SPIDEY ALREADY AVAILABLE IN CHINA

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	*EXTENDED VERSION OF SPIDER-MAN 2* RELEASED TODAY** Apr 17 2007
	Sony today (Tuesday) is releasing Spider-Man 2.1: Extended Cut, with eight minutes of scenes added (more)
	SPIDEY TO PREMIERE IN HOMETOWN Apr 5 2007
	The Tribeca Film Festival, originally launched by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff (more)

SPIDEY ALREADY AVAILABLE IN CHINA
Tuesday, April 24 2007

Spider-Man 3 may not be scheduled to debut in U.S. theaters until May 3 (midnight showings), but pirated copies of the movie are already being bootlegged in China, Reuters reported today (Tuesday). The wire service observed that DVD copies of the movie are selling for about one dollar and sport cover art that appears to have been copied from posters widely available online. And, in the Chinese equivalent of chutzpah, there is even a warning on the package against making copies. Meanwhile, Chinese officials today lashed out against the decision by the U.S. to file formal complaints with the World Trade Organization concerning unbridled piracy in China. At a conference in Beijing on intellectual property rights Wu Yi, China's top trade official, said, "These moves [by the U.S.] betray the consensus reached by China and the U.S. to resolve trade issues through dialogue."

NO SPIDER-MAN 3 BOOTLEGS, SAYS SONY
Wednesday, April 25 2007

Sony Pictures on Tuesday denied a Reuters report that bootleg DVD copies of Spider-Man 3 were already showing up in China for $1.00 per copy. In a statement, Sony said, "Our investigation in China has revealed no case of the film being pirated to date. Similar hoaxes and false alarms have occurred prior to the release of other major films. We have uncovered examples of Spider-Man 2 being sold in Spider-Man 3 boxes in China. (more)

TICKET SALES FOR SPIDER-MAN 3 TAKE OFF EARLY
Tuesday, April 24 2007

With widespread rumors circulating that Spider-Man 3 has become the most costly movie ever produced, Sony Pictures may be taking some comfort in reports that advance ticket sales for the movie are likely to hit a record. Reuters said today (Tuesday) that online ticket sellers Movietickets.com are reporting that tickets for the movie are selling at three times the rate of Spider-Man 2 and that Fandango.com is selling them at four times the rate. Dozens (more)