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Spider-Man Spin-Off to Star Venom
Latino Review —
... respect he deserves. We read [Venom] growing up, but we were not experts, admits Reese. We certainly know the mythology of Venom, but went back and learned more when it became clear that we could actually get this job. Reese also confesses that he's already worried about potential backlash from fans of the comic and Venom. There's a burden on you to meet the expectations of people, he explains. What do you think? Can a Venom movie work? And should Spidey make a cameo? Source: Sci Fi Wire Submit Your Comments ...
Spider-Man Spin-Off to Star Venom - UPDATE
Latino Review —
... upcoming Venom flick. Though the duo still declined to give any specifics, they did say they had handed over their draft for the film and were awaiting word back. There were certain things they wanted us certain parameters they gave us, said Reese. But largely we pitched them something and they liked it but they had changes, so we worked on the outline for a long time and then we wrote the script. So with Marvel and Sony and us it s definitely very, very collaborative. Source: Sci Fi Wire Submit Your Comments ...
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... Writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have all but confirmed that a Venom spin-off has been in the cards for Marvel [SciFi] ...
Writers Claim They Have The Venom Property
TheBadandUgly.com —
... Sony announced it was developing it last July. Venom made his first film appearance in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, which you might remember for its multiple dance scenes and lack-luster plot. The rumor going around when 3 came out was that Raimi didn’t really want to include Venom, but Sony told him that a popular Spider-Man villain and fan pressure goes beyond artistic control.
Now, two writers claim that the Venom script is in their hands…
From Sci-Fi Wire:
Sony is officially moving forward with its ...
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... A movie about the evil symbiote Venom has been confirmed. The news comes from Sci Fi Wire, which states that the information came from Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, who have been recruited to pen the script. Don’t expect any details about the plot because Wernick explained, “We're under strict orders on Venom. We can't talk about it. It's just super secret.” ...
Writers Say There Are "Super Secret" Plans for 'Venom'
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... The pair told Sci-Fi Wire that they can't talk about the project per se, because it's "super
secret," although not so secret that they couldn't say they don't know anything about it. ...
‘Venom’ is getting a Spider-Man Spin-Off Movie!
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... more when it became clear that we could actually get this job.” — Sci Fi Wire
Writing is already underway and Wernick and Reese are well aware of the egg shell they are walking on with this project. Sam Raimi was allegedly not a fan of the Venom character, which may have played into why ‘Spider-Man 3′ was not a big success with fans, but Wernick and Reese are approaching this script from a different angle.
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Newsbites: The Marvel Comics edition!
FilmChat —
... Meanwhile, Sony is developing a movie devoted to the supervillain Venom. Zombieland co-writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese won't say whether their film takes the Spider-Man 3 version of the character into account, but they do say that they have already turned in the first draft of their script. -- Sci Fi Wire, ...
