dOES sONY OWN ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO START THEIR OWN UNIVERSE?Sony Reportedly Developing VENOM as R-Rated Start to Their Own Marvel Universe
Earlier in March, Sony Pictures gave Venom a release date, and now rumors suggest that the film will be the start of something potentially much bigger.
According to a new rumor coming out from Collider, Venom is being developed with the intent of the film earning an R-rating and for the film to launch a new shared Marvel Universe separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Sony’s Marvel Universe will not be connected to the MCU in any way and the planned Venom and Black Cat and Silver Sable films are all part of Sony’s own shared universe, not spin-offs of any existing films. Marvel’s Kevin Feige has nothing to do with these films; it’s Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group, who’s calling the shots.
Collider's report makes it clear that the announcement of Venom‘s release date indicates that the execs are happy with the script and the new direction they’re embarking on, but with no director set for either film, obviously things can still change since all of the announced films are still in development.
According to industry casting website MyEntertainmentWorld, Venom will enter production in the fall of 2017, about one year before its release.
Another interesting tidbit from the listing is that the Venom movie is listed as an "Action/Horror/Sci-Fi" movie, an interesting mix for a superhero movie.
Sony Developing ‘Venom’ as R-Rated Start to Their Own Marvel Universe; Production Start Date Revealed
Final Trailer for Guy Ritchie's KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
I think so, Spider-Man has one of the most deepest collection of supporting characters and villains in comic history. It's just a matter of how Sony executes it.dOES sONY OWN ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO START THEIR OWN UNIVERSE?
I don't know, marvel had to bring in others and their spin offs as well, i don't know if the marvel verse would have been good if it was just ironman and his villans, etc.I think so, Spider-Man has one of the most deepest collection of supporting characters and villains in comic history. It's just a matter of how Sony executes it.
2nd Trailer for THE MUMMY Reveals the Villain's Origin Story
2nd Trailer for THE MUMMY Reveals the Villain's Origin Story
I'm wondering how Kingpin fits in...he started as a Spidey villain if i remember correctly and then moved more towards DDI think so, Spider-Man has one of the most deepest collection of supporting characters and villains in comic history. It's just a matter of how Sony executes it.
Sylvester Stallone Exits THE EXPENDABLES Franchise
In a crushing blow to fans of The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone has washed his hands of the franchise. He has withdrawn from taking part in the fourth installment, even though, sources said, it would have meant the biggest upfront payday in his career at north of $20 million.
The reason? He and Nu Image/Millennium chief Avi Lerner could not find common ground on a new director, on the script and on certain qualitative elements of the film. That went right down to the selection of the CGI house to handle visual effects. The franchise has used Lerner’s own VFX house, Nu Boyana in Bulgaria.
Sources said that Stallone — who set a high bar for himself reprising Rocky Balboa with Michael B Jordan and director Ryan Coogler in Creed — was concerned about potentially underwhelming results of another franchise with which he is indelibly linked. Stallone wrote the first script with Dave Callaham, co-wrote all the sequels, and directed the first film. But knowledgeable sources said that Expendables team leader Barney Ross has led his last mission.
One who knows the dynamic of the long Stallone-Lerner relationship suggested they often disagree and eventually work it out over a couple of cigars, but it doesn’t sound like that’s going to happen this time. Lerner acknowledged the differences he has had with Stallone, but wasn’t willing to concede a divorce just yet.
“We’ve got disagreements with Sly, but we’ve had them for over a year and a half,” he told Deadline. “Right now, each one has an opinion. We agreed on 95% of things, but there are certain things in production we don’t agree on. I don’t think it’s over, but write whatever you want. In my opinion, it’s not dead.”
Stallone has no shortage of films he can do, and he’s looking to team on something with Jackie Chan, Deadline hears.
http://deadline.com/2017/03/sylvester-stallone-departs-the-expendables-franchise-1202057171/
First Trailer for ANNABELLE: CREATION Tells a Creepy Origin Story
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. Directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), the film opens August 11, 2017.