The 'Manchester by the Sea' actress is in negotiations to star in the upcoming Spider-Man spin-off that focuses on one of the most infamous villains.
- Sep 28, 2017
AceShowbiz - Michelle Williams is reportedly joining "Venom (2018)". According to a scoop from Variety, the 37-year-old pixie-haired actress is in negotiations to play a district attorney who possibly becomes a love interest to Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock.
The antihero movie that revoves around Spider-Man's villain is scheduled to make its way out in theaters across the country on October 5, 2018. Ruben Fleisher ("Zombieland") is attached to sit at the helm and Riz Ahmed ("The Night Of", "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story") is in talks for an inspecified supporting role.
Michelle Williams scored an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, thanks to her role in 2016's "Manchester by the Sea". She will next appear in "Wonderstruck". Her other new projects include "All the Money in the World", "The Greatest Showman" and "I Feel Pretty".
"Venom" is not the only Spidey spin-off in the works at Sony. The studio is also developing a Nightwatch movie. Spike Lee is reportedly eyed to direct the feature film that will ultimately introduce Kevin Trench. No release date is announced for the project.
Another standalone film that will unite female characters in Spider-verse is also being developed. Silver Sable and Black Cat are confirmed to be part of the female-centric team. They will reportedly be joined by Spider-Woman. The untitled Silver Sable and the Black Cat project will open in theaters on February 8, 2019.
The Spider-verse is expanding quickly following the succesful of reboot of the web slinger. After the lukewarm reception of "The Amazing Spider-Man", the hero was revamped as a part of Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland replaced Andrew Garfield as a new Peter Parker. He was introduced in "Captain America: Civil War" before swinging solo in "Spider-Man: Homecoming".
Spidey took sides with Team Iron Man in "Civil War" and was mentored by Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark in "Homecoming". He will next join Earth's Mightiest Heroes in "Avengers: Infinity War", which is due May 4, 2018. The friendly neighborhood wallcrawler will be back for a second solo movie on July 5, 2019. After "Spider-Man: Homecoming 2", he might leave Marvel Cinematic Universe.
