Filming is currently in production for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and fans are speculating that the Inner Demons, a gang led by Mister Negative, will be in the movie based on the logo on this tank. This adds to more rumors about Mister Negative appearing in the upcoming film. However, Oyoung has something to say about the rumors of Mister Negative in the MCU.

“Every year we’ve talked, and the rumors have kind of increased this year,” Oyoung tells Nerd Reactor in an April interview. “It really felt like all of a sudden it was super serious. This rumor. And then, as far as the information that I know, from my professional sources, again, NDAs are all bound by everything. But yeah, I know some things. I can just say that. I’ll just tell the fans this, though, as far as Sony or Marvel approaching me, that hasn’t happened. And I would let you know if it did, or I would not let you know if it did.”

The actor doubles down on how the studios didn’t contact him.

“So all I can say is they haven’t approached me,” the actor said. “But what I can say is this, for the first time in my entire career, the amount of support from my side has reached critical mass. It has never been this large in my entire career. And I worked for like 18 years. For the first 10 to 12 years, nobody knew who I was. Then the game comes out, and now a few people know who I am. And now it’s what, six years on since the first game came out. Now it feels like every gamer knows who I am, which is amazing. So for the first time, I actually have some support in my end, which is coming from the gaming community.”

Spider-Man: Brand New Day sees the return of Tom Holland as Peter Parker, and a lot of footage and photos have been posted by fans and onlookers in Glasgow, Scotland, which doubles as New York City.

The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters on July 31, 2026.

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The first-look image released by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios features Cage as the titular hero. The teaser and the image focus on the black and white aesthetic, but the series will also be available in color.

Spider-Noir will premiere in 2026.

Synopsis: Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. Spider-Noir tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

The series stars Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, and Jack Huston. Guest star cast includes Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson, and Kai Caster.

Spider-Noir is produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video.

Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve) is attached as the director and executive producer of the first two episodes. Oren Uziel (The Lost City, 22 Jump Street) and Steve Lightfoot (Marvel’s The Punisher, Shantaram) will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Uziel and Lightfoot developed the series with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal, the team behind the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse films. Lord and Miller are executive producers under Lord Miller Productions along with Aditya Sood and Dan Shear. Amy Pascal will also serve as an executive producer via Pascal Pictures.

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Concert-goers will see the film on a vast HD screen while listening to a live, full orchestra, a scratch DJ on the turntable, and various percussion and electronic instruments. It’s an exciting two-hour and 30-minute film concert that will treat your senses to Daniel Pemberton’s musical scores, the composer of both released Spider-Man Spider-Verse animated films and the upcoming third installment.

“Across the Spider-Verse is probably the most exciting, groundbreaking, and impactful score I’ve written” – Daniel Pemberton

High-Energy Complex Blend of Hip-Hop, Orchestral, and Electronic Beats

We had the pleasure of attending the concert at the Segerstrom Center of the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. While there didn’t seem to be a bad seat in the house, the orchestra seats provided an up-front and intimate setting to see the music come alive.

The conductor is Shelbie Rassler, a 26-year-old Juilliard-trained composer and multi-instrumentalist. After auditions, Pemberton hand-selected Rassler to bring his exact score to life on the 50+ city tour.

Rassler encouraged the audience to cheer whenever they’d like during the film, making it a much more interactive and bonding experience for the fans. There were heavy cheers for characters like Miguel O’Hara, Spider-Punk, and Pavitr Prabhakar, and whenever the orchestra performed a piece that kept the audience asking themselves, “How is this live?!” which was quite often.

Not only did we hear the multi-dimensional musical blend of orchestral elements with hip-hop and electronic beats that made you feel like you were swinging alongside Miles Morales, but the stage lights also extended the movie visually. The colors changed, “glitched,” and added visual impact to pair with the high-energy and emotional score.

To get a small taste of the experience, check out the trailer:

Live concert shows are still available for Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, North Carolina, and South Carolina through mid-November, so book your tickets here, experience the groundbreaking soundtrack like never before, and get some exclusive merchandise.

And remember, stay for the credits since the orchestra will play two more live songs!

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working with Venom – this is me and the big guy’s last outing going out with a Bang!!! Come see us off – last in the trilogy and done We have had such a great time. Thank you.”

Since then it has been confirmed that Knull will be the film’s main villain and there has been heavy speculation on who is playing the role. The rumors at the time pegged Walking Dead star Norman Reedus as The King in Black, but a recent report says that Knull is actually being played by Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis. Known movie scooper DanielRPK says that not only will Serkis play Knull in the final Venom film, but that Serkis has signed on for more than one movie.

Earlier this year, news came out that the piece of the symbiote Tom Hardy left behind in Spider-Man: No Way Home would play a major role in the next Spider-Man film. Since then, news has come out that Marvel wants Spider-Man to appear in more MCU movies and that he will have a larger role in the next phase. There is a chance that Marvel’s new deal with Sony allows Venom and Spider-Man to finally crossover.

Back in August, Tom Hardy was spotted in New York City doing reshoots for The Last Dance. Some hypothesize that the reshoots were for a post-credits scene where Eddie Brock goes to New York in the MCU looking for Peter Parker and that the reason the reshoots were so close to the film’s release was due to Marvel and Sony finally hashing out a new deal.

If that wasn’t enough, earlier today, another scoop reporter claimed that the current working title for the next Spider-Man movie is Spider-Man: The King in Black.

Of course, this is all just rumors and we won’t know for sure until Venom: The Last Dance is finally released in theaters on October 25th.

Featured image: Courtesy of Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios.

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Today, Sony Pictures head Tom Rothman announced the upcoming Venom: The Last Dance would be the final Venom movie. In the same interview, Rotham also said, “Let me tell you, when the last of the Spider-Verse movies comes with Phil Lord and Chris Miller, it’s going to be a significant event, as will the next Tom Holland Spider-Man film… For those fans, that’s going to be a significant moment. We have those. The third and last Venom is going to be huge.”

While we can’t confirm what Rothman appears to be hinting at, what is interesting is that known movie scooper Daniel RPK just announced the fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film will involve the symbiote that was left behind by Eddie Brock in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

In Venom: Let There Be Carage, Eddie Brock and Venom are pulled into Spider-Man’s universe. Unfortunately for many fans, Tom Hardy and Tom Holland never shared a scene together during No Way Home before Venom was returned to his universe. During the end-credits scene, we can see a small blob of the black symbiote left behind on the bar counter, and it moves just before the camera cuts to black.

If this rumor is true, it will be very interesting to see how the Symbiote will affect Tom Holland’s Spider-Man who is now all on his own since the events of No Way Home.

Daniel RPK also hints that Sony will announce the new director soon as they hope to begin production on Spider-Man 4 this fall. Stay tuned!

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According to a report from Luiz Fernando, Spider-Man was re-released in only 446 theaters on Monday, which is a far cry from the 3,615 theaters of its original 2002 release. Surprisingly, the movie was still able to bring in a whopping $680,000 for the night. A more than respectable amount considering the limited number of theaters that were showing the film.

There has been a lot of news circling lately regarding Sam Raimi and Spider-Man. Just this last month, rumors began to spread that Sony was working on getting Raimi and Maguire back together for a 4th film. These rumors were further fueled by an interview with Sandman actor Thomas Hayden Church saying, “I think Sam is gonna do another Spider-Man with Tobey. They had an option for me to do Spider-Man 4 when there was going to be a Spider-Man 4. They had an option on me to come back. So if it happens, that would be fantastic.”

Rami himself has expressed interest in the past in working again with Marvel after his time on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Still, during his recent appearance at WonderCon for Boy Kills World, the director downplayed the recent rumors. “I did read that, but I’m not actually working on it yet. I mean, Marvel and Columbia are so successful with current Spider-Man [movies], and the track there, and I don’t know that they’re going to go back to me…’” As if it wasn’t confusing enough, a new report from World of Reel has just come out and claims Raimi is not working on the 4th installment of his franchise but is actually in the running to helm the 4th Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland.

Fast and Furious director Justin Lin along with Cabin in the Woods’ Drew Goddard have been two names that have been rumored for the 4th Tom Holland film. The new report claims there have also been talks between the studio and Sam Raimi, but nothing has been officially offered yet. What is certain is that previous director Jon Watts is out and Sony and Marvel will need to figure out who will fill that director chair. Who better than the man who than the man who essentially started the Superhero crazy and initially brought Spider-Man to the big screen?

Spider-Man 2 will be in select theaters on April 22nd. Check your local listing for showtimes.

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The show is produced by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror and was held yesterday at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel and aired on ElectricNOW, the premium OTT app and FAST channel from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment. If you missed out on the show, reruns will be made available throughout the month on the streaming channel.

The winners were announced at the ceremony along with a dedication to Lance Reddick, who starred in the John Wick films. Joel McHale (Community, Stargirl) hosted the event for the second year in a row.

Highlights of the night included Christopher Nolan receiving The Saturn’s Visionary Award from Oppenheimer co-star Emily Blunt, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. William Shatner presented the Robert Forster Artists Award to Seth MacFarlane and Ming-Na Wen, who won Best TV Actress for The Book of Boba Fett, presented the George Pal Memorial Award to Dave Filoni (Ahsoka). Keanu Reeves received the first Lance Reddick Legacy Award from presenter Titus Welliver (Bosch). The legendary Jodie Foster received The Life Career Award from presenter Issa Lopez, the writer and director of True Detective: Night Country Season 4.

Other presenters and winners included Nicolas Cage, Heather Graham, James Cameron, Norman Reedus, Sir Patrick Stewart, Ernie Hudson, Henry Thomas, Rebecca De Mornay, Todd Stashwick, Paul Wesley, Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Danai Gurira, Xolo Maridueña, Harvey Guillén and more.

Check out the full list of winners for the 51st Annual Saturn Wards:

Special Awards

1. VISIONARY AWARD – Christopher Nolan
2. ROBERT FORSTER ARTIST’S AWARD – Seth MacFarlane
3. GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD – Dave Filoni
4. THE DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD – The Walking Dead Franchise
5. LANCE REDDICK LEGACY AWARD – Keanu Reeves
6. LIFE CAREER AWARD – Jodie Foster
7. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast

FILM

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Avatar: The Way of Water

BEST FANTASY FILM
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

BEST HORROR FILM
Talk to Me

BEST SUPERHERO FILM
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

BEST THRILLER FILM
Oppenheimer

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
Pearl

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Sisu

BEST FILM DIRECTION
James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)

BEST FILM SCREENWRITING
Avatar: The Way of Water (James Cameron and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver)

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM
Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny)

BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM
Margot Robbie (Barbie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM
Nicolas Cage (Renfield)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM
Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM
Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle)

BEST FILM MUSIC
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (John Williams)

BEST FILM MAKE-UP
The Covenant (Donald Mowat)

BEST FILM VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett)

BEST FILM COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie (Jacqueline Durran)

BEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie (Sarah Greenwood)

BEST FILM EDITING
Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame)

TELEVISION

BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES
Star Trek: Picard

BEST SUPERHERO TELEVISION SERIES
Superman & Lois

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES
Outlander

BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
Marvel’s Werewolf by Night

BEST ANIMATED SERIES OR SPECIAL
Star Wars: The Bad Batch

BEST NEW GENRE TELEVISION SERIES
Star Wars: Andor

BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIES
The Last of Us

BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES
Wednesday

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST FEATURED GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Paul Wesley (Strange Trek: Strange New Worlds)

BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

HOME MEDIA

BEST TELEVISION HOME MEDIA RELEASE
Night Gallery, Season 3 (Kino Lorber)

BEST 4K HOME MEDIA RELEASE
John Wick, Chapter 4 – 4K (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)

BEST FILM HOME MEDIA COLLECTION:
Superman 1978-1987 4K Collection (Warner Home Video)

Best Classic Film Home Media Release
Invaders from Mars 4K (Ignite)

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About Madame Web

Synopsis:
“Meanwhile, in another universe…” In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures…if they can all survive a deadly present.

The film is directed by SJ Clarkson and written by Claire Parker & SJ Clarkson from a story by
Kerem Sanga. It’s based on the Marvel Comics and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. It’s executive produced by Adam Merims and Claire Parker.

The film stars Dakota Johnson (50 Shades of Grey), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Isabela Merced (Transformers: The Last Knight, Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Tahar Rahim (Napoleon), Mike Epps (Next Friday), Emma Roberts (Scream Queens) and Adam Scott (Severance).

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Played by Jacqueline Piñol, Rio has been in three different Spider-Man games from Insomniac Games. In Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Rio is supportive of Miles (played by Nadji Jeter) and his activities as a superhero in addition to helping out as a councilwoman.

“Nadji and I had some really heartfelt moments,” Piñol tells Nerd Reactor. “And each game has allowed us to play a few of those key moments that I think – although not as a playable character – but on that mission when the gamers get to go through those scenes or if they choose to, I think it just gives it more depth. You’re going to care more about Miles. You’re going to be more invested in his journey and his outcome when you see the vulnerable sides of him.”

“When you see the things that he cares about that have high stakes for him – because if anything were to happen to his mom or things that his mom cares about, it would affect Miles greatly, especially after having lost his dad,” she explained. “So I really love the way the writers and Insomniac took the story. And it’s not just about action/playing because – of course, that’s exciting – but sometimes it carries more weight when there’s something big at stake. I think that the important part of me being in those moments with Nadji is that it gives every character and the story more depth.”

In Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Miles wants justice for his father’s death and seeks out Martin Li, aka Mister Negative. Rio wants him to move past that, but the thirst for vengeance is strong.

“Because obviously, there’s that part of you that’s like, ‘Yeah, let’s go get them,'” Piñol said. “You just can’t help yourself. You want to get revenge? Absolutely. So, in real life, I mean, it’s tough to say. I think before I was a mom, I was more of a risk-taker. And I would have been more like, ‘Oh, stop at nothing to get back at him,’ you know? When you become a parent, things change and you go, ‘I need to do whatever I can to keep myself safe and protected because I have to protect my son.’ And I just don’t want anything to backlash at my son, right? So moms think that way. And I think Rio is wired in a way to be very protective of Miles because he’s already lost one parent. So whatever we can do to make sure we’re safe and together, but I think she would do anything to protect him, even if she was in danger.”

On Peter Parker:

“I feel like there’s a bit of a motherly and sort of endearing relationship that I feel toward Peter, because even though he’s older than Myles, he’s still almost like a son, almost like I need to look out for him,” she explained. “Especially if my kid has friends, I want to make sure those friends are okay too. I need to protect them because they’re hanging out with my son. And if Peter is such a big influence on Miles and Miles looks up to him as a mentor and a guide, and they’re out there facing the dangers of the world, of course, I want to make sure Peter is okay. So I think that’s not something that is blatantly apparent in the game, but I will tell you that as Rio, that is something that I really felt. I’m hard on him because I know he’s older and more mature, so he should know better. He’s more experienced. But if you’re taking my son under your wing, you better be careful.”

You can see Jacqueline Piñol as Rio Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which is now available on PlayStation 5.

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Stephen Oyoung portrayed Li, a philanthropist who ran F.E.A.S.T., a homeless shelter in New York City. The actor is reprising his role in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and he can be seen in the recent story trailer, sporting a new look due to his time at Raft prison.

“I mean, people are speculating,” Oyoung tells Nerd Reactor. “Oh, you know, ‘What is he in this?’ He’s the same old, good old Martin Li, Mister Negative. You will see Mister Negative come in, as you saw in the trailer. It was like blink and you miss it. Okay, talking about face stuff with Spider-Man, I love the chatter because Jacinda Chew and Bryan Intihar and the whole team at Insomniac made that choice to give Martin Li a kind of a new look. Which I thought was pretty cool. I think it’s so funny that people are like, ‘Oh, this guy looks like either Keanu Reeves or Adam Driver.”

A tragic moment in the first game involved Li and his Inner Demons gang being responsible for the death of Jefferson Davis, Miles Morales’ father. This will be explored further in the sequel where we will see Miles confront Martin about what he had done.

“Miles sees Martin,” Oyoung said. “Okay, and after that, I can’t really say anything, but there is definitely some stuff going down with those two, for sure.”

Li runs a shelter to help the homeless, but something has happened to him, causing him to go down a darker path. There is light and dark with these villains, and that’s what makes them compelling as Peter Parker’s antagonist.

“You got your normal lives and then you have your superhero lives and all the things that that entails, right?” Oyoung describes Spider-Man and Peter Parker. “So that translates the same with your villains, right? We’re not just your two-dimensional evil bad guys. Even the bad guys have their motivations. And especially when it comes to Mister Negative. Obviously, we saw in the first game, he was running the F.E.A.S.T. Center. He was a good dude, and he even had reasons. You could sympathize for his plight and kind of why he did the things he did, which just makes him such a rich character, right? Then, as an actor, again, really fun to play.”

Oyoung has been very busy in the video game voice-acting world, and he can be heard in Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, Gotham Knights, and more.

“If you didn’t meet Daisuke, you can still meet Headlock and then also there’s Emerson,” Oyoung said of the characters he voiced in Starfield. “He’s around there too. He’s another. He’s actually the level that they patched where they have the mud that you could get infinite supplies. If you pass them and go to Emerson’s shop, you can talk to me.”

For the full video interview, you can check it out below.

About Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Synopsis: The Spider-Men, Peter Parker and Miles Morales, enter new chapters in their lives as they balance their responsibilities as protectors of Marvel’s New York. As Harry Osborn, Peter’s best friend, returns into his life, and Miles looks to build his future beyond high school, the relationship between our heroes is tested and strained as the Symbiote appears to threaten them, the city, and the ones they love.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be released on October 20, 2023, exclusively for PlayStation 5.

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