The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a box office success, but after director Marc Webb went way over budget, it was still deemed a failure. As a result, Sony Pictures decided to team with Disney to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and plans for the Amazing franchise to continue ended. 

Originally, Sinister Six was going to follow the sequel, with The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4 following shortly after. Drew Goddard was going to direct the spinoff, and actor Dane DeHaan (who played Harry Osborn/Green Goblin) has told Collider what he knows about the now dead project.

“I think it’s pretty obvious they were all setting up for like a Sinister Six kind of situation and there was certainly talk of doing all that before all the Disney, Marvel stuff happened. But I can’t tell you I know specifically what it was gonna be. I just know that there definitely would have been a Sinister Six element to it. And, you know, at least the Goblin, if not Harry Osborn would have been involved.”

Harry Osborn was expected to be the leader of the villainous team, though the resurrected Norman was probably going to get involved as well. Team members were never confirmed, but Sandman was expected to show up, as were villains like The Vulture and Doctor Octopus, both of whom would have been enhanced with Oscorp tech rather than getting their own origin stories. 

There have been rumors that Sony still wants a Sinister Six movie, and if that is the case, we can only hope that Marvel Studios is involved in some capacity. 

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With movie theaters forced to close their doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, studios have been forced to make some unexpected moves. For the most part, that’s involved early Digital releases, but major tentpoles have been postponed in the hope that they’ll soon make it to the big screen.

In the case of Trolls World Tour, Universal Pictures was planning a simultaneous release in theaters and on VOD services, but when the former closed, they continued with their plan (much to the chagrin of exhibitors who have vowed to make them pay). 

Now, things have taken an interesting turn as the animated movie – which cost $20 on-demand – is believed to have grossed $50 million during its “opening weekend.” This comes after claims from the studio that Trolls World Tour had the biggest debut weekend ever for a Digital release. 

You have to believe that other studios have taken this on board, and moving forward, it could greatly affect how movies are released, especially if theaters are set to remain closed moving forward.

Another interesting thing about this number is that the first Trolls movie earned $46.5 million at the North American box office during its opening weekend, and it’s highly unlikely the sequel would have topped that with a big screen release. Now, exhibitors are likely even more worried about the future.

Did you download Trolls World Tour during its opening weekend?

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