Sinister Six writer stays in Spidey’s web.
By Brandon Wolfe
Latino Review has published a report stating that Drew Goddard, director of the fantastic Cabin in the Woods, is expected to take the helm on the Marvel/Sony jointly-produced new Spider-Man solo film. Goddard was previously set to write and direct Sony’s likely-now-aborted Sinister Six film, so he already had his toe deep in the Spidey waters, making the most sense to lateral him over for this new franchise direction (that he’s close friends with Marvel guru Joss Whedon, having co-written Cabin with him and having cut his teeth of several of Whedon’s TV series, likely didn’t hurt).
It’s unclear if any of Goddard’s work on Sinister Six will be reappropriated for this new film, though Latino Review suggests that the first film (which will possibly be titled The Spectacular Spider-Man - since Amazing was already taken by those movies that weren't - and is said to be the first of a new trilogy) will involve the assemblage of the Six, so that seems quite likely. The article also confirms the previous speculation the film will not delve yet again into Spidey’s origin and that the producers hope to cast Peter Parker younger than the previous incarnations. Most intriguingly, it’s stated that a major part of the first film will involve Spider-Man grappling with Iron Man and auditioning for a spot on the Avengers roster.
Spidey's Goddard-powered new adventure is set for release July 27, 2017.
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