Say what you want about Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man movies, but I firmly believe there were more positives than negatives to speak of – even with the second one. On that note, it’s actually hard to reminisce about the sequel without recalling how Sony shoehorned as many villains as they could into it, essentially making it a backdoor pilot of sorts for a Sinister Six film.
But as much as I enjoyed seeing an onscreen Spidey that I could take more seriously than what was offered in Sam Raimi’s campfests, it became apparent before long that Webb was treading the same territory as his predecessor. Granted, trying to dance around characters such as Norman and Harry Osborn is hard to do because they’re such vital supporting players in the Spider-Man mythos, but the wallcrawler rivals the likes of Batman, Superman and the X-Men when it comes...
But as much as I enjoyed seeing an onscreen Spidey that I could take more seriously than what was offered in Sam Raimi’s campfests, it became apparent before long that Webb was treading the same territory as his predecessor. Granted, trying to dance around characters such as Norman and Harry Osborn is hard to do because they’re such vital supporting players in the Spider-Man mythos, but the wallcrawler rivals the likes of Batman, Superman and the X-Men when it comes...
- 8/9/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
J.J. Abrams' Hulu Adaptation of Stephen King's 11/22/63 Novel Casts Lee Harvey Oswald, 6 Other Roles
Hulu’s J.J. Abrams-produced adaptation of the timey-wimey Stephen King novel 11/22/63 has cast presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, plus another half-dozen roles.
RelatedJames Franco to Lead J.J. Abrams’ Hulu Adaptation of Stephen King’s 11/22/63
Based on King’s best-selling novel, 11/22/63 follows Jake Epping (played by James Franco), a high school English teacher who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Ergo, you need your shooter, and Aussie actor Daniel Webber (Home and Away; above photo, left) will fill the role of Oswald. In turn, Cherry Jones (24; photo, center) and Lucy Fry...
RelatedJames Franco to Lead J.J. Abrams’ Hulu Adaptation of Stephen King’s 11/22/63
Based on King’s best-selling novel, 11/22/63 follows Jake Epping (played by James Franco), a high school English teacher who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Ergo, you need your shooter, and Aussie actor Daniel Webber (Home and Away; above photo, left) will fill the role of Oswald. In turn, Cherry Jones (24; photo, center) and Lucy Fry...
- 4/7/2015
- TVLine.com
First Appearance
Amazing Spider-Man #14, July 1964
Nicknames and Aliases
The Green Goblin, Iron Patriot
Powers and Abilities
Norman possess superhuman strength, stamina, and healing abilities as a result of the Goblin serum, a chemical compound of his own design. He also possesses genius-level intelligence and business/leadership acumen, as well as an aptitude for chemical and electrical engineering.
Recently, Aim scientists gave Norman powers similar to that of the Super-Adaptoid, enabling him to absorb the super-human abilities of anyone he physically touches.
Gadgets and Accessories
As the Green Goblin, Norman routinely uses explosive and gaseous pumpkin bombs of his own design, and rides a flying “Goblin Glider” with an assortment of offensive capabilities.
As the Iron Patriot, Norman wore a suit of sophisticated armor similar to Iron Man’s, outfitted with an array of weaponry.
Friends and Allies
Harry Osborn (his son), Liz Allen-Osborn (his daughter-in-law), Normie Osborn (his grandson), Dark Avengers,...
Amazing Spider-Man #14, July 1964
Nicknames and Aliases
The Green Goblin, Iron Patriot
Powers and Abilities
Norman possess superhuman strength, stamina, and healing abilities as a result of the Goblin serum, a chemical compound of his own design. He also possesses genius-level intelligence and business/leadership acumen, as well as an aptitude for chemical and electrical engineering.
Recently, Aim scientists gave Norman powers similar to that of the Super-Adaptoid, enabling him to absorb the super-human abilities of anyone he physically touches.
Gadgets and Accessories
As the Green Goblin, Norman routinely uses explosive and gaseous pumpkin bombs of his own design, and rides a flying “Goblin Glider” with an assortment of offensive capabilities.
As the Iron Patriot, Norman wore a suit of sophisticated armor similar to Iron Man’s, outfitted with an array of weaponry.
Friends and Allies
Harry Osborn (his son), Liz Allen-Osborn (his daughter-in-law), Normie Osborn (his grandson), Dark Avengers,...
- 5/1/2014
- by Austin Gorton
- SoundOnSight
Craig here with a wrap-up entry for the third and final run of ‘Take Three’, The Film Experience series that looked at three notable performances from a supporting or character actor's career. Click on the actors’ names for their respective Takes.
It’s perhaps fitting that last week’s Take Three featured Brad Dourif as, when the idea for the series was first mooted, Dourif was the first actor who entered my mind. It’s odd perhaps that I left him so long, but I’m glad he was included in the end. I was also glad to include a quintet of actors – bigger names, well versed in veering between lead and character actor roles – who have vast and interesting careers under their belts: Christopher Walken (one of Seven Psychopaths due in cinemas soon), John Hurt, Tommy Lee Jones (currently sexing it up with Streep in Hope Springs), Danny DeVito and Chris Cooper.
It’s perhaps fitting that last week’s Take Three featured Brad Dourif as, when the idea for the series was first mooted, Dourif was the first actor who entered my mind. It’s odd perhaps that I left him so long, but I’m glad he was included in the end. I was also glad to include a quintet of actors – bigger names, well versed in veering between lead and character actor roles – who have vast and interesting careers under their belts: Christopher Walken (one of Seven Psychopaths due in cinemas soon), John Hurt, Tommy Lee Jones (currently sexing it up with Streep in Hope Springs), Danny DeVito and Chris Cooper.
- 9/16/2012
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
[1] Though the small screen retains an unfair reputation as a lesser medium -- think of all the snobby types who'll brag about not owning a television, but would never be so dismissive about books or movies -- the truth is that the medium varies as much as any other. Today's TV Bits runs the gamut from highbrow (a literary adaptation on HBO) to lowbrow (a modeling industry reality show on The CW), with plenty of stuff in between. After the jump: Noah Baumbach's Jonathan Franzen adaptation The Corrections is a go at HBO HBO will offer an early look at its highly anticipated Luck next month Fox puts new eps of Alcatraz on hold while it goes back for reshoots Burt Reynolds signs on to guest star on FX's Archer Summer Glau joins Tricia Helfer on TNT's Scent of the Missing The CW announces start dates for its midseason...
- 11/4/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Snow has again attacked the colder parts of the country, which makes it sort of difficult to get out to the local cinema. Still, this weekend's new movies might just be compelling enough to get you to put your boots on and brave the frost. A bunch of eclectic titles are hitting screens this weekend, including the economy-is-busted drama "Company Men" (featuring a trio of great performances from Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones), the historical Peter Weir-directed epic "The Way Back" (starring Colin Farrell), the Korean import "The Housemaid" and the awesome on-the-road-with-a-madman documentary "Lemmy: 49% Motherf---er, 51% Son of a Bitch" (a hallucinatory look into the staggering existence of Mötörhead founder Lemmy Kilmister).
But the big release of the weekend is "No Strings Attached," the comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher that explores the eternal question of whether coed friends can also enjoy casual sex without any real commitment.
But the big release of the weekend is "No Strings Attached," the comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher that explores the eternal question of whether coed friends can also enjoy casual sex without any real commitment.
- 1/21/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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