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Sony’s ‘Venom’ Dated for 2018 Release; Here’s What We Know
Just about a year ago we reported that Sony had revived plans to bring iconic villain Venom back to the screen for his own brand new movie, perhaps his own franchise, but we hadn’t heard a peep about that project throughout the course of the past year. Today brings some really good news, however, as the silence has been broken.
Out of nowhere, Sony has dated Venom for release. The Spider-Man spinoff film will hit theaters on October 5, 2018. Just in time for Halloween! Seems fitting, does it not?
It’s being reported that Alex Kurtzman (The Mummy) will direct, but we can confirm that this is not the case. At the moment, a director is not yet attached to the project.
Last we heard, Dante Harper (Edge of Tomorrow) had been hired to pen the film’s script, which will reportedly not be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; nor will it be connected, we’ve heard, to the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man films. We’re thinking/hoping Venom may even be an R-rated affair, the project’s revival no doubt inspired by the success of Deadpool and Logan.
Venom was introduced in 1988 in “The Amazing Spider-Man” #298-300, scripted by David Michelinie and drawn by the legendary Todd McFarlane and Mike Zeck.
The character is an alien symbiote that needs a human host to survive. In return, the alien empowers its victim with incredible powers.
Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.
There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.
Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.
“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”
Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.
Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.
J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.
The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
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