Watch out, Spider-man. VENOM is now part of the release calendar web as Sony has slated the Spidey spinoff for October 5, 2018.

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) March 16, 2017

Alex Kurtzman who wrote “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and “The Mummy” reboot will be directing the film.

Alex Kurtzman, writer of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 and director of THE MUMMY reboot will be at the helm of Sony's VENOM.

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It was reported last year that “Edge of Tomorrow” writer Dante Harper had been tapped to write the script and Avi Arad was reportedly set to be attached as a producer. Original reports also claimed that the Venom movie was being envisioned as something that could kick off a franchise completely unrelated to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man films.

Although it will be nice to see Venom get another run at the big screen, it will certainly be disappointing if he’s not presented in a way that would allow the character to potentially interact with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man down the line.

Spider-Man is obviously a pretty important character in the Venom mythos, so let’s just hope that Marvel and Sony can play nice and make another deal that benefits everyone.

UPDATE: Sony has announced that a director has not joined the project yet and that Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner will be directing the film.

Update from Sony: Alex Kurtzman no longer involved w/ VENOM. Scott Rosenberg & Jeff Pinkner (JUMANJI reboot) will pen the tale.

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Luckily for Deadpool he was able to find redemption with his own standalone film earlier this year, but unfortunately the same can’t be said for Venom. It’s been rumored for quite a while that Sony has plans to make a Venom spinoff movie, but as of right now no official announcements have been made.

It remains to be seen when we’ll see Venom on the big screen again, but we know we’ll be seeing Deadpool when “Deadpool 2” comes out. Without a doubt there are many fans out there who would love to see these two face off in the same film, but unfortunately due to legal issues, we probably won’t be seeing that anytime soon.

Luckily the fine folks at Funko have put together a nice animated video which features Venom battling it out with Deadpool.

Deadpool is just trying to do his thing as he drives his chimichanga around town, but his peaceful little adventure comes to a screeching halt when he encounters an enraged Venom. Check it out below.

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Before the deal was made to share Spider-Man, there were a lot of rumors going around in regards to Spider-Man spin-off movies. Sony had plans to make a Sinister Six film, a Venom film, and there were also rumors of a female fronted film set in the Spider-Man universe. Neither Sony or Marvel have said much about any potential spin-offs since the deal was announced, but it looks like we’ll be hearing something hopefully sooner rather than later.

“We’re working on lots of that stuff, and there’s a concerted effort now,” Tom Rothman, the Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group told Collider. “I think there will be real news as opposed to speculative news before too long.”

Rothman also praised Sony’s relationship with Marvel.

“It’s been fabulous, and we’re really excited about it. We wrapped filming on the new Spider-Man about a week ago, there’s a little pick up shooting being done now, but pretty much done. It’s great, it’s been great. Kevin Feige and I have known each other for a long time. I have tremendous respect for him and the entire Marvel organization, so, it’s been a first rate collaboration.”

Although Rothman praised Sony’s relationship with Marvel, it’s not clear as to whether or not any Spider-Man spin-off movies will be integrated into the MCU.

It’s worth noting that back in March The Hollywood Reporter mentioned that Sony had tapped Dante Harper to write a script for a Venom film. It was noted in the report that the idea for the film was not only to have it stand on its own, but to also use it to launch a franchise.

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It was noted that the movie is being envisioned as the start of a franchise that will be unrelated to Tom Holland’s upcoming Spider-Man film. It was also mentioned that it’s unclear whether this incarnation of Venom would be Eddie Brock, Flash Thompson or someone else.

Venom has only appeared in one Spider-Man film so far, that film being “Spider-Man 3.” Topher Grace was cast as Eddie Brock for the role and to this day fans are still pretty upset over how the character was treated in the film. Many feel he was underdeveloped and underutilized. But it sounds like the character could be finding redemption on the big screen by getting his very own franchise.

What do you think, are you excited for a Venom standalone franchise? Who do you think should play the character? Sound off in the comments below.

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