During a summer that has included box office duds such as “The Mummy” and “Transformers: The Last Knight,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming” could be the rare Hollywood reboot audiences actually want. The result of the deal is that “Homecoming" is the first Spider-Man film to take place in Marvel’s broader “cinematic universe” of superhero movies. A ‘Spider-Man’ movie with legs? “Spider-Man: Homecoming” has earned overwhelmingly positive reviews so far, in part for its channeling of John Hughes’ coming-of-age comedies. A successful launch for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” would be a good omen for Sony’s other planned comic book movies, including the villainous “Venom,” the female-focused “Silver & Black," and even one with an animated Spider-Man.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 06, 2017 09:56 UTC