With “Venom,” which hits theaters next week, Sony is expanding its Spider-Man universe.The upcoming tentpole stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote and unwittingly adopts the terrifying alter-ego Venom.
Venom has a long comic-book history with Spider-Man — in fact, Spidey was Venom’s first host.
However, Sony has said that Spider-Man won’t be in this movie, and instead will tell a different origin tale for the famous villain.It’s far from the only Spider-Man-related property in the works.
While the web-slinging hero may not be involved in many of the projects, the studio is mining his universe for standalone projects focusing on several characters.
One of the highest-profile films in the works: “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as a scientist who, after a horrific accident, develops vampiric traits.
“Safe House’s” Daniel Espinosa is set to direct the film.
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