‘Venom’ is getting a Spider-Man Spin-Off Movie!

Sony will be developing a ‘Spider-Man’ spin-off movie that will focus on the Venom character, which has apparently been confirmed by it’s writers. The writing team of Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (Zombieland) have been hired to produce a screenplay for the project.

“We read [Venom] growing up, but we were not experts,” Reese said. “We certainly know the mythology of Venom, but went back and learned more when it became clear that we could actually get this job.” — Sci Fi Wire

Writing is already underway and Wernick and Reese are well aware of the egg shell they are walking on with this project. Sam Raimi was allegedly not a fan of the Venom character, which may have played into why ‘Spider-Man 3’ was not a big success with fans, but Wernick and Reese are approaching this script from a different angle.

[source: Sci Fi Wire]