‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ sequel rumoured to start filming on May 28

The follow-up to the 2017 hit Spider-Man: Homecoming is coming back in 2019 and it seems director Jon Watts and his team will get back to work in a few months. According to unnamed sources closed to the production, filming will start on May 28, which gives this Sony-Marvel production more than a year before its expected July 5, 2019 release date. Its lead stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon are all expected to reprise their roles.

Not much is known about the film’s plot but since this’ll be the first film after Avengers: Infinity War, we can expect it to delve into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how Peter has to deal with being a junior in high school after fighting off Thanos with the rest of the Avengers. Rumour has it there will be filming taking place in London and Germany with some speculating Gwen Stacy is going to be a foreign exchange student. We’re sure to hear more in the coming months.

Source: ComicBook

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ gets VR treatment, puts you in Spidey’s suit

If you’re wondering what it’s like to become Spider-Man, you can get a virtual reality taste of this. To promote the release of the film Spider-Man: Homecoming next month. There is a VR version of Spider-Man that puts you right into his new high-tech suit. You’ll be doing things like swinging through New York City using web shooters and take on Spider-Man’s rival in the film, The Vulture. In the US, moviegoers at select Cinemark theatres get to try this out at Intel-branded kiosks. If you want to experience it with your Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR, you’ll need to wait until June 30^th.

 Source: Mashable

Sphero outs an adorable Spider-Man toy

If you’ve loved Sphero’s take on Star Wars’s BB-8, you might also fall in love with this talking Spider-Man toy, which comes out just in time for the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming next month. It’s unlike the usual Sphero toy, though. Unlike the BB-8, which moves around, it’s more of a talkative rubber toy. Kids can speak to it via voice commands—much like we would the other smart home speakers. It can guide kids through comic book storylines, which The Verge likens to camp counselor telling a story at a bonfire. But there’s a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book aspect to it as Spidey asks the kid what to do next. There are 400 pages worth of content included and 100 storylines to get through. Sphero intends to add stories in the future. You don’t have to worry about your child’s security as the toy doesn’t send information over the web or stores data in the accompanying app. It’ll just look for its wake-up phrases.

As mentioned, you can pair phones with Spider-Man over Bluetooth but it’s not essential to control the device with it. Some of the trigger phrases include asking it to “Tell me a story” or “Make me laugh.” It’s going to be a fun toy for young (and old) Spider-Man fans. It’s said to be available for US$149 starting today but a quick check of Amazon shows that it’s “Currently unavailable.”

Audi shows off self-parking capabilities of the A8

Audi is unveiling its next-generation A8 on July 11^th and before that the German car maker is showing one of the new features of the vehicle: its self-parking capabilities. The video shows how easy it is to park the new vehicle. It just needs you to press the key fob once and the car will park itself. As CNET points out, there seems to be less human interaction with this A8 compared to Tesla’s Summon feature and BMW’s remote-parking system. The car is capable of SAE Level 3 autonomy. The A8 itself and all the other features will be revealed fully on the 11^th and before that on July 7^th in a bit of a product placement in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere.