Talk:Spider-Man 3/Archive 2

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Contents 1 Venom Section 2 Removing images from the article 2.1 Sandman 3 Fourth Villain 4 Harry Osborn section expansion 5 Venom section expansion 6 Wallpapers 7 Cast and Trivia 8 Trailer news 9 Spider-Man hanging picture 9.1 Spider-girl swinging reference 10 Venom Pic 11 Trivia 12 Four villains 13 Background/Production 14 Assessment scale 15 Eddie Brock Jr.? 16 Image captions 17 Night Surfer?? 18 Protection? 19 Death of Venom 20 Ultimate Superhero Preview 21 "Official Plot Summary"? 22 villian info overload? 23 Harry: The Green Hobgoblin! 24 Venom Toy 25 Promotion and Merchandise sections 25.1 Toys

Venom Section

Does anyone think that Venom should have his own section in this film article? There's a bit of history involving Venom in this particular film, such as Raimi not wanting to include Venom, Arad encouraging Venom to be included, the film adaptation of Venom from comics (with the Eddie Brock. Jr. deal), and the supposed technical difficulty of creating Venom, which has yet to be seen. Anyone think that this could be a good setup? Information can be moved from the Topher Grace section to start this out. --Erik 17:30, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Maybe, if enough information can be found and verified. A lot is already stated, and falls under the Topher Grace section. Bignole

Feh. It's kind of like The Dark Knight (film). There's no mention of Guy Pearce being cast as Harvey Dent. Besides, all it'd be is basically commentary by the cast, crew and Wikipedians in charge. If they want to make a big deal next year with some "behind the scenes" special, I'm done with more Venom focus, but a section devoted to "I don't want Venom. Okay we cast Topher as...someone. CGI's gonna take forever. Oh! It's Topher as Eddie. Edward Brock, Junior. Okay, Toph. AAAAHHHH!!!!!! I...WE...The name's...Venom! With great power comes great...fun!" We're talking about a new character for an expected film. I'd leave it alone. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 19:33, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

What I've done about Venom is obviously rename the section that was called "Possible villains, characters, and storylines" to "Spider-Man's villains" and re-addressed the actors to the names of the characters they portray. Production history and character history can be discussed in these sections. I figure this is the best compromise instead of my original proposal of Venom having his own section. --Erik 17:06, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Why isn't there a section for Sandman under "Spider-Man's villains"? --Meph1986 02:38, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Hmm. Interesting new read. I notice there is now no mention of the comic con footage or revelations. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

That's my fault. I removed the information that had been posted in the Venom section about Comic-Con footage, as it was poorly written by others and not cited at all. I'll expand on it later, as I'm aware that Venom was revealed in his full glory. I just need to write a blurb and cite an appropriate source. --Erik 20:42, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Removing images from the article

Does anyone feel that most of the images could be removed from the film article? It seems that the teaser poster and perhaps the promotional image of Spider-man wearing black are the only appropriate images for this film article. Clearer images of Sandman, Venom, and Harry Osborn could be added when they become available, but the other images included at the moment seem rather extraneous. Anyone else think that we could trim the number of images down? --Erik 17:05, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

The movie is the originator of the images, in one way or another. The GIF in the movie box represents the official poster which does actually change appearance when viewed IRL. The Superman "parody" shows how he's wearing the symbiote coated suit like he would if it were normal as well as his new hairstyle. Self-examination image is directly referenced in the article and symbolic—not to mention it shows more than the GIF of the poster—as stated in its caption. I suppose we could remove the "sym" hand thing, though. It's Spidey/Peter—note the correct use of slashes—rather than Edward/Venom and doesn't add/show much, really. We could remove the Harry one and/or request a GIF like the GIPU above did. Harry's short appearance certainly look better in motion then the way it was captured. (Blurry...and you can barely make out the details of his suit.) At least one, maybe two of Sandman since he's important and changes his look throughout the film.

Just going nuts removing images with the "they're not specific "enough" to the film" excuse won't do, though. People've tried that with this article. Unsuccessful bad idea. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 21:18, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

No I don't think that you should need to do that. It's fine the way it is. Pho3nix-

The article may look fine the way it is, but legally, it's a copyright violation. We don't have permission from the copyright holder to use any of these images. The only way we can use any of them is by making a "fair use" claim. We could use one or two, or possibly even three, images under a fair use rationalle, but the more images that are included, the weaker the fair use rationalle is. With nine copyrighted images, this article violates Wikipedia policy. See Wikipedia:Fair use under the "Policy" section, point 8 and 9. – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 20:25, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd just like to point a few things out. First, there are only 8 images on the page. The first image is the poster that is in movie theaters. When they made that available on their own website for download it was made fair use itself, the same goes for all the promotional photos. The only ones that can be in question are the ones taken from the teaser trailer itself. Even then, if proper ownership is cited then it's fine. Bignole 20:57, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

the statement "When they made that available on their own website for download it was made fair use itself" has so much worng with it I'm going to request that you don't make any more comments on the subject of fair use untill you have read fair use. The rest of your statement has simular issues.Geni 22:18, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Wiki is a nonprofit organization designed to educate, thus the work can be used as fair-use, so long as the ownership is established. They provide all of the promotional images as wallpaper to be downloaded, thus it is not restricted to their site alone. Allowing others to download your work, upon proper cition of ownership, makes it quite fine to use. Bignole

interesting claim but there are a couple of problems with it. Firstly profit and educational use are only two things considered. There are other factors in fair use. Secondly the download stuff is meaningless since it doesn't give a right to republish. Just because I give away a large number of copies of a book that I own the copyright to that does not give anyone I give it to the right to republish.Geni 22:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey, Gen, you might not want to be making those kind of statements with typing like that. (I wouldn't, anyway.) Also, would you mind respecting the discussion at hand rather than removing images at your leisure? It's really not the Wikipedian way. I mean...you couldn't even argue that there's a consensus in your favor.ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 22:45, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

well for the copyright stuff I don't actualy need a consensus. As to the animated gif are you seriously trying to claim that it isn't anoying? Try reading that section of the article.Geni 22:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

That would be a matter of opinion, but you have a point regardless. Looking at the article, I'd say the gif should go, being replaced with a larger still image of the same scene. I have a hatred of tiny images. The first and last images (the posters) below the infobox can go. They illustrate nothing. The crawling symbiote should go, since Eddie being enveloped is a much better representation. That's all. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 23:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Someguy0830. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 23:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

couldn't we do a montage? trivial to pull frames from the gif.Geni 23:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Your theory is that if you published a book and it doesn't give me the right to republish it? First, you are suggesting that I am going to copy and sell many copies of something you publish, without your permission...that's not the same thing as taking a picture that I downloaded and uploading it to an educational site because it has bearing on the subject matter. You example isn't even applicable. Though you train of thought is in the right place, your object isn't. If there was a warning expressly forbidding the pictures from being "republished" on another website that's one thing. Usually they request that they be linked back for proper ownership. Also, that "animated gif is annoying" is so obviously POV that I'm astounded that you would even state that as your reason for removing it. Your personal preference for what is annoying and what isn't annoying has not point in this article. It isn't a constructive edit, it's personal opinion, which is your POV. All images were discussed and approved well before you deleted them. You have no right to come in and say something is annoying and think that someone else isn't going to come behind you and revert your opinion. I don't find it annoying, apparently neither does Ace, or Rory, or Thurax. Now, do I find relevance in it's existence? Not really, but there are a lot of pictures I don't find relevant for this article and many others, but there is usually a procedure that goes along with that kind of editing. It's called respect for what other editors have done and discussing possible changes. Bignole 23:12, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

warning are not required. Unless specificaly given you do not have the right to republish. And by uploading to wikipedia you are republishing. I think my other actions are covered by WP:BOLD.Geni 00:20, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

And what type of montage are you suggesting? Bignole

Why don't you go through every film page, hell every page with a picture and see how many were "specially given" for that purpose. If you have to rely on images "specifically given" there would be no images. Also, you edits could use some Civility and Etiquette with regards to pages that have been up for quite some time and had lengthy discussion on the subject matter at hand. Being bold isn't just about expressing your opinion with no regard to other users. Bignole 00:33, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

As someone who deals with Copyright issues regularly (I do work in the area of design and contracted works of art), I can assure you that use for a situation like this is unlikely to be contested so long as it's publicly available and not 'work product'. Thus, anything that COULD be linked to freely on the web, without registration or a fee is going to be within the rights of the public to discuss. The biggest exception to this is things like leaked production photos, or internal memos, and so on, which should only be cited after they've entered the public conciousness by some other means, like mass media, because that represents dissemination, for better or worse. I doubt the courts will see wiki as 'wide dissemination'. Finally, these are based on what I've learned and dealt with, but IANAL. As regards the images on the page, I actually LIKE the animated GIF, as it really demonstrates the nature of Sandman. Beyond that, I believe the arm-crawling image was already agreed upon for removal as was the green goblin pic, which is blurry and indistinct. Personally, I'm also good with dropping the Topher as Eddie, and one of the posters, and or the hanging reflection. I DO believe in keeping the animated lenticular, as I think it's the best of all the images for grab bing the viewer. My 2 cents. ThuranX 01:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I love the lenticular, and was happy someone found it. I suggested that when we just had the single photo, but I couldn't do it cause I didn't have Quicktime Pro to be able to download the gif. I don't think we need the Peter promotional image (the one with him opening his shirt). We have one of him in the black costume. I think the reflection needs to be moved to a relevant place (i.e. where it's mentioned in the article as an allusion to the animated show/Spider-girl) and maybe downsized a bit so it's not so large. Though, I think if someone could find the animated screenshot and put them together (like Superman Returns did with the first cover of Action Comics and the scene in the film that looks the same). Bignole 01:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm working on going through every page. Flims however tend to be pretty standard. One image at the top normaly box art or poster and a couple of screenshots if that. Strightforward and fairly solid fair use critetia (probably there are a couple of issues open for debate but I'll get round to those later). However here we have a lot of "fair use" images with a distinct lack of critial comentry.Geni 01:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Have you seen the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith page? That has 3 screenshots and 2 production photos. Superman Returns has quite a few photos. It's not about whether it's fair use or not, it's about people citing their sources of ownership in the photos. We have too many people inserting photos that list nothing more than a fair use tag, which makes the photo get called into question. Bignole 01:17, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

The first is longer and has fewer images. The second has some pretty good critial comentry claims (and perhaps some excess that will be delt with in time).Geni 01:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, here's forewarning. I know the users that monitor that page, several are the same ones that monitor this page, and I would suggest the Talk Page first before any action. If you just edit first, it will be reverted, I'm positive of that. There was a big discussion on images in that article as well. Trust me, there were intially more than that. Bignole

there are other ways of dealing with fair use vios but I'm dealing with this article at the moment.Geni 02:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I have to say, Geni, that a lot of this seems to me like it's your agenda regarding wikipedia. It seems like you feel that Wiki should be low on images, and are pursuing that as a personal agenda based on your design sense. I'm not sure what that means in terms of the success of your edits, but I do think it's going to lead to problems if you're not more clear about your ideas of what constitutes proper 'need' and 'criticism', but you may need to expand your description thereof. ThuranX 01:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

looking at the respective number of our image uploads doesn't support your theory.Geni 02:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

ThuranX's theory was that YOU believed that there should be a low number of image uploads, not that there really is a low number. They are implying that you believe that Wiki SHOULD be low in images, and that you will delete as many as possible to help support your own belief. That has nothing to do with how many images Wiki actually allows, just what they believe your way of thinking is. As for the "fair use vios", if they provide their source, correctly tag it, provide the owner of the copyright, and show that it isn't some stolen image (i.e. an image that was leaked and not meant for the public, as none of the images on this page are) then it's not a violation. The problem is with people incorrectly tagging the images. Be bold and correct the tags for them. As long as the copyright is established, and isn't listed as "public domain", because they can't find or are too lazy to provide the copyright source, then the images are fine. That is why we have copyright tags and summary sections for images. Bignole 02:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

If I belived wikipedia should be low on images surely I wouldn't be uploading images. Tags alone do not proivide a fair use justifiaction (with the posible exception of stuff like logo where the justification is probably trivial). One of the things about fair use is that it is all to do with use. you have to be able to show how your use qualifies under fair use. so you need to show how your use of each of those images qualifies.You know if the kill as many images as posible theory was correct I could just have speedied Image:Spidey3promopic.jpg under CSD I7 (I'd get that tag changed before an admin who doesn't have my tollerent nature sees it). I would have taged Image:Gwen Spidey.jpg for not haveing any information at all and there would be fairly good odds that you would never notice it untill it was deleted. now can you guys provide a legit rational for useing Image:Spidey3teaser.jpg. What point does it illustraight? Where does the article talk about it? What does it provide that the other images don't?Geni 03:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Alright, I'm done here. Arguments from authority aren't valid debate, nor are 'size comparisons' about upload logs. I'm not sticking around for a descent into Ad Homs and more threats about less tolerant Admins. I'll be back when cooler heads prevail.ThuranX 03:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Apparently, being an Admin requires that you become lazy and refuse to take the initiative to correct it yourself. You see a problem and your best solution is to delete it, no matter how trivial the solution is. Let's see, you found an image with an improper tag, how hard would it be to correct it yourself? Apparently quite. As I said before, which you have obviously ignored, most of the images are not violators they just don't have the correct information, or none at all. You claim to follow that "Bold" rule of Wikipedia's, yet you ignore some simple edits to correct picture tags. As for the last image, it's there because it was the FIRST image ever released and it sparked such a huge commotion throughout the internet about the "black costume" and the possibility of Venom, that is serves a purpose. If it was just some random picture, yeah sure, whatever, but it was a promo that foreshadowed certain events that eventually transpired regarding the story. Bignole 03:21, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Just to cut off the bickering, I went ahead and trimmed it down. No more posters, no crawling symbiote, and rearranged slightly. The way I see it, those I cut did little to illustrate anything, as I mentioned above. However, there's an image we do need: a picture of human Sandman. Cool as his wiping out the cops is, we should have his human appearance up. Generally, you want to see the actor, not the CGI. I remember we had one at one point. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 05:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Sandman

Did anybody notice that we don't have any images of sandman anymore!? the animated one just disappeared from the sandman section at some point and now it's completely visual-aid free. there isn't even a single image of sandman in the whole article.. should somebody do something about that!!? --PASSIVE (Talk|E-Mail) 03:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

With all the discussion about the animated Sandman GIF, I don't see the point in bringing it back. I think that the first "official" Sandman picture of Thomas Haden Church in the appropriate shirt would be a suitable replacement. --Erik 03:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

No, having the Sandman image was gratitious overkill. I wouldn't be opposed to a single promo shot, but an animated GIF is overkill. Hbdragon88 08:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmph. First off, Passive, not living up your name, dude. It's not the end of the world. Also, if you want to know what's going on or what happened to an article, it might help to check the edit history or your watchlist. (I assume you have the sense to watch articles you're editting.) Second, Drago, chill the heck out. No one's recommend we re-add the GiF. Geez.

Now, I'm not sure about the Sandman promo, but whatever. It's still on IMDb if you're looking, Erik. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 18:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

The GIF was removed and the Lenticular poster was going up in the air originally till I, and Thurax, fought to keep it. You can see the debate here. The debate is still going. Apparently people are allergic to GIF formats. Recently someone suggested putting all three posters sid by side *rolls eyes*, cause that's much better than one poster that is animated. Anyway, if you have opinions about the lenticular poster please fight to keep, or kill, it on that page. The same goes for the Sandman GIF, though that might be a losing battle. Bignole 18:22, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

We can CERTAINLY use the input there. There's a significant amount of chatter there, mostly people who like to see thier words in print though, so be warned. Beyond that, it's mostly concern about bandwidth, of all things.ThuranX 18:35, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah. Thanks for the heads up, Biggy. Good luck, X. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 18:36, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Fourth Villain

In the plot summary it says:

"As Spider-Man, he encounters four villains: Venom, Sandman, Harry Osborn and a fourth villain: himself."

Next to it it provides a reference, yet in the reference nowhere does it say that the fourth villain will be Peter himself. If anything, it actually provides evidence that states that they haven't revealed the 4th villain yet. Could someone provide proof that he will be the 4th villain? Ixistant 15:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The reference is actually the one after the one you're looking at. Look at the USA Today article: "And [producer Laura] Ziskin promises one foe will be Spidey himself. 'He'll have to battle villains within,' she says. 'I love what we've done with this character.'" You can move the citations around to make it more clear. I originally left it as "a fourth villain" and used the following sentence to imply that Parker was his own villain, but people wanted to define the fourth villain in the initial listing. Hence the slight mix-up. Hope that helps. --Erik 17:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

It'd be easier if the studio wasn't so coy about the fourth villain copout. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 17:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, no one other than Avi has said anything about 4 villains. Everyone else has just talked about Peter battling his inner self. I think Avi is the only one that considers that a true villain. Bignole

Harry Osborn section expansion

I would like to develop the Harry Osborn section (as well as the Venom section and a Sandman section) under Spider-Man's villains. Honestly, I would like to purge the second paragraph in its entirety about the costume, as it seems like "original research" to me, especially with the lack of citation for the CGI worker. If other editors are fine with this, I can remove this and focus on expanding the material in the first paragraph. In this first paragraph, is it really important to say that Franco was listed as "Green Goblin II" on his official site back in the film's early pre-production stages? Raimi has gone on record (as seen later in the paragraph) that Franco would not really be either Green Goblin or Hobgoblin. My suggestion is to write a little backstory about Harry Osborn from the first two movies. To be honest, I haven't watched them in a while, and I don't remember how it ended in Spider-Man 2.

Also, I'd like to fix up this last sentence in the first paragraph: "Franco has also confirmed that this will be the last Spider-Man movie his character will be in.^{[citation needed]}[1]" First of all, the MTV citation I added today in the Production section to mention re-shoots also had this in its article: "Franco also seemed surprised by Raimi's assertions that Harry's story line will conclude with the third film (the actor's contract expires after "Spider-Man 3"). 'It's really news to me. It's actually breaking my heart to hear that my character is being rounded up in this movie,' the 28-year-old Franco said, half-kidding. 'God, I think I'm going to cry.'" Whether he's fully joking or not, this seems to contradict the last sentence that Franco confirmed that his storyline was wrapped up. I know Raimi stated that Osborn's storyline will end with this movie somewhere, so it seems more reasonable to replace the last sentence with a direct reference to Raimi. Also, I think it's ridiculous to have a PhotoBucket image as an embedded link... any chance of just getting rid of it? I've Googled the caption of that image, and nearly nothing pops up. --Erik 02:36, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree, but don't add too much stuff from the previous films. This is S3, not S1-3. I also agree about that GGII of Franco and the later "confirmation" by him on his not returning. Bignole

Just remember, there are already articles on Harry Osborn, Venom (Marvel Comics), and Sandman (Marvel Comics) as well as virtually every other major character in the movies, which all have sections for their movie appearances. And if it's on Spider-Man (film) or Spider-Man 2 does it really need to be here too? -HKMARKS 02:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I know; I don't want to tell the whole story of Harry Osborn in the section. You know how in superhero characters' articles, there's a brief paragraph about the movies they're in, instead of just the link? This would be similar -- a fairly cohesive paragraph about Harry Osborn's dealings in the past two movies; just a handful of sentences, especially regarding the end of Spider-Man 2. It would be basically cherry-picking what details would be relevant to the sequel and writing them in a concise manner. --Erik 03:11, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Looking into this some more... I didn't realize that the major characters already had their own film section on their respective articles. What do you think of providing links directly to these sections (for example, Venom, Harry Osborn, and Sandman) and devote the "Spider-Man's villains" sections to more production-related information? For example, I saw this news article today about how the director used amputee boxer Baxter Humby to simulate the effect of Spider-Man punching through Sandman's chest. Things like that could be more relevant to this section of the film article, since I'm sure the villains' actions will mostly be addressed in the Plot section. --Erik 03:40, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Sounds good. Production info is much more important for an in-production film, I think. (Oh yeah, also, I changed the subsection to just "Film" on Harry's page like the others... like so Harry Osborn) -HKMARKS 03:49, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

The Harry Osborn section has been rewritten. The first two sentences basically sum up Harry Osborn in the films so far and leads into the explanation that Harry will not be the Green Goblin as fans anticipated. Any additional information, especially in terms of production, would be appreciated. One more thing that the section could use is Raimi's mention that this would be the end of Harry Osborn's storyline (as I don't know when/where Raimi said that) with the citation to go with it. --Erik 13:19, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Venom section expansion

Having rewritten the Harry Osborn section per discussion as seen above, I'm turning my focus to the Venom section. I don't think that the section should start off with Raimi's "complex role" statement, but news about how Raimi had originally not intended to include Venom in Spider-Man 3, then producer Avi Arad convincing Raimi to write in Venom. In addition, is there any relevance to all the "scooper" news of Topher Grace assumed to be Eddie Brock after on-set photos of him carrying a camera? In addition, when was the first "official" statement that Topher Grace would be Venom? It seems more appropriate to cite that source instead of people assuming from photos.

Personally, I think that this section could be used to explain more concisely that Venom is "an amalgamation of Venom stories", especially in terms of the name he identifies himself in the Comic-Con footage. A lot of information seems to be extraneous and could be compressed to the reality that exists now, since some bits seem to cling to the speculative roots of this article from the past. Also, I'm not sure about the Raimi statement about "mind-bending CGI", since that could apply to Sandman as well. Should a citation be found for this, can it be assumed that the CGI would apply to both Venom and Sandman? Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Also, feel free to contribute to any of these sections, including the Sandman section. The blurb about Kirsten Dunst revealing Sandman at an Elizabethtown could be moved back there if desired. Also, another good addition to the Sandman section would be amputee boxer Baxter Humby's involvement. --Erik 13:19, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I've revamped the Venom section with stronger production information and removed the so-called original research about how Venom would be portrayed with the "amalgamation" explanation. I also cited information about Topher Grace being cast and when the Grace/Venom announcement was made (could be earlier than Dunst, anyone able to find this out?). Fan speculation based on the trailer or Comic-Con footage was also removed, though mention could be made of the early stage of Venom being revealed in Comic-Con footage. --Erik 15:47, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Wallpapers

On the official site there are three released and one yet to be released computer desktop wallpaper images. When is the 4'th one to be released and do you think they should be at all mentioned in the article?

Can't speak to what's happening on that site and thus the first question; "Probably not" to the second.. This article is about the film. We've already had problems mentioning too much about what goes on at that site rather than focusing on data more closely related to the film. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 05:20, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Cast and Trivia

I'm thinking that the "New actors" and "returning actors" subsections should be purged since they are already listed in the cast list. If needed, the citations can be attached to the names inside the cast list. Gwen Stacy's involvement in the love triangle is already mentioned (though I'm not sure where else it could be said that she would survive the film), and Man-Wolf information seems useless as we know the villains now. I suggest that the Bruce Campbell information should have a place in the Trivia section, as that seems the most suitable location.

As for the Trivia section, I have issues with what news bits to keep in the article. The "Spider-Man waking up" trivia bit seems to be original research by someone drawing canon information together on his/her own. In addition, is it important to note the change of visual effects supervisor or when the first teaser trailer was released? And what is the "celebrations scene" for which "web" balloons were created? --Erik 16:42, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

These sound like good changes, although it might be worth having either a smaller cast section with trivia, like campbell and lee's cameo repititions. I like the sourcing within the chart. As for the trivia, I'm not sure how much sourcing can be found... I think there might be some leeway as regards common sense. ThuranX 17:05, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Trailer news

Is mentioning an impending trailer inappropriate, as Wikipedia is not a crystal ball? In looking at #1 on the previous link, how notable is the impending release of the trailer in relation to the entirety of this film article? I've reverted this news blurb several times, but I'd like to get other editors' opinions on whether this should be included, and where (as the Trivia section does not seem appropriate). --Erik 21:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

actually this is not a crystal ball talking at all, it is mentioned by the producer Grant Curtis on the official movie blog: [2]

“

In regard to the next time you will get a glimpse of the movie, please know that we will have a trailer coming out this fall. Although I am not at liberty to say when exactly it will hit the theaters and internet at this time, I can tell you that I have seen a rough version of it and I am confident that you are going to be blown away. It is an incredible piece that showcases the full scope of the picture, both in terms of the gripping story as well as the groundbreaking visual effect shots. Be patient, it's going to be worth the wait.

”

--PASSIVE (Talk|E-Mail) 21:18, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm not disputing the validity of the information. I'm disputing whether this information is worthy of inclusion for this article, especially when there's no specific date or location of the trailer's appearance. It seems unimportant to mention such a vague revelation. If Grant Curtis said when and where it would be revealed, then I wouldn't have a problem with it being in the article (although the Trivia section doesn't seem suitable; any chance of a media subsection that can combine the teaser trailer news, the Comic-Con footage, and eventually this fall's trailer?). --Erik 21:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Spider-Man hanging picture

Comparison of scene in Spider-Man 3 with a visual counterpart from SpiderMan the Animated Series. I thought that the picture would have more relevance to the comparison if we actually had the comparison. I know it works well in the Superman Returns page, so I attempted to do that very thing, but I wanted to run it by everyone first, instead of being presumptuous and just posting it. Bignole 01:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I thought about the exact same thing a couple of weeks ago, and i actually had the screenshots done and everything and then i noticed that the image would be rather large for a very small section of the article so i quit the whole thing.. i think that we should wait till the movie is out and we'd have a whole section dedicated to comparisons between this movie and previous spider-man release cauz i have a feeling that they are going to be many.. --PASSIVE (Talk|E-Mail) 03:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I hope that "presumptuous" comment isn't a shot at me, Biggy. Anyway, I can dig this image. If we sized it to fit, moved some text around and such, it could work. Why wait? I don't believe in waiting to improve the article. Wikipedia is not the DMV. The article is of fine size. Still, if you guys want, we could just place this one in—cough*thewrongsection*cough—the "cast" like the last. It certainly would fill the semi-void to the cast list's right. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 05:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the image is too large, especially since it's in a trivia section (which we really should rename, cause Wikipedia:Trivia talks about not naming those sections "trivia". Anyway, no ACE I wasn't taking a shot at you, or anyone for that matter, just speaking in general. It was a rather big change, in my opinion, and not like just adding another picture. Bignole 11:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Excellent. Well, I'm all for adding it. As for the (re)naming, I think that really depends on the article. Look at this edit. Now, that was a simple move of text and rename, but it was defenitely appropriate. However, "WP:Trivia" also says, "As long as such section title variant doesn't amount in a cover-up operation for real trivia, which would be worse than naming them what they are." I think a rename would fall more into the hiding section. I'll tell you what, though. Maybe after the film's released we'll have more comparisons to make like Passive's hoping. Then we can move the balloon thing to "production" and remove whatever's really "interesting without import", like the hair dying thing. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 19:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Spider-girl swinging reference

As ThuranX informed me, there's still the matter of how to handle the reference to Spider-Girl #16's cover. I move not to clutter the article/section with a threeway comparison and analysis, but that's just me. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 21:56, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I think that's fine. I've seen the cover and it's similar but not as mimicry as the one that there. Bignole 22:09, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Should somebody add an image of the cover somewhere or something? cause i think i found one. somebody was posting it on eBay[3], and i can see that it also looks suspiciously similar to the trailer's scene more than the animated series does, except for the not hanging upside down part of course. --PASSIVE (Talk|E-Mail) 22:23, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

The only real similarity is the fact that her reflection is like the films, but the teaser and the animated series are identical minus the reflection. They are literally the same scene, only chances are the fact that his reflection is different means it might be a hallucination, but the scene is identical. Bignole

Indeed. Now, [check this out]. It's not even dark out. It doesn't seem suspicious, just coincidental. Chalk it up to the Symbiote coating both costumes. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 22:52, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm afraid my comments to ACS are being misunderstood. What I had asked him was, in effect this: The 2007 film references the 1995(ish) cartoon. Does that cartoon, in turn, reference an even earlier scene from Spiderman comics of the early Symbiote era? NOT if there are modern covers also derivative of the 'reflection' trick. I referenced as example the 'suit in the trash can' shot in Spiderman 2. I hope this clarifies things, and I dont' think spidergirl 76 needs to be referenced in any form at all.ThuranX 03:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

True. I didn't get why you'd assume the scene in the animated series would be based on the comics when the particular symbiote origins different so greatly. To me, at least, the very fact that the suit debuted in the comics during a war on a foreign world defeats the point of a self-examination scene. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 04:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I didn't assume anything, but my basic thinking was this: The origins of the suit changed,but the basic conflict within Peter, and between Peter and the suit, were the same in all major thematic ways, though the cartoon was simpler, for the younger audiences. Thus, it was possible that the cartoon images were derived from a comic scene. I may be wrong, but if they did it in S-M 2, and probably in S-M 1, (though i haven't looked too closely), it seems that S-M 3 would also have such a scene. (Finally, I'm certainly NOT trying to be harsh here, Ace, jsut clarify my thinking.) ThuranX 04:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Of course. It was my mistake. You were just setting the record straight. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 04:16, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Venom Pic

Look closely in this pic http://i92.photobucket.com/album0s/l8/aloumvrios/venom.jpg—Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.88.43.131 (talk • contribs) 23:41, August 29, 2006

Yeah, not really Wikipedia material.Bignole

Can someone explain to me what the heck we're supposed to be seeing in this set of pics? I can't make out a thing, other than what looks like Peter in one shot. Reynoldsrapture 18:44, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

It's screencaptures from the Comic Con trailer. What appears to be Venom is seen once near the beginning and once at the end. The footage was not finished/theatre quality live at Comic Con and that same per quality is deminished further on the internet. A few GIPUs like the one above have actually tried to make caps of "Venom" and suggested examining and/or adding them to article. Long story short, nothing ever comes of it. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Gotcha, thanks. Doesn't really matter now anyway, cause the pic was removed.Reynoldsrapture 18:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Trivia

• John Dykstra, who won an Oscar for his work as visual effects supervisor on Spider-Man 2, declined to work on the third film. Scott Stokdyk took over as visual effects supervisor.
• Over 600 latex "web" balloons in the celebrations scene had to be hand-painted with a Sharpie marker.

Is the first trivia bit really trivia? I don't see how a change in the crew is interesting unless there's a story behind it, as with the composer change. Also, what is the second trivia bit referring to? This "celebrations scene" seems vague, and I can't seem to find any reference to it. --Erik 22:08, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• To the first, I'd say "No". I'll (re)move it. To the second, I see it's also on on IMDb. (always a bad sign.) Come to think of it, I won't just accept IMDb's "findings" as "insider dish". We should probably remove it. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 22:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Four villains

I just reverted an a lame edit denouning the "villain within" statement in the plot. Still, maybe we should change the citations a bit. Make it clearer. We're asking for trouble if we leave it disputable like this. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 15:58, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

We should think about this in context. Sandman was confirmed, then the whole symbiote plot is confirmed, then Goblin with the trailer, and the fourth villain was Venom proper confirmed at Comic Con. Wiki-newbie 16:08, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

The problem lies with Avi, who is so out of touch that it's not funny. His own statement said "Venom, Sandman, Green Goblin, and a fourth". Well, we know for a fact, thanks to Raimi, that there is no Green Goblin, just Harry on a glider. Laura Ziskin is the one that says "Spiderman will battle the villain within". That seems to mean that she believes Peter will be a villain to himself. I think people are reading into the statement too literally. There does not need to be a physical villain for there to be four. Bignole 16:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Firstly, you should not be using combative statements like "lame edit" on Wikipedia. Secondly, as Bignole says (another who reverts the edits), the quote is rubbish, and so it is not valid citation for the fourth villain. The "fourth villain" should be removed entirely unless there is a fourth physical villain confirmed.--Jamdav86 16:28, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Removed completely? No, but I think we shouldn't list Avi's quote, but just illustrate that there are 3 antagonists for Peter (Venom, Sand, Harry) and that he will also have to face "the villain within" (per Ziskin's statement). Thus, it would then be factually accurate. Bignole 16:31, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

But it isn't an actual villain, so it doesn't come under my statement of removal. :) I'll add quotes to clarify. --Jamdav86 16:41, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Don't talk semantics with me. If that's your case than Harry isn't an actual villain, he's merely a nemesis of Peter's. Harry doesn't harm anyone, he isn't a criminal, he's just out for revenge against the person he believes killed his father, that just makes him a tortured soul.

Noun

villain

1. A vile, wicked person

2. A man extremely depraved, or capable or guilty of great crimes

3. A deliberate scoundrel

4. The bad person in a stage or screen play

5. archaic The lowest level of medieval serfdom

I don't think Harry exhibits any of these characteristics. He's after Peter, no one else, it's a vendetta. But for the purposes of the film he's still labeled a villain, just like Peter's inner demons (while in the symbiote costume) are a villain to him. It's call a symbolic villain. You don't have to have a physical presence to be consider there. Bignole 16:47, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

"Antagonist" is what you're looking for, Biggy. Still, he does damage that building in the trivia. He could easily be just as big of a menace as his father.

Look, English, Biggy and Newb, isn't there some way we can compromise? Believe it or not, I really don't want to fight, or even argue. There has to be a way to mention/acknowledge. the "four villains" comment. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 16:57, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I've already used the word antagonist, I didn't want to be repeatative ;). He does damage the building, but you want to know how I know he isn't a true villain, or like his father? It's simple, Raimi says he doesn't get a name, no GG or HG. That means that Jameson does not name him as he always does to the villains. If Jameson doesn't name him then Jameson doesn't know about him, which means that they only fight a couple times and it's never in public. I've already listed the compromise, it's above Jamdavs' last remark. Bignole 17:07, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

You can put it into trivia saying something like "Avi Arad said that there would be four villains in [source]. These were Sandman, Venom, Green Goblin and an unnamed villain, which is speculated to be "the villain within" based on a quote by Laura Ziskin at [source]. However there is no official confirmation of this." My problem isn't the "four villains" comment, but the undebatable factual innaccuracy of saying that it is himself.--Jamdav86 08:30, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually you need to read Wikipedia:Trivia to understand what trivia is, because that wouldn't be considered trivia. What part do you not understand as factual, that Avi said there were 4 or that Ziskin said he would battle the villain within? There is a link for both of those. I think that you personally just don't like the fact of thinking that someone can be their own villain. It's called personal demons. Just because there are not LITERALLY 4 different people opposing Peter does not mean that he doesn't fight 4 people. Bignole 12:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

For the record, both Arad and Ziskin are producers. I'd consider their statements equally valid. I'm fine with what Bignole suggested in mentioning the three "antagonists" and fighting himself under the influence of the symbiote. But if Harry Osborn doesn't qualify as a villain, then Sandman shouldn't, either -- look at the Sandman subsection. In fact, who really has counted as a villain in the past two films, with that line of thinking? Doc Ock was under the influence of his <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="" onmouseover="window.status='robotic arms'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=; return true;">robotic arms</a>' AI, and Norman Osborn was screwed up by the gas. This is a comic book movie; let's not get into semantics about what being a villain really means in the <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="" onmouseover="window.status='comic books'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=; return true;">comic books</a>. --Erik 12:52, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, but my point is that Harry isn't a villain in that fictional universe, because he obviously isn't known to anyone but Peter. Otherwise, Jamerson would name him and Raimi would have said that his name in the film is HG or GGII. That is why Harry isn't a real villain, because it's just a personal thing against Peter. Sandman is a villain because he's a criminal. Being under the influence of gas, or robotic arms doesn't change the fact that you commit crimes. What you comment them for has nothing to do with whether you do it. Harry just wants revenge and is looking for a fight. But, it's much better to just say he has to "fight" or "deal with Sandman, Harry, Venom, and the "villain within"...or something along those lines. It's much easier to say that he has to deal with those people, than to (just as you said) get into the semantics of what each one should be classified as. Bignole 13:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Bignole, these are the facts. One producer said there would be four villains. Another said that Peter would battle the villain within. There is no source linking the two, and no confirmation from the first producer that the fourth villain is himself.
Your argument is like the following: JFK was shot in 1963. My father owned a gun in 1963. Therefore, my father shot JFK. It's ridiculous. --Jamdav86 15:58, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Riiiight. Obviously someone needs some skills in reading comprehension. I didn't say that. Avi said there are 4, but Avi also said there was going to be Green Goblin. Obviously Avi doesn't visit the set enough or read the script to know that there is no Green Goblin, and the fact that Harry is on a glider doesn't make him the Green Goblin. Now, let's look at the story of the film. The symbiote attachs to Peter and feeds on his ego, making him more apathetic and less like the hero he really is. In all variations of the story his has to fight personal demons that the symbiote brings out of him. Laura Ziskin says, "Peter will have to fight the VILLAIN within". Her choice of words alone say that the one of them is going to be him. There are dozens of combinations that should could have used, but she chose to say that he will fight the "villain within". There was already footage at the comiccon of Peter tossing the pumpkin bomb at Harry, whether that is a dream or not remains to be seen, but regardless the thought of doing so means that he is pretty messed up, maybe even messed up enough to commit some horrible act. So, we have a symbiote infected Peter, that either dreams of killing Harry, or really does kill Harry, who begins to do things that he normally would not do if the symbiote wasn't apart of him, Avi's word that there is some "4th villain", and Laura's word that Peter has a "villain within". Apparently this is either a fun word to use or it has some bearing on Peter. Either way, I'm not discussing this with you any further. I've already made my suggestion about the better way to word it, and the way it currently reads is just fine. Talk to you later. BTW (from the #5 reference, and I quote, "And Ziskin promises one foe will be Spidey himself.")Bignole 16:13, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Most of what I'm seeing in this section is really speculative. The best source for this is Ziskin's recent quote, as Bignole provided above. Most of what he's said is spec, but that quote is what should guide editors. This gives us Sandman, Spiderman himself, probably under the symbiote's influence, Venom, and either the symbiote or the 'Harry non-Goblin'. I suggest we should write this section in the article carefully, and refer conservatively to the quotes. I agree tht Arad's count of four, with the fourth unidentified, and Ziskin's identification of ONE villian as Peter himself perfectly matches. Ziskin seems to be giving us the fourth, previously unidentified villian. Unless we get a contrary source, I'd say we have our four villians. ThuranX 16:39, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

It's all speculation until Arad reveals what he meant or the film comes out, whichever is first, and it should be marked as such. --Jamdav86 16:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Let me point one more thing out, and then that's it, cause it seems like you are stuck on this Avi thing. Avi works for Marvel, he is the CEO of Marvel. Avi does not work for Columbia Pictures. Avi has no involvment in this picture other than on a consultanting basis, just like Stan Lee. He isn't the director, exectutive producer, or writer. He's word on these films usually has to be taken with a grain of salt, because he isn't connected to the films in any other way than the fact that his company sold the film rights of their characters to them. Hence the reason why he confused Harry with being the Green Goblin when Raimi later pointed out that Harry is not the Green Goblin or the Hobgoblin. Ziskin is not tied to Marvel, and has yet to provide misinformation about a movie she is working on. Bignole 17:08, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

We all know that Venom is in the movie, but I think that that is what makes the "four villians" statement so easy to misunderstand. Venom is a combination of two beings, both being antagonists to Parker/Spiderman. If no one villian was confirmed, some might speculate that J.Jonah will be one of the villians (or "antagonists"). Also, this is a comic book movie, and in comic book movies they try to make the plot seem more realistic. In real life, it's very hard to tell who's "evil" and who's "good," but in actual comics, it's fairly easy. That may be why there's so much confusion. Only time will tell.--Shut The Eff Up 18:28, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't really give a damn if Avi Arad is a caterer, if you use his quote as support for something it doesn't support, you are breaking the rules. If Avi Arad is so unreliable, why did you source him in the first place?

What I would like - what I expect - as a reader and a contributor is for all of the article to be considered fact, and all that is not fact should be removed or marked as speculation. It is undeniable that you stated "the villain within" as a fourth villain, and sourced it to an article where that isn't said at all. When pressured on this, you brought up another source which did contain "the villain within" but did not reference the first source at all. Therefore, you are supporting the inclusion of a lie into Wikipedia.

Let me simplify it further. Mr X says that Male Superhero A is going to have a male love interest in his feature film. Mrs Y says that Mr Z has been cast as Male Superhero B. You then say that MSA's love interest is MSB. However there is no source to prove that theory, but you still fight for it's inclusion.

The article does not contain the lie anymore, and I will make sure that it doesn't come back. --Jamdav86 20:24, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

They're finally making the 'Ambiguously Gay Duo' movie? Hurrah! ThuranX 00:57, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

An Ambiguously Gay Duo movie would be cool. I didn't even think of that seemingly untentionally reference. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 01:09, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Quote: (What part do you not understand as factual, that Avi said there were 4 or that Ziskin said he would battle the villain within?) My answer: Source one is a sourced statement. Source two is a sourced statement. You are putting the two together to make Statement A: "There will be four villains including the villain within." Statement A is not sourced. Specifically, the word "including" is not sourced. The statement could only be included as "There will be four villains[source 1] including[citation needed] the villain within[source 2]." --Jamdav86 20:32, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Gees, English. Lighten up. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:35, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Alright, sorry for being stroppy. (English? Yay! I have a nickname! :D) --Jamdav86 20:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Again you are taking what I say and running the Boston Marathon with it. What did I say Jam? I said one said there were 4 villains and one said that one of them was Peter himself. Now, let's do the math on this one. We have Sandman, we have Venom...that's 2. We have Harry..that's 3. Where is the fourth? Well, since it's said the "one of the foes will be Peter himself"...oh gee that's 4. I don't know how the addition system works over there, but here that's quite simple. Since Ziskin is quote after Avi, we work on the chronologic scale and go with her's as well. If Avi comes back and disagrees with her, then we change it. But, the FACT remains that the only person that wasn't revealed as a foe in Avi's statement was revealed by Ziskin a month later. If you don't want to count him as one, that's your choice, and frankly only Avi has said "4 villains", no one else has said anything else of the sort. Also, please go and read the PLOT section. You keep bringing up this "you source this..you source that"...have you even read it's current version? It says nothing about "Spider-Man will face 4 villains: Sandman, Venom, Harry, and himself" anylonger. Also, watch the profanity, there are children that edit on here. Thanks. :) Bignole 21:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

I support Ace's conclusion here. First, we had Arad's count of four given, with three enumerated. Then we have Ziskin identifying one conflict not previously given, saying that one foe will be Peter. IT does seem to be a case of simple math. We have set Villians, from Arad{venom, sandman, osborn, unidentified}. We then have Ziskin, who says "One foe will be..." which can be seen as A subset with the set Villians...{(Himself)} If the Set of all villians=4, where villians = 3 different intergers and one variable, and subset 'himself' does not equal any parts of the set previously established, then subset 'himself' equals variable. makes sense to me. I dont' get what you're having trouble with here, Jam. ThuranX 00:57, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, X. And I'm cool with the article either way, just so we're clear. I don't think English is hardheaded, either. He just doesn't want us making a statement which our sources don't back up, like we were just a few days ago. Still, it does seem like workable math. Just a thought. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 01:09, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Quite frankly, you can say "There are four villains[source Avi] in this installment: Sandman, Venom and Harry Osbourne, with the fourth believed to be Parker himself[source Ziskin]." That wouldn't be untruthful. --Jamdav86 11:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Again, are we having trouble reading the article? What did I just tell you, that isn't what it says anymore. We agreed on a change to make it less reliable on their quotes and more accurate to what is specifically said. We don't want to say villain anyway, there are too many semantics involved with "what is truly a villain". Please go read the article before anymore comments. Thank you. Bignole 11:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I may be missing something, but this is the exchange with Arad: "iF: There are four villains this time, Venom, Sandman, and Green Goblin and when is the fourth going to be revealed? ARAD: Right we have four villains. Pretty soon [we’ll reveal the fourth villain] I believe. Maybe around Comic Con we’ll reveal something and the madness will begin." Quite obviously, he's not talking about the "villain within" in this quote. He's agreeing that Venom, Sandman, and the Green Goblin (whether he is an "official" Goblin or not) are going to be three of the villains, and he's saying that yet another villain is going to be in this. Obviously, the "madness" isn't going to begin if they reveal that there is going to be a "villain within". Right or did I miss something? Mad Jack 01:36, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Nothing new was revealed at Comic-Con 2006. Venom was "officially announced" at that event, but there doesn't seem to be anything else that indicates a fourth villain not mentioned in the article. The Plot section's already been modified to avoid this "four villains" mention, since it's just too difficult to interpret. I suggest leaving the matter at that. --Erik 01:58, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I was fairly mad about the idea of a "villain within" copout. >.> Still, I guess I see your point. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 02:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Hm, well, I guess then either 1. Arad was wrong, for whatever reason or 2. The villain was not revealed at the comic con (maybe it's some kind of minor villain appearance in-joke thing?). But I guess we have nothing else concrete. However, I'm positive Arad was not referring to the "villain within". Mad Jack 04:31, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, the article no longer mentions numbers or tries to group them all together anymore, so it's a mood point. It really looks like a serious, almost press released plot. Whatever the case, they pissed me off with this "four villains" jazz from the moment I first read about it. I won't be losing sleep of the possibility of another belated reveal. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 05:38, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Background/Production

I'd like to change section Background to section Production, since that's really what that section focuses on, the mechanics of the film's making.

I'm fine with that. I wasn't sure if the word "Prodution" accurately covered all the subsections, but if it does, go ahead. --Erik 02:00, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Assessment scale

Shouldn't this film article be rated future-class (at the top of the talk page)? --Erik 01:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Let's find oen of those guys and ask. It may be that since we KNOW the film's in post, it gets a regular rating, instead of the more vague future class. Not sure how calls are made, or who makes them.ThuranX 01:32, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Eddie Brock Jr.?

Is it actually verified that this is what the character is called in the movie? Otherwise it seems based on the movie character's similarity to Ultimate Venom. WesleyDodds 22:17, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

He called him self that in the Comic Con trailer. He said "It's me Eddie Brock Jr." when he was in the church. I can't be sure, I saw it in a leaked version of the Comic Con trailer. UnDeRsCoRe 22:21, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Edward Brock, Junior, to be exact. And me believe me, Biggy makes sure speculation stay out of the article. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:23, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Image captions

It seems that the period has been added to the "Flint Marko / Sandman" image because the other images (with the exception of the poster image) have periods. I did some research, and according to Wikipedia:Captions#Complete sentences, "Sentence or not, watch the stops: if the caption is a single sentence or a sentence fragment, it does not get a period at the end. If the caption contains more than one sentence, then each sentence should get a period at the end." In accordance with this, I'm removing all periods from all images' captions (since none have more than a sentence). --Erik 00:33, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Night Surfer??

Can anyone else verify this? The source goes to no link, they are citing an actual magazine. I checked the magazine's online source but couldn't find it (not saying it still couldn't be there), and I did a google for "Night Surfer" but got nothing. "A source may be a source", but sometimes even some sources are hard to verify because they aren't tangible to wiki readers/editors to verify. Bignole 16:12, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

The source currently sits on mine and many other reader's desks: Empire magazine Issue 209. The Rami interview primarily comes from the 2006 Comic-Con, with two mentions of "Night Surfer", and another one in a cast description. Wiki-newbie 16:22, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree that there is nothing on the internet (apart from this) to back it up, but it isn't really that hard to verify. Walk into shop, flick through magazine and see quote.

Also Print sources are usually much more reliable than the internet. --Jamdav86 16:23, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh hang on, edit conflict, my video is now relevant. --Jamdav86 16:23, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

That video does not mention "Night Surfer". I don't know what video you have, but it isn't there. If you have a video of him actually saying that, then great, but your link has no "Night Surfer". Yes, printed sources are much better, if you can get ahold of them. Forcing someone to go buy the magazine just to verify your source is not equivalent to being able to go to a library and look it up. Bignole 16:28, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

It says Night Surfer in the comments at the bottom. --Jamdav86 16:38, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

"asked him that question. but it was more like I heard a rumur that harry osborn was going to be in the next movie and you werent going to call him the green goblin or hobgoblin but the "night surfer"... who the hell is the night surfer ?.. ".... This?? This is some user that "THOUGHT" they heard a rumor about that, but forgot to ask Raimi during the ComicCon Q&A. Sorry, but that's hardly a quote of Raimi saying any such information. I'm merely requesting something that can be easily verified. Forcing someone to buy a magazine just to prove/disprove a source is hardly "easily verified". Bignole 16:53, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

From WP:V: "Articles should contain only material that has been published by reliable sources, regardless of whether individual editors view that material as true or false. The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is thus verifiability, not truth." Though I think that the new sentence added to the Harry Osborn subsection could be clarified, I don't dispute the information from Empire (which qualifies as a reliable source). I'm interested, though, in the context in which Night Surfer was mentioned. The information's appropriate enough to warrant a stay. --Erik 17:05, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm not disputing what is being said, I'm disputing the verifiableness of the source. It's requiring readers to actually go buy the magazine to prove if it's true. My other problem is that it's never been mentioned before by anyone else on the film, when talking about Harry. The only time I've read it being mentioned is this "source" in the article, and a YouTube user who said they heard a rumor, and wanted to asked about it. We've heard lots of rumors about this movie, and that doesn't make them true. We've even had reputible sources posts rumors as if they were fact. I'm curious as to how the entire conversation in the article was actually written, and whether or not it was taken out of context. Bignole 17:35, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Bignole, I've seeen your work on a lot of pages that I also edit, and we've talked before. While I generally think you're on the right track, I think you're not this time. If the article exists as sourced, and I'll AGF to that, then it's good enough. What's required in a source is NOT affordability, but accessibility to the masses. Empire's a magazine which bot hmy local Border's and B&N carry. While not every wiki-editor can find it to check, a significant wuantity of editors, if so inclined, can go. The public library may carry it, and it's even possible that the website has a contact address for confirming citations. I think that Empire magazine meets the standards for verifiability. As for veracity, I'm in the big boat with most of Wiki's editors, one row to the left of you. I'd love Veracity to be the standard, not verifiable, but that's not how it is. If the source is as quoted ,and not descrivbed as a 'rumor' but direct from Raimi, it's probably worth adding. ThuranX 17:42, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

This is why I'm asking. I said "can anyone else verify this", and "what does the conversation actually say". The article does not quote anyone, the only thing quoted is the name "Night Surfer". At least, I'm assuming that what is written is not a quote, becuase it isn't in quotations, and appears to be paraphrased. This is why I'm asking, since either all you have a copy of this magazine and know something that isn't actually written in the article, or are just agreeing that Empire is a verifiable source. I said I'm not disputing THEM, what I'm questioning is what was actually said, and how it was said. It's very easy to misread things, I know I've done it many times. Bignole 17:56, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

And now we see my apprehension to include this information. We now have editors coming in and "adjusting" Harry's name to "Night Surfer" everywhere. Bignole 01:14, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I found this image. Seems like it's from Empire magazine. I left a message on Wiki-newbie's talk page to see if he can provide us with excerpts from the article regarding Sam Raimi and the Night Surfer mention. --Erik 14:34, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

That's page 81 all right. Also:

• "Yet we've already seen official stills of Thomas Haden Church's Sandman, while James Franco's vengeful Green Goblin II (or "Night Surfer" as he might be christened)..." (Page 78)
• "Sandman... Venom... "Night Surfer"..." (Page 81)

Wiki-newbie 15:35, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

We kinda have to have the names of who's speaking what. I'm not doubting what was printed, I'm questioning who said what and how it was said. I'm saying this because, from those lines, Raimi has always stated that Harry wouldn't be GGII, so why he would attempt to say that now. If you could (and it may be a bit much), just copy the entire paragraph, or atleast a few lines before and after those lines so that it can be taken into context properly. I'd personally appreciate it. Bignole 15:58, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't recall anyone ever saying Harry flatout wouldn't get an alias. Remember that. As for this Night Surfer jazz, it's unofficial at best. It's like...Natasha Irons as "Lumina". Oh and guys, don't lose your heads, okay? ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 18:48, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Protection?

I've recently requested this page for semi protection due to the fact it's being subjected to vandilism by both anon users and registered ones. Discuss if you wish. Link UnDeRsCoRe 01:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it's necessary. This film article hasnn't been as active in terms of vandalism and useless edits since the summertime. You can see how quickly reverts are made where they're needed -- there are editors like myself who watch this page closely. I suggest removing the request; vandalism at this article isn't as bad as some others. --Erik 01:26, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I guess you're right. This page is heavily "guarded". (Thanks to good users like you). I'll remove the request link, hopefully it won't be needed anytime soon. UnDeRsCoRe 01:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Death of Venom

Has Sam Raimi given any clues to Spider Man 4 as far as Venom goes? Each bad guy so far has been killed at the end of the pic (or so it would seem). I'm guessing Venom won't be one of them, so it is safe to say he'll have a part in the fourth movie, if there indeed is a fourth movie. I guess what I'm really asking is if Sam Raimi has commented on the future of this franchise, and whether it involves him, the cast, and Venom? Reynoldsrapture 18:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

>.> Ask them. If you don't see what you're looking for in an article, it's likely because the reliable sources are withholding info, not us. Also remember that Wikipedia is not a forum. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

You know, I figured I would get a response like that. I'm always just a little scared to ask questions here because someone usually pounces on it, saying I didn't follow the "blueprint" for "proper" Wikipedia posting. Not every post is a loaded gun, so try not to get your hair up and take things out of context, or add context when there isn't any. Please, please... no offense intended here (oh boy, I can sense an administrator right now getting reading to ban me for the next 24 hours for these blasphemous remarks). Anyway, what you guys write about is usually excellent, and many of you seem to be very intelligent Wikipedians, not to mention dedicated Spider Man experts. So have some compasion for the rest of us. Reynoldsrapture 21:33, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Ahem. What? By "them", I meant the writers/producers/raimis, etc. What's all this about pouncing, guns, banning and such? For the record, I only "pounce" on the ladies...and the occasional wild deer. Your comment looks like the kind of question to ask at an online community or fan convention. Like I said, whatever I could tell you about the movie is already listed in the article. Beyond that, I—and likely, everyone else here—don't know anything and would recommend you ask someone directly involved in making the film.

I repeat, we cannot tell you who lives or dies, because we do not know (and try to avoid speculating). Personally, I couldn't care less how or where you post. I've seen administrators who don't give a damn about talk page policy, so don't assume I snapped at you over the way you posted. The fact simply is, we can't help you. Is it the wrong place for your question? Yes. This is a place to talk about editting the article, not the subject it represents. Still, as I said, I don't care. Now, forgive me for not having more "compasion"—you missed an "s", I think—and not explaining the situation simply enough for even you to understand the first time. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 22:02, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

If I'm not mistaken, your poor attempt at sarcasm has nothing to do with the subject of "editing this article." If you think I'm stupid, be a man and call me stupid. Don't beat around the bush. And thanks for the spelling lesson Ace.

By the way, I knew fully what you meant in your first response. But since Sam Raimi isn't my cousin or my neighbor, I thought I would ask some Spider man gee... er, I mean experts, if they had tuned in to the grape vine for any juicy Venom rumors. Very simple question actually. But you know what they say Ace, "Those smartest among us have the hardest time tying their shoes." Make sense? Reynoldsrapture 03:09, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Chill out, will ya? Ace, despite his attempt at being humorous and/or direct, is right. Any valid information about the film and its characters (Venom, in this case) would already be in the article. Anything else would be speculation. It's not a matter of not being able to ask questions -- it's a matter of asking questions in terms of expanding the article. Any information about the sequel so far has been mentioned in the Sequel section, and Raimi hasn't mentioned anything about Spider-Man 4.

I don't want you to think that we're being righteous and elite. It's just that, if you had said that you heard something about Venom being killed off and asked about verification so it could possibly be included, we would have responded with anything we've heard about and/or asked where you had heard it from so we could track it down. Talk pages aren't a forum for general film discussion, and you'll have to excuse us for discouraging that kind of behavior. You're welcome to contribute and improve the article as you see fit with any valid information that has not been included, or just improve the general structure/style of the article. We won't bite; we just growl... a lot. --Erik 03:47, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

regretably, this editor has made it clear that this pushed him away from editing Wikipedia altogether. Damn shame, since conversant editors are rare. ThuranX 03:49, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Without taking sides, I have to say sometimes the editors do take a certain high and mighty attitude, even if they are right. I know Sean (reynoldsrapture), work with him, and can attest to his intelligence. That's all I'm saying... except that I'm super stoked about Spiderman 3 and the appearance of Venom! WHP 04:04, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the assist, Erik. You put it better than I. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 07:21, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I know the feeling, X. It's why I don't like talking things out too often before each and every edit. However, I've learnt—from personal mistakes—not to displace my frustration. Although I'm sorry for inferring low intel on your part, Rey, you've gotta let what other did go. I'm an uppity policy monger. Now, I hope we can all let this go, and maybe even revert some vandalism together. (It spiked for the in august - september. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 07:21, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Offering to let it go is exactly what I did on your personnal talk page. Glad to see everyone has rallied to your side, though. Oh well. I'm cool. No hard feelings.Reynoldsrapture 09:38, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

WHP stood up for ya. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 14:52, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Ultimate Superhero Preview

I've expanded parts of the article using information from Empire's "Ultimate Superhero Preview" coverage. Not sure if it's OK to extensively quote the parts on page 81 from the coverage that I've implemented into this film article, but here it goes:

• Venom - "The brittle and snidey Brock is the flipside of Parker. When Parker beats him to photography gigs and then starts sniffing around Brock's girl, venom begins to run in his veins." (Good wordplay, yea?)
• Sandman - "Marko is a small-time thug who finds, following a terrible accident, that he can turn his body into malleable sand."
• Harry Osborn - "Harry is obsessed with getting revenge on Peter for the murder of his father, the Green Goblin. Using his dad's technology, Osborn becomes the Night Surfer and upends Peter's world." (This one is not quite related, but I'd like to rephrase the sentence in the Harry Osborn subsection better.)

I also re-worded various sentences in the article, as you can see in the history, and wiki-linked some items. If you feel there is too much wiki-linking, feel free to de-link. --Erik 02:52, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I moved the Venom stuff to his section. It looked majorly out of place in the plot. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 05:11, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

"Official Plot Summary"?

I was going through this article's external links, and according to CanMag, there is an official plot summary posted. It's a bit more detail than what we have in the article based on bits and pieces, so I was wondering if we could just purge that section and rewrite the article based on this link, if it's considered valid enough. (If we decide to go ahead and do this, let's be wary of <ref> tags that might screw up in the edit. --Erik 00:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I've read something similar to that awhile ago. It seems that they've stolen some of that faux plot that circled around, and then added a bit extra. I don't know. I think if you want to add a bit more that's cool, but I wouldn't copy and paste that thing just because of plagarism purposes. Bignole 00:20, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Our plot is better than anything some speculators could put together. Hell, it's better than the short and sour excuses for synopsis that studios are willing give out, too. Keep this unless we can quote something better from a valid source. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 06:33, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

villian info overload?

Why does it seem that this article primarily covers the 3 villains and really nothing about the established characters from the first 2 films. And what about Gwen Stacy? There have been images of her in the film so why are they not here? 69.119.252.174 23:10, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

It was cirmised that nothing truly new, notible or relevant could be added in regard to them Everything known about Gwen has already been stated in the article. The information released about her just doesn't have much depth to it. And a single picture is fairly meaningless. We cannot include every little screenshot. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 23:17, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Generally, the characters from the first two films have been established in previous film articles. Harry Osborn, the recurring character that has his own subsection, undergoes a transformation to be some kind of villain ("Night Surfer" or whatever). Spider-Man himself does undergo a transformation as well, but he's the star of the film and will get his own coverage in the inevitable plot summary. The villain subsections are more about production information -- how they came to be, what kind of interpretations they are of the characters from the comics, etc. Since they'll be the primary sources of conflict for Spider-Man in this sequel, I think they're more prominent than Gwen Stacy. And speaking of her, there was not notable enough information about her to warrant fair use of these images of her. If you'll note, there is an image for each major villain because there is substantial coverage of them in their respective subsections. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 23:23, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Harry: The Green Hobgoblin!

It could happen. The cast said Harry would be between the two, so that's my best guess.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.38.17.245 (talk • contribs) 01:35, October 21, 2006

Thanks, but it's recommended that we not speculate. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 01:47, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Venom Toy

I saw the link was removed. I can half agree with this. What I think is that we could create a "Merchandise (and/or Promotional Material)" section, cataloging what the makers do to promote the film and bring in additional revenue. Nothing says "out-of-universe" information like "money made". Bignole 17:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I can agree with that. I just reverted because it seemed out of place. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 17:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I know, that's why I was like "I can half agree", cause I agreed with the removal from that spot, but I think that a nice section about the Promotion/merchandising would be good. In my opinion. Bignole 17:16, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

SuperHeroHype.com has an article linking to three pictures. Not sure how we can implement this information into the article... seems underwhelming for a Merchandise section. Well, here's a stroke of genius -- we can move the "Making of" book to that section, too! It's merchandise, after all. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 17:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Exactly. The section can discuss the implimentation of "promotional posters" and provide a link to those posters (this way we don't have to place them on the page, we can link to them). Also, I think that as we draw closer and closer to the release of the film we'll have tons more promotional campaigns and tons more merchandise. I mean, it's definitely going to be thin right now, but so is some of the stuff over at The Dark Knight. We just have to wait for more stuff to be reveal. Bignole 17:25, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I was going to create the Promotion section using the SuperHeroHype.com article, but the article's gone now. I have suspicions that the images were not supposed to be out on the Internet. How should this be handled? Someone's already put up references to three statuette pitures in the Venom subsection. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 23:06, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Take your time. The best edits are thought through and take all sides into conssideration. I removed the "citations" for now as they were misleading and ultimately inappropriate. Nothing concrete enough to release toy has been revealed and I'm starting to develop doubts about this "kids47life.com" Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 23:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, I was just going to create the Promotion section between the Production and Sequel sections and move the Footage and "Making of" book subsections to the Promotion section to start it off. Would that be agreeable to all? --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 23:19, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Well the link to the magazine pages scans originated at SuperHeroHype.com, people are just listing the hyperlink and not the source that provided the link. Are we going to have a Promotional section and a Merchandise section, or a section for the both? Bignole 23:20, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Certainly. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 23:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I suggest two sections. Make the Promotional section fairly hands-off material, nothing you can generally buy -- trailers, promotional posters, promo events. Merchandise can include stuff like the Spider-Man 3 video game (its link is at the top) and the statuettes and the book. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 23:25, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, ok. Should they be sub-sections of the "Production" section, because in essence that's what they really other, just other forms of production for the film. Bignole

Well, the Production section details the actual creation of the film. Merchandise and promotional materials are supplementary in nature. I'd go with just creating new sections, since the Production section has enough subsections as it is. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 00:06, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

That's cool. Maybe we should keep them together though, the promo and merch stuff underneath the "prod" stuff. Bignole 00:08, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I think that a 'Promotion' Section, with subsections like 'posters, toys, tie-ins, and junket coverage' would work better. Production should focus on bringing the film to the screen, not auxiliary activities. ThuranX 02:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree with X. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 02:50, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Promotion and Merchandise sections

I've created the Promotion and Merchandise sections in the article as per discussion in the above "Venom Toy" section. For Promotion, the Footage subsection has been moved there, though I'm not sure how fitting the film/animated TV show comparison is for that particular section. I also started a Posters subsection with recent poster news, but I'm not sure how to explain/implement previous promotional poster information into that section. For the Merchandise section, I gave the video game its own subsection and moved the "Making of" book subsection as well. Any issues with it, edit away. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 18:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Looks good. I'd say something about the first poster might be worth a mention, but honestly, it is old news and probably uncitable. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 18:59, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, it's looking good. I don't think the first poster would be uncitable. I'm pretty sure there are plenty of sources out there (not forums mind you) that went ballistic when the black suit first made its appearance. That right there could easily be added with a short point on how the picture created such a stir among the public because of its potential story (aka Venom). Bignole 22:21, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I know what you're talking about. Back in the early days of this film article, there were a lot of "Official announcements" about that kind of thing, although there wasn't really anything worth citing. The information should be out there, though -- we just gotta dig through the movie news aggregator sites like FilmForce IGN and SuperHeroHype.com to find it. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 22:30, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I'll admit, the fact that it made the news like the new Batwoman does mean something. I'll check the edit history and do a little googling. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 22:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

What was the census for the promotion and merchandise information? Two separate sections, or both under one section? Let's get this straightened out for the long run. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 17:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I find it odd we need two sections for the same thing. As for the comparison image, Comics Comparison section, ala X-Men 3, when time comes. Wiki-newbie 17:42, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

That's under a heading of "Adaptations" though. We are labeling these "merchandise" and "promotion". I think maybe, at most, we could make these subsections to a larger section title. But, they're separated because once the film is out of the theaters there won't be anymore "promotion" for it, it will all be merchandising. For normal circumstances, we can't buy theater posters (we can buy the merchandise posters though), and we can't buy trailers either. Bignole 18:02, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

This is how I see it. The Promotion section covers advertising and activities that are meant to increase awareness (and thus box office revenue) for the film. The Merchandise section covers marketable goods that bank on the film's release -- in this case, the video game and the book so far. Now, the issue is that there are things that fall in the gray area in between the two sections -- McDonald's toys, for example. Are these toys banking on the impending movie, or are they meant to promote it? Maybe things like these can just fall under Promotion anyway. Can we make a list of typical promotional materials/merchandise that come out with this kind of movie and determine the category in which they fall? --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 18:38, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Promotional: Posters (in the theaters), trailers, McD's toys (I say promotion because the money isn't in direct contact with the studio, you have to buy something to get the toy from free), banners (on the outside of buildings).

Merchandise: Posters (that you buy in stores), video games (or any type of games), books, normal toys (like at Wally World), statuettes (like the ones in the pictures that were released earlier), costumes (i'm sure there will be a Venom costume for Halloween next year), specialty items (i.e. like having your credit card designed to Spidey 3, or other personalized products like that).

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Bignole 18:51, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I suggest that it all fall under 'Promotion'. Subsections can be 'In the press', 'Merchandising', and perhaps, 'Contests' for those movies where such occurs. Promotional toy deals with fast food chains should go under Merchandising, as it's a means of selling the brand (the film) to a youth audience for repeat consumption (seeing the movie more than once) nad so on. 'In the Press' can refer to official announcement type hype, 'unauthorized (wink wink) leaks', and press junkets with relevant anecdotes, etc., etc. That's my thoughts... ThuranX 22:36, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

It just seems to me that under that system, we would have sub-subsections, as in Promotion > Merchandising > Video game... is this agreeable? I can see how "Promotion" can be ambivalent for categorizing -- I guess I'm wondering if we're doing subsection overkill. Is it necessary to create a sub-subsection for something like contests or even the McDonald's toys? To be honest, I don't want to go any deeper than one subsection when it comes to Promotion and/or Merchandise, and the best way to do that is to separate them. Promotion can be mostly pre-release material, and Merchandise can be during/post-release material (that banks off the film instead of promoting it). I'm trying to see ways we can compromise on this, though... --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 22:56, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I only see 2 sections (whether they are sub or not) and that's Promo and Merch. Video games is a merch. thing. How you do it doesn't really matter to me, but I see them as two separate entities, not one. Bignole 23:00, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Toys

This Toy Fair coverage mentioned interactive Spider-Man 3 toys (which I've implemented in the article), but it also mentioned "Marvel Movie Posters in a 2,500-count edition for Spider-Man 3" in another paragraph. This seemed like such a miniscule bit of information that I didn't implement it, but if someone wants to do that, feel free. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 16:37, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Are we going to go back and include those statuettes that first sparked this discussion of Promo and Merch sections? I didn't see in the article before, but I may have missed it. Bignole 17:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

The links to the images should be in the page history, and I guess we can attach the relevant image to that appearance paragraph in the Venom subsection. I just wish there was a more valid citation explaining the statuettes. I'll see what I can dig up. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 17:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I was just thinking of attaching the statuettes links, along with some words, just like with the "New Posters will be released" sentence. Doesn't need to show anything, just provide a way to go see it. Bignole 18:00, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Go for it. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 21:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I want to use the SuperHeroHype.com article, but I can't find it anymore. Does someone know if they removed it? If they did then maybe it was a fake, or they weren't supposed to know about it so soon. Bignole 21:37, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I linked to it in the Venom Toy section, and now it's gone. I have a feeling that it's the latter of the two reasons you mentioned -- the information's not supposed to be out there. Maybe we can find another citation. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 21:42, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

If it really is the latter, and isn't supposed to be out yet then we can wait. There's no reason in putting something up that someone else was told to take down. When it's official we'll put it up again, we'll also probably have better images to link to at that point as well. Bignole 21:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay. Right. Like the comic-con footage. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 22:09, 27 October 2006 (UTC)