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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.
Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) has made no secret of the fact that he’d love to play Ghost Rider in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and it’s now officially happening.
Announced by Marvel out of San Diego Comic-Con tonight, Ryan Gosling will play the iconic Marvel character in a Ghost Rider movie being directed by Shawn Levy!
Expect Ryan Gosling to play Ghost Rider on the big screen in 2028.
Johnny Blaze is of course the most iconic and well-known Ghost Rider, selling his soul to Satan and becoming a supernatural badass. Nicolas Cage brought Blaze to life on screen in both 2007’s Ghost Rider and 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, while Gabriel Luna more recently played the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider in the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Luna was set to star in his own Ghost Rider spinoff series in the wake of that small screen appearance, but that Hulu project ended up being squashed before it ever had a chance.
Fans have been waiting for Ghost Rider to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for many years now, with Ryan Gosling making it clear that he’d love to bring the character back to life.
That Hollywood dream is coming true. Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
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