Venom, Spider-Man Spin-Off Movie in Development
Written by Ian Cullen on July 31, 2008 – 4:18 pm -
By Ian M. Cullen
It would appear that Sony Pictures plans for the Spider-Man franchise are not likely end any time soon. With Spider-Man 4 currently in development – plans are now being made to do a movie about Venom who made his first appearance in the much-criticised Spiderman 3 movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio hopes that a Venom movie would act as an antidote to the aging Spider-Man movie franchise – much like the Wolverine movie will do for the X-Men movies.
Trying to get any spin-off movie up and running let alone one based on a villain can be tricky.
The studio had commissioned a draft of the script from Jacob Estes, a writer of the specialty film Mean Creek which was released several years ago by Paramount Classics.
Since the spec script was commissioned, as is often the case, things have changed. The studio reportedly has other plans for the movie – which will take the story in a completely new direction from the Estes script – and are seeking a new writer to help them piece it all together.
Casting for the film is also no simple matter. Topher Grace played the role in Spider-Man 3, but agents have been looking at the role for their clients because Sony are apparently not confident that Grace would be able to carry a tent poll movie.
Venom made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man Comic in 1984 and was the first alien symbiotic enemy to grace the world of Marvel Comics. The alien’s first appearance was in Secret Wars Volume 1 issue 8, when Spider-Man used an alien machine to construct, he thought, a new costumre to replace one damaged in the many battles fought during that series.
In actual fact, the suit was the alien symbiont that became Venom, which Peter Parker finally shook off in the comic in a similar way to that shown in Spider-Man 3 once its true nature become all too clear.
After this Venom went on to join with Eddie Brock – its most well known host – in issue 298 of Amazing Spider-Man, released in 1986.
Originally Venom was portrayed as a lonely mute creature craving the company of a host. In recent times Venom has been shown to be very abusive of its hosts – and now has the power of speech.
The teaming of David Michelinie, Mike Zeck and Todd McFarlane were the creative force behind the Venom Symbiant.
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