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‘Untitled Spider-Man’ Spin-Off to Be Written by Roberto Orci


Updated 7:50 p.m. with further data.

“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” co-writer Roberto Orci has been tapped to put in writing an as-yet untitled Marvel movie for Sony, TheWrap has solely discovered.

Details in regards to the undertaking or which particular Marvel character can be used are at the moment being saved underneath wraps. The Orci undertaking could be part of Sony’s Marvel universe, which isn’t a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe however does embody Marvel Comics properties resembling “Nitghtwatch,” “Silk,” “Venom,” “Silver and Black,” and “Morbius the Living Vampire.”

While preliminary indications had been that the character could be associated to different Sony Marvel movies like Venom” which can be related to “Spider-Man,” a person with information tells thewrap the property comes from a unique nook of the Marvel universe that Sony has entry to

Executive Vice President Palak Patel is overseeing for Sony.

Andy Serkis is at the moment directing the sequel to “Venom.” Ruben Fleischer directed the primary movie. “Venom” was a field workplace smash hit which grossed $856 million worldwide throughout its 2018 theatrical launch and starred Tom Hardy because the symbiote — the actor will reprise his position within the sequel, in addition to Woody Harrelson starring as Carnage. Kelly Marcel, one of many screenwriters of the primary movie, wrote the script for the sequel.

Orci’s blockbuster credit embody two “Transformers” installments, Paramount’s “Star Trek” movies, and “Mission: Impossible III.” On the small display screen, Orci is an Emmy-winning TV writer-producer, who co-created Fox’s “Fringe,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Matador,” and “Hawaii Five-O.”

Sony had no remark.

Beatrice Verhoeven contributed to this report.

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