Ruben Fleischer Archives

‘Venom’: Ruben Fleischer Reflects On “Disheartening” Critical Backlash

February 22, 2022 10:21 am

The success of the "Venom" franchise is hard to deny as the first two installments have earned a combined $1.3 billion at the global box office. This has emboldened Sony to continue to pump out more live-actio...

‘Uncharted’ Review: Tom Holland’s Charms Can’t Keep This Adventure On Course

Marshall Shaffer

February 15, 2022 9:02 am

Features, News, Reviews

Sony’s feature film “Uncharted” may have its origins in a PlayStation game, but the real inspiration comes from a more analog source: jet-setting adventure flicks of decades past. The film’s script, the produc...

‘Uncharted’ Final Trailer: Tom Holland Goes On A Treasure Hunt With Mark Wahlberg In New Film

Charles Barfield

January 28, 2022 10:03 am

News, Trailers

After years of development and several release date delays, it appears Sony sort of lucked out with the current scheduled release of “Uncharted.” After Tom Holland appeared in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and ear...

‘Uncharted’ Trailer: Tom Holland Trades The Superhero Costume For Adventuring Gear In Sony’s Video Game Adaptation

Charles Barfield

December 23, 2021 11:12 am

News, Trailers

Tom Holland is on top of the world right now. Last weekend, his most recent superhero film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” not only broke seemingly every pandemic-era box office record, but the film went on to hav...

Ruben Fleischer Set To Direct ‘Uncharted’ As Film Welcomes Antonio Banderas To The Cast

Charles Barfield

March 2, 2020 11:48 am

News

Ready for this? It appears that Sony’s long-awaited “Uncharted” film is actually still happening. I know, shocking, right? Not only is Tom Holland still attached (hinting that production was going to kick off ...

‘Venom’s Ruben Fleischer Is The Latest Rumored ‘Uncharted’ Director

Matthew Monagle

January 11, 2020 10:57 am

News

With any long-gestating studio project, it's not strange to see a handful of rumors about possible directors. What makes Sony's long-gestating "Uncharted" adaptation special, however, is how many of them have b...

‘Zombieland 2: Double Tap’: The Undead Don’t Evolve In This Uninspired, Pointless Sequel [Review]

Charles Barfield

October 16, 2019 10:50 am

Features, News, Reviews

The world has greatly changed over the last ten years. Technology has greatly advanced, smartphones and social media are ubiquitous, filmmaking has changed, and the advent of streaming services has transformed ...

The Only Thing The ‘Venom’ Director Would Change Is The Critical Reaction: “I Was Really Bummed That People Didn’t Like It”

Charles Barfield

October 14, 2019 12:49 pm

News

One of the biggest box office surprises of 2018 was just how much money the Tom Hardy-led “Venom” film earned. After early critics trashed the film, many expected that Sony’s first attempt to spin-off its popul...

Marvel Might’ve Pulled Tom Holland’s Peter Parker Cameo From ‘Venom’

Matthew Monagle

August 31, 2019 4:48 pm

News

If I live to be a hundred, I'll never quite understand Ruben Fleischer's "Venom." I'll never understand why Sony decided to go all-in on a character whose origin story is hopelessly intertwined with a character...

‘Venom’ Sequel Rehires Writer, But Its Director Ruben Fleischer May Not Return

Rodrigo Perez

January 7, 2019 9:37 pm

News

Were you a fan of bon mots like, “On my planet, I'm a loser like you,” “You will be this armless, legless, faceless little thing, won’t you? Rolling down the street like a turd in the wind” and, this gem, “I’m ...

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