Sony’s Spider-Man Reveals Spin Up Some Attention-grabbing Developments


Marvel Comics characters Silk and Spider-Man Noir.

Picture: Marvel Comics/Sony Animation

Sony’s non-Spider-Man efforts to construct its personal Marvel universe have been all over, however one of many extra intriguing additions had been particular person TV exhibits for Spider-Man Noir and relative newcomer Silk. Whereas they’re each nonetheless a methods off, the 2 exhibits could also be on reverse ends of the event spectrum: Noir’s present has probably seen some substantial progress, whereas Silk’s collection might have some unhealthy luck on its fingers.

In line with The Ankler, Silk: Spider Society’s writers room was largely ejected by Amazon, save for showrunner Angela Kang, who has a multiyear cope with the studio. The outlet claims the collection will now be retooled with extra of a “male-skewing viewers” in thoughts, just like Prime Video hits like Reacher and The Boys. Earlier than the ejection, the writers room had simply began up once more in January after Amazon stored the present (and others) on ice as a result of strikes. Months after the strikes ended, the WGA needed to threaten the streamer with authorized motion if it didn’t let all its writers get again to work. It’s not clear if this overhaul was a response to the to this point tepid reactions to Madame Internet over the previous couple of days, however you possibly can think about that performed a issue into this decisiion.

Conversely, Spider-Man Noir might have discovered its main man: The Ankler equally claims that Nicolas Cage is in “severe talks” to play the Nineteen Thirties alt-reality model of Spider-Man. He’s already voiced the character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and will return for the eventual Past the Spider-Verse. On condition that Cage simply turned 60, although, we’re probably a Younger Sheldon-sort deal the place he voices the character’s interior ideas to open or shut an episode as a substitute of suiting up himself.

At time of writing, hasn’t confirmed both bit of reports, however that will change over the following few days (or weeks).


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