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Venom Spinoff Moves Ahead

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  1. ILPhinFan88

    ILPhinFan88 Premium Member Luxury Box

    Venom Spinoff Moves Ahead

    Sony is moving forward with Venom, a potential Spider-Man spinoff movie based on one of the villains from the third Spidey movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    The studio is developing the project, based on the alien nemesis who appeared in Spider-Man 3; Sony is hoping the character could serve as an antidote to the aging Spider-Man franchise in the way that Fox has used Wolverine to add longevity to its X-Men franchise.

    But getting any spinoff off the ground, let alone one centered 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, released several years ago by Paramount Classics.

    But the studio is reportedly considering going in a different direction from Estes' script and is seeking writers for a new draft.

    Casting also is no simple matter. Topher Grace played the character in Spidey 3, but agents have been eyeing the role for their clients, as Sony is not yet convinced the actor can carry a tentpole picture.

    Sony is developing a fourth Spider-Man film for 2011,


    http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=58213
     
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  2. Miamian

    Miamian Senior Member

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    And DC can't even make anything except Batman and maybe another Superman. :cry:
     
  3. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Oh please....if there really is a supreme being....cast someone other than Topher Grace.
     
  4. finfansince72

    finfansince72 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Topher Grace....I would not pay a dime to see this movie with him in it.
     
  5. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    Hope he fights carnage......
     
  6. Regan21286

    Regan21286 MCAT's, EMT's, AMCAS, ugh

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    A Venom spinoff is already moving ahead and we still don't have a Wonder Woman. Honestly, how hard can it be to make a movie about a hot chick in a spandex swimsuit?
     
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  7. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Johnny Mesner for Venom. (Tears of the Sun, Anacondas 2, Running Scared,etc.)
     

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