Spider-man

15 people who should never, ever be considered to play Spider-Man

With a new Spider-Man movie in the offing and news that the character will be free to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's time to start looking for a new actor to play Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego. Let others come up with shortlists of who should play Spider-Man, we're going to narrow the field and rule out the people who shouldn't be allowed within sniffing distance of the role. You're welcome!

Entire Comic-Con convention populated by actors in disguise

Enraged ticket holders in San Diego this weekend were told they were unable to gain access to the 2014 Comic-Con convention because the entire exhibition hall was taken up by famous actors walking around in disguise.

The Amazing Spider-Man's Green Goblin looks familiar

Spider-Man sequel's "soundtrack supergroup" sounds... erm... shit?

And I'm not just saying that because 'shit' begins with 's': Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Dave Stewart, Johnny Marr and Incubus’s Michael Einziger will all be squabbling over the triangle when they team up to record the soundtrack for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

I can't watch that 'Electro' teaser without thinking of this

This might be Spider-Man's least fearsome enemy yet (original Amazing Spider-Man 2 teaser here).

6 things Jamie Foxx's Spider-Man villain Electro (sort of) looks like

Modelling themselves on photographer Peter Parker, paparazzi snoopers managed to snag themselves some cool pictures of Jamie Foxx in make-up, if not in costume, as The Amazing Spider-Man 2's villain Electro. We can't help but think he looks a little familiar. A bit like...

Proof that Seth MacFarlane's sexism is anything but harmless

Nobody told me it was National Sexism Week. I would have bought a badge or something. First came Seth MacFarlane's boob-centric stint as Oscars host, then everyone piled in to insult a 21-year-old American actress walking down the street for not being as attractive as a comic-book character. I don't know about the rest of you fellas, but I'm feeling pretty ashamed about my own penis right now. Moreso than usual.

Amazing Spider-Man 2 set photo shows Spidey finding new thrills

Some criminals will do ANYTHING to avoid going to jail. (Pic via BC).

9 worst movie lines of 2012

It's 2013! A new year of wonderful movies to look forward to, so full of potential and promise. Or we could just point and laugh at last year's films again? Yeah, let's do that.

Comparing the origin stories of the Spider-Men

As The Amazing Spider-Man comes out on DVD and Blu-ray today, let’s take a closer look at how it compares to that other - completely different - Spider-Man film about how Spider-Man became Spider-Man.