Variety reported in January that Sony is developing a sequel to its massively successful "Venom" with Kelly Marcel, a writer on the first movie, set to write the script. After "Venom" made $855 million, a sequel was inevitable. The movie will likely be released in October 2020, as Sony has two 2020 release dates set for Marvel movies, the other being "Morbius" in July.
"Morbius," based on the vampire Spider-Man villain of the same name, is set for a July 2020 release. Jared Leto will play the title character, and posted the first image from the set on his Instagram last week. It's directed by Daniel Espinosa, director of "Safe House" and "Life."
"Into the Spider-Verse"grossed $368 million worldwide and won this year's best animated feature Oscar, beating out Disney's "Incredibles 2" and "Ralph Breaks the Internet." So of course there will be more. The Hollywood Reporter reported in November that Sony is developing not only a sequel to the movie, but an all-female spin-off, too.
"The Equalizer 2" writer Richard Wenk is writing the script for a Kraven the Hunter movie. Kraven is another popular villain to Spider-Man, who Wenk has teased that he wants to include in the movie.
It remains to be seen how Sony would include the actual web-slinger in its Marvel universe. Would Tom Holland reprise his role from the MCU, or would an entirely new actor be hired?
Sony was originally developing "Silver and Black," which would star both the mercenary Silver Sable, and the burglar and frequent Spider-Man love interest, Black Cat. But that plan has been scrapped in favor of separate solo movies for the characters, with "Black Cat" likely coming first.
"We believe Black Cat is enough of her own character with a great backstory and a canon of material to draw from to justify her own film," Columbia Pictures president Sanford Panitch told Variety last year.
Sony is developing movies based on lesser-known Marvel characters Silk, Jackpot, and Nightwatch, and was looking for writers last summer, according to Variety.
Introduced in 2014, Korean-American superhero Silk is relatively new to Marvel Comics. She has a similar origin story and powers as Spider-Man, and also gained her abilities through a radioactive spider bite.
Jackpot first appeared in 2007. The first version of the character was a government-registered superhero as part of the "Initiative" program following Marvel Comics' "Civil War" mini-series.
Nighthawk first appeared in 1993, but his origin has been retold throughout his comics history. When first introduced, Kevin Trench finds a dead version of himself from the future, and takes up the costumed identity of his future self.
Drew Goddard, director of "The Cabin in the Woods," was attached to direct a "Sinister Six" movie that "Amazing Spider-Man 2" attempted to establish. In the comics, the Sinister Six is a team of some of Spider-Man's deadliest foes. The movie has been in limbo, but Spider-Man franchise producer Amy Pascal still has hope.
"I'm just waiting for Drew to be ready to direct it," Pascal told Vanity Fair in December. "I would do anything with Drew Goddard. I'm just waiting for him to tell me he wants to."
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