Posted on 09 April 2009 by Quaid

Venom fans rejoice. While Sam Raimi screwed the pooch on the character of Venom (who he admitted disliking from the get go) in his wildly uneven and poorly thought-out Spider-Man 3, Sony is letting a new crop of filmmakers have a crack at the character.

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick of Zombieland fame are in charge of this one. Sci-Fi Wire has more.

My experience with the Venom character is limited to the Spider-Man animated television series…in which the character was a badass. I’m interested in how you do a Venom movie with no Spider-Man at all, and I’m guessing that this movie will not even make an attempt to keep continuity with the Spider-Man films.

I have mixed feelings about that. I love how Marvel is creating an umbrella of continuity and interconnectivity with their properties, and I’d love for Spider-Man to be a part of that. But I guess the Sony ship has sailed.

I’m reserving judgement on this one, but I’m cheering for it. Venom could be a very interesting and cool character if he is fully realized.