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Thursday, April 10, 2014

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2": "Venom" Movie Spin-Off



Take another look @ at a press release from Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio, detailing plans for a new "Venom" movie, spinning off from "The Amazing Spider-Man 2":


"...in a move to forge a new legacy in the story of 'Peter Parker' on screen, Sony Pictures Entertainment, in association with Marvel Entertainment, is developing several new projects in the 'Spider-Man' franchise, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon and Drew Goddard to collaborate on overseeing the developing story over several films that will be produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach...


"The five writers, along with the two producers and Marc Webb, have formed a franchise brain trust to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films. Under the deals, the studio announced that Kurtzman & Orci & Pinkner are writing the screenplay for 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3', which the studio hopes Webb will return to direct; the film will go into production next fall for release on June 10, 2016. In addition, the team will build on the cinematic foundation laid by Webb, Arad, and Tolmach in the first two movies.


"They will expand the franchise as Kurtzman & Orci & Solomon will write the screenplay for 'Venom', which Kurtzman will direct; also, Goddard will write, with an eye to direct, 'The Sinister Six' focusing on the villains in the franchise. Hannah Minghella and Rachel O’Connor will oversee the development and production of these films for the studio..."


According to Columbia, the four "Spider-Man" films to date have taken in over $3.2 billion worldwide.


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