Sony's Marvel Film Universe: 8 Things You Need To Know
8. Silver & Black Features Silver Sable And Black Cat
Marvel Comics
Pretty self-explanatory, given the title, but even then it's important to remember that the pairing of Silver Sable and Black Cat is an odd one.
The two have crossed paths in the comics on occasion, but a pairing between the two for a big screen feature pushes Sony's universe into uncharted territory. Silver Sable could certainly lead her own film - particularly if it focussed on her and the Wild Pack (a mercenary group from the comics) - but the added bonus of Black Cat could give fans a whole new quandary to wrap their heads around.
What we do know about the project makes for encouraging reading, however. Gina Prince-Bythewood will be the first African American woman to direct a tentpole superhero feature, and Christopher Yost - of Thor: Ragnarok fame - will write the flick along with Lisa Joy Nolan.
If Wonder Woman proved anything, it's that women-led works, well... they work. The film will supposedly centre on Sable tracking down a bounty placed on the Cat, but one would doubt they'll stay enemies for long, especially if it's gunning for a Thelma & Louise vibe.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
