed androids of Peter Parker’s parents. The plan led to a psychotic breakdown for Spider-Man. After tricking Spider-Man to the bridge where his first love Gwen Stacy died, Chameleon threw himself off the bridge. He reappeared some time later in a mental institution, completely incapacitated.”

    “I believed from the start this story should be included in the franchise. Now that Gwen is dead. It makes more sense for it to be Gwen Stacy instead of Peter’s parents. Because it would really hit Peter hard if his future villains bring up Gwen’s death causing Peter to have a huge breakdown when he is fighting the villains.”

    What do you think? Would you like to see Emma Stone make a reappearance as Gwen Stacy in the next Spiderman movie? What would a good storyline be to bring her back, in your opinion?

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier Has Good Early Reviews

    Surprise, surprise! Marvel has made yet another fantastic superhero film in the form of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger. Critics have been raving about the latest installment in the Marvel movie-verse after getting a taste of the film in early showings. Disney allowed critics to take to Twitter and share their opinions on the film about three weeks before it is scheduled to release, and the results have been in their favor; the critics are loving this film.

    According to the information and trailers released to the public (one of which is shown below), the new film will feature Captain America (also known by his civilian name, Steve Rogers) as well as Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) as they go on various missions and escapades for S.H.I.E.L.D. Chris Evans, the actor who portrays Steve, has revealed that his character will not just be grappling with old-friends-turned-enemies and baddies like those shown in the action-packed trailers, but with the “moral ambiguities of the modern age.”

    In an interview with Hero Complex, Chris was quoted as saying, “For Steve, it’s about what is right. He’s relatively acclimated to the modern day — it’s not tech shock anymore, he’s not just like, ‘What’s a cellphone?’ It’s more about, given his situation, given the company he works for, what are we doing that’s the right thing? How much privacy, civil liberties are we willing to compromise for security? It’s pretty crazy how relevant it is right now.”

    This take on Steve and the direction it takes the film has, apparently, been a huge hit with the critics who have gotten a sneak peek at the film. As mentioned above, they took to Twitter to express their thoughts, and an overwhelming majority expressed that the film was superb in one way or another.

    Those are just a few of the multitude of awesome snippets that can be found all over Twitter. Here’s to hoping that the film lives up to the hype and is just as successful with general audiences. It definitely sounds like a fantastic film that no one will want to miss! Be sure to mark your calendars for April 4th, when it releases to theaters.

    Image via YouTube.

  • Joss Whedon $100 M: He Doesn’t Have “Downey Money”

    Joss Whedon recently cleared up some rumors on Whedonesque.com; namely, about how much he’s going to clear on “Avengers 2”.

    “I’m not getting $100 mil[lion] on Avengers 2,” he wrote. “I’m not making Downey money. I’m making A LOT, which is exciting. I’m not pretending to be a poor farmer, an Everyman, an ANYman. But that number is nuts.”

    The “Downey” in question would be Robert Downey Jr., who stars in “Iron Man 3′ and is reportedly paid quite a nice sum for the role.

    Here’s the entire post:

    Hi guys.

    I was going to let it slide, but I’ve got this sour taste in my mouth. (Mmmm, lemonade!). Some facts are not facts. I’m not going to go into the whole thing, but jeepers, I’m not getting $100 mil on Avengers 2. If I were, I would come on this site and laugh and laugh and laugh. I’m not making Downey money. I’m making A LOT, which is exciting. I’m not pretending to be a poor farmer, an Everyman, an ANYman. But that number is nuts. A few other things about me that have been “reported” that people should take with a grain of salt:

    That I throw wild Hollywood parties where everyone is naked and dancing and wild and I remember to serve enough snacks.

    That I can get a movie greenlit by sighing and staring into the middle distance.

    That I ate a unicorn and made it winter for three years.

    That I “can write.”

    Well, that’s a load off. Sorry to get so personal — the whole thing’s a bit tawdry. But honestly, it bugged me. I’m off for a nice juicy steak. There’s a place downtown that does it with rosemary butter, it tastes just like unico — like a steak.

    BYE-ee! J.