Sony Pictures

**Sony Pictures** is a film studio and a subsidiary of Sony based in Culver City, California that owns the film rights to Spider-Man, and co-produces, finances and distributes the *Spider-Man* films and supporting characters surrounding the Marvel Comics superhero.

## History

In March 2016, it was announced that Sony would produce a standalone Venom film, with Dante Harper working on a script, with Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Amy Pascal producing, having no relation to the previous Spider-Man universe or the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The following year, on March 16, 2017, *Venom* was announced with a release date of October 5, 2018, with Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner working on a rewrite of the script.

In March 2017, it was reported that Sony were planning a film based around the characters Silver Sable and Black Cat, with Chris Yost penning the script, and Matt Tolmach and Amy Pascal producing. On May 25, Gina Prince-Bythewood was attached to direct the film, now titled *Silver & Black*. By August 2017, Prince-Bythewood was reported to be revising the script herself. A release date of February 8, 2019 was announced. In February 2018, Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet were announced to be writing the latest draft of the script. On June 1, 2018 Sony removed *Silver & Black* from its February release with them looking to release the film at a later date. In August, however, the film was split into two separate movies, focusing on the individual characters.

In November 2017 *Morbius* was announced, with a script written by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama. On June 27, 2018, Daniel Espinosa was announced to be the director for the project with Jared Leto starring.

On March 14, 2018, *Nightwatch* was announced, with Cheo Hodari Coker as the writer, with Spike Lee in talks to direct.

On June 22, 2018, it was reported that Sony Pictures is developing a film based on Silk. It was later confirmed to be part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe.

On August 2, 2018, *Kraven the Hunter* was announced, with Richard Wenk as the writer. However, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway later rewrote the script.

In August 2018, it was reported that Sony were developing a movie based on Marvel Comics character Jackpot.

## References

1. ↑ "'Spider-Man' Spinoff 'Venom' Revived at Sony (Exclusive)" - The Hollywood Reporter
2. ↑ "Scott Rosenberg & Jeff Pinkner to Pen Venom Movie" - ComingSoon.net
3. ↑ "Sony Developing Silver Sable and Black Cat Film With ‘Thor’ Scribe" - Variety
4. ↑ "'Spider-Man' Spinoff: Silver Sable, Black Cat Movie Finds Director With 'Secret Life of Bees' Filmmaker (Exclusive)" - The Hollywood Reporter
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sony Slots ‘Silver and Black’ for Feb. 2019, ‘Sicario’ Sequel for June 2018" - Variety
6. ↑ "'Captain Marvel,' 'Chaos Walking' Writers Tackle Silver Sable/Black Cat Movie (Exclusive)" - The Hollywood Reporter
7. ↑ "‘Silver & Black’ Heads Back Into Development; Sony To Find New Date For Marvel Pic" - Deadline Hollywood
8. ↑ "‘Silver & Black’ Halted At Sony, Will Be Split Into Separate Movies" - Deadline Hollywood
9. ↑ "'Spider-Man' Spinoff: Morbius the Living Vampire Movie in the Works With 'Power Rangers' Writers" - The Hollywood Reporter
10. ↑ "Jared Leto to Star in ‘Spider-Man’ Spinoff ‘Morbius’ From Director Daniel Espinosa" - Variety
11. ↑ "Spike Lee Eyes ‘Nightwatch’ Superhero Movie at Sony" - Variety
12. ↑ "Sony & Amy Pascal Developing Marvel Comic ‘Silk’, About Korean-American Superhero" - Deadline Hollywood
13. ↑ "Exclusive: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Movie Lands ‘Equalizer’ Writer Richard Wenk" - Collider
14. ↑ "Marvel’s ‘Kraven The Hunter’ Movie At Sony Eyes ‘Triple Frontier’s J.C. Chandor As Director" - Deadline Hollywood
15. ↑ "What’s Next for the Spider-Man Universe After ‘Venom’ (EXCLUSIVE)" - Variety