Fans can now call the Daily Bugle's tip-line to report anything related to Spider-Man citings, as part of the promotion for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Fans can dial 609-SPDY-TIP to report any Spider-Man-related tips to the Daily Bugle to, as the recording says, "bring this Spider-Menace to justice." Callers are given a menu to select from based on the circumstances of the tip; 1 is for tips on Spider-Man's whereabouts, 2 is to report damaged property and 3 is for all other possible tips the caller can provide.
The number for the Spider-Man hotline was printed in the promotional issue of the Daily Bugle, which appeared in a pop-up newsstand in New York City as part of the promotional campaign for Spider-Man: No Way Home, for the third entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man trilogy.
The newsstand appeared in Manhattan's Upper East Side on the corner of 86th Street and Lexington Avenue just days before No Way Home appeared in theaters, where passersby could obtain a free copy of the Daily Bugle headlined, "Spider Maniac's Web of Destruction" with the sub-header "Tardiness, truancy, totaled cars: Peter Parker Truth Revealed." The issue was limited, with only 3,000 copies available, but it was also made available in the Dec. 10 issue of the real-life publication, The New York Post, featuring articles that detail Spider-Man's various crimes and reported sightings.
"Spider-Man: No Way Home has been surrounded by secrets, rumors, and tremendous buzz since production began so it's quite fitting that a real and limited edition of The Daily Bugle will be distributed from one secret newsstand in New York City," said Jeffrey Godsick, the EVP of Global Partnerships and Brand Management from Sony Entertainment Pictures of the pop-up.
As it has appeared in the comics and the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, the Daily Bugle maintains its roots as a shady tabloid bent on Spider-Man slander. The paper is run by J. Jonah Jameson, who is portrayed by actor J.K. Simmons in both the Raimi trilogy and in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
"You know what, I think it's a slightly different version," Simmons said about reprising his role. Certainly, from the creators of the current iteration of the story, it's a very different character. To me, it's a slightly different character. It's the same blowhard; the same guy with less hair. Honestly, I kinda wish he had the same hair."
Spider-Man: No Way Home is now playing in theaters.
Source: Daily Bugle