Brian Michael Bendis Turned Down Venom Spin-Off!

Brian Michael Bendis Turned Down Venom Spin-Off!

The Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man comic book writer apparently turned down the chance to write the Venom movie...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 11, 2010 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Venom
Source: Digital Spy

According to Digital Spy, during a recent 'Word Balloon' podcast, Bendis let slip that Sony offered him the chance to write the script for the rumoured tie-in to the Spider-Man franchise.

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The writer is said to have explained that the movie would be set "in the same universe" as the Spider-Man series which seems to indicate that Sony Pictures are most definitely going ahead with the Venom solo film.

The site also reports that Bendis went on to say that he, "believes his refusal to accept the position may have hurt his chances of acting as script consultant on the upcoming Spider-Man series reboot."

JoshW: Well, I'm not sure about you guys but I thought that Bendis' involvement in the Spider-Man reboot was pretty definite at this point. If it's not, I for one am glad as this reduces the risk of the movie featuring too many Ultimate influences! Do you think he would have been the right guy to write the Venom spin-off though? Are you disappointed that he may not be involved with the 2012 reboot? Have your say in the usual place!



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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/11/2010, 3:18 PM
Well i can't wait for the VENOM MOVIE!!!



Its gonna be a billion times more of a movie than that WEBB thing! : P
sweetre15
sweetre15 - 6/11/2010, 3:20 PM
Well,I hope that they keep Bendis consulting the script regardless of the venom spin-off
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 6/11/2010, 3:24 PM
Now this is news. Venom to be set in the same universe as the Spider-Man trilogy is awesome. I just wish Topher Grace would reprise his role.
conformist21
conformist21 - 6/11/2010, 3:27 PM
before anybody bashes bendis, he's a fine writer,
just a bit tired of him in Avengers though.
He could've written it well, and also it might say a lot of his ideas or the direction they're going with Venom's movie
Dynamo
Dynamo - 6/11/2010, 3:29 PM
Which Spider-Man series? Old or New? If they set it in the same continuity as the old movie it could just be confusing.
Ven0m
Ven0m - 6/11/2010, 3:30 PM
Venom is a must see! Cant wait!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/11/2010, 3:30 PM
Destroyer14 @ You mean DOMINIC PURCELL! : P

If SONY cancels this movie coz off that piece of crap 90210 reboot, watch out!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/11/2010, 3:33 PM
TEA @ If SONY had any brains they'd make it R RATED with CARNAGE and keep it far away from SPIDER-MAN as possible and make a pure hardcore HORROR movie!!!

Do the characters JUSTICE!
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 6/11/2010, 3:34 PM
They're still makin this? thought it'd be scrapped after the SM reboot was announced.

stil, would be badass!
HelaGood
HelaGood - 6/11/2010, 3:37 PM
wow i thought this was dead in the water....
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/11/2010, 3:40 PM
ROCK/HELA @ Don't say SH1T like that!!!

IF anything that WEBB movie should be dead in the water! : P
Alphalad
Alphalad - 6/11/2010, 3:41 PM
Venom would be a must see. I just hope he's not the CGI that Hulk was. Some of that was looking quite odd.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 6/11/2010, 3:45 PM
I can't say I'm too excited to see this.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 6/11/2010, 3:45 PM
tea: Thanks bud, and I agree! He's a great character but I'd be much happier seeing him portrayed properly in a Spider-Man movie rather than an unnecessary spin-off! LEE's suggestion of an R-Rated version would be good but they'll never do that as they know it means cutting off a HUGE chunk of the audience as well as the cash that comes with 'em! :P I want this as much as I want a bloody Magneto solo movie, lol!

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comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 6/11/2010, 3:46 PM
How many books a month is Bendis writing right now? I think the guy's got a full plate. Let him do consulting work on the Spidey film if he has any free time. He does come up with some of the funniest Spidey one-liners I've seen in a long time.

Anyway, I'm honestly not terribly excited about the idea of a Venom movie. He works best as a foe for Spider-Man. I remember when they tried to make him an "anti-hero" in the '90s, and it just didn't really work that well.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 6/11/2010, 3:51 PM
Is the format on these articles coming through a little funky the last few days or is it my computer?
spiderman620
spiderman620 - 6/11/2010, 3:53 PM
i for one hope that a vemon spin-off NEVER happens, you cant take a character as bad(when i say bad as in his actions that make him a villan, the character of venom is one of the best of spider-man up there with the green goblin). it just doesnt work when you have a villan as nasty as venom there is no way to make him like-a-ble as a anti-hero. it ruins the character
spiderman620
spiderman620 - 6/11/2010, 3:54 PM
sony once again has there head up there ass
flames809
flames809 - 6/11/2010, 3:56 PM
shit i was waiting for this movie.
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 6/11/2010, 4:07 PM
As much as I like the character, I'm not sold on him having his own story movie.
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 6/11/2010, 4:26 PM
An R-rating would be going a bit far. Just go the Dark Knight route. Not gory, but still dark enough.
Denn1s
Denn1s - 6/11/2010, 4:40 PM
if they go the ultimate way in 2012 then bendis is the man to speak to...
fanboiii
fanboiii - 6/11/2010, 5:07 PM
the new venom movie would be a reboot. i think it's a great idea for sony to have spidey's own mini world with seperate movies. venom's movie could focus on the symbiotes with little cameos with spider-man, then they could do a spider-man and venom movie where the two stories intersect. venom is one of my favorite marvel characters. he's an anti-villian, so they could really explore that.

I hope they make Venom bigger and lose the stupid dinosaur screech!


WE WANT TO EAT YOUR BRAINZ
Nightwing09
Nightwing09 - 6/11/2010, 5:30 PM
I'm a huge VENOM fan and IF they make this movie then i better see a cameo of CARNAGE
continuezero
continuezero - 6/11/2010, 5:56 PM
Well I'd rather someone involved in comic writing to write the movie scripts for sure. I say they need to get the guys doing video games to do movie scripts. Imagine the guys from Way for Cybertron were doing Transformers...how bad ass would that be?
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 6/11/2010, 6:16 PM
Nice find Josh-Sony wants to do something with Venom but they don't know how to tell his own story. They will have to something for rights retention at some point.
cman555
cman555 - 6/11/2010, 6:19 PM
The planet eater has found us.......
KeithM
KeithM - 6/11/2010, 7:31 PM
@Anil: "why make it a solo film?"

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

They don't make a movie, they don't make money.

They put him in a Spidey movie they make one lot of money.

They make a Venom spin-off, they make two lots of moneys.

They make lots of crappy spin-offs, they make lots of lots of moneys and get to keep making lots of moneys for ever.

If they stop making crappy spin-offs then the meany Marvel owners get to take their toys back and they never get to make any moneys again...
KeithM
KeithM - 6/11/2010, 7:38 PM
As for the original question:

One of Marvel's best writers or a Hollywood hack?

Hmmm. Let me mull that one over for a bit.

:rolleyes: :D

Good for Bendy though. Integrity ftw.
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 6/11/2010, 7:45 PM
New or old, it's good to hear some news on a Venom spin-off. Brian involved could be/could've been a pretty rad thing. Check out my Venom articles right here by the way to get a better idea on how I think it should go:

Correctly Handling Venom, Without Any Health Problems
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/AverageCitizen99/news/?a=18401

VENOM: the Lethal Spin-Off
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/AverageCitizen99/news/?a=18504
supertrackmonkey
supertrackmonkey - 6/11/2010, 7:59 PM
I hope it is more like the Ultimate Spider-Man series.
spiderman620
spiderman620 - 6/11/2010, 8:22 PM
@tela- you do know that it was the studio that pushed venom into the third spidey right? how can you blam that on Rami?
KeithM
KeithM - 6/11/2010, 9:13 PM
@telavizion: Do you think Sony care about "explain"?

Give us your money, sit the [frick] down and watch the goddamn movie. Next.
odie00
odie00 - 6/11/2010, 11:58 PM
if thats the reason why raimi ruined venom in the third movie Thats bull crap. doesnt matter if he never liked venom. thats such a coward way of messing up a character. honestly i would never do something like that regardless of how much i didnt like a character you have to portray them right. for instance i dont like daredevil really at all, but i hated the movie because they basically crapped on it. also im glad they are rebooting it just to give venom another chance thats all i care about, i dont get how they were going to do a spinoff if he "supposedly" died then how would that have worked? i never thought he actually did but im just wanting them to get the right person to play eddie brock this time and not kill off venom
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