Sony is apparently ready to tackle one of the most '90s comic book characters on Marvel's roster. Imagine Spawn crossed with Azrael and you'd arrive at something that resembled Nightwatch, aka Dr. Kevin Trench. His origin is incredibly convoluted and begins with him witnessing a masked crime-fighter sacrificing himself to stop a gang of terrorists. Upon unmasking the vigilante, Trench was shocked to see an older version of himself. Yes, his origin involves time travel, nanotechnology and an apocalyptic future among other things.
Without getting into the further trivialities of his origin, Nightwatch enjoyed a starring guest spot in Web of Spider-Man '(92) and his own short-lived solo series ('94-'95) before resurfacing in She-Hulk's 2014 solo series.
Bleeding Cool is reporting that because the character debuted in Web of Spider-Man, his film rights are owned by Sony who are looking to POSSIBLY introduce the character in Spider-Man: Homecoming. However, we think that if Sony employees are just now buying up Nightwatch comics at this late stage, it makes more sense that he's being looked at for a future film, not Homecoming.
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