The thing that probably made the biggest waves online was the announcement that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have found their next Spider-Man. British actor Tom Holland will be taking over the role of Peter Parker for the foreseeable future most notably in 2017, when the next Spider-Man movie is scheduled to hit theaters.
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Jumping from the big screen down to the little one, NBC released the first preview trailer for Heroes: Reborn, the sequel miniseries to the super powered show that burned bright during its first season but sizzled out by the end of its run. The show will premiere this fall with a bunch of old faces as well as a new cast of characters lead by Zachary Levi.
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This last thing isn't really "news," but it's cool anyway. One crazy gamer went viral after posting a video of himself completing the classic game Super Mario World in an impressive time of just over 23 minutes. The thing that makes it impressive, though, is that he completed the whole thing blindfolded.
