From the very first moment it was announced that Sony is moving forward with its Spider-Man spinoffs Venom and Silver & Black, there’s been an immense amount of confusion as to their status alongside Spider-Man: Homecoming and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lot of this confusion has been self-inflicted, with producer Amy Pascal suggesting […]
Featurette explores Tom Hardy’s training for Venom
Sony Pictures is currently deep in production on Venom, the first of what the studio hopes will be a series of Spider-Man spinoff movies set within their own shared Spidey cinematic universe (one which may or may not contain the wall-crawler himself). Over the past few weeks we’ve seen some set photos, spy video and […]
Tom Hardy featured in set photos from Venom solo movie
With the first two weeks of production on Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff movie Venom now complete, the official Twitter account has shared a behind-the-scenes image of Tom Hardy taking a break between filming, while some set photos have surfaced which reportedly show Hardy’s Eddie Brock arguing with his reflection/symbiote alter-ego in a car window; check them […]
Kevin Feige on Spider-Man, Sony’s spinoffs and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
With less than two weeks to go before Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige is out on the promotional campaign for the Marvel and Sony-produced reboot, during which he’s been talking about the future of the wall-crawler within the MCU and trying to clear up the status of Sony’s Spider-Spinoffs. “Right […]
Rumour: Riz Ahmed’s mystery Venom character to appear in Silver & Black
Last week it was announced that Riz Ahmed is in talks to join Tom Hardy in Sony’s SpiderVerse-launching Venom solo movie, with rumours suggesting that he’s being lined up for the role of Carnage or The Chameleon. Well, according to Jeff Sneider of The Tracking Board, Ahmed is indeed playing The Chameleon, and may also […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming villain reportedly confirmed for Sony’s Silver & Black
Despite the best efforts of Amy Pascal to convince us otherwise, Marvel’s Kevin Feige has made several statements confirming that Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spinoffs will not exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, if rumours are to be believed, that isn’t going to stop Sony from potentially linking the spinoffs to Spider-Man: Homecoming, with The […]
Carnage will be the villain in Venom movie; Sony planning Kraven and Mysterio spin-offs before Sinister Six
Sony are continuing their SpiderVerse plans, which will kick off fully next year with Ruben Fleischer’s Venom starring Tom Hardy, and development is in place for Silver & Black. If rumours are to be believed, it won’t just be Black Cat and Silver Sable in the movie as it will also feature other Spider-Man characters like Jessica Drew. […]
Sony developing Spider-Man spinoff for Morbius, the Living Vampire
Not content with its Venom and Silver & Black movies, Sony has added a third project to its shared Spider-Man universe, with THR reporting that the studio is developing a Morbius, the Living Vampire film. The project has been penned by screenwriters Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, and the script has already been submitted to […]
Rumour: Sony wants Spike Lee to direct Nightwatch movie
It looks like Venom and Silver & Black may not be the only Spider-Man-related spinoffs in development at Sony, as Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that the studio is looking to bring Nightwatch to the big screen. According to Sneider, Sony has already tapped Ed Ricourt (Now You See Me) to […]
Riz Ahmed may join Tom Hardy in Sony’s Venom movie
Recent news from Variety suggests that the ensemble for the first film as part of Sony’s Marvel Universe, Venom, is beginning to take shape. According to the outlet, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Riz Ahmed is in early talks to join star Tom Hardy in the upcoming Spider-Man spin-off film. Given how different […]
