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Uncle Ben
Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, is a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man (Peter Parker). He was the husband of May Parker and the paternal uncle and father figure of Peter Parker. After appearing in '' Strange Tales'' #97 (January 1962), Uncle Ben made his first full appearance in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He was modeled and named after American founding father Benjamin Franklin. The character has been an essential part of Spider-Man's history. His death at the hands of a petty criminal, whom Spider-Man previously had the chance to apprehend, but chose not to, has been depicted in most versions of the hero's origin story, as the main factor that inspired Peter to become Spider-Man. Uncle Ben's quote, " With great power there must also come great responsibility" (often paraphr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man (2002 Film Series)
Spider-Man has appeared in film since the 1977 made-for-television movie broadcast on CBS. The motion picture rights to Spider-Man belonged to Marvel Entertainment until 1999, when Sony Pictures bought them for $7 million and produced Spider-Man's first theatrical film. He has been Marvel's most successful character in the American film industry ever since. After selling the Spider-Man motion picture rights to Sony, Marvel eventually founded its own film studio, Marvel Studios, developing the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) shared universe based only on the characters they still held the rights to. This would change in 2016, when Sony and the Walt Disney Company entered an agreement to introduce ''Spider-Man'' to the MCU. Despite some disagreements pertaining to finances and merchandising between the two parties, the agreement proved to be a successful endeavor for both companies. The crossover films '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and '' Avengers: Endgame'' included Spider-Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Web (film)
''Madame Web'' is a 2024 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the fourth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) and stars Dakota Johnson in the title role, alongside Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott. The film was directed by S. J. Clarkson from a screenplay she wrote with Claire Parker alongside the writing team of Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. The film depicts the origin story of Cassie Webb (Johnson), who confronts her past while trying to save three young women (Sweeney, Merced, O'Connor) from Ezekiel Sims (Rahim), who wants to kill them before they become Spider-Women in the future and kill him. Sony Pictures began developing a Madame Web film for its shared universe by September 2019, with Sazama and Sharpless writing the script. Clarkson joined as the director in May 2020, in her feature film directorial debut, and Johnson was cast in early 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the films are based on various Marvel Comics characters and properties commonly associated with the character Spider-Man, who is not prominently featured in the franchise. While other shared universes establish crossovers between entries, the films in the SSU are loosely connected, with greater emphasis on standalone storytelling over being interconnected. Sony Pictures, which owns the film rights to Spider-Man, began work on an expanded universe using supporting characters from the ''Spider-Man'' films by December 2013. The studio planned to use '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) to launch several spin-off films focused on Spider-Man villains from the comics, including a Venom film. After the relative critical and financial disappointment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Scott (actor)
Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation), Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' (2010–2015), for which he was twice nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as Mark Scout in the Apple TV+ thriller series ''Severance (TV series), Severance'' (since 2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Scott has also appeared in the films ''The Aviator (2004 film), The Aviator'' (2004) and ''Step Brothers (film), Step Brothers'' (2008), as well as the Starz sitcom ''Party Down'' (2009–2010; 2023), the HBO drama series ''Big Little Lies (TV series), Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019), and the NBC comedy series ''The Good Place'' (2016–2018). Early life and education Adam Paul Scott was born on April 3, 1973, son of Dougald Scott. His parents, who were both teachers, divorced when he was a child. His father is of Scottish people, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War
Civil War may refer to: *Civil war, a war between organized groups within the same state or country Armed conflicts * American Civil War (1861–1865) * Chinese Civil War (intermittently 1927–1949) * English Civil War (1642–1651) * Finnish Civil War (1918) * Indian Civil War (1857–59) * Russian Civil War (1917–1922) * Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) * Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) * Syrian civil war (2011–present) * Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992) Lists of armed conflicts * List of civil wars * List of Roman civil wars and revolts Film and television * ''The Civil War'' (miniseries), a 1990 American documentary TV series * ''Civil Wars'' (TV series), a 1991–93 American legal drama * "Civil Wars" (''The Legend of Korra''), episodes of ''The Legend of Korra'' * '' Captain America: Civil War'', a 2016 American superhero film * ''Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are)'', a 2021 documentary by Rachel Boynton * ''Civil War'' (film), a 2024 American film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in '' My Cousin Vinny'' (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for '' In the Bedroom'' (2001) and '' The Wrestler'' (2008). Her early appearances were in the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1983–1985) and the first season of the sitcom '' A Different World'' (1987). Tomei's other notable films include ''Chaplin'' (1992), ' (1994), '' What Women Want'' (2000), ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' (2007), '' Wild Hogs'' (2007), '' The Wrestler'' (2008), '' The Ides of March'' (2011), '' Crazy, Stupid, Love'' (2011), '' Parental Guidance'' (2012), '' The Big Short'' (2015), and '' The King of Staten Island'' (2020). She also portrayed May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) to '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). Tomei was a fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Making her first full appearance in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962), the character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, playing an influential role in the Spider-Man comic books. May is the widow of Ben Parker and the paternal aunt by marriage of Peter Parker, who leads a secret life as Spider-Man. She is nurturing and supportive of Peter as a mother figure, although throughout most of Spider-Man's history, she has not known of his secret life and considered Spider-Man frightening. In modern renditions, May has been known to support the hero and in rare cases is aware that he is her nephew or at least suspecting his identity as Peter. Later in life, she marries J. Jonah "Jay" Jameson Sr., the estranged father of Peter's boss and Spider-Man's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series, several television series, short films, digital series, and literature. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by Crossover (fiction), crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. Marvel Studios releases its films in groups called "Phases", with the first three phases collectively known as "The Infinity Saga" and the following three phases as "The Multiverse Saga". The first MCU film, ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' (2008), began Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One, Phase One, which culminated in the 2012 crossover film ''The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Peter Benjamin Parker is a superhero portrayed by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name—also known by his alias, Spider-Man. Parker is initially depicted as a student at the Midtown School of Science and Technology who received spider-like and superhuman abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. Parker initially uses his powers to fight crime as a vigilante in Queens, where he lives with his Aunt May. Parker is approached by Tony Stark, who mentors him and eventually recruits him into the Avengers Civil War, which brought him into brief conflict with Steve Rogers. In order to join the Avengers, Parker began investigating the illicit criminal activities of Adrian Toomes/Vulture, who was attempting to sell his Chitauri-based weapons on the black market, with only the help of his best friend Ned Leeds. Parker finally joins the Avengers and together with the Guardians of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Sommers
Erik Sommers is an American television writer, television producer and screenwriter. Career Erik Sommers began his career working on the production staff of '' Stark Raving Mad''. During his time as a writer on '' American Dad'', he met Chris McKenna, who would become his writing partner. Together they co-wrote ''The Lego Batman Movie'' and '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (both 2017), as well as part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ''Spider-Man'' trilogy from 2017–2021 and co-wrote another MCU film, ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'', in 2018. Filmography Film writer * ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017) * '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) * '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) * ''Ant-Man and the Wasp ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is th ...'' (2018) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris McKenna (writer)
Chris McKenna is an American television writer, film producer, screenwriter, and television producer. He has written for ''American Dad!'', ''Community'', and ''The Mindy Project'', and part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2017–2021). Early life McKenna attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California. Career McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film '' The Girl Next Door'', having developed the screenplay with director Luke Greenfield. He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process. McKenna wrote some of ''Community''s most critically acclaimed episodes, including " Paradigms of Human Memory", " Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and the Emmy- and Hugo-nominated " Remedial Chaos Theory". He also co-wrote (along with his brother Matt McKenna) one of the most acclaimed episodes of ''American Dad!'', " Rapture's Delight". During his time as a writer for ''American Dad'', he met Erik Sommers, who would later become his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
