Spider-Man Spin-Off 'Sinister Six' Names Director
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-spin-sinister-six-694345
The Cabin in the Woods helmer Drew Goddard is in talks to direct Sinister Six, the Spider-Man spin-off that he's also writing.
In December, Sony hired Goddard to write the script for the film, which will focus on the villains in Spider-Man's world.
In an effort to expand the Spider-Man universe, Sony in December also hired Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Ed Solomon to work on another spin-off titled Venom, centered on the black costumed villain that already made his big screen debut in the third Spider-Man movie of the Sam Raimi trilogy. Kurtzman will direct that project.
The writers will work with Spider-Man producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach and The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb to form what Sony is calling a “franchise brain to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films.”
When Goddard was tapped to write the script for Sinister Six, there was the possibility that he could also direct. Those plans look to be falling into place.
The Sinister Six has had several permutations in the comics but originally featured Doctor Octopus, Electro, Sandman, Mysterio, Vulture and Kraven the Hunter. Octopus already appeared in Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, while Sandman was the villain (along with Venom) in Spider-Man 3.
Electro (Jamie Foxx), the Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and the Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan) are the villains in Amazing Spider-Man 2.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, starring Andrew Garfield, is directed by Webb and will hit theaters on May 2. Kurtzman and Orci, who did re-writes for Spider-Man 2, are already working on a third installment of Amazing Spider-Man. Sony has also announced a release date for a fourth Amazing Spider-Man movie for May 4, 2018.
Goddard, who worked with Kurtzman, Orci and Pinkner on TV’s Alias, was one of the saviors of World War Z after that movie ran into third act trouble. Repped by UTA, he wrote and directed 2012's horror film The Cabin in the Woods.
