9 Big Predictions About Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
5. Those Sinister Six Plans Will Be Revived
Before Sony sent Peter Parker out on loan to Marvel Studios, it was building towards a Sinister Six movie in an on-the-nose way, throwing as many sequel setups and cameos as possible into The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
The supervillain team-up was officially announced with Drew Goddard attached to write and direct, and if all had gone to plan, it would have hit cinemas in November last year.
Amazing Spider-Man 2 bombing and Spidey heading to the MCU, however, were not part of the plan, and that deal between Sony and Marvel is what finally killed this version of the project.
But, with Spider-Man spinoffs back on the agenda at Sony, expect a different Sinister Six movie to rise from the ashes of the Goddard version.
There have been many incarnations of the Sinister Six in the comic books over the years, with the lineup chopping and changing all the time. Venom and Carnage have featured in variations of it, as have Kraven and Mysterio, and some of the rumoured supporting cast from Silver & Black.
If both Venom and Silver & Black prove a success, expect Sony to bring characters from these movies together for an Avengers-style team-up down the line, more than likely under the Sinister Six banner.