Remember How I Wanted to Blog This Weekend?

Sorry, everyone. I made some serious progress on a lengthy review of The Dark Knight Rises, but since life keeps getting in the way of my frivolity, it’s nowhere near ready to post just yet. In lieu of that review, enjoy “50 Shades of Grayskull,” courtesy of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

‘Justice League’ Slated for 2015

Aside from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, it doesn’t appear as though DC Entertainment has any clue how to properly translate its most iconic heroes to the big screen. However, according to a recent Variety report, the publisher and its parent company, Warner Bros., are readying the entire Justice League for a movie team-up in 2015.

No doubt spurred by the unrivaled success of Marvel’s The Avengers, Warner Bros. is hoping to team DC’s most celebrated heroes for an ensemble film in three years, but is it too little too late? After all, it’s not like last summer’s Green Lantern lit up the box office, and it’s yet to be seen whether Zack Snyder’s The Man of Steel will resurrect Superman’s appeal at the box office next summer. Will DC Entertainment be able to replicate the success of the House of Ideas? Let’s hope they surprise us.

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ to Spin New Trilogy

 I’ll admit, The Amazing Spider-Man is a lot better than I expected it to be. Considering the fact that it’s a completely unnecessary reboot of a franchise launched just one decade ago—retelling an origin story that we already know by heart—the movie’s action sequences are superior to anything in the Sam Raimi trilogy, and the film sets the stage for even better Spidey films.

Speaking of those better films, Sony Pictures has confirmed that The Amazing Spider-Man is the first of a trilogy. A post on the film’s official Facebook page stated the following:

“It's finally here! The Amazing Spider-Man is the first installment in a movie trilogy that will explore how our fave hero's journey was shaped by the disappearance of his parents.”

If you’ve seen the film, you know that Peter Parker’s parents play a much larger role than they did in Raimi’s trilogy. That said, what do you think the remaining films will reveal? Furthermore, who will Spidey be squaring off with next? My money’s on the Green Goblin, especially since filmmakers went to great lengths to hide what Norman Osborn actually looks like in the first film.

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