'Venom' Spin-Off Official, Recruits Its Writers
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Remember the Venom spin-off rumors that were slithering around last July? They've now turned into something official. Sony is developing a Venom movie, and they've hired two writers to develop it: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who have only just left the still-filming Zombieland. The project is in such early stages that we don't have additional details, though more might become clearer once Spider-Man 4 settles down. However, our Scott Weinberg actually caught up with Reese and Wernick last week and has this to say: "Based only on the half-hour I spent talking movies with the screenwriters, I can say that IF there has to be a Venom movie, then these are the guys who can pull it off. They seem to understand the practical (studio) side of the project, the professional (screenwriter) perspective, and (best of all) the enthusiasm needed to make the movie cooool. They couldn't divulge ANY tidbits at all, sorry! But at this early point, I'm feeling a bit more optimistic about Venom."
So, there you have Weinberg's take on the project and you know he'll probably be right. In the interests of keeping things balanced in cinematic geekdom, I shall remain skeptical about the symbiotic spin-off. Admittedly though, my bias may be purely based on how many jerks I know who sport Venom t-shirts.
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4-10-2009 @ 2:27PM
mo said...
Horrible idea. Just let it die - which venom actually did in the Spiderman 3 movie. Don't these itiots ever learn that you should never kill a villian - b/c then if you want to bring him back for any reason it looks stupid - which this is.
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4-10-2009 @ 5:03PM
Batzarro said...
Vin Diesel, cast in the role. Watch the money roll in, you will.
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4-10-2009 @ 7:17PM
vegimorph said...
No offense to fans but personally I don't see why Venom is such a popular villain. He's a jerk and he's disgusting. The villains in the movies besides Spider-man 3 were much cooler. The Green Goblin was creepy and threatening on a physical and psychological level and Doc Ock had the cool mechanical arms and a lot of depth to his character that you feel for him. The Lizard will be along the same lines in Spider-Man 4 also. Venom is just an alien freak who likes to scare people and slime people...lame.
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5-19-2009 @ 9:19AM
Venom said...
First off... who says this spin off is based on the Spider Movie Series? Have you ever read the comic books? There is a LOT more to the Venom story than what was shown in Spiderman 3. Also they have shot themselves in the foot, as they are going to have to stray even further from the comic books now to try and explain carnage. Plus Venom and Spidey VS Carnage were some of the best battles.
There is my 2 cents!
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