Tom Holland Is Marvel's ‘Spider-Man’, Director Announced

Sony and Marvel Studios are proud to announce that after a full worldwide
casting search, Tom Holland will play Peter Parker /Spider-Man in the next Spider-
Man film, in theaters in IMAX and 3D on July 28, 2017. The film will be directed
by Jon Watts , director of Cop Car , the upcoming thriller that made its debut
earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
Marvel and Sony Pictures, and producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal conducted
an extensive search for both the actor and the director. The studios and producers
were impressed by Tom Holland's performances in The Impossible , Wolf Hall and
the upcoming In the Heart of the Sea , and by a series of complex screen tests.
Following Marvel 's tradition of working with the brightest next wave of directors,
Watts also went through multiple meetings with Feige , Pascal and the studio,
before winning the job.
Commenting on the announcement, Tom Rothman , Sony Pictures Motion Pictures
Group Chairman, released the following statement.
“ "It's a big day here at Sony. Kevin , Amy and their teams have done
an incredible job. The Marvel process is very thorough, and that's why
their results are so outstanding. I'm confident Spider-Man will be no
exception. I've worked with a number of up-and-coming directors who
have gone on to be superstars and believe that Jon is just such an
outstanding talent. For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors,
but Tom 's screen tests were special. All in all, we are off to a roaring start."
Producer Kevin Feige had this to say in his statement.
‘ "As with James Gunn, Joss Whedon , and the Russo brothers, we love
finding new and exciting voices to bring these characters to life. We spent
a lot of time with Jon and find his take and work inspiring."
Amy Pascal added her own statement.
‘ "Sony, Marvel, Kevin and I all knew that for Peter Parker, we had to
find a vibrant, talented young actor capable of embodying one of the most
well-known characters in the world. With Tom , we've found the perfect
actor to bring Spider-Man 's story into the Marvel Cinematic Universe."
Sony Pictures will finance and release worldwide the next installment of the $4
billion Spider-Man franchise on July 28, 2017, in a film co-produced by Kevin
Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal , who oversaw the franchise
launch for the studio 13 years ago. Together, they will collaborate on a new
creative direction for the Web-Slinger. Spider-Man , embraced all over the world,
is the most successful franchise in the history of Sony Pictures, with the five films
having taken in more than $4 billion worldwide.

Batman’ Solo Movie Directed by Ben Affleck

Warning! SPOILERS Ahead! After Ben Affleck 's Batman debuts in Batman v
Superman: Dawn of Justice next year, we know he'll also make an appearance in
Suicide Squad and then in Justice League Part 1 and Justice League Part 2 . With
four appearances over three years, you may think that would be enough to tide
Batman fans over for awhile. But it seems we may be getting even more of The
Dark Knight . Today we have a report from Latino-Review that claims Warner
Bros. is also developing a standalone Batman movie, which Ben Affleck will both
star in and direct, debuting in 2018.
The movie is reportedly called The Batman, with Ben Affleck directing from a
script by Chris Terrio. Terrio wrote the revised script for Batman v Superman and
is also writing Justice League Part 1 and Justice League Part 2 . The writer also
won an Oscar for writing Best Picture winner Argo, which Ben Affleck directed.
We first reported on The Batman last June, but we have yet to hear any
confirmation from the studio. This new report claims that it will be released in
November 2018, which is interesting because that would be pitting it against
Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel , set for release on November 2, 2018. While
Warner Bros. surely won't put this Batman movie on the same date, putting it in
November would still likely hamper Captain Marvel 's box office numbers.
If this unconfirmed report is true, that would give Warner Bros. and DC three
2018 movies, following The Flash (March 23, 2018) and Aquaman (July 27, 2018).
Naturally, we have no clue what the story of The Batman will entail, but it's
possible that Warner Bros. will officially announces these plans for the movie at
their Comic-Con presentation in just a few short weeks. Are you looking forward
to Ben Affleck in his own solo Batman movie?

More Aquaman Details In 'Suicide Squad' REVEALED!

Yesterday's blockbuster scoop revealed that Jason Momoa's Aquaman is being held prisoner in a containment chamber where we see his hand slap against the glass. At my previous outlet, I exclusively reported that Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad is in possession of Aquaman's trident in her trophy case.

How did Aquaman get caught?

How does Aquaman's trident end up in Amanda Waller's trophy case?

Using these clues, I mounted an investigation and Heroic Hollywood has exclusively learned the following from sources.

WARNING: Contains massive spoilers so please don't read further if you don't want to know.

Here is the inside scoop...

Aquaman is being held prisoner by Amanda Waller and is being studied and tested on.

How did Aquaman get caught in the first place? Check out this very cool bit.

He was captured after he fought a mutated shark who is being held in the same prison as he is.

A mutated shark?

It's referred to as the King of Sharks

Yes, folks...

...KING SHARK!