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Comic icons are in the hands of creative teams set on reimaging their basic biographies in the hunt for new readers who could be intimidated by complex backstories. Can they make the shift without altering their key essence?
Non-alcoholic beer: Tom Holland’s new business venture after almost three years of sobriety
The actor founded Bero to cater to the tastes of those, like himself, who do not consume alcoholic beverages. The product has the seal of approval from his partner, actress Zendaya, who is rumored to feature in one of its promotional photos
Tobey Maguire’s Hollywood hiatus: Why the ‘Spider-Man’ star preferred to fly under the radar
During August the ‘Spider-Man’ saga will return to the big screen to celebrate Columbia’s 100th anniversary and the franchise’s original star, one of the most atypical and mysterious actors of modern Hollywood, will return in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ stirs up $27.7M weekend, ‘Madame Web’ flops
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Chris Aronson, distribution chief for Paramount, noted that pre-release projections forecast a six-day total closer to $30 million for ‘One Love’
Does Marvel’s ‘Madame Web’ portend the decline of the superhero genre?
Dakota Johnson plays a new character, a satellite of the ‘Spider-Man’ universe, in a film that arrives during the genre’s lowest point
Batman’s drinking, Captain Marvel has anxiety, and Hawkeye is on the couch: Superheroes are doing much more than just saving the world
Recent projects like ‘C.O.W.L.’, which focuses on the labor struggle of people with superpowers, put a spotlight on the myriad comics changing up the standard storylines of Marvel and DC icons
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ slings back into box office top spot while ‘The Flash’ drops
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The latest number helped the Sony film reach $317.1 million domestically and an impressive $560.3 million worldwide
‘Transformers’ edge out ‘Spider-Verse’ to claim first place at box office
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Three Walt Disney Co. releases rounded out the top five with “The Little Mermaid” in third place, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3″ in fourth and “The Boogeyman” in fifth place.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ swings to massive $120.5 million opening
The latest installment more than tripled the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises
Spider-man 2099: The Irish-Mexican antagonist of ‘Across the Spider-verse’
Miguel O’Hara is a darker and unhinged version of Spider-Man who will be at odds with Miles Morales and Peter B. Parker in the new Sony animated film
Slow gaming: How video games are swapping nerve-racking battles for relaxing walks
In a world of stress, people are turning to their consoles for solace and escape in the form of contemplative, peaceful adventure
‘Avatar’ marks sixth straight weeks at No. 1, crosses $2 billion
The Walt Disney Co.’s ‘The Way of Water’ added $19.7 million in US and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday
‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘M3GAN’ hold onto top spots at the box office
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In first place for the fifth weekend in a row was James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel, which added an estimated $31.1 million through Sunday
The secret to Zendaya’s success: A mix of perseverance and inquisitiveness
The 26-year-old star of the series ‘Euphoria’ has been the actress of the moment for over five years. She has been working since she was 13, hates free time and uses social media as a platform to raise awareness about the issues that are important to her, such as mental health
‘Operation Marvel’: Police dress up as superheroes for drug raid in Peru
The officers, who put on the hero costumes to disguise themselves as performers at a nearby school, arrested four people on the suspicion of belonging to a criminal organization
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