HOT on the heels of The Avengers, producers Avi Arad and Matthew Tolmach have hinted that Sony may follow the Marvel template to create a shared Spider-Man universe on the big screen.
Now a solo Venom story is in the works with Chronicle director Josh Trank rumored behind the wheel, it seems a crossover with the newly-rebooted Amazing Spider-Man franchise may not be too far away.
"What I'm trying to say to you without giving anything away is hopefully all these worlds will live together in peace someday," said Tolmach when talking to Hollywood.com. "Look for the worlds to make sense with one another."
But according to Arad it could be even bigger than just the Spider-Men, perhaps even connecting with The Avengers.
"Everything is possible. If something like that happens, it's great for Disney, it's great for Sony, if the right story comes in. We are now working on Venom first," Avi told Crave Online.
Of course, that scenario has more than just a great story standing in its way. The bigger leap has more to do with how the two studios agree to split the revenue.
There are no dates or talent - other than Trank's surmised attachment - set for Venom's big-screen redemption, but with superheroes ruling the cinema and Amazing Spider-Man already booked for a sequel, we shouldn't have too long to wait.
Another franchise feeling the Avengers Effect you have already read about here is Twentieth Century Fox's X-Men series.
With rumors about X-Men: First Class 2 setting the internet ablaze - much of said speculation surrounds the Days of Future Past story from the comics - even the actors can't help but wonder what's next for our misunderstood mutants.
"All I know is that my mom told me we're going to start shooting in January," says Lucas Till, who plays Alex Summers aka Havok, in a conversation with IGN.
But he wants his character to resemble the comics more closely in the sequel: "I really hope in the next one that the chestpiece - beca...
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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