Hey Spider-Man fans are you sit down? If not then maybe you should, because Sony has sent out a press release regarding the future of the Spider-Man franchise. Besides announcing that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is already being developed, the press release also states that Alex Kurtzman, Robert Orci and Ed Solomon are writing the screenplay for a Venom movie, with Kurtzman as director and that Drew Goddard will write and maybe direct the spin-off film Sinister Six.
Here is the press release:
CULVER CITY, Calif., December 12, 2013 – 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, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad,president of Columbia Pictures,
and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio.
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.
In tapping these five writers, the studio and the
producers are guiding the future of the franchise with the writer/producers who
have each played significant and key roles in developing such highly successful
franchises, films, and series as Star Trek, Transformers, “Alias,” “Fringe,”
Men in Black, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, World War Z, “Lost,” Cloverfield,
The Cabin in the Woods, and Marvel’s upcoming “Daredevil” series.
Commenting on the announcement, Belgrad said, “The
Spider-Man film franchise is one of our studio’s greatest assets. We are
thrilled with the creative team we have assembled to delve more deeply into the
world that Marc, Avi and Matt have begun to explore in The Amazing Spider-Man
and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. We believe that Marc, Alex, and Drew have
uniquely exciting visions for how to expand the Spider-Man universe in each of
these upcoming films.” Arad and Tolmach added, “This collaboration was born out
of the great experience we and Marc had working with Alex, Bob, and Jeff on The
Amazing Spider-Man 2. With more than fifty years’ wealth of stories in the comic
books to draw upon for inspiration, the Spider-Man universe is truly boundless;
in addition, the Spider-Man comics have the greatest rogues gallery of any
series, and to have the chance to explore that on film is truly thrilling.
Until now, we have approached each film as a separate, self-contained entity,
but with this move, we have the opportunity to grow the franchise by looking to
the future as we develop a continuous arc for the story. That is what Alex,
Bob, Jeff, Ed, and Drew will do in this unprecedented collaboration, and we’re
excited about the directions they are taking the character and the world.”
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