Sony Pictures
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Sony pushes anime movie Scarlet into the award season spotlight by giving Mamoru Hosoda's highly anticipated follow up to Belle a December release date
After Mirai was nominated for Best Animated Feature in 2019, Sony is hoping Hosoda can do one better with Scarlet.
April 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Sorry, webheads: Tom Hardy says we weren't as close to that Spidey/Venom movie as was reported
We'll always have that Spider-Man: No Way Home post-credit scene, though
April 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Batman and Supergirl writer Tom King's Image Comics series Love Everlasting is headed to the big screen, courtesy of the director behind Normal People
The anti-romance comic book will be scripted by the writer behind the Kingsman movies
April 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man vs. Venom on the big screen? "We got close" to a Tom Holland/Tom Hardy movie, says Hardy
Save for that end credits scene in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock have never actually been on screen together. That almost wasn't the case
April 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’s release date has been confirmed by Sony Pictures
The third movie in the animated Spider-Verse saga will swing into theaters June 4, 2027, Sony announced at CinemaCon 2025
March 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Crunchyroll, and the anime it brings, poised to drive Sony's profits over the next two years
The anime streamer has become one of the rare success stories in the streaming industry, with Crunchyroll set to generate more than a third of Sony Pictures' profits over the next two years.
March 19, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Sony's Spider-Verse 3 replaces directors as Spider-Man's animated future remains lost in time
Two veterans of the first animated Miles Morales movie are stepping in to guide the concluding chapter
December 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
In 2021, Sony's boss said people won't miss Spider-Man in its Spider-adjacent movies. Turns out, they do
It's time Sony get versed on the Spider-Verse
December 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers!No, there isn't a Kraven the Hunter post-credits scene - but it does set up a sequel - SPOILERS!
Perhaps the Hunt has Begun, but we'd prefer Cutting to the Chase. Here's everything you need to know about the lack of post-credits scene in Kraven the Hunter, full spoilers for the ending, and the unlikely sequel set-up
December 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Sony's Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson & director J.C. Chandor see the film as a prequel to a Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt movie for Marvel Studios
Kraven's Last Hunt would be the logical follow up to the first movie, but getting the rights to use Spider-Man in it would be a monumental task in itself.
December 13, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
If Kraven the Hunter flops, Sony's Spider-Man Universe could look for a Marvel-assisted reboot
The sixth installment in Sony's troubled Spider-Man villain shared universe is in theaters this weekend, but could it be the latest box office failure for the studio?
December 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Watch the Venom 3, Kraven the Hunter, & Karate Kid: Legends panel from NYCC 2024
Tom Hardy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and some friends surprised us all at New York Comic Con 2024 with updates on their Marvel movies Venom: The Last Dance and Kraven the Hunter
November 22, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson walks back his comments about the Marvel villain being a conservationist
Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson brought new footage to NYCC, and a slight correction
November 20, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Venom: The Last Dance director Kelly Marcel talks Knull
Sony Pictures brought the cast and director of Venom: The Last Dance to NYCC and teased the Thanos of the Spider-Verse
October 25, 2024
Jim McDermott
News
Spider-Man 4 starring Tom Holland is real, it's happening, and we have a release date
Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton will direct Spider-Man 4, starring Tom Holland.
October 25, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
New Venom: The Last Dance footage at NYCC shows more Venom Horse, Venom Frog, Venom Fish, and more footage of the aliens hunting Venom
Sony Pictures brought the Venom: The Last Dance team to NYCC, and a big action sequence
October 20, 2024
Jim McDermott
News
Director confirms that Venom: The Last Dance is “the last Venom movie” (and yet…)
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
News
New Kraven footage shows the character demonstrating super strength, agility—and brutality
Director J.C Chandor brought ten minutes of Kraven the Hunter to NYCC (and they’re good!)
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
News
Karate Kid: Legends will "finally unite all the different branches”
Sony Pictures drops a first trailer for its newest installment in the Miyagiverse at NYCC
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Venom star Tom Hardy would like to fight Spider-Man “right now”
At New York Comic Con 2024, Venom's Tom Hardy called out Marvel's Friendly Neighborhood hero.
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
News
PG-13 or Rated R? 3 weeks out from its release date, Venom: The Last Dance still hasn't secured an age rating from the MPA
Just how bloody will the final entry in the Venom trilogy be? We're still waiting to find out.
October 02, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Who is Knull in Venom: The Last Dance? Looking at who the actor is for Venom 3's big bad
Rhys Ifans is rumored to play the villain Knull in Venom: The Last Dance, so what's his story?
October 01, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
It Appears Venom 3's rating won't be what Tom Hardy hoped, and goes PG-13 instead of Rated-R. Read on: https://www.thepopverse.com/movies-venom-the-last-dance-rating-3-tom-hardy-us-uk-mpa-bbfc-pg-13-r-15
When your hero literally eats people, you can expect an adult rating to follow.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Spider-Man 4 is on its way... with Shang-Chi's director behind the camera
Tom Holland will return for a fourth solo Spidey movie from Marvel and Sony, according to reports
September 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
It Ends with Us ending explained: What happens in the book's final chapters (ahead of the Blake Lively movie)
It Ends with Us' ending made us cry ugly tears.
August 05, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
All of Marvel's Spider-Man actors, ranked from best to worst!
Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire.... who is the best Spider-Man?
June 25, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Excelsior!All 38 of Stan Lee's Marvel Studios, X-Men, Spider-Man, and other Marvel movie cameos, ranked from best to worst!
From iconic to forgettable, here's how all of Marvel Comics godfather Stan Lee's cinematic cameos compare to each other.
June 25, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
All of Marvel's Spider-Man movies, ranked worst to best!
Tobey, Andrew, or Tom? Peter Parker or Miles Morales? Which Spidey movie is the best Spidey movie?
June 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Updated!Superheroes live in concert: How to watch Batman, Superman, & Spider-Man backed by real orchestras
Sweeping superhero stories have sweeping superhero scores - grab tickets to one of these concerts to experience them in all their glory!
June 10, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Olive Garden's Garfield-inspired menu dishes up a safe but forgettable marketing ploy
If we're not horrified by what has come from your marketing department, you're not trying hard enough.
June 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Venom 3 trailer: The Last Dance shows Tom Hardy in the goofy finale of our symbiote love story
Will they finally kiss? We certainly hope so
June 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
George Clooney and Brad Pitt rekindle that Ocean's Eleven magic in new crime comedy Wolfs
The first trailer for the fall movie really hopes you loved those Ocean's movies
May 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
We crunched the numbers and, against our advice, more of you watched Madame Web on Netflix than in theatres
You know you can just turn things off on Netflix, right?
May 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Madame Web's biggest problem is all of that Spider-Man stuff
There might be a good movie hidden underneath everything in Sony's much-maligned superhero misfire
May 15, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Amazon has finally confirmed the live-action Spider-Man Noir series starring Nicolas Cage
He's here to drink egg-creams and punch Nazis.
May 14, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gets a live concert tour show this fall, visiting more than 50 cities in the US
Miles Morales' soundtrack is coming to a city near you
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Tarot release date: When the new horror film is set to hit cinemas and streaming services
How scary can a deck of cards be? We're about to find out
April 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse still has no release date, but here's everything else we know
What's the plot, who's the villain, and what's beyond Beyond the Spider-Verse?
April 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Pope's Exorcist could be horror's John Wick - hear me out
The franchises have more in common than you'd think.
April 02, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Miles Morales stars in a new Spider-Verse animated short, The Spider Within
The short, subtitled "A Spider-Verse Story," debuted at an international animation festival and is now available to watch on Youtube
March 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Bill Murray threatened to quit Ghostbusters II when he learned of studio's plans to cut Ernie Hudson's role, according to Hudson
"That doesn’t happen very much in this industry.”
March 25, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
When (and where) will we be able to stream Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Netflix and beyond?
All ghost stories are better at home, right?
March 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Ghostbusters: Watch every movie and series in this classic comedy franchise in order
Never mind who you gonna call, how are you gonna do it?
March 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
New York City is the only city where the Ghostbusters make any sense
Sometimes a setting is more than just a setting - it is a home.
March 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire release date: When does Ecto-1 roll out on a new paranormal adventure?
Busting makes us all feel good
March 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt have been circling a Ghostbusters prequel for a decade
The dead have time to wait but we don't.
March 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
A Ghostbusters animated movie has been stuck in production for years
We're ready to root for the ghosts on this one
March 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Why we think Jason Reitman isn't returning to direct Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
It's all about his family's legacy
March 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Trap your movie popcorn like a ghost in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire theater merch
Just because it is a shameless cash grab doesn't mean we don't want that ghost trap popcorn bucket.
March 18, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Slap on your proton packs and visit the Ghostbusters firehouse in real life - with a catch
New York City is basically one big iconic film set
March 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Will we get a sequel to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire? Depends entirely on audience interest
The answer is a resounding "maybe," although there's definitely some people into the idea behind the camera
March 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
How one note from Dan Slott radically changed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
“My note was a pebble in a pond that caused ripples”: Dan Slott talks about his contributions to Across the Spider-Verse.
March 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Donald Glover waited until the last minute to be in Spider-Verse 2, leading to a funny South Park-esque joke to fill the time
Release the 'Cardboard Cutout' cut!
February 27, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's original ending was hated by fans, so a new one was written, animated & recorded just 8 weeks before the movie debuted
It simply needed a bit of hope.
February 27, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
The Amazing Spider-Man movies swing onto Netflix in March
Plenty of teenage angst on display across these two movies.
February 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
As Madame Web fails to weave a spider web in cinemas, Morbius is about to exit Netflix
Your last chance to embrace 'Morbin' Time' on Netflix.
February 20, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
Isabela Merced praises her early Superman: Legacy experience as Hawkgirl
After Madame Web, Merced is going from one comic book universe to another
February 13, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
New Karate Kid movie taps lead from cancelled Disney+ series
He seems like a perfect choice.
February 13, 2024
Fran Ruiz
Features
3 Spider-Woman characters will make their live-action debut this Wednesday in a Marvel movie, and we're all sleeping on it
Does Sony enjoy making its own job promoting its superhero movies harder?
February 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Bad Bunny's Marvel debut is officially shelved as El Muerto movie comes back to life (but without him)
The rapper had previously been attached to star as the anti-hero in the Sony Pictures film.
January 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
The next Spider-Man Spider-Verse movie will have a "a very satisfying conclusion" this time, according to co-writer Chris Miller
No release date in sight though.
December 11, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Dakota Johnson's voiceover sounds as bored as the viewer is in the new Madame Web trailer
Sony's latest Spider-Man spin-off is here, and its star doesn't sound thrilled at the prospect
November 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Chris Pratt's first Garfield movie trailer is here - and we feel about it like Garfield feels about Mondays
Chris Pratt gives us minimal effort in first trailer for upcoming Garfield movie
November 13, 2023
Trent Cannon
News
Venom 3 retreats from summer blockbuster competition for more familiar turf
The move puts a lot of pressure on Kraven the Hunter to carry the flag for Sony next summer.
November 09, 2023
Trent Cannon
Guides
How to watch all of Tom Hardy's Venom movies in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching Marvel's Venom? Here’s how to do it!
November 09, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Ghostbusters old and new team-up in first trailer for 2024's Frozen Empire
The new Ghostbusters movie returns them to their old haunts - New York City - in the first trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, coming in 2024.
November 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Fight Club director David Fincher directing Spider-Man? It almost happened until he called character's origin "dumb"
He's not a big fan of radioactive spiders.
October 30, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Marvel's Spider-Punk is a sell-out, twice over, thanks to his Spider-Verse 2 movie appearance
Unlike in punk rock, selling-out isn't a dirty word in comic books.
October 06, 2023
Trent Cannon
Features
Who should be the next James Bond actor? Tell us what you think
There is endless speculation about who could replace Daniel Craig but no firm answers yet.
October 05, 2023
Trent Cannon
Features
Kraven the Hunter: The new release date, the cast, and everything you need to know about the movie
Aaron Taylor-Johnson's debut as the ultimate hunter will now debut in August 2024, not October 2023
July 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Across the Barbie-Verse: The many false starts in getting Mattel's iconic doll to the screen
Before Margot Robbie, there was Anne Hathaway and Amy Schumer...
July 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Inside the Spider-Verse: Looking at Spider-Man's various worlds in the animated multiverse
Whether you're into, across, or beyond the Spider-Verse, we are living and breathing the many universes that make up the animated Spider-Man movie franchises' multiverse
July 03, 2023
Danielle Baranda
News
Expect Spider-Verse 3 to be delayed, according to one insider on the project
That Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse cliffhanger ending is going to sting more than you thought
June 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Sony pulls Spider-Man spin-off movie El Muerto from its release schedule
The movie, to star Bad Bunny, was originally due in theaters January 2024
June 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Kraven the Hunter: A trailer as bland as the villain's on-screen outfit
No, there's little in the first trailer to make anyone interested in Sony's new supervillain movie
June 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!The Prowler: Inside Spider-Verse 2's surprising villain (and his variants)
No matter the Spider-Verse, the Prowler will seemingly be there in some form
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Is Marvel's Spider-Gwen trans? The Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse speculation explained
Context and analysis for fan speculation about Spider-Gwen being trans
June 09, 2023
Avery Kaplan
Features
Spoilers!Across the Spider-Verse: Is the MCU part of the Spider-Verse?
"Can we ever see Tom Holland and Miles Morales meet?" is what we're really asking
June 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dramatically outperforms Into the Spider-Verse in its opening weekend
The movie took $120.5 million in its first weekend, compared to $33.5 million for the 2018 opener
June 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending explained
All the context you need to understand the end of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
June 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Spider-Man Burger King: Marvel's Miles Morales has taken over select BKs across the world ahead of the second Spider-Verse movie
Yes, there's a Spider-Verse Whopper, but that's not all
June 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Across the Spider-Verse: how to watch as much Spider-Man as possible
Cartoons, live-action shows, and movies: get as much Spider-Man as you can
June 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Spider-Man at CinemaCon: Sony previews Across the Spider-Verse and introduces Kraven the Hunter
Aaron Taylor-Johnson told the Las Vegas crowd that the October release will be R-rated
April 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Donald Glover to produce and star in a Hypno-Hustler movie (No, really)
Yes, Sony really is working on a movie based on the obscure Spider-Man villain
December 16, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
Sony's Spider-Man spin-off El Muerto movie signs up Alfonso Cuaron's son to direct
Following in the footsteps of Morbius and Venom, Sony is planning a solo movie featuring a truly obscure Spider-Man supporting character
October 05, 2022
Graeme McMillan