UPDATED: 'Spider-Man 4' Scripter to Direct 'Venom' Spin-off
Don't expect to see Topher Grace back for this one
UPDATE: Variety now reports that Venom, an arch enemy of the web-slinger in the Marvel Comics series, will be transformed into an anti-hero who becomes a defender of the innocent. I'm not a comic book reader so I have no idea how they would go about doing this without Spider-Man, but they must have some kind of a plan. The original story follows…
Mike Fleming at Variety is reporting Seabiscuit helmer and Spider-Man 4 co-writer Gary Ross is in line to direct Venom, a spin-off from 2007's Spider-Man 3 based on the character portrayed by Topher Grace.
Fleming says Ross will begin work rewriting the Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick screenplay after he completes his work on Spider-Man 4. Reese and Wernick are two names you'll recognize as writers of the recently released box-office topper Zombieland.
For those wondering what the approach will be to the film, it is expected to start from scratch, forgetting the events of Spider-Man 3 and likely to recast the part of Eddie Brock/Venom.
Most recently Wernick told Sci-Fi Wire they had written two drafts of Venom adding, "They're pushing forward in whatever ways they push forward… Basically, the studio and Marvel and the Arads are taking our drafts and going beyond and figuring out what's the next step." It would seem Ross is the next step.
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