Seven Doors: The Future of the Spiderman Cinematic Universe

Seven Doors: The Future of the Spiderman Cinematic  Universe

With the eye-opening news of a Sinister Six and Venom spinoff movies being green-lit by Sony, what can fans expect from heroes and villains alike in this brave, new world?

Editorial Opinion
By Oxbow - Dec 13, 2013 01:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man

I must say, I am heartened to see Sony focusing on one of the major assets of the Spiderman franchise and giving the bad guys front billing in their cinematic universe. With one fell swoop, all of their jobs have become a great deal easier, from writing all the way up to marketing these films. Now that we know to expect both the Sinister Six and Venom in their own movies, let's take another look at the first trailer for The Amazing Spiderman 2

So who's going to be in the Sinister Six? The most economical path would be to use the actors you already have. This opens up the possibility that we have already seen all the members: The Lizard, Electro, Rhino, Vulture, Doctor Octopus and a Goblin to boot…the octopus arms and vulture wings encased in glass within Oscorp suddenly take on a new significance! This would be another smart move by Sony for sure.

Curt Conners has been skillfully played and sufficienctly developed as a character in the last movie. This familiarity could be used to great effect when we see the epic ego/mind clash that occurs between Dr. Conners and Dr. Octavius on a team together. There could be a rotating membership in the Six. This would allow the writers to jump head-first into storytelling without the burden of origin stories and character development, while still maintaining access to the many, many extraordinary villains in Spiderman's Universe. Sooner or later, I wouldn't mind seeing somebody like a Mysterio or a Kraven join the Six. On the balance, Dr. Conners could become an ally and mentor to Peter, much like his role in the Raimi trilogy. There's certainly more than one way to expand a Universe….







Next on the table: who's behind the seventh door seen in the trailer? Well, if I was a betting man I would put money on the one villain who's getting his own movie...I will just say that it all adds up, and duck now! Venom makes financial sense though, and his story could be fit into the Oscorp matrix in several ways (at least one of which would stay true to the comics mythology).

The bigger question: who will stand up against all this villainy?! Seeing as how the Six were formed directly as a result of Spiderman's actions, Peter Parker will be there. Almost certainly, Black Cat will also lend a hand. Could we possibly see a Miles Morales or other pilgrim(s) from the comics migrate to the big screen soon?...It is noteworthy that this very thing is occuring within the pages of Marvel Comics right now. Whatever the case, we can be assured that for every great villains' story, there will always be something like a hero there to fight against them!










There was no longterm plan in place with 2012's The Amazing Spiderman and yet, Sony was still able to passably set up the chessboard. Now, they're in good position to give their fledling universe some strong legs...legs that can go for miles. In fact, I wouldnt be surprised if Warner Bros. takes a page from Sony's book regarding their own, Gotham City rogue's gallery in the near future.

All told, this is a canny move for everyone involved in the Spiderman franchise. Success is all in the execution now: it's going to take equal parts skill, courage, inspiration and a sense of balance to get the chemistry right. However, if they can do it, they will create a Universe that not only comes alive on-screen but stays alive in the minds of audience members long before and after the movies themselves! Whatever awaits, I hope the "brain trust" and everybody else involved are going to have a lot of fun opening up the Spidey toy-chest and playing!



-OX
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DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 12/13/2013, 1:33 AM
I think the S6 will be, The Lizard, Mysterious, Doc Ock, The Green Goblin (Harry or Norman), Electro and Kraven.
I think Venom will have one film where he fights Spider-Man and another where he plays an anti-hero, working with Spider-Man against the Sinister Six
JJJameson
JJJameson - 12/13/2013, 5:24 AM
This is a [frick]ing great article over some pretty [frick]ing amazing news.

Here's what I'm thinking (hoping, wishing, daydreaming, fangirling, nerdgasming, asdfjkl) right now:

2012 TASM
2014 TASM2
2016 TASM3
2018 Sinister Six
Venom could be anywhere as far as a release date. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

This would be batshit CRAZY. Am I the only one fangirling thinking of the possibilities about Whedon and Goddard trading notes about The Avengers and The Sinister Six?



Alphadog
Alphadog - 12/13/2013, 5:43 AM
For the movie I'd like to see the Sinister Six being made out of Doc Ock, Vulture, Electro, Rhino, Sandman and maybe Kraven as the strategist. There could be a joke runing where every time they attack only 5 of them appear but at the climax of the movie they open a container and Sandman comes out of there becoming the sixth member. Mysterio is works better on his own. Also i thought that one of the movies they would do would be Speedball with variation of Electro's powers. I'm not sure of where the rights belong but if they can use him than he could be like someone that got involved in an accident in Oscorp and is inspired by Spider-man to become a vigilante. Kind of the opposite of the Sinister Six.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 12/13/2013, 5:45 AM
Also, If DC were to be inspired by Sony than it would be for the Rogues.
Bearjew
Bearjew - 12/13/2013, 5:54 AM
There something classical about the original six: Doc Ock, Vulture, Sandman, Electro, Mysterio and Kraven
Oxbow
Oxbow - 12/13/2013, 10:43 AM
I agree-- Lizard doesn't really fit the team dynamics of the Six. At some point, I would still like to see Doc Oc and Doc Conners have it out though!

Another great question: who is the man in the shadows? We know he's connected to Oscorp and has a vested interest in Peter Parker's past. I could see either Doc Oc or Smythe as the evil genius running the S6 program from the shadows. Im enjoying the speculation...seems like all bets are off in this new universe!
BenjiWest
BenjiWest - 12/13/2013, 3:34 PM
No not Gotham City rouges, the Flash rouges! They all know each other and have that " workman-like" attitude. I don't know about a S6 solo film, I mean who will create conflict? Once Spidey shows up it inherently becomes his show, as these characters were created because of him. The villains can only battle each other so much, what else would be featured? How they set up traps? Giving them their own film risks creating viewer fatigue, especially if they wanted to use the S6 in one of the Amazing films.
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 12/13/2013, 5:53 PM
Javier bardem for Doc Ock
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 12/13/2013, 11:24 PM
I'm looking forward on the expansion of Spider-mans shared cinematic universe. I just hope that all these films are going to be great and good. It should also try and perhas seperate itself from the formula and the recent direction of recent Marvel Studios properties ect Thor TDW and Iron Man 3. Where the comedy over shadows a lot of the characters and story.

Also, i think the man behind the shadows is behind the formation of The Sinister Six.
ruadh
ruadh - 12/14/2013, 9:00 AM
I still think Venom will be Flash Thompson in his solo movie. They might do Eddie Brock in ASM3 or something, but I doubt he'll have his own film.
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