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Image: BlumhouseHope you like Blumhouse movies, because the company is re-releasing some old ones into theaters later this month.Unboxing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition Playstation 5 BundleHoping to start a new annual trend, the five day-long Halfway to Halloween film festival sees Blumhouse partnering with AMC Theaters (across 100 theaters in 40 US cities) from Friday, March 29 to Tuesday, April 2. Split will kick things off on the 29th, followed by The Purge (March 30), Ouija: Origin of Evil (March 31), Insidious…

Get ready for some good ol’ 2000s nostalgia during the spring and summer movie season. From April to June, Dreamworks’ Shrek 2 and Sony’s live-action Spider-Man movies are set to return to theaters.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightThe former is more concrete, and was formally announced earlier in the week. Starting April 12, Dreamworks will put Shrek 2 back in cinemas ahead of its 20th anniversary on May 19. The 2004 movie was a landmark piece of cinema back in the day, and is probably one of the best…

You may have heard that Madame Web is not a good movie. That there are, in fact, things about Madame Web that could be described as “The Worst.” I am not here to refute those claims; there are in fact many things about Madame Web that are not what you would feasibly call “good.” But in its surprise camp turn, it embraces its period setting to deliver a potent reminder on how far superhero movies have come, and what they’ve lost along the way.Doctor Strange 2's Sam Raimi on America ChavezMadame Web jukes where the…

Image: Hot ToysSpider-Man is known for changing suit designs with reliable frequency, and there’s no better showcase for his evolving wardrobe than his array of video games. Now you can own a Hot Toys figure showcasing one of the most fan-beloved: the Superior Suit from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.The suit seen in Hot Toys’ Peter Parker (Superior Suit) Sixth Scale Collectible Figure takes its cues from Marvel’s 2013 Superior Spider-Man comics, and the Spider-Man figure itself is inspired by the game. It comes with a ton of…

Image: Sony Pictures/MarvelEver since Sony revealed it was working on a solo movie for Madame Web, folks have had questions. Why her? How is this going to connect to whichever Spider-Man is swinging around now?io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightIf you’ve watched the trailer, one of the questions may be when this movie is set. Superhero movies typically keep things in the relative present, but Entertainment Weekly’s recent preview notes that Madame Web is set in 2003. That effectively makes it the first…

Image: NetflixJustin Carter is a weekend editor that covers entertainment for the io9 section on Gizmodo. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, and you can follow his coverage here. Story ideas and tips can be sent to [email protected]’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerThe top story:Even as the industry was being hit by layoffs and a general sense of uncertainty, animation was in top form throughout 2023. Between established tentpoles including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the Mario movie, and the original fare…

Image: Hot ToysHere’s a first look at the latest Spider-Man figure from collectible giants Hot Toys.This rendering of the Amazing Spider-Man is inspired by Marvel’s web-slinging action, complete with pop-out comic book style framing. Featuring a title card along with cityscape base, the figure can be posed in action going up against the Green Goblin. The figure’s accessories help create different looks for posing, like a webbed torso, web-shooters plus string, and a camera (paging J. Jonah Jameson!). Not much more is…

Image: Marco Checchetto/Marvel ComicsThe original incarnation of Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Universe lived (and basically died) on Ultimate Spider-Man. Brian Michael Bendis’ run on that book with a number of artists including Mark Bagley, Sara Pichelli and plenty more was so consistent that it remained a bright spot among the larger messiness of its home universe. And in the same way that much of the Avengers draws on the Ultimates incarnation from by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, the same is true for the webhead: pretty much…

Image: Travis Charest/Marvel ComicsWith Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse being a theatrical success and Spider-Man 2 set to hit the PlayStation 5 in October, everyone’s got Spiders on the brain. Ahead of the film’s release, Marvel made an effort to push specific Spider-Man variants such as Pavitr Prabhakar (Spider-Man India) and Hobie Brown (Spider-Punk). But there’s one Spider who doesn’t appear in that movie, but is surprisingly coming back to comics after a few years of being retired.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was…

On its face, the motivation of the invading Skrulls seems quite clear in Secret Invasion: Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) promised to find the aliens a new planet to live on. After 30 years, Fury had still failed to keep his promise. As a result, some of the Skrulls decided to take the Earth for themselves—and only themselves. But Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays the main antagonist Gravik, says his villain has a much different agenda in mind.What Rules Were Written for Skrulls and Their Powers in Secret Invasion? | io9…