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Sony Could Resurrect Drew Goddard’s ‘Sinister Six’ Project!
Studios got a bit ahead of themselves in attempting to recreate Marvel’s success with their shared universe. It’s not as easy as green-lighting a bunch of similar films, which Universal learned with their now-defunct “Dark Universe” and Warner Bros. with their messy DC adaptations once headed by Zack Snyder. Sony also got themselves in a bit of trouble moving too quickly with plans to build out Spider-Man’s universe (they also made the mistake of hiring Alex Kurtzman to oversee the films), which all came to a screeching halt after the lackluster performance of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Prior to its release, the studio has plans for several films, including the much-anticipated first appearance of the Sinister Six. Us horror fans were elated by the director choice: Drew Goddard, who not only write Cloverfield, but also directed the beloved The Cabin in the Woods. Unfortunately, after the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Sony making a deal with Marvel Studios for the Spider-Man character, everything was scrapped for a new beginning.
Now, the unlikely success of Venom has reignited a fire over at Sony. Instead of getting ahead of themselves, they’ve been pacing and taking their time in developing out this “new” version of a darker universe. Morbius is set to go into production next year and work has begun on both Kraven: The Hunter and a sequel to Venom, which will feature Carnage. Interestingly, Sony could revisit Goddard’s Sinister Six screenplay.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Sony producer Amy Pascal openly expressed her desire to revisit the project, if Goddard were interested.
“I’m just waiting for Drew to be ready to direct it. I would do anything with Drew Goddard. I’m just waiting for him to tell me he wants to,” she said.
As the magazine notes, Goddard had left the door open as early as this past October. In fact, horror fans would love how he described the project: “The punk rock mentality that led to Cabin [in the Woods] is very much at the core of Sinister Six.”
The original six included Doctor Octopus, Only Electro, Kraven the Hunter, the original Mysterio, Sandman, and Vulture.
IDW Dark and Paramount recently joined forces to launch limited comic book tales set in the worlds of Smile and A Quiet Place, and we’ve learned today that they’ll continue hanging around in those franchise universes with two brand new limited series tales.
Entertainment Weekly has exclusively revealed this afternoon that IDW Dark’s Any Given Smile debuts in September, while A Quiet Place: Rising Tides arrives in November.
First up, from writer Stephanie Williams and artist Pablo Collar, Any Given Smile puts a football-themed twist on Parker Finn’s successful Smile movie franchise.
The five-part limited series is “set in January 1995, during the American Arena League football championship game in St. Augustine, Florida. The rising superstar of the Sharks, backup quarterback Dupree, is feeling the pressure from his teammates, the fans, and also the city’s gambling underworld, to whom he owes a considerable debt. Meanwhile, a sports journalist investigates a string of suicides that may be connected to the big game. At the very least, they are connected to a sinister entity that preys on the minds of its victims.”
From writer Declan Shalvey and artist Luke Sparrow, A Quiet Place: Rising Tides will also be a five-issue limited story. The comic book tale “brings the creatures to the Florida Keys, where a father-daughter duo attempt to survive on water in a houseboat.”
EW further details, “This tense family reunion coincides with the arrival of the vicious creatures that hunt through sound. Grace and her dad find safety on the open ocean, but she’ll have to make landfall sooner or later; the father’s oxygen tank and their supplies are running low, while a hurricane swiftly approaches.”
Learn more about both comic books over on Entertainment Weekly.
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