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Venom (2018)
The long-in-development Venom film was revived by Sony in March 2016 as the start of the new shared universe.[13][14] A year later, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner were writing the screenplay.[44] In May 2017, Sony announced that Tom Hardy would star as Eddie Brock / Venom in Venom, to be directed by Ruben Fleischer.[15] Kelly Marcel later joined as an additional writer.[45] Filming took place from October 2017 to January 2018,[55][56] in Atlanta, New York City, and San Francisco.[57][58] The film was released in the United States on October 5, 2018.[15]
Morbius (2021)
Following a "secret development process" at Sony, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote a script for a film based on Morbius, the Living Vampire.[48] By June 2018, Jared Leto was set to star as the title character, with Daniel Espinosa directing the film.[47] Filming began at the end of February 2019, in London,[63][64] and was confirmed to have completed by June 2019,[65] with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway revealed as additional writers in January 2020.[49] Morbius is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2021.[46]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Woody Harrelson appeared as Cletus Kasady / Carnage at the end of Venom as set-up for a potential sequel,[66] which was confirmed in January 2019 when writer Marcel and star Hardy were confirmed to return. Fleischer did not due to commitments to Zombieland: Double Tap (2019);[52] Andy Serkis was hired as director in August 2019.[51] Filming took place in England from November 2019 to February 2020,[67][68][69] with additional filming in San Francisco.[69] Venom: Let There Be Carnage is scheduled to be released on June 25, 2021.[50]
Films in development
Nightwatch:
By September 2017, Sony was actively developing a film based on the character Nightwatch, with a script from Edward Ricourt. Sony wanted Spike Lee to direct the film,[71] and he was confirmed to be interested in the project in March 2018, with Cheo Hodari Coker re-writing the script.[72] However, Lee was no longer involved by October.[73]
Kraven the Hunter:
In July 2017, Sony was considering a film based on Kraven the Hunter,[16] with Richard Wenk hired to write a screenplay for the film in August 2018.[74] Wenk stated in October that the film was intended to feature Kraven hunting Spider-Man, and to adapt the Kraven's Last Hunt comic storyline in some form.[75] By August 2020, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway had re-written the script, and J.C. Chandor entered talks to direct the film.[76]
The Sinister Six:
Sony's December 2013 plans for their own The Amazing Spider-Man shared universe included a film based on the Sinister Six group of Spider-Man villains, with Drew Goddard attached to write and potentially direct.[4] Goddard was confirmed to be directing the film in April 2014.[77] The film was believed to have been canceled by November 2015 when Sony was focusing on its new reboot with Marvel,[9] but Pascal said the film was "alive" again in December 2018 following the success of Venom, and she was waiting for Goddard to be ready to direct it before moving forward with the project.[23]
Madame Web:
After their work on Morbius, Sony hired Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless in September 2019 to write a script centered around Madame Web.[78] In May 2020, S. J. Clarkson was hired to develop and direct Sony's first female-centric Marvel film, which was reported to be the Madame Web film.[79][80] The studio was looking to attach a prominent actress such as Charlize Theron or Amy Adams to the project, before hiring a writer to develop the film with the actress in mind.[79]
Untitled Roberto Orci project:
In March 2020, Sony hired The Amazing Spider-Man 2 co-writer Roberto Orci to write the script for an untitled Marvel film that would be set in Sony's shared universe. Reporting on this news, TheWrap stated that the project would be based on a property from "a different corner of the Marvel universe that Sony has access to" rather than a character affiliated with Spider-Man like Sony's other Marvel films.[81]
Jackpot:
By August 2018, Sony was considering a film centered on the character Jackpot and was actively looking for a writer.[20] Marc Guggenheim, a writer on the Jackpot comic books as well as DC Comics' Arrowverse superhero television franchise, was revealed to be writing the screenplay for Jackpot in May 2020,[80] though he stated that he had been working on the film for two years already by that point.[82]
Untitled Olivia Wilde project:
In August 2020, Olivia Wilde signed on to develop and direct a female-centric Marvel film for Sony with her writing partner Katie Silberman. The project had been a high priority at the studio since early 2020, and was believed to feature the character Spider-Woman.[83]
Other projects:
Sony is considering a film centered around Mysterio,[16] with Jake Gyllenhaal cast in the role for Far From Home.[84] In December 2018, a spin-off film from the MCU Spider-Man films or the animated Spider-Verse films starring Spider-Man's Aunt May was suggested, a notion that Sony previously referred to as "silly".[23]
The long-in-development Venom film was revived by Sony in March 2016 as the start of the new shared universe.[13][14] A year later, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner were writing the screenplay.[44] In May 2017, Sony announced that Tom Hardy would star as Eddie Brock / Venom in Venom, to be directed by Ruben Fleischer.[15] Kelly Marcel later joined as an additional writer.[45] Filming took place from October 2017 to January 2018,[55][56] in Atlanta, New York City, and San Francisco.[57][58] The film was released in the United States on October 5, 2018.[15]
Morbius (2021)
Following a "secret development process" at Sony, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote a script for a film based on Morbius, the Living Vampire.[48] By June 2018, Jared Leto was set to star as the title character, with Daniel Espinosa directing the film.[47] Filming began at the end of February 2019, in London,[63][64] and was confirmed to have completed by June 2019,[65] with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway revealed as additional writers in January 2020.[49] Morbius is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2021.[46]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Woody Harrelson appeared as Cletus Kasady / Carnage at the end of Venom as set-up for a potential sequel,[66] which was confirmed in January 2019 when writer Marcel and star Hardy were confirmed to return. Fleischer did not due to commitments to Zombieland: Double Tap (2019);[52] Andy Serkis was hired as director in August 2019.[51] Filming took place in England from November 2019 to February 2020,[67][68][69] with additional filming in San Francisco.[69] Venom: Let There Be Carnage is scheduled to be released on June 25, 2021.[50]
Films in development
Nightwatch:
By September 2017, Sony was actively developing a film based on the character Nightwatch, with a script from Edward Ricourt. Sony wanted Spike Lee to direct the film,[71] and he was confirmed to be interested in the project in March 2018, with Cheo Hodari Coker re-writing the script.[72] However, Lee was no longer involved by October.[73]
Kraven the Hunter:
In July 2017, Sony was considering a film based on Kraven the Hunter,[16] with Richard Wenk hired to write a screenplay for the film in August 2018.[74] Wenk stated in October that the film was intended to feature Kraven hunting Spider-Man, and to adapt the Kraven's Last Hunt comic storyline in some form.[75] By August 2020, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway had re-written the script, and J.C. Chandor entered talks to direct the film.[76]
The Sinister Six:
Sony's December 2013 plans for their own The Amazing Spider-Man shared universe included a film based on the Sinister Six group of Spider-Man villains, with Drew Goddard attached to write and potentially direct.[4] Goddard was confirmed to be directing the film in April 2014.[77] The film was believed to have been canceled by November 2015 when Sony was focusing on its new reboot with Marvel,[9] but Pascal said the film was "alive" again in December 2018 following the success of Venom, and she was waiting for Goddard to be ready to direct it before moving forward with the project.[23]
Madame Web:
After their work on Morbius, Sony hired Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless in September 2019 to write a script centered around Madame Web.[78] In May 2020, S. J. Clarkson was hired to develop and direct Sony's first female-centric Marvel film, which was reported to be the Madame Web film.[79][80] The studio was looking to attach a prominent actress such as Charlize Theron or Amy Adams to the project, before hiring a writer to develop the film with the actress in mind.[79]
Untitled Roberto Orci project:
In March 2020, Sony hired The Amazing Spider-Man 2 co-writer Roberto Orci to write the script for an untitled Marvel film that would be set in Sony's shared universe. Reporting on this news, TheWrap stated that the project would be based on a property from "a different corner of the Marvel universe that Sony has access to" rather than a character affiliated with Spider-Man like Sony's other Marvel films.[81]
Jackpot:
By August 2018, Sony was considering a film centered on the character Jackpot and was actively looking for a writer.[20] Marc Guggenheim, a writer on the Jackpot comic books as well as DC Comics' Arrowverse superhero television franchise, was revealed to be writing the screenplay for Jackpot in May 2020,[80] though he stated that he had been working on the film for two years already by that point.[82]
Untitled Olivia Wilde project:
In August 2020, Olivia Wilde signed on to develop and direct a female-centric Marvel film for Sony with her writing partner Katie Silberman. The project had been a high priority at the studio since early 2020, and was believed to feature the character Spider-Woman.[83]
Other projects:
Sony is considering a film centered around Mysterio,[16] with Jake Gyllenhaal cast in the role for Far From Home.[84] In December 2018, a spin-off film from the MCU Spider-Man films or the animated Spider-Verse films starring Spider-Man's Aunt May was suggested, a notion that Sony previously referred to as "silly".[23]