Silk: Spider Society, the Sony Pictures series, produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller seems to be ready to go. stopping. Indeed, the show, which was to be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video no longer provides any news. We explain to you:
Sony and Marvel
Sony Pictures is the last bastion against the hegemony of Marvel Studios. Indeed, since the repurchase of Fox by Disney, Marvel Studios owns the vast majority of its franchises. film rights from Marvel licenses. Almost all except Hulk who still belongs to Universal and Spider-Man which is owned by Sony Pictures. Indeed, Sony has the right to adapt Spider-Man and his universe for cinema. This is why the studio is developing its own connected Marvel universe: the Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU). A universe composed of from the films Venom, from Morbius or even from Madame Web.
At the same time, Sony is also developing another connected universe. with the two animated films centered around Miles Morales. Two absolute masterpieces of the genre, highly appreciated by fans and critics.
Who is Silk?
Recently, Sony and Amazon have just confirmed the start of a series dedicated to Spider-Man Noir. The latter, present in Spider-Man: New Generation is doubled as by Nicolas Cage. Çthat's good, because the actor will even reprise his role in this adaptationin live action of the character. Which confirms that the deal between Sony and Amazon Prime is still current. However, Silk: Spider Society, another Sony series derived from the Spider-Man universe, seems to be up for grabs. l’stop.
Silk is a relatively new character in the Marvel Universe. Created in 2014 by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, Cindy Moon is bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave birth to her. its powers to Peter Parker. Like Spider-Man, Silk has strength and agility. and superhuman reflexes. She also has a “spider sense”highly developed, sometimes called “Silk Sense”, which is more powerful than Spider-Man's. In addition, it has the capacity to unique way of weaving organic webs directly to your home. from his fingers. After discovering her powers, Cindy is captured and kept in isolation by Ezekiel Sims (played by Tahar Rahim in Madame Web ). She is eventually freed by Spider-Man and begins to attack. navigating the modern world while seeking to improve find his missing family.
What about Silk: Spider Society?
Sony and Amazon therefore had to develop a series on Silk. Angela Kang, former The Walking Dead showrunner, was set to oversee Silk: Spider Society. But according to Deadline, the project is at a standstill. According to the American media, this would be a creative reason: “the development of the show would be too tortuous and would take too long” . Apparently, the project would already have been completed. had three versions, including one that « would have involved Angela Kang and her creative team to reconfigure the show». Bad news so for this new Spider-Man program…