One of the most celebrated pieces of current news is the fact that Sony has decided to resuscitate the solo spin-off film for 'Venom', as part of the 'Spider-Man' rights that the company owns. The announcement has been virtually said and done, since the information of this production is being churned out, and it's relatively close to the release date (as movie production goes). Sony is planning to release the film in late 2018. We also know that shooting starts next fall.
It is My Entertainment World that confirms that the solo spin-off will start shooting around the summer. Dante Harper is in charge of the script, who also has signed on for the script of the imminent 'Alien: Covenant'. Let's not move from horror, since My Entertainment World catalogs it in the genre of "action, horror, and science fiction", so Harper's name for writing the film makes perfect sense. It is surprising that we already know all the information about the beginning of the shoot, that is so close, and that we do not yet have more firm details on distribution or choice for the direction.
The fact is that this film that has no connection to the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' starring Tom Holland. In fact, it seems that both projects run in opposite directions: Holland's approaching a more youthful audience, with a youthful version of Parker; The one of 'Venom' running the view to an audience of older age.
A Mature Theme
With the announcement of these first details social networks have begun to flirt with the idea that it could have film rating of R, something that before sent studios running in terror, but after the success of 'Logan' and 'Deadpool' may have become a marketing piece. The appeal and potential of Venom, along with the R rating posing a dark film, could be a good way for the film to come to fruition.
This is not the first time that Sony has the ambition to make 'Spider-Man' an expanded universe. Before the stumble of Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man 3', Sony had planned to launch this spin-off with Alex Kurtzman at the helm.
After the reception of the third chapter of Tobey Maguire everything planned for 'Spider-Man' disappeared.
First it was with the fiasco of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' next to ephemeral Andrew Garfield, and now with Tom Holland and this new reboot. It seems that Holland's welcome in its appearance in 'Captain America: Civil War', and the collaboration with Marvel Studios, has given wings and expectation to Sony with Spider-Man. On July 7, 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' premieres, and we'll see if the new direction of the license is firm. Meanwhile, we will remain very attentive to the future of 'Venom', since taking into account the deadlines we handle news have to cascade over the coming days and weeks. with the emotional repercussions of it.