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We have some additional news to share with you about Sony Pictures' plans for a Spider-Man universe. There’s some really interesting stuff here, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the Marvel deal. This is intel on casting for several villains for the Sinister Six and Venom films that are currently in development at the studio.
The following details come from CBM, who have come across some additional emails that they received from a source. According to them, Sinister Six was moving along nicely before The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released. After that and all of the fan hate that came along with it, Sony was looking to switch things up with the possibility of including Spider-Man, Venom, and Carnage in the spin-off.
Sinister Six has most likely gone through a ton of changes and drafts since then. There’s no word on whether the movie is still being pushed forward after the hacking madness hit. There is a list of actors that they wanted to cast in the film, though, and I think you’ll be interested in know who they might pursue if the movie does go forward.
Here’s what they tell us:
“Drew Goddard apparently loved the idea of Tom Hardy playing Sandman, and in one email really pushed for Emily Blunt as Scorpia (who is an actual comic book character, and not just a female version of Scorpion). Amy Pascal put forward Emilia Clarke and Elizabeth Olsen, but noted that it was too late to do anything about the latter due to her Avengers: Age of Ultron role. Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, and Daniel Craig were also all discussed/rejected for roles, with Penn directly mentioned as a Doctor Octopus candidate. Woody Harrelson is too. Colin Firth is also suggested as The Vulture. Going back to Sandman, he'll apparently be the movie's comic relief, and so a list of names are reeled off, including Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Chris O'Dowd, Michael Pena, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Sharlto Copley, and a number of others.”
The site goes on to reveal that Channing Tatum wanted to play Venom, but now that he's Gambit, that doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen. The properties are at different studios, but it may just be one of those things that people frown upon.
No official offers ever went out to any of these actors, but they were named in discussions by the people who are putting these projects together. The report also includes a few other details about the movie:
“Doctor Octopus is described as the team's leader and needs to have quirks so as not to be boring as The Sinister Six's straight man. Avi Arad also suggested female Venom Ann Weiying for the female team spinoff, and Hannah Minghella brings up a suggestion made in jest by Emma Stone that she returns as Carnage (like in the Ultimate comics) as a 'thought to consider for the future' because it ‘could be really cool/sexy/intense to see.’”
There’s some intriguing stuff here, and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out when everything is said and one. There are a lot of casting choices here that I like. Hardy as Sandman and Blunt as Scorpio could be really cool. I can’t even imagine Penn as Doctor Octopus, though, that would just be so weird and distracting. Firth as The Vulture seems like a silly idea as well.
What do you think about the casting suggestions made here?
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