Are we about to get aSilver Sablemovie? Sony has been in control of everything related to any and allSpider-Man moviesfor quite some time, but they recently struck a deal with Marvel Studios to allow Spidey into the MCU. Sony still owns the rights to the character and his rogues gallery, but they seem to be letting Kevin Feige and Co. drive the ship. That said, Sony still never much has hopes of making more movies with otherSpider-Mancharacters. As it turns out, we may already know one of the movies that Sony is planning as aSpider-Manspinoff for what has widley become known as ‘The Spider-Verse’.
A new report from ComicBookMovie suggests that Sony is planning aSilver Sable movie, withAbi Morgan, the writer ofThe Invisible Woman, attached. The rumor comes from former editor of The WrapJeff Sneider, who is claiming that Sony wants to move ahead with aSilver Sablemovie, assuming it wouldn’t make any waves with the folks over at Marvel. Rumors of a movie revolving around the character first surfaced in the Sony email hack, back when the studio was still planning their ownSpider-Mancinematic universe.
At this point, there isn’t a lot to substantiate the rumors, but Sony does want to make more movies with the characters they control to capitalize as much as possible onSpider-Man’s good name. A few months ago, news was circulating that Sony was also working on aVenomsolo movie as well, which at one time actually had a release date. Recently, producerTom Rothmanopened up in an interview with THR about Sony’s plans regarding otherSpider-Manmovies. He confirmed that the studio would definitely like to do them, but that ultimately, they would want Marvel to sign off and that they are letting Marvel handle things on the creative side.
“It’s been fantastic, our relationship with Marvel. Sony has the ultimate authority. But we have deferred the creative lead to Marvel, because they know what they’re doing. We start shooting the new Spider-Man in Atlanta [in mid-June].”
Sony decided to cut the deal with Marvel Studios afterThe Amazing Spider-Man 2failed to generate the positive buzz and box office it needed for the studio to be able to successfully launch their own cinematic universe, which would have centered on the web slinger. The studio had plans for a ton of spin offs, including aSinister Sixmovie, the aforementionedSilver Sablemovie, and even, bizarrely enough, an Aunt May solo movie. WithSpider-Man: Homecomingcurrentlyin production, most of Sony’s focus is very likely on that movie, but they probably want to have a plan in place if it goes as well as they hope it is going to go. AfterCaptain America: Civil War, both studios have a lot of reason to be optimistic.
The character ofSilver Sableis something of an antihero and a mercenary, who has worked withSpider-Mana lot over the years on the comic book side of things. Similar to Black Widow or The Punisher, she has no actual superpowers, but is still a very capable force to be reckoned with.Silver Sablecould easily exist without messing with the MCU continuity, much in the way thatDeadpooldidn’t have a huge effect on the actual continuity of theX-Menmovies, even though he is in the same universe. There is no word on when theSilver Sablemovie may be happening, but we will be sure to keep you up to date as new information becomes available.
