"We have years laid out as to what we’re going to do with that asset", said Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Tony Vinciquerra about ‘Black Cat’.
"'Spider-Man' connects to a lot of characters," said Sanford Panitch, President of Columbia Pictures.
“"There are villains, heroes, anti-heroes, and a lot are female characters, many of whom are bona fide, fully dimensionalized and unique..."
'The Black Cat' created for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman debuted in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #194 (July 1979).
"...'Felicia Hardy', the daughter of a notorious burglar…
"...had developed a 'thing' for 'Spider-Man'.
"But after suffering a traumatic assault as a college freshman, Felicia trained herself in various fighting styles/acrobatics...
"...and deciding to follow in her father's footsteps as a thief, adopted her costumed identity as 'The Black Cat'..."
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