Showbiz news and releases continued in the holiday week, and we round them up here.
Marvel has released the first trailer for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which will premiere on Disney+ on January 29 (see “Disney+ 2025 Trailer”). Marvel launched a comic prequel series for the show earlier this month (see “Preview: ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’”).
DC has pushed back The Batman sequel a full year, from the originally planned October 2, 2026 date to October 1, 2027 (see “Movie Calendar – 2027”), according to Deadline. DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn posted on social media that the delay was due to writing issues, with a full script yet to be completed and approved. “The only reason for the delay is there isn’t a full script,” Gunn posted on Threads. “Matt [Reeves] is committed to making the best film he possibly can, and no one can accurately guess exactly how long a script will take to write. Once …