After Sony Pictures announced The Sinister Six and Venom spin-offs in December, many fans wondered if The Amazing Spider-Man 2 would set up these stand-alone movies. Fans won't have to speculate any further because Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal confirmed that "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will set up the spin-off movie "The Sinister Six".
While she wouldn't say exactly which characters will pop up, Amy Pascal did confirm that "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will serve as the set-up to "The Sinister Six".
"At the tail end of this movie we set up some of the other characters that will probably end up being in The Sinister Six. We're going forward on all fronts."
The recent trailer for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" offers hints that Doctor Octopus and The Vulture may be included in the line-up for "The Sinister Six" while Andrew Garfield revealed that he personally prefers Venom, Doctor Octopus, The Vulture and Kraven, but it remains to seen if these characters will be included.
The most interesting part of Sony's plan for the Spider-Man Cinematic Universe is that they are focusing on the villains, instead of potential allies for Spider-Man. Here's what producer Avi Arad had to say about the appeal of these villains.
"Villains can be very entertaining. It's not like somebody's born and they're a villain. Something happens and it changes their lives. Some people can deal with it - they become the heroes. Some people can't and hate the world because of what they felt was done to them - they become the villains."
Producer Matthew Tolmach added that fans can identify with villains, since nobody is perfect all the time.
"Great villains are the characters you remember. There's a lot of us in those people. It's hard to identify with people who are good all the time."
"The Sinister Six" comes to theaters in 2018.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" comes to theaters May 2nd, 2014 and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti. The film is directed by Marc Webb.
