Venom Movie Announced

[TomJohns]

uk.ign.com/articles/2013/12/13/the-amazing-spider-man-spinoffs-venom-and-the-sinister-six-announced-by-sony

Sony has announce 2 Spider-Man movie spin-offs in the form of Venom and The Sinister Six.

IGN Reports 

Sony has revealed its big plans to expand the Spider-Man franchise into a larger movie universe, officially announcing spinoff movies for Venom and The Sinister Six.



Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon, and Drew Goddard will collaborate on overseeing the “developing story over several films” says Sony, saying they “have formed a franchise brain trust to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films,” in conjunction with producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach and director Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2).



Kurtzman & Orci & Solomon will write Venom, with Kurtzman directing, while Goddard will write and possibly direct Sinister Six.





Said Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgard, “The Spider-Man film franchise is one of our studio’s greatest assets. We are thrilled with the creative team we have assembled to delve more deeply into the world that Marc, Avi and Matt have begun to explore in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. We believe that Marc, Alex, and Drew have uniquely exciting visions for how to expand the Spider-Man universe in each of these upcoming films.”



Kurtzman, Orci and Pinker wrote the Amazing Spider-Man 2 and are returning to write The Amazing Spider-Man 3, which the press release notes Sony hopes Webb will return to direct.



Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) is new to the franchise, as is Goddard (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, Cabin in the Woods). Goddard will have his hands full with Marvel properties soon, as he’s not only working on Venom for Sony but will serve as showrunner for Marvel Studios’ Daredevil TV series for Netflix. Except for Solomon, all of Sony’s Spider-Man team have J.J. Abrams connections, with Pinkner first working with Orci & Kurtzman on Fringe and Goddard serving as a writer on Alias alongside Orci & Kurtzman. Kurtzman made his directorial debut with People Like Us last year, while Goddard made his with Cabin in the Woods.





Sony’s announcement of these Spider-Man spinoffs is the latest example of what we can refer to as “the Avengers effect” in Hollywood, as studios work to build interlocking movie universes – especially where superheroes are concerned. Warner Bros. of course is adding Batman and Wonder Woman to the next Superman movie, while 20th Century Fox is making plans for a shared universe for the two Marvel franchises they own the movie rights to, X-Men and Fantastic Four.



Spider-Man is the most successful franchise in the history of Sony's Columbia Pictures and the four Spider-Man films to date have taken in over $3.2 billion worldwide.

Your thoughts on this news?

Venom:


The Sinister Six (Dr. Octopus, Sandman, Kraven The Hunter, Vulture, Electro & Mysterio)

[WSS?]

Venom's been "getting his own movie" for like a decade.

[setokaiba]

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I wouldn't mind a Venom spin off but it will need Spiderman. If done right it could be a good anti hero movie.

[TomJohns]

Dec 13, 2013 13:39:15 GMT -5 WSS? said:

Venom's been "getting his own movie" for like a decade.

Yeah, But with Superhero movies being the rage in Hollywood at the moment, I'd expect a Venom Movie sooner rather than later.

[Rush]

Which venom they gonna use? And the sinister six is getting there own movie just gonna team up to take out spider and venom in the 4th spider man movie

[ethanm1834]

Venom, they can make it a movie of trying to get redemption. However what would be the story of a sinister 6? Also would it be enough for an audience to care.

[setokaiba]

Dec 13, 2013 14:43:20 GMT -5 Rush said:

Which venom they gonna use? And the sinister six is getting there own movie just gonna team up to take out spider and venom in the 4th spider man movie

I would assume Eddie Brock he the most known Venom. 

[TomJohns]

Dec 13, 2013 15:20:26 GMT -5 ethanm1834 said:

Venom, they can make it a movie of trying to get redemption. However what would be the story of a sinister 6? Also would it be enough for an audience to care.

Spider-Man Would more than likely be featured heavily in Sinister 6.

Venom though, I hope that movie is great, Venom is probably one of, if not my favorite Superhero villain  

[WSS?]

Dec 13, 2013 15:39:19 GMT -5 setokaiba said:

Dec 13, 2013 14:43:20 GMT -5 Rush said:

Which venom they gonna use? And the sinister six is getting there own movie just gonna team up to take out spider and venom in the 4th spider man movie

I would assume Eddie Brock he the most known Venom. 

Really? I thought they would go with Gargan, 'cause we can all relate to a guy who gets possessed by an alien and starts eating people.

[TomJohns]

Ann Weying will be Venom

[setokaiba]

Dec 13, 2013 15:41:00 GMT -5 WSS? said:

Dec 13, 2013 15:39:19 GMT -5 setokaiba said:

I would assume Eddie Brock he the most known Venom. 

Really? I thought they would go with Gargan, 'cause we can all relate to a guy who gets possessed by an alien and starts eating people.

We are been there just like Gargan but in most Spiderman games and TV stuff the feature Venom it's usally Eddie Brock. 

[setokaiba]

Dec 13, 2013 15:43:00 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Ann Weying will be Venom

7/10 would bang

*I don't find this girl ugly I'm using this as a point to make about She Venom boobs.*

[wildknight]

I love the original Venom character, but Venom in a solo series has always been pure crap. Venom is at his best when he's opposing Spider-Man, because the pathos of the character is that Eddie Brock desperately wants to be a good person, but he's too driven by his own immaturity and the symbiote's lust for vengeance. Venom sans Spider-Man? *yawn*

Sinister Six is even worse LOL It's a villain group. What on earth are they going to do without Spider-Man?

[WSS?]

I'm skeptical. Magneto and Deadpool were supposed to get their own movies at some point, too, and they're pretty much villains and heroes at the same time.

[WSS?]

Dec 13, 2013 15:50:43 GMT -5 setokaiba said:

7/10 would bang

*I don't find this girl ugly I'm using this as a point to make about She Venom boobs.*

Whoever made that picture must have ridiculously high standards, she looks fine to me.




Wait, a second, does she have crossed eyes, or is it just me?

[wildknight]

Dec 13, 2013 16:08:23 GMT -5 WSS? said:

I'm skeptical. Magneto and Deadpool were supposed to get their own movies at some point, too, and they're pretty much villains and heroes at the same time.

Magneto is more compelling on his own, though. Unlike Venom, he doesn't need the X-Men to be conflicted. Magneto can be an anti-hero in and of himself.

Deadpool... it really doesn't matter because it's going to be a 90-minute gore splattered festival of terrible jokes and un-clever 4th wall violations, which the fans will invariably love because Deadpool fans have no standards.

[TomJohns]

It doesn't say anywhere that Spider-Man won't be included in these 2 Movies... I would expect him to be featured heavily in both, Just as Loki was in the Avengers, Obviously the role would be reversed in these 2 as Spider-Man is of course the 'Hero'.

[WSS?]

I had no clue why you thought Deadpool was stupid until I saw a let's play of that game of his. Now, I'd have to agree with you. Any comic that jokes about the main character storing his entire arsenal in his anus is crap.

Edit:  I'm talking to Wild.

[TomJohns]

Dec 13, 2013 16:17:32 GMT -5 WSS? said:

I had no clue why you thought Deadpool was stupid until I saw a let's play of that game of his. Now, I'd have to agree with you. Any comic that jokes about the main character storing his entire arsenal in his anus is crap.

Edit:  I'm talking to Wild.

This guy stores things in his anus...


Note That was a joke. I have no problem with gay people.

[wildknight]

I'm highly adverse to 4th wall violation. It's a lazy writer's tactic, and I've yet to see a clever 4th wall violation in print (it works on stage and sometimes in TV, though, if the actor sells it).

It doesn't say anywhere that Spider-Man won't be included in these 2 Movies... I would expect him to be featured heavily in both, Just as Loki was in the Avengers, Obviously the role would be reversed in these 2 as Spider-Man is of course the 'Hero'

I can guarantee he won't be more than a bit player in either, if he appears at all. If you're going to make a movie about the backstory of a villain attached to one of your most famous characters, you call it a sequel, not a spin-off.