1.
Teen solves centuries-old math problem
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. music video director Marc Webb has been hired to head up the next installment in the "Spider-Man" film franchise, sources confirmed to EW.com.
Webb made his feature-film debut with last year's hit "(500) Days of Summer."
The three recent "Spider-Man" blockbusters starred Tobey Maguire, 34, as Peter Parker and his super-powered alter-ego Spider-Man, and Kirsten Dunst, 27, as his love interest Mary Jane. The trilogy was directed by Sam Raimi.
However, Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios said last week the next installment of their franchise is based on a script by James Vanderbilt and focuses on Parker/Spider-Man as a teenager dealing with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. Because of the planned youth-oriented story line, the studios said a new cast and director were being brought in for the next film, which is set for release in 2012. The new stars have not yet been announced.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Movies Stories | |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 27 (UPI) --
Bluegrass legend Arthel "Doc" Watson was in critical condition following colon surgery at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., his representative said.
|
When he bowed out of actively campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
|
To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
|
BEERSHEBA, Israel, May 27 (UPI) --
An Israeli man says he wants to divorce his wife because she refuses to part with her 550 cats.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
