Spidey 3's First Spin

If you want to be among the first to see this summer's Spider-Man 3-some 2 and a 1/2 weeks before the film is due in theaters-You'd better make sure your passport is up to date.

Mark Schilling of Variety reports from overseas:

Spider-Man 3 will open first worldwide in Japan, on May 1, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan has announced. It will also get its world [premiere] in Tokyo.

The [premiere] will be held at the Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills in central Tokyo on April 16, with helmer Sam Raimi, series creator Stan Lee and stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco in attendance.

Spidey 3 Will Swing Into Tokyo For World Premiere

Sony had long [scheduled] a May opening for Spidey 3, its big pic for 2007, but only recently decided on the May 1 date, three days ahead of its US bow.

The exact number of screens has yet to be decided but will be north of 400, Sony sources said.

The [distributor] aims to beat the record of its big 2006 May release, "The Da Vinci Code," which finished with $77.4 million [in Japanese Yen]...

I wonder if Spidey likes sushi?

There's more Spidey fun to be had

Be sure to watch tonight's all new episode of Heroes--9 PM ET/PT for an exclusive never before seen clip from the superhero sequel..

Seven minutes of footage from the flick will be posted on NBC.com after the program airs and will be available for to view on the net for 24 hours...