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‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Director Marc Webb In Talks For Disney’s Upcoming ‘Snow White’ Live-Action Remake

May 30, 2019 4:12 pm

Let’s be honest, Disney is running out of animated films to remake in live-action. This year alone, there’s “Dumbo,” “Aladdin,” and the upcoming “The Lion King.” This is on the heels of “The Jungle Book,” “Male...

Marc Webb To Direct ‘Lord Of The Flies’-Meets-‘Lost’ Series For Netflix Featuring ‘Big Little Lies’ Star

Charles Barfield

July 24, 2018 4:32 pm

News, Television

It looks like Netflix is going back to the YA well, after massive success with “13 Reasons Why,” for one of its many upcoming series. According to The Wrap, actress Kathryn Newton has earned the lead role in wh...

Marc Webb & Nick Hornby Team For Westboro Baptist Church Movie

Kevin Jagernauth

August 28, 2017 2:41 pm

News

Marc Webb's career has certainly taken some interesting turns. After breaking out with "(500) Days Of Summer," the filmmaker leaped to the blockbuster world with "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Amazing Spider...

‘The Only Living Boy In New York’ Is A Lacklustre Coming-Of-Age Dramedy [Review]

Will Ashton

August 17, 2017 5:38 pm

Reviews

Allan Loeb certainly isn't a household name, but there's a pretty good chance you've might've seen one or two of his credited movies. Whether it's "21," "The Switch," "The Dilemma," "Just Go With It," "Wall Str...

Stan Lee, left, and director Marc Webb on the set of Columbia Pictures' "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.

Marc Webb Talks Plans For Abandoned ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 3’

Kevin Jagernauth

August 9, 2017 9:45 am

News

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With this summer's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" an unqualified success, and with plans for a new trilogy and spinoff franchise, Sony is well on the way to making "The Amazing Spider-Man" a distant memory. Before th...

First Trailer For Marc Webb’s ‘The Only Living Boy In New York’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 19, 2017 1:31 pm

News, Trailers

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While "The Amazing Spider-Man" director Marc Webb is watching the franchise get rebooted, he's not sweating it one bit. The filmmaker has returned to his indie roots in a big way, having already released "Gifte...

Sam Raimi & Marc Webb Pass On Directing ‘The Flash’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 17, 2017 12:51 pm

News

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The world of DC Films seems like a ridiculous mess, so it's not surprising that news reports are equally all over the place. Last night, the trades revealed that Robert Zemeckis, Matthew Vaughn, and Sam Raimi w...

Marc Webb Says He’s Proud Of His ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Movies

Kevin Jagernauth

April 10, 2017 9:37 am

News

With teams of trained, skilled, and highly efficient special effects personnel, directors these days have a lot of machinery around them to help when it comes time to step onto a blockbuster set. The past few y...

Marc Webb’s ‘Gifted’ Starring Chris Evans, Jenny Slate & Octavia Spencer Doesn’t Quite Add Up [Review]

Will Ashton

April 7, 2017 12:54 pm

News, Reviews

Bless your heart, "Gifted." I'm sure you meant well. With your plucky spirit and blatantly good intentions, you allowed director Marc Webb to finally escape his knotty, entangled studio commitments to "The Amaz...

Chris Evans Raises A Genius In First Trailer For Marc Webb’s ‘Gifted’

Kevin Jagernauth

November 1, 2016 12:59 pm

Trailers

After taking a detour into the high stakes world of blockbuster filmmaking with "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," director Marc Webb is back in indie territory with "Gifted." And while th...

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