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Into the Spider-Verse's Negative Test Reaction Helped the Movie

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The Spider-Mania is continuing well into 2022 thanks to the monumental Spider-Man: No Way Home , although that movie isn't the first instance of a Spider-Verse coming to life on the big screen. That honor went to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , which brought more than half a dozen web-slingers together into one story with the fate of the Multiverse on the line. For the most part, Sony's animated Spider-Man feature became an overwhelming success by featuring Shemiek Moore's Miles Morales alongside multiple Peter Parkers and other web-slingers. While the movie is universally loved by critics and fans now, it took a long time for the studio and team behind Into the Spider-Verse to nail down the specifics for the story and characters. ADVERTISEMENT Recently, producing duo Christopher Miller and Phil Lord explored some of the more difficult aspects of bringing their animated pet project to completion more than three years ago. Part...

Venom Director Defends Movie Against Negative Criticism

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Prior to the mega-event that was Spider-Man: No Way Home , Sony Pictures added to its own Spider-Man Universe with Tom Hardy's Venom: Let There Be Carnage . Upon its arrival, it made an impact as one of the top-grossing movies of 2021, particularly due to its theaters-only release. Although it made over $90 million in its opening weekend, the critical reviews weren't so favorable. While Venom 2 came through as a mostly fun superhero outing, most of the reviews didn't exactly praise it for being something close to a work of cinematic art, as was the case with its predecessor in Venom. Many chided the films for being overstuffed with action and CGI, even though Sony still found a way to blow fans' minds with the post-credits scene in the sequel throwing Eddie Brock and Venom into the MCU, regardless of how short their stay was. ADVERTISEMENT The Venom franchise has seen plenty of success since it first debuted in 2018, with plans in place ...